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//OOC Ask Game for Character Building

This ask game is intended to help you figure out the basic three pillars of character building - who are they, what do they want, what are they like? You can treat it like a traditional ask game and have people send in questions/send some to yourself, or you can just use it as a reference to help figure out who your character is. Knowing your character's situation, goals, and personality is also going to help you figure out how to start like, 99% of IC interactions. And while it is great to have this stuff figured out before you make a blog, I know a lot of us (myself included) tend to make things on a whim and then figure the details out as you go. This is intended to help you out with that! So without further rambling;

Situation

What are they? Human, hybrid, or other?

If you asked them 'what are you' what would they say?

How did they come to be whatever they are? If they're a hybrid, how? If not, how were they raised?

Where do they live? In the city, country, or suburbs? What kind of house/apartment is it?

Why are they there? Did they move there intentionally, have they always been there, or were they placed there by some external force?

Do they have any sort of connection with their community?

What do they do all day? Do they have responsibilities, hobbies, or habits?

If you have multiple muses on the same blog, why do they share a blog? The in character reason, not the reason that suits you ooc.

Goals

What do they want?

Why do they want it?

How are they trying to get it?

What's standing in their way to get it right now? (this one is important! Conflict drives story and all that)

What are they willing to do to get what they want? What are they not willing to do?

Personality

What are they like? Energetic, lethargic, sarcastic, mean, happy, mischievous, etc.

What made them like this? Is there a piece from their situation or background that contributed to their general personality, or are they just Like That innately?

Strengths and weaknesses is a reductive way to look at traits. Name some traits that help them in some situations but hinder them in other (i.e. being stubborn/willful, intelligent/too cerebral, relaxed/weak willed, etc)

Do they have any quirks? Either in their blogging style or their general demeanor.

Does their inner sense of self match what they project on the outside?

Once you have the three areas above figured out, you can base your interactions on how the blog your interacting with intersects with one of the above. Are they in a similar situation? Further along in a similar goal? A roadblock to their goal maybe? Is their personality the same or opposite to yours? And so on. Keeping intentionality in your interactions and the above three pillars in mind will help you figure out how to talk to people while building a unique and interesting character that people will actually want to talk back to.

As always, if using this as an ask game, send 1-2 questions to the person you reblogged this from. Ask game karma and all that.

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Memory Meme

Past experiences help shape who we are currently, how we see the world. Send in a symbol and I’ll write a drabble of one of my muse’s memories. 

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❥ - a childhood memory

♣ - a fading memory

✂ - a vivid memory

✖ - a repressed memory

✈ - an eye-opening memory

✤ - a memory that involves romance/love

☤ - a memory of death/loss

✍ - a memory of their mother

☽ - a memory of their father

♘ - a memory of their sibling(s)

✌ - a memory of a relative

↕ - a memory that may or may not have happened

♚ - a memory of something paranormal

✓ - a sexual memory

♬ - a friend/best friend memory

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blog hiatus!

hey! sable here. so with things picking up on some of my primary blogs, this one has been sorta just. sitting and collecting dust, kinda neglected. i've admittedly been just kinda unsure what to do, and honestly. i haven't been giving this blog the time it deserves to try and branch it out.

so i'm putting this blog on hiatus until the new year. i wanna be able to devote my current time to my main plans on my other blogs, and potentially open up this au in the future to more peeps who wanna join in and do some stuff with it then. o/

see y'all soon!

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POKEMON IRL ASK GAME!!!!!! Ask me about my pokemon:

🍽: what's their favorite food

🥎: what's their favorite toy

🎃: what are they scared of

⛺: what's their go to hiding spot

👿: who on my team do they not get along with

🎀: what is their favorite accessory

💖: what is an object they cherish

🧼: do they like to be clean

🧦: do they like to be dirty

⏱: what is their favorite pastime

👜: what is their held item

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💬 + Julianna

(For Green if taking, if not, then ignore)

(grips your hands, anon i am so here for this--)

When we first spoke so long ago, I had my reservations about you. We stumbled upon each other in a situation that was deeply unfavorable to me, and working with you at first was something I thought would be troublesome. But even so...

You've proven time and time again to be worthy of my trust. Your warmth, your kind heart, your ability to reach others...it is to be envied. I want to follow you where ever you intend to go, because yours is a heart that makes me want to see the good in the world. You, who have given everything of yourself to your friends and I...

I hope you one day see your own worth, so we may be able to celebrate your accomplishments with you.

...And I am so sorry that it is not enough to quell the grudge in my heart. When the end comes, when my plans go into motion...I only hope you can forgive me for using you so. I would never lie to you. It is why I must keep secrets. Even now, I cannot allow you to make my resolve weaken.

...Weaken anymore than it already has.

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Do you have a favorite genre of TV show or movie?

Oh, I like to watch comedy movies! They're always super funny to watch, and when the jokes land, they land perfectly!

I'm quite fond of horror myself. Not around Miss Juliana, of course, but people have made quite a few genuinely frightening pieces, and I enjoy them deeply.

We're both also fond of historical pieces!

Indeed. They can prove quite informative and engaging, and though I infinitely prefer a book to absorb knowledge from...I cannot deny that a movie does have a way of sticking to one for longer.

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💬 + Green

Green is the best friend I could ever ask for! They always look out for me and try to be here for me, even when it gets hard sometimes. They're always here to support me if I fall down, if anything happens to me--I couldn't ask for a better friend. I trust them with my life and more.

...

I wish they'd answer some of my questions, though. I...I really do trust them, but there's a lot they keep even from me. I worry about it. But I trust them implicitly. They'll come to me if they need to. When they can trust me fully.

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💬 + Briarrrrr

...Miss Briar kind of weirds me out sometimes, but she's probably the one who believes in me the most. I really feel like I can talk to her about anything, and even if she goes about it in an odd way, she's really, really supportive.

I like that about her. I don't want to disappoint her. I won't allow myself to disappoint her.

...She's a good woman. She is a valuable and intelligent ally, and I do genuinely enjoy her company when she speaks to me. I enjoy hearing of her writing and offering what advise I can.

I do hope she learns to think before she speaks one of these days, however. She is quite fond of shoving her foot in her mouth from time to time.

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Send 💬 + [character name] for my muse to talk about that character!

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NON-POKEMON TRAINER ASK GAME

For all you trainers out there, and others who've mostly talked about themselves in the context of pokemon training/care/similar, but want Rotomblr to know you're more than just a pokeball or six:

💻-Do you use a computer a lot?

📖-Do you have a book/print media you read a lot?

🎓-Are you in school? If not, would you want to be?

🛠️-Do you make things in your free time or as part of your job?

🖊️-Do you write? If so, what? If not, would you like to?

🚗-Do you know how to drive?

💼-Do you have a job? If no, what kind would you want?

⚾-Do you participate in sports? If no, do you have a favorite?

📺-Do you have a favorite genre of TV show or movie?

🥤-What's your favorite drink?

🍲-What's your favorite food?

🧹-How clean do you need your living space to be?

🏠-What kind of place do you live in? If you're itinerant, where do you hang out typically?

🛏️-How do you prefer to sleep?

🧶-Any hobbies you'd like to share?

🎉-How do you like to celebrate?

👖-Any favorite article of clothing?

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Lets get personal! Send me on Anon some personal questions about my Muse’ relationship with another, anything you want to know just ask! My Muse has to answer!

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...I met the man. Mr. Cyrano. He's, um. Apparently the headmaster for Blueberry Academy. And...he wants me to go there.

...

I think I'm gonna be sick...

...This is entirely unnecessary stress to be put on you. I cannot fathom why anyone would try to recruit you--I can't imagine that girl would have anything better to do than slander your name, so why? Why now, while we're so close...

I--I don't know! This is the first time I've haven't been in pain in days, it's all just--I--

...I need to text someone. Maybe she'll know...

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Hey guys, Juliana here! And, uh, sorry for the lack of updates! I've been dealing with some school assignments that've taken up some more of my time than normal, aha. Green's been doing some work too, though they've been helping me with some of my homework a bit too.

T-Though, I uh. I. Got a text from Mr. Clavell today? And...I'm a little nervous, honestly. He said someone's going to be coming all the way from Unova to speak to me...

...I don't know how to feel about this. All I feel is just this kind of...icy dread. Is that normal?

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Hey, Green, we got a problem-

You know the Icerend shrine? Over by where the Open Sky titan was?

Well uhhhh....

[Image ID: In this anons universe, the shrine is open.]

..what do I do? I'm not strong enough to fight it, let alone catch it.

//please pretend this is backdated, i've been busy irl and haven't had the time for anything too big--

Ah. Hrm. If you are ill prepared for what lies inside of the shrine, I would advise calling someone immediately. Provided you were not the one who opened said shrine, of course--I cannot imagine they'll send anyone less than La Primera out to take care of this matter, but what lies in there is inarguably the most dangerous, and most innocent of the ruinous treasures.

The sword of ruin, Chien-Pao, is an innocent and distractable creature according to legend, but very dangerous. It's 'play' makes it able to cause avalanches that could very well wipe out places such as Glaseado or Montenevera in minutes, but if you can lure it lower down the mountain--maintaining your own safety in the process, of course--there will be less danger involved.

Admittedly...this is only based on conjecture, and may not help you in the moment. But you need to exercise caution, and if you can find a method to distract it, do so.

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📄 If Juliana is available, maybe Ceruledge? If she isn't, can Green answer the question instead?

//Sent on anon but @colourfullightz so I can get notif.//

Miss Juliana is still out of commission for the moment, but...

Well. I'm afraid most of my knowledge of this creature was disdainfully obtained. The flame of their sword burns quite hot, and it's hot enough to ensure that anything that it cuts will not live to tell the tale.

Make of that what you will.

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🔎

List of Paldean Poetry

Pain remedies

How to keep your partner on task

How to solve a bisexual crisis

How much pain can a human body endure

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private recording

Miss Raifort, Hello. This is Juliana's research partner. She is currently occupied, so we shall be meeting with you a few days later than expected to turn in our assignment. Our apologies for the delays. We have received a credible tip, as well, that there may be something worth checking out towards the Caph Squad Training Center, so we shall likely be making haste towards there once we convene. I hope that you find the recording to your liking.

(cws: necromancy, body horror, what's basically mind control in a much more explicit sense given that juliana is. kind of incapacitated. just giving you all a fair warning!)

The Rotomphone starts follows silently behind as it seems to record Juliana walking down a trail, though it's very easy to tell that something is...wrong. With the way that she walks.

Her limbs move with an almost strange limp to them, as if walking along the Socarrat Trail is something foreign to her. The recording is from behind, but it's almost as if she's unused to walking. Which is...odd, to put it very simply. But the walk is quiet and uneventful, at least to her; the wild Pokemon in the area all seem to clear a path for the girl's strange walk, though from the few looks the Rotomphone gets, it seems to be less out of respect...and more out of fear. Even they can see that there's something wrong, and they want nothing to do with it.

Eventually, the walk sees Juliana stop in front of the seal that she'd come across before. It seems to pulsate as if ready to break at a moment's notice; one can see that the hinges holding the seal together have been removed in their entirety. Given the strange energy that seems to resonate out of Juliana's hand as she extends it towards the seal. The plantlife under her skin glows, practically teeming with energy that must have been absorbed in some manner from the stakes...

"...How breathtaking."

That isn't Juliana's voice. Or, well...at least not in entirety.

It's a fusion, a mingling of what should and should not be. "Green's" voice has perfectly combined with Juliana's, and they both seem to resonate with one another in this moment. Though how much Juliana herself is in control of the situation is...debatable. Green's voice is much more distinct of the two, the strange human yet inhuman voice strangely soft, though it still has the rasp that Juliana naturally has.

Juliana's hand extends, as a pair of eyestalks pop out of Juliana's head and knock her hat off. It falls uncaring to the ground, the eyes of Wo-Chien looking to a moonless sky for a brief moment.

Wo-Chien infinitely preferred the cold embrace of the new moon over anything else; it was nostalgic, almost. Those moonless nights the light could not touch, they brought comfort to the creature of darkness, and the stars stood out like beautiful patterns in the night sky.

It was time.

Wo-Chien places Juliana's hand on the seal, and it begins to chant as the power begins to seep into them both.

"Fear and disdain; contempt and toil. Let your feelings rise, let the seal uncoil; ancient evil born of humanity's heart, with the seal undone, let your awakening start--

Calamity, misfortune, fissure of chaos named! For humanity's folly, let your power be untamed! Humanity's fear given form, bound by the verdant seal, by the powers unholy--let the true self be revealed!

I call out thy name! TING-LU!"

The power seems to drive itself into Wo-Chien all at once, every bit of plantlife seeming to glow in a few foot radius of the seal coming undone. The seal itself disintegrates, and out of it, a large, bull-like Pokemon begins to make it's way out while it shakes itself off.

Ting-Lu certainly lives up to the title of 'fissure of chaos named', if nothing else--it stands tall despite itself, red eyes staring down the smaller girl in front of it. Wo-Chien makes no move to attack--not yet, at least. It hopes it shouldn't be necessary, but...

"Peace. We are not your enemy." Wo-Chien speaks with a strange resonance, one that seems barely human language--indeed, it sounds as if Juliana is speaking words humans can understand, but Wo-Chien's strange voice has gone almost Pokemon-like in nature. It's something that gives Ting-Lu pause as it looks to the hand that Wo-Chien stretches out.

"Come with us. There is work to be done yet, and...I imagine you have seen enough of this place. Haven't you?"

Ting-Lu doesn't know how to respond at first, but even it's own hackles are raised--perhaps that's the price of being born of emotion, rather than one being in and of itself. Brazenly, it begins to dig it's feet into the ground, as if preparing to charge--

Wo-Chien's head tilts, and it seems more annoyed than anything.

"Pity. I'll have to subdue you with force. Simply remember that you asked for this."

To call what happens next a battle would be disrespectful at best; though Ting-Lu tries it's best to bring forth the dark pillars that one can recognize as Ruination, a swift barrier blocks the attack from even coming close to hitting. Ting-Lu seems stunned, briefly, before Wo-Chien brings some of the power it's charged into the air, and bright, shining leaves start to form--

With one Leaf Storm, the battle is finished. It isn't long after that an Ultra Ball is thrown--catching the felled creature with ease, as Wo-Chien puppets Juliana's body to grab the ball and put it into her bag.

"One down. Two more to go."