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Just saw on the NSO app for Animal Crossing: "If a problem can't be solved by your brain or heart, try your stomach."

Gee

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I've begun working on a new, detailed outline for The Victory Star of Fate Retake that will serve as a "bible" for its setting, characters and story.

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While Olivia and Sheena both have meaningful progress to make in chapter 35, the main focus is on Matt and Nekou finally working together on even footing now that the secrets have been fully revealed.

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WIP themes tag

I was kindly tagged by @blind-the-winds (with their answers here) to take part in this one.

Rules: Bold the themes that appear in your WIP. Italicize those that are loosely covered. Tag 10 people.

Since The Angel of Reckoning is the only active WIP I have right now, I'll fill this out for it. Instead of tagging ten people, though, I'll leave it open for anyone who wants to do it.

The Angel of Reckoning

addiction | beauty | betrayal | change vs. tradition | chaos vs. order | circle of life | coming of age | communication | convention vs. rebellion | corruption | courage | crime and law | dangers of ignorance | darkness and light | death | desire to escape | dreams | displacement | empowerment | facing darkness | facing reality | faith vs. doubt | fall from grace | fame and fortune | family | fate | fear | fear of failure | free will | friendship | fulfillment | good vs. bad | government | greed | guilt and forgiveness | hard work | heroism | hierarchy | honesty | hope | identity crisis | immortality | independence | individual vs. society | inner vs. outer strength | innocence | injustice | isolation | knowledge vs. ignorance | life | loneliness | lost love | love | man vs. nature | manipulation | materialism | motherhood | nature | nature vs. nurture | oppression | optimism | peer pressure | poverty | power | power of words | prejudice | pride | progress | quest | racism | rebirth | relationships | religion | responsibility | revenge | sacrifice | secrets | self-awareness | self-preservation | self-reliance | sexuality | social class structure | survival | technology | temptation and destruction | time | totalitarianism | weakness | vanity | war | wealth | wisdom of experience | youth

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Upcoming Chapter Teasers

36: The Breathtaking Blue

Olivia battles Misty at Cerulean Gym

Olivia's Samurott battles a Hisuian Samurott

Samurott also battles a Pokémon that it considers a rival

37: And We'll Go Our Separate Ways

Matt, Nekou and Ada go to Bill's house on Cerulean Cape in search of a way to prevent Nekou from becoming Azrael

Ada's experience working as an analyst for Bill in the past gives her familiarity with his house and systems

38: Before the Landslide Brings Me Down

Olivia competes for the Earth Badge, but not against Silver

Pokémon she faces include Rhyperior and Sandaconda

39-40: Diamonds in the Sky (Parts 1 and 2)

Focuses on Bunny, Nando and Bill in the Sevii Islands

They meet Diancie, who is targeted by Polaris

Zinnia also becomes involved in the conflict after traveling from Hoenn

Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus are awakened and fight each other in the Sevii Islands

41: I'll Swallow My Tears

Matt, Olivia and Nekou ride a luxury train to the Indigo Plateau while Anabel and Amanda go ahead of them

Matt tells Nekou the story of how he gained his cybernetic body

Olivia tells Monroe and Avril, who are also on the train, about her family in the past

42: Learn to Fly Again

The Pokémon League begins

Olivia's first opponent is someone she's battled against before

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The company that manufactures Rotom Phones and associated devices and software is named RotoBerry. This name is a play on both BlackBerry, device that served as a predecessor to modern smartphones, and Apple, manufacturers of the iPhone.

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Food is Nekou's love language, but she can't express it because she's a terrible chef, so sharing food is the only way she can do it.

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Chapter 35 teaser

"Beyond the Reveal Glass"

Working together with Team Rocket, Matt and Nekou go to Pewter City's museum. A powerful item is being donated there, and both Team Rocket and Polaris have their eyes on it. However, the reappearance of an old enemy causes the conflict to escalate. Meanwhile, Olivia and Anabel visit Lavender Town, where Olivia battles Gym Leader Erika.

Character list:

Matt Chiaki

Nekou Lalume

Olivia Mistbloom

Anabel Mistbloom

Sheena Carnet

Giovanni

Dr. Zager

Pierce

Jessie

James

Meowth

Mercury

Geminus

Colress Antimony

Brock

Erika

Zillion

Alec

Lilith

Finansielle

Shadow Triad

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🧊 - Is their current design the first one? For Olivia.

Oh, far from it. Just within The Angel of Reckoning alone, Olivia has had at least three or four designs:

-The blue leather jacket with red boots she had for a long time

-Black-and-red jacket and short hair

-Same as above, but with sunglasses and Team Rocket cap

-In the original version of the story, she had a completely different design in the early chapters with a cape, shoulder armor and much more elaborate hairstyle

There were also some prototype designs that were discarded, such as an outfit intended to be in the Sweet Lolita style that incorporated a strawberry-pattern print. This design didn't get very far in development before being abandoned.

In earlier stories set when she was a younger age, she had a few different designs loosely based on the character Taylor from Pokémon Battle Revolution.

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Ask Game for someone’s OC(s)

✨- How did you come up with the OC’s name?

🌼 - How old are they? (Or approximate age range)

🌺- Do they have any love interest(s)?

🍕 - What is their favorite food?

💼 - What do they do for a living?

🎹 - Do they have any hobbies?

🎯 -What do they do best?

🥊 -What do they love to do? What do they hate to do?

❤️ - What is one of your OC’s best memories?

✂️ - What is one of your OC’s worst memories?

🧊 - Is their current design the first one?

🍀 - What originally inspired the OC?

🌂 - What genre do they belong in?

💚 - What is your OC’s gender identity and sexuality?

🙌 - How many sibling does your OC have?

🍎 - What is the OC’s relationship w/their parents like?

🧠 - What do you like most about the OC?

✏️ - How often do you draw/write about the OC?

💎 - Do you ever see yourself killing off the OC?

💀 - Does your OC have any phobias?

🍩 -Who is your OC’s arch-nemesis or rival?

🎓 - How long have you had the OC?

🍥 - What age were you when you created the OC?

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An unexpected development has hit the drafting of The Victory Star of Fate Retake's new narrative. I'm not sure if it will ultimately be an obstacle or something fortunate, but it does present a short-term issue.

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Chapter 34: "House of Cards"

Having agreed to be a special guest judge for the Grand Festival, Anabel brings Olivia to the Contest Hall in Saffron City. When they arrive there, they connect with Contest superstar Lisia, who is Olivia’s cousin she previously didn’t know. As the Grand Festival plays out over the next days, Olivia begins to come to terms with the pain of her past and learns to reach out to her family again.

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/13322214/chapters/131751322

FF.net: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8086860/36/Operation-GEAR-The-Angel-of-Reckoning

Serebii: https://forums.serebii.net/threads/operation-gear-the-angel-of-reckoning-r.571130/post-19637064

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Ideal formal Nekou & Matt outfits?

Matt's preferred formal wear is suits, usually a simple jacket and necktie but he is willing to upgrade for more formal events. However, he feels awkward wearing things like tuxedos and prefers to minimize the frequency he has to.

Nekou is highly adaptable. She'll wear anything from heavy, frilly gowns to dresses that show more skin so she can exploit the femme fatale angle, usually depending upon what kind of a mood she's in. As always, she wants to primarily be in control of her image and what it projects.