#PMD Skuntank

[sincerely-sofie]

Hi, I was the anon who had the idea of Skunktank running into Merit and Constance and idk if my ask made it through. I hope it didn’t, because I was not finished typing lmao-

But I imagine Skunktank doesn’t know much about Ruby’s past. She doesn’t want to talk about it. He does remember there was a period of time where Opal looked devastated, and that she wouldn’t explain what happened. Ruby showed up in Twig’s and Ark’s care not too long after. It’s only a little later he just happens to catch Ruby’s illusion waver a little, and he sees these . . . Scars. Scars that shouldn’t ever be on a child. He thinks that maybe, just maybe, that he saw it wrong, but he gnaws at the back of his head until he pulls Twig aside and tells her that maybe Ruby should be taken to the doctor, because he thinks he saw some scarring. Twig takes a deep inhale, pausing to find the words, and the longer she takes, the more dread Skunktank feels.

Eventually Twig tells him that they know about the scars, and that Ruby is recovering. She’s safe, so it’s best not to ask either of the girls about it. When Skunktank presses — out of concern, a rare sight from him — Twig tells him it’s not her story to tell. After another brief pause, she continues and says that she would appreciate it if he kept an eye out for two Hisuian Zoroarks — one normal, one shiny — always together with matching burn scars. She doesn’t want Skunktank to do anything other than tell her and Ark where they are and if they’re coming anywhere close to the village. That’s it. Do NOT do anything else. If he won’t listen for Twig, listen for Ruby and Opal.

Skunktank can’t get anymore information, so he lets it go for now. Ruby is safe and healthy, so that’s all that matters. If anyone can keep her safe, it’s legendary battler Twig and nightmare bringer Ark. It’s put in the back of his mind. Some time later, when he’s away from the village, he bumps into two Pokémon with burn scars all over their hands. When they fall, their illusions drop and reveal two Hisuian Zoroarks, their burn scars still remaining. Skunktank sees their claws, and his mind flashes back to the shape of Ruby’s scars and Twig’s warning. He knows who they are now. He looks at them, and he can’t help but feel sick. He’s nauseated. He wonders if he’s staring at another imagine of himself — a version that went too far. A version that would have just shrugged their shoulders at the thought of those little Azurill and Marill kids going into the Amp Plains to get their treasure back, uncaring if they got hurt. A version of themselves that got two kids in the form of a Mudkip and Charmander hurt.

These two are attempted murderers, free to go due to lack of evidence, leaving their baby sister with scars from a wound that it was a miracle that she survived from.

It’s no wonder Twig hates him. He’s looking into some distorted mirror — one that’s not entirely accurate, but still displays a general image — and he hates what he’s looking at too.

ANON I’M LOSING MY MIND

I did get the ask, actually! I’ve just been slowing down answering asks in general because I’m (yet again) sick as a dog, and I wanted to give that ask a more extensive, drawn response!

Here’s an incomplete teaser where Twig and Ark ask Skuntank to take Ruby out on a walk for her physical therapy while they’re stuck dealing with legal stuff. They encounter Merit and Constance while out and about.

For some bonus context, despite Ruby’s strong preference to hide her bandages (and later her scars) using illusions, she’s been instructed to avoid using illusions whatsoever. However, she’s still keeping her form of a unovan zorua secret, so she’s still using that illusion:

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my pmd2 partner befriending skuntank/team skull during-the-months-hero-was-gone comp🍎

[mourreon]

Six PMD Fanarts - Finished !! Thanks to the people who suggested a character including my friends and boyfriend :)

[aurumorre]

Team Skull ☠️

[charcarts]

Here's my full piece for @/MysteryDungeonZ on twitter, so grateful to have been a part of the Mystery Dungeon Zine! Had a blast drawing Team Skull indulging in some midnight mischief, chaw-haw-haw! >:3c

Reminder our leftover sales are currently live as of posting, please be sure to check it out (i’ll RT with a link) and consider grabbing a copy if you haven’t already! :D

[pmd-ooc]

The boys are plotting!

From Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

[cybers-sillyzone]

pmd text posts 2 eos edition

[fansito]

I hate this chapter

Nothing else, I just wanted to say that I hate this chapter

[dull-horns]

Played more of the run yesterday 😎

Chiharu almost one shot Cináed with mud shot before recruiting her, and I recruited Chime in Drenched Bluff and Monday joined as a reward <3

[galar-abortion-clinic]

Hey whats that smell

[dryingpanzer]

As I’m playing through Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky I am experiencing 2 different thoughts whenever I see characters

Skuntank: “This is the writers poorly disguised fetish” and “I hope this fucker explodes into a million little pieces”

Grovyle and Dusknoir: “Oh that’s the polyamorous people Tumblr was telling me about!”

[sincerely-sofie]

Bidoof is about to witness a level of violence that mankind was not meant to see.

(Original image below)

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[ask-obt]

Hey Julius, what do you think of N, and what does N think of you?

Julius: Him and I go waaay back, around the time Keats and I first split off from Team Ruffians. I was having a tough time makin' a go of exploring on my own, when he took me under his wing.

We'd explore the depths of the Mystery Jungle together, going through the canopy and undergrowth in the hot, humid days. At the peaks, we'd look down at the emerald canyons, and I'd gaze into his eyes which held the same hue. And at sunset, we'd travel into the lagoon where waterfalls pooled together to form a crystal clear lake. He'd tell me stories about his old home, and about an Eevee he once knew and came to cherish as a good friend.

... Just kiddin'! I have no idea who the hell you're talkin' about.

[whentheleahvesfall]

Hey, I’m in a PMD mood again after having done my uni work for this trimester and I thought I might as well repost this old sketch I did a while ago of Explorers (I’m totally normal about Wigglytuff being a goofball and Team Skull going 👁️👄👁️)

[the-letter-s]

you get no context