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pokeshippingflashfic · 4 years

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ok no prob ^^ what about a 'we should kiss just to break the tension' kinda fic?

[Okay so when I received this I had a really fun little idea that didn’t perfectly match the quote - if it’s supposed to be a quote, I wasn’t sure - and I felt my inspiration… may trump my uncertainty about possibly not quite meeting anon’s expectations for this fic… Very sorry in advance!]

He’d thought things were finally back to normal.

Ash Ketchum was not what one would call particularly observant. He himself had admitted on at least one occasion already to not fully understand the female, or rather one specific female’s, mind… But he’d seen Misty bristle in irritation when Melody introduced herself on Shamuti Island’s beach and he’d inwardly blanched at the redhead’s aggravated and curt response when he’d asked her to join him in fulfilling his role as the so-called chosen one in the Shamuti Island legend.

Lugia had since returned to their deep sea home, the other legendary birds had retreated to their respective islands, all of the Pokemon that had journeyed to the supposed end of the world had begun to withdraw… Ash and friends, including his mom and Professor Oak, had spent one final night on Shamuti to nurse their thankfully small wounds and new emotional scars. A feast was thrown and everyone who’d had a part in securing the three elemental orbs that quelled their respective titans’ fury had retired to bed rather early.

And, by end of next day, Misty was back to glaring daggers and offering little more than argumentative commentary whenever they shared the same space.

Ash sighed, squinted up at the twinkling stars from his position at the rear deck of the ferry he and his friends were riding on to reach their next destination. Honestly he was too tired to be playing detective. There was a reason he’d opted to take a ferry instead of sailing to Pummelo on Lapras…

Speaking of tired, he yawned, standing to his full height and stretching. There was no point speculating on Misty and her weird moods. He did hope though that whatever she was going through would resolve itself before he completed the Orange League. Truth be told, it was nice to think of her cheering him on…

“–Ack!” The half-formed complaint formed in Misty’s throat as he turned and knocked straight into her.

“Mwah! Sorry! I… oh, Misty.”

“Geez, Ash, look where you’re going! And don’t sound like you wanna take back your apology just ‘cause it’s me you ran into!” she rebuffed briskly, turning her nose up at him.

“Uh, what’re ya doin’ here? It’s pretty late to be wandering around,” he replied almost sheepishly instead, choosing to ignore her attitude.

“I was going to the bathroom, not that it’s any of your business. I thought I’d take the outdoor route since the ocean at night is so nice to look at,” she told him almost absentmindedly, though he saw the twinkle in her eyes as she confessed her admiration. “But I could ask you the same thing. You can’t be this restless after everything we just went through, right?”

For half a second, he wondered to himself if that was concern he’d heard in her voice.

“Actually I was just going to bed, was thinking about some stuff but I’m done now.”

It was awkward. For all of his lack of knowledge and experience dealing with Misty Things™, even Ash could feel the air thicken with restrained hostility. Neither of them moved, not even to create enough space for the other to pass them by.

“Well, see ya in the morning then,” she told him in that same curt tone he’d practically gotten used to (again, for she’d all but ceased in using it since the first few months of their travels together… and honestly, what kind of friend acts that way for no reason), her gaze sharp as she stared him down.

“Hey wait!” he practically shouted, even going so far as to grab her hand and pull her softly back, forcing her to face him. Well, sorta. She refused to look him in the eye all of a sudden, and he swore her face looked a lot redder than what was normal.

“Wh - what?”

“Is something the matter? You’ve been treating me weird the past couple days.”

“Wh - huh?” she responded blankly, though the lack of ire lasted mere seconds before her brow knitted in irritation, lips pursing to keep herself from saying anything she’d regret too much as she tugged herself free from him and placed blunt and somewhat callused fists on her hips. “Why of course not, Mr. Pokemon Master. Don’t be silly! I’m treating you normal.”

No, you’re not, he thought automatically, somewhat frustrated but not enough to risk raising her temper by calling her out aloud.

No, I’m not, she internally relented but she shouldn’t have to point the obvious out to him and, really, she wasn’t emotionally prepared to be that open with him anyway. Maybe things would just have to be unfriendly between the two of them for awhile yet. They’d gotten through a rough patch before, right? They could do it again.

Because how could she tell him the reason she was so upset was due to another girl coming on to him? Kissing him on the cheek? Not to mention twice!

It hadn’t seemed to phase Ash quite as much the second time around but Misty, having only just found it in her to be honest about his importance to her, had not planned for Melody’s second attack just before their departure from Shamuti Island. The redhead had half a mind to ask if that had been more for her response than his but hadn’t gotten the opportunity.

But perhaps the most shocking part of it all was that Ash noticed anything was wrong to begin with. The only hope she had now was to keep from giving him anymore clues. About anythi--

--She was interrupted by a three or so second long soft and rather chapped pressure against her left cheek.

Wide-eyed, breath stifled somewhere between her lungs and throat, the redhead clamped both hands quickly over the victimized part of her face, doing her best to form an accusation.

“Wh - wha... what’re you doing, Mr. Pokemon Master? What was that?!” she whispered in an oddly high-pitched voice, face burning as bright as her hair looked, mind turning a little gooey despite her best attempts to stay vigilant.

“Uh... I guess it was a... kiss?” he replied, his face scrunching a little in distaste of the admission. He didn’t offer her anymore information off the bat, perhaps focusing more on his own reaction to such a choice. He’d never done that before after all, for anyone, and had never even been tempted in the past.

But while Misty had been thinking hard about Melody’s final transgression against her, kissing Ash on his cheek a second time before he and his friends left her home island, while she’d been resigning herself to her reigning temper and temporary fear that he’d somehow manage to put two and two together to figure out her feelings, he had returned to playing detective.

And the fact that he’d kept circling back to was that Misty had been angry again by the time their group left Shamuti. And she’d been angry within minutes of them first arriving on Shamuti. And somewhere towards the end of their latest perilous adventures in the archipelago region, she’d temporarily gotten over that feeling. So her anger didn’t seem to be tied to frustration over him getting caught up in something dangerous, nor did it have to do with her part in saving him from that something dangerous...

He’d acted instinctively, so swiftly after coming to his conclusion, that he too hadn’t had time to mentally prepare for its ramifications before kissing her chastely, intimately, on her cheek... just as Melody had done to him.

“But why did you kiss me, you dummy?” she practically squealed, eyes glinting though he couldn’t tell what emotion was clouded behind them.

“It, uh... I dunno,” he finally confessed after trying and failing to find a better excuse. “But you’ve been mad ever since Melody kissed me so... I figured this would help break the tension.”

Break the...

“You... Agh, Ash Ketchum!” she wailed finally in response, stomping her foot against the ferry’s deck and wishing desperately that it was his dumb face.

“Mwah! Was I wrong?” he yelped, leaping back a step, momentarily pursing his lips together afterwards as he replayed the moment where he leaned in and pressed them against her cheek, eyes squinting tightly shut. Weirdly, he hadn’t much minded such a gross decision but there was no time or energy to dwell on that at present.

“Gah! Of course you...” she began in reply, fists formed and looking mightily prepared to fight against something. But her anger burned to fumes rather quickly as she looked the oddly nervous boy up and down before it hit her... that he had no idea how deep this whole thing went, he couldn��t possibly fathom the details. He simply thought things were resolved now.

What a nice thought that was.

“... Maybe... you’re right, Ash.”

“I - I am?”

Misty sighed, blinking her eyes closed as they threatened to roll out of her head. A little romantic voice was screeching in joy at the back of her mind, the part of her that had knowingly declared herself to be Ash’s protector not more than two days ago. Most of her still seethed at his audacity to decide a kiss from him would quell her passionate fury but...

“Let’s just... call it even,” she abated, smiling faintly for the first time in at least a day, hands up in defeat.

He squinted suspiciously at her, unsure how to counter. Call it even... What had been uneven to begin with? He still didn’t know. Maybe such things were for the best. It was weird that his redheaded companion, usually so capable of holding a grudge, was acting so suddenly forgiving. But was it a good idea to look a gift Ponyta in the mouth? He certainly didn’t mind the idea of things returning to normal... even if a part of him now felt as though something different and new was burgeoning from deep down.

But Ash Ketchum has never been the observant type. And he generally had little to no patience for Misty Things™.

“Well, that’s good then... So we should go to bed?” he asked hopefully, pointing in the direction of the room their group was sharing.

“Oh, uh, you first. I still have to take care of something, y’know?” she replied, face tinged red once more for reasons unrelated to her romantic scope, reminding him what had made her venture out of bed in the first place.

Her rather smooth response reassured him that things would be fine though as they went their separate ways.

And by next morning, all was normal, mostly because both of them had convinced themselves that the kiss had either been some weird fantasy or some unexpected dream they had no option but to shake off.

But good luck trying to figure out who thought which.

#pokeshipping #fanfiction #flash fic #aaml #ash x misty #requests #anon #word count: 1796

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thegeneralrpofhell · 3 years

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Yuri observed the scene in front of him with interest, the Eevee proclaiming its name excitedly and trying to grab the ball with its paw, clearly curious. He also informed her: “I doubt it’s necessary to weaken it, with an electric type no less. We are on the water, it’ll lead everywhere and hurt everyone. I say just try to throw the ball. We have more than enough after all.” He reached out and grabbed the ball, thinking about something. Maybe the Popplio wanted a treat for the show. So he got an Oran Berry out of his bag and offered it to the small Pokemon as a reward.

“Osha! Oshawott!” Oshawott seemed to be full of fight, unaware of its smallness, running towards the Salazzle around the shell forming some kind of watery aura. It knew razor shell. It grunted angrily, just wanting to take its opponent down. It seemed to also be a young Pokemon, maybe it would get a bit calmer with age. But a good fighting spirit is never wrong, is it? Drake chuckled, holding his hands up to try to show he was harmless, sitting down to be a bit smaller. “Ahoy there, ya scallywag. ‘m Drake! Are ye hungry? Ya want a snack?” He offered a berry on his hand, not approaching, allowing the Cyndaquil to take its time and approach when it was ready.

“Are ye okay?!” Eagle was a bit flabbergasted, a Pokeball already at hand, just in case he needed to help Iyabo if necessary, then trying to tell her: “Don’t worry. Lapras are naturally helpful creatures! It wants ta ‘elp ya! Oi, Lapras, can ya let ‘er go? She ain’t doin too hot!” He hesitated before wading into the water, almost stepping on a Tentacool in the process, visibly shivering. He grabbed her by the shoulders, trying to ground her. “Calm, yer safe, aight? ‘m ‘ere.” He attempted to guide her out of the water so she could sit down on solid ground and feel a bit safer, while Gliscor picked up the hat that got almost washed out. Eagle’s Staraptor was sitting nearby and enjoying the sun, clearly not in the mood to mess around with water pokemon.

“I’m in no hurry.” She simply responded to Torterrar being slow, adding: “Besides, it’s probably the, uh, most stable and safest ride. It carried me up mountains and through caves, so I can’t uh....complain. I tried out a Dodrio once, but uh.......didn’t go well....” She looked a bit sad for a moment, before glancing back to the Water Pokemon, adding: “Mareanie’s are good. They lack attack power, but your team can probably uh.....balance it out....” She rummaged in the backpack that was on Torterrar’s back, getting out a small pair of hedge scissors, deciding on a branch to cut up on Torterrar’s tree, cutting off a long and thin one and handing it to her: “Here you go....you want to bait it, right...?”

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fearofaherobrine · 7 years

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Roleplay Server Log #257

“Basil, Levi, and the Mystery Corpse”

[Doc] Bit of a happy tail twiddling around. Xe types in the chat - Hey Deerheart! We rescued another brine, 'Ohana'. Seems really nice.

[Deer] - Oh that's wonderful!

[Doc] Buff helped too.

[Buff] Huge smile- I'm gonna go make some more fruit bars too. - Heads for the castle

[Lie] - I think I'll take mister grumpy home now

[Deer] - That's good. Yaunfen can't wait for you to get back either

[Doc] Hops up and busks on Lie a little- Thanks for the help guys-

[CP] - FUCKER STOP THAT!

[Doc] No. - Xe pats Cp with a paw- I'm in too good a mood for you to annoy me.

[CP] Swats at Doc-

[Doc] Is just out of reach and chuckles - I need to head home myself- Xe starts to leave-

[Lie] - Bye Doc!

[Doc] Does a little dip and slides into the ground- xe passes through some of the lower rooms of the house, sniffing around for hir mate and child.

[Deer] She and Yaunfen are having a bit of lunch in the kitchen-

[Doc] Rises up into the shrine, where there's more room and then walks back down into the kitchen in hir human shape-

[Deer] Smiles as her mate enters and motions towards a plate of sandwiches- Victory feast?

[Doc] Absolutely! - Takes one and sits down at the table. Xe smiles at Yaunfen's plate of sweet pastries - Did I miss anything?

[Deer] - No, we a had a rather quiet morning

- The room suddenly gets darker and there's a lot of churning and sloshing sounds above them-

[Doc] Looks up and the glass above them is uniformly black- um....

[Deer] Frowning, she looks up, hoping everything is okay with Lapras-

- the air is rent with an unholy keening noise-

[Doc] Grabs hir head in pain- fuck that's loud!

[Deer] - How do we get it to stop!?

[Doc] I don't know! But I'm going to go have a look

[Yaunfen] Cowers under the table-

[Deer] - I'll stay here

[Doc] be safe, both of you

[Splender] Having heard the noise has teleported over-

-Xe walks outside and holds hit head as the gigantic entity flounders in the bay - What the hell?

[Basil] is glitching slightly -

[Splender] - What's happening!?

[Doc] No idea! Maybe it's sick?

[Basil] Snaps at Doc -

[Doc] Barely managed to get out of the way

[Splender] - Basil please! Calm down!

[Doc] It's been here a while, is it turning digital maybe?

[Basil] Lots of loud noise and splashing

[Splender] - I don't know! That's more CP's area of expertise...

[Doc] Maybe he's just hungry? He likes angry energy?

[Mix] -Completely shirtless and covering ears as she pokes her way over, theres sand in her hair and he expression is heavily annoyed- Is that awful noise coming from that thing? -Just, gesture at the flailing sea monstrosity-

[Splender] - Ooooh! Poor Basil...

[Doc] Yeah, sorry Mix. It's just not happy right now. Not sure why.

[Splender] - It's emotions taste yucky

[Mix] Why not calm it down??

[Doc] We're still trying to figure out how.

[Basil] Rolls over dramatically- Arrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Doc] How did it even get past the lava flows?!

[Splender] - Well Levi and her kind have been known to get into places they shouldn't be able to...

[Doc] That's a terrifying thought since I'm betting they're just as big or bigger...

[Splender] - Oh much bigger, but she can vanish in an instant too, left many humans absolutely confused

[Doc] Well... I say we try the angry thing first. Who's the closest pasta with a bad temper?

[Splender] Concentrates- The pokepastas... Then CP, then BEN...- He frowns- Jeff and Jane are together and not fighting, that's a little concerning...

[Doc] That's odd, I wonder what they're up too?

[Splender] Shrugs- Now that I think about it, they have been awfully quiet since that incident with MB...

[Doc] That makes me suspicious.

[Splender] Cheerfully- Oh well!

[Doc] I think I'll go check on them-

[Basil] Unpleasant loud noise -

[Splender] - They're beyond BEN's place

[Mb] From his doorway- SHUT THAT FUCKING THING UP!

[Basil] Hisses at Mb -

[Doc] I'll be back shortly- Xe takes off down the road, shifting and twisting and then flying in crazy jinking motions far out over the village and then the savannah, looking all the while for hir quarry.

-Jeff and Jane are rather well hidden beneath the canopy of the roofed forest-

[Doc] Scuttles down in among the trees, sniffing around-

[Jeff] He and Jane go silent as they hear movement near them-

[Doc] Hunkers down and goes quiet as well. Listening intently-

[Jane] Glances at Jeff as they both strain to hear anything else-

[Doc] Only the tinest tail twitch. Hir eyes dilate slightly.

[Jeff] Hears the tiny movement and crouches a bit lower, knife at the ready, Jane does the same-

[Doc] Is totally silent, but hir phone buzzes softly from hir inventory with an email alert.

[Jeff] And Jane burst forwards, knives ready to be buried into their quarry-

[Doc] Sudden wide eyes as they rush hir and xe swiftly sinks like a stone into the ground.

[Jeff] - Fuck!

[Jane] - Oh, it's the Doctor...

[Doc] Peeks just the top of hir head out of the dirt - Sorry to startle...

[Jeff] Gives off a string of curses as he kicks a tree-

[Jane] - You should know better than to do that around pasta's...

[Doc] Well you went quiet and I got over excited. That's all. What are you guys doing out here?

[Jeff] - NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS!

[Doc] Sinks down a little so just hir eyes and top of mane are showing. - I was just asking...

[Jane] - Is there a reason you sought us out?

[Doc] I need someone who pumps out a lot of angry energy to help me for a little bit.

[Jeff] - Would one of the digital pasta's be better for that?

[Doc] No, anyone who yells a lot will do.

[Jeff] Is very tempted not to just to piss Doc off-

[Doc] So.... uh.. yeah... You busy?

[Jeff] - Yes!

[Jane] Nods-

[Doc] I can make it quick. I'll know near instantly if that's what's needed.

[Jeff] - Just fuck off!

[Doc] But if I take you anyway.... you'll be even angrier.... sooo....

[Jeff] Growls and tightens his grip on his knife-

[Doc] Yeah... I think I'll just...

- /Tp InfamousDoctorF and JeffTheKiller to Splenderman/ -

[Jeff] Begins cussing angrily immediately as Jane is left behind-

[Splender] - Jeffrey! Language!

[Basil] Rolls back over and opens it's impossibly huge jaws near Jeff- Hhhhhhhhhhh

[Jeff] - FUCK OFF!

[Splender] - Jeffrey!

[Doc] Well at least it's getting fed now.

[Basil] shows all its teeth, inhaling deeply in Jeff's direction

[Mix] That's.. Kind of creepy?

[Jeff] Scowls and starts walking off-

[Doc] Yeah it's a bit unsettling...

[Basil] lunges suddenly at Jeff's back with his mouth open. The head alone is the size of a bus

[Splender] Quickly teleports to get Jeff safely away- No! Bad Basil!

[Basil] Jaws snap closed hard on air and he slides back down into the water a bit. Hissing like a deflating balloon.

[Doc] Holy shit.

[Doc] Backs away from the water quickly- I hate to say it... But maybe thats not all he needs?

[Mix] Meat?

[Splender] - I could ask Levi...

[Doc] shaking hands searching through the creative. Xe takes out a cow spawn egg and taps it cautiously by the shore.

[Mix] -Backs up from cow and shore-

[Cow] just stands there - moo. [Basil] Slips a little deeper and makes a double string of bubbles from his nostrils

[Mix] Might work better if you had something closer to its actual diet...

[Doc] I hate to say it... but I'm morbidly curious about this Levi...

[Basil] Shoots out of the water like a crocodile and snaps up the cow before flinging it violently into the air. There's some scattered screams and the sound of wood being smashed as the cow falls back down directly into the village.

[Doc] Leaps in fear - SHIT!

[Splender] - I can always take you to meet her!

[Doc] I'm seriously considering it....

[Splender] - Do you think it would help Basil?

[Doc] I have no idea. But I do know he looks pissed and he's kind of hazard where he is.

[Splender] - So what will we do?

[Doc] We'll go. Let me tell Deerheart real quick- typing in the chat to let hir mate know Basil is there and they're going out for a bit.

[Deer] - Be careful

[Doc] Mix? You keep an eye on Basil, just make sure no one wanders close to him.

[Jeff] - Can I go now?

[Doc] Yes. And thank you. Even though I know you didn't want to help.

[Jeff] Scowls and storms off, trying to remember how to get back to Jane-

[Doc] I'm ready Splender.

[Splender] - Where are we going?

[Doc] What kind of enviroment do we need? Just anywhere with water?

[Splender] - Deeper water, she's rather big

[Doc] Ummm.... maybe the backside of Dawn's island? It puts us near the water at least, we can go from there.

[Splender] - Okay!- He begins twisting his tendrils to make an opening

[Doc] I'm glad to see you improving at that. It opens up a whole universe of places to go and explore that your brothers can't even touch.

[Splender] Finishes the opening- Let's go!- He strides right on through

[Doc] Follows and is immediately hit with a blast of hot air. The beach is drenched in midday sun and the sand is alive with tiny skittering crabs- Aaaagh! Spiders!

[Splender] - Those aren't spiders...

[Doc] Is trying to avoid them - Ugh! They're still weird!

[Splender] - They're related to the lobsters on the server- Starts heading for the cliffs

[Doc] Oh... - Heads into the jungle after him-

-There's a bit of a yelp and some rustling as something darts away into the underbrush as they approach.

[Splender] - Hmmm, wonder what that was

[Doc] Sounds like a wolf....

[Splender] Happily continues on his way-

[Doc] Weird place for a wolf. - Xe forges a little ahead and the whisper of a trail they were following ends at a sheer cliff, a wall across their path. - Lets go this way. I can hear the waves more. - Follows the wall-

[Splender] Hums as they walk along-

[Doc] Nearly stumbles into a hidden opening and catches hirself quickly- There's a little cave here. Do people mine solo irl?

[Splender] - Not normally

[Doc] Pulls out a torch and shines it into the opening. Hir breath catches a little. - Someone's been living rough... - There's a sad pile of clothes that looks as though it's been used as a bed many many times, and a little pile of gnawed bones in the other corner.

[Splender] Frowns- Do you think Dawn knows?

[Doc] I don't know. But I'll certainly tell her she has a squatter. Let's get out of here. Just in case they're crazy or something.

[Splender] - Okay!- Skips along

[Doc] Leads through the thick under brush and eventually comes out on another part of the beach. The cliff arches high above them and the water is crashing heavily against the back of it. The shallow sand gives way to rocks and dark depths below as well. Xe looks up at the dizzying heights - Should we just fly up?

[Splender] - I could teleport us

[Doc] Will it hurt me? I don't think I should get drunk right now.

[Splender] - I don't know... Probably? What if I teleport and you fly?

[Doc] If you're going to do that, I'll just carry you. - Xe checks the water around them for any boats and shifts- Just grab around my neck-

[Splender] - Okay!- Grabs onto Doc

[Doc] Steps up and flies up the sheer incline with as little janking about as xe can manage, so as not to dislodge Splender. Xe scuttles along the top edge of the cliff and loafs - Gods... it's beautiful up here. I feel a bit exposed, but the view is spectacular. - All around them is just water, but they're high up and there's a perfect view of the sky from horizon to horizon. It's a balmy day and the sky is dotted with fluffy clouds and distant soaring seabirds.

[Splender] This should work wonderfully! You may want to brace yourself...

[Doc] Should I stay in this shape? It makes me less nervous, but I don't want to look like I came to start a fight.

[Splender] - It won't matter either way, so long as I'm here Levi shouldn't attack...

[Doc] Loafs a little more tightly and swallows. - I'm as ready as I'll ever be.

[Splender] His face goes calm, a rare expression for him as the slender being focuses, sending out waves of energy over the water. After several long agonizing minutes the ocean goes quiet, as if all signs of life have fled-

[Doc] I may have the psychic senses of your average potato, but that feels extremely ominious.

- Far below them a massive eye opens under the water, there is a great displacement of water as Levi raises herself up out of the water-

[Doc] Peeks over the cliff and them does a perfect impresssion of Pinwheel pre-neck strike. Extremely quietly- Curse my curiousity.

[Levi] Keeps rising until she is higher than Doc and Splender. Her massive eye scrutinizing Doc before turning onto the much more familiar figure of Splender-

[Splender] - Levi!

[Doc] Extremely quietly- Hi...

[Levi] Is mostly squid like in appearance as she slaps giant tentacles onto the cliffs. There are sharp hooks which line the tentacles and dig into the ground as Levi balances herself-

[Splender] - Levi, we have a question... It's about Basil

[Doc] She is okay with us having him, right?

[Levi] Releases a low screech-

[Splender] - Yup! So long as he's safe!

[Doc] That he is... What's she saying?

[Splender] - She wants to know why I summoned her here

[Doc] Can she understand normal speech?

[Splender] - Yup

[Doc] Basil is lacking something, I suspect it's diet related. He's been fussy today and tried to eat Jeff.

[Levi] Makes a weird chirping noise-

[Splender] - I don't know Levi

[Levi] Growls-

[Splender] - Um, she wants to know what her child has had available as food

[Doc] We have several kinds of fish, they're small but there's an unlimited supply, and lobsters. And several very angry people on the server to suck bad vibes from.

[Levi] Rumbles-

[Splender] - I don't think so... Can you show us?

[Levi] Slips back into the water-

[Dawn] Rises up from where she was sitting at the top of the steps - Did you tell it to go away? I'd really appreciate you not summoning massive demons near my island. Mort is hiding under my bed, as well as both our cats and nearly half the chickens.

[Doc] Oh! Sorry Dawn...

[Splender] - Hm? Oh! Sorry, we didn't mean to scare you. But we needed to talk to her, she should be back in a little while

[Dawn] Back? What on Earth are you doing with such gigantic monster? Plotting to attack Tokyo?

[Splender] - Levi is going to show us what Basil needs!

[Dawn] Basil?

[Doc] The monster you had me and Cp scoop up and take away.

[Dawn] It's name is Basil?!

[Splender] - Uh huh! It's one of Levi's children!

[Doc] A child? Geeeze... I thought he was more like a pet.

[Splender] - Levi is mother to all sea monsters!

[Dawn] I've seen some strange shit, but I'm very glad I don't have a taste for cruising the deep waters.

-The sea goes silent again-

[Dawn] Is gripping hir scythe handle staff nervously-

[Levi] One of her tentacles rises up out of the water and drops half a corpse of an unknown deep sea fish. It's a bit gelatinous and smells-

[Doc] Starts coughing -

[Dawn] Oh gods! What IS that?!

[Splender] - What Basil needs

[Levi] Let's bubbles erupt from under the water-

[Doc] Ill just... put it away... I'll have to analyze it... holy crap.... And then scrub myself with bedrock so Deerheart won't kick me out of the house... - pulls out a double trunk and starts to stuff the corpse into it-

[Dawn] Is both obviously terrified and a bit green from the stink-

[Levi] Pulses a bit of energy at Splender who leans over to look at her-

[Splender] - Thank you Levi!

[Levi] Just simply vanishes-

[Dawn] She went Outside.... Just like that...

[Doc] Outside?

[Dawn] As far as I can tell, it's like another dimension. Laying parallel to this one. Certain times of the year it's easier for things to come through, but if they're big enough and powerful enough... nothing can keep them out.

[Splender] - Levi is a good friend!

[Doc] Thank goodness for that. I'd hate to be on her bad side.

[Dawn] Next time, just warn me, okay?!

[Doc] Got it. And... Dawn? Do you know you have a squatter on your island? I found a cave with some clothes?

[Dawn] Looks very sad all of a sudden. - That's Blake...

[Doc] He's living like an animal.

[Dawn] He is an animal. And now, that's all he'll ever be. Trust me, it's for the best. - turns to leave

[Splender] - THAT'S SO SAD!

[Dawn] Looks over her shoulder - He was slowly being driven mad by inhabiting spirits. Now he's free.

[Splender] - Still... So much sad stuff lately, it's made the air on the seed bitter...

[Dawn] Turns- What happened? I thought your place was pretty safe?

[Splender] - CP and Lie were both deleted... But Doc saved them!

[Doc] It was still harrowing. Both of them had several days of recovering to go through. It was touch and go.

[Dawn] Geeze. Who would do such a shitty thing?

[Splender] - A NOTCH

[Dawn] Oh, one of the Ai's? Is there anything I can do to help?

[Splender] - I don't know, I haven't encountered this one myself

[Doc] He's fully digital, the only thing that seems to hurt him is physcial contact with my scrambled codes.

[Dawn] That is hard. I think it would be easier if he was an actual evil entity from the Outside.

[Splender] - I'm just grateful that Doc and Flux were there to help Lie! Otherwise she would have been gone for good...

[Dawn] Send her and Cp both my well-wishes at least. And as far as the bad vibes go, I brought this as a precaution because of that creatures energy. Take it with my blessings. Burn it around the server and clear the air- Pulls out a rather large bundle of fragrant sage from her bag and holds it up-

[Splender] - Smells nice!

[Dawn] Hey.... - gets a rather wicked and unsettling look- How about I curse him for you? I don't think I can kill him, but I can make him miserable.

[Doc] I like the sound of that. What do I need to do?

[Dawn] Bring me something that's his. Something he's touched at least that isn't a living thing. Metal object if you can get it.

[Doc] That'll be hard....

[Dawn] Ech. You know where to find me. I'll get the other ingredients in the meantime. See you guys later, I have to go calm Mort down- Leaves

[Splender] - CP should know of something

[Doc] Agreed. I'll hit him up once I finish with this... corpse....

[Splender] - OOOH! Maybe EJ can help!

[Doc] Well... I guess so? I'm sure no one would notice the smell if we brought it in the manor....

[Splender] Creates another opening- Let's go! Let's go!

[Doc] Just slinks in after him and wraps hir tail around hir feet.

[Splender] - Brother! I'm home!

[Offender] Laying on the upstairs balcony railing- He's in his library bro

[Doc] Waves a paw at Offender, he's way more unsettling while sober-

[Offender] - So what brings you by without the little biting machine?

[Splender] - We have something for EJ to look at!

[Doc] At Splender - wait.... did you leave Pinwheel alone? I mean it's not like anyones going to pick a fight with her, but still... was she at least napping?

[Splender] - Ummmm...

[Offender] - That would be a no

[Doc] Ah well... I'm sure if she was making trouble my carrot would be buzzing like crazy anyway.

[Offender] Grins- Which carrot?

[Doc] It's a phone! But it's also a carrot, I've got it set to vibrate when I get messages and... I'm going to shut up now.

[Offender] Still grinning-

[Splender] - Brother, do you know where EJ is?

[Offender] - Pretty sure he's in his room

[Doc] Firmly follows Splender with slightly reddened cheeks.

[Offender] Watches Doc's ass as they pass-

[Splender] Knocks on EJ's door- EJ?

[Doc] Mostly hides behind Splender-

[Splender] Hears no response and opens the door- EJ?

-There's a sound of vomiting coming from the bathroom-

[Doc] Shifts down to hir smaller shape - that doesn't sound good...

[Splender] Hurries in and opens the bathroom door-

[EJ] Is hunched over the toilet- Fuck off Splender

[Doc] Oh dear...

[Splender] - EJ what's wrong?

[EJ] - Nothing

[Doc] Doesn't sound like nothing. What are your symptoms? Just vomiting?

[EJ] - Fever... Cramps... Been happening since you fucking "fixed" me

[Doc] Is it possible you're still aclimating to the transplanted organs?

[EJ] - Possible... Fuuuuck...- He leans against the toilet

[Doc] You know... adjusting when and how much you eat may help. Not just what. They're digestive organs, they need time to heal, if you stuff yourself you'll get crampy and nauseated. Try eating six little meals instead of three big ones.

[EJ] - Oh just fuck off

[Doc] Is getting that look again - Actually! I did a little research on transplants after you left, what do you know about gastric neurostimulators?

[EJ] - Probably more than you

[Doc] Have you tried it?

[EJ] - No, because of the EMP fields

[Doc] Oh, well... if there's anything I'm good at, it's shocking people! Give me a minute. - Rustles around in hir pockets for something metal-

[Splender] - Do you want some water EJ?

[EJ] - No

[Doc] Settles on a compass and melts the glass front partly away before twisting the metal pointer nearly to breaking and filling the inside space with statick and bad code. Xe seals the face again and shakes it. There's a tiny hum from the glitched object and a soft bzzt! as it delivers a tiny electrical shock. - Tasty! Here, just hold it on your abdomen.

[EJ] Flips Doc off-

[Doc] Oh come on. Just try it once. It also wouldn't hurt you to puree your food now and again for easier digestion.

[Splender] Grabs the compass and holds it against EJ- Just try!

[EJ] Gets a small shock and groans-

[Doc] Do I need to turn it up?

[EJ] - Why are you even here?

[Doc] I needed a second opinion. I'm carrying a corpse.

[EJ] - Of what?

[Doc] I have no idea. I was hoping you could identify it.

[EJ] - Well where is it?

[Doc] In my inventory. It's pretty stinky. I didn't want to just flop it out anywhere and ruin the carpet.

[EJ] - And that would be a problem in this house how?

[Doc] Points at self- This is me being polite.

[Splender] Pokes EJ with the compass again-

[EJ] Yanks it out of Splender's grip and tosses it up onto the sink-

[Doc] Winces slightly-

[EJ] - Well, show it to me

[Doc] Okay... - Xe backs off a little and shakes the trunk upside down. The hunk of rotten flesh thumps heavily onto the floor and sags on it's broken bones. The air is instantly filled with the stink of dead fish and muck from the deep.

[EJ] Proceeds to vomit-

[Doc] I warned you.... Use the compass.

[EJ] Can't stop heaving to talk-

[Doc] Takes out some of the sage Dawn gave her and lights it, shaking the smoke around as much as possible.

[Splender] Perks as a staticky noise travels through the air- Oh! So that's what it is!

[Doc] Huh?

[Splender] - Brother recognized the smell, it's a -Insert static noise here-

[Doc] Okay... I guess it doesn't translate well to common.

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🐹 what are some of your favourite Pokémon and why?, 🎁 what never fails to make you happy? and 🎵 name 5 songs you love at the moment if thats okay!

🐹 what are some of your favorite Pokémon and why?

Oh god there are a lot....

The entire Popplio line-- starts out a cute sweet bby and ends up the mermaid Poke I always dreamed of ;v;

Mimikyuu bc everything about it is darling-- its design, its lore, the little noise it makes when you pet it or feed it beans

the Ghastly/Haunter/Gengar line; the Litwick/Lampent/Chandelure line; Drifloon; Shuppet-- I have a weakness for ghost types in general tbh and so many of them have such cool concepts

Basically every Eeveelution but especially Sylveon and Vaporeon

Lapras!!

Cyndaquil and Salandit/Salazzle. Mew and Mewtwo (and yes I’ll admit a lot of that is owed to the movies)

And Tsareena! My beautiful Shiromori pokemon w no chill

((I suck at picking favorite things OOPS))

🎁 what never fails to make you happy?

UHHH

weirdly enough, Separate Ways by Journey, lately? It’s not my *favorite* song or my *favorite* band but it’s almost impossible to stay in a bad mood listening to it? I have no idea what’s up w that tbh. Classic rock in general seems to have that effect but that particular song even moreso

🎵 name 5 songs you love at the moment

Free Will by Rush

One More Day by Sistar

I Got Love by Taeyeon

Who Are You, Really? By Mikky Ekko

and of course GHOST BY MYSTERY SKULLS

#mageheart #assk

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20 questions with Dr Ferox #2

Greetings Vetlings! Ready for a second round of 20 questions (and answers) as I work through my inbox? If you’re not sitting comfortably, doing so now would be a good idea. these are in no particular order. If you’ve asked on anonymous, see if you’ve been answered below.

@sckoviaaccords asked: My cat had bladder stones, the dissolvable kind with medicine and proper food fortunately, but she got in the habit of peeing everywhere because it hurt her. The stones are gone, but she's still peeing inside, when she used to use the doggy door. My mom keeps saying that we'll have to get rid of her if she keeps peeing on the carpet. How do I stop her from doing this?

First make sure the stones are actually gone, and that there are no crystals remaining, or residual pain. Contact your vet about this. Cats may avoid where they used to toilet if they have associated that place with pain. Then consider using litter trays inside, especially if there is a particular spot the cat is already frequently urinating. Different cats may prefer different styles of litter tray, or different types of litter, so use one she prefers (offer her two, then stick with the one she chooses). If she will use a litter tray inside, you can then slowly move it a foot or so each week closer to a more appropriate location. As a cheap trick you can also put down tin foil (aluminium foil) where she is urinating. You can also make decoy food plated by gluing some dry food to a paper plate, adding some loose food and leaving them where the cat is urinating. Most cats only urinate where they can get food, but this may only deflect her to another inappropriate location on its own.

@in-a-drought-lioness asked: What kind of bladder stones are there? I've heard there are up to 6 different types? I answered the last question tax but I think there was an old one about pokemon? I would say you remind me of Tauros, because in the latest game they seem to be protector pokemon and you are a protector of animals.

There can be several different types, and it’s not impossible to get a mix of two. the most common ones are struvite and calcium oxalate. Urate, cystine, calcium phosphate, sillicate or drug residue stones/crystals (looking at you trimethoprim sulphonamides!) can also occur, but are less common.

@rarmeowz asked: Do lungworms cause any long term damage in cats? My cat was a stray, and when we took her in she had lungworms. She was quickly and successfully treated and has been worm free for over a year, but I'd like to know if there's anything I should look out for, or if her lungs could be potentially damaged somehow

Aelurostrongylus abstrusus is the species usually referred to as cat lungworm, though other parasitic worm species exist which live in the lung. They don’t seem to cause long term damage in my experience, though incompletely treated infections can predispose to chronic bronchitis. Affected cats often have an elevated eosinophil count on hematology. This parasite is not always detected with faecal flotation, you often need a Baermann technique.

@thehollowedangel said: Hi! I love your blog and was wondering if you had any other veterinary blogs to recommend? Thank you, hope your doing well!

Confession. I don’t actually...follow...any...veterinary blogs. They are just too reminiscent of work and don’t let my brain switch off and relax. i pop in on some sometimes when I’m in the mood, but don’t want unexpected random rants or clinical pictures popping up on my feed and forcing me to think. I do try to relax in my downtime

One place I do recommend checking out though is Dean Scott’s FunnyVet.com as the cartoons are funny, but very accurate.

Anonymous asked: Do you find that any dog sports are more dangerous to dogs than others? Thank you for the wonderful blog, since I'm curious, do you play D&D currently?

Not particularly if you’re talking about endangering their life. Anything that involved jumping or sudden turns if you’re talking about injuries. But in perspective, more dogs tear their cruciate ligaments around the home than they do at an event. Racing greyhounds are an entirely different topic.

And unfortunately no, I’m not playing D&D at the moment. But I am being involved in a sci-fi podcast.

@mygearsarestartingtotremble asked: I started getting curious about heartworm in Australia and if you guys had it and you do! Which surprised me. How big is preventive care in your hospital?

Why would it surprise you? Lots of things try to kill things down here, and we most certainly have the mosquitoes! Prevention is very big in more northern states, but down here it’s not as big. There is even one local clinic who actively claims other vets that push heartworm prevention are ripping you off! I always advise people that prevention is so easy, and while the risks may be low locally, the consequences of infection can be catastrophic. I suspect it will be more common here with climate change, the disease already seems to be moving south.

Understandably Anonymous asked: (cw: animal death, uh... taxidermy?) When my cat dies, I think I want to keep his pelt (in the least creepy way possible - of course I would get a professional to do it). Is this Too Weird to talk to a vet about, and I should make some vague noises about taking the body home to bury if we ever have to put him down, or are the odds high that my vet has Seen Everything and won't be fazed by That Weirdo Who Wants to Skin Their Cat? I don't anticipate this being relevant soon, he's only 11ish.

That is certainly a weird one, but not that extra weird. I don’t know whether your vet would be fazed with this knowledge at all, but you are certainly within your rights to take a deceased pet home, usually for burial. Most vets will shave a patch of fur on a leg for catheter placement or intravenous access though, you might have to address this if you’re not okay with that.

@vantastrophe asked: Anything cool happen to you this week? :) Hope you have a good day!

I had a public holiday last Monday and discovered red velvet ice cream. That’s pretty cool.

@lapras-defense-squad asked: Hello Dr. Ferox :) I was wondering if you could please provide some advice on how to approach vet clinics in order to get a volunteer position. I am an undergraduate with no clinic experience, so I am really nervous about calling. Would asking for a volunteer position immediately (after submitting a resume and cover letter though) be too ambitious? Should I ask to shadow first? Thank you!

I suspect things work a little differently where you are, but generally in Australia we have students for work experience, which is unpaid. There’s a relevant post here. Asking to shadow before asking for a volunteer position is probably prudent.

Anonymous asked: Have you done anything on harpy or half-human/half-bird biology?

No I have not. I don’t know when I might either, that will depend on my Patreon supporters asking or voting for it.

@a-floral-ghost asked: Is it true that when a dog or cat has an upset stomach it'll eat grass? Or is that just a weird myth

It’s half true. Some dogs and cats will eat grass just because it’s there, at a chewable height, or because they investigate the world with their mouths. Some will chew grass when they feel nauseous. It’s not so much a matter of eating grass makes them vomit, but more they felt like vomiting anyway so ate grass.

Anonymous asked: Could I ask you about cats that have shorter limbs? More specifically, the issues that you commonly see in cat breeds that have shorter limbs (those munchkins cats) and those that "naturally" have a larger torso to limb length ratio". (Question tax: Came for animal facts. Stayed for Sass and "WTH does that happen in Aussie?!") Thanks for taking the time to answer~

I’m not sure what you mean by the ‘natural’ cats, but I’ve written about Munchkin cats here.

Anonymous asked: In your hospital (is a vet's office called a hospital) have you encountered any amazing dog rescues and recoveries? They're just so heartwarming to see

Not much from the dog rescues here, but I was involved with more in Tasmania. My favorite animal sanctuary is Big Ears, and I heartily recommend everyone check them out.

@gram-stained-paws asked: In what dilution do you use salty water for wound flushing?

In the clinic I use sterile saline. For at home I tell people to use a teaspoon of salt to a cup of water (ideally pre-boiled). It’s easy for them to remember that way.

@bi-furiosa said: Hi! I wanted to recommend, if you haven't already seen it, a channel on YouTube called VetRanch. They're a charity of sorts that pull unwanted dogs in need of medical attention from local shelters, help rehabilitate them, and then work to get then adopted. They video the full process, including surgeries. They also frequently feature animals with demodex, and since that's what you're favorite parasite is, I thought you might be interested. Love your blog, and your patience with asks!

I’m sure that will appeal to a lot of people, but it doesn’t appeal to me at all. It’s work, and I get enough of it at work. I don’t need to be watching more veterinary cases, exposed to the compassion fatigue that’s likely to generate, and assess or critique everything that’s done or said. It’s just not going to be relaxing, but that you for thinking of me.

Another Anonymous asked: Okay! You're a vet so you obviously talk about living animals a lot, but if you could chose one extinct species to bring back, which one would it be??

I would have to say thylacine. They’re pretty special to me, unlikely to be a threat to humans, and only went extinct recently so their habitat would probably still support them if they were to be released. It’s also entirely our fault they went extinct, so I feel it’s only fair if we were to bring them back.

Anonymous asked: Kind of a stupid question but is it possible for a lizard to be warm blooded? Also, what is the difference between red and blue blood and can a mammal evolve with blue blood?

Warm and cold blooded are a bit of a misnomer. Ectothermic animals, like reptiles, are dependent on external heat to maintain their body temperature. They can get quite warm! It’s certainly possible for a lizard to evolve endothermic capabilities, if that’s what you’re asking.

The difference between red or blue blood is the metal ion in the oxygen carrying molecule. Mammals have haemoglobin which contains iron, producing the red color. Some insects and molluscs have haemocyanin which contains copper, causing the blue-green color. Haemocyanin is not present in mammals, and if a mammal-like creature did evolve it, I would question whether it truly was a mammal.

Anonymous asked: One of my rats is rather fat, and also blind. This is a problem, because it seems she doesnt use the enrichment i have for the rats as much (especially the wheel) maybe because she is blind? All the rats get is a constantly full bowl of oxbow rat food and occasional treats of plain cheerios and very rarely (maybe once a month) chickpeas. I give two of my rats other, higher calorie treats because they are so active they have problems being too skinny. Is there anything i can do to help my fatrat?

I really don’t see a huge number of rats to be able to offer you advice. If she’s blind she may not be able to use enrichment objects that require movement, but may still be able to enjoy enrichment objects with different textures or smells to explore. There’s bound to be better ratty folks to ask than me though.

@und1ne-prince asked: What/which is your favorite dog and cat breeds?

There are lots of dogs I like, including greyhounds, JRTs, Dobermans, and Swedish Valhunds. For cats it’s the humble moggy.

The last Anonymous said: Wait, what? There are people who think vets should work free? Why? It should be obvious that you're practicing actual medicine, not just randomly pulling diagnoses and treatments out of your ass.

Ah, but they say that if we really cared about animals we’d treat them for free.

#drferox #dr ferox #blog asks #blog housekeeping #vetblr #veterinarian #long post #animal death

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