#more Melli in modern world stuff

[stratuscloudsurfer]

Melli and Ingo take a trip around Sinnoh for their honeymoon.

It might seem ironic, given that Melli spent his entire life in Hisui, and Ingo’s spent the last 6 years there, but neither have seen present-day Sinnoh ( aside from Ingo’s brief trip to Jubilife City to see the Museum ) and both are curious about it.

They start off in Celestic Town and hike all the way up to Snowpoint City, spending several days tent camping in the wilderness of the Coronet Highlands while they explore every nook and cranny of the area that they both know so well, yet looks so different in the modern world. Many of their fans worry for the safety and sanity of the Subway Boss and his wildly popular social media icon of a husband because let’s face it, several days roughing it in the Mountains isn’t exactly most people’s idea of a safe and romantic get-away.

On top of this, they stress out the rangers of Mount Coronet because they keep deviating from the main trail that runs through the area. They worry about the two tourists from Unova getting lost, even though Ingo filed for a backcountry permit beforehand and always seems to know exactly where he‘d going, despite his claim that he’s never visited the Mount Coronet recreational area before. Astoundingly, he’s even pointed a couple of other turned-around visitors in the right direction. All the while the two former Highlands wardens are totally relaxed, having a great time gallivanting through the mountains, living off of freeze-dried meals, trail mix, and spring water. At night Ingo sits with his head against Melli’s shoulder next to the campfire, contentedly listening to him sing and strum the little ukulele he insisted on bringing.

Upon arriving at Snowpoint City they check into a quaint little bed and breakfast and watch the snow fall while drinking some of the City’s apparently famous hot chocolate then hop on the ferry over to the Battle Area the next morning. Ingo spends the next few days challenging every single facility the Battle Frontier has to offer. He has a blast and so does Melli, watching him and cheering him on, occasionally even joining him in battle. Ingo collects all of the commemorative prints while he’s there, which he displays in his apartment when he gets back. After long days of battling Melli sits next to Ingo in the white sands of the beaches and listens to him animatedly recount all of the clever strategies and movesets he encountered.

They finish up the trip in Jubilife City, and of course Ingo has to show Melli the History Museum. The first thing he does after walking through the doors is track down Museum Guy so he can introduce him. Meeting Melli causes him less of a shock than it did for him to meet Ingo at first, but then again, he’s not dressed like he just stepped out of the 19th Century and his hair is styled differently, so it takes him a minute to place who he is.

That is, until Ingo announces him as “My husband, Warden Melli.”

After his eyes stop bulging and he manages to get his mouth to close, he says, “I knew it. I knew you two were more than ‘good friends!’”

“Good friends?” Melli rolls his eyes and squeezes Ingo’s hand tighter, as if to make a point. “You’ve got to be kidding me. Is that what your history books say we are? And after Adaman married us and everything!”

Of course, then Museum Guy has to know everything about their traditional Hisuian wedding, and they are more than happy to share. In exchange, he gives Melli a personal tour of all of the exhibits displaying his and Lord Electrode’s greatness.

They’re sad to leave when it’s time to go; for the first time in a while, Ingo doesn’t want to go back to work. But not to worry, Melli took plenty of pictures. Over 900, to be precise.

#submas #subway boss ingo #warden melli #highlandsshipping #✨honeymooning✨ #more Melli in modern world stuff #museum guy deserves an actual name #im gonna call him Walter #he seems like a Walter #they send wedding pics to Walter afterward #pla #au #Ingo/Melli

[greentrickster]

Someone on AO3 asked if Ingo has a sneasel now, and of course I have to say yes to that, because I’m nice, and Ingo deserves a sneasel!

But then I got thinking... how...? Because he doesn’t have one on his team, he wasn’t caring for any when he returned to his time, and I wouldn’t want to forcibly separate a sneaslet from its mom like that. So... what do...?

However, I’ve figured it out - Ingo actually gets one because of Melli! By mistake! After Melli has returned to Hisui!!!

How, you ask? Why by the fact that the box Melli had his descendants hold onto to deliver to Ingo doesn’t just contain those precious letters from friends and family, it includes some of his old stuff as well. Including, as I already established like the psychic type I am, a few feathers Ingo had collected over the years from the sneaslets as they grew. And, also because I am a psychic type, Emmet’s been to Kanto in this AU, where they have perfected the art of creating pokemon clones from ancient DNA!!! And that’s from stuff like fossils and amber and stuff - the DNA from Ingo’s feather collection is probably in way better shape!

(If anyone knows more about how DNA and DNA degradation works than me and is about to tell me this isn’t how it works, shhhhhhh, Bill freaking fused himself with a pokemon by mistake and you can capture God, I can have this.)

And the twins visit Sinnoh and get the feathers some time before they visit Kanto, so Ingo has time to bring up that he misses Sneasler and her babies, and no, getting a modern sneasel wouldn’t be the same. Giving Emmet the chance to bring up the Pokemon Lab (listen, that’s all it’s called in Fire Red and that’s the game I’ve played) he heard about while he was traveling, and how they’ve started reviving ancient pokemon from fossils to study them (slowly, with lots of care to make sure they’re not just tossing new species into the wild willy-nilly), and Ingo has those Hisui sneasel feathers, so maybe...?

Ingo thinks about all this for a few months, and decides that it’s worth looking into when they visit Kanto, so he packs a few of the feathers when they go and, when they visit the lab, asks if they’d be willing/able to use a sneasel feather to make him one...? He’ll let them have a feather or two in exchange if they want.

This is the part where at least one scientist breaks into tears at the sheer excitement of this possibility and, long story short, Ingo donates two feathers to the lab (which they assure him will be more than enough), and he walks out with a newly-made pokemon egg that, by the time he and Emmet return home, has hatched into a brand-new baby Hisui-variant sneaslet.

And Ingo is very happy.

(Also, when the media catches wind of the fact that Ingo has an extinct pokemon he’s raising and whether he’ll be breeding it, making it more, handing it over to science for study, etc., he tells them that he’s actually already donated DNA samples like the one used to create his sneaslet to the Pokemon Lab that specializes in this, and he’s leaving the creation, distribution, and future of what’s done with that DNA up to them, as he’s not a scientist and they’ll have a better knowledge and understanding of how to handle all this than he would. His own qualifications for caring for this particular sneasel are ‘got yeeted back in time and spent a few years specifically caring for this sort of sneasel.’ And, like... the whole Alola incident is probably still pretty fresh in everyone’s minds at this point, along with all the other nonsense that happens in the Pokemon world, so everyone goes, “You know what? Fair.” And mostly leave him alone on the topic.)

#Melli in Unova AU #pokemon ingo #pokemon emmet #arceus spoilers #pokemon legends arceus #pokemon firered #pokemon black and white #submas

[pridepoisoned]

[ooc. Long time no blog! I finally got the opportunity to finish Legends Arceus over this past weekend, and here are some of my thoughts (on the game and what it means for my RP.) Spoilers ahoy, obviously!]

The game

This.

Seriously, I can’t put this game down. In my opinion, this is best Pokemon game in a LONG time simply because of how fresh it is and how many things have changed within the formula. It’s Pokemon Breath of the Wild, but BOTW is a fantastic game so I FULLY support this new direction for the series. I honestly can’t see myself going back to the “way things were.” Everything is so streamlined here and it’s something I really appreciate as a massive Pokefan (they started the text speed on “fast,” people! They’re listening!)

Even the plot was surprisingly compelling, with a twist that I (somehow) didn’t see coming. Seriously, I don’t know how I avoided that spoiler with everything that’s been happening here. I could talk more about how I felt about Giratina’s portrayal but eh. This is getting long already. 

My few gripes with the game concern how wide open some areas were--some places felt really, really empty and I found the thorough research tasks to be a little repetitive. I don’t care so much about the graphics, and I think it’s pretty commendable that Game Freak was able to do all of this given the now yearly expectation for a mainline title or remake. Seriously well done--in the future, I hope that they can expand and polish the visuals surrounding the innovative core mechanics of this game.

My friends all laughed at me for getting hyped as this game’s release grew closer and closer...but lately they’ve all been playing it nonstop. Who’s laughing now, eh?   

RPing

Because of Legends, I haven’t been here or on many of my blogs as much recently. I hate to admit this because I know it sounds kind of petty, but here’s my other gripe: I cannot believe how neither Barry nor Jupiter (the two Sinnohan muses I play) received any attention in the game, not even a cameo!! I mean, Melli could maybe be considered Jupiter’s “ancestral double,” but I dunno. I know it’s not a big deal, but Mars, Saturn and Charon got theirs--where the heck is Jup? And don’t get me started on this game’s inexcusable Barry deficiency. He better be in some DLC. Please.  

So, yeah, with those two characters being excluded, I don’t feel especially compelled to give them ancestor verses right now (since their status might change in the future) and I don’t think my future-minded portrayals of Jup or Eris would fit very well in a Hisuian world anyways, but maybe I could change my mind if I think of the right angle. 

Understandably, the dash is filled with overwhelming amounts of Hisuian muse/content as of late (which I fully support, we got good food with these games and I love reading everyone’s verses, new canon characters and OCs!!) I also want to try writing some PLA stuff and I want to interact with the Hisuian characters on my dash (now that I can), I’m just having such difficulty imagining Jup fitting into Hisui, which is tragic because her MODERN muse is still fresh on my mind. >< 

If anyone is getting an informal PLA verse, it’ll be Barry, no ancestor. Just Barry, falling out of a portal like Ingo, with similar memory loss symptoms. Until he gets the rep he deserves, I want to play Barry just trying his goddamn best to brighten up a brave new world. I will always get behind that idea. He’s coming. 

#ooc #pla spoilers #long post #('who asked' inc) #(whew!! good game is good...save for the two major omissions!!) #(also if this ramble sounds bitter in ANY way it is not supposed to be!) #(i just needed to type this out to figure out a future direction for my muses!) #tbd

[umbrahighpriestofgiratina]

And now. The final ficlet. An epilogue of sorts.

Evithyan disappeared from Hisui one day. 

A massive search party, human and Pokemon, was made to find her, but turned up nothing. It was ascertained that she had finally found a way home. 

Hisui continued to grow, and build, and thrive, but always remembered her actions. Her name went down in history. 

And one held on to his memories of her in particular. 

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"You kids get off my lawn! I don't got time for you!"

The children in the Diamond Clan village giggled, running away from Adaman shaking his cane. When they were gon Adaman turned to a man across the way. 

"Melli! Keep your grandkids in line!"

"But Adamaaaaaaaaan," said the elderly Melli, they need to be themselves!"

"Says the person who needs to be LESS himself!" said Adaman. 

He decided not to focus on Melli for now, hobbling to the edge of the village and looking off at a busrtling large town in the distance. "That Jublife village is really gotten to be a Jublife City... Bah. Time's getting away from me. I can't make sense of any of this modern stuff. If only Evityan were here. She'd fix everything. She always did."

"I'm right here Adaman," said a voice. Adaman whipped around as fast as his old legs and back were able to find Evithyan standing before him. She looked different - she was older, taller, more ethereal, with a white cloak and strange markings on her face- but Adaman could still tell it was her. 

"Evithyan! It's you! It's really you! You're finally back, after all these years! Oh, I've got to tell Irida, she'll be so happy to see yo-"

"Adaman, things changed in the world I'm from. We finally won... But I can still only linger here so long..."

"But - no, wait, you can't go, so many people are still kicking and will want to see you-"

"Your descendants... All of your descendants... Take care of Hisui - no, Sinnoh forme....:"

"I... I will;. I'll pass that mantra down. To everyone."

"Thank you... Adaman... Goodbye..."

"Wait, Evithyan, please, don't g-"

Too late. She was gone. Adaman stared blankly at where she was. Melli hobbled over. 

"You were making a racket! Just who were you talking to anyway?"

Adaman was silent for a good long while before letting out a sigh. "...Just. Myself I guess."

***

#umbra plays pokemon legends arceus #pokemon legends arceus #adaman #melli

[my-nickname-atrocy]

(long post)

what should come as a surprise to no one, im still playing legends arceus and spoilers ahead because i’ve got some stuff and some theories i need to fan out

first off, melli and adaman absolutely fuck, there’s no way they dont.

secondly, what on earth is ingo doing hundreds of years in the past? like he’s the only modern character that’s keep their modern name. now there is arezu who looks remarkably like commander mars and one of the miss fortune sisters who uses an abomasnow and looks exactly like candice so i don’t think this is in the past per say. i think “almighty sinnoh” which by context is probably dialga and palkia aswell as arceus, just created a new world. or this is the world cyrus created or something of that sort. and the rift is the passage between core series games and legends arceus and some people (player character and ingo) accidentally fell through and can’t remember their past. perhaps ingo fell before player character does on the same mission player character has but failed and or became a warden instead. either way i really like theorizing about this sort of stuff, even if the answer is just found out by me playing the game more. i’m excited to see what’s next.

lastly, i have no clue what i’m doing, at all, like genuinely, no idea. i’m like scraping by most challenges by the skin of my teeth

#pokémon #pokémon legends arceus #long post haha

[anxious-art-block]

NNT Headcanons I came up with while taking my exams

Demons are intersex, why? Idk because intersex folk don’t get enough recognition(That’s a lie I read a fanfic where Mel was intersex and I’ve now accepted that as canon)

Faeries have traditional Fae and Elven markings on their face and body that they gain when they get their wings(I will never not draw Elaine and Harley without them. Ever)

Faerie wings will not only differ with the Faerie but also with what type of Faerie they are(Like a water faerie’s wings will often have a blue hue to them or will be blue, Harlequin’s wings for example)

Goddesses are the smartest amongst the other clans and races, and were the most technologically advanced until they were wiped out(Think of them as atlantis, like that’s the vibe I'm tryna go for with them)

Giants have markings on their face that resemble dwarvish markings(Imagine Diane with those badass dwarvish arm markings/tattoos, holy fuck that’s hot)

If humans or like goddesses use a Demon spell, their hands will forever be darkened and marked up, like they dipped their hands in ink or smth(Or it would like start out as following the vain, but if they did it enough times THEN it would be like they dipped their arms in ink)

Short hair is common amongst demon men and woman(it seemed fitting ig)

Vampires can do the cliche thing of being able to turn into a bat(Gelda would do it just to fuck with Zel, you know she would)

EVERYONE EXCEPT THE GIANTS, DRUIDS AND HUMANS HAVE POINTED EARS. F I G H T M E

Wow these are like world building hc’s. I’ll move on to the stuff ya’ll care about now

Some of Mel’s many nicknames; Shortcake(By Ban), Melly(By Elizabeth), Hot stuff(By King, as mockery but hey), Bi-lingual(By himself)

Mel and Zel have the Luna and Celestia dynamic, “WHaT dO yOu mEAn yOU leFT iT on tHe cOuNtEr?!” “I thOUGht yOU WeRe brINGing iT!”

Gowther wear’s dresses to formal events. Wait, no that-that’s canon-shit.

Ban and Mel confuse ppl with their dynamic, and everyone’s like “Are they dating, are they besties, do they hate eachother, do they fuck like wHAt”

King will only ever admit that him and Ban are friends while drunk

Elaine whispers snark and sassy comments under her breath and Ban has never been prouder

Arthur has 9 parents, guess who they all are

ZELDRIS YOU’RE LOVED SO MUCH MORE THAN YOU, MAY TROUBLES BE FAR FROM YOUR MIND, AND FORGIVE ME FOR BEING SO B L I N D- ok I’m done

Mel reads the classics, he read Twilight once and sobbed in his room for a full two days out of regret

Did I mention that I think Mel is really fucking smart despite normally only using like one brain cell

No? Well I’m about to

He knows the square root of 546, like just off the top of his head. He was there during a lot of historical events(provided they actually happened in this world idk)

“Mel what does BDSM mean” “Well, Arthur that’s.. Uh” “THE BIBLE DOES SO MUCH for us” “Hm, ok thx merlin.”

Vegetarian Harlequin. You can eat my dick if you disagree

Elizabeth snorts when she laughs, like laugh laughs. She hates it, but everyone else finds it adorable

Everyone? Being? A good? Singer???? Well I mean four(Githunder counts)of them can canonically sing so I mean might as well

No matter the modern au, they all play in a band. No exceptions

#nnt #nanatsu no taizai #seven deadly sins #nnt meliodas #nnt ban #nnt king #nnt harlequin #nnt gowther #nnt arthur #nnt merlin #nnt elaine #nnt elizabeth #i think i got them all

[heartsunholy-a]

7, 14, & 15 !!

Let’s Talk Ships! // @dawnswake

7. A ship someone else writes that you love.

Well firstly shout out to you and @hcllsheir because every time I see y’all do stuff, I’m like “god, evie and aeron on their sad shit again” because wow i love two disasters and you’re both v talented writers! admittedly, i haven’t followed their entire saga but i like seeing you two write them when they pop up on my dash!

and I can’t not shout out @headsxwillxroll and @islecaptain and their incredibly expansive universe! Admittedly I haven’t fully kept up with their Prophecy verse but just about every one of Kira’s muses is shipped off with one of Alana’s and it’s so fun to watch to see who they combine next and how! Romantic? Platonic? Familial? Master and Familiar? It’s always a surprise and so fun to see how they plot these things out!!

And I’d be lying if I said I didn’t love seeing the N.ewsies squad all interacting. All of @sensibiliitatem ‘s ships? Golden. (Though ngl I’m partial to Charlie/Davey and Charlie/Jack. After Charlie/Hotshot, naturally~). @tomorrcwsnews and @frxncaise blessing the world with O.scar/A.nge content and their other ships in general? Perfection. People getting love from Race, Tammy and Goliath over on @asortofsensation ? My fave. I love these people so much and am so invested in their interactions with each other and other people I haven’t the pleasure of writing with yet!

And honestly tbh, if we’re mutuals, even if we don’t write frequently I probably take notice of your more frequent interactions and go like “oh it’s x and y again!” when I see y’all on my dash. I love and support you all!!

14. A ship you never considered but is now one you love.

Am I allowed to talk about crossover ships? Because uuuuuuh Bavey, duh. Elizabeth “Betty” Cooper and David “Davey” Jacobs are soulmates from completely different franchises and time periods but they were made for each other. 

It all started because I did a soulmate telepathy starter call and instead of just throwing @tatterdhearts all my A.rchie comics kids at hers, I offered to randomize a few pairs. One pair happened to be B.etty and D.avey and at the time, I wasn’t super well versed in N.ewsies. I saw the 90s movie once when I was 14 for my journalism class, I knew S.anta Fe and S.eize the D.ay and that was about it. But I remember Abi earlier posting about wanting modern stuff for D.avey so I thought it’d be fun. And the rest, as they say, is history. Betty and Davey are both just so loyal and honest and have such similar ideas on fighting injustice? And they both have this tendency to feel inferior so they exist in this cycle of constantly uplifting each other?? I could gush about Bavey all day, they’re just made for each other and every time I see Abi reply to something Bavey related, I get so excited. Move over Jack and Katherine, Bavey is the superior reporter x newsie ship.

If we’re talking a ship from the same canon though, I’ll stick with N.ewsies because uuuuuuh J.okat? Perfection. It started by just pointing out how heart eyes J.ojo and A.lbert get over K.atherine when she first shows up? And at first @tomorrcwsnews just had them as a fun little brotp, where he likes to annoy and tease her. Then it turned into “Well J.ojo obviously has a crush on her but we can play it onesided.” But like…he completely won Kat over with his antics. He’s a massive dork hiding a sad inner shell and he balances out K.atherine’s tendency to get stressed and annoyed easily and they’re just very soft and sweet and also constantly thirsty, I love them.

15. A ship you secretly love but are too shy to try and make happen.

All of them? Tbh I am s o bad at approaching people about ships, I’m always worried I come across as pushy.

Tbh, I’d love more J.ughead or R.eggie interactions for B.etty? And V.eronica honestly, I love me some J.eronica. 

And honestly I feel so bad pushing Melody on the sea3 but god give Melody a Gil to love??? She’s got her main Harry who she adores but like??? Mellie and Gil would be such a fun dynamic to explore

Also also Giselle/Ben. In any capacity, I just need those two more, I need Ben being everything Giselle never expected and everything she fears she doesn’t deserve because of who her dad is.

And this isn’t so much a specific ship but give D.iana a girlfriend connected to the Greek pantheon. Daphne’s got H.adie, Delilah’s got H.erkie, D.iana deserves a pantheon gf

#messages #dawnswake #i'll stop wearing black when they make a darker color (ooc) #((eeeek this is long but thank you love!!!))

[sugarwaterradio]

What Is Shadow Banning? How The Instagram Practice Can Affect An Artist.

In an era where social media is one of an artist's most pivotal tools, we look at how Instagram's penchant for "shadow banning" rappers may have a detrimental effect on their livelihoods.

Instagram can be a powerful weapon for the world’s most creative minds. The Facebook-owned company permits creatives of all types to foster organic bonds with their audience, tailoring their communication to purport themselves and their brand in whatever way they so desire. No longer prohibited by junkets or predesignated appearances, many artists utilize their social media as an extension of the viewpoints and aesthetic that they present in their music. As a result, the relationship between a rapper’s personal life and their movements in the professional sphere are more symbiotic than ever. The autonomy that social media provides the artist and its uncensored, largely self-governed nature has aided many artists’ ascents while also spawning its fair share of cautionary tales. Beyond the intrepid dangers of rampant clout chasing that Denzel Curry is quick to warn us of, there is another, far less publicized side to the application that has largely remained shrouded in mystery and hearsay. This is Instagram's ability to “shadow ban” an aspiring hip-hop artist. In an era where visibility is placed on a high premium, “shadow banning” obstructs artists from gaining new followers or being discoverable by the search function, ultimately hindering their livelihood. Rather than a conventional ban— such as that which was doled out to Boonk Gang or almost befell The Game— there is no significant effect on functionality of the app for the recipient of the shadow ban. In many cases, it’s highly probable that an artist wouldn’t know they’d been given this exposure-hampering designation unless they were specifically informed. By the same token, their pre-existing fans and followers would be none the wiser as their posts would continue to show up on their feed without incident. Ultimately, the problem lies in the fact that their omission or diminished position in search results makes it exceedingly difficult to find them. Thus, getting slapped with a shadow ban can covertly stifle audience growth without Instagram ever having to offer a robust explanation. In fact, the powers at be over at Instagram HQ vehemently refute that it’s a real practice. Speaking to reporters in July of 2018, product lead Julian Gutman opted to use the press visit as a platform to dispel many of the “misconceptions” that have haunted them in recent years. Amid granting TechCrunch and others a window into the intricacies of the platform, they set aside time to downplay the existence of shadow banning and other supposed foibles of the app that have come under scrutiny.  "Instagram’s feed doesn’t favor users who use Stories, Live, or other special features of the app. Instagram doesn’t downrank users for posting too frequently or for other specific behaviours, but it might swap in other content in between someone’s if they rapid-fire separate posts. Instagram doesn’t give extra feed presence to personal accounts or business accounts, so switching won’t help your reach. Shadowbanning is not a real thing, and Instagram says it doesn’t hide people’s content for posting too many hashtags or taking other actions."NLE Choppa at the HNHH NYC Office - Image by HNHH Draped in the same ambiguity as an urban myth, the issue reared its head in the hip-hop sphere in recent weeks after a discovery from NoJumper’s Adam22. Known to champion the exact generation of burgeoning rappers that are so intertwined with social media, he took to Twitter to flag what he saw as unfair treatment of one of Memphis’ rising rappers. Complete with screen-recorded evidence of the issue, Adam proclaimed, "NLE Choppa is one of the most popular up & coming rappers. He’s also shadow banned on Instagram and it’s almost impossible to find his account unless you type in his exact username and scroll past a bunch of fake accounts. He has no recourse or avenue by which to appeal this. I’ve noticed this with a bunch of rappers lately," he continued, "but can’t remember who else. Either way the government needs to step in and stop this shit." Met by fervent agreement by some and scepticism by others, Adam’s insistence that this must go to a higher body speaks to how crucial platforms such as Instagram can be to a rising MC’s progression. When levelled with allegations about this practice, their spokespeople are always quick to espouse the "principles" that are key to success such as "having a distinct visual presence," "being a storyteller" and putting "thought into your creative." This may be sound promotional advice on the surface but it is ultimately null and void when you’re being thwarted by an algorithmic anomaly. In light of Adam’s revelation that NLE Choppa had fallen foul of a shadow ban, it seemed only right to delve into the ranks of today’s rising artists to discern who else has found themselves on the receiving end of it and whether there’s any commonality between them. To clarify, all prior research into shadow banning estimates that they last around 14 days so while these examples are valid at time of writing, that could realistically change any minute in favour of another crop of rappers being afflicted. In terms of artists in the upper-reaches of the modern-day game, two notable victims of this form of social media-based marginalization come in Freddie Gibbs (@FreddieGibbs) and Max B (@Maxb140). Teetering more towards elder statesman than the archetypal Instagram generation, both rappers are nigh-on undiscoverable on Instagram unless you search their username on a search engine that’s independent of the app. Segueing towards XXL Freshman territory, the polarizing Blueface (@bluefacebleedem) has been extricated from the results entirely while Skinnyfromthe9, Icy Narco and the incarcerated YNW Melly are all buried below fan pages and other offerings with far less relevancy and far less follower counts. Veering into the up-and-comers, the social media prevalence of artists such as ABG Neal, Queen Key, Philthy Rich, Freebandz’ Lil Wookie, Peewee Longway, Coca Vango, Egypxn and 9lokkNine is diluted on account of unspecified shadow bans that they may not be privy to whatsoever. An undisclosed restriction that may leave these aspiring artists screaming into the void, where it gets interesting is when you factor in the other societal group that have been plagued by this scenario.Peewee Longway at the HNHH NYC office - Image by HNHH In April of this year, Instagram implemented a new power that enabled them to discreetly minimize what they saw as “inappropriate” content even if it didn’t explicitly violate their community guidelines and, in typical fashion, have seldom expanded beyond the blanket terms. After refusing to provide further explanation to HuffPost, it had been suggested that shadow bans were closely aligned with their new policy of combatting "inauthenticity." "Every day people come to Instagram to have real experiences, including genuine interactions," they declared in a blog post. "This type of behaviour is bad for the community, and third-party apps that generate inauthentic likes, follows, and comments violate our Community Guidelines and Terms of Use." However, the ongoing trend of sex-workers, strippers and other adult-oriented content creators receiving shadow bans suggests that there is an attempt to remove anything risqué or subversive from the platform. Among the most vocal detractors of Instagram’s shadow banning policy, Jacqueline Frances, otherwise known as @jacqthestripper, spoke openly about the toll that it has on her ability to engage with her audience: "I absolutely depend on Instagram to make a living. I sell books, I sell T-shirts, I sell art, and Instagram is my largest-reaching advertising platform," she conceded. "Having my content demoted makes me less visible and makes it harder to remind people to buy my stuff." Although the products may be different, the plight of the artist depicts how shadow banning could directly affect today’s rappers in the same irremovable fashion. While they think they may be doing ample promotion for a new single or project, getting saddled with a shadow ban will mean that they won’t be eligible for any explore pages and are ultimately left preaching to the converted rather than having any hope of alerting potential fans to their material. Not only does it set a dangerous precedent for freedom of expression on Instagram and social media at large, shadow bans have the potential to meddle with an artist’s standing in the hip-hop realm. Consequently, the community must keep a watchful eye on this and spread awareness until this invisible ceiling on creatives has been lifted once and for all. Have you noticed a shadow ban on certain artists? Let us know in the comments.

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19 TV Moms You'd Totally Want To Be Friends With IRL

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19 TV Moms You'd Totally Want To Be Friends With IRL

Get out of my TV and into my minivan.

1. Lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)

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CW

Why She’d Be Your BFF: She’s also her kid’s BFF. That may annoy you, but let’s be real — this means she probably knows some stuff worth knowing.

Holla at Your Girl When: You want to quit motherhood because your teen just told you they hated you.

2. Jessica Huang (Fresh Off the Boat)

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ABC

Why She’d Be Your BFF: She has high expectations when it comes to her kids, so she’ll hold you to a high standard too. Don’t worry; it’s good for you. Holla at Your Girl When: You’re this close to a spending spree and need to be talked off the edge. #RetailTherapy

3. Kristina Braverman (Parenthood)

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NBC

Why She’d Be Your BFF: She always shows up. She doesn’t even try to dodge life’s curve balls; she just catches them and throws them back.

Holla at Your Girl When: You need an ally. Who else would stand by your side while you fight to stake your claim as team mom?

4. Rebecca Donaldson Katsopolis (Full House)

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ABC

Why She’d Be Your BFF: Balance. Becky has got that elusive work/life balance down cold.

Holla at Your Girl When: You can’t stop crying over spilled milk (or coffee). The working-mom struggle is real.

5. Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)

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FOX

Why She’d Be Your BFF: Patience is a virtue, so many of us find ourselves coming up short on. But when it comes to Marge, girl has plenty.

Holla at Your Girl When: You’re trying to master her brand of zen with your own wild child.

6. Callie Torres (Grey’s Anatomy)

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ABC

Why She’d Be Your BFF: She will make it her mission to get you out of your shell. Callie is passionate, and when she loves, she loves all the way.

Holla at Your Girl When: The dance floor is dominated by sorority girls and you need a partner to “Shake It Off” with.

7. Harriette Winslow (Family Matters)

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ABC

Why She’d Be Your BFF: Girlfriend is boss and can teach you how to be about it at home and at work.

Holla at Your Girl When: You don’t feel “mom” enough. Her side-eye is legendary and will surely snap you back into shape.

8. Mellie Grant (Scandal)

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ABC

Why She’d Be Your BFF: Mellie is always ready to take off her invisible hoop earrings and fight for the things (and people) she believes in.

Holla at Your Girl When: You’re the incumbent PTA president and there’s a formidable challenger lurking.

9. Gloria Pritchett (Modern Family)

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FOX

Why She’d Be Your BFF: She says all the things you secretly wish you said — and maybe some things you’re super glad you didn’t.

Holla at Your Girl When: You’re on a mission to retire the mom jeans and reclaim your MILF status.

10. Rainbow Johnson (Black-ish)

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ABC

Why She’d Be Your BFF: Bow stays true to who she is, even in the face of her snarky mother-in-law.

Holla at Your Girl When: You’re ready to come to terms with the fact that you married a mama’s boy.

11. Peg Bundy (Married…With Children)

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FOX

Why She’d Be Your BFF: Peggy is definitely feelin’ herself and all about self care (to the fullest).

Holla at Your Girl When: You need to binge on bonbons and daytime television.

12. Doris (Caillou)

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PBS

Why She’d Be Your BFF: She’s the mother to the most annoying child to grace our televisions and has yet to lose it.

Holla at Your Girl When: You just can’t take any more whining.

13. Stef Foster (The Fosters)

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ABC Family

Why She’d Be Your BFF: Love. Stef has opened her heart to receiving love in whatever form it takes in her life.

Holla at Your Girl When: You need backup at any time (your best friend just happens to be a po-po).

14. Rochelle Rock (Everybody Hates Chris)

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CW

Why She’d Be Your BFF: Every day she’s hustlin’. Rochelle is no stranger to hard work or standing up for herself.

Holla at Your Girl When: Your man just lost one of his two jobs and you’ve got to make your next move.

15. Lily Aldrin (How I Met Your Mother)

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CBS

Why She’d Be Your BFF: Lily loves her crew so fiercely, she’s not afraid to meddle to make things right.

Holla at Your Girl When: Your junior high schooler brings home her high school boyfriend and you’re looking to stealthily break them up.

16. Louise Jefferson (The Jeffersons)

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CBS

Why She’d Be Your BFF: Even when you royally blow it, Louise is right there. She reminds you of the importance of forgiving yourself and others.

Holla at Your Girl When: You need to let some things go. Life has been a little blurred ever since you started giving everyone the stink eye.

17. Carol Brady (The Brady Bunch)

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ABC

Why She’d Be Your BFF: She knows how to embrace second chances. Here’s the story, Carol was a divorcée and single mother when she met Mike.

Holla at Your Girl When: You want to give love another try but aren’t sure you’re ready to commit to a minivan.

18. Topanga Matthews (Girl Meets World)

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The Disney Channel

Why She’d Be Your BFF: She’s just so darn likable. Plus, she dreams big.

Holla at Your Girl When: You’ve decided to quit the internet if another article that says moms can’t have it all pops up in your Facebook feed. I mean, do they even know Topanga Mathews, Esq.?

19. Angie Lopez (George Lopez)

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ABC

Why She’d Be Your BFF: Back in the day she taught you what your milkshake could do, and now she’s a master of keeping the flame alive.

Holla at Your Girl When: You’re ready to “warm it up” in the bedroom and want to try something new.

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[greentrickster]

Do you think Melli would start working at the Battle Subway?

I could imagine him watching Emmet and Ingo battle (and taking notes) and trying to improve.

Anon? Bless your eyes, I needed a dopamine-fueled ask for this AU!

In regards to your question, I don't think he works there, exactly, but, once he gets comfortable with the idea of trains, I think he joins the twins and hangs out in their car as an observer along with Ingo. It not only lets Melli learn about modern battles from watching Emmet and helps him by having someone familiar to explain it to him if he needs, but answering questions like this helps Ingo reacquaint himself with the necessary memories and speeds up the process for him.

Plus, they can all three do practice battles while they're waiting for trainers to show up, or have Melli keep an eye on the car while Emmet and Ingo do conductor stuff.

An unexpected positive of this is that it helps Melli get a new appreciation for just how integrated and normal pokemon are in this society. Like, one day a trainer makes it to the twins, and Melli looks up expecting to see some tough young trainer, and instead it's a little old lady with a handbasket of poffin and an Arcanine. To make matters even more surprising, instead of the usual shpeal, Emmet (and, after a moment, Ingo), are both all, "Oh, Granny Sophie, haven't seen you in awhile!"

Because, let's be real... there should be some truly terrifyingly strong elderly pokemon trainers running around this world, and I'd like to see more of them. You see someone over fifty running around with a pokemon team, they're either a complete noob finally living out their dreams or packing some of the toughest game you will ever face.

And Granny Sophie's just tittering, wasn't even planning to go battling, but she heard that the nice young man who'd gone missing had come back, and she just had to come see for herself, and who's this fellow over in the corner?

This fellow over in the corner is Melli, who is staring into space because he has a better scale for how tough Ingo, Emmet, and Gear Station are at this point, and this lady casually just went through all that to say hi. The future is kinda scary.

Then again, the future is also kinda amazing, because he'll have had at least one trainer who made it this far see the twins, then notice Melli's own skuntank, and completely derail because, "OMG, I love skuntanks? And this one is so nice, lookit him, it's a him right? Yeah, lookit him, lookit you you're so big and shiny, what a handsome boy, I bet your trainer brushes your fur all the time doesn't he? Doesn't he? You're such a boofer, you want pets, can he have pets? Pets for the good boy!" (huge sniff) "Oh yeah, that's that happy healthy skuntank musk! Aw~ your trainer takes such good care of you, doesn't he, you big grumpy boy?"

And Melli's standing there, kinda shell-shocked (his skuntank is also kinda shell-shocked but also of the mind, 'yeah I am pretty great, and so is my Warden, and I do deserve pets!'), like, "He's a skuntank...?"

"He's a baby and I love him!"

Melli is so confused, he's the only person he knows who likes skuntanks, this is a new experience for him.

Aaaaand I have some more to say about this, involving Elesa and voltorbs and Melli, but it's late, so I'mma put all that in a reblog after I've slept!

Thanks for the ask!

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[greentrickster]

Pls tells us more about the Melli in modern Unova!!

He would be so lost, but Emmet and Ingo are kind enough to let him live with them. I wouldn't be suprised, if Melli would get a bit more withdrawn (like when he was a child) bc the whole situation overwhelms him. (And his 'The Great Melli' attitude is just a facade he built over the years)

Perhaps he will get friends with Emmet, Melli (and Elesa?) and will become a better pokemon trainer.

Um, okay! Heads-up, though, I have played neither PLA nor Black and White, I just wandered into the awesome that is the current submas fandom and decided not to leave. So anything I get wrong... that's why.

This said, I think you're right, Ingo and Emmet would definitely let Melli sleep on the sofa or something for awhile - even if Emmet's verrrrrry Not Happy with Melli's attitude (especially towards his brother), Ingo knows what it's like to have something like this happen to you. And Melli goes with it, at first simply because he and Ingo aren't exactly close, but Ingo is pretty much the only familiar thing to him in this world. And I think once Melli's 'The Great Melli' attitude finally cracks, Emmet's going to warm up to him a lot more, too, because putting on a brave/confident face is something he also does.

That said, I think that, at least at first, Melli's going to be leaning into his 'the Great Melli' thing pretty hard, just to hide how scared and wrong-footed he is, so at first he'll be pretty obnoxious. And that that firmly ends the first time he sees the Battle Subway - not because of a battle, but because of the trains. Pokemon battles he understands - he's a warden, for his era he's probably an expert-level trainer who's pretty dang good with pokemon, and getting beaten in battle only seems to make him lean harder into his persona and get more defensive.

Trains, though? That's something utterly alien for him, that he has absolutely no context for. Given that Hisui is sort of in the Meiji era, he's probably never even seen a car in person, and if he has then they're much slower than modern day cars. Imagine going from that to the modern Japanese railway, which is fast, sleek, efficient, and hyper-modern, and moves in a way that you can't see or understand what's propelling it without understanding about electricity in a way Melli just doesn't. So I think that the first train that pulls into the station, that he sees moving? Instant freeze response, then, when his brain's decided that this thing isn't leaving and isn't something he can win against, he bolts. And that leads to the scene where he breaks down, probably manages to squirrel himself away in one of the quieter corners and the twins have to track him down, and finally admits, when they do find him, that he's scared and he doesn't know what he's doing. This is the point where he really starts growing as a person.

Other things that would happen - I think that fridges and ovens and such wouldn't actually startle him that much, because the concept of the cool storage/ice box and ovens have been around for ages, and these are just modernizations of those concepts. Air conditioning would probably be much more impressive to him, because it's so much harder to control the temperature of a larger space. I think, as Lord Electrode's warden, he'd adore learning about how we use electricity in the modern era, too, because he thinks his lord is amazing and wow, look at all the stuff his lord's electricity can do as well as battle! Amazing! Similarly, while he himself focuses on poison types, I think he'd be interested in seeing Elesa's gym and talking to her as well, since she specializes in electric types.

(Also, Melli gets to have his pokemon accompany him to the present, because I'm nice. In fact, I'm even gonna let him catch and keep a toxel, because he'd probably think an electric/poison type was really cool.)

Something that would absolutely blow his mind is modern grocery stores. I say this as someone who grew up in modern America in the 90s, then lived in a very out-of-the-way town in Siberia for about a year in '97/98 with my family, then moved back to America again. While in Russia at the time, we did all our shopping at several large, primarily outdoor markets. Our first night back, we stopped by a nearby Super Walmart on the way back from the airport to buy some food, because Hunger. It was over twenty years ago and I still remember it, the shelves felt like they reached the sky, and there was so. Much. Food. The culture shock was very real, and it wasn't even technically a new experience for me!

So, basically? Melli will likely have never seen this much food just casually sitting in one place in his entire life, and it's going to be overwhelming, in a 'where do I even start???' intimidating kind of way. There will also be foods that he liked in the past that he doesn't like in the modern era, either because the recipe has changed, a new strain of that fruit/vegetable became the dominant one, or he can taste the chemicals used to process the food and doesn't like them. (I went through that once, too, as a result of having to have a very restricted, simple diet for awhile. So many foods I liked that taste bad now because my tolerance for the chemicals went away! TT^TT) On the plus side, there will also be dishes he's never tried that he finds out he really likes, some of which he'll even be able to still make when he gets home!

Also, I think Elesa introduces Melli to conditioner and it is a Revelation, because he looks like a guy who likes to take good care of his hair. I think he'd also get some confidence back thanks to the fact that he understands strong and agile styles, how to train a pokemon to use them, and how to effectively use them in battle. Ingo knows this, too, but having two people with this knowledge would make it easier to demonstrate and explain it, and I bet a lot of trainers would be interested in learning these techniques, and Melli would have fun showing off and getting stronger. It'd be fun to see his comment of "You may have won but I didn't lose, there's a difference" recontextualized into him saying it to someone he's taught those styles to, and who just beat him for the first time with them. Because if your student learns what you taught them so well that they can beat you with them, is that really a loss? That would be a really fun bit of character growth!

And, of course, we have to have him finding out, oh, by the way? Ingo is a powerful trainer. Like, a stupid powerful trainer. Powerful enough that he and his brother can say "No legendary pokemon on our trains" and enforce that rule. Oh, and Ingo's also one of the two heads of Battle Station, which, as I mentioned in the original post, would probably look similar to being a clan head to Melli. And people come from all over the world for a chance to do battle with these two. And they have a fan club. And Ingo can actually drive and control those terrifying train things.

...it strikes Melli that it's probably a good thing that Ingo didn't have his full memories in the past and isn't holding a grudge, because otherwise Melli might have been in very serious trouble.

Last thing for now, I think Melli would be really excited to learn about the efforts that people are going through in regards to pokemon conservation and protection. Because he might be being a brat about it, but he does seem to care about pokemon being able to live safely without humans mucking about and disturbing their habitat. Like, really frustrating and upsetting to learn about all the mistakes that have been made since his era (ex: no more Hisui-variant sneazels), but glad to hear that people are finally taking that sort of thing seriously and working to stop, mitigate, and prevent further damage to such things. He could end up being one of the original pokemon conservationists as well as a warden when he returns to the past.

And, um, that's it for now, I guess! (Wow, I had a lot more to say about this than I thought I would!) Thanks for the ask!

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[greentrickster]

Do you think Melli would be interested in the modern fashion, make-up, hairstyles and so on? Perhaps he might bond with Elesa about this.

(I have the hc, that Melli for example made the patterns on his hat and skirt (?) by himself. And look at his long hair!! It's so beautiful! Also his style is amazing as a warden)

(He also kinda reminded me of Wallace, bc he's so pretty, he could be a model)

Anon, you're obviously a psychic type, because you read my mind! Yes, I do think Melli would be very curious about modern fashion, though he'd probably also be quite o////o about it, since it's much more revealing than anything anyone in his time is used to - even the most minimalist outfits worn in the Hisui region have nothing on Elesa! Heck, there's probably a conversation early on where Melli says something to the effect of, "Put some more clothes on, that's indecent!" And Elesa's just about to righteously go off on him, but Ingo steps in with, "Elesa, your body your choice, but he's from several hundred years in the past and the modesty standards were very different, this is sincere culture shock." "Okay, I guess I can go less runway and more street fashion for a bit - there are some cool new looks I've been wanting to try anyway."

Once the communication barrier and proper boundaries are set up, though, and once respect is gained between the two of them, I think they would have a lot of fun bonding over the stuff you mentioned, because I'm totally with you on the idea that he likes to look good! I mentioned in another post that she's probably the one who introduces him to conditioner, which is an Enlightenment to him. And I like the idea that he makes certain pieces of his clothing and also embellishes them himself - I've sort of been thinking along the same lines! Especially because, in the old days (at least in the Western world) part of the buying off the rack expectation was that you got something that fit pretty close, then would take it home and alter it yourself to fit better.

Also, from how it looks, Melli's wearing two upper layers - a hip-length with a hood that has the Diamond Clan symbol on it, with a very short (relatively speaking) kimono-style sort of tunic beneath it, probably either sleeveless or with short sleeves, which is what he's added the Lord Electrode detailing to. Going on, those things on his arms look like bracers or something protective, so his Diamond Clan shirt/hoodie probably has long or crew-length sleeves that go under them partway. I believe he has his hat on over his hood, and then, naturally, there are some close-fitting trousers and the boots.

So, for his modern look, I think he keeps his hat (familiar, and also it would work for modern fashions) and choker (which I think Elesa would adore), Elesa finds him some leggings, a tunic that goes to about mid-thigh, and a hoodie that's longer than usual. Melli then, used to doing his own thing and detailing his own clothes, adds a Lord Electrode to his hoodie's chest (since he's told to maybe not mention the Diamond Clan thing too much, which I'm sure makes Melli very >:O) and, after seeing some modern styles, smaller detailings of his team down one sleeve of the hoodie (which has Elesa probably going, "The trainer in me says this isn't the best strategy, but the model in me adores it").

In regards to how Elesa's doing with all this, I think she enjoys the heck out of how willing to listen and interested Melli is in this side of her job. Like, Skyla likes to look good, but she and Elesa have very different looks, and the twins also have some very powerful looks, but they never deviate from said looks, because it's them. Which, fine, also their bodies and their choices, but you know Elesa occasionally sees some new fashion trend that would look so good on one of her friends and cries a little inside because they'll never wear it.

In contrast, Melli likes looking his best at all times and finds high fashion interesting (when it's not too revealing for him), and he's probably experimented a little with Hisui-era make-up for festivals and other such special events, so he's okay with letting Elesa go to town a little with the eye shadow and the contouring. And Elesa's probably curious to hear about the techniques he's used to using, if only in a historical anthropology sort of way in regards to getting to learn about the roots of one of the key parts of her industry. Though this also leads to a very firm conversation where Elesa gives Melli a list of things he has to promise her to never use again, seriously, please, you have such nice skin, never put anything lead-based on it again, for me.

One thing I think they wouldn't be able to agree on fashion-wise, however, is boots. Because tell me there's a single warden in Hisui who wouldn't see a pair of modern hiking boots and experience love at first sight. Melli's of the opinion that they could be prettier, yes, because his own boots are pretty awesome, but modern high-fashion shoes...? He probably tries on one pair, makes the most derisive face in the world, and spends an hour breaking down all the ways these shoes would break you out on the mountain.

(looks up Wallace) Melli's used to men sometimes showing more skin than women (ex: Gaeric), but I think he would find Wallace's way of doing it very intimidating, also in a o////o sort of way. Though it probably makes Elesa feel better to see Melli react with a "That feels very indecent" to a picture of Wallace the same way he did to her - helps drive home that this is really just a cultural thing.

Thanks for the ask!

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