#velli answers

[silveryinkystar]

❤️🏷️👓 for the ask pls

❤️ What is your favorite line that you’ve written in a fic?

it's a tough choice but i LOVED this excerpt as soon as i wrote it into Kindly Stopped For Me:

Unity watched the exchange carefully—there was some of that same unearthly power in Morpheus’ eyes that curled around his sister, and then there was the matter of her silver pendant. An ankh, she recalled, an ancient symbol of life. Then, the woman met her eyes, and in that moment, Unity realized exactly who she was. Death looked a lot like Rose Walker, when she smiled.

🏷️ Is there a tag you like to search for when looking for fanfics to read?

i tend to filter out tags more than search for them lmao, but "asexual [character]", "aromantic [character]" and "trans [character]" are some specific searches i do evenly across a lot of fandoms!

for Star Wars i usually whitelist "jedi appreciation" and occasionally go through the "anxious obi-wan kenobi" tag to project onto this poor man lol, though recently i've also been looking at rex and cody-centric fics! (sidenote that rex has a canonized aroace tag and i love that for him)

👓 What helps you focus when you write?

*laughs in neurodivergent* at this point i don't even know lmao, i'm either super distracted and don't get anything done or hyperfocused for hours and forget that anything else is going on, so i'm not the best person to ask at this point

i usually have some kind of instrumental music playing in the background, either classical or from a soundtrack or just like. royalty-free music that has a specific mood idk. i do hand-write drafts sometimes if a blank screen isn't working out, and that helps me at least get the words on the page that i can type and edit on my laptop later!

[Fanfic writer asks]

[chevalier-tialys]

just curious, what does your new user mean?

Minor book spoilers for this one - Chevalier Tialys is a minor character in The Amber Spyglass, he's a Gallivespian spy working with Asriel to get Lyra and Will to him. Their most defining features are that Gallivespians are really small, often ride dragonflies (except the leaders who ride blue hawks, which is cool as fuck), and have poison spurs on their boots.

I love spy characters in general and Tialys is a pretty neat character (plus his name sounds so dramatic with the title), so I thought I'd snag the url before season 3 was out!

[chropyl]

i voted for the narrator bleehhhh that's what you get for making yours cute ( i was actually very torn on the decision look at my grey hair about it )

waaauuurrghh literally and truly suffering from success 😔😔😔

[the-director-clavell]

*you receive a huge bouquet of flowers with a box of chocolates*

My word. Someone is certainly going all out. This all really does point to Cyrano, and I haven't heard from him in some time.... hmm

[struckstarryeyed]

That’s because being rude to people doesn’t steer clear of people on Tumblr. -Velly Jelly

But you’re respectable so. -Helsa

that's a good mentality to have. I try to just be as polite and understanding as I can be with people

thank you! you seem very respectable as well. very esteemed

[simplydannie]

Fanfic about Poppy, Viva, and Velvet?

Great minds think alike! I had another friend request a little something between Poppy, Viva, and Velvet! @fairytypingg

Poppy and Viva friends with Velvet seems kinda out place, especially with Velvet's character being the way it is. But I think the little happiness that Poppy and Viva bring might be just the thing to help her.

We Got You

"IM FINE! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE VENEER!" Velvet marched into her suit, and shut the door. "Vels!" Her brother attempted to run in after her, but the door was locked. He jiggled the knob, "Vels, please, talk to me."....Silence. She had been on edge recently, well, not recently, more like when they got out of prison...actually...when they were in prison. Veneer had made every attempt to talk to her, to have her open up to him about things that were going, about their next steps together....but she's completely shut him out. With a heavy sigh, Veneer retreated.

"The twins were set to call Vacay Island their home for the next couple of months. Bruce and Brandy have allowed them to work and live in one of the suits. Veneer enjoyed it, he felt like he was finally doing something right, something good. Velvet felt different. So many emotions were building inside of her, so many questions that needed answers. What would happen to them when they were done with their community service? Where would they live? The Trolls didn't really care for them. She hated how Veneer was always after them, always seeking their approval. They were always judging them she knew, but they didn't know it, they didn't know anything.... Velvet noticed...It was the first thing she noticed: Veneer was sick again. "Hey Vellie!" Velvet rolled her eyes at the sound of an annoying little Troll...Poppy. She just ignored her, just like she always would. She continued to clean he tables at the resort. "You know I'm going to get you to hang out with me and Viva! We're always looking to add another sister." The little Troll chimed. "I don't want a sister." Velvet said coldly. Another annoying voice piped up next to Poppy. "Uh, of course you do! Who wouldn't want a sister!" Viva exclaimed. "I have a brother. I'm good. Now can you PLEASE leave me alone." Velvet's tone was flat. Poppy tilted her head as she took a good look at the Rageon....Sadness, worry, fatigue...That's what Poppy saw. Velvet was trying to hold everything together, Poppy knew there was something beneath the service that was really troubling her. She opened her mouth to say something... "Hey guys!" Veneer came in holding a tray. He sported a dark blue vest with a black rolled up sleeve button up underneath. Black skinny pants were worn beneath his torso. "Guess whose the new waiter around here?" He did a full turn to show off his new look. "Meow! Vels doesn't your brother look so handsome!" Viva chimed. "Ugh." The Rageon rolled her eyes as she moved on to the next table. Veneer followed her hesitantly. "You know, we get off at the same time. Oh! Let's go snorkling before it gets dark!" A smile spread across his face. Poppy looked at Velvet to study her response. The Rageon's expression was left unchanged. "Seriously, you're asking again? " She replied without turning to look at him. "Go get the drinks to serve! Or you're fired." With a defeated look, Veneer retreated into the kitchen. Velvet could feel the eyes of the two small Trolls piercing her from behind.

"Why don't you ever want to hang out with him? Us, I guess I understand. But he's your brother. I'd give every chance to always be with Poppy." Viva explained. Velvet remained silent. Viva turned to her sister, hoping for some support.

"Velvet, is something else going on? I don't mean to always pry, but I always hear Veneer trying to open up to you...You just seem to...always shut him out. You know you....you can talk to me...You can talk to Viva! Girl to girl." Poppy tried her best to express her feelings of concern for the Rageon. One thing she learned about being queen, was how to read people, how to know when someone was sad, afraid, holding back.

"What goes on with me is none of your business. I just want to do my time and get out of here..."

CRASH!

The three girls turned their heads towards the sound of breaking glass coming from the kitchen. Velvet was the first to run in: Veneer was on the floor, struggling to get up, broken glass all around him.

"Vennie!" Viva attempted to go to his aid.

"Stay away!" Velvet was the first to his side.

"My bad!" He attempted a smile. "I-I slipped." Liar, Velvet mused. She could see the weakness in his arms and legs, how they went limp, how he struggled to find his strength to stand.

"Don't lie to me, Ven." She demanded. Her brother fell silent as she struggled to help him to his feet...his legs continuing to give out.

"How can we help you? Vellie, please tell us what to do." Poppy begged.

"YOU CAN LEAVE US ALONE!" Velvet screamed. She latched one of Veneer's arm over her should, struggling, she began to lead him away towards their suit.

"Vels!" Viva called out after her. But the Rageon ignored any kindness and any help that was thrown her way. A feeling fell at the pit of Viva's stomach as she watched the twins march off. "Poppy, I can't help but feel that something is wrong...Something is terribly wrong."

"I know Viv....me too." Poppy stretched and reached for Viva's hand.

Poppy and Viva continued to replay that moment in the kitchen throughout the rest of the day. They couldn't think right, couldn't eat. Velvet was always tough in the surface, but something told them, deep down, there was a little girl crying for help, crying for an answer to all their problems.

How would they know? Because they were that little girl at one point. Viva leading the group of surviving Trolls after the Bergen attack, living 20 years thinking she had lost her family. And Poppy...She made it seem like being queen was all cupcakes and rainbows, but she learned that it wasn't, but she knew her kingdom couldn't see her weak...she had to always be strong no matter what she felt. They wanted to tell Velvet that it was okay to be vulnerable sometimes...but how could they? She'd always close them off.

Poppy was headed off to the rooms of the resort that were specifically for Trolls. She had a warm tea in hand to help her calm her nerves and thoughts. That's when Viva came running down the hall.

"Poppy! Hurry come here!"

Without a second thought, Poppy dropped her tea and followed her sister.

Viva lead her outside the door of a suit. Inside, they could hear the sobs, the small little cries. Poppy held her hand over her mouth as her heart broke.

"Who is it?" She asked.

"I....I saw Vellie walk out of her suit. I followed her hoping she'd want to talk. She walked in here...That's when I heard the cries." Viva responded with saddened eyes. The Troll sisters took a moment before making up their mind. Nodding to each other, they pushed open the door that was luckily left slightly open.

The cries grow louder as they walked inside the suit. All lights were off, the only thing illuminating the room was the moonlight shining through the window. The girls followed the sound....That's when they found Velvet hunched in a corner.

She held her knees tight, her face buried in them. Her shoulders shuddered with every cry she made...

"Vels." Poppy whispered as she made her way to the Rageon.

"Go away..." Velvet said in between her cries.

"No! That's enough of you trying to push us away!" Viva said sternly. She made her way up to Velvet's knees, placing a small hand on her fingers. "Talk to us. Please."

"We want to be your friend Velvet. We've wanted to be your friend since you guys arrived to us." Poppy explained.

"I don't want friends."

"Maybe you think so now....but you DO need people who care for you. You have your brother, and we want to be there for you too." Viva said.

Upon the mention of Veneer, Velvet's cries grew severe. Poppy and Viva enclosed around her, laying their hands on her, embracing her as much as they could.

"Velvet....please." Poppy pleaded once more as she embrace the Rageon in her small arms. They allowed silence to pass between them, they allowed Velvet to just be vulnerable....to cry. This was something she had held in for so long...

"He's sick." Velvet finally spoke. "Veneer is sick again....and I don't have the money to help him." The Trolls looked at each other, a horrified expression in their eyes...This is what she had been hiding for so long.

"...I wish you had said something sooner." Viva exclaimed as she continued to hug her.

"Why? There's nothing you can do."

"How do you know? Vellie, you only know your little world, the world inside Rageous. You have no idea how big the world is....and you have no idea how many options there can be to help your brother." Poppy joined Viva on Velvet's knees, together they lifted the Rageons head so she could look at them. "We care for Vennie as much as you do....We want to help you."

"Please, Vellie. We know how it feels like. We know how it feel's to try and have it together! You don't have to go through this alone. Let us be there for you. We got you." Viva added.

Through teary eyes, Velvet glanced back and forth between the two sisters...There was no lie in their voices. She could see they were looking at her not with pity, but with genuine concern. Velvet really never allowed for anyone to see her vulnerable...especially her brother. She always wanted to be the tough one, the strong one...but maybe with these girls she could be. Velvet hugged her knees tighter...

"....okay...." She said softly. No more words were exchanged, no more words needed to be exchanged. Viva and Poppy drew closer to Velvet, this time hugging her face, hoping that she could feel their love and care for her.

They had her.

[vellichorsdesire]

introduction post !

(my artblog is @velsatelier if you are looking to follow me for just my nonselfship art)

you can call me velli or vel for short, i’m a filipino transmasc lesbian (and somewhere in the ace spectrum…) and go by he/it prns ! i draw and write !

i’m in the selfship community which i think is what my blog is mainly about, but would rather not post about who my queerplatonic f/o is publicly,, but i’d love to interact with the community a lot

sideblog for nonselfship stuff is @giaantisopod if you’re interested ?

selfship comms here!

(a little i can share about them is that they are transfem nonbinary aroace and do go by they/she pronouns ! they are unfortunately 6 foot tall. and they are like one huge grumpy stoic cat to me, but at the same time really cute… i am very uncomfortable with sharing them. our duoname is blue hydrangeas !)

DNI : proship/comship, lgbtphobe, anti agere/you sexualize such

BYF : i talk in caps a lot, i swear, and would prefer if you used tonetags when joking around me…! lmk if you need anything tagged as well

extra under tag !

(all userboxes by @/selfshipuserbox !)

(dividers here by animatedglittergraphics-n-more !)

things i post about (updates constantly) : the amazing digital circus , f/o / selfshipping stuff , giant isopods…

s/i ref here!

tags:

# ❥ blue hydrangeas , me and my f/o’s duoname & where i talk about the both of us

# ❥ vels ramblings , for well. ramblings about anything

# ❥ vel answers , for anyone that finds themselves in my inbox (aside from requests!)

and if you want my art it’s all under #my art or the fandom tag!

[desiblr-gapshap]

*तितली sipping chai and thinking* whose interview should I take today? We can't go on like this? Audience is complaining.

*चाय happily entering studio with her book* "hey तितली!"

"yes चाय What's up?"

"ohhh sorry dear but i use Nokia 1300 no WhatsApp please haha I'm so funny na and- ouch!!!!"

*तितली blowing on her hand after hitting her head* "your lame jokes are less interesting than Om's "baad me bataunga tujhe" please. So shut up I'm trying to think."

"what you haven't decided any candidate yet? We can't neglect our show!"

Then you tell me what should I do? whose interview should we take today? we can't get our special guest of the week on such a short notice but who are these guests hann ?? Think think

*looking at चाय* "found the bali ki bakri(goat who will sacrifice herself tonight)*

*चाय having bad feeling*

Today we are going to take interview of momo hahaha the most self proclaimed besharam behaya behuda aurat who also says that she is kumolika of desiblr huh

But no the reason for interviewing her are none of the above.

It is because She is....

Velli , berozgar, nalli

(always free, unemployed)

So presenting to you hmari adrak wali chai @appki-adrak-wali-chai

*चाय still confused* So who are we going to interview today?

You. So get ready ASAP.

Me why?!!! no wth??!!!!! You didn't give me special treatment of the guest you provide backstage! I want that respect!

*तितली putting चाय on gunpoint* Chal now answer all of these

Who are you ? An idiot

What do u do on Tumblr ? Nothing other than spreading insanity.

What kind of vibes you and your blog give ? Mess

How's your experience with desiblr till now ?

*तितली sipping her chai* "Start."

[ilikepjo24]

I headcannon that Velvette is an absolute marketing genius.

Like, Vox has his face everywhere, sure, but it's not his advertisement that gets the sales going. Instead, it's Velvette's silly vlog GRWM or Morning Routine videos.

She's doing TikTok marketing, where you don't outright talk about the automatic cat feeder you're advertising, but you do your eyeliner instead and in the background you can hear the cat feeder go off and the cat running towards the direction of the sound and the viewer subconsciously thinks "Huh, that's so convenient, she didn't even have to pause what she was doing to feed the cat" and BOOM! Just like that, Velvette sold you an automatic cat feeder, you're welcome.

You didn't even realize you were watching in add, but in less that 60 seconds of content it just so happens that you witnesses the use of 5 very convenient products that you now want to buy. And when you buy them, you don't even realize it was because you follow this pretty social media influencer in TikTok.

Everyone in hell, yes, even Alastor, own a Voxtech project and if you ask them "Why did you buy this?" the genuine, honest to God answer will be "I don't know 🤷‍♀️". Vellie's your fave capitalism princess.

And Vox, even though he tries to be modern, is from the 50's, so he just stares at the sakes chart dumbfounded thinking "How in the unholy hell did she do that?" while Velvette rolls around in a puddle of your money off camera.

[barbatusart]

Hey there!! I just wanted to say I absolutely ADORE your work! Your artstyle and unapologetic gut punches are fantastic across all your work without ever feeling like a snuff film, I can’t give you enough praise and as an aspiring writer and artist myself you’re a real inspiration,

ANYways, I don’t know if you’re still taking asks, I’m new to the whole tumblr scene so I don’t know if this’ll even get across, but as someone who had been following De Rerum Natura but had to take out a couple months of my life for work, I finally got to read it recently! Something that had me thinking that I didn’t see answered previously was how Vellioth actually became a vampire and killed his own master, since a spawn killing their vampire is already a semi impossible task, Cazador had to figure out what Sussur was and go through this whole complicated thought out plan in order to poison Velly and stop his magic from working long enough to try to murder him, so it got me thinking, how did *HE* do it?

THANK YOU!!!! honestly i live & die for mutual inspiration, im so thrilled to hear that! 🤓 and no worries haha my asks are like perpetually open

with regards to how vellioth became a vampire in the first place + how he overthrew donnela Honestly i left a lot of it vague for myself! when im doing story work i try to just focus on the show bible portions necessary to build a mood of intrigue & a feeling that there’s stuff going on behind the scenes that the audience is never told about, & like all my story stuff has things like that that just never get spoken about in media res. having other stuff in characters’ interests & histories that just never get talked about makes them feel more well rounded & like whole people, i find

with vellioth specifically, i actually shared a thing on here somewhere of where he originally came from & how he got turned (can be read over here), BUT as for the exact details of how he supplanted donnela i left that deliberately as a big question mark - the How wasn’t as pertinent to the story as the Why & What Now, & i was doing enough weaving that i just left it alone hehe. story for another comic that doesn’t & won’t exist cus ive said all i had to say about this concept on paper lmao

[silveryinkystar]

Darth maul for the character bingo

The "i don't even like them" square is more representative of the fact that Maul is more enjoyable to me as a villain than a separately standing character in himself (although there's no doubt he's a fascinating character! this is just the lens through which I enjoy him most)

[daily-poke-headcanons]

Thanks for doing my last ask, really liked your headcanons for the protags, our takes on them have a surprising amount in common! I hope you don't mind one person making more than one request but I saw from another person's ask from a few months ago that you do ship HCs and I think it would be pretty cool if you another one of those. I don't have a specific ship in mind right now tho so I'm just gonna request you do a ship that you personally like a lot that hasn't been done on here yet. (any gen is fine btw)

Sorry it took me so long to answer! ^^' This is kind of an interesting one for me, since I don't ship very many Pokemon characters together (Eloquent Remix is definitely my favorite one). I do have a couple others, though!

Clavell x Cyrano

-They were roomates during their time studying at the university

-Cyrano has always been really flirty with Clavell, but the latter. Uh. Never noticed it until Cyrano pointed it out much later

-Clavell has a nickname for Cyrano as well; "Rano". It was first meant as a payback for being called "Velly", but Cyrano rather liked it, and it developed into a rather endearing, sweet nickname.

-Cyrano offered Clavell a job at Blueberry Academy when he founded it, but Clavell sadly declined, as he wanted to stay in Paldea and raise Arven.

-The two frequently visit each other whenever they can. However, they haven't seen each other as much since Clavell became director. Thankfully, both have a break coming up soon, and they plan to go on a nice, relaxing cruise together!

-Clavell and Cyrano aren't really sure how to define their relationship? They aren't married, but they're sort of past the point of just being boyfriends...they usually just say they're in love when asked

[turnwashingtonsbaddies]

Hi, there! 😊 How are you? This is the anon with the Hewlett video idea! May I ask that you do a meme set for all the hopeless Annlett shippers (like me?) I don't have Tumblr otherwise I'd do it myself. But I've had this idea for a while. Anna and Hewlett saying their vows, Richard interrupting, and King George saying "NOT NOW Richard!!" And then Annlett arm in arm walking away? I hope you're feeling velly yass today! 💖

sorry for taking literal months to answer this but here it is!!! feeling super yas today and i hope you are the same!!

[director-cyrano]

Director Cyrano, does the bb academy admit students of any age, much like naranja-uva does? I am considering a transfer soon, but I'm still catching up on college credits during the midyear.

(Ooc side note: also, I am the one that posted the hateful anon. Me thinking it was harmless role-playing is no excuse for triggering traumatic memories of bullying for @bbleague-crispin or @elite-amarys or any of the other blogs. I am absolutely sorry to all of you and will try to be more careful of what I post in the future. I totally understand if you don't accept my apology, I just figured you had a right to know).

Yeah, of course! If you’re able to go to school, and that’s what you’re interested in, we accept everyone! For younger students up to 16 we accept them through the… uh…

Board of education. Yes, thank you, Velly. And for those over 16 is self administration :) so of course you can join us!

Ooc under cut :)

((Hey! It’s totally cool (your honesty is the best part) and I’m assuming the other mods have said this already, but I totally understand where you were coming from. I think a lot of people tend to send these types of things, so don’t worry! And at least you have admitted to your mistakes.

((I don’t mind in character anon hate, just seeing as my mental health is a bit up and down if I were to receive it on a ‘down day’ as such then it could probably do more harm than good. But I will tell everyone when I don’t want to receive it, otherwise I think everyone should have fun, and of course let everyone know where their boundaries lie. If I don’t feel like answering an ask (in this situation anon hate) then I’ll keep it to the side until I feel ready to answer, I guess :)

((Thank you again for your honesty! I love to see everyone getting along around here, we’re quite a close community I feel haha :)

Ps I think Cyrano’s forgotten all about the incident. When he sleeps it’s like a sink drains his brain of all useful information

[pokemondarkpathau]

A Dark Path Walked Chapter 9: Blueberry Academy

Juliana arrived at Paldea after a long flight from Kitakami. Her destination was Mesagoza, but the plane landed in Levincia. She rode on Koraidon since the Paldean Tauros wouldn’t stop chasing after her if she went by foot.

Finally, she arrived to Naranja Academy, but when she arrived to the entrance hall, she saw a man in white. “Well, ya must be Juliana, is that correct, lassy?” The man said.

“Yes, I am Juliana.” Juliana nodded. “And you might be…?”

“Why, my name is Cyrano!” The man bowed. “I am the Director of Blueberry Academy.”

“Wait… THE director?!” Juliana gasped. “Why, of course!” Cyrano chuckled. “And there is also someone who wishes to see you.” He looked behind him. “Come on out, boy. Don’t be shy.” A familiar black and purple hair popped out from behind Cyrano as shy yellow eyes stared in the distance. The boy, wearing a blue shirt and white shorts gasped as he covered his mouth in surprise.

“J-Juliana?!” He nearly screamed as he called out her name.

“Wait… Kieran?!” Juliana gasped. “I thought-!”

“Well, color me surprised!” Cyrano chuckled. “Ya actually do know the student chosen for our exchange program, Kieran, my boy.”

“E-Exchange Program?!” Kieran shook his head. “Wh-why d-didn’t you say anything sooner, Director?!”

“Well, who am I to spoil the surprise?” Cyrano smiled.

“What is this commotion about?” Director Clavell groaned as he entered the scene.

“Velly, my old friend!” Cyrano smiled. “Just in time for our fateful reunion!”

“How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that in public, Cyrano?” The Naranja Director sighed. “And we were supposed to meet at my office and discuss the matter in private with Miss Juliana.”

“We were?” Cyrano took off his Fedora to scratch his head. “That must have flown off my mind.”

The response from the Blueberry Director caused Kieran to sigh in dismay since the former is very forgetful.

“I’m so sorry, Juliana…” He said. “This wasn’t what you thought would happen.”

“No, it’s ok.” Juliana said. “Anyway, I did not expect you to come as well, it was a lovely surprise.” “R-really?” Kieran smiled. “I’m so happy.”

Director Clavell turned to Kieran.

“You must be Master Kieran, is that correct?” He asked.

“Y-yes sir.” The blueberry student nodded. “I was paired with Juliana for the school trip.”

“Interesting.” Clavell smiled. “It relieves me to see that Miss Juliana has made some friends on the school trip.” He cleared his throat. “As we were saying, Miss Juliana, Director Cyrano and I decided to choose you for our exchange program between Naranja and Blueberry Academy.”

“Yer gonna like Blueberry Academy.” Cyrano smirked. “It dedicates itself to battles and classes related to Pokémon. Kieran here is one of our students.”

Kieran only nods. “Let us know when ya are ready for our flight!” Cyrano said.

In just five minutes, Juliana bought some items at the Pokémarts and the Delibird Presents found at Mesagoza and Levincia. Soon after she got ready, she, Cyrano and Kieran boarded their plane to Blueberry Academy. During the flight, Juliana couldn’t stop playing with the braid in her hair.

“Are you excited?” Kieran asked her.

“Yeah.” Juliana answered. “I’m also kind of nervous because I have never been to another academy. And I’ve only heard of Blueberry Academy from you, Miss Briar and your sister.”

Before Kieran could say anything, the plane landed near an ocean dock and when they came out of the plane, Juliana could see a marvelous blue dome floating in the ocean.

“Oh… my… goodness…” She couldn’t hide her surprise upon the sight of the building.

“Behold! Blueberry Academy!” Cyrano said. “This is the pride and joy of every student who enrolls here! And this academy is also built in the ocean and most of it is underwater! Do you want to know why?”

“Well…” Juliana would answer until a pink haired girl arrived.

“It is because of a special plant that is only seen underwater.” The girl answered. “This plant helps develop natural resources or so I heard.”

“Well done, Lacey, my girl!” Cyrano turned to the girl. “Ya are smarter than the rest of us here!”

“I knew about this last year.” Lacey sighed before turning to Juliana. “Hello, there. You must be the student from Naranja Academy chosen for our exchange program right?”

“Of course.” Juliana smiled. “I am Juliana, I’m sure you heard from me from Kieran, right?”

“Why, of course!” Lacey clapped her hand.

“Lacey is one of my Clubmates.” Kieran said. “Even though she is a year above me, she helps me with homework and Pokémon. From what I heard, she is the daughter of a Gym Leader. Almost forgot, she is also a Member of the-”

“Y’all seem to be getting along very well, now!” Cyrano chuckled. “Very well, I must go, but first, let me give yer Pokédex App a lil’ upgrade.”

Cyrano sent the Blueberry Pokédex to the Pokédex App on Juliana’s Rotom Phone and left Lacey in charge of the tour.

“Director, wait!” Lacey tried to call the Director, but he had left. She turned to sigh. “My sincerest apologies, Juliana. The Director has a habit of leaving some chores to me.” She crosses her hands into an X. “And it’s nor right! Also, would you like to battle?” “Oh. Of course.” Juliana said.

“In Blueberry Academy, all our battles are done in Double Battle Styles.” Kieran said. “You will like them.”

Juliana and Lacey got in place at the Battle Court of Blueberry Academy’s Entrance. Juliana sent out Skeledirge and Milotic while Lacey sent out Plusle and Minun. Lacey was planning to do her Plus-Minus strategy despite Plusle having Volt Absorb and Minun having Lightning Rod.

Because of Juliana’s battle prowess, she was able to defeat Lacey’s first two Pokémon and Excadrill.

“Goodness, you are a really good battler.” Lacey said. “Though I wish I could have seen you Terastalize.”

“Oh. Sorry.” Juliana shook her head.

“It’s ok.” Lacey said. “I didn’t want to pressure you. Oh. Also, we got you a set of uniforms for you to wear. Here you go.”

Juliana got the uniforms and came back wearing a white long-sleeved shirt, white shorts and blue boots.

“Wowzers.” Kieran smiled. “The uniform looks great on you.”

“I agree!” Lacey clapped her hand. “You will make yourself at home here! Come on! There’s something I want to show you!”

The three of them descended the elevator to a dome-like structure filled with several biomes and many Pokémon.

“Behold! The Terarium!” Lacey said. “This is a place where Pokémon can live their lives happily and students can train and catch Pokémon!”

“There are four biomes you can travel to.” Kieran said. “A subtropical Savanna Biome, a breezy Coastal Biome, a craggy Canyon Biome and a freezing Polar Biome.”

“Which of these do you like?” Lacey asked.

“Well… the Coastal Biome is really impressive.” Juliana asked.

“You like the Coastal Biome?” Lacey felt happier with Juliana’s answer. “I love love love the Coastal Biome! It’s my favorite!”

“You’ll enjoy these biomes, Juliana.” Kieran said. “Oh no!” He then gasped. “I just remembered that I have class in the Polar Biome! I have to go! See you at the Central Plaza!”

“Speaking off, class is about to begin for us at the Coastal Biome.” Lacey said. “Come on, let’s go.”

Juliana attended her first Blueberry Class at the Coastal Biome, where the assignment was to catch an Alolan regional variant of a Pokémon like Exeggutor, Grimer, etc. She found a Grimer, caught it and then showed it to the teacher, where she got approval to finish the assignment. Soon after class, she was told of Blueberry Quests, or BBQs, by Lacey, where you have to do certain quests to get Blueberry Points, or BP.

She then rode Miraidon to Central Plaza, where Kieran was talking to a girl whose hair was decorated like construction nails.

“And that’s what has been happening…” Kieran said. “Do you know what has been causing Sis to change?”

“Unfortunately, I do not have the knowledge.” The girl shook her head before looking at her pocket watch. “It seems that there is no more time to converse. I will see you later, Kieran.”

“Alright…” He waved as the girl walked away. “Goodbye, Amarys.” “Hey, Kieran.” Juliana walked up to him. “Who was that?”

“Oh.” Kieran turned around. “Hey, Juliana. Sorry about that. I was talking to a friend… well… I’m acquainted with her because she knows my Sis. Anyway… do you want to battle…? I want to show you how strong I’ve gotten.” “Aright! And I have a small surprise for you.” Juliana and Kieran went to the battle court at the Central Plaza, while Kieran sent out Yanmega and a Lapras he caught as part of his assignment at the Polar Biome, Juliana sent out Annihalape and Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon.

“Ogerpon!” Kieran’s eyes beamed with joy when he saw the ogre he spent time with in Kitakami. “I’m so happy to see you again! Did you miss me?!”

“Pon-pon!” Ogerpon chirped with joy when Kieran saw her.

The battle lasted long because while Juliana knew how Yanmega battled, she was new to facing Lapras, a Mantine he caught in Galar and his newly evolved Hydrapple.

“What is that Pokémon?” Juliana almost shouted when she saw Hydrapple.

“This is Hydrapple.” Kieran said. “I evolved Dipplin when I returned to Kitakami when I got the Technical Move for Dragon Cheer as a cheer up gift. Also… it’s time to Terastalize. Hydrapple!!”

Kieran charged up his newly gained Tera Orb and Terastalized his Hydrapple to a Dragon Type. Even with a five serpent Fickle Beam, it was no match for Ogerpon’s Cornerstone Mask Ivy Cudgel.

Kieran recalled Hydrapple after it was defeated and its Terastalization shattered.

“Aw man.” Kieran played with his hair. “I studied, caught and trained so many Pokémon yet I still lost. I’m not mad… I had so much fun.” His smile dropped. “Anyway, have you heard any word from my Sis?” “No, I haven’t.” Juliana shook her head. “She didn’t call me ei-”

“ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW?!” A shout can be heard from the Savanna Biome entrance to the Central Plaza. Juliana and Kieran hide near the battle court to see that Carmine was shaking her fists in anger as her hair flared and her purple-pupiled eyes glared at a League Club member who was trying to calm her down. “Was the assignment THAT DIFFICULT FOR YOU?!”

“Wowzers…” Kieran shook his head. “Sis has become scarier lately.”

“THAT’S Carmine?!” Juliana gasped.

“Shhhh!!” Kieran covered Juliana’s mouth. “Keep your voice down. We have to make sure she doesn’t hear us.”

“I gave you five days to train your Pokémon for our next battle and you have done NOTHING!!!” Carmine’s anger was growing. “You better give me a VALUABLE excuse or you will be punished!!”

“Forgive me, Carmine…” The student shook his head. “Things have been happening at home and I haven’t had the time to train, so-”

“Oh, so you’re fine with BEING WEAK FOREVER?!” Carmine hissed. “If things are so bad at home, I’ll do you one favor. I’ll write YOUR RESIGNATION FROM THE CLUB for you. I don’t need WEAKLINGS WHO DON’T TAKE MY TRAINING SERIOUSLY. This is a waste of time. I’m leaving.”

She then walked out of the Central Plaza.

“Carmine!!” The student shouted as he followed her. “I’m sorry! Please! Give me another chance!”

“That was terrible to watch…” Juliana shook her head… “Are you sure that’s Carmine? She seems… more aggressive than when she was at Kitakami…”

“Unfortunately, that’s my Sis…” Kieran sighed. “She has been dedicating herself to training, so she changed the entire regimen of the League Club. She hasn’t slept for days and she only eats some… purple colored mochi…” “Well, that’s a sight.” A young man with laid back eyes walked up to the both of them, causing Kieran to groan. “Well, if it isn’t Kieran and Kieran’s little friend.”

“What a surprise…” Kieran growled. “Just the annoying baka (idiot) I didn’t want to run into now of all times…” “Come on, little K.” The young man scratched his head. “At least introduce me.” “Don’t call me Little K in public…” Kieran facepalmed before turning to Juliana. “Anyway, Juliana, this is Drayton and. HE. IS. THE. WORST. He is the strongest student in all of Blueberry Academy… or should I say… he was the strongest student in all of Blueberry Academy. He means well, but-” “Lovely intro. Thank you.” Drayton smiled.

“Drayton, this is Juliana.” Kieran continued. “Sis and I met her when we were chosen for the Joint Field Trip at Kitakami and-” “What of Carmine?” Drayton faced Juliana. “Are you friends with her?”

“Yes, we are.” Juliana said, even though her friendship with Carmine was one sided since Juliana was sweet towards Carmine while Carmine hated her guts. “Wonderful.” Drayton smiled. “I think this place is too public to speak, why don’t we move somewhere private, like the League Club? Come on, new friend. Little K.” “Drayton, hold on!” Kieran was going to call Drayton out, but the young man had already left. “See? I told you he is the worst. He just does whatever he wants and avoids others’ opinions. Anyway… let’s follow him. We don’t want to keep him waiting, even though he doesn’t mind waiting…”

“Alright.” Juliana nodded. “What a way to start the exchange program.”

The both of them left the Terarium and took the elevator towards the League Club room.

[makingpastries]

Uhhh… what was I here for again… hm. Oh yes!

“Saguaro, weren’t it? Carlos Saguaro?” Cyrano digs around his pockets for a scrunched up piece of paper and reads it quickly. “Yep! Sorry t’ bother ya, partner… I was speakin’ with Velly a couple days back an’ he mentioned yer a pretty nifty chef, if I’m not mistaken? Nice to meet ya!”

@director-cyrano

Answered here.