#actually now i tend to prioritise the baby but honestly

[fierykitten2]

Just some normal selfies of my Scarlet and Violet aces (not in the order I took them, I actually took all the Violet photos first)

Okay if it wasn’t obvious from the cooler uniforms I’m wearing (I really playing into those orange and purple colour schemes I did not realise just how orange Rose would look and just how purple Lavender would look), the nicer distance from the camera that actually allows me to see my Pokémon including Blueberry, the fact that I’m very clearly not in Paldea right now and me randomly adding a Turtwig (which I have no way of obtaining given I don’t have HOME or NSO and the Torterra (I had to look up Grotle on Bulbapedia I genuinely forgot Torterra’s name) raids haven’t happened yet) and a Piplup (okay there I could’ve just bred Emperor with a Ditto. I didn’t, but I could have), I have the DLC now! Btw I had another picture with Quax where he was posing but he was also slightly transparent and luckily I took several selfies with him

Some more screenshots of the babies

I kinda had a plan that depending on who I got from the eggs, I would name any Turtwig “Turt”, any Chimchar “Chimp” and any Piplup “Pip” even if I got the same in both versions. I was honestly hoping (just to match with my starters and event-exclusive Paradox Pokémon) I’d get one Piplup and one Turtwig, preferably Turtwig in Scarlet to finally give myself a Grass-type I can use there when I need one and Piplup in Violet to finally give myself a Water-type I can use when I need one (because apparently Blade the Unrivaled wasn’t good enough) and look at this, I actually somehow managed that (as an extra bonus, me imagining situations where I get the DLC and my aces meet the Sinnoh starters I tended to prioritise Turtwig for Scarlet and Piplup for Violet because that was the “best case scenario”)! I was convinced I’d get Chimchar in one version or end up getting a Piplup in Scarlet (quick reminder, I decided to start with Violet, partly because it’s the version I got first and also partly because it was the game in the game card slot because I was playing it earlier)

And here are their natures and characteristics - Turt is Gentle (like Blueberry) and strongly defiant while Pip is Mild and hates to lose

Also thought I’d pose with Blueberry and Cherry outside the academy before the adventures began and also asked their opinions on the New Winter Uniforms

I didn’t time Blueberry’s screenshot well but they’re both doing their special attack animations so maybe they’re not as excited as I am (surely being part Psychic Cherry should know me having the DLC means at some point I’m finally getting an Iron Boulder and an Iron Crown)

Yeah I kinda fell for Jacq saying he had no idea where the egg came from in Violet but in Scarlet I of course remembered that and did not fall for it

And of course I already visited the first signpost with Kieran

First Hydro Steam and Psyblade of Kitakami!

Of course we gotta make an entrance

Imagine you’re trying to get into Mossui Town only to see the road is blocked by either a massive dinosaur Suicune or a noticeably smaller robot Virizion (I ran out of space for photos on this post at this point so I will have to end this here for now)

[princepestilence]

NYR: June in Review.

Post-June horoscope: “what if you excel? What if it is one of the best experiences of your life? What if it changes you in a beautiful way?”

An exhausting month, on basically every level. But positive, overall? Mostly just changes on changes, endings and beginnings. I didn’t get a lot of what I had planned done, but what I did get done was pretty major, so I guess it balances out.

got a new real adult job. Of course, I haven’t been able to start it because of the plague and things are going to be disrupted for a long time, and I think partly because of that it’s still surreal and hasn’t really sunk in at all. It’s nearly everything I was looking for, too, which I think also adds to the this isn’t real of it all.  

took the next step. It’s the kind of thing that doesn’t happen quickly, but incrementally, we’re getting there re: getting help. 

finished a 60k+ story. I’ve been working on it sporadically since a bit earlier than this time last year and I finally finished it last month, which feels very good. People liked it, which is always nice too. 

read more. Started reading some books. Going to make this a regular thing in the evenings before bed. 

working on a story to submit. Still in-progress, but thankfully the deadline got knocked back so now I actually have time to get it ready and submit to the anthology for publication. Will be a big goal for this month coming. 

nearly finished the short courses. I guess technically kind of not just this month, but the predominance of the work has been done and I’m counting that as a win. It’s exciting to see it come together, and I’m feeling pretty happy with myself about it. Sounds like the first couple might be launched later this month, which is pretty neat. 

played Carrion. Not really an achievement or anything, I guess, although I did finish the game, but this list is also for things that are just fun and nice so it counts. Really loved this game. Will definitely play it many times. It’ll be a good one for killing time on the train trips to work, when those are allowed again. 

my best friend is having a baby? I contributed nothing to this, obviously, but this is some major news and really, really exciting. I’m also smug as hell because I predicted the announcement like three days before she sent me her ultrasound basically apropos of nothing. Cannot wait to spoil this child. I’m going to be the most fun uncle. 

In July, I will:

try to stress less. Self-explanatory. I would benefit from chilling out a bit, especially regarding work. 

finish short courses. There’s only a couple of days worth of work left to go before they’re ready, so this is basically guaranteed. 

finish, edit, and submit short story. It would be so cool and great to have something published in a physical book, so this is a major goal for this month. 

read more. I like it a lot, although I’ve noticed it tends to keep me up late. Need to find some way to read a little, but often. 

put thesis on pause. Going to take a break for the next few months while I adjust to full-time work, or at least that’s what we’re telling the university. If I write anything over the next few months, that’s a bonus, but not at all an expectation. (Now watch me write a heap of words the moment I had the paperwork in, because my brain’s favourite method of prioritising is picking the thing it’s not supposed to be doing as item number one).

make some time for poems. In deep psychological distress this month, which was honestly a lot of it in the first half, I kind of went through multiple ongoing mental break trance states or something, and happened to also make several actually pretty banger poems at the same time by more or less blacking out in front of my fridge magnets while blasting trauma music for hours. I think the kids call it coping. Anyway, post-all that, I remembered how much I really love poetry and I’m going to do more of it going forward, although hopefully with less of the dire mental instability that set it off this time. 

get myself something/s nice. Going to keep my eyes open for nice things for me. It’s been a hard year. There’s a couple of books I’d like, and maybe some new clothes. Treat myself a little bit, since now I am going to be on a regular paycheck over twice what I’ve ever had before. 

[vethyourhalflingmother]

whenever you have free time: can you explain your opinions on what houses vox machina and the mighty nein are in? i 100% agree w gryffindor nott btw

I’d just like to start by clarifying that altho I do feel strongly about some of these opinions (& ive joked about them being unchangeable - which is not true, to be serious), that doesnt mean I don’t wanna hear y’all’s - do you agree w/ me on some & not the others? completely disagree? completely agree for different reasons? tell me (politely pls) & give me some of ur reasons! i think part of the intrigue of sorting our fav characters into hogwarts houses is that it tells us what we value in them & what traits of theirs stand out to us the most - and that subsequently makes it…. fairly subjective (also doesn’t help that the standards for each house are kind of……vague lol)

I expect all of ur essays on this v important question on my desk by 8 am monday morning

now onto answering the actual ask:

The Mighty Nein

Caleb - Ravenclaw; aside from the fact that he obviously values books & advancement of his own magical knowledge, he also seems to think through important decisions in a logical manner (ex. he spent a lot of time thinking about whether he & nott should stay w/ the rest of the mighty nein)

Fjord - Ravenclaw; again, besides the obvious, his interest in studying at the Soltryce Academy, he’s also really observant & intent on learning from those around him, given all the questions he’s asked Caleb & the way he keeps an eye on Jester’s divine magic

Molly - Hufflepuff; altho initially i had some mixed feelings about this, after giving it some thought, im actually most convinced of this one: as many have pointed out, he’s shaping up to be the Mom Friend & taliesin also says he has a moral code that he sticks to - i think being steadfast in the way youre gonna put good into the world (& in how u treat the evils & injustices) is very Hufflepuff  

Yasha - Slytherin; though I say this tentatively bc we haven’t seen a lot of her yet - she doesn’t seem like a traditional slytherin in a highly ambitions sense, but she does seem like to stick to her guns & prioritise herself when necessary (“I run into the woods”)   

Beau - Gryffindor; she strikes me as fight first, ask questions later kinda gal & going in guns blazing seems very Gryffindor to me - in addition, she also saved nott from that manticore, which struck me as reckless bravery consistent w/ gryffindors

Nott - Gryffindor; i spent some time thinking about this one after @matt-the-blind-cinnamon-roll gave some of their reasons for slotting nott as a hufflepuff - ultimately, I think nott’s a gryffindor despite the fact that she doesn’t consider herself brave is bc her actions speak louder than her words (“I cover Caleb’s body with my own” & “I kill the baby manticore”); the willingness to put urself at risk for the people u care about over and over even at ur own expense strikes me as a gryffindor trait (for better or worse, I might add - see my thoughts on Vax’ildammit)

Jester - look I……………………………..honestly don’t fuckin know. Hufflepuff? Slytherin? Idk ask me again in fifty episodes

Vox Machina

Percy - Ravenclaw; initially i had percy as a Slytherin but i think once he got over the whole demon revenge thing he actually turned out to be pretty Ravenclaw - I mean, he does invent things, and he’s not interested at all in being in charge of Whitestone (also what kind of fuckin nerd learns Celestial for the fun of it lmao)

Vex - Slytherin; Lady Vex’ahlia, Baroness of the Third House of Whitestone and Grand Mistress of the Grey Hunt - she cares about the title & the money & with very good reason, i think - her ability to obtain what she wants & persevere through the tough times puts her in Slytherin (also - with trinket’s origin story - i think it takes some real fucking grit & confidence to dig urself out of that kind of situation on ur own)

Vax - Gryffindor; this one is a lot to unpack. @swiftbell & i have been arguing about this one on & off for awhile; she thinks Vax is a Hufflepuff (& she has good reason to). there’s a lot of debate about whether hogwarts house are based on who u are vs who u want to be/strive to be & while i think arguments based on the latter r fine, i tend to base mine on the former in this list bc its easier to see actions than try to parse out thought

so that being said, i think Vax is a gryffindor bc while he cares deeply about his found family, he doesn’t exactly place a high price on his own safety; he goes in first, he goes in stupidly, he almost gets himself killed a lot - that kind of drive toward self sacrifice, to me, falls under the reckless bravery of a gryffindor

(as I said to steph: a hufflepuff would die for their loved ones if they absolutely had to, but a gryffindor tends to look at it as one of their first choices - also vax reminds me a lot of sirius black but im gonna stop right here to avoid turning this post into a vax character analysis)

Grog - Gryffindor; grog doesn’t do much thinking, he just does (& im not saying all gryffindors don’t think - obviously many do (@ hermione granger)- but i do they’re the types of people most prone to falling into the trap of not thinking things thru) it’s almost like the opposite of vax’s problem except we’re not talking about vax anymore bc this isnt a vax character study

Keyleth - Gryffindor; i feel like im beating a dead horse here but kiki also doesn’t always think things through & is very prone to action; the difference between her brand of gryffindor as opposed to vax’s & grog’s is that her outcomes are a little more mixed bag

Pike - Hufflepuff; i think pike is a hufflepuff for a lot of the same reasons i think molly is… which is a little surprising so just bear with me a second; she’s very devoted to Sarenrae, which sets up her (mostly) clear perspective of the world and how she should exist & treat people in it; she’s less of a mom friend (altho she still has some of those qualities), and she’s as loyal to her own causes as she is to Vox Machina; she also tends to be very kind & fun-loving w/out being a pushover

Scanlan - im a huge fan of scanlan, which probably means i should have some momentous opinion here…………….but I don’t, I really don’t know - i think once i get to some key points in scanlan’s character development (which i think are coming up in the next like 15 episodes or something), i’ll have a clearer thought

Tiberius - im not sure i remember tiberius well enough to make a full judgment, but I would say Ravenclaw probably if i had to bc of his constant interest in intelligence & learning to be a better sorcerer

Tary - ive heard of him but i dont know him yet so tbd