#indigo asks

[indigowallbreaker]

for the stardew asks; 🎶/💭 ?

Favourite song from the soundtrack:

"Grapefruit Sky" by a longshot. The background music for Fall as a whole is my favorite but for an individual track, Grapefruit Sky is my pick, no question. Once I get a jukebox, I put it in my greenhouse and have it play Grapefruit whenever I walk in. It's just so... nice. I don't have a better way to put it XD It's a solid track.

Sidebar-- I didn't realize it was considered Harvey's theme? I googled the name just to make sure I was spelling it right and it lists the track as "Grapefruit Sky (Dr. Harvey's Theme)". The more you know I guess.

Favourite Stardew theory?

I don't know many. Mostly just the Big One about Abigail's parentage.

Though recently I heard this theory that Caroline is the Witch/the ex-wife of the wizard? Supposedly she got pissed at M. Rasmodius and turned green, as he explains-- but once her anger ran out, she used the Dark Shrine of Memory to make herself forget about him and start a new life. That's why her hair is green and why you can never find the Witch in her supposed home.

There's holes in this theory of course (like how the Witch still comes around your farm every once in a while) but it's still kinda fun to think about!

#retquits #indigo asks #stardew #thanks for the questions! feel free to text me your own answers if you wanna share!

[dingdinghq]

hear me out for a second

Two Birds as a song with Impulse and the rest of Dogwarts in 3rd Life. Do you understand it's literally a perfect song I need an animatic of it

and another thing, Skizz was the only member of Dogwarts who wasn't in the Shadow Alliance during Last Life. partly bc he died the session before Etho joined it but still. interesting to think about

DUDE

two birds fits so well for dogwarts in general

i dont remember much of what was up with the shadow alliance bc i refuse to rewatch last life but yeah. yeah. :((

#asks from surface waters #indigo asks

[indigopoptart]

#welcome home #welcome home arg #welcomehome #welcomehomearg #frank frankly #wally darling #frank frankly welcome home #wally darling welcome home #art #my art #indigo’s art #indigo asks

[when-wax-wings-melt]

<3 for the fitz fic?

See, he thought he knew her. But then she kissed Keefe. And now he's thinking he doesn't understand her one bit, because the Sophie he knows wouldn't sit there and let him say all that shit, let him admit to wanting to kiss her, let him pour himself into her cupped hands and trust that she'd hold him steady in one piece.

#stellarlune spoilers #summer gets an ask #indigo asks

[lizaisdrawing]

HOW DID I NEVER NOTICE WALLACE'S BLUE EYES

#yup! #he did have brown when I was first drawing human Wally #but I saw clowns human vr have blue/indigo #sooo #yeah! #welcome home #clownillustrations #wally darling #welcome home puppet show #my art #fanart #digital art #puppeteer wally #human wally darling #sketch #ask answered

[mintaikcorpse]

Me after Drayton asked both Carmine and the player character out on a date:

#he asks them out on a date no matter the player's gender its basically canon at this point #also I ship Carmine and Drayton bcuz i love enemies to lovers and girlboss/asshole malewife #also he just has bi energy in general #drayton #pokemon drayton #drayton pokemon #carmine pokemon #pokemon carmine #player character #pokemon #pokemon dlc #indigo disk #pokemon scarlet and violet #pokemon indigo disk

[nartothelar]

I don’t want to alarm you but I’m currently building my team in the indigo disc dlc and wanted to show you the best member so far.

His name is Conductor and he’s the goodest boy you could ever imagine.

(And yes Joltik do their signature little hops)

WAHH THE GOODEST BOY EVER..

#GALVANTULA!!!! #indigo disk #indigo disk spoilers #pokemon scarlet dlc #ask

[pollyanna-nana]

“I can’t help anyone…”

An analysis of Kieran and how it relates to his most controversial scene.

Warning for Indigo Disk DLC spoilers ahead

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Greetings! I’ve made it no secret that, despite what some people think of him, I am very fond of Kieran Pokémon’s little emo ass. As a result, when perusing the tags I’ve been bombarded with a lot of very… questionable takes regarding his personality and character, which I simply do not agree with. In particular, I’ve seen a lot of interpretations of a specific scene that I don’t think get at the heart of the story and have some fundamental misunderstandings of the subtextual clues we’re given about how Kieran and Carmine were raised, and I wanted to take the opportunity to present my own interpretations and how I have come to understand this young boy’s complex journey to self acceptance.

This scene, right here, has been the source of many specific complaints I’ve seen regarding Kieran’s character. I’ve seen people saying that his actions here make him a bully, that he’s shaming a fellow student for having troubles at home, and generally is an unpleasant, entitled person. And while I think there’s definitely some truth to those points (and they make him all the more interesting…) I don’t think a lot of these people are thinking about what this scene is really trying to tell us.

Yes, it’s showing the player that Kieran has changed since we last saw him. That his shy, kind demeanor has been supplanted by a stark cruelty that was hinted at in the end of Teal Mask, and that we have reason to fear and fear for him. However. I would argue that it also serves to tell us more about what Kieran himself has dealt with as a student at Blueberry academy. Specifically...

Kieran’s struggle with identity and self worth.

From the earliest segments of Teal Mask, we get strong indications that Kieran has quite the inferiority complex. Worse still, said feelings are reinforced by the people around him, knowingly or not. Here, when Carmine tells us that Kieran's "nearly as strong as she is", we know she simply means to compliment us in her own Carmine-ish way. However, purposefully or not, it reinforces Kieran's idea as someone who is always, at best, almost good enough. Almost as strong as his sister. Never as or more.

He tells the player that he'll hang back, not wanting to get in our way. With no prior prompting, either. How many times has he been made to feel that he was a burden? I adore Carmine, but one of her most pressing flaws is her struggle to make Kieran feel loved and wanted. Which, is actually pretty normal between siblings as she herself is a child. But still, given how much Kieran clearly loves and respects her, her words hold a lot of weight. And it's only Carmine who we get to see treat Kieran this way. While it's possible it's coming almost entirely from her, I'll discuss later why I think it may be more complicated than that. For now, though, it's clear that Kieran himself thinks very lowly of his abilities and would rather stay out of people's way, lest they berate him for perceived inadequacies.

He's had problematic behavior modeled for him by Carmine.

Here, too, we see how Carmine's treatment of him reinforced some very negative ideas of interpersonal conflict and resolution. All throughout Teal Mask, Carmine is telling him to shut up and be quiet, and does what she thinks is best for him without consideration for how it may make him feel. No physical violence, but emotional abuse is abuse all the same. While we know that she was ultimately trying to do what was best for him, and had very good reasons for keeping secrets, its undeniable that the words she used only further reinforced the idea that the strong will push around the weak, and that they have no need for anyone who falls behind in some way.

This scene in particular is fascinating, as we get to see first hand the kind of dynamic that pushed his feelings of inadequacy towards the breaking point. Here, after the player and Carmine run into Ogerpon for the first time, he thinks her weird behavior is because they were making fun of him. It's already sad that he would jump to that conclusion, but then Carmine smiles through his entire dialogue and says nothing. No reassurance, no denial, nothing. Kieran walked away from this conversation thinking that his sister and his new friend were talking about how much they dislike him. Speaking from personal experience, constantly feeling like people are talking about you behind your back at a young age can lead to you becoming brutally honest in a maladaptive way, and it can lead to people thinking you're cruel and unkind because you refuse to keep your thoughts to yourself.

Generational trauma, neurodivergence and cycles of abuse.

Here is where we leave screenshot land for a bit and I talk more about things that I suspect to be true, but cannot ultimately prove. However, I ask that you bear with me here and consider what may be going on above the heads of the child protagonists in a children's video game. (After all, if some people can write whole essays comparing Kieran's behavior to some very serious real-world events... I think I am within my right here!)

Kieran and Carmine, to me, match very strongly with the idea that they came from a bad home life. I don't necessarily mean their grandparents, as they seem nice enough (though flawed), but instead that their parents, whoever they were, contributed substantially to their strained relationship and problematic behavior. This post may seem very Carmine-negative, but I actually do not blame her for what she's done, not really. I do think that she has the agency and experience to take responsibility for how she's treated her brother, but I also think that it is something that was modeled for her by her parents, caretakers and teachers. I think it's very important to keep in mind in all conversations about these two that negative behaviors like these rarely manifest out of the ether. When I see child characters acting this way, I think less "wow, what horrible people!" and more "who in your life is modeling this kind of behavior for you?"

Full disclosure: I am an older sister myself, and my younger sister is very close to me in age in the same way that I see Carmine and Kieran as being. I see a lot of myself in her, which is why I deeply understand her frame of mind in everything here. Being expected to be the emotionally mature one in a sibling dynamic is difficult when you're so close in age, and it can lead to a lot of frustration as you feel like you're made to grow up too fast while your younger sibling is shielded from responsibility. It also doesn't help if the adults in your life model a lot of negative behavior, especially power dynamics, and if you have any sort of neurodivergency.

Speaking of... I wholeheartedly agree with the interpretations of the siblings having some combination of autism, ADHD, BPD or several other potential conditions. I won't go into depth, but without question there's something going on with them that's both untreated and misunderstood by those around them. Which, makes a lot of sense considering where they come from. Kitakami is a small nation, mostly agriculture based, and Carmine in particular is very resistant to the idea of it becoming a tourist destination for wealthier countries. They may not have the resources and infrastructure, along with cultural awareness, to properly diagnose and treat certain mental health conditions. Kieran doesn't even have a phone!

Something I don't see mentioned often is how Kieran and Carmine being at Blueberry is more than likely a very isolating experience for both. Being at a prestigious school in Poke-America, when coming from rural Poke-Japan, must've been a very difficult transition. Given that it doesn't seem like ANY of the adults in their lives are interested in their mental and physical well-being, I can only imagine that exacerbated their already existing issues. Not to mention that the culture of BB seems to be overly concerned with strength in battles, it's no wonder that both children's worst traits were made to fester over time.

Entitlement and disenfranchisement

Okay, enough of that. Back to screenshots. Here I want to talk about how some people interpret Kieran as being bratty and entitled, and while I don't necessarily disagree, I think with the context of everything previously laid out in this post that it's a lot deeper than simple entitlement. We know, from his own words, that all he wants is acceptance, independence, and meaningful human connections. To him, that comes in the form of strong pokemon (acceptance at the academy), going anywhere he wants (feeling empowered and self-confident), and being able to make friends with "anyone". Any friends at all, really.

While his "I worked so hard, and for what?! I STILL lost in the end!" can feel petulant and whiny, it also cuts deep for anyone who has grown up without. I think it's very important to note that Kieran is at precisely the age when systemic inequalities really start to weigh on someone, and before the brain and life experiences are developed enough to handle it in a healthy way. While some cope better than others, for many around this age the weight of knowing that there are people out there who simply have more than you ever will not by any sort of effort or triumph, but rather than the dumb luck of birth into a wealthy, privileged setting... well, it can be crushing.

It's something most grow out of, but for a kid like Kieran, who was so obsessed with the story of a genuine injustice (Ogerpon vs. the 'loyal' three), is it any wonder that he would react this way? The player is a particularly extreme example, of course, as protagonist powers are some real bullshit. Coming to terms with the fact that the system has failed him, but he can still achieve great things and become a person he can be proud of, is something that will probably only come with time and wisdom as it does for most of us. In the interim, though, petty teenage tantrums are to be more or less expected.

Feeling powerless.

In case you think I'm extrapolating far too much, I think it's important to note that, after the severe shock that was Terapagos breaking out of its own ball, Kieran reinforces all of these ideas himself. Here, when Carmine is begging him to help you, he refuses not because of hatred of you but rather his own self-doubt and loathing. Which, ultimately, has always been the core of everything Kieran has done up to this point in Indigo Disk's plot. He believed so strongly that if only he could become stronger, then he could prove to everyone, and more importantly himself, that he was worthy of taking up space and achieving his own dreams. But it's here, when everything truly comes crashing down around him, that the facade slips and shows Kieran as he truly is- a little boy who feels helpless in his current circumstances.

I've seen people say that when he cries after becoming determined to help you defeat Terapagos, it's out of jealousy or anger. However, I couldn't disagree more. The light returning to his eyes shows, in my view, that Kieran feels hope for the first time since he had his dreams crushed back in Teal Mask. That, even though he feels powerless, even though he's hurt people and hurt himself, he's still wanted. That he can do something meaningful, even if it's just cleaning up the mess he helped to make. (Briar don't think I've forgotten about you. You're the most culpable in this situation given you're the only adult- but I digress.)

In conclusion.

He bapy.

No but really, what does all of this even mean? I think going back and reading the conversation at the start of the post, especially if you were initially put off by it, with the context outlined here changes a lot about how one can interpret Kieran's behavior. Note that I am not trying to justify anything he said or did, but rather point out that this fictional child has some serious, unresolved issues that deserve time and thought turned towards them, especially in the way that they reflect real-world individuals and systems. Ultimately, if you want my opinion I think Kieran would be a pretty nasty person to know in real life if I was in school still, but you know what? So was I at his age. And so were most people, if I'm being honest. But that doesn't tarnish a person forever. All of life isn't high school, even though Kieran- or you, reading this right now- may feel like it is. He has a lot of growing up to do, but that's life. And in the meantime, he sure is one hell of an interesting character to follow.

#polly speaks #polly writes #pokemon #pokemon scarlet and violet #indigo disk #indigo disk spoilers #teal mask #pokemon kieran #rival kieran #pokemon carmine #kieran posting #character analysis #tw bullying #tw abuse #ask to tag #im tired. anyway im going grocy shopping anyone want anything from tjs

[namchyoon]

he really had the time of his life 😭

#btsgif #btsedit #bts #kim namjoon #namjoon #* #*gifs #*knj #*bts #indigo #psick univ #asking rm of bts on income tax

[cyberdragoninfinity]

I would love to hear your thoughts about the fucked-up turtle (Terapagos)

"Now let's talk about the turtle. Can we talk about the turtle please, Mac? I've been dying to talk about the turtle with you all day."

Ok so. Short Answer Re: Thoughts About Terapagos:

WHAT THE FUCK. WHAT THE FUCK. WHAT THE FUCK. WHY DID IT DO THAT. WHY DID THEY [GAMEFREAK] DO THAT.

Long Answer Re: Thoughts About Terapagos [SPOILERS FOR THE SCARVIO DLC naturally. i havent seen Horizons so i dont rly know whats goin on with this little guy in the anime, just what we've got in the games]:

When the last little batch of new Pokemon in Indigo Disk leaked, about 12 hours or so-ish before the DLC dropped, I was at dinner with my bestie and we were looking at our phones like we were reading breaking world news. And I was looking at this tiny ass png of Terapagos's full Tera (Stellar) form.

And I immediately blurted out "holy SHIT it's turtles all the way down."

If you're not familiar with the phrase, check out its wikipedia page; here it's most relevant as a saying thrown around with regards to the philosophical concept of infinite regress, i.e. a series of elements (or questions begging an explanation) that that goes on infinitely with each member producing the next. So let's say the world rests on the back of a giant turtle--well, then, what does that turtle stand on to keep it from falling into the void? Why, another, bigger turtle, of course! But what about that turtle? Well, you're not gonna believe this, but it's turtles all the way down.

And here's the other thing about infinite regress: it's a logical fallacy, it's circular reasoning--honestly it's a little bit of a cousin to the "which came first?" chicken and egg argument. The question in these cases never truly gets answered, it just goes on and on forever. Bigger turtles on top of even bigger turtles.

It's a paradox. :)

So Stellar Terapagos, just look at that thing. Even its dex entries talk about how it looks like a planet, how it resembles "the world as the ancients saw it"--it's very much not only trying to evoke the World Turtle concept, but the symbolism of a classic paradoxical saying. So we've already got that going on with it, that already makes me bonkers. AND THAT'S JUST THE SURFACE LEVEL.

Cuz when we look at how Terapagos behaves, things start to go from "well isnt this guy a little weird" to "oh. oh this thing is kind of fucked up and terrifying, hello, what the hell is wrong with it" REAL FAST. Its two most stressed features we see in Indigo Disk are A.) its crystalline nature and how its the progenitor of Terastalization, but also B.) it is ferociously powerful and borderline uncontrollable. It's violent. It bursts out of a Master Ball and almost kills Kieran for daring to try and control it. Heath's illustration of its Stellar form in the Scarlet/Violet Book looks so otherworldly and almost cosmically horrifying. It has Weird Fucking Powers the game does NOT elaborate on (but I will; see more below.)

And also, hey, yeah, its Stellar Form looks like a stack of world turtles, but why the FUCK does its Terastal form also look like a goddamn dream catcher.

Personally I've been a big fan of the 'imagination theory' re: the Professors and the Paradox Pokemon and Area Zero, and folks have been arguing that Indigo Disk debunks that, but honestly I feel like we're loitering around some untold explanation that's even more bizarre. Terapagos is at least on some level tied to dreams and existentialism, and I really feel like there's more to Tera Crystals and Terapagos's relationship with them than what we've been told. Hell, its cry is even the noise we hear all game when we Terastalize our Pokemon, which produces its own myriad of questions (Are the Crystals some degree of alive? The Tera Crowns all do have Terapago's little turtle head at their base, too--does Terapagos physically or spiritually connect with a Terastalizing Pokemon? And what about that weird crystalizing the AI Professor does during its big boss fight? MUCH TO THINK ABOUT.)

Oh, speaking of Crystals--yeah. I can't NOT talk about the Indigo Disk Crystal Pool Postgame Secret when talking about Terapagos. ONE MORE SPOILER WARNING FOR THAT--SERIOUSLY GO TO THE CRYSTAL POOL AFTER GETTING THE DLC CREDITS. IT WILL BLAST YOU TO BITS. anyway.

Yeah so that's what I mean with Why Did It [Terapagos] Do That. The fact that you dont even need to have it in your party for the postgame Crystal Pool cutscene to trigger and for Terapagos to just pop out of the PC boxes on its own accord and warp space and time (and maybe even reality itself) to irreversible consequence, implying once again some great and uncontrollable power within this beast. Crazy Ass Moments in Pokemon History for CERTAIN.

And the thing that makes me most insane, thinking about Terapagos twisting time to allow you to meet the Professor, the Real Live Professor, to swap notes with them so to speak, the way it facilitates all of that, is the position it now puts the player and Scarvio itself in. If the Professor's research rests on the back of a white book given to them by a child, then what does the research of that white book rest upon? Ah, well, the expedition of Area Zero spurred forth by the fallout of the Professor's research. And what did THAT research rest upon, again...?

Turtles. The whole way down. Chickens and eggs and a paradox you're now responsible for. At the hands of a Normal Type Pokemon that tried to kill a 14 year old.

Terapagos scares the shit out of me. I love it so much. Why Did They Make It Like That <3

#asks #anonymous #terapagos #pokemon scarlet and violet #pokemon chattering #pokemon #pokemon spoilers #scarvio #scarvio spoilers #scarlet and violet dlc #indigo disk #indigo disk spoilers #long post / #HAD A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS TURTLE SORRY. IT'S RENT FREE IN MY HEAD

[wildflowercryptid]

replaying scarlet is fun bc it's helping me w/ solidifying what florian's like during the main game. ya know, before the horrors™.

he likes to help where he can...

#the horrors aren't what happens in the dlc btw like he does go through it during teal mask & indigo disk #but stuff really starts to get real once they get to the zero lab #the fun silly goofy adventure quickly pivots into a psychological horror for him this poor fuckin kid #pokemon #pkmn scarvio #trainer florian #trainer arven #chara : florian russel cavallari #chara : arven alfaro #( just gonna tag him for organization purposes ) #🎨 : mj draws #ask to tw

[indigowallbreaker]

So I was wondering if you're still doing Edelclaude prompts? Because I have an Edelclaude Wicked prompt. Dorothea would be Glinda. Claude and Edelgard would be Fieryo and Elphaba. They fit so well!

Ooo that's an idea!! Claude would have so much fun as Fieryo! Personally I see Hilda as a better match for Glinda's personality and vibe but I'd never say no to my girl Dorothea in the spotlight <33

I've never explicitly taken Edelclaude prompts, but right now I'm taking Black Eagles-themed ship prompts if you want to submit something. Check this post for the rules/explanation. It would be nice to have an excuse to write Edelclaude again!! :D

#misscoolisback123 #indigo asks #edelclaude #i saw you in my notifs. glad you're enjoying yourself!

[dingdinghq]

NO BECAUSE I STARTED TEARING UP WRITING IT

Just. they'll never be human but what if they learn what it's like? are they better for it? (of course they are. they've never cared much about humans but now they'll value every single life on the earth)

They meet a human, they learn to live like humans, and they finally understand what Lizzie and some of the others were talking about. Humans are wonderful creatures who's lives are so quick, that everything is loved.

...I really enjoyed reading Trials of Apollo 2 years ago if you couldn't tell. I loved the theme of a god learning what it's like to be human and learning so many lessons and becoming a better person for it

yeah. i dont know what else to say here, this is worded really well. i bet skizz grew to love humanity far quicker than the other three.

#dogwarts seasons au #asks from surface waters #indigo asks

[indigopoptart]

here is a link to STAMPS! its an Eddie x Frank slowburn!

#STAMPS fanfiction #welcome home #welcome home arg #welcomehomearg #welcomehome #indigo speaks #indigo asks

[when-wax-wings-melt]

nice!!! we're about to go into tech week and dress rehearsals, so i feel your pain </3

i hope the show goes well!!

ah yes we are in tech week currently LKAJSKD good luck!! you too!

#summer gets an ask #indigo asks

[pokemon-ash-aus]

I just had a funny thought.. Since TC-96 Mewtwo aka Scarfy have Pig ONLY.. And Indigo is like "him" ig but hybrid or smth? Not sure so sorry if I mistake things.. Imagine TC-96 meeting Indigo and getting to know that he has THREE KIDS- And on top of that.. Not from LAB-

You’re absolutely right XD

Peach is my worlds Newtwo whereas Indigo is my worlds Mewtwo, both of which just had a different path due to the hybrids and how things tumbled.

Indigo is telling Scarfy horror stories of Laying Eggs whereas Scarfy is trying so hard not to tell him about the horrors of how Metwows have babies in his world XD

Scarfy and Pig belong to @xxtc-96xx

Indigo, Rose, Punch and Coral are all mine :3

#mewtwo #pokemon #babytwo #indigo ketchum #ask #art