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what if i made pokémon “regional” forms,,,, for a hypothetical pokémon mystery dungeon game,,,,, based off of irl animals that have gone extinct because of human actions. cause humans don’t exist in the pmd world,, so they would not be extinct
anyways i started with a passenger pigeon pidove(passenger pidove) cause i love them and i am predictable <33
i also really wanted to do the tasmanian tiger cause that one episode of wildcrats that focused on them fundamentally changed me as a child but i was really stuck on what pokémon to use for a while until i remembered,,,, houndoom,, their bones work extremely well for the tasmanian tigers stripes so,, yipppeee!!! i’ll probably do houndour eventually
anyways idk if i’m gonna do anything else with this idea, but i’ll at least probably design a few more pokémon for it lol
#my art#pokémon#pidove#houndoom#pokémon oc#<- i guess??? close enough#pokémon regional form#pmd#pokémon mystery dungeon#pmd oc#pokémon mystery dungeon oc#passenger pigeon#tasmanian tiger#pokémon mystery dungeon: cry of gods#pmdcog
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Every single time
Update: you know, I had entirely forgotten that Japan chose to advertise this game using hand drawn stills of the Farewell scene until I made this post
That is catastrophically so much worse 🥺
But wait, if this art depicts how the scene was actually meant to go, does that mean that the entire time, Sugar was forcing herself to appear cheerful, hiding the amount of pain and heart break she was actually experiencing in that moment, all so that Sprinkles' last memories of her were her smiling face?
The images on the Switch Lite in better quality of anyone is interested
#pokémon#pokemon#pokémon mystery dungeon rescue team dx#pokémon mystery dungeon#pikachu#eevee#That's an actual photo of my Switch Lite and actual screenshots from my playthrough#The lighting in my room is terrible 🙃#But seriously though#Normally I just tear up at this part but this playthrough I was full on sobbing 😭💔#Good god that crying Eevee face can shatter hearts#I think I got more emotionally attached to my partner than usual this playthrough#Sprinkles not immediately understanding what was going on/being in denial and forcing Sugar to explain in more detail broke me#Caterpie the child watching his hero disappear#The big tough stoic guys like Team ACT and Shiftry shedding tears#So many layers of sad 😭
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Video Games
We combined the console and mobile games lists and two dating sims still came out on top. Go figure.
Genshin Impact
Baldur's Gate 3
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Five Nights at Freddy’s
Splatoon 3
Twisted Wonderland
Undertale
Ace Attorney
Pokémon Violet and Scarlet
Obey Me! Shall We Date?
Disco Elysium
The Sims 4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Deltarune
Team Fortress 2
Hogwarts Legacy
Final Fantasy XIV
Honkai: Star Rail
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Minecraft
Persona 5
Pizza Tower
Rain World
Hollow Knight
Hades
Danganronpa
Arknights
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Project Sekai
Elden Ring
Touhou
Stardew Valley
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
ULTRAKILL
Pikmin 4
Guilty Gear
Overwatch
Portal
Omori
Flight Rising
Resident Evil 4
God of War
Red Dead Redemption 2
Sonic Frontiers
The Stanley Parable
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Cyberpunk 2077
Limbus Company
Mortal Kombat
Bendy and the Dark Revival
Destiny 2
Bloodborne
Among Us
Yakuza
Silent Hill
Ensemble Stars
Cookie Run
League of Legends
Bendy And The Ink Machine
Fear & Hunger
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Cult Of The Lamb
Fallout: New Vegas
Half-Life
Resident Evil Village
Pathologic
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
The Murder Of Sonic The Hedgehog
Professor Layton
Dragon Age 2
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Fire Emblem Engage
Devil May Cry
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
The Sims 2
Fallout 4
Cuphead
Persona 3
Metroid
Final Fantasy VII
Dragon Age: Origins
Metal Gear Solid
The Witcher
Psychonauts
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Street Fighter
Guild Wars 2
The Sims 3
Dead By Daylight
Horizon Forbidden West
World of Warcraft
Starfield
Umineko
Detroit: Become Human
Yume Nikki
Monster Hunter
Pokémon Black and White
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Night in the Woods
This is a newly-combined list! Yay!
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My manga collection (October 2023)
I did a post detailing my manga collection back in 2021, but it's grown a lot since then so I figured I'd make a new post! It was also a good time to do so because we're repainting my room and while there's usually a ton of anime merch in front of the books on my shelves, now it's all been packed up. So there's a clear look at the books without me having to move anything, lol.
Anyway, without further adieu, here we go! My manga collection is largely shoujo (specifically magical girls) and horror manga.
Pet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino
Pet Shop of Horrors: Tokyo by Matsuri Akino
The Clique by Yishan Li
Frozen II manga by Arina Tanemura
Dark Metro by Tokyo Calen and Yoshiken
Yokai Rental Shop by Shin Mashiba
Confidential Confessions by Reiko Momochi
Pichi Pichi Pitch (aka Mermaid Melody) by Michiko Yokote and Pink Hanamori
Magical Girl Site by Kentaro Sato
Reiko the Zombie Shop by Rei Mikamoto
Les Miserables (manga adaptation) by TszMei Lee
Nightmares for Sale by Kaoru Ohashi
Presents by Kanako Inuki
Mail by Housui Yamazaki
Dark Water by Meimu
Tale of a White Night by Tooko Miyagi
Goth by Otsuichi and Kendi Oiwa
Beautiful People by Mitsukazu Mihara
Attack on Titan: No Regrets by Gun Snark and Hikaru Suruga
In Clothes Called Fat by Moyoco Anno
A Girl on the Shore by Inio Asano
Bride of Deimos by Etsuko Ikeda and Yuuho Ashibe
Limit by Keiko Suenobu
Helter Skelter by Kyoko Okazaki
Dolls omnibus (in Japanese) by Yumiko Kawahara
Ibitsu by Haruto Ryo
A God Somewhere (Western comic) by John Arcudi and Peter Snejbjerg
Beauty (Western comic) by Hubert and Kerascoët
Ah! My Goddess by Kōsuke Fujishima
Only One Wish by Mia Ikumi
Higurashi When They Cry: Festival Accompanying Arc by Karin Suzuragi
Chronicles of the Grim Peddler by Lee Jeoun-A
PTSD Radio by Masaaki Nakayama
Elfen Lied by Lynn Okamoto
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit by Motoro Mase
Happy Sugar Life by Tomiyaki Kagisora
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood by Hirohiko Araki
An Ojamajo Doremi artbook (in Japanese)
Mermaid Saga by Rumiko Takahashi
Dolls by Yumiko Kawahara
Maid-sama by Hiro Fujiwara
Franken Fran by Katsuhisa Kigitsu
Hell Girl by Miyuki Eto
Gurren Lagann by Kotaro Mori
Doll by Mitsukazu Mihara
Mantis Woman by Senno Knife
Various Sailor Moon artbooks from the anime, manga illustrations by Naoko Takeuchi, and fan artbooks
Sailor Moon Eternal Edition by Naoko Takeuchi
Sailor V Eternal Edition by Naoko Takeuchi
Puella Magi Madoka Magica by Hanokage
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story by Hanokage
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Wraith Arc by Hanokage
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Rebellion Story by Hanokage
Puella Magi Oriko Magica by Kuroe Mura
Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer by Kuroe Mura
Puella Magi Tart Magica by Golden Pe Done
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story by Fuji Fujino
Assorted PMMM and Magia Record artbooks
Pokemon Adventures (aka Pokemon Special) by Hidenori Kusaka and Mato/Satoshi Yamamoto. I own the complete set of the RBG, Yellow, GSC, FRLG, Emerald and HGSS arcs as well as a few volumes from the RS, DP, and Black/White arcs.
Various Pokemon 4koma (in Japanese)
Pokemon: I Choose You by Ryo Takamisaki
Phantom Thief Pokemon 7 by Miho Asada
The Rise of Darkrai by Ryo Takamisaki
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure by Shigekatsu Ihara
The Electric Tale of Pikachu by Toshihiro Ono
The Art of Pokemon Adventures by Satoshi Yamamoto (both English and Japanese versions)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team by Makoto Mizobuchi
Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea by Makoto Mizobuchi
Various Junji Ito Manga:
Dissolving Classroom
Fragments of Horror
The Liminal Zone
Sensor
Black Paradox
Gyo
Uzumaki
Tomie
Deserter
Tombs
Lovesickness
Smashed
Shiver
Frankenstein
Remina
Venus in the Blind Spot
No Longer Human
Twisted Visions (artbook)
Uzumaki coloring book
Uzumaki (original printing) by Junji Ito
Museum of Terror by Junji Ito
Soichi by Junji Ito
The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency by Hirohiko Araki
Orochi by Kazuo Umezu
Be Very Afraid of Kanoko Inuki! by Kanoko Inuki
Wonderland by Yugo Ishikawa
Shadows House by Somato
I Had That Sane Dream Again by Yoru Sumino
Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki
Nightmare Inspector by Shin Mashiba
The Ring by Misao Inagaki
Wonder House of Horrors by Miyako Cojima
Puella Magi Suzune Magica by GAN
Puella Magi Kazumi Magica by Masaki Hiramatsu and Takashi Tensugi
Magia Record: Another Story by U35
I also have some manga in storage like Inuyasha and Kitchen Princess, but that's about it!
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List of video games turning 10 years old in 2023:
Aliens: Colonial Marines (the godawful FPS from Gearbox)
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (do people still like New Horizons? I genuinely don't know...)
Antichamber
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (the one where you play as a pirate)
Batman: Arkham Origins (IMO, not bad at all)
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Company of Heroes 2
Disney Infinity
DmC: Devil May Cry (the reboot. PS, c'mon, guys, this game wasn't bad at all)
Don't Starve
Dragon's Crown (developed by Vanillaware, who would go on to make 13 Sentinels, which is one of the best games I've ever played.)
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (the director's cut version of Dragon's Dogma and pretty much the best way to play the game)
Dynasty Warriors 8
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (the relaunch of what is now one of the most successful MMOs of all time)
Fire Emblem: Awakening (in the West)
Fuse
Gears of War: Judgment
God of War: Ascension (the last game in the series before Dad of Boi)
Grand Theft Auto V (old_man.gif)
Killer Instinct (the reboot)
Killer is Dead (a decent hack & slash from Grasshopper Manufacture, the devs behind No More Heroes)
Killzone: Shadow Fall (a launch title for the PlayStation 4)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (as part of the Year of Luigi™️)
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (as part of the Year of Luigi™️)
Marvel Puzzle Quest
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (don't fuck with THIS senator!)
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (an excellent JRPG from Level-5 that was also animated by Studio Ghibli)
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Pandora's Tower (one of the last big name games to release on the Wii)
Papers, Please
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
The PlayStation 4
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (the first Pokémon game on 3DS)
Pokémon X and Y (the first 3D mainline Pokémon games)
Project × Zone (a crossover between Capcom, Sega, and Bandai Namco properties)
Remember Me (the first game developed by Dontnod, who would go on to create Life is Strange)
Rune Factory 4
Ryse: Son of Rome (a launch title for the Xbox One)
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Soul Hackers
Shin Megami Tensei IV
SimCity (the one that was always online for some godforsaken reason)
Slender: The Arrival
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (the only Sly game not made by the original devs)
Splinter Cell: Blacklist (so far, the last Splinter Cell game to release)
The Stanley Parable
Super Mario 3D World
Tales of Xillia (is this one of the good Tales games or no? I thought it was decent.)
Tomb Raider (the reboot)
The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct (an absolutely terrible spin-off of the TV show centered on Daryl)
The Walking Dead: Season Two (or, at least, the first episode of the series)
The Wolf Among Us (or at least, the first episode of the series)
The Xbox One
Ys: Memories of Celceta
#animal crossing#assassins creed#batman arkham series#call of duty#devil may cry#vanillaware#far cry#final fantasy 14#fire emblem#gears of war#god of war#grand theft auto#killer instinct#bringbackki#zelda#mario & luigi#pokemon#metal gear rising#ni no kuni#megaten#sly cooper#slender man#mario#tales of series#tomb raider#the walking dead#the wolf among us#ys series#video gaming#video games
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Upcoming polls:
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#stop spreading this insert fandom here poll#running with a similarities theme right now#because i think it is easier
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Can I interest you in some legendary ships for bingo?
Mewtwo (G1) x Silvally/Type Null
Mewtwo (G5) x Red Genesect
Mewtwo (G1) x Deoxys
Mew (G1) x Mewtwo (G1)
Mew (G3) x Lucario
Moltres x Entei
Articuno x Suicune
Articuno x Lugia
Lugia x Ho oh
Rayquaza x Latias
Latias x Latios (As regular Pokemon not siblings!)
Latias x Cresslia
Darkrai x Cresslia
Shaymin x Giritina
Zekrom x Reshiram
Palkia x Dialga
Xerneas x Yveltal
Kyurem x Zygarde
Sungaleo x Lunala
Necrosma x Arceus
Necrosma x Giritina
Grovyle x Celebi
Sorry if these are too weird for you or too many... you can just pick the ones you find appealing if there are too many.
Fun Fact: I don't ship at least five of these, I just added them for fun.
Gonna be real with you chief, I didn't ever think about most of those nor care or see anything, so for the majority it is :
Less numerous there also the ones that canonically hate each other and fight whenever they meet like Dialga and Palgia (and Groudon and Kyogre unlisted here) and sorry but Latios and Latis will always feel related to me lol
But for some reason I always got romantic tragic complicated edgy vibes from Darkrai and Cresslia (especially with how that one movie depicted Darkrai as not even evil but misunderstood for his looks and powers). My interpretation of them sure would be depicted like that in my own Pokémon Mystery Dungeon story fanfic I had in my head since childhood
And Grovyle x Celebi made me cry so much it was so cute and OH GOD WHEN THEY ARE DYING BUT HAPPY THAT THEIR DEATH WOULD SERVE A GOOD CAUSE AND NOT BE IN VAIN AND THEY ARE TOGETHER AT LEAST (...I admit Dialga then resurrecting them felt... anticlimactic, like Eugene resurrecting in Tangled. Guys it's ok we CAN have romances that end in death resorting to the easy way with magic fixing ruins it sometimes because now I no longer feel anything when I know all is fine the next scene) BROKE ME A BEAUTIFUL WAY
#pokémon#anon#ask#bingo#legendary pokémon#i don't ship it#i don't know if i ship it or not#i ship it !#love is here#celebi#grovyle#cresslia#darkrai#palkia#dialga#pokémon mystery dungeon#i ship it in aus#moi#siblings#latias#latios
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i played pmd:eos 12 years after the release and once i got back to the mystery dungeon franchise after a friend of mine recc'd it to me and honestly i will NEVER be over the most iconic piece of music in gaming history
also hehe SO RIGHT, same hat <33333
GOD, YEAH... PMD2's ending makes me cry more than any other video game, ever. Yes, including Mother 3, and that game has a reputation for being a tearjerker!
I could honestly talk for ages about how much that game is the blueprint I compare everything else against, I'll never forget what it was like as a kid experiencing the Plot Twist for the first time while playing my DS in the booth at a local restaurant with my family. Shoutout to this game for having the most iconic final boss theme ever, too, like you can just feel the weight of that fight and what the player knows will happen even if they win:
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AND YEAH SAME HAT!! Every time I hit like or reblog on a Laurel post and I see you in the tags saying "MEOWING" I'm like oh my god... Did I ghostwrite that... She makes us all so mentally unwell and I'm glad that I'm not alone in that! ;w; We're like a colony of cats that comes running whenever we see her lmao
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Daily VGM #31: Beach vibes! (winter)
I talked about a song I hated that lives rent free in my head, let's talk about one I love that similarly lives rent free.
Beach Cave from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky is such an iconic song for my lil 'ol brain. Like, I think of this song so often, simply because I restarted playthroughs of Explorers of Sky. I finished it once and cried really hard, but could never stick to another playthrough after that. That and On the Beach at Dusk, though this one is a lot different in my brain. Beach Cave makes me feel like a kid again in a whimsical sense, and On the Beach at Dusk makes me feel like a kid again in a really sad and "I'm never getting all that time and innocence back" way. God, I'm almost crying now listening to it. It still hits as hard as ever.
Shoutouts to my girlfriend who's also really into Mystery Dungeon. She's really cool.
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#thinking bout... Pokémon mystery dungeon ........#blue at least since I’m almost done the main story of the remake#when I first played this game in 2nd grade my brother and I were stuck on sky tower we couldn’t fucking beat it#because I was 8 and he was 5#but then after months of frustration I finally got to the end of sky tower and beat rayquaza on my first try#and then we watching the ending scene together unspoiled#and then the music and you turning into a ball of light and disappearing . we started crying#god the music 😭#playing this I’m feeling nostalgic#time is still better story wise but there’s something about this game ......#miscellaneous#funny how short the main story is I’m only totaling about 10 hours+ of game time rn#there’s a heap ton of that after story content though :-)#(my brain is screaming at me because I haven’t done a productive hobby like drawing or writing in the past week#but playing video games is fun and I work 8 hours every day so dammit I’m gonna play video games)
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two new designs i’ve done for the pmd universe i designed a little while ago :]] i bring you a more futuristic glameow based on persians and lykois as the main protag and the evolution of the passenger pidove i first drew ^_^ idk if i mentioned before but the passenger pidove is gonna serve as the partner to the protag
#my art#my ocs#pokémon#glameow#tranquill#tranquill pokemon#pokémon regional form#pmd#pmd oc#pokemon mystery dungeon#pokémon mystery dungeon oc#hhmmmm i should set up a tag for this universe…..#at least for now i’ll call it..#pokémon mystery dungeon: cry of gods#pmdcog#idk if i’ll change it but that’ll be it for now :]]
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The Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Universe must be so wild to outsiders within the universe because can you imagine like:
“So this rookie rescue team who saved my friend and I gave them 200g and a grass gummi as a reward are now fighting a god to save the world.”
“This Squirtle and a Pikachu found my lost item awhile ago and I thought they were cool but I just learned they’re now fugitives and everyone is trying to kill them because killing them will bring balance to the world or something and one of them is actually a human turned Pokémon?”
“Uh yeah so the scrawny kids once beat up this thief to get my stuff back for me just got kidnapped by a world renowned explorer who took them to the future? Are… Are they okay?? Was that actually an accident because I’m hearing mixed stories.”
“Apparently the human turned Pokémon went back to the human realm. Their partner was crying all day yesterday, I feel really bad… Wha- what do you mean they’re back and buying reviver seeds from Kecleon’s shop?”
“So you’re telling me a TOTODILE and a SKITTY fought the GOD OF TIME and somehow WON??”
#SB Rambles#Pokémon#PMD#pokémon mystery dungeon#explorers of sky#red rescue team#blue rescue team#it must be so wild for everyone else#Death mention#I love these games so much#hot take but PMD > Main Games#they’re just so GOOD…#spoilers#pmd spoilers
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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Seekers of Soul
Chapter 17 (22 Pages)
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Nia and Tobias track down their first outlaw!
TW: Blood/Injuries
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“What’s up with you today?”
Nia jumps, looking over at Tobias in surprise. “W-What?”
The charmander huffs out an irritated puff of smoke, focusing his gaze on the scenery of the dungeon they’re in. “You’re all mopey. Have been since last night.”
“Oh.” Nia hops over a small rivulet of water, weighing whether she wants to tell the truth or not. It’ll probably just make him mad, considering who she’s worked up about, but she doesn’t wanna lie to him either. “I uh. I think I upset Xander yesterday.”
As expected, the charmander rolls his eyes. “That‘s reason to celebrate, not mope.”
“Tobias,” Nia warns. “You’re being a jerk again.”
Tobias grumbles something under his breath, but then says, “Fine. Whatcha do?”
Nia fiddles with the branch she’d picked out for her weapon today, spinning it in her fingers with clumsy movements. “That’s just it. I’m not really sure? M-My aura reading came up in conversation so I was just telling everyone how their aura looks, and when I told Xander he got all...quiet. Avery had to take him out of the room.”
“Did he even want his aura read?”
“Of course!” Nia says, giving Tobias a frown. “I wouldn’t have done it if he hadn’t asked.”
Tobias doesn’t answer, and as the two of them walk, eyeing the walls and clefts of the rocky terrain for hidden ferals, Nia assumes he won’t. Then, he mumbles, “Maybe he didn’t like what you found.”
Nia’s ears flick back. That’s more or less the conclusion she’d come to as well. But all she’d told him was that his aura was red. Emotional, passionate. Why would that bother him so much? Sure, he always seems so calm and collected and with such an emotional aura he must have to work hard for that image, but it can’t just be that. She knows Tobias won’t know any better than she will, so for now she just sighs and moves on.
If she were in a better mood, Nia bets she’d really be enjoying the dungeon they’re in today. Apparently the mystery dungeon popped up in a small rocky riverbed, a bit scarce in terms of foliage, because the mystery dungeon itself has grown into a canyon-like labyrinth. Rocky brown stone, sunbaked and pale, and small streams of water flowing through the dungeon’s halls and rooms. Nia’s paws feel a bit rough from the scratchy, hot rock underfoot, but occasionally she steps into a shallow stream to cool down.
More than once she thinks she sees something move above her in the streams’ reflection, just a brief flicker of movement, but every time Nia looks up, the canyon walls are empty. She’s probably just paranoid about the outlaw. Hopefully. There aren’t any other signs they’re being watched, so she must be imagining it.
As for Tobias, he seems torn, probably enjoying the heated rocks and warm day but clearly hating the water he has to jump over and climb around. Still, this is the first dungeon they’ve been to since their reconciliation a few days ago, and despite the tension in his body he’s doing a good job of keeping things civil.
“So you said we’re capturing an outlaw? Uh, how exactly does that work?” Nia asks, trying not to sound as nervous as she feels.
Tobias jumps and heaves himself up onto a large rock blocking the narrow path, claws scrabbling, before turning to answer. “Criminals like to hide in mystery dungeons to avoid getting caught. So we have to track this guy down, knock him out, and take him back to the guild.”
Nia, branch tucked into the strap of their exploration bag and busy trying to haul herself up the stone, asks, “W-Wait, so he’s not feral?”
“Nope. Just an idiot who robbed a seed patch nearby.”
Nia slips with a yelp and slides back to the ground. She shakes out her stinging claws and glares up at the rock. “Dang it!”
Tobias snorts a laugh, looking down at her. “Am I gonna be called a jerk again if I decide to just sit and watch you struggle? Because it’s pretty entertaining.”
Nia groans. “I can’t help that I’m not built for climbing! I’m a dog for God’s sake.”
“What in Entei’s name is a dog?”
“If you help me up, I’ll tell you!”
Tobias rolls his eyes but dutifully stretches out on his belly, reaching his arms down. Nia backs up and takes a running leap at the stone. She hits the hard surface, and before her dull claws let her slide back down, Tobias grabs her wrists, yanking her up. Nia pulls herself over the top, plopping down to catch her breath.
“Ugh, I hate climbing!”
“Good, ‘cause you suck at it.”
Nia shoots the charmander a playful glare. “Hey, I used to be great at climbing trees when I was human! At least I can still swim.”
Tobias looks downright offended. “I’m a fire type!”
“And I have a dog body. We’re even.” Nia sits up, rights their satchel and retrieves her branch, then follows Tobias’ grumbling as he slips down the other side of the boulder and back onto solid ground.
They continue down the path (What floor are they on now? Fourth?), and after a few moments Tobias speaks up again.
“So?”
“Uh. S-So what?”
“What’s a dog?”
Nia blinks. “Oh! You actually wanna know?”
“Not really,” Tobias growls, “But these stairs are impossible to find and the ferals are hiding from the outlaw, so you might as well tell me. I’m getting bored.”
Nia hides a smile and looks up to the sliver of blue sky she can see between rocky canyon walls. How does she even explain something like this?
“Well...in my world, there are humans, and plants, but there are also things called animals. I would say that Pokémon are...mostly like humans? You’re smart. You can talk and you have a society and stuff. But most Pokemon look more like animals. Fluffy, or scaly, or resembling certain body types. Like...you look like a lizard, kind of. And I kind of look like a dog.“
“A...lizard?”
Nia nods, encouraged by his thinly veiled curiosity. “Yeah! Um, there are different kinds, but they all have a similar shape and stuff. Four legs, low to the ground, long tail, scaly. Um...you’re kind of like a two-legged version? Lizards definitely can’t breathe fire, though.”
“So I’m like a lizard but a lot cooler,” Tobias surmises.
Nia laughs, loud and caught off-guard. “Pretty much, yeah. Animals aren’t, uh, seen the same as humans, though. They aren’t...lesser, really? But they’re...different. They think differently. More simply, I guess. Lots of humans keep certain kinds of animals as pets.”
“‘Pets?’” Tobias echoes.
“Yeah! Like partners, kind of. Y’know, in their homes. They take care of them, and in return they get to watch them grow and bond with ‘em. They become companions, even if they might not think of us the same way.”
Tobias doesn’t answer for a few moments, carefully skirting around a puddle. “So the, uh...the animals don’t get a say in the matter?”
“Oh.” Nia stops, brow furrowing. “I mean...I guess not? But it’s almost like potting a plant in your house. As long as the animal’s happy and its needs are being met, it doesn’t really matter? Most house pets don’t really have a concept of like...captivity? I don’t think so, at least. I guess some smarter ones do, like monkeys.”
Tobias shoots her a look that’s surprisingly uneasy. “That still sounds unfair.”
Nia sighs. “It’s hard to explain when you don’t really have a concept for animals. Like, maybe dogs would’ve been a better example. They’re pack animals to start with, so when we take care of them they become part of our family, and they see us as their pack. They’re really happy with humans. It’s harder to tell with things like lizards or snakes or something, but dogs and cats definitely bond with humans like their own species.”
Tobias frowns, but not in the way that says he wishes Nia would shut up. This one looks more thoughtful. Nia doesn’t mind this frown as much. Eventually, he seems to settle on, “Humans are weird.”
“I mean, you’re not wrong. But the Pokémon world is still ten times weirder.”
Tobias snorts. “Hardly.”
“You have sentient trash bags, Tobias! And creatures that can use psychic powers! That’s not normal!”
Tobias cracks a grin. “Wait until you see a cryogonal or Mr. Mime for the first time. Now those are weird.”
Nia stares at him, surprised by the teasing and almost friendly tone of his voice. “Did you just say a ‘Mr. Mime’? As in that’s what an entire species is called?”
“You’ll know one when you see one.”
From there, the conversation dies off into a strangely comfortable silence as the two of them continue through the dungeon. Nia had almost forgotten where they were with how casually they were talking. The ferals of the dungeon still seem to be hiding from the outlaw (and that doesn’t make Nia nervous at all), but occasionally they hear one scrabbling along the stone just out of sight or growling in the distance.
They climb to the next floor, and then the next, and even there the ferals are still and silent.
“A-Are you sure we can handle this outlaw?” Nia whispers
Tobias rolls his eyes. “The mission was on the E-rank board for a reason. We’ll be fine.”
Nia nods, not any more assured than before. “H-How will we even know what they look like?”
“The mission said it was a panpour, idiot—" Nia shoots him a frown, and he softens his harsh tone. “Uh. Blue water type. Can stand on two feet? Long tail and big ears. Fuzzy. Plus, they won’t be feral.”
“R-Right.”
From there, the tension in Nia’s body only grows. It’s one thing to fight ferals that are clearly out for her blood, Pokemon that feel more like rabid animals than people, but fighting an outlaw...
The two of them round another corner, and before either can react, a huge spray of water slams into Tobias. The charmander is thrown back with an uncharacteristic cry of pain, into Nia, and the two of them tumble to the ground in a heap.
Nia’s first to stagger back to her feet, shaking her wet fur and looking up to find what must be the outlaw darting into the narrow canyon hallway where they are. He looks like a blue...monkey? Slightly smaller than her and Tobias, but fast. Maybe the most startling thing is how coherent the monkey looks, eyes flashing not with a mindless aggression but with an expression of intentional malice.
“You two are Seekers? You’ve gotta be kidding me—I heard you from across the map!”
The monkey braces himself and rears back, cheeks puffing. Nia barely realizes what he’s doing in time to jump between the next spray of water and Tobias’ shaky form. The water slams into her like a fire hose, and she grits her teeth and tries to stay on her feet as she slides back. She never knew water could sting so badly!
The attack stops, and Nia looks back to the monkey with wide eyes, panting. Except he’s gone, leaping past and behind them again—
“Gotta move,” Tobias gasps out, finally getting his legs under him.
“What?”
Instead of answering, the charmander grabs Nia’s arm and runs for the room the monkey had come out of. They barely make it in before another jet of water is shot at them from behind. They fling themselves off to the sides, to the safety of the room’s walls, wild eyes meeting.
“We’re not trapped in such a tight space here,” Tobias explains, seeming like he’s finally caught his breath again. Nia’s still a little shaken by how a single water move hurt him so badly, but nods.
“N-Now what?”
“We beat him into the dirt!”
The monkey comes barreling into the room, skidding around with a grin. “Good luck with that, kiddos.”
Tobias lunges forward with a snarl, but Nia hesitates, watching as the monkey dodges the charmander’s slashing claws and tail whips with nimble ease. Tobias only spares a puff of small embers here and there to throw the outlaw off, focusing more on physical attacks.
The monkey shoves Tobias away from him, then claps his hands together. In an instant his body is glowing a bright blue (and in a moment of confused panic, Nia thinks he’s using aura). But then a cloud of shining blue water sprays out and around the room. The air feels damp and misty now. Tobias snarls, then goes back to madly swinging at the monkey, no longer using his flames.
The monkey dodges and weaves, takes a moment to time his shot, and then spits a strong jet of water straight into Tobias’ face. The charmander makes a pained sound and stumbles back.
Then the monkey turns to Nia, smirking. “So what’s with you, pup? Just letting your partner do all the work?”
Nia swallows hard and takes a step back, holding her branch in front of her like a sword. Her heart is roaring in her ears and her stomach feels knotted up. This feels different than fighting ferals, somehow. She still doesn’t know how to fight anyways, not really, not with just a few lessons, and it’s one thing to counter mindless ferals, another entirely to be able to hold her ground against someone like this! This is like...an actual person!
“Nia, snap out of it!” Tobias growls, lunging at the monkey again.
The charmander is clearly wearing down, but Nia can’t seem to unfreeze herself, staring at the fight in a panic. This is so different. This isn’t defending someone—or yourself—from a rabid animal, this is willingly going toe-to-toe with a criminal.
She can’t do this. Not on a physical level or an emotional one.
With a few more nimble dodges, the monkey is once again shoving the charmander away and blasting him with a water move. Tobias falls to the ground and doesn’t get back up.
The outlaw turns to Nia, looking thoroughly unimpressed. “I’m actually a little offended that the guild thought you two could bring me in. What is this, your first day?”
Nia doesn’t answer, gripping shaky fingers tighter around her pathetic weapon. Her eyes flick nervously from the outlaw to Tobias, and she knows he’s not dead or anything, his tail flame is still flickering, but seeing him so still in the dirt is making her chest tighten with fear. She doesn’t want to see anyone hurt, not even a criminal, but she’s already grown a bit fond of the sharp-tempered charmander and he can’t do this on his own so she has to fight—
The outlaw must be sick of waiting for her response, because the next thing she knows she’s being blasted into the wall by a painful jet of water. Her head bounces off the canyon wall, but she stays on her feet, shaking her head to get rid of the stars in her vision. As she does, she sees the monkey grin.
He’s enjoying this. Enjoying hurting them.
Fighting ferals is one thing—they don’t know what they’re doing, they aren’t actively, consciously trying to hurt people. And in a way, that’s easier. But this guy? This guy’s just a jerk who stole some items and is beating up two teenagers for fun, getting some kind of sick enjoyment out of it. Yes, he feels more like a person than the ferals, but doesn’t that just make it worse? That he’s doing bad things intentionally?
Suddenly, her fear feels a lot more like anger.
The monkey goes to attack again, almost lazily, and the riolu moves, pushing off the wall. She sprints for the monkey, taking him by surprise and swinging her branch around to slam into his stomach.
The monkey staggers back with a wheeze, and for a split-second Nia hesitates. He didn’t react how ferals do, didn’t just shake off the hit with an inhuman growl and a counterattack. He’d grabbed at his stomach, grumbled under his breath like a person, and something about hitting him so solidly, seeing the damage she did to him, it still throws her off even through her adrenaline rush.
And now the monkey’s angry, wiping at his mouth to glare at her. “Oh, so you were holding out on me, huh?”
He darts forward, and it’s all Nia can do to keep his claws and sharp teeth away from her body. She’s on defense now, smacking away attacking limbs with her branch and stepping steadily back, keeping her eyes focused on the monkey’s body and letting her peripheral vision react to the lightning-fast strikes like Val taught her. It’s terrifying and doesn’t even leave her time to think about what she’s doing, her body working fully on instinct.
It’s a little bit exhilarating, too.
But then the monkey’s hands change target, grabbing Nia’s branch and yanking it out of her hold before she can register what’s happening. In one swift movement, he snaps the branch in half and chucks the pieces over his shoulder. Then he lunges at her again, and she barely manages to catch the monkey’s hands in her own. Her head snaps up to meet his grin a heartbeat before he blasts her with another water attack. The move knocks her back and off her feet, and she rolls to the side to avoid a follow-up attack.
The monkey just keeps coming at her, and she’s scrambling back to avoid it, thoughts racing, about to block a hit to the face when something small blurs past her vision to hit the outlaw right on the forehead. He shouts, staggering back. Nia sees what looks like a little yellow seed tangled in his short fur, taking root on the skin of his forehead.
“Idiot.”
Nia jumps, turning to see Tobias padding over, worse for wear but still standing. Then she remembers what she’s doing and falls back into a defensive stance.
Except the monkey is staggering around in circles like a drunk man, falling this way and that in a desperate attempt to regain his balance, tail flailing. He’s frowning, blinking hard like he’s trying to concentrate.
“Totter seed,” Tobias explains, shooting Nia a wicked grin. “Dumb ‘mon left his stolen goods sitting over there in the corner.”
Nia’s mouth falls into a little “o” of surprise. “So he’s confused now, right?”
The outlaw grunts and shoots off a vicious jet of water that makes Nia and Tobias flinch even though he’s facing the wrong direction.
“Yup. Let’s finish this since you finally got yourself together. Why do you always wait until I’m beaten to a pulp before finally fighting back?”
Nia barks a laugh, beyond relieved to feel back in control of the situation. “Let’s call it a lesson in ego.”
Tobias snorts and moves to attack. Nia, not wanting to get in his way, positions herself on the other side of the outlaw, so the monkey is left staggering between the two of them. Without his wits about him, the outlaw’s speed is useless, and he flails weakly in the wrong direction as Tobias slams the smaller Pokémon with his tail and sends him towards Nia.
She takes the opportunity, uneasy about using her own fists instead of a weapon. But no, Val’s been teaching her how to punch and kick, so she needs to try to use that knowledge. She goes with a set of punches before shoving the monkey back Tobias’ way. The feeling of hitting solid warmth--fur and muscle and bone--with her own two hands is unnerving, but she tries her best to ignore it as they bat the outlaw back and forth. It’s like the world’s weirdest and most violent game of monkey in the middle, with a literal monkey as the ball. Nia almost laughs aloud at the thought.
Of course, the outlaw chooses that exact moment to blink out of his confusion, used seed falling to the dirt. The monkey bares his teeth, beaten and bloody and livid, then turns and grabs Tobias, swinging the charmander around and flinging him into Nia. The two fall with a pained yelp into a tangle of limbs.
The outlaw is breathing hard, clearly hurting but not willing to give up the fight. As Nia and Tobias rise back to their feet, side-by-side, the riolu takes a moment to appreciate the feeling of the charmander at her side in the heat of battle. For maybe the first time, she thinks she understands what it means to really feel like a team, to have a real partner.
Then the outlaw dashes forward, and the two of them move at once, bumping into each other—her arm jabs his side, he steps on her foot—and in the confusion the monkey bowls into them both. Sharp, blinding pain shoots through Nia’s right bicep, and she cries out, kicking at the outlaw whose jaws are locked around her arm in a vice grip. She rolls, claws, even tries to manifest her aura, but he just sinks his fangs in deeper. She feels blood gush out, hot and slick.
God, it hurts.
Then, there’s something else tugging at the monkey, and she squeezes her eyes open to see Tobias with his arms around the outlaw’s middle, his own teeth latched around the monkey’s shoulder and tugging hard.
Finally, the monkey is ripped free, and Tobias throws him away. Nia presses a hand to her injury, but keeps her eyes squinted open to watch eye the outlaw. The monkey manages to land on his feet, then tries to leap forward again. Nia braces herself.
“Back off!” Tobias snarls.
And then all she sees are blinding purple flames, beautiful and hot even from a few feet away, engulfing the monkey with a flare of light. Nia watches, breathless, as the ball of flames lands hard, smolders, then slowly putters out. The outlaw’s body is left charred and black in the dirt, and Nia only breathes out when she sees the faint rise and fall of the monkey’s back. For a moment there, she’d thought Tobias had killed him.
“You okay?”
Nia jumps, then looks over to Tobias, crouched down at her side and frowning. His expression is odd, somehow. Pinched.
“W-What was that?” She asks, awed voice raspy. It takes her a moment to realize that she must’ve been screaming when the outlaw was biting her, because her throat feels a bit raw.
Tobias blinks. “The fire? I, uh. I think I might have learned dragon rage?”
Nia’s eyes widen. “Dragon rage? That’s sounds awesome!”
Tobias’ expression finally breaks into something lighter, amused. “It is awesome. Now stop stalling, show me your arm.”
Nia hadn’t been meaning to stall, but now she wonders if she even wants to see what the monkey’s sharp teeth did to her. With a hiss, she slowly removes her hand, now sticky with blood. She can feel her heartbeat pulsing at the wound.
Tobias sucks in air between his teeth.
“T-That bad?” She asks, voice wobbly.
“‘S not pretty,” he admits. “Here, hang on...”
Nia watches as Tobias leans close and rummages through the satchel still hanging around her shoulder. He pulls out an oran berry, frowning.
“I thought we had two?”
“W-We did.” Nia had packed them herself.
Tobias looks around, then groans, slumping. Nia follows his gaze, recognizing a smear of smashed blue pulp in the dirt. Great. Must’ve fallen out and gotten stepped on in the scuffle.
“Well, at least eat one,” Tobias says, lifting the berry up to her mouth.
Nia leans back. “But you’re all banged up too, and—“
The charmander rolls his eyes, but there’s less venom in the gesture than usual. Maybe it’s the exhaustion weighing on them both, but Nia would almost say he looks concerned. “My skin’s stinging and I’m exhausted, but I’m not bleeding out through my arm. Eat it.”
Nia hesitates, but takes the berry, chewing it up and letting the sweet tang burst over her tongue. As soon as she swallows, she already feels a bit better. Tobias scoots closer, reaching up to hold her arm with one hand and feeling around the bite with the other, intensely focused. He’s gentler than Nia thought he’d be, but she still winces at the pain.
“The worst of the wound is closing up, but we should probably still staunch the bleeding,” he murmurs, almost to himself.
“W-Would my scarf work?” Nia asks.
“Hm? Oh, yeah. Is it in the bag?”
Nia nods, and Tobias rummages through the satchel again with his now-bloodied hands, finally bringing out the red scarf that the riolu has had for weeks. She actually wants to wear it now to symbolize their newly remade team, but she’s still not sure where to wear it. The collar of fur around her neck is just so darn fluffy!
Tobias tugs at the material as if to test its strength, and then nods, satisfied. He scooches around Nia again to get a better look at her wound.
“Don’t move,” he says.
Nia hums an affirmative, closing her eyes and trying not to think about the blood she can feel all over her arm, tacky as it starts to dry. The charmander carefully arranges the scarf around her bite, circling the material twice, before pulling it tight.
Nia flinches and almost tugs her arm away. “Ow!”
“Sorry,” Tobias grumbles, still focused on his work. “Hold still.”
Nia tries to, sniffing back pained tears as the charmander ties the scarf into a knot. When he’s done, he leans back. “How’s that?”
Nia looks at the patch job, a little amused and a little nauseous seeing the bright red scarf against the darker crimson blood staining her arm. That’s gonna be a pain to get out of her fur. She gingerly moves her arm back to her side, slowly bending it to a lax position. It definitely still stings and the muscles are probably bruised, but...
“Much better,” she says, meeting Tobias’ eyes with a shaky smile. “Thanks, doc!”
The charmander rolls his eyes, but his face flushes red and embarrassed as he pushes himself back to his feet. “C’mon, let’s get this loser back to the guild.”
Nia struggles to stand, a bit woozy, but nods. “Right.”
Tobias gathers up the stolen bag of seeds, finds their badges in their satchel, and pulls the charred monkey onto his back, lip curled in disgust.
“You really did a number on him,” Nia says quietly, impressed. “You said that move was...dragon rage? Did you just learn it?”
Tobias shrugs as well as he can with the outlaw on his back, looking uncomfortable. “I guess. That happens as your battling experience goes up and you get stronger. Definitely handy that I learned a dragon type move after that water sport he pulled.” He pauses in the middle of sending out a pick-up request via their badges to give Nia a look. “Speaking of—what’s up with you not using actual moves? I thought you would have adapted to fighting hand-to-hand by now.”
Nia sighs and glances at what remains of her makeshift weapon, lying discarded in the corner of the room. “I guess I really should stop depending on a weapon so much. Didn’t do me much good today.”
“No, not that,” Tobias waves her off. “I mean, yeah, that too, but even when you were punching, you weren’t using moves. You were just using basic body attacks. Why?”
Nia blinks at him. “Uh. What do you mean I wasn’t using moves?”
The charmander blinks back at her. “You…you didn’t know you weren’t?”
“I thought I was! I was punching a-and kicking and stuff! That’s what fighting types do, right?”
Tobias opens his mouth to explain, but then seems to reconsider and just heaves an exasperated groan. “We need to talk to Val tomorrow. Arceus, I thought you just weren’t using ‘em for some dumb personal reason, not because you didn’t know how to use them at all.”
Nia’s ears pin back. “I...I thought I was using them.”
“And I haven’t seen you two spar much since I’ve mostly been with Azami, so Val might not even know that you don’t know…” Tobias trails off, more to himself than to Nia. “We’re talking to her about this tomorrow. It’d help if you actually knew how to use your moves. And how to not freeze in battle until I’m half dead.”
His tone is harsh, but lacking the old bite it used to have. Nia still whines and buries her face in a hand, embarrassed. “I’m sorry! I promise it’s not on purpose. It just really caught me off guard, fighting a Pokémon that wasn’t feral.” Nia tries to latch onto something other than everything she’s apparently doing wrong. “A-At least we can tell Azami about your new move tomorrow too, right?”
Tobias nods, looking the faintest bit proud. “True.”
Their conversation is cut off as one of the retrieval psychics at the guild calls them back in a beam of light. Nia’s stomach flips, and when they land back on solid wood, the riolu collapses to her knees.
“You aren’t gonna pass out, are you?” Tobias asks, frowning at her.
Nia squeezes her eyes shut, fighting off a wave of nausea and lightheadedness. “N-No, I don’t think so. Just the blood loss, I’m pretty sure.”
There’s the quiet murmuring of voices, and the shifting of Tobias handing off the outlaw to the psychic type. Some more talking, and then the charmander’s light footsteps return to her side.
“Maggie’ll have some spare oran berries lying around if you can get back to the room.” Tobias says. He sounds a little awkward, like being any form of encouraging with his words is physically making him uncomfortable. Nia almost smiles.
“I...I think I’m fine.” The riolu blinks open her eyes, glancing around. The psychic type taking care of their case (not an abra, but an adorable, green jelly-like Pokémon who is shooting her worried looks) has the unconscious monkey chained up in psychic bindings, presumably to wait for law enforcement to take the outlaw away. At least, that’s what she guesses. She’s never done this before. Are there Pokémon police? Are they the police? She needs a badge. Wait, she has one of those.
“Okay, c’mon, before you pass out on the floor,” Tobias grumbles, hesitating before wrapping a warm arm around her back to help her to her feet. Nia stumbles, then slowly allows herself to put some of her weight onto Tobias. The charmander slings her uninjured arm around his shoulders, face flushed with embarrassment as he pointedly avoids her gaze. Then, the two start their arduous trek up the stairs to Maggie’s quarters.
Once or twice Nia considers thanking the charmander for helping her like this, but he’s already burning with embarrassment—quite literally, he feels hotter than normal—so she lets it be.
“Maggie’s gonna be so mad,” Nia mumbles when they’re nearly there.
Tobias has relaxed enough (or is maybe just exhausted enough) to snort a laugh. Nia can feel it rumble through his ribs, pressed against her side.
“She’s gonna be ticked at both of us,” He agrees. “I don’t know why she always throws such a fit when we get hurt. It’s part of the job.”
“Occupational hazard,” Nia agrees with a tired smile.
The two are silent the rest of the way, and sure enough, as soon as they step through the door, Maggie descends on them with all the worried wrath of a mother scolding her terrible, danger-prone children.
Nia relaxes and lets herself be babied. Her chest hurts just as much as her arm, something in her finding Maggie’s motherly worry familiar and comforting, in an aching, longing sort of way, so she lets the meganium fuss over her injuries. She’s feeling far too fond of the situation, really, as she watches Tobias stubbornly shooing Maggie away from his own wounds. It’s nice, to be cared about. To have somewhere safe to come home to.
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😅 anyways. Umm.. as a changed human being. Hey, umm. I’ve missed you. With tears in my eyes and shaky thumbs as I type this from my actual shower. ... thank god for water proof phones. Mostly for my tears. 🤣 The good and the bad ones. ❤️😇
Oh and not that I’m advocating for prescription drugs by any means at all... but like, help is real, and for me, lately it’s been in the form of a handful of pills each day. ... I hate it, with all my heart, but like... it beats a gun to my head any day, and I’ve been there too... so umm, anything was better than that. ... so at that point I became open to anything, anything to make me want to live again.
So here is me, and once again don’t mistake me posting here as being okay, hahaha cause I’m not, but umm... I’m learning how to be okay with that. For myself, my husband and my family. The ones who have stuck around through this last decade or so of mine. I’m not that lost little boy anymore, but I’m certainly still learning from all of my many mistakes, with a big ole grin of course 😁. With a passion for the lessons they have to teach me, and a profound new, exciting and growing love for the ones who’ve seen me through so much. Cause they are why I’m here, while I continue to remember just exactly who the hell I am cause it’s never been just Alex or Just Elliott... uhhm I mean, Elisha, inside this head of mine. You all now that, and when I release the book I’ve been working on you’ll all understand. Not that you should care, but if you’re STILLLLL reading this 🙄 let’s be honest. Lol. Have a good day y’all. That was a gooooood cry. I’m gonna go snuggle my lumpy cat and play Pokémon Mystery Dungeons as I ANXIOUSLY await the release of Pokémon Snap next month. No this ain’t an endorsement or whatever, I just really freakin like Pokémon... umm we both do, I should say. Elisha and I.
Xoxo -Elisha Alexzander
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Favorite ds games?
Oh, this is hard. There were so many ds games I loved playing - tiny cartridges which are so precious to me because they contain my whole childhood.
Just thinking about it makes me so nostalgic and sentimental… Ah…
Like I said, there were many ds games that I grew up with and I love (eg. pokémon) but there are 2 particular ones that left their marks in me and will always have a special place inside my heart:
You probably already knew I was gonna mention this one. How can you not love it? It’s not about the gameplay or graphics… however, there’s so much emotion purred in this tiny game that you can’t help but bond with this trio, learn with them, hurt with them and cry with them. After every mission, just seeing them talk and laugh with each other on top of the clock tower, it’s so relaxing and at the same time, you feel like you kinda are friends with them too?? Amazing…
I’d play good money for a remake of this game.
WHAT. A. RIDE. This game blew my mind as a kid. The Mystery Dungeon series is criminally underrated, I swear to god.
I first played Explorers of Darkness and then when I heard Explorers of Sky was coming out, I obviously had to buy that one just for the special episode.
Everyone should play Explorers of Sky (basically the same as Darkness and Time plus a few things but the main storyline is the same for the 3 games). Like 358/2 days, the gameplay leaves a lot to be desired but the story… Wow.
Just like Days, I bailed my eyes out with this game. The fucking plot twists!!! I can’t even describe this game properly.
I love both of this games so much, it’s insane.
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Gaming Kill-List (Some ARE done)(as of 09/07/18)
A
- Assassin’s Creed
- Assassin’s Creed 2
- Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
- Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
- Assassin’s Creed 3
- Assassin’s Creed: Liberation
- Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
- Assassin’s Creed: Rogue
- Assassin’s Creed: Unity
- Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate
- Assassin’s Creed: Origins
- Amnesia The Dark Descent
B
- Bioshock // Bioshock Remastered
- Bioshock 2 // Bioshock 2 Remastered
- Bioshock Infinite
- Borderlands
- Borderlands 2
- Borderlands: The Pre-sequel
- Batman Arkham Asylum
- Batman Arkham City
- Batman Arkham Origins
- Batman Arkham Knight
- Beyond Divinity
- Bloodborne
- Bravely Default
- Bravely Second: End Layer
C
- Crysis
- Crysis 2
- Crysis 3
- Castle Crashers
D
- Dark Souls // Dark Souls Remastered
- Dark Souls 2
- Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin
- Dark Souls 3
- Demons Souls
- Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen
- DOOM
- Dragon Age: Origins
- Dragon Age 2
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Dead Space
- Dead Space 2
- Darksiders // Darksiders Remastered
- Darksiders 2 // Darksiders 2 Remastered
- Divine Divinity
- Divine Divinity
- Divinity Original Sin
- Dishonoured: Definitive Edition
- Dishonoured 2
- Dungeon Siege
- Dungeon Siege 2
- Dungeon Siege 3
- Dante’s Inferno
- Darkwood
- Dues Ex: Human Evolution
- Dues Ex: Mankind Revolution
- Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
E
- Enslaved: Odyssey to the East
F
- Fallout 3
- Fallout 4
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Far Cry 3
- F.E.A.R.
- F.E.A.R. Extraction Point
- F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate
- F.E.A.R. 2
- F.E.A.R. 3
- Final Fantasy VI
- Final Fantasy VII
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Final Fantasy IX
- Final Fantasy X
- Final Fantasy XII: The Zodaic Age
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Final Fantasy XIII-2
- Final Fantasy XV
- Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
- FEZ
- Fist of Awesome
- FTL: Faster Than Light
- Fire Emblem: Awakening
- Fire Emblem: Birthright // Conquest
- Fire Emblem: Echoes
G
- Gears of War Remastered
- Gears of War 2
- Gears of War 3
- Gears of War Judgement Day
- Gears of War 4
- God of War
- God of War 2
- God of War 3
- God of War: Ghost of Sparta
- God of War: Chains of Olympus
- God of War: Ascension
- God of War (4)
H
- Horizon: Zero Dawn
- Half-Life
- Half-Life 2
- Hotline Miami
- Halo 3
- Halo 3: ODST
- Halo 4
- Halo 5: Guardians
I
- ICO
- Injustice: Gods Among Us
- Injustice: Gods Among Us 2
J
- Just Cause 2
- Just Cause 3
- Jak and Daxter: The Purcusor Legacy
- Jak 2
- Jak 3
K
- Killing Floor
- Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
- Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories
- Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
- Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
- Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix
- Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded
- Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance
- Killzone 2
- Killzone 3
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
- Kid Icarus: Uprising
L
- Left 4 Dead
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Legendary
- LEGO Batman 2
- LEGO Batman 3
- LEGO MARVEL Superheroes
- LEGO MARVEL Avengers
- Limbo
- Life is Strange
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm
M
- Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat X
- Metro: Redux (Last Light/2023)
- Metal Gear Solid
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
- Metal Gear Solid Peacewalker
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Mirrors Edge
- Mirrors Edge Catalyst
- Mount and Blade
- Mount and Blade: Warband
- Mount and Blade: Fire and Sword
- Mass Effect
- Mass Effect 2
- Mass Effect 3
- Mass Effect: Andromeda
- Medal of Honor
- Monster Hunter 4: Ultimate
- Monster Hunter: World
N
- Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
- Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
- Nier
- Nier: Automata
- Nioh
O
- Oddworld: Abe’s Odyssey
- Oddworld: Abe’s Exodus
- Oddworld: New n’ Tasty
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Outlast
P
- Payday: The Heist
- Payday 2
- Portal
- Portal 2
- Post Mortem
- Persona 5
- Pokémon Moon / Sun
- Pokémon Alpha Sapphire / Omega Ruby
- Pokémon X / Y
Q
-
R
- Resident Evil Remastered
- Resident Evil 2
- Resident Evil 3
- Resident Evil Zero
- Resident Evil 4
- Resident Evil 5
- Resident Evil 6
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
- ReCore
- Ratchet and Clank
- Ratchet and Clank 2
- Ratchet and Clank 3
- Ratchet Gladiator
- Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
- Ratchet and Clank Future: Quest for Booty
- Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time
- Ratchet and Clank Future: Nexus
- Red Dead Redemption
- R.A.G.E.
- Resistance: Fall of Man
S
- Shadow of Mordor
- Shadow of War
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Star Wars Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
- Star Wars Republic Commando
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Spiderman: Edge of Time
- Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions
- Super Meat Boy
- Spec Ops: The Line
- Saints Row 3
- Saints Row 4
- Shadowgrounds
- Shadowgrounds: Survivor
- Still Life
- Still Life 2
- Sniper Elite 3
- System Shock 2
- Splinter Cell
- Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
- Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
- Starfox 64 3D
T
- Tomb Raider
- Tomb Raider: Legend
- Tomb Raider: Underworld
- Tomb Raider: Anniversary
- Tales from the Borderlands
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- The Walking Dead
- The Last Guardian
- The Last of Us Remastered
- The Evil Within
- The Evil Within 2
- The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
- The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt // Hearts of Stone // Blood and Wine
- The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD
- The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Tracks
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
- The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- The Legend of Zelda
U
- Until Dawn
- Uncharted: Drakes Fortune
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
V
- Valkyria Chronicles
- Vanquish
W
- Wolfenstein: The New Order
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
X
Y
- Yakuza 4
- Yakuza 0
- Yoshi’s New Island
Z
- Zombie Army Trilogy
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