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skyreptain · 2 years

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Why was Ingo chosen instead of Emmet?

I had an idea why Ingo was the one chosen by Game Freak to be sent into the past. I told my friend @lovelyblep about it and they told me to put it here on tumblr. Have fun reading it (and sorry for grammar and spelling mistakes):

Me: I think I know why Ingo was sent into the past and not Emmet.

Friend: is it for another reason than a going up pun and train-ing ground pun

Me: yep It has something to do with Ingo's and Emmet's connection to Reshiram and Zekrom.

Friend: Truth and ideals ? Please spit it out :pleading_face:

Me: So BW were games that actually differed quite a bit depending on which game you chose. I can still remember that I wasn't that fond of Zekrom when I first saw it and preferred Reshiram (which is ironic since I consider Zekrom as my favorite legendary now). But even though I didn't like Zekrom that much I still went for Pokémon White Version: And the reason for that was that it included the White Forest instead of the Black City. You see, the Unova region in Pokémon Black is more future and improvement orientated, while the Unova in Pokémon White holds more onto traditions. Another example for this is Opelucid City: In Pokémon Black it's a futuristic city, not as much nature, modern roads, ledges are gone etc. In Pokémon White the people of the City live in houses that have tradition, it has more nature and the people appreciate the past. Opelucid City actually has different soundtrack depending on the version.

Me: So what are Truth and Ideals actually according to Pokémon Black and White: Well it seems like they mean improvement/future orientated vs. tradition/past orientated. This is also reflected in Reshiram's and Zekrom's designs: Zekrom has a modern almost futuristic look, with its engine for a tail. Its electric type symbolises the electricity we use in modern times to light our houses. Reshiram on the other hand looks more untouched from future inventions. It has a torch as its tail and it's fire typing represents the fire we used to light our living places in the past. Both designs complement each other. Like Yin and Yang you can see Reshiram's fire in Zekrom's eyes and Zekrom's blue electricity in Reshiram's eyes.

I will not spend ages now explaining why Ingo and Emmet are the human versions of Zekrom and Reshiram: Ingo constantly talks about the road of improvement, reaching greater heights/a higher state etc. Emmet, on the other hand, is verrrry in the moment, focusing on the fun he had during battles and commenting on how his opponents abilities are right now "You're a verrrry strong Trainer. Yup! It was fun!". What he does. What he says. Always the same. Not changing. Holding onto the things that are familiar. Routines. They even have the Reshiram-Zekrom eye/ Yin and Yang thing going on: Ingo has a fire type (like Reshiram) as his main, while Emmet an electric type (like Zekrom). Though I want to point out that Emmet's Pokémon, his Eelektross, is a verrrry natural looking Pokémon (untouched from human inventions), while Ingo's ace is a Chandelure, a Pokémon based on a man-made object (touched by human inventions).

I thought it was a little bit odd that after Scarlet's and Violet's legendaries were revealed people started to draw Ingo as a caveman/ in his very worn out PLA clothes associated with Koraidon and Emmet with Miraidon. While I love all the futuristic Emmet designs, it just doesn't really fit his theme of being more resilient to change.

Friend: So Ingo was sent into the past despite being associated with the future ….?

Me: As you already asked correctly: Why was Ingo then sent into the past despite being associated with the future? Well let's look at the lesson of Pokémon BW: Not everything is always Black and White. You need both sides. Both Truth and Ideals. Balance. I will answer your question with another question: Why is Zekrom the legendary of Pokémon White, the version that has a traditional Unova, despite being associated with the future?

Friend: oh, black island in sea of white and Ingo being future oriented means by being sent to the past, he can lead the way to the future, while Emmet being more focused on the present, aka the past once he's in the future, can help people remember traditions, past cultures, history, etc

Me: Exactly! It's about balance. The Unova of Pokémon White needed a hero that brought change. Improvement. The Unova of Pokémon Black need a hero that reminded them of the past, that there is still value in old things. That’s why Reshiram is the legendary of Pokémon Black and Zekrom the legendary of Pokémon White.

And like you said: Ingo was probably chosen by GameFreak for that reason. For improving the past. I want to highlight this quote from him:

‘If Pokémon and people work together, we can forge new paths forward. We'll be lost to history if we go on believing only Pokémon can be strong— or if we go on fearing them instead of understanding them.’

In Legends Arceus times are changing for Hisui. Change is a mayor theme in this game.

Friend: i see i see i wonder if Emmet would have been content with the way things were, and resisted the change or if he would have sought what used to be his "truth", his present

Me: I don't know what Emmet would have done. But Ingo strongly diverges from the norm in Hisui. He uses the new invention Pokéballs. No other warden does that.

Friend: Honestly i think Emmet would have had a harder time than Ingo adapting to everything, even tho there's very little evidence for it (...)

Me: I think all of this balance and truth and ideals talk makes Ingo's and Emmet's separation even more tragic. In PLA Ingo doesn't only show his tendencies for ideals, but for truth too. Now separated from Emmet, he holds onto his past. Not wanting to change his clothes or his speech pattern since it reminds him of home. Longing to find answers: Who was he? His ideals keep him moving forward. If I was evil, I would say that he was punished for his strong idealism and focus on the future with a fate that makes him long for his past. For Emmet.

And on Emmet's side... his routine, his normal state of the world was suddenly broken. Ingo. His brother. The one constant in his life was taken from him. He can't go on how it was before. It's impossible. He HAS to change.

You could say they are forced to become more well rounded people. Because their other half was taken from them and now they have to fill this missing spot on their own. They can't rely on each other anymore. They now have to become balanced on their own.

Friend: hey hey hey i didnt ask for my heart to be torn out and ripped to shreds

#ingo #emmet #submas #pokemon #pokemon black and white #pokemon legends arceus #zekrom #reshiram #Subway Masters #nobori #kudari #subway master nobori #subway master kudari #Subway Boss Ingo #Subway Boss Emmet

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durotoswrites · 3 years

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For the writing meme thingy: 🍄how do you get yourself in the mood to write? 🍑 do you/would you write smut? 📒 any fics planned?

🍄 How do you get yourself in the mood to write?

Getting in the mood to write and actually wanting to sit down and start writing are two very different things, but they're connected, so I'll explain both.

To set into “creative mode” it helps me to do these things:

Listen to music that makes me think of a character/situation in my story/stories. I've got playlists separated by character and pairing. Sometimes I also just work on curating those playlists for fun and get my brain going.

Bounce overall ideas off of my friends and husband/editor (but he's my best friend, too 💗)

Reread old chapters or recent ones and future snippets based on what I want to do.

Once I actually want to put words down, I get a little more strict with myself. I get distracted verrrry easily sometimes and I have to fight the urge to open a million more tabs when researching a small detail.

I move to instrumental music (I have playlists for different moods like “emotional”, “soft”, “sad”, etc. I usually listen to “soft” as a general soothing background sound, as I can get pretty dang emotional when I write, especially with the stuff I've been churning out lately.

So, yeah, I need tissues within reach if I get upset. (Wow, I'm not making this sound fun at all, lmao)

After sound has been established, I like to eat a snack (something with protein) because I can be under for hours, lol. Eat it and finish it. Otherwise, I get distracted.

I also like to have drinks available. I always have a bottle of water, but I also like having a hot cup of tea. I think it's the time of year for me to switch to cold barley tea.

I write while seated on a recliner with my feet up. I have my laptop on a lap desk and it's a pretty cozy setup.

I basically try to remove any excuse I have to get up once I start writing, because I am the worst procrastinator I know.

🍑Do you/would you write smut?

Heheh... heck yeah, I do. Waaaaay more than most people realize. Stuff I've actually posted? It's pretty limited. I posted a couple pieces (Let Me Love You and You're Like the Sunshine) a few years ago, but I've been practicing ever since. One of my planned stories literally has what I refer to as a “smut dump” in the draft where I've been experimenting with writing different moods. I like the intimate scenes to play a role in the overall plot or have it be a bonding experience.

Despite that, I do have a shameless Gray x Mary story I should just get out there that has zero plot, just two cuties in love. In my mind it's so naughty and kinky and I get flustered thinking about it (Mary is hot, okay?), but it's probably hella vanilla, lmao. I really am grateful that people have been really supportive about my writing smut despite what I usually write, and they've been so encouraging, too! I honestly feel like the smut I've posted is really stilted because I was so self-conscious about it. I don't feel like they are terrible for first attempts, but I have definitely grown more comfortable writing it.

Will The Shy Newcomer become explicit? I kinda really want it to, but I might separate the chapters for those who don't care for that content. Overall, I'd like to write more and post more, and I want to write more than just male x female smut as well. I have some of those in my planned pieces (more about them later).

📒 Any Fics Planned?

Firstly, I'm super tickled more than one person was interested in this. I copied the answer I wrote earlier.

Short answer: Yes. I also plan to bring more of my stories over from ffn to Ao3.

Long answer under the cut, heheh. I rambled quite a bit.

Ask me about my writing processes and stories!

I have so many WIPs that haven’t been touched in years that I’d like to finish, so new planned fics aren’t posted yet. Some of them have more adult themes than most of the stuff I’ve been writing, so I get flustered sharing them. I’ve been at a crossroads, as I feel that you can’t have growth without changing things up. On the other hand, I feel like a lot of my readers associate my works with a specific “wholesome” feel-good mood. It’s kinda nice to be known for something, although that might just be my ego talking, thinking that people recognize my work as a “type”.

Regardless, in the end, I feel growth is necessary.

I don’t want to leave a lot of unfinished WIPs waiting because they stress me out and I have too many of them already, so I’d like to have a bulk of my new stories with a good chunk written before I decide to post them.

Among those include:

A longfic featuring Pete’s farm in Forget-Me-Not Valley (A blend of HMDS with the FoMT plugin and AWL). It takes place in the same universe as The Shy Newcomer (Claire in Mineral Town) and there are a few overlapping moments, although Pete’s story starts first. Pete’s personality is verrry different from Claire’s, and his story was kind of supposed to be the yang to TSN’s yin. Pete’s best friends in his story are Ruby (not sure if I’m adding Tim yet), Nami, and Rock. Readers will be treated to a poorly-socialized pre-Mineral Town Cliff (if you think he was bad at the beginning of TSN, well… heh… he’s a wreck here).

Another planned unpublished story is a crossover of Harvest Moon and the movie “In This Corner of the World”, based on a manga of the same name by Fumiyo Kouno. It was written as a gift for a friend. I have the entire outline figured out and have slowly been filling it in. My friend asked for an AU where Claire and Cliff have an arranged marriage and live with his family in Akiyama, the hometown I had created for Cliff in The Shy Newcomer. I took the opportunity to expand the characters in his family. I have it written during the same time period and society as “In This Corner of the World”, but had decided to write a spreading disease as an allegory for war, but then COVID happened and some parts of it just got really hard to write. There are also a lot of sexually explicit content as Claire slowly grows and learns from her spouse that it’s okay to express what she wants despite sex being a taboo issue. If there’s enough interest in the story, I’ll post it, but I worry it’s a little too niche for there to be many people into it.

Pastor Carter and Doctor Trent are one of my favorite rare pair ships. I’ve had a partial draft for a story about them for a few years now, especially focusing on Trent growing up and acknowledging that he has an unhealthy addiction for things that he knows he can’t have. There are some more adult/sexual themes in this piece, too, including the main character lusting after a married woman (who also happens to be his patient) and some lemons. (Does anyone call it that anymore or is it just referred to as “smut” nowadays? Haha) I always feel so bad for neglecting the folks at the clinic in-game and wanted to write a piece that focused more on them, Trent specifically. It’s a multi-chap fic, but I don’t think I’m going to let it get as long as some of my other pieces.

I also really want to write a short romantic oneshot for every marriage candidate in Mineral Town, around 1,000 words each. So far, I have one for Cliff and one for Gray. I want to write Claire with everyone, because I think it would be fun to explore all the different personalities.

I have more installments planned for A Single Day, including a day in the life of the following characters, all with drafts in varying degrees of progress:

Anna

Doug

Nora (yes, I’m writing from the point of view of the cat living at the inn)

More to come – I think Lillia and Thomas would be especially interesting to explore

I do still have that Legend of Zelda Majora’s Mask piece I’ve been pondering where Link befriends the soul of the deku scrub child while possessed by the mask. I don’t have much written about it, but I really love the world of Majora’s Mask. Such a fun game.

I also think about the lead carpenter’s son in Ocarina of Time and that weird side quest involving the blue chicken and the son being lost to the forest. Then that unique-looking kokiri girl explaining that all who get taken in the lost woods become stalfos. Like, did the guy die? Was he sick? Did he want to die? There’s just so much going on there that would be fun to explore.

I also have played OMORI recently and have like… A LOT of feelings about it. I don’t know what I’d write, but I’m still damn impressed at how well the characters are developed in such a short game.

Other games I’ve had vague ideas about writing for include the following:

The Flame in the Flood: I’m thinking a survivalist/action story fleshing out Scout’s backstory a bit more and her thoughts as she’s traveling. I feel like she’s a very lonely person, but isn’t given the chance to really dwell on it.

Night In the Woods: I’d love to write more about Mae’s dreams and what they mean to her. She doesn’t really talk to anyone about them openly, so it’s really hard to tell her feelings about them in some regards. We know that she’s distressed about them, but I’d like to dive a little deeper. Do the nightmares end after the games does? What about Bea’s new nightmares?

Hades (Supergiant Games): I think it would be fun to write more about the events that take place before the game starts, like Zagreus’s duties in the house of Hades, and expand on the strained relationship with his father.

#ask games #writing #jake-marshall

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