#team rocket yuko

[crewel-intentions]

Alpha@Yuko: "Alpha is interested in the time this one has spent within Team Rocket, such as operations this one has been involved in and the like, if Alpha may so inquire."

Yuko: "Oh right. I suppose most of you don't know what I've all accomplished while working with Team Rocket, hm?"

(@shaymincafe) (@a-toxic-bounty)

#crewel-intentions #crewel intentions #yuko akiyama #team rocket yuko #executive yuko #main story #main-story #edit: I finally found the other ask that went with this #sorry y'all i've got like 60 messages it's hard to keep track of things

[ask-sarah-and-co]

(Crewel-Intentions) 💎 + Yuko Akiyama please? <:3c

aaaa your story’s already really good and I think it would fit in well in universe! Only difference miiight be that Team Rocket technically doesn’t disband here?

Giovanni and the executives go to prison for a few years (they’re out by 2022, a year before the story). So assuming that Yuko is an executive, she’d also be tossed in there with them?

I’m so sorry that’s all I have- mostly bc this is so alternate of a universe! Uh, she’d be able to go to Giovanni and Rose’s wedding during the plot at least?

Here’s a lil doodle as an apology !

#💎 ask game #ooc #forgot to mention that these are not canon to the story!

[transpondster]

Drops of God looks beautiful too. Tokyo is presented in steely blues and greys. Provence is bathed in golden sunshine, except for the occasional dramatic storm. Provençal tourism chiefs don't need any help selling their region but will surely be rubbing their hands in glee at this. So will winemakers. Listening to the characters discuss wine and the wine-making process with such enthusiasm, and hearing them describe incredible wines so vividly, may well make you want to drink them. The show has been distilled from a bestselling 44-volume Japanese manga series of the same name which began in 2004, created by a brother-and-sister team, Shin and Yuko Kibayashi. The series is famous for its impact on the East Asian wine market, significantly boosting the sale of wines mentioned in the story.  It more than doubled wine sales in Japan in the first year it was published. In July 2009, the British wine magazine Decanter placed the Kibayashis at Number 50 on its list of the wine world's most influential people, remarking that Drops of God "is arguably the most influential wine publication for the past 20 years". One French winemaker withdrew a wine of his from the market after it was mentioned in order to prevent its price from rocketing. The wines in the TV series, which has changed several aspects of the manga's story, are a mixture of real and fictional but if you happen to have a few cases of, say, Château Cheval Blanc 2000 lying around in your cellar, you may want to hang on to them for a while.

Apple TV+'s Drops of God: A 'hugely entertaining' thriller about… French wine-tasting, based on a Japanese manga series - BBC Culture

#drops of god #tv #wine #BBC

[askexecutiveproton]

(@crewel-intentions ) Yuko: "You seem to have a lot of ambition and pride... Will you try to climb even higher in Team Rocket? Or would you rather leave and succeed at something else?"

“I know too much, anyway. They’d never just let me walk away!”

#executive proton #he is literally so insufferable at times I want to hit him #me too yuko

[askbohemiancompany]

(Yuko to Weather) She regards the Dragonite coldly, stroking her chin thoughtfully. "I've heard of Dragonite battling against the elements, but never battling WITH them... What gave you this affinity with weather? Special training? Is it just an interest of yours?"

"Is that right?" Jason could not help feel like he was being studied. This did not help that she was human and from what he had heard from Lenox, one who was a member of Team Rocket previously. So mild sarcasm was suited.

"That is the thing. I don't know what allowed me to control the elements and gave me immunity to ice. According to a mon we interrogated a while back I am part of something called Project Weather Report. Based off the name, they probably wanted to see if they could enhance a pokemon to have absolute control of the weather."

He did not know if should disclose the drawbacks of the condition, but he figured if she would come after him for whatever reason. Then again she was the owner of Lenox's friend so the odds of that happening were slim, but still.

"One interesting thing I will tell you is that it has locked me out of using dragon move. In addition to that, I am not as good with fire as I thought I would be. Not that it bugs me, but it is a curiosity I have. I can make snow, rain and sandstorms but never increase the heat."

@crewel-intentions

#asks #weather the dragonite #crewel intentions

[threeuniverses]

*in a alternate universe in Pokemon, the regions are protected by PMCs and Team Rocket has made the mistake of messing with one of them, especially one that is fully capable of crushing one of their operations if they have a human that can transform into a pokemon.* Yuko belongs to: https://crewel-intentions.tumblr.com/

#traditional #pokemon #lugia #legendary #bird #big #size difference #traditional art

[mostlysignssomeportents]

2019 Hugo Award finalists announced

The 2019 Hugo Award nominees have been announced; the Hugos will be presented this summer at the 2019 World Science Fiction Convention in Dublin, Ireland.

Normally, I find that I've read and reviewed a huge slice of the year's finalists, but this year is different; I've done a lot less reading lately, partly because I wrote two books in 2018 and partly because the new EU Copyright Directive ate my life for about 10 months in the past year.

I was a little sad to be so far behind the curve when I saw the new list, but then I realized that this meant that I had a bunch of really exciting books to add to my to-be-read pile!

One notable inclusion: the Archive of Our Own fanfic archive -- a project of the Organization for Transformative Works (for whose advisory board I volunteer) -- is up for "Best Related Work."

Congrats to all the nominees!

Best Novel * The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor) * Record of a Spaceborn Few, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager) * Revenant Gun, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris) * Space Opera, by Catherynne M. Valente (Saga) * Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey / Macmillan) * Trail of Lightning, by Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga)

Best Novella * Artificial Condition, by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing) * Beneath the Sugar Sky, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing) * Binti: The Night Masquerade, by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing) * The Black God’s Drums, by P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com Publishing) * Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, by Kelly Robson (Tor.com Publishing) * The Tea Master and the Detective, by Aliette de Bodard (Subterranean Press / JABberwocky Literary Agency)

Best Novelette * “If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again,” by Zen Cho (B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, 29 November 2018) * “The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections,” by Tina Connolly (Tor.com, 11 July 2018) * “Nine Last Days on Planet Earth,” by Daryl Gregory (Tor.com, 19 September 2018) * The Only Harmless Great Thing, by Brooke Bolander (Tor.com Publishing) * “The Thing About Ghost Stories,” by Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny Magazine 25, November- December 2018) * “When We Were Starless,” by Simone Heller (Clarkesworld 145, October 2018)

Best Short Story * “The Court Magician,” by Sarah Pinsker (Lightspeed, January 2018) * “The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society,” by T. Kingfisher (Uncanny Magazine 25, November-December 2018) * “The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington,” by P. Djèlí Clark (Fireside Magazine, February 2018) * “STET,” by Sarah Gailey (Fireside Magazine, October 2018) * “The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat,” by Brooke Bolander (Uncanny Magazine 23, July-August 2018) * “A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies,” by Alix E. Harrow (Apex Magazine, February 2018)

Best Series * The Centenal Cycle, by Malka Older (Tor) * The Laundry Files, by Charles Stross (most recently Tor.com Publishing/Orbit) * Machineries of Empire, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris) * The October Daye Series, by Seanan McGuire (most recently DAW) * The Universe of Xuya, by Aliette de Bodard (most recently Subterranean Press) * Wayfarers, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager)

Best Related Work * Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works * Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction, by Alec Nevala-Lee (Dey Street Books) * The Hobbit Duology (documentary in three parts), written and edited by Lindsay Ellis and Angelina Meehan (YouTube) * An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953- 2000, by Jo Walton (Tor) * www.mexicanxinitiative.com: The Mexicanx Initiative Experience at Worldcon 76 (Julia Rios, Libia Brenda, Pablo Defendini, John Picacio) * Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing, by Ursula K. Le Guin with David Naimon (Tin House Books)

Best Graphic Story * Abbott, written by Saladin Ahmed, art by Sami Kivelä, colours by Jason Wordie, letters by Jim Campbell (BOOM! Studios) * Black Panther: Long Live the King, written by Nnedi Okorafor and Aaron Covington, art by André Lima Araújo, Mario Del Pennino and Tana Ford (Marvel) * Monstress, Volume 3: Haven, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image Comics) * On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden (First Second) * Paper Girls, Volume 4, written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Cliff Chiang, colours by Matt Wilson, letters by Jared K. Fletcher (Image Comics) * Saga, Volume 9, written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form * Annihilation, directed and written for the screen by Alex Garland, based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer (Paramount Pictures / Skydance) * Avengers: Infinity War, screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (Marvel Studios) * Black Panther, written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler (Marvel Studios) * A Quiet Place, screenplay by Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods, directed by John Krasinski (Platinum Dunes / Sunday Night) * Sorry to Bother You, written and directed by Boots Riley (Annapurna Pictures) * Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman (Sony)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form * The Expanse: “Abaddon’s Gate,” written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Simon Cellan Jones (Penguin in a Parka / Alcon Entertainment) * Doctor Who: “Demons of the Punjab,” written by Vinay Patel, directed by Jamie Childs (BBC) * Dirty Computer, written by Janelle Monáe, directed by Andrew Donoho and Chuck Lightning (Wondaland Arts Society / Bad Boy Records / Atlantic Records) * The Good Place: “Janet(s),” written by Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan, directed by Morgan Sackett (NBC) * The Good Place: “Jeremy Bearimy,” written by Megan Amram, directed by Trent O’Donnell (NBC) * Doctor Who: “Rosa,” written by Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall, directed by Mark Tonderai (BBC)

Best Professional Editor, Short Form * Neil Clarke * Gardner Dozois * Lee Harris * Julia Rios * Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas * E. Catherine Tobler

Best Professional Editor, Long Form * Sheila E. Gilbert * Anne Lesley Groell * Beth Meacham * Diana Pho * Gillian Redfearn * Navah Wolfe

Best Professional Artist * Galen Dara * Jaime Jones * Victo Ngai * John Picacio * Yuko Shimizu * Charles Vess

Best Semiprozine * Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor-in-chief and publisher Scott H. Andrews * Fireside Magazine, edited by Julia Rios, managing editor Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, social coordinator Meg Frank, special features editor Tanya DePass, founding editor Brian White, publisher and art director Pablo Defendini * FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, executive editors Troy L. Wiggins and DaVaun Sanders, editors L.D. Lewis, Brandon O’Brien, Kaleb Russell, Danny Lore, and Brent Lambert * Shimmer, publisher Beth Wodzinski, senior editor E. Catherine Tobler * Strange Horizons, edited by Jane Crowley, Kate Dollarhyde, Vanessa Rose Phin, Vajra Chandrasekera, Romie Stott, Maureen Kincaid Speller, and the Strange Horizons Staff * Uncanny Magazine, publishers/editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, managing editor Michi Trota, podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky, Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction Special Issue editors-in-chief Elsa Sjunneson-Henry and Dominik Parisien

Best Fanzine * Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus, editor Janice Marcus * Journey Planet, edited by Team Journey Planet * Lady Business, editors Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay & Susan * nerds of a feather, flock together, editors Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla and The G * Quick Sip Reviews, editor Charles Payseur * Rocket Stack Rank, editors Greg Hullender and Eric Wong

Best Fancast * Be the Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske and Jennifer Mace * The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe * Fangirl Happy Hour, hosted by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams * Galactic Suburbia, hosted by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts, produced by Andrew Finch * Our Opinions Are Correct, hosted by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders * The Skiffy and Fanty Show, produced by Jen Zink and Shaun Duke, hosted by the Skiffy and Fanty Crew

Best Fan Writer * Foz Meadows * James Davis Nicoll * Charles Payseur * Elsa Sjunneson-Henry * Alasdair Stuart * Bogi Takács

Best Fan Artist * Sara Felix * Grace P. Fong * Meg Frank * Ariela Housman * Likhain (Mia Sereno) * Spring Schoenhuth

Best Art Book * The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition, illustrated by Charles Vess, written by Ursula K. Le Guin (Saga Press /Gollancz) * Daydreamer’s Journey: The Art of Julie Dillon, by Julie Dillon (self-published) * Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History, by Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Sam Witwer (Ten Speed Press) * Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, ed. John Fleskes (Flesk Publications) * Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – The Art of the Movie, by Ramin Zahed (Titan Books) * Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth, ed. Catherine McIlwaine (Bodleian Library)

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer * Katherine Arden (2nd year of eligibility) * S.A. Chakraborty (2nd year of eligibility) * R.F. Kuang (1st year of eligibility) * Jeannette Ng (2nd year of eligibility) * Vina Jie-Min Prasad (2nd year of eligibility) * Rivers Solomon (2nd year of eligibility)

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book * The Belles, by Dhonielle Clayton (Freeform / Gollancz) * Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi (Henry Holt / Macmillan Children’s Books) * The Cruel Prince, by Holly Black (Little, Brown / Hot Key Books) * Dread Nation, by Justina Ireland (Balzer + Bray) * The Invasion, by Peadar O’Guilin (David Fickling Books / Scholastic) * Tess of the Road, by Rachel Hartman (Random House / Penguin Teen)

https://boingboing.net/2019/04/02/dublin-worldcon.html

[v-nikivorof]

The Martian AU

Yuuri is a botanist going to Mars for 30 days

Pichit, Otabek, Yurio, JJ and Yuko are his crew

Pichit - is Martinez and nothing will convince me otherwise

Otabek - is 100% Beck

Yurio - of course has to be Johanssen

JJ is the wonderful bomb making Vogel

Yuko - Commander Louis

Viktor - the head of all Mars missions, Yuuri's fiancé

Chris is Annie, the PR gal

Yakov - the director of NASA

Minami - the brilliant Rich Purnell

Mila - Cindy, the discoverer of a very alive Yuuri

NASA sends the crew a warning about a huge storm

Walking back to the Eros III MAV, the satellite breaks looks and slams into Yuuri

He gets knocked out and his vital sings show flat

Yuko is devastated but she calls it and they fly back to the Hermes

They promptly call to NASA to tell them of Yuuri’s demise

When Viktor finds out, he almost destroys his entire office

Only his friend Chris can call him down

He just becomes a robot after that

The rest of the crew on the Hermes tries to focus on the mission of returning home

It's three weeks before anyone actually smiles properly

Two weeks later, Viktor sends an email to Mila to check out the coordinates of the Eros III Mission

When she sees that things have moved since the crew fled she calls Viktor immediately

He breaks every driving law known to man trying to get back to the space station as quick as possible

When they get out of the impromptu meeting, discussing Yuuri and he status of being possibly still alive Viktor collapses in the halls and Chris just barely catches him

Back on Mars, Yuuri can't stop looking at his ring

Once he had finished this mission, He was supposed to be marrying Viktor

He also can't stop looking all the emails that Viktor had sent him while on the Hermes

He swears he's going to get back no matter what it takes

It takes a lot

From farming potatoes from his own waste (not his finest moment)

To blowing himself up trying to create water 

To being at the hands of Commander Yuko's K-Pop

Yuuri breakers down when he can talk to Viktor again thanks to the Pathfinder rover being found

They quickly become a world loved couple when Yuuri signs off with "I’ll come home. I promise. I love you Vitya" all in Russian

Viktor cries for the entire night

Yuuri isn't much better

At lease Yuri isn’t there to tease him about it

The NASA team comes up with a supply mission for Yuuri, and it’s all the world seems to talk about

Until the resupply mission blows up ... literally

Viktor took 45 minutes and a quarter bottle of Vodka before he could tell his fiancé that the plan failed

Chris stays with him the entire night, with his own bottle of wine

Later, a little chicken nugget called Minami burst into Viktor's office screaming "hang up that phone. I know how we can bring Yuuri back home"

Minami’s plan is pure genius, using the Chinese Taiyang Shen rocket to resupply the Hermes, and using the earth’s gravity to shoot it back to Mars

Viktor literally drops his phone on the floor

Minami's plan is shut down, no thanks to Yakov 

Viktor goes behind Yakov’s back and emails the crew the Minami's plan

They decide to go back and get Yuuri. Of course

Yakov threatens to fire Viktor's sorry butt

But he can't go through with the threat

Because for the first time in forever Viktor has life back in his eyes

Viktor almost looses it when Yuuri asks him to tell his parents back in Japan that he might not be making it home

The trip the the Eros IV ship is brutal

And Yuuri’s rations are almost non existent 

He swears that he will. eat Katsudon every day for the rest of his life when he gets back to Earth, and nothing is going to stop him

Yuuri ends up flying like iron man ton reach Yuko when they finally go back to get him

And the crew saves him his favourite meal of Katsudon in celebration of his rescue

The first thing Yuuri does do in go have a shower

The entire crews hearts break when they see that Yuuri has all but become skin and bones just to survive

When Yuuri accepts the video call from Viktor and finally sees his fiancé' face he can't get any words out

Viktor is no better

They just cry together on screen for a solid hour, not that anyone was counting 

After 9 months of space travel Yuuri looks almost as good as new

When they land nothing can stop Yuuri from tackling Viktor to the ground 

They kiss for the first time in way to long and it's the best kiss ever

A year later they're happily married and Yuuri goes on to teach classes and Viktor stays on as director of Mars missions

Yuuri never goes back into space again

But he does live happily ever after with his beautiful husband and precious dog Makkachin

This is way to long but this AU has taken over my life so here. Have it! 

#Yuri on ice #yuuri katsuki #yuri plisetsky #viktor nikiforov #viktuuri #au #the martian au #fanfic #au garbage dump #can someone write this #please #yoi

[viajandosobrelibros]

Ayer en el marco de la  Worldcon,  77th World Science Fiction Convention, se dieorn a conocer a los ganadores de los premios Hugo y los premios Lodestar Award y John W. Campbell

Los premios Hugo 2019 se entregarán en el WorldCon de este año, que se celebrará en Dublín, Irlanda, entre el 15 y el 19 de agosto. No se olviden de bajarse el calendario que hicimos en Viajando Sobre Libros de ACA para poder tener todas las fechas de entregas de premios literarios. Aquí les dejo la lista completa de los nominados para los premios de este año y comenten si leyeron alguno.

Best Novel

The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor) GANADOR

Record of a Spaceborn Few, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager)

Revenant Gun, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)

Space Opera, by Catherynne M. Valente (Saga)

Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey / Macmillan)

Trail of Lightning, by Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga)

Best Novella

Artificial Condition, by Martha Wells (Tor.com publishing) GANADOR

Beneath the Sugar Sky, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com publishing)

Binti: The Night Masquerade, by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com publishing)

The Black God’s Drums, by P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com publishing)

Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, by Kelly Robson (Tor.com publishing)

The Tea Master and the Detective, by Aliette de Bodard (Subterranean Press / JABberwocky Literary Agency)

  Best Novelette

“If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again,” by Zen Cho (B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, 29 November 2018) GANADOR

“The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections,” by Tina Connolly (Tor.com, 11 July 2018)

“Nine Last Days on Planet Earth,” by Daryl Gregory (Tor.com, 19 September 2018)

The Only Harmless Great Thing, by Brooke Bolander (Tor.com publishing)

“The Thing About Ghost Stories,” by Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny Magazine 25, November-December 2018)

“When We Were Starless,” by Simone Heller (Clarkesworld 145, October 2018)

Best Short Story

“The Court Magician,” by Sarah Pinsker (Lightspeed, January 2018)

“The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society,” by T. Kingfisher (Uncanny Magazine 25, November-December 2018)

“The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington,” by P. Djèlí Clark (Fireside Magazine, February 2018)

“STET,” by Sarah Gailey (Fireside Magazine, October 2018)

“The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat,” by Brooke Bolander (Uncanny Magazine 23, July-August 2018)

“A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies,” by Alix E. Harrow (Apex Magazine, February 2018) GANADOR

Best Series

The Centenal Cycle, by Malka Older (Tor.com publishing)

The Laundry Files, by Charles Stross (most recently Tor.com publishing/Orbit)

Machineries of Empire, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)

The October Daye Series, by Seanan McGuire (most recently DAW)

The Universe of Xuya, by Aliette de Bodard (most recently Subterranean Press)

Wayfarers, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager) GANADOR

Best Related Work

Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works GANADOR

Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction, by Alec Nevala-Lee (Dey Street Books)

The Hobbit Duology (documentary in three parts), written and edited by Lindsay Ellis and Angelina Meehan (YouTube)

An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000, by Jo Walton (Tor)

http://www.mexicanxinitiative.com: The Mexicanx Initiative Experience at Worldcon 76(Julia Rios, Libia Brenda, Pablo Defendini, John Picacio)

Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing, by Ursula K. Le Guin with David Naimon (Tin House Books)

Best Graphic Story

Abbott, written by Saladin Ahmed, art by Sami Kivelä, colours by Jason Wordie, letters by Jim Campbell (BOOM! Studios)

Black Panther: Long Live the King, written by Nnedi Okorafor and Aaron Covington, art by André Lima Araújo, Mario Del Pennino and Tana Ford (Marvel)

Monstress, Volume 3: Haven, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image Comics) GANADOR

On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden (First Second)

Paper Girls, Volume 4, written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Cliff Chiang, colours by Matt Wilson, letters by Jared K. Fletcher (Image Comics)

Saga, Volume 9, written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

Annihilation, directed and written for the screen by Alex Garland, based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer (Paramount Pictures / Skydance)

Avengers: Infinity War, screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (Marvel Studios)

Black Panther, written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler (Marvel Studios)

A Quiet Place, screenplay by Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods, directed by John Krasinski (Platinum Dunes / Sunday Night)

Sorry to Bother You, written and directed by Boots Riley (Annapurna Pictures)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman (Sony) GANADOR 

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

The Expanse: “Abaddon’s Gate,” written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Simon Cellan Jones (Penguin in a Parka / Alcon Entertainment)

Doctor Who: “Demons of the Punjab,” written by Vinay Patel, directed by Jamie Childs (BBC)

Dirty Computer, written by Janelle Monáe, directed by Andrew Donoho and Chuck Lightning (Wondaland Arts Society / Bad Boy Records / Atlantic Records)

The Good Place: “Janet(s),” written by Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan, directed by Morgan Sackett (NBC)

The Good Place: “Jeremy Bearimy,” written by Megan Amram, directed by Trent O’Donnell (NBC) GANADOR

Doctor Who: “Rosa,” written by Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall, directed by Mark Tonderai (BBC)

Best Editor, Short Form

Neil Clarke

Gardner Dozois (GANADOR)

Lee Harris

Julia Rios

Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas

E. Catherine Tobler

Best Editor, Long Form

Sheila E. Gilbert

Anne Lesley Groell

Beth Meacham

Diana Pho

Gillian Redfearn

Navah Wolfe (GANADOR)

Best Professional Artist

Galen Dara

Jaime Jones

Victo Ngai

John Picacio

Yuko Shimizu

Charles Vess (GANADOR)

Best Semiprozine

Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor-in-chief and publisher Scott H. Andrews

Fireside Magazine, edited by Julia Rios, managing editor Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, social coordinator Meg Frank, special features editor Tanya DePass, founding editor Brian White, publisher and art director Pablo Defendini

FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, executive editors Troy L. Wiggins and DaVaun Sanders, editors L.D. Lewis, Brandon O’Brien, Kaleb Russell, Danny Lore, and Brent Lambert

Shimmer, publisher Beth Wodzinski, senior editor E. Catherine Tobler

Strange Horizons, edited by Jane Crowley, Kate Dollarhyde, Vanessa Rose Phin, Vajra Chandrasekera, Romie Stott, Maureen Kincaid Speller, and the Strange Horizons Staff

Uncanny Magazine, publishers/editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, managing editor Michi Trota, podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky, Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction Special Issue editors-in-chief Elsa Sjunneson-Henry and Dominik Parisien (GANADOR)

Best Fanzine

Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus, editor Janice Marcus

Journey Planet, edited by Team Journey Planet

Lady Business, editors Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay & Susan (GANADOR)

nerds of a feather, flock together, editors Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla and The G

Quick Sip Reviews, editor Charles Payseur

Rocket Stack Rank, editors Greg Hullender and Eric Wong

Best Fancast

Be the Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske and Jennifer Mace

The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe

Fangirl Happy Hour, hosted by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams

Galactic Suburbia, hosted by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts, produced by Andrew Finch

Our Opinions Are Correct, hosted by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders (GANADOR)

The Skiffy and Fanty Show, produced by Jen Zink and Shaun Duke, hosted by the Skiffy and Fanty Crew

Best Fan Writer

Foz Meadows (GANADOR)

James Davis Nicoll

Charles Payseur

Elsa Sjunneson-Henry

Alasdair Stuart

Bogi Takács

Best Fan Artist

Sara Felix

Grace P. Fong

Meg Frank

Ariela Housman

Likhain (Mia Sereno) (GANADOR)

Spring Schoenhuth

Best Art Book

The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition, illustrated by Charles Vess, written by Ursula K. Le Guin (Saga Press /Gollancz) GANADOR

Daydreamer’s Journey: The Art of Julie Dillon, by Julie Dillon (self-published)

Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History, by Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Sam Witwer (Ten Speed Press)

Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, ed. John Fleskes (Flesk Publications)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – The Art of the Movie, by Ramin Zahed (Titan Books)

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth, ed. Catherine McIlwaine (Bodleian Library)

Además de los Hugo tenemos estos dos premios manejados por by Worldcon 76 :

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book

The Belles, by Dhonielle Clayton (Freeform / Gollancz)

Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi (Henry Holt / Macmillan Children’s Books) (GANADOR)

The Cruel Prince, by Holly Black (Little, Brown / Hot Key Books)

Dread Nation, by Justina Ireland (Balzer + Bray)

The Invasion, by Peadar O’Guilin (David Fickling Books / Scholastic)

Tess of the Road, by Rachel Hartman (Random House / Penguin Teen)

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer

Katherine Arden*

S.A. Chakraborty*

R.F. Kuang

Jeannette Ng* (GANADOR)

Vina Jie-Min Prasad*

Rivers Solomon*

 NOTICIAS: GANADORES DE LOS HUGO AWARDS 2019 Ayer en el marco de la  Worldcon,  77th World Science Fiction Convention, se dieorn a conocer a los ganadores de los premios Hugo y los premios…

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[carterthornton]

The Third Wave | Chapter Eighteen: Capture the Flags (Part Three)

        Ms. Wendell raced through the forest, using all her agility and speed to quickly bounce from tree to tree, looking for any students that still remained in the park. She had already rounded up most other teams, save for Team Twelve and some members of Team Seven; she feared that they might run right into the fray at the center of Mount Douglas Park. Without any communication, the officers had no way of knowing that students were encroaching on their position. It was Ms. Wendell's sole responsibility to watch over the students and ensure their safety, and now, the whole chaotic situation was out of her hands; her mind ached at the thought of losing a student. Despite the overwhelming dread threatening to consume her, Ms. Wendell did not falter in her advance towards the center, and she hoped to be there in time to redirect the missing students.

       It was then, just as she stepped onto the next tree branch, that Ms. Wendell was thrown down to the ground by a tremendous force, but thankfully, she landed safely on all fours. She looked up, curious as to where the attack originated. "Hello...? If this is one of the students, don't worry! This is Ms. Wendell! I'm not one of the intruders!" She put her hands high in the air, hoping to get the attention of a confused cadet.

       "Ms. Wendell?" Mura's head poked out from behind a nearby spruce tree and she deftly darted over to aid her teacher, dusting her off. "My most sincere apologies, ma'am; your form was muddled by shadows of the canopy."

       "Ms. Wendell!" Aiko gasped as she raced over to the cat-woman, the rest of her group following behind her. "Where've you been?"

       "I've been trying to find you all," Ms. Wendell sighed, her worries dissipating as she counted every student that was missing. "Thank God... I thought you all were nearing the fight just up ahead."

       "We weren't trying to get into the fight, we were looking for any remaining students," Carlo chimed in, munching on one of the granola bars he kept in his jumpsuit.

       "Oh, no, no... you're what's left of the students; I've already rounded up the rest," Ms. Wendell informed them as she picked dirt from her fur. "I've come to take you back to the bus. We're leaving."

       "Isn't that ironic?" Aiko snorted to herself as she set her back up against a tree.

       "But what about the officers still fighting?" Penelope asked, hearing explosions ring out in the distance.

       "They'll hold them off for as long as it takes for reinforcements to arrive. With all these explosions, a task force is bound to arrive at any moment," Ms. Wendell reassured her, turning away from them. "Please follow me, I know the way back."

       "Sounds good-..." Aiko stopped, looking back to where Maeve should've been— right behind her. "Maeve...? Maeve?!"

       "Oh! There she is!" Yuko gestured over to a red-haired blur in the distance making its way towards the battlefield ahead.

       "Maeve!" Aiko's feet moved on their own, steering her over to where Maeve was heading; naturally, Yuko tagged along as well.

       "Ms. Schmitt! What are you doing?!" Ms. Wendell shouted as she raced after the runaway students.

       "I've gotta get Maeve back!" Aiko hollered back at her unconsciously, her mind going on autopilot.

       "Students, stay right here, I'm going to retrieve those three," Ms. Wendell ordered the others, who all nodded in response. "Maeve, Aiko, Yuko! Come back!"

       As Ms. Wendell chased after her students, Jace sighed, slamming his head against a tree, "I should be the guy running after her."

       "What's Maeve doing?" Brick inquired.

       "Trying to be a hero, that's what she's doing," Mura scoffed, resting a leg on her knee as she sat on a low-hanging tree branch. "That moron..."

****

       Damian's power was unlike anything Roderick had faced before. Not only could Damian seemingly teleport in an instant, but he could also redirect every attack Roderick threw at him; his defence appeared almost impenetrable. If Roderick tried to lunge at Damian with a bright ball of phosphorous in his hand, Damian would simply switch positions with a nearby rock or rotted piece of wood. This swapped object would then fall onto Roderick's head, stunning him for a moment. Although Roderick was unaware of the nature of Damian's ability, he could clearly see the difficulty Damian had with the bright light emitting from his attacks, as he would often shield his eyes before dodging.

       Without hesitation, Roderick closed in on Damian— a globe of fire his hand. The flash of light from the flame blinded Damian, and he grimaced, gritting his teeth in pain. However, before Roderick could get a hit in, he felt his body jerk violently, and he found himself on the opposite side of Damian.

       "What the-?! He can teleport people too?" Roderick thought to himself as he fell face-first into the dirt. Roderick got back on his feet, coating his hands in phosphorous and igniting them. "I almost got him... I just got to keep the pressure on."

       "Pfft... idiot," Varg scoffed at Roderick as he sliced one of Abian's decoys in half. "Damian's almost unbeatable in a one on one matchup."

       "That's my Damian!" Reika giggled, barely noticing Roxie, who prepared to scream. "Oh, this looks bad," Reika plugged her ears and awaited the screech, expecting a long-range blast. However, Roxie used the force of her scream to try and tackle Reika, propelling herself towards her with incredible speed. "Oh, dear-!"

       Reika's body was obliterated from the waist down, however, there was no bloody mess like Roxie feared she had just caused, but a puff of snow that spread across the ground. "Huh...?"

       "My, my... how terrible!" Reika gasped as her snow-body began to reform, reshaping itself in mere seconds. "That's a very powerful Mark you have!"

       "What the hell?" Roxie said, eyes wide in confusion. "What kind of Mark is this?" She let loose another scream; this time the blast carved a massive hole in Reika's chest. To Roxie's dismay, Reika reformed once more. "What are you-?" Roxie was cut off by Reika, whose fist became a hardened boulder of snow that smashed right in her face.

       "You're blocking my view of Damian's fight... could you move?" Reika's voice seemed a little colder than before as she watched Roxie smash into a tree. "Thanks!"

       "Rox!" Thomas cried as he slung Roxie's arm around his shoulder to try and prop him up. "are you okay?"

       "Yeah..." Roxie nodded, blood trickling down her chin. "This girl isn't the airhead she wants us to believe she is; she's dangerous."

       "These two... The Mother and The Father... they're both monsters," Thomas gulped, looking over to Abian, who was having an exceedingly difficult time dealing with Varg and Camila; he seemed almost out of energy.

       "You gettin' tired, pumpkin?!" Varg snarled as he tore the throat out of another Abian decoy. "I ain't even serious yet! Is that all ya got?! Huh?!"

       "Son of a bitch..." Abian muttered as he gasped for air, almost completely drained. "I can't keep this up."

       "Come on, putas! I've still got plenty for all of you!" Camila cackled as she downed more and more decoys, wildly firing into the crowd with her Uzi-hands. "Keep em' coming, bastard!"

       "Abian, look out!" Thomas warned his fellow officer as he tossed another boulder, this time at Varg.

       "Huh-?! Arrrggh!" Varg growled as the massive stone impacted his body, hurling him far away from Abian.

       "Varg!" Camila shrieked as she watched her dear friend get flung across the forest. She turned to face Thomas and the others, steam gushing from her ears. "You fuckin' cops!" She let loose a storm of rockets from her hands, blistering the land with destructive explosions.

       "Camila, no killing! We don't want their blood on our hands!" Damian quelled Camila's rage. "Varg will recover like he always does, just keep stalling!"

       "Just what the hell are you stalling for?" Roderick asked as he launched a fireball at Damian.

       "Excuse me, I don't go asking you about your personal business," Damian said with a posh huff as he put his sunhat on. "This matter is private."

       "You talk pretty high and mighty for a lowly Mark-trafficker, Dracula," Roderick scowled at the delicate fellow before him. "But that'll just make it all the more satisfying once I scorch that cocky grin off your face."

       "Please, do try." Damian laughed lightly as he taunted Roderick, calmly waving him over.

       "Bastard..." Roderick grumbled as he charged another attack in his hand. "You're gonna regret-!" Roderick stopped, hearing the angered roar of someone fast approaching. "Who the hell is-? Oh, shit..."

       Damian's eyes widened as he saw a red-haired woman lunge at him with fists ablaze, ready to pummel him silly. Taking advantage of his distracted state, Roderick fired a blast of phosphorous right at Damian's head, hoping the enraged girl's assault would grab his attention long enough to prevent him from redirecting the blast. Sadly, Damian regained his wits quicker than expected, and backed away, swapping the fireball and the girl.

       "Agh!" Maeve slammed into Roderick, knocking them both to the ground. "What the hell was-?!" Maeve cut herself off as she realized just who she was laying on top of. "M-Mr. Grey!" She stood up straight and saluted him. "My apologies!"

       "Spare me the fangirl nonsense! What the hell are you doing here?!" Roderick shouted, steam billowing out of his nose.

       "Maeve!" Aiko panted as she came to a screeching halt, propping herself up against Yuko. "What the hell is...? Oh, shit..." Aiko's face froze up as she saw Roderick and the destruction all around him. "R-Roderick Grey! I- um... I can explain!"

       "You two need to get the hell out of here!" Roderick barged through both girls to face Damian once again. "This isn't your guy's fight!"

       "We came here to help you!" Maeve announced confidently.

       "No, no, we didn't! I came to stop this girl from getting herself killed!" Aiko interjected as she grabbed Maeve's arm.

       "You both can explain this later once I file a report!" Roderick snapped at them, blazing phosphorous still crackling in his hands. "If you want to help, I suggest tending to the other officers. I've got this guy here."

       "Wait, hold up..." Aiko paused for a moment, examining the face of Roderick's foe. "It's you! From the bar yesterday!"

       "Ah, that's right... I nearly forgot about you," Damian snapped his fingers as he remembered Aiko, tipping his hat to her. "How have you be-?"

       "You two know each other?!" Roderick cut him off.

       "It's quite impolite to interrupt someone in the middle of a friendly conversation," Damian scoffed at Roderick with a scrunched nose, then he peeked his head over to Aiko. "You seem like a delightful young lady, but I must tend to this hooligan. Do be on your way."

       "Just get out of here!" Roderick bellowed as he pushed Aiko and Maeve away. "I'll handle him!"

       Aiko could see the hesitation in Maeve's eyes. "Let's get going, Maeve, we can help the others."

       "I just-..." Maeve clenched her fist tightly as she turned away from Roderick. "Fine... let's go." She darted ahead of Aiko and Yuko, leaving them both in the dust once again.

       "H-hey! Wait up!" Aiko wheezed as she ran after Maeve. "Oh, god... I should run more."

       Roxie and Thomas were outmatched by Reika; every desperate attack they would launch at her was ineffective. Even if it caused any damage at all to her, she wasn't showing it. Every time her snow-body was demolished, she'd simply sigh and reshape herself as if it were as simple as breathing, then she would beat them both senseless with her icy arms that had been molded into blunt tools.

       "Christ..." A dribble of blood spilled from Thomas' mouth as he got back on his feet, but Roxie was still on the ground, half-unconscious. "Roxie...? Are you alright?"

       "Yeah..." Roxie picked one leg up, leaning on it for a moment before regaining her balance; there were severe bruises on her head and neck. "I'll be fine."

       "You two are tenacious!" Reika hummed, crafting each sentence with a sort of whimsical musicality. "You remind me of my friends over there," Reika pointed over to Varg and Camila, who were tearing apart the last of Abian's decoys. "Well, save for being beaten-up like you two are, but still!"

       "Will this bimbo quit runnin' her mouth already?" Thomas muttered to himself as he dragged his feet along the ground, sloppily readying himself for Reika's next attack. "Quit messin' around and fight us, ya daft witch!"

       "Okie Dokie!" Reika snickered as her hand morphed and twisted into a huge, icy hand with razor sharp claws. "I made a promise to Damian not to kill you two, but I could maim you just enough so that you can't attack us anymore, sound good?"

       Thomas tried to shield Roxie as he held her tightly, waiting for Reika's frozen claw to cut them to ribbons. However, as he closed his eyes, Thomas heard a horrific wail; it was Reika. "What the-?!" He watched as a red-haired girl's blazing hand dug into Reika's gut, bypassing her intangibility with the raw heat of her dragon fire.

       "Rrgghh! You little-! Gah!" Reika was cut off by Maeve's fist as it slammed into her jaw, knocking her back into a tree. "Shit, she uses fire..." Reika looked to the north and waited for a sign from her comrades still inside the bunker. "Come on, Louise...we just need a little more time."

       Not far from Reika's raging battle was Varg and Camila, who had depleted Abian's supply of dummies. He fell to his knees, exhausted and spent, then Varg grabbed his head of hair, lifting him off the ground. Abian grimaced, fighting the agonizing pain, but he could do no more.

       "What a pathetic excuse for an IMOP officer!" Camila chuckled wildly as she watched Varg work his magic.

       "Heh... you were annoyin' to deal with, kid," Varg smirked as he brought Abian closer, his clawed index finger just an inch from his forehead. "So, how about I carve my name into your head, huh? Just to make sure you don't get in my way again." A twisted grin stretched across Varg's face as his claw drew nearer to Abian's flesh. "I suggest you think happy thoughts while I do this, ki-... what the-?" Varg felt a metal hand clasp around his wrist, stopping him from disfiguring Abian. "Who the hell are you?"

       "You won't hurt him." Yuko scowled at Varg, gripping Varg's wrist firmly as she slowly moved his arm away from Abian, not showing any signs of difficulty in overpowering Varg.

       "Step off, big lady, or I'll put you in the dirt," Varg threatened Yuko, who remained unafraid of him.

       "I suggest you listen to her, wolf-guy," Aiko chimed in as she drew closer to Yuko. "She looks pretty mad."

       "Pfft, what a load of- bugahhh!" Varg coughed as Yuko drove her free hand into his sternum, knocking all the air out of his lungs and freeing Abian from his grasp. "She's strong!" He stumbled back, catching his breath for a moment. "Now... this might be interesting. How about it, tin-girl? You wanna throw down?" He grinned, his claws extending even further as he got back up. "Cammy, take the busty chick."

       "Which one?" Camila asked, unable to tell which buxom lady he was referring to.

       "Cammy, the- the short one!" Varg grit his teeth at Camila as he pointed over to Aiko.

       "Ah, shit..." Aiko gulped as Camila slowly made her way over. "H-hey! I don't really have anything to fight with, s-so... um..." Aiko sweat profusely as Camila's hands reshaped themselves into light machine guns, pointed right at her head. "Uh, um..." Aiko tried to think, but her mind was flooded with thoughts of her own corpse riddled with bullet holes. "Gotta think!"

       Aiko thought back to her fight with the Mark-user in her convenience store. Quickly, she adapted the memory to her situation, formulating a desperate strategy. Just as her back was pressed up against a wall, she tapped her left hand against a nearby boulder, waiting for Camila to come into range. Then, just as Camila was about the mangle her legs, a fist flew out of the rock at incredible speeds, upper-cutting Camila just under the chin. She flew back onto the ground, and Aiko took the initiative, attempting to retreat over to Yuko. However, Aiko felt her hand gravitate towards the stone arm she created, and like a parasite, the rock appendage latched onto her, molding around her own arm. Surprisingly, the arm felt like nothing, almost as if it were a weightless, secondary layer of skin.

       "How the-?" Aiko was almost stumped by the strange new feature of her Mark, but then she remembered lifting Yuko in Combat Training. "Of course! This arm weighs nothing in my hands!" She grinned like a child on Christmas Day as she marvelled at her modified limb. "Now, I'll be able to help Yuko in a fight!"

       "I'll turn you into red paste!" Camila grumbled as she stood up, her hand morphing into a grenade launcher.

       "Uh oh!" Aiko snapped back to reality as Camila aimed at her with malicious intent, hoping to blast her into the stratosphere.

       Aiko's body once again moved on its own and she shifted into survival mode, trying to protect herself from the explosions; she hid behind trees, rocks, anything to shield herself from the devastating shockwaves. While Aiko was running for her life, Camila unknowingly provided a method of attack for Aiko. In her blind rage, Camila neglected to take into account a large amount of dust she began to stir up around her, and Aiko used this to her advantage. Just as Camila turned away from her, Aiko ducked into the dust cloud and lunged with her left arm pulled back as far as it could go, ready to pound her foe into submission. Although Camila caught on to her own mistake, it was far too late for her to react; Aiko's stone-encased fist had already crashed right into the side of her head, sending her flying backward into another tree; it nearly snapped in half from the sheer force of the blow.

       "Cammy!" Varg howled at her in horror, hoping for a response, but she was unconscious.

       On Roderick's side, things were looking grim. He had not even made a dent in Damian's delicate face, nor had he wiped the grin off his face like he promised he would; nothing was working. If Roderick fired a volley of flares, Damian would simply warp away, and if he fired a single shot, Damian would calmly redirect it.

       "You really should run, you know," Damian sighed, growing tired of their endless game. "It's clear you won't get the upper-hand in this little brawl of ours."

       "Don't get cocky," Roderick snapped, jutting his lower jaw out in frustration. "You haven't landed a decisive blow either."

       "I don't need to," Damian replied, taking a deep breath of the fresh forest air. "What a shame I had to spoil such a lovely day with this senseless violence, but you've forced my hand." His calm expression disappeared as he saw Camila lying face down on the dirt. "I do not wish death on your agency, but I oh so detest the system we Mark-users must live under. Do you not see the inhumanity in labeling those with Marks, branding them? Secluding them from the gene pool as if they were subhuman? All of this war and violence wasn't caused by the Marks, but by the people that feared them."

       "Mark-users are dangerous, that's why the IMOP exists— to stop them," Roderick avowed, confident in his stance.

       "And what makes you immune to the IMOP radar? Your alignment? No, Mark-users are seen as tools by the United Nations, nothing more." Damian scoffed at Roderick's obtuse viewpoint, pitying his incapability to digest his perspective.

       "Mark-users are still human, nothing has changed," Ms. Wendell spoke up as she jumped down from a tree branch in Roderick's defense. "The only difference between then and now is where the weapons lie— not in our hands, but on our bodies."

       "Funny..." Damian raised a brow at the cat-lady baring her teeth at him. "It seems the wielder of a Beast Mark is telling me that humanity hasn't changed."

       "Ms. Wendell!" Roderick exclaimed, knowing full-well why she intervened. "Did you come for the students?"

       "Yes, where are they?" Ms. Wendell asked, a motherly firmness to her voice.

       "Those two girls are taking on members of The Kin with the other officers!" Roderick answered, directing her attention to the fight between Reika and Maeve. "You gotta get them out of here!"

       "Oh dear..." Ms. Wendell mumbled to herself as she sprinted towards her students. "I'll be back for you, Roderick!"

       "You must hurry, Louise... Alistair... we can only hold out for so long." Damian quietly pleaded to his dear friends as he looked towards the mountainside.  

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[crewel-intentions]

(Nat to Yuko) "Team Rocket huh, was it rough getting out from under them? I have-had a family member join them years ago, but they got out and did their own thing pretty quickly. (@asktheisle)

(Thank you for the ask, @asktheisle ! Sorry I didn’t doodle your lad this time.  This was easier and more efficient ;;w;;)

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[crewel-intentions]

Have an Out of Context Munday doodle :)c

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[crewel-intentions]

Hi i'm not dead I swear! Just slowly fighting some really long updates in the background (as well as life itself)

Anyhoodles, have Champion AU Yuko. In this AU, she never joins Team Rocket and actually returns home. Her parents are just happy to have her back, and she gets enough support and encouragement to eventually become the Champion of Johto. Despite her dignified appearance, she's rather sassy and a bit of a spitfire, with a quick tongue and temper. But overall, she's a lot more well-adjusted and a lot more like her young self.

#birdy doodles #yuko akiyama

[crewel-intentions]

honestly im holding my judgement of this situation until we know what the illicit goods yuko was trafficking were, since human trafficking is included on the illicit goods list. i know team rocket stole and sold pokemon but saying illicit goods instead of just pokemon leaves the possibility open and i don’t put it passed them to sell people too

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[crewel-intentions]

Wait, Yuko, what do you mean you had "standards"? Did you... or rather, do you think Pokémon lives to be "lesser"? That trafficking them is a crime not "as bad" as doing so with a human? That's... I mean, we know there's some Pokémon that aren't the brightest, but the majority of them do seem to be just as sapient as humans are; some being more intelligent, even. It would be understandable for the past version of you to indeed see them as creatures less deserving of rights because they don't look like you or share your language, since you were... you know, a bad person.

But the way you've expressed yourself just now as if you view dealing business with human lives for profit as much more "deplorable" is... well, it makes me wonder if perhaps some of that thinking is still there in your subconscious? Please don't see this as accusative though, you've changed a lot for the better after all these years and done a lot to redeem yourself, that's for sure. I'm just wondering; do you feel there's still some trains of thought left over from your time in Team Rocket that you've yet to unlearn?

Yuko: I've always had standards that I've done my best to live by, even during Rocket. I may have been a criminal, but there are some things that even the thought of being involved with sickens me. I do not regard Pokemon as lesser, but in Rocket, if you aren't catching or selling Pokemon then you paint a target on your back. Trafficking Pokemon seemed like the least of all evils while I worked on accomplishing my own goals. You don't make it as long as I do without sacrificing a bit of humanity along the way, unfortunately...

Yuko: There are definitely some lingering ideals and thoughts from being with Team Rocket so long that I am working to unlearn. I am not a perfect person, and I am simply doing my best to be better. Please have patience while I work on this.

[Note: The inbox will now be closed to new messages. I'm sorry, but I have a very specific plan and order that i intend to answer asks for this arc, and I can't afford to keep changing that to answer new asks alongside. Thank you so VERY, VERY much for your questions!!]

#crewel-intentions #main story #main-story #yuko akiyama #sorry for no images this time #but i didn't want to make a multi-panel comic to answer this question #PS: this will be the last new message I answer as it corresponds directly to this arc #after this the inbox will be closed so I can get through the arc in a very specific way #i've had very specific plans for this arc for months so I can't really afford to keep answering new messages alongside the old #sorry :( #tw trafficking

[crewel-intentions]

Most of team rocket are cruel... And then you have the clowns like Jessie and James

Yuko:  I hope they’re having fun

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