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ask-meowscarada · 2 months
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(Cyrus @ Blackjack) "I've been recounting something recently, so I find it necessary to ask- do you have a particular reason in choosing to evolve? Most 'mons that I am familiar with evolve at one point or another... I would be curious to hear your tale, that is, should you wish to share it."
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Blackjack: “Aha, well, the first time was actually by accident! W-when it started happening, I knew what was going on, but I didn’t do anything to stop it. It was a little embarrassing!”
Blackjack: “Th-the second time, w-well, um…”
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Blackjack: “…It was a-after we left the forest. E-evolution stones are pretty rare, and I’d—I’d given up hope of it ever happening. But…”
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Blackjack: “...When Tricky found that stone... L-let's just say it wouldn't have been the first time he saved my life.”
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absolasks · 3 months
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Charade and the team have received some tins of loose-leaf mint tea, a chunk of dusk stone ore and a hand-made scarf! Though, it seems the sender wishes to remain anonymous...
Happy Star Sending to @ask-meowscarada!! I absolutely loved all of your characters' lists and couldn't choose just one, so I tried my best to have Ari fulfil a wish from each of them! Reading through your blog from the start again to get to know the characters as well as I could was a really fun experience and I had an absolute blast drawing them all together - I can only hope I've done them justice!!!
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ask-sarah-and-co · 9 months
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Ding! A message appears on Sarah’s phone. The sender appears under the name “Blackjack”, with the icon being a shiny Roserade. The message is as follows:
“Hi there! As a Pokémon Trainer, I would like some advice. First: What made you realize you were asexual and demiromantic? Second: What advice would you give to a Pokémon who is questioning themselves? :)
Sent from my Leppa® Computer”
Sarah starts from her sleep. She also wakes Hugh, whose arm was draped over her.
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What-
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I have a sixth sense when it comes to my phone.
I think you need a technology detox.
She checks her phone, reading the message over once. And then another time. And again. And-
Dude, you gonna respond?
I don’t exactly know what to say? She frowns, and then begins typing.
Hi there, Blackjack! I hope you’re having a great day. When it comes to asexuality, I think the biggest sign for me was realizing I never felt the many crushes people went through in their preteens. And more recently, when people described the
She pauses, her face turning red. Hugh laughs.
“benefits” to relationships, I realized I never felt anything about “that” too. I found out the demiromantic part because all three of my relationships started as close friendships. Personally, I think having a crush is kind of a hassle… especially when your crush is your current best friend.
I’m your best friend? He pretends to be aloof, but she can see how touched he is.
She kisses him on the cheek. Of course.
As for advice? The best thing I can say is just give it time, and ask other people. If you are possibly, maybe, crushing on a friend (or trying to find yourself) the best way to figure it out would be to just wait it out? I think if you wait enough, your determination in your sexuality will only grow stronger. You totally could also ask someone with experience.
You do realize-
Shoot.
I’m just realizing that you’re asking me for advice. Uh, I hope you weren’t hoping for, like, completely definite stuff from me. I’m currently working through most of it myself. But talking to other people like myself really helped me figure it out. Do you know the of Sinnoh elite 4 member Lucian? He was a teacher of mine and really helped me through my discovery. After all, he’s asexual himself! Anyways, I’m sorry this is kind of just talking in circles and not the most helpful. I hope you find what you’re looking for eventually! Love, Sarah
That’s nice.
Thanks…?
@ask-meowscarada
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redolentgrove · 8 months
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It was about three or four in the afternoon at this point in the day. Loki had taken Millie off toward Undella Town, and Celeste had just finished recording a set of ocarina samples for Bijoux. The Sylveontaur had gone off toward the lake to take a quick break, leaving Bijoux by herself in the main clearing. The sun settled high in the sky, slowly heading downwards along with the passage of time, signaling that evening was on its way.
The Cinccino-taur sat there with a set of wireless headphones around her ears, head buried in her laptop, listening to the samples and stitching them together along with the samples of other instruments. The main rhythms sounded right; the ocarina mixed well with the shamisen notes, and some notes of piano, guitar, violin and drums accompanied things later in the track. There were minor blips; some things didn't sound like they had mixed smoothly enough, and she made small adjustments, tweaking things until she was satisfied with the way things blended together.
Bijoux looked up briefly, slightly taken aback by the approach of a shiny Roserade. She lifted her headset from her ears, hanging it around the back of her neck. She pressed the save function shortcut, pressing 'yes' when the program asked her if she was sure she wanted to overwrite the file she had been working on. She watched a progress bar showed up, keeping an eye on it slowly filling as the computer did its work. When the grass type addressed her, Bijoux moved the laptop to face away from the pair, listening while he introduced himself to her.
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"Oh, you're one of MIss Charade's friends!" Bijoux trilled in discovery, looking down at the Roserade. "Yeah, I definitely know about that Meowscarada; Mom talks about her a ton. She's definitely got a crush on her… but with how easily she falls in love, I'm not sure how much Mom wants to act on that." She shook her head. "But uh… yeah, I think I've seen you around at least a time or two, if you're friends with Miss Charade. Mom said you were named after something to do with cards. You're mister, uh… Jack, right?" She stood and offered the grass-type a returned bow and a nod of her head, a gentle, welcoming smile on her muzzle. "Anyway, uh… you're doing soul-searching? Go ahead, ask me anything."
Bijoux listened to Blackjack's questions, letting out a small blush when he mentioned their gender identities. Sure, she was being more open about it, but it still felt slightly weird to have someone outside of her family and friend group mention it. Regardless, she nodded and thought carefully about how she could explain it to him, without overstepping any boundaries. Of course, she realised the Roserade was an adult, so she also didn't want to talk down to him in the process. She briefly eyeballed her laptop's screen, saw that her track had saved successfully, and closed the laptop when she was ready to address his questions fully.
"Well… my Mom actually transitioned about two hundred years before I was even born," the Cinccino-taur finally replied, rubbing her left hand behind her head. "There definitely wasn't an overlap of us discovering our gender identities together. I guess if anything, though, the fact that she had the experience and lived the same sort of discovery made it easier for me to come out as transgender. I didn't really always have the words to describe how it felt, but she did, and hearing her explain what it meant, that it was normal and valid to be… it was an incredible feeling to know someone had my back on the matter. That she not only understood, that she would go to any lengths to help me be who I was."
Bijoux offered Blackjack a broad, toothy grin, and let out a bit of a laugh. "It's weird. Once I came to terms with my gender identity, it was never really a struggle to figure out my sexuality and romantic preferences. I always knew I liked girls, and I still do, so I guess it wasn't all that surprising to come out as a lesbian as well. I guess that one was just another domino in the chain of events; you figure something out about yourself and a lot of times the rest falls into place."
The Cinccino-taur rose briefly, then stepped over to look at the Roserade more closely. It was only now that she realised that the grass-type was almost a full two feet shorter than she was. She knelt down in front of him, tucking her legs beneath her taur body to try and close the height gap between the pair. At least as long as she was sitting, she didn't have to look downward to look him in the eyes. She extended a hand slowly, steadily, to offer the grass-type either a handshake or a small pat on the shoulder, if he were to accept such contact.
"I'm going to be honest," she began. "I'm not here to ask you exactly what you hope to find with your soul-searching, mister Jack. I'm not going to assume I know anything about you other than that you're a friend of my mom's, but I do know that the most important advice I can give you is that, whatever you find, don't ever keep it entirely to yourself." She nodded sagely.
"I know I was extremely fortunate that my mom happened to have the same experience with her gender identity, and that not everyone necessarily has a friend who knows exactly what you're feeling. But if you have one friend you can trust, even one, then once you discover something, the best thing you can do is talk to them. Even if they don't know the words to describe your inner discoveries, it's better to at least know you can be honest with someone about those feelings, and know that they'll support you. And just because they might not know how to help, just having the chance to have someone listen is one of the best things you can have. And they might even know someone else who does know how to describe your feelings."
Bijoux held up a finger to signal for the Roserade to wait, before rising to her paws and heading to the grove's storage shed. When she came back, she had a small pamphlet in her hands. She knelt back down, offering it to Blackjack. Were he to look at it, there would be descriptions of different words to fit multiple gender, sexuality and romantic identities. Different coloured flags would accompany each identity, to correspond to each word.
"I don't know the exact feelings you have, and I don't have any intentions to make you tell me," Bijoux reiterated, her tail swishing half-heartedly behind her. "But when I first talked to Mom and we went to therapy, I took a few of these pamphlets with me. I thought at the time, maybe I wasn't completely sure of the way I felt. I read through the different identities, seeing what resonated and what didn't… but in the end, I realised, it was that simple as identifying as a transgender woman. At least, it was for me. Maybe seeing some of those put into words will help you a bit as you look through your heart."
Bijoux smiled warmly at Blackjack. "I hope that I was able to help you at least a little bit, mister Jack. Either with the pamphlet, explaining some of the history behind my identities… just, anything, really. But again, I feel like the most important thing you can possibly do is to search yourself for some answers, find the person you trust the most around you, and tell them about your discoveries. Maybe they'll know how to explain it to you in terms you both understand. Maybe they won't. But the nice thing about this, is that even if your journey is about self-discovery…"
"You don't have to do it alone."
(( @ask-meowscarada ))
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Blackjack: (to Nema) “Ah, hi! I hope this isn’t too weird. What made you realize you were asexual? How did it feel when you, ah, came to terms with it, for lack of a better phrase?”
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[Nema]
"Okok, so. When I was growing up, many of the Pokemon at home were in, ahem, relationships with eachother, and my caretaker at the time, Kappa, occasionally talked about how pretty she thought women were.
"And, after I hit puberty, It got me wondering, "Hm. I wonder why I don't feel this way? Or don't want to do these things that the adults and other teenagers talk about?"
"The uh- horizontal tango never sounded appealing to me. Like, at all. But, every single person my age talked about it constantly. Even the teenagers at Anville and Mistralton City kept going on and on about it. But, I never felt the same. I was really agonizing over it. Wondering if I was some weirdo."
"I spoke about it to Kappa, and she said that I was probably Asexual and that my feelings were completely normal!"
"And, over time, I did fall in love and found a partner who respected my preferences. This also made me realize I wasn't Aromantic which, is a different thing... I think. But, I'm pretty comfortable with my Asexuality now, and it honestly makes me happy to be able to put a word to my feelings."
"Anyway, the point is that if you think that you are Asexual or under the AroAce spectrum at all, then that's totally okay! There is absolutely nothing wrong with you, and you shouldn't let dumb societal norms tell you otherwise!"
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ink-flavored · 8 months
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OC Pokémon Team Game
Rules: Pick a few OCs and make them each a team of 1 - 6 Pokemon. If you want, bold partner Pokemon. Tag as many people as you want! Bonus: you can use this trainer card maker
Okay, the last time I got tagged in this game was back in 2019, I just couldn't stop thinking about it because I have more OCs and more thoughts about the pokemon teams they would have. So I'm making my OWN tag game, with blackjack and hookers etc etc
I used the old-version of the trainer card maker because I like the look of them better, but there's also an updated/more modern version on the same site! Unfortunately there are limited options for characters of color in both makers. Anyway!
Justice, Chief of All Virtue
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Lucario, Gallade, Alakazam, Togekiss, Comfey, Altaria
Pride, Root of All Sin
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Absol, Banette, Gengar, Houndoom, Sableye, Mimikyu
Henry & Priscilla
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Houndoom, Houndoom, Houndoom, Roserade, Thievul, Mawile
Tagging (no pressure!): @sigridhawke @liv-is @vacantgodling @hallwriteblr @duelistkingdom @vollzz and anyone else who wants to have fun with this!
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Blackjack: (to Rimi) “Hi there! If I may ask… Y-you—Do you prefer to identify as bi or pan? Or do you use both interchangeably? Is the label important to you?”
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While Rimi prepares for the gala, she sees a Blackjack, a shiny Roserade.
“Oh, hi, you wanna know about me being a bi and pan at the same time? Well, I’ll tell ya.
First, what is ‘bisexuality”? It’s where you have sympathy towards males and females. Pansexuality is where you have sympathy towards people regardless of any gender, not the only males and females. (aka non-binary, agender, etc.).
I prefer to be a pan myself. But I have a lesbian label because I currently have a relationship with Noelle (she's a lesbian too). It doesn’t necessarily mean that I don’t have sympathy towards other genders. I have a crush on a specific non-binary Lycanroc, however I know they have a relationship with someone else already, so at least we might be friends one day.
I hope it helps to explain some basics on being bi and pan.”
[ @ask-meowscarada ]
MUN NOTE: I'm not either bi or pan, so I tried my best to explain.
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Blackjack: (The Roserade looks downright terrified of the genetic Pokémon before him. He’s never seen or even heard of something that matched his description, but he feels powerless in the shadow of such a strong creature. However, something compels him to remain calm and ask his question.) “Y-you… You’ve been in l-love before, haven’t you…? What did it feel like? I… I’d like to hear you talk about the good things.”
Snrk- little cutie~
Anyway- yes, i've had that expirience... I must say, it wasn't a good one either, as the memory is... Tainted...
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But that's another story for another day, let's get to the details you're looking for, rosie.
It felt like everything inside me suddenly woke up from it's years long slumber.
When i met her, i felt my stomach fill up with butterfrees, all of them in a state of frenzy flying around, cramped up inside me, trying to get out.
Those were my feelings, and they wanted to get out and shine.
Although the lack of... D-drive, was very lacking, which at first i found strange, like something was missing that's supposed to go along with the craving for companionship... Although i didn't find a need for it, that missing feeling was obsolete in my expirience.
The day i got to confess, i felt even my very soul shaking, like you are right now, from the fear of what's to come... And then it turns out she felt the same and it's like i just broke out from my shackles and got to live like everything else in this earth...
Ha... Haha...
She... She felt the same, like me...
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A-anyway, that's my story, i truly hope this somehow aids you in your journey of self discovery, daisies~
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ask-meowscarada · 3 months
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(( Here’s my Star Sending gift, for @connectedspace! <3
I am SO sorry this took much longer than anticipated to get out to you—I did have a lot of fun working on it, though, and I hope Khaos enjoys her new presents!
Cameos are @ask-boreal’s Bolt and @ask-enchantingdelights’ Paige! I wanted to give a special thanks to you two: Addie for writing out the text for the letter, and Splotchi for drafting the layout of the third panel (the collage). And of course, thanks to all of @pokeask-star-sending for hosting the event!! ))
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ask-meowscarada · 10 months
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CHERI: "H-how did you meet this 'Blackjack' fellow you mentioned?"
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Charade: "Nah. I figured it was something like that. I wouldn't have gone over to introduce myself if I thought you were creepy, you silly string bean."
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Blackjack: “Aha, I guess not, huh? W-well, it turns out we both had… similar experiences growing up as shiny Pokémon. It was validating to talk to someone who understood that.”
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Charade: “I ended up staying in the village for a while so I could hang out with my new friend. We got to introduce Tricky and Ridley to each other, too! And then, well, we never left.”
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(( Thank you to everybody who suggested their blogs for cameos!
Cheri (Sylveon) from @askfatalefurfrou
Toshi (Espeon) from @blueespeon
Angela (Noivern) from @askwornhearts
Crow (Gimmighoul) from @ask-gimmiventures
Darla (Zorua) from @darling-zorua
Honey (Flareon) from @askbookwormflareon
Isaiah (Bayleef) from @luckystravels
Okko (Meowstic) from @pmd-waveringfate
Poseidon (Inteleon) from @ask-sarah-and-co
Deoxys (Deoxys) from @askdeoxys
Characters were chosen using a randomizer, with the exceptions of Cheri and Toshi (whose inclusion came from a previous interaction). The Serperior barista and Lucario belong to me. I'll certainly be doing things like this again in the future!! ))
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ask-meowscarada · 6 months
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Happy Halloween, adventurers!
(( I forgot tumblr makes wide images crunchy so please click to view the art in full!
Halloween is really just my excuse to make my characters cosplay as whatever my current interest is ))
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ask-meowscarada · 7 months
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( Previously... )
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Blackjack: “First of all, Tricky—I’m so sorry I’ve been so frazzled. I know—”
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Party Trick: “don’t.”
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Party Trick: “EVER. apologize. for how you feel. i know you’ve been stressed out. your feelings are important.”
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Party Trick: “you don’t have to tell me everything. i just need to know you’re okay.”
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Blackjack: “...Thank you.”
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Blackjack: “Still... I’m sorry for not talking to you sooner. I wanted to tell you exactly what was going on, but I wanted to wait until I was certain I knew what I was feeling. I know I put it off for way too long. I didn’t think about how you would feel.”
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Party Trick: “jack i literally feel the emotions of everyone in the house. that’s not your fault. it's not personal. however, i accept your apology for the sake of closure.”
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Party Trick: “again. you don’t have to tell me everything—i just need to know you’re okay.”
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Blackjack: “I’m okay. I promise. And... I want to tell you everything. It’s pretty embarrassing, but... Someone asked me if I had a crush on you. I, uh, I started overthinking everything and my anxiety got the better of me. Once I cleared my head a bit, I realized I’ve never had romantic feelings for anyone. Like I was doing something wrong, you know? Even though I know that’s not true.”
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Blackjack: “I’m still figuring myself out, but... saying I’m asexual feels right. I’m gonna try that for myself. I also found the term aromantic, which resonates with me too, but... I don’t wanna get overwhelmed, so, one thing at a time.”
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Party Trick: “i got asked the same thing. fools think i’ll reveal my secrets.”
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Blackjack: “But, it did make me realize... Despite all that, I can’t imagine a future without you. Even if it’s not a romantic thing. I... I hope that’s not disappointing for you.”
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Party Trick: “jackie.”
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Party Trick: “i felt everything you felt. your anxiety, frustration, dread... love. so much love. and it's the same kind of love that i've had for you, all this time. i don't know what kind of love that is, either, but it's ours.”
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(( So in between real life things it took a long time to get this post up, but I wanna thank you all so much for not only your patience, but your enthusiasm and participation in this story arc! There are still a few little things to wrap up, but this was the culmination of it all.
First off, a huge thank you to Nans (who also runs @ascendedofthesea) for doing the panels for the telepathy sequence! They turned out perfectly and I'm so in love with their style for it!! <3 (This artwork was commissioned, and I highly recommend commissioning Nans too when they're open!)
Secondly, this is something I've had planned since the blog started. I'm not asexual myself and never intended on telling a story about asexuality, but I certainly wrote this arc with my own experiences with coming out in mind. Plus, ace and aro representation is always important! Anything I wrote from Jack's perspective was inspired heavily by talking with my ace friends over the years, and I hope I portrayed him justly.
Thirdly, I know this post ended sort of vaguely. Since I never want to be seen as baiting anyone, I promise there will be closure! I know what I want to have happen, I just haven't figured out how I'll make it happen yet. We'll let these two have some time to figure things out amongst themselves. :D
Lastly! If you opted in to participate in Jack's pride asks, there's no time limit if you still haven't answered yours! I'll continue to reblog answers that I get as long as people post responses. Jack still wants to hear it, too!
Thanks again to everyone for your patience and for following along with the story. <3 ))
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ask-meowscarada · 9 months
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Blackjack: "...Hey, Char. D-do you have a minute?"
One explanation later...
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Blackjack: “I don’t—I don’t—I don’t know what a crush is supposed to feel like. I’ve never had a crush on anyone before.”
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Charade: “Never ever?”
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Blackjack: “Never ever. I-I’ve never even been in any kind of relationship. Obviously you have, though. What… What’s it like?”
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Charade: “Hmm… For me, when I like somebody, the next step is finding out if we’re… este, how’s it called… Compatible! Compatible. I’d like to have a long-term girlfriend eventually, so for me, dating someone is about making sure we agree on important things, and communicating well.”
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Blackjack: “Tricky’s parents should’ve done that.”
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Charade: “It’s okay to want something casual too, though! Let me ask you this: can you picture you and Tricky being together for a really long time? How would you feel if he started dating someone else?”
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Blackjack: “That—that’s the thing. We’ve been through everything together. I really can’t imagine a future without him. But… You know? I don’t feel jealous or anything, thinking about him dating someone else. If anything, I’d be happy for him, if it worked out!”
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Blackjack: “I’ve tried asking myself. Could I see us getting married? Raising a kid together? Sharing a bed? But there are a lot of couples who don’t do any of those things, so, that’s not a reliable way of knowing…”
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Blackjack: “…Hey, Char. Is it alright if I ask you something personal?"
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Charade: “Do it.”
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Blackjack: “When you and Riddle were dating… What made you realize you weren’t "into" him?”
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Charade: “Hm. So what happened was—when I was in training, my superiors would tell me, that I was going to find a man and that we should have kids. Gross, right?”
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Charade: “When I met Riddle, we became friends very quickly. And I think... We thought we were supposed to be dating, because we thought that’s what boys and girls do when they like each other.”
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Charade: “And! He was really fun to be with! He still is. I love his ideas, and hearing about how he sees the world. He did make me really happy.”
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Charade: “But eventually, I started feeling… like there was something missing. Like I should have been feeling something that wasn’t there. We never even kissed, because I thought I would only want to after being together for a while... But it never happened.”
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Charade: “Much later on, when I met my first girlfriend, I finally felt all those things that I didn’t with Riddle. I do love him; he’s my best friend. And our relationship is still important! Important relationships don’t always have to be romantic.”
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Blackjack: “N-no, of course not. And I appreciate you telling me all that."
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Charade: “Always! You’re my best friend, too, you know.”
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Blackjack: “Going back a moment, here… What did you mean when you said you felt like something was missing?”
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Charade: “I don’t know if I could explain it better. You should try asking someone who is asexual.”
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Blackjack: “Asexual? …I-I’ve—somehow, I’ve never heard that term.”
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Charade: “Well! Now you know where to start.”
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ask-meowscarada · 8 months
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Hey Jack...you're losing a lot of petals there. Might want to get that checked out.
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Party Trick: “YOU. WE NEED TO TALK.”
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Blackjack: “…”
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ask-meowscarada · 2 months
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(( Thanks Cherub ))
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ask-meowscarada · 6 months
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How easy is it to befriend Charade?
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Riddle: “She calls someone her friend within seconds of meeting them.”
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Blackjack: “Yeah, but that's because she's a people pleaser. You of all Pokémon should know how long it takes to actually earn her trust.”
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Riddle: “Why me?”
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Blackjack: “Why—Y-you're kidding, right? Riddle, she adores you! The way you guys joke around one another? She'd never dare do to a stranger. It's obvious you're special to her.”
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Riddle: “…Yeah. Right.”
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