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Okay I'm hopping on this train as I get my shit together:

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And now, it's time for a meowing duo - Edin and Waltz!

[ Waltz belongs to @ecoxlar-maybe ]

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Plot Recap: Timeline

This is the plot so far put in timeline order. The blog jumps around a bit so I figured I would put the events in order here.

(note that P.'s gender/pronouns changed a bit after I started the blog so the earlier posts misgender them [he/him instead of they/them]- for now the posted are not edited, but if this is something that bothers you, I can try to edit in the right pronouns)

Flashback: 216

216 has some sort of nightmare

[216 doesn't have a name but does have a name in mind]

216 is being watched/monitored. [He seems to be aware of other worlds, but does not know what a pokemon is. He does know what a cat is.]

216 elaborates on other worlds.

Flashback: Eloi and Belrus

*(Happens right before Book II)

Eloi is making breakfast for a child that he does not know, and is very curious about them- he wants to ask them about a letter [but notices that they talk a strange language in their sleep]

Eloi seems to be affected by some mark on his arm, but won't admit anything is wrong to Belrus, the Mew staying with him

Belrus says he feels guilty about things he's done, especially when Eloi's mark acts up

Belrus says whatever he did to get Eloi the mark was his only choice. He explains that the mark is like marking a target.

The mark acting up is painful for Eloi. Belrus says that it acts up more the longer Eloi is here. Belrus elaborates that the mark is a beacon and tries to remove the anomaly.

[Eloi was once an elite 4 member and a shiny hunter, but he and his team retired early and now help injured and sick pokemon out of their home]

[Eloi tells a story that may hit close to home?]

Castaway

Sebastian comes across an unconscious person washed up on a beach somewhere in Alola

[Sebastian lives in a cave alone] and takes the person into his home to help them recover

The person, P., eventually wakes up

[P. seems to be wary of humans, they always ask them to leave after they answer the questions]

Sebastian decides to ask a friend (later revealed to be Dana) for help with his guest

P. briefly mentions their loss of a shoe (that they say they need to go places). They also say they are being reminded of things that they wish they could forget

P. says that their memory is a bit jumbled and that a chunk of their memory appears to be gone. They say the last thing they remember is the arena. P. then gets scared of Celosia and asks something in a strange language, saying things like "I don't want to go".

[P. says their hair wasn't something they were born with, but isn't dyed either]. They briefly mention their only human friend they love, Eloi, and they are suddenly terrified that they have no idea if Eloi is okay

[P. always wears layered clothes, has met 2 mews and...??]

[P. tells a messy story that might hit close to home]

8, Dana and Sebastian all arrive at a sleepover party

[Dana mentions an interest in medicine]

8 says that she is looking for a dangerous creature that was last seen on Duel Island, she asks to be told if you know anything about it, as it's for the safety of everyone.

[Dana has nightmares about the one she couldn't help]

Sebastian meets up with Dana and he worriedly tells her about P., hinting at some previous incident. They leave the event to go see P.

8 leaves the event and reports to/calls someone. She says there are no traces of 5 and blames 4 for it. She wants everything to be left to her, apparently this doesn't happen. She ends the call and begins to wreck havoc. It is revealed she is not human. Or at least...not completely...

Outside Canon Events:

(Whatever is in this section does not fit in the timeline, but does say something at least somewhat important)

4 was briefly introduced. He says he was a Zangoose? He seems rather mean.

P. knows 5 languages. (I counted wrong in the post and cant edit it??) Their native language is very different from other languages, so they answer a bit slowly.

[Sebastian, Dana and Belrus all have wildly different reactions to becoming human]

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Hello! Update!

Gonna post two text posts today as a recap for everything since I know it's been so long and not everyone wants to binge everything to know what the hell is going on.

As for me,,, I am deciding to be more honest to yall/be more specific. I've been job hunting for months, as I gotta keep myself away from going into debt. My student loans are quickly eating away at my funds and i dont have much left in terms of savings anymore. So I haven't done a lot for this blog and I apologize for being so quiet. I just kinda figured no one would want to hear me complaining or feeling sorry for myself, yknow? Been uh working on being more open to others about my own problems since it's unhealthy to keep things to myself. Decided that telling yall why I've been so quiet on my blogs was a good start.

Anyway! Thank you for all your patience over the past few months. Love you guys!

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Happy Munday! Hope you're doing well today. I wanted to ask about your creative process! What do you do to work on your blog? Do you listen to music, podcasts, essays, ASMR, something else or nothing at all? Do you work with an outline or does everything live rent free in your head? Anything else you wanna share about how you go about your blog?

Ah hello! I am doing pretty good! (Hope u are doing well too! I love Capital so much...)

I figured I would answer this in a fun way! Taking you through my process by showing it to you!

To be honest, my general planning lives almost exclusively in my head, which is prone to forget things [Everyone disliked that].

I am trying to get better at that...

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Continued from this

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"What I mean by another world is like um..." He thought for a moment, thinking of how to explain.

"You stepped foot in a place that is different from your own. Like, the creatures and plants n stuff are all different from where you're from. Or...maybe not..." He paused. "I heard that sometimes the only thing that changes is you. It is hard to um..explain...."

He furrows his eyebrows in concentration, or perhaps it was for some other reason. His expression scrunched up either way.

"I can't say I know what a pokemon is... but I guess I wasn't too far off calling you a cat." He relaxed a bit. "That's good."

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Heron@216: Heron peers at the kid from the edge of the bed, doing their best to not startle them. They keep their voice low to avoid unnecessary attention, just in case, "H-hey, it's alright, I... think you're safe here. Take it easy- do you know where you are?" Didn't hurt to ask- from the sounds of it, the other human didn't seem familiar with them.

He loosened his grip on his blanket a bit as he looked at the one in front of him. He seemed to be searching for something. He eventually spoke back up, some sort of newfound curiousity lighting his eyes. "Have you ever traveled to another world before?" He paused a moment.

"Also- If it's okay to ask, I mean- what are you? You kind of remind me of a cat, though um...maybe that's rude. Sorry."

(Thank you @skittyanswers for the ask~☆)

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Heron@216: Heron peers at the kid from the edge of the bed, doing their best to not startle them. They keep their voice low to avoid unnecessary attention, just in case, "H-hey, it's alright, I... think you're safe here. Take it easy- do you know where you are?" Didn't hurt to ask- from the sounds of it, the other human didn't seem familiar with them.

He loosened his grip on his blanket a bit as he looked at the one in front of him. He seemed to be searching for something. He eventually spoke back up, some sort of newfound curiousity lighting his eyes. "Have you ever traveled to another world before?" He paused a moment.

"Also- If it's okay to ask, I mean- what are you? You kind of remind me of a cat, though um...maybe that's rude. Sorry."

(Thank you @skittyanswers for the ask~☆)

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Subject 216 -- Do you have a name we can call you? 'Subject 216' is kind of.. Do you even have a name?

He looks down at the cot, a bit somber. "They never bothered to give me one...216 is fine, I guess." He looks at one of the blank empty walls and a small smile forms on his face, a remnant of some warm memory washing over him. "I think that if I ever get the chance, I'd want to be called S>□£|•¤《■●¤-

[Memory corrupted]

>cannot restore memory

>skipping to next memory...

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As a treat to those who have been so so patient with me and this blog:

Thank you so much!

If you are on desktop, if you put a hyphen and a character name at the end of the url, you may find something interesting...

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"No. No. I...I...I gotta get a hold of myself. Can't be like him."

[8 has left the event. She is still open for asks but....be wary...]

(This absolutely beautiful and stunning comic was done by my wonderful friend @ask-tay-relic ! )

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Ask-starter-sebastian is a blog about a pokemon journey and the lives that get caught up and changed in its path.

Content Warnings:

Even though my brain's favorite thing to do with concepts and stories is giving "the Doki Doki Literature Club treatment" to others, since it is probably now very clear this is not as lighthearted as I let on at the start, it is extremely important to state that this blog is meant to be PG-13 and deals with triggering subjects and themes. I will tag every trigger as such= tw: topic.

Here are some possibly triggering subjects/imagery that come up fairly often: Blood, nightmares, hospitals/medical related things, scars, (kinda?) body horror

Recap (in timeline order for less confusion) of the plot so far

Some Useful/Important tags:

#plot- any posts that relate to the ongoing story

#info- any posts that state or imply info that is important to the story

#ref- any posts with a character ref, for those on mobile

#new character- first introduction to every character, plot-related or otherwise

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Finally, I unveil my very own Voiceclaim video!

possible tw: audio features brief mentions of alcohol and drugs, mentions of food- as well as sfx of lava/ boiling liquid/ sizzling, phone dialing

Note: had to use a free website to edit, so sorry if there's any wack parts+ sorry its only in 480p gghh---also its hard to find a variety of vcs with the accents I was looking for, so I just didn't consider that for these

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25 + Pi?

Song #25 (1/4/22): Material Girl- Madonna

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(@ask-starter-sebastian) Sebastian @ Lucky: He carefully approached the scorbunny, a bit on alert. "Cursed you say? Do you know how you got cursed? Have you........always been?" He looked worried for the scorbunny.

(ft Sebastian from @ask-starter-sebastian)

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Song #18 (1/3/22): Africa- TOTO