Welcome Back Gregor Samsa EditionContinuing the 'I Woke up as a Pokemon, So What?' AUPrevious Thread: >>58709286
>FAQ>What is this?People are turning into Pokemon. Some are having the time of their lives, and some are struggling to survive. These are their stories.>How do I join?Just start posting.>What's the lore?People and animals (and at least one tree) are changing at random in their sleep, waking up still in the real world, but now as Pokemon, and nobody knows why (that includes you. Please don't try to explain it). Just enough transformations are occurring to notably change day-to-day life without collapsing civilization. This is not the apocalypse, even if it might feel like it to some characters in the moment. Some people are more in touch with their instincts than others, and some have lost more of their humanity than others. That's about it. Avoid legendaries if possibleOngoing Stories:>Transformed Into a Lucariohttps://pastebin.com/dNfCG4se>Herding Catshttps://rentry.org/HerdingCats>Copanon the PokeWhisperer and other storieshttps://rentry.co/PolicemanPokemonStory>Super Macho Monhttps://rentry.co/MachampStory>Digigirlhttps://pastebin.com/rvUJh1Vd>Professor Decidueye by ProfDhttps://rentry.co/ProfD>VetPhoxhttps://rentry.co/DelphoxStory>Serpent and Wyrm by Snivyanonhttps://rentry.co/SerpentAndWyrm>A Loser and a Very Lost Snowpix by Drifteranonhttps://rentry.org/tcab223e>The New Police Animals by Snivyanonhttps://rentry.co/larsonkurt>Kartanimatorhttps://rentry.co/kartanimator>The Pokemon Pit by ProfDhttps://rentry.co/r7aa9bzy>Churchanonhttps://rentry.org/cb24k1ti>Swiss Army Mienshaohttps://rentry.co/whipping-back-into-action/>Sandslash and Ms. Gemstonehttps://rentry.co/h62h6eh7e>Drifteranon's one-shotshttps://pastebin.com/4K9M6uJ2>Other one-shotshttps://pastebin.com/UtXMsyyD>One-shots that were too spicy for pastebinhttps://rentry.co/wokeuponeshots
>>58772890Archived stories:>0332https://pastebin.com/WMdqhP8H>Tinkanonhttps://rentry.co/TinkatonStory>Not a Pikachuhttps://rentry.co/notapikachu>Lopunanonhttps://pastebin.com/ecBem3sz
Merry Christmas everyone!Is it too late to to make a /ruse/ thread?
>>58773177>Is it too late to to make a /ruse/ thread?Never too late for a ruse thread.
Merry Christmas /sip/!Hope you all have a good eve / day. Gonna try to write something small over the next two days, but no promises cuz I’m pretty sick right now (fantastic timing on that).
>”Breaking into a church?”>You blinked, unsure if you hallucinated the question.>”Surely that breaks a commandment...”>Had it happened only once, you would have forgotten the impossible sensation.>Written off the indescribable.>A gentle knocking on the door to your mind.>Wind blowing across a meadow of understanding.>Words from within.“Wouldn’t you agree?” Melody asked, her knowing eyes meeting yours a moment. >You came mid-performance.>Gardevoir continued her dance. >Like aura, putting this experience to words was inconceivable.>The beauty of it could only be experienced.>Short of breath, you ran a paw over your chest, rubbing the manilla fur and brushing the spike.“Wow…”>Sensitive to the rapturous thought-talk, your aura sensors swayed on an ethereal breeze. >”Quite the gift, is it not?”“Yeah, yeah…” You drifted off. >You had to focus to think.>She didn’t control your brain, but she was influencing it.>You were still at the wheel, but someone suddenly talking in the passenger seat was new.>Subtly guiding your consciousness, regardless of you realizing or desiring it.>A slow exhale, and Melody remaining silent, strengthened your mental resolve.>Her old, yellow sundress flapped against your fur as she spun by.>If she possessed the natural white dress gardevoir had in the games, you couldn’t tell.>She was well in control of her faculties, and renewed with unexpected youth.>”You handled it well, young man.” The voice from within continued. ”Not everyone stays standing.” “I can imagine.” You answered, walking further onto the wide balcony.>The organ, tall and venerable, took up most space.>Between, around, and over, the half-dozen rows of pews, the gardevoir weaved an endless ballet.“Can you speak?” You asked, standing far enough back to give the woman move to bob past.>”Are we not speaking?” The gardevoir asked, humming aloud.“No, no, I meant with words. Your voice.” You clarified.>The fae-woman hummed louder, testing her vocal cords.
>>58773537>”No, dear, I cannot.”>”My voice seems forever lost.”>Her cocked head and knowing eyes told you she’d gotten the same question a hundred times.>”A small price to pay for the many blessings.” Melody glowed, speaking again when she sensed you were ready.>She moved in time with her telepathy and hummed hymn, effortlessly merging both.>A beatific blend of worship and conversation.>Speaking felt infantile, in comparison.>Tantamount to shouting mid-opera.>In regular conversation, one party could choose not to listen.>Not this time.>The invasive mind-speak communicated with perfect clarity.>If she desired someone hear her, they would.“Not everyone would say this was a blessing.” You stated.>You hadn’t meant it as an insult, nor did she take it as one.>Merely a statement of fact.>”Yes, my grandson said as much.”>Her already brilliant aura brightened when she mentioned him.>”Such a helpful boy.” She added, pirouetting in joy.>She spun like a figurine skater, the floor below offering no friction to stop her.>”I know not why God does as He does.”>The mental tune lulled you to silence.>”Questioning God leads only to resentment.”>Interrupting felt impossible.>”Why not my husband too?”>Was it respect for one’s elders or her mental trickery?>”He thought I was an angel.”>She did look like one.>”He thought he had died!”>A reasonable thought.>”I believed I’d be taken to our heavenly home first, given what I had.”>The paper said as much.>”I pray every hour he is blessed too.”>You believed it.>”But if it’s God’s will...”>The imaginary chorus in your head rose.>”If He has plans for me…”>The finale of an unreal orchestra.>”I give thanks in all circumstances.”>It repeated itself in your thoughts, like the refrain of a hymn.>Loud, joyous, and stately.>With the authority of someone beyond your years.>Within the span of a blink, the spell shattered.>Still standing in the same place.>You barely registered getting there mere moments ago.
>>58773541>It’s a good thing she had her head on straight.>You shook away lingering trance-shock and crossed your arms.“Don’t do that again.” You cautioned the smiling gardevoir.>Her amused curtsy would have made a lesser man forget the daze she had you in.>”Good listeners always get hit the hardest.”>You kept up the stink eye, ignoring the compliment.>”So, thank you.” Melody added, finally coming to a standstill.>Your throat grumbled.>You stood tall, but your pride was wounded.>Walking into a trap, even if the trapmaker wasn’t malicious, stung you.>”Fret not, beastly knight.” Melody began, coyly smiling. “I’ve my wits about me.”“Beast knight?” You asked.>Even without the psychic powers, you’d bet this woman had a way of getting people’s attention.>”You’ve already quite the reputation, I hope you know.”>You didn’t.>And you wished you hadn’t.>You’d rather stay low.>”Our little town hero, I daresay.”“Just, you know…”>You rubbed the back of your head, tickling the aura sensors.“Doing what comes natural.”>The shorter woman clasped her hands together, pressing them against her dandelion-yellow dress. >”Good.” Melody answered, pleased with the simplicity.>”The children need a man like you.” >The gardevoir punctuated it by wrapping it back into her sing-song responses.>This time, the compliment worked.“So, why the dancing?” You asked, again seeing the gardevoir step to a waltz.>Again, you felt like a child joining an experienced choir singing.>Off key, mispronounced words, wrong timing.>The gardevoir showed no offense at your imagined slight. >She worked with and around it.>A master working with poor material yet producing the finest product.>Toned down as her telepathy was, the beauty of it still felt humbling.>”Oh, sometimes I get so happy, and I just have to!” Melody declared, swaying to and fro.>Her feet tapped a rhythm beneath her dress.>You didn’t need aura to see she almost launched into another tango.
>>58773549>”My grandson told me all about it.” She added again, brightening.>”Well, does this sate your concern, knight?”“Sate what?” You blathered, unsure what tune the gardevoir had switched to.>It was playful, but oddly accusatory.>”That I’m no threat to your territory?”“I, uh...”>You hadn’t thought about why you came.>Was it more than mere diversion?>”I’ve no interest in whatever alpha-male dominance… thing you boys do.” Melody said, waving her hand in the air.>Perhaps it was instinctual.>Melody certainly pined it as such.>And she could, seemingly, read your mind as easily as you could read her emotions.>You grunted.>It was all you could think to do.>The gardevoir took that as a ‘yes’.>”Glad that’s settled.”>”Come now.” Melody said, moving closer and reaching out>A simple, aged ring adorned the middle of her three fingers.>”They’re serving spaghetti tonight, and it’s my old sauce recipe.”>You waved your hands.“Oh, no, no no, I’ve already eaten.” You began.>You did not get to finish your excuse.>”Of barely cooked fish with your girlfriend?” Melody asked, this time giving you the side eye. >“I know you’re still hungry.”“I, no!” You stammered, waving your hands faster.“I told you not to do that.” You sighed.>Melody shrugged.>”Can’t help it.”>The gardevoir touched your shoulder.>”Your breath smells too.”“And she’s not my-“>The world turned silvery white.>Your abs tightened.>Wet noodle smell.>Your back hunched.>Garlic tang.>Your tail raised.>Clinking silverware and dim, dying chatter.>Surrounded by a sea of aura.
>>58773557>”Hello, everyone!” Melody sang out.>She did not share your social unease.>There was no way out.>If anyone missed the burst of light in the center of the room, they didn’t miss the gardevoir’s telepathic call.>”Look who decided to join us for dinner.” >Hundreds turned to you.>You forced a smile.>Someone clapped, for whatever reason.>Others followed suit.>Two children screamed at the tops of their lungs in excitement behind you.>Your ears flattened.>You waved a limp paw back, and looking ghoulish in your bent, defensive posture.>The free food, you prayed, would be worth it.Updated aurabin: https://pastebin.com/dNfCG4seMerry ChristmasDidn't proofread. Too late for me to care. Finally had some free time to write again. Wish I could crank out something every night like I did back in August, but that's just not a possibility anymore. Let me know if there's mistakes (there probably are) so I can correct them in the bin.Wasn't planning on making Melody a regular character, but we'll see. Had a scene like this in my head for months so I vomited it out. Share a comment, thoughts, etc. I always like reading what you think. Enjoying the rest of the stories you all write.
>>58773537>>58773541>>58773549>>58773557>>58773588No sir I don’t like it. This makes me feel more unease than seems reasonable. It isn’t dread, it isn’t fear, just an overwhelming sense of being on edge and that something is terribly wrong. (Don’t take this the wrong way. I love the writing, really great work. It’s not you, it’s me. I don’t know why I’m reacting this way.)
>>58773604Eat the sketti
>>58773177Merry Christmas everyone!>>58773520Get well soon, Snivy! No need to unnecessarily strain yourself.>>58773588It's always delightful to see another Lucarioanon story, no matter if it takes a day or a month between updates. Loving Melody's carefreeness - a rejuvenated grandma ought to be a handful to handle. Best of luck to our sociophobe town hero. 100 people staring at you would be nightmare fuel material, especially if you stick out like a sore thumb.>"And she's not my-"Deny it all you want, you're only delaying the inevitable!
Merry Christmas to you lot! Been a hectic few days on my end, but I hope everyone'll have a great time for their holidays! Actually, for no particular reason and not making any promises... what'd be the favorite holiday meals for everyone's characters? I may or may not have an idea that I'm not entirely sure I can commit to but I'd like giving a shot...Time to play some catch up with the previous thread's stories...>>58759055Already thought the original was pretty good, but damn that's a good rewrite. Poor squirrel. And as usual, Copanon just gets no breaks does he...>>58760830Hell yeah, new S&W! Loved the new chapter, Valerie seems right up my alley in terms of character and you've got me curious about Squire. Wonder if the 2 of there were human or not beforehand... Also very, very curious where that stone will lead given Miirym's vision there.>>58766782Good opening despite the tense snarls, interesting way to introduce a mythical as more of a force of nature. I like Ryan! He seems like a nice fellow, also looks like he has a healthy agreement with his Sandslash half so both parts of himself can be "at peace". That imposing presence of Diancie's is very, very interesting...>>58773549>>”Our little town hero, I daresay.”I know for a fucking fact you wouldn't reference this game because who the hell other than me would, but even the slight possibility you might be hit me like a freight truck. Good ass soundtrack, has a couple tracks I really want to write story beats around https://youtu.be/9e3y6sLTbxI>>58773588Great stuff as always! Melody seems like a lovely lady and I do like her more spiritual approach to the situation, here's hoping that's all there is to it, I've grown kinda tired of subverting generally nice characters... Does feel like protag was a bit out of his depth just in terms of wisdom here, which is interesting to see given it does feel like he's been trying to play the whole "zen aura master" role somewhat.
What are tense snarls?
>>58737667The OP made me realize I'm an idiot and completely forgot to make an archive for the Golisopod story. Feel free to throw it in a Rentry, but I'll make sure that gets corrected for next thread regardless. It was really great, so I hope you don't take my retardation as a sign people don't want more of it, because I definitely do.>>58772745Probably no memory baggage, yeah, but the not always harmonious mixture of human and Pokemon instincts could still be a thing.>>58773177>>58773520>>58773588>>58773729>>58773756Merry Christmas, all! You guys are incredible and deserve the Earth this Crimbo. Hope you get well soon, Snivy.>>58773729Das a pretty 'shao.>>58773756For Charlie, you could go for a classic Christmas meal but with some sort of slight hipsterish twist. No, I have no idea what that would look like sadly.>>58773912Just what I (and now Kart as well, so I guess it's catching on) came to call incorrect use of mixed tensing. Drifter is writing his story in past tense, but has a tendency to slip into present tense without realizing.
>>58773756>I may or may not have an idea that I'm not entirely sure I can commit to but I'd like giving a shot...You have me intrigued.>What'd be the favorite holiday meals for everyone's characters?As is tradition, Etienne will enjoy a Fondue Chinoise with his family. Lots of different meat (chicken, pork, beef, you name it!), boiled to individual perfection in a broth, accompanied with an exquisite selection of home-made sauces and rice. The poor lad doesn't know how many showers he has to take in order to get the smell out of his fur...>>58773924>Das a pretty 'shao.I finally got some backlog of 'shao pics, so expect more in the future.
I demanded that I made ANYTHING, and thus I have made it so. (I'm absolutely going to have to rewrite this paragraph, unfortunately.)So it's not swallowed by the archive, tehre's also this. >>58770784
Really nice to hear from everyone, and yes that includes (You) authors who might not feel like part of the “in crowd” or haven’t posted lately. I’m glad you’re here too.I might make an addendum to that last chapter I wrote for our kitty dealer. An idea just occurred to me that feels so obvious I should have included it.>>58773756Don’t stress yourself out over the idea you’re working on and don’t feel bad if it doesn’t come to fruition.I think Alex would have whatever was available and a glass of water.I’m not sure what would be funnier for the Professor, trying to use a knife and fork with their three fingered feather hands (thematically appropriate given how he has mostly avoided instincts) or an oversized turkey leg (unaware of this display of bird on bird violence)
Merry Christmas everyone, hope you’re all having a great time. Sorry I haven’t caught up on stories but I hope I’ll be able to after the holidays.>>58773756I like the idea of Ben trying to eat a ham leg that’s bigger than him.Alternatively, someone could be feeding him scraps under the table.Like Prof said, though, don’t worry if it doesn’t come to fruition. This is a tough time of year to do anything.
>>58773588Always happy to see an update! Hope you’ve been well this holiday season Lucarioanon. Great stuff as usual, Melody seems sweet, and makes sense she considers what happened to her a blessing. Does make me wonder, does transforming affect your age as well?>>58773729Thanks, I think I’m starting to feel better (but I said that yesterday and immediately felt worse after getting out of bed).>>58773756Glad you enjoyed the new chapter and like Valerie! Simon finally gets someone to talk to and they’re completely deranged, just his luck. Squire’s also a weirdo, Simon isn’t quite sure what his deal is.Holiday meals. Hmm. Usually my family does ribs instead of turkey or ham because it’s tastier, tradition be damned, so that could work. Miirym would probably enjoy a fish or two. Or maybe them enjoying some hot chocolate, would be funny seeing Miirym trying to drink out of a cup way too small for her.
>>58772890>>58772893You're a real one for this, mate.
>enter thread expecting degenerates>Its a wholesome stuff...you guys are alright, don't go to Naranja tomorrow
Do you guys think Santa got turned into a Delibird?
>>58776557Better than 90% chance there was no change to begin with.
I'm a single Kangaskhan and my son refuses to leave my pouch what do I do?
>>58776778Just die. It forces his independence and hardship builds character.>t. Marowak
>>58776817>Just dieWhich pokémon would LowTierGod be?
>>58772890>Avoid legendaries if possibleDoes it counts Ultra Beasts?
>>58776933Refer to the>>Kartanimator>https://rentry.co/kartanimatorpart, it's a harder sell early on compared to more "regular" mons, but if you commit to the idea it can work out, or at least, it seems like mine did!
>>58776921>Which pokémon would LowTierGod be?Phione
>>58774477Slight rewrite of the ending of the last chapter>The Lucario sat down on the ground with their head in their paws“I’m so sorry. Is there something I can do?”>>”No, no. It’s fine. Don’t panic. Please don’t worry about me. I just get overwhelmed with these things. Just breathe girl, breathe.”>The realization made you feel like an idiot>>”Don’t feel bad. Please, genuinely don’t. I know it’s weird. Try to stay calm. Let’s start over. My name is Jeanie but I’ve always gone by Jean. I am a female Lucario. Yes, this blue dog body is built muscular and not very curvy so people get confused. But I am still 100% female. I have a kid getting ready to graduate from UNLV. My husband is incredibly supportive. I just get unsettled by unexpected emotions so I have to keep a guard up. Please don’t feel guilty or sympathy, let’s just move on.”>She kept straightening out the bulbous dreads(?) on the back of her head as they drifted upward like from static electricity>Imagine being so sensitive to the emotions of others>That has to be rough.>Come on think... you have to cheer her up...“Say, you didn't get to see my trick did you?">>"Not really. All I heard was that you were throwing off the cameras.""That's too bad. Do you want to see another trick I've been working on? I must warn you, its the most technical and life threatening thing I've ever done!"[Pic Related]>Jeanie lets out an involuntary laugh>Whether she was genuinely impressed by your dumb trick or only let out a pity laugh, it doesn't matter>Her "hair" settles down as she jumps back up>>"That's quite the trick. You better be careful, you'll make some old lady faint from shock doing that. Thanks for the show.">It took you by surprise just how deeply satisfying it was to be an entertainer and know your little performance made someone's day, no matter how small.>Your heart pounded seeing the blue dog in front of you smile so genuinely
Merry Christmas, /sip/! I hope to deliver my chapter for an external proofreading pass today, as a present. Fingers crossed I can deliver that in time!
>>58775934Just don't post about hisuian zoroark and they'll stay under control
>>58777711Zeraora can get a bit touchy too
>>58777887Touchy Zeraora gf…
>HOLYSHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT
>>58777310This is very sweet, great edit.>picrelHoly SHIT how did he DO THAT
