The hate runneth over editionPrevious >>59195674>FAQ>What is this?People are turning into Pokemon in the real world. 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 possible.>What the Hell is PIPS?In many of the stories, the scientific community in-universe has begun referring to Pokemon instincts and the loss of humanity some people who transform experience as Pokémon Induced Psychosis Syndrome, or PIPS. The term is explained in more detail here: https://rentry.org/sip-concepts
Ongoing Stories:>Transformed Into a Lucariohttps://pastebin.com/dNfCG4se>Copanon the PokeWhisperer by Copanonhttps://rentry.co/PolicemanPokemonStory>Digigirlhttps://pastebin.com/rvUJh1Vd>Professor Decidueye by ProfDhttps://rentry.co/ProfD>VetPhox by Phoxanonhttps://rentry.co/DelphoxStory>Lopunanonhttps://pastebin.com/ecBem3sz>Kartanimator by Kartanonhttps://rentry.co/kartanimator>The Pokemon Pit by ProfDhttps://rentry.co/r7aa9bzy>Churchanon by Churchanonhttps://rentry.org/cb24k1ti>Swiss Army Mienshao by Mienshanonhttps://rentry.co/whipping-back-into-action/>No Memories Umbreon by Churchanonhttps://rentry.org/ua24k1ti>Mareanieanonhttps://rentry.co/MareanieStory>Emolganonhttps://pastebin.com/EWkUN7zD>Miloticanonhttps://rentry.co/MiloticStory>Belarusian Blastoise by Phoxanonhttps://pastebin.com/WAh6Wnkm>Nineanon and Other Nineshttps://pastebin.com/7ngT3v07>Don Garbodor by ProfDhttps://rentry.co/DonGarbodor>Copanon's side storieshttps://rentry.co/PolicemanPokemonSideStories>Kartanon's side storieshttps://rentry.co/kartanimator-disc-b>Mienshanon's one-shotshttps://rentry.org/miensha-oneshots>Other one-shotshttps://pastebin.com/UtXMsyyD>One-shots that were too spicy for pastebinhttps://rentry.co/SoImOneShots>April Fool's Storieshttps://pastebin.com/dP9nGavsArchived stories:>Herding Catshttps://rentry.org/HerdingCats>Super Macho Monhttps://rentry.co/MachampStory>0332https://pastebin.com/WMdqhP8H>Tinkanonhttps://rentry.co/TinkatonStory>Not a Pikachuhttps://rentry.co/notapikachu>Serpent and Wyrm by Snivyanonhttps://rentry.co/SerpentAndWyrm>A Loser and a Lost Snowpix by Drifteranonhttps://rentry.org/tcab223e>The New Police Animals by Snivyanonhttps://rentry.co/larsonkurt>The Human Wimpod Evolvedhttps://rentry.co/GolisopodStory>Sandslash and Ms. Gemstonehttps://rentry.co/h62h6eh7e>Drifteranon's one-shotshttps://pastebin.com/4K9M6uJ2
>>59315786Statistics and thread list:https://rentry.org/fd9ise4ohttps://rentry.org/sip-down-memory-lane
>>59310099>You sat there waiting.>Not wanting to leave her alone.>She looked strangely peaceful while sleeping.>It was strangely uncanny.>Maybe because it was the first time you saw her like that.>A pillow made of hair and the blanket obscured most of her head.>You lost the sense of time as you didn't know how much time had passed.>You only noticed it when you checked the time on your phone just to get flashbanged by the screen.>It was already dark, and you didn't notice.>Not only that, you noticed that your breath was visible in the phone light.>Like a boiled frog, but in reverse.>You stood up and wandered towards the light switch to check if the power had returned in the meantime.>You flicked it once, you flicked it twice, but nothing happened.>What you did notice was that the air was comparatively warmer.>You turned around to look at Layla while leaning your back against the wall.>Was she having a nightmare?>Or was it something else?>She wasn't exuding this amount of cold when she first showed up at your place.>Has it been so long that you forgot how it felt?>You did end up with some frostbite.>But only in the places where her claws phased through your body and where her tears landed.>Maybe a blanket was enough to insulate it from her.>Then again, she woke up in a better state of mind.>Now you didn't know if she would do the same.>And honestly, you doubted that it would reoccur.>You rubbed your hands together, trying to regain some of the warmth you lost.>The option to go for a jacket was there.>But something was keeping you from going to get it.>Layla was in your house; she confided in you, and in a certain way she was now your responsibility.>And your fault.>You did drag her with you on Halloween.>At the end of the day, you did save someone that day by dooming someone else.>The thought that if you didn't take her along, she wouldn't have ended up like this crossed your mind.
>>59315979What's CopAnon planning here? You've got me curious, now
>>59315791Not bad
Reminder: You don’t have to have a multi-part story in mind to contribute. Short posts about how someone who became a certain Pokémon would live their daily lives are appreciated too.>Anon turned into a Mimikyu and builds a collection of life size plushies to inhabit>Centiskorch chef trying not to burn the food as they cook it with their tiny legs>Pilot of a major airline wakes up as a Zebstrika>Anon deals with their bulldog becoming a Granbull overnight
>>59317113How do you mean, anon?
>>59318116I think he means how I broke up the format, getting all the stories into one post and moving the Statistics bits into another.
>>59317770What’s the joke with the pilot one?
>>59319012Nothing special, just that you need hands and feet to fly a plane. Something that a zebra has neither of.
>>59319332That would cause some problems. Fortunately commercial airliners and all other reasonably large aircraft have copilots specifically for medical emergencies.
>>59321465Meeting another person who turned into the same Pokémon as you would be awkward, especially if you’re of opposite genders and both single. Would you be y’know compatible?
>>59319332>implying zebras are snakes
>>59321695>Pokemon-you says this is great>Human you has no idea what to do and is low-key freaking out
>>59321695Or worse... is just a Animal Pokemon changee.
>>59322074They're people after turning, but they aren't very familiar with people-ing... it'd be a strange and probably unpleasant social space to navigate for everyone involved.
>>59322993Being the size of a Joltik would flip wildly between cool and terrifying.>Haha! My laptop is like a theater screen!>Being stepped on would be instant death.>Even small snacks are like a feast!>Spiders…
>>59323650just evolve>people will shit their pants seeing a giant spider
holy shit the story is aliveyessssss
>>59324234unless they are aussie in which case your fucked.>nah mate, that's a small one.
>>59287849Alright, let's see...I guess the folks for the 11 AM service had either just arrived or were just about to arrive, but that could've been made a little clearer. The transition from Isaac being thankful to the minister immediately showing up feels like it's supposed to be a joke, but it's a little too awkward to land right. Also awkward are some of the word and phrase repetitions like the second "needs help" or the two "looked"s in paragraph 9. I also notice the minister switches from "it" to "him", which seems like a writing mistake on the surface, but might actually be the minister wrestling with the fact that (many) transformees are very much humanEither way, it's interesting how he reacts - more concerned about the potential consequences of a panic than of the danger a Pokemon itself poses. This has the potential to lead into a deeper insight about the minister's character. Perhaps his faith really is waning in light of all this madness despite his protestations to the contrary and he made a (correct) snap judgement call that the Typhlosion wasn't dangerous, perhaps he's concerned with the possible reputational damage to the church if a panic were indeed to ensue (or if the congregation even found out that he and Isaac have had close encounters with Pokemon), perhaps he's too passive to be an effective leader, like Curly from Mouthwashing, or perhaps he just trusts Isaac that deeply, especially after recent events. Any of these and others besides could be interesting angles to take if you wanted to develop the guy's character more.
>>59326733"God's chosen janitor" made me chuckle. It's interesting how Phlocamper here seems to be completely instinct-low and PIPS-free... except for his name... That can serve as a fun character gimmick or a potential lead-in to something worse down the line. Speaking of, Isaac's assurances that everything will be fine very much makes me think that things will NOT, in fact, be fine with Phlocamper's friend, but given that we've already seen violent rejection from Kayden's family, I'd actually be interested to see Phlocamper receive a different kind of reception, feeding into that broader notion of having this story focus more on untransformed humans' reactions to the events we've discussed previously. Maybe the friend reacts a little TOO excited and is eager to take advantage of the situation in some way, but that's just one idea.>>59315979You do need to look after yourself in order to be able to look after her, Copanon. It won't be any good for her if you get incapacitated. Honestly, the flow here is a tiny bit disjointed, but maybe that's intentional to have his thoughts feel fragmentary as he tries to puzzle this out. I wouldn't beat yourself up, though, man - something was bound to trigger the H. Zoro instincts sooner or later, and at least this way she has you to try and help her through it. I agree with 6235 that we DO need a plan here, though... Maybe we're all over-thinking this. Maybe you could just start with a simple, pleasant gesture to show that you're there for her. Like ice cream. Or hot chocolate. Whichever her condition makes her more predisposed to, I suppose.
>>59326734Gonna include hot chocolate in the next segment.
>Early in the Pokémon transformation crisis>People are panic buying at the store, still thinking it’s a pandemic>You’re just trying to buy food for yourself>Shelves are bare>Except…>There’s several boxes of Pokémon branded frozen waffles, yogurt, and bunches of bananas with a Pokémon brand sticker on them>>Do you take them?>They’re probably safe.>But everyone else has avoided them.>It would be probably be enough to get you through a couple days before the next trucks arrive.>Would eating them really cause you to transform?>What are the odds that eating Pokémon food would actually turn you into a Pokémon?>It’s gotta be small right?Would you do it?
>>59328237Yeah, I'd do it. Branded merchandise shouldn't be imbued with any power.
>>59328237Yes, but I’d only eat the stuff branded with pokemon I’d be okay with getting turned into.
>>59328237the only downside is you'll probably end up as a kanto pokemon since those are the only ones that show up on food products so there's that.the real question would be this: how would the pokemon card scalpers react if such things were to happen? the ones that loiter would probably think twice...
another question to consider: would pokemon merch lose value since well, now they are real, would it be banned in general or would nobody give a shit? would society drastically change?also, were do we stand with abilities, attacks, items, etc?
>>59328295>also, were do we stand with abilities, attacks, items, etcPower levels are at pretty reasonable levels in the bigger stories, and they should stay that way. Having pokemon do some of the DBZ-level nonsense the pokedex entries and move descriptions say they can do means things get absurd fast.The New Police Animals mentions oran berries, I think. That's about it as far as 'items' go. No luxuries of teleportation and pokeballs or whatever. Real world, present day, actual tech is the setting.
>>59328263>inb4 eating those foods actually immunizes you against transforming into those pokemon
>>59328482>It does nothing>But between the people who do not want to transform and the people who do, consumption patterns have become incomprehensible>The branded merch is soon dumped just to avoid the headaches
>>59328295Part of the appeal for a lot of toys for kids (soldiers, princesses, doctors etc.) is the kids wanting to become those things when they grow up.
>Your sister turned>That did precisely nothing to get her off your ass about finding a job
>>59328381I was more leaning towards "are TM's/move tutors a thing" and also evolution that require items or specific requirements, I kinda figured poke-dex entries are kinda BS.>>59329908so kids don't become pokemon?
>>59331277>so kids don't become pokemon?Kids do become Pokemon, and they're a couple of the more tragic cases. ChurchAnon has a kid Hoppip living with him because his own family rejected him, and LucarioAnon has a single dad Zoroark whose Zorua son has lost himself to PIPS.
>>59331277>Little Timmy, what do you want to be when you grow up?An Astronaut!>Wow! That’s a big dream, but I’m sure with hard work you can get there.>But remember, god has forsaken us and the cruel hand of fate could make anyone at anytime lose their humanity to wake up as a barely sentient shambling beast.wha?>Or you could become a totally awesome karate dog with cool spikes and ultra super powers!oh okay
>>59331780And also a brother has a 5 year old sister who became a brionne.
>>59332814which one is that?come to think of it, can a little kid become a fully evolved pokemon?
>>59332956I don't see why someone couldn't, but I don't think anyone's written a story where someone's gone through enough post-transformation to evolve and hasn't already reached the final form for the line.
>>59333735>Turn into Gabite>Become the fucking rizzler
>>59332956Popplio's evo before Primarina.
>/sip/ Kinf of a wasted opportunity to call it /simp/ instead.
>>59334279Gross
>>59334260i know that, i was just wondering what story anon was referring to
>>59334465Lucarioanon's story has the Brionne kid
>The change in height added an understated element of difficulty to the change
>You woke up as a Floragato>Your affectionate pet cat did too>You are confused and struggling to cope with this new reality>Your cat always saw you as equals anyway so she’s doing just fine
>>59335228Can I communicate with my cat now? And if I can, will she finally fucking listen to me?
>>59335228This was actually pretty close to the protoplasmic, primordial version of Herding Cats (human Sprigatito and cat Meowscarada instead, and their relationship started adversarial) before it became what it did.>>59335552Yes and absolutely not, in that order.
>In hindsight, it could have been worse>You love your little tyke, truly>But if they'd turned into a gabite instead of a Dreepy during their terrible twos you don't know what you'd do>How do you discipline a baby ground shark without being a dragon yourself?
>I haven't had a vacation in two years. I am NOT letting this ruin it for me!
>>59335228Fuck does this mean
>>59337056>You are now a poke-cat>Your cat-cat is also a poke-cat now>Cats perceive humans as cats>As far as your once cat-cat is concerned, everything is fine
>At least the daycare kids are getting along well
>Yeah, my girlfriend turned into a Mudbray>No I don’t have her ID>I don’t remember her name, but I have a photo>Can I have that government support money now?Imagine the fraud.
>>59337952If I have to imagine what shitbirds would do with superpowers I think I'd have an aneurysm.
>Be me, average Indian Pajeet.>Transformations start happening.>whatever.jpeg>A few weeks pass with only some minor happenings.>Go on Instagram one evening and see a video of a Copperajah proclaiming to be the reincarnation of Ganesha in the middle of New Deli.>shit-just-got-real.gif>Gotta see how people flip their shit.>Comment section goes complete ape shit, as expected. Some call bs, while some trolls spam "show trunk".>indian-chuckle.mp4>The fallout in the media tomorrow will be glorious!>Turn off phone and go to sleep.>Next day. The video gains traction and causes hysteria among the more religious people.>Who cares, though. Certainly not me. Gotta scam some dunce American grandma to pay rent after all.>Go about my day, seeing more and more Pokémon while doing day-to-day stuff.>Weeks pass, as the Copperajah gains more and more attention, before seemingly vanishing.>From one day to another, not a single new video is uploaded.>tinfoil-hat.mp4>Whatever. It was fun while it lasted.>Another few weeks pass, but nothing of interest happens.>Well, not completely nothing. Some cows blocked the main street and no one could do anything, because they were sacred. Added half an hour to my commute.>thanks-asshole.mov>Man, being a cow would be one hell of a time. Just chilling while nobody can do anything to you unless they want to get fucked up.>a-man-can-dream.webm>A few more weeks pass while I scam more gullible Americans out of their money. Do they grow that shit on trees?>One grandma talks my ear off about her grandson turning into a Smoliv. topkek>Make tons of olive jokes while scamming her out of 10k, all while trying to keep a straight face.>pokerface.png>Shift finally ends and I go home exhausted.>Have something to eat before going straight to bed. Ate some olives, funnily enough...
>>59339238>Have a weird dream that night where an enormous Smoliv chases me through the city. The sucker never gets me, for I have cheats! I lucid dream my way out of the Smolivs maw over and over again.>I toy with the green demon for what feels like an eternity, right until *chomp*!>Wake up, drenched in sweat.>...>Hold on, sweat doesn't smell like milk, does it?>Look at myself in the mirror.>Pink, short fur and a beige underbelly with an udder. Four hooves and two horns. I turned into a fucking Miltank!?>mild-panic.ogg>Karma is a bitch after all...>...or is it?>vsauce.mp3>Realise that I'm a cow now and can probably do whatever I want without fear of the consequences.>Immediately go outside to prove my theory.>Stand in the middle of the street to block the traffic.>People honk, but no one dares come close once they realise that they honked at a cow.>fuck-yeah.tiff>Stop scamming dumb Americans immediately afterwards and start my life as a god among people.>See you later, fuckers!
>>59339245Top kek. Fuckin' India.
>>59339245fucking based kek.
>>59315979Glad you're still writing! Always enjoy seeing an update from you. Thank you for trucking along. I have a few weeks vacation coming up later this month and can finally write again.>>59339238>>59339245An old apartment I lived in had about 75% old people tenants. Really sweet, nice neighbors. Scam calls became such an epidemic I had to give most of them a powwow telling them to automatically ignore anyone who sounded Indian. A real blackpilling experience for everyone.
>>59340218This problem is that a huge section of all our call centers and tech supports are also Indian ran now.
>>59339238>>59339245This is fucking gold
Bump
It doesn’t matter if you’ve been turned into a Pokémon, Monday morning still approaches.
>>59343027Feelin this rn
>be me>go tosleep last night human>dont remember the dream i had>thats normal>wakeup feeling weird>head is heavy and i cant feel my legs>for a moment i dont seeanything off>just feel weird you know?>then i make the mistake of turning my head>plush toys on bed scatter as something hits them>as i go to put them back in their placei see my hands>black nubbins that cant reach far at all move when my hands move>as i look further down i see a black wisp thing flathering about>just to prove im notinsane i try to touch my head>it feels wooden>fuck man im typing this out and im thinking about the implications again fuck>im a pokemon right?>people have been talking about their family members becomingthem>im a wooden black spirit thing>thats a fucking pokemon>what would my family think>hell what would my coworkers think>it isnt like i can get out of work by claiming ive been transmogrified>i mean i was but that isnt a valid excuse to get out of a nine to five>and what do i eat?>im wood so do i sit out in the sun like a plant?>im a weird spirit looking thing as far as i know so do i eatspirits?>please help anons where do i even start to get a grip?
>>59343695There are definitely worse things to end up as than a Phantump, but ghosts are a downright weird existence any way you slice it.
>>59343695>>it isnt like i can get out of work by claiming ive been transmogrified>>i mean i was but that isnt a valid excuse to get out of a nine to fiveIf it's such an epidemic I'm sure people would be understanding. I swear what kind of shit bosses/coworkers do people have to get this mindset. Do you work for amazon or something?
>>59343695>Danny Phantump
>>59343994No work = No money = No house or food
>went into the forest and hunted a Skwovet>didn't think anything bad about it, until I was halfway doneWhen did you reach the point, where you stopped denying that PIPS has kicked in?In hindsight, my complete lack of fear for dragons several times my size should have been a giveaway weeks ago
>>59344107Work doesn't mean people not caring for your wellbeing, anon.
>>59344344>>59343994>>59344107This is why and how pandemics spread. Granted becoming a Pokémon isn’t a virus, but still.Philosophical tangent:Why is life without work is so unimaginable? If you did get turned into a ghost like a Haunter, or even something like a real life snake, what do you actually do with your time? You don’t need to feed that often. Find a mate? You still have the human capacity for expression and drive. Or is this all just “first world problems” rambling because I’m fortunate enough that my needs are met and I’ve never had to actually fight for survival?
>>59344594>This is why and how pandemics spread.Work is just one of the dozen ways in which people meet and pandemics spread. Humans are social creatures, without work we meet in leisure instead.>Why is life without work is so unimaginable?Capitalistic brainrot, at least in the way people usually talk about "work", i.e. "earn money". This is because "work" is highly prestigious and people put their whole self worth behind it, they cannot imagine being happy without it. If we didn't have to work for food or survival, some people would pursue the same tasks/careers they do now, because it's fulfilling. Many other people, who were previously shackled to the limited set of activities of which monetary value can be extracted, would become freer in pursuing hobbies and participating in society in other ways, as long as the barrier to entry to these activities (usually money) is also lowered. See also the discourse surrounding the "boredom epidemic" during the industrial revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96oaIAC5nUsWhile turning into a pokemon might change your ability to do certain things, I think most would find something to do, anyway. It isn't exactly hard to imagine activities you can do with your gained abilities (with your examples: phasing through walls/slithering up walls), not needing to do as much for survival doesn't mean you won't do things for self worth/satisfaction.
>>59344594As a snake I would become a consultant for accessiblity issues regarding people with no arms or legs.
>Maybe you should have kicked the coffee habit>...nah
>>59346589Pictured: Matt meets his childhood bully again.
Becoming a Pokémon does introduce some practical problems.
Donk
>>59346589>>59346603Stealing the idea for later.
>Wake up as any of the many fish types>Die
>>59349309Forgot my image
>Online school sucks>Having to make up a class you already partially took>Being stuck inside sucks>Having to do summer school sucks>Being stuck inside when you were transformed into a literal fucking bird really really sucks>You were a freshman university student (general studies major) being forced to retake Pre-Calculus>It wasn’t your fault that you woke up as some luchador parrot during midterms week>Does it really count as instigating a fight if it was all pre-scripted as a wrestling match?>Your roommates said they needed to blow off some steam and everyone agreed to everything including the safety measures you came up with>It wasn’t like they were beating each other with fluorescent lighting tubes or climbing ladders>Just some basic pinfalls and locks in the big dormitory lobby, the crowd that formed loved it!>You had never even watched a wrestling match before, but once you turned, something in your brain couldn’t help but feel a visceral enjoyment from them>Instead of reading textbooks, you got absorbed into learning everything you could about the industry>You thought the university was supposed to be sympathetic to changed students like you?>I mean, I guess you got to keep your scholarship and stay in the student housing, which was a big deal>But making you retake all of the classes you dropped online? That was just cruel>Not to mention the fact that all of your online exams required you to have multiple video cameras on you to prove you weren’t cheating>Oh well, get this over with and you can move on with your life
>>59349696>Dashboard>Course List>MAT 170>Academic Integrity - don’t be stupid enough to plagiarize or cheat>Syllabus - who cares?>Heh, check it out, the boomer teacher couldn’t even figure out how to crop his profile photo so it shows his face>Homework, when due - when do>There we go: Online lectures>Great, they’re all prerecorded. 2x speed, here you come>Notebook out>Thank goodness your wings ended in semi-usable talon hand things that could grasp a pencil>Hit Play and zone out>You already knew everything from the first half of the semester, so you could probably afford to phone it in>Or rather, look at your phone while listening>>”Welcome to lecture one of MAT 170, Introduction to pre-calculus concepts. I’m professor Sean Robbins. Yes, this is really me. The learning objectives for this course are to…”>Wait, What? Why did he say that?>You look up from a Twitter thread about some obscure Japanese parking lot event in 2002>No way!>Was that a Pokémon as the professor?>You paused the video>The owl-like figure was frozen mid sentence>He looked like he was wearing a hoodie with a bow tie.>No one mentioned there were other turn-ees at the university!>This video must have been recorded within the last semester or two>Judging by the scale of the computer controls, he got off lucky with his change>Roughly human height compared to your dinky 3 foot stature>Oof, he has a genuine beak. That must not be fun compared to… whatever the hell mouth you have>It might be worth dropping into an office hours call, just to talk to a fellow Pokémon>Maybe this doesn’t have to suck so much
>>59349696>>59349701I struggled with this one more than I thought I would. Hopefully it still turned out well. Thanks for the read! Rentry has been updated: https://rentry.co/ProfD
>>59349701Cool idea, and a ProfD name reveal
>>59349707Ayy, nice to meet you, Mr Robbins.
>"his" sandwich?
>>59350342Wild animal that stole your food, or your coworker that “accidentally” took your lunch from the office fridge? YOU decide the context.
>>59343697just read >>59349309 and yeah, i guess?>>59343994>>59344594>>59344788as >>59344107 pointedout, i cant provide formyself any more, now that im a tree thing. i have no feet to reachthe pedals of my bicycle, no thumbs to grab folders and files, and barely fit throughdoorways with my fat chud twig head. what am i supposed to do, sitin the woods all day and drink the sun?sorry ifit sounds like im complaining and being rude. you are all trying to behelpful, and i appreciate that.
>>59351727Are you typing with your ghostly appendages(?) or do you have to bonk the keys with the wood part?
>Ever dream of winning the World Cup… as a Cinderace?
>>59353234>Me living my best Shroodle life.
>>59353234I don't care what pokemon you areDrinking an entire can of monster as tall as you are will not turn out well
>>59353424It may be a bad idea, but you can bet it'll leave you with a hell of a story to tell. Assuming you survive.
>got mistaken for a wild animal and nearly had pest control called on me>in my own neighbourhood, minding my own business>only stopped by telling the wanker who called me to fuck off with thatokay there may be some downsides to being a squirrel
>Woman sleeps with a man on their first date>Wakes up to find a Zoroark in her bedIs her first assumption that he transformed overnight, or that he was hiding that he was a Zoroark?How about if you woke up to a Zoroark in your bed after presumably dating a human last night?
>>59354073>Waking up with someone else next to you after a dateI wouldn't be mad if they were a Zoroark. Not being alone would be a remarkable change of pace.
>>59354073>"But what if she was actually a zoroa-"Where do you think you are?
>The crowds at the stadium are a lot more colorful now
>He just wanted to play Wii Sports>Stupid fighting type strength...
>>59343695>please help anons where do i even start to get a grip?Hmm, sorry to disappoint, but you're a lone warrior for now. Maybe a fellow ghost type can give you answers? I heard there's somewhat of an expert in a church somewhere that had some run-ins with ghosts. Maybe they can help?>>59349707The struggle clearly paid off. Our Hawlucha student is the first other Pokémon in your story, isn't it? Glad to finally have another character! As much as I enjoyed the perspective from Sean, now having a potential outside perspective opens up a lot of interesting interactions. Will they meet beak to beak? Will they have a deep dive on how being a bird-thingy feels like? Oh, will they learn to fly together? You're still blue-balling us with that. Either way, I'm looking forward to the next part already.>Online school sucksMood. I was "lucky" in the sense that I wasn't doing anything school related during Covid and was spared the agony of online lessons. I was stuck in a military base instead, which was arguably worse. I got a taste of how awful it is some years after, though.>Wrestling matchThis sounds like a nice time. Not into wrestling myself, but I do wonder how the dorms would be like with turnees popping up left and right. Maybe a topic to explore for you from both of their perspectives at a later date?>Oof, he has a genuine beak.You did mention that Sean had to learn to speak properly with his new beak at one point. Changed physiology and the struggle to cope with them is something that hasn't been explored in many stories yet. I guess partially because most protags are humanoid, and probably also because its hard to write without coming off as fetish-y. But how does it feel to suddenly have your knees bend the other way or having to walk on all fours? What about the digitigrades or the ones with abnormally long/short or completely new appendages? I hope to read (and write myself) more on that topic. I got a certain spider in my mind.
I get up
>>59356150>I get up>Psyduck>Fuck
>>59356150I get knocked down againYou're never gonna keep me up
>>59356873>Upside to being a small Pokemon>It only takes half a pint to piss the night away>Downside to being a small Pokemon>It only takes half a pint to piss the night away
>>59357389I sing the songs that remind me of the good gensI sing the songs that remind me of the better gens
I got a quick question for all of you. I'm currently in the process of improving the WBIA part I posted last thread. Shall I just update the Rentry and post the link or do you all want the updated green posted here as well? I'm asking because it would likely be a 15 post behemoth, unless I break it up again. I kinda don't want to break it up, though, because it's not something wholly new.I mainly add some flavour here and there to make it flow better or give you a better feeling of what is going on (in Etienne's head).
>>59357882Nothing wrong with a rewrite and repost. I've done it before.
>>59357882Yeah, give it another shot
>>59357882I'm keen. When will you start posting it?
>>59358009>>59358033Alright, 15 post behemoth it is then!>>59358398Don't get too hyped up, it's not a full blown rewrite, but more of an additional draft with some extras sprinkled on top to not be too much of a repost. The posted chapter had around 22k characters, while I aim for 25-30k after I fix the most egregious sections. (If you had any nitpicks/suggestions from the original post last thread, now'd be the time to post them, btw.)I just started today while soaking in the sun and I plan on continuing tomorrow. Don't expect an update this week, though. I'm a rather slow writer.
>At least he's still getting along with his little sister
>Anon turned Lucario has had debilitating intrusive thoughts>Urges just below the surface so intense they threaten to move his skeleton without the muscles’ consent>He goes all alone out in the middle of nowhere>Finally allowed to let loose, just this once
>59331807It's a harsh but fascinating duality, is /sip/.>>59339245Ahh, THERE you are, old 4 chan! PhoxAnon was complaining to me about your absence a while back, so it's kinda weirdly good to see ya, and it seems the crowd agrees. I can't decide whether it's better for this to remain a one-off shitpost, or take the Vaporanon route and try to spin it off into something more...>sweat doesn't smell like milk, does it?I fucking keked.>59343027Ah yes, the Emma Experience>>59343695>59351727Sounds like you should get in touch with your family regardless, since right now you're isolated and spiraling. 44594 raises a good point that it might be worth figuring out what you CAN do in this new form rather than fretting about what you can't. It sounds like you're instinct-low, so you probably don't have to worry as much about falling down the PIPS rabbit hole if you start trying out your new ghost powers. 44788 has the right of it.(as with Emolganon, I really appreciate these in-universe 4channer perspective-style posts, so I hope you'll continue this)>>59347450This Absol actually seems like they'd be a really fun protagonist for a story. I can't quite put my finger on why, but they just have that look about them. Y'know, the one that says, "interesting and kinda screwed up"? That look.>59354117>59357389>59360322All three of these posts are moods.>>59357882Eh, go right ahead with the mega-post. I'm sure nobody will mind. Either the length or the wait for that matter.
>>59349701>But making you retake all of the classes you dropped online? That was just cruelI was sympathetic with your plight, Hawluchanon... right up until you said this... Sounds like you aren't getting punished for mildly embracing the instincts of your new form and doing some wrestling, but rather feeling the consequences of your own actions. Granted you could argue that you dropping the classes is the result of PIPS, but if that's the case then the university letting you keep your scholarship and ensuring you can still complete the classes in some fashion IS them being sympathetic. Hopefully you can learn to strike a healthy balance between your human and Pokemon needs.>Syllabus - who cares?Mood, admittedly.Ahaha, aaaah, good ol' ProfD got your attention, huh buddy? I'm still amazed the rate of transformation is so low in your neck of the woods, but hey, I'm all for a meeting between you and Mr. Robbins. Could be good for both of you.>>59349707Definitely worth the hassle. Sean finally having another transformee to talk to (and a fellow bird at that) is gonna be VERY interesting.>>59354962>Oh, will they learn to fly together? You're still blue-balling us with that.100% this. Make it happen already, Prof!>how does it feel to suddenly have your knees bend the other way or having to walk on all fours? What about the digitigrades or the ones with abnormally long/short or completely new appendages? I hope to read (and write myself) more on that topic. I got a certain spider in my mind.Yes please. I tried to do the speech thing with Charlie, but when nobody else did it, it just kinda wound up feeling out of place...
Thanks for the replies!>>59354962Flight story soon.®As for the physiology exploration, I tried to hit some of that in the “Rough Mornings“ chapter. It is surprisingly hard to not make it sound fetishistic. I went further on a one-shot and the reactions were a bit mixed.>>59360574Our Lucha Birdie is definitely supposed to have his priorities a bit out of whack.As for speech, I suppose I could look into it.https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5656&context=condor
>>59361339>spoilerHold on, the only oneshot that comes to mind would be the Quaquaval story. Was that you?Because I'm fairly certain that I was the only one that wrote that it gave me the ick. If that's the reason no one writes about this sort of thing, then I want to apologise. Like I wrote earlier, I actually want to see more deep dives into the physiological aspect of the AU.
>>59361339>Flight story soon.®We continue to wait with baited breath, ProfD.>Our Lucha Birdie is definitely supposed to have his priorities a bit out of whack.While I doubt this is the case, it would be funny if Hawluchanon doesn't actually have any PIPS at all and is just kind of a screw-up regardless.>Went furtherWas that the Quaquaval one?
>>59361675>>59361679They always say “everyone you meet has something to teach you”. I just need to figure out how these two puzzle pieces fit together.Yes, ‘twas I. I wasn’t trying to blame anyone, I myself felt a bit uncomfortable writing it. Still a strange dream though, it literally felt like my brain was split in half.
Which one was the Quakquaval one? I don't think I saw it.
>>59362143Check the Rentry one-shot.https://rentry.co/SoImOneShotsPastebin is weirdly picky.
>>59362305Very out of body experience looking one.
>Being a Wurmple is hard
>>59362649>Fuck my chud invertebrate life
>>59363382>Fuck yeah, my chad vertebrate un-life
What does television end up looking like in the /sip/ universe? You might have a few shows do their “very special episodes” that mention Pokémon being real and how it affects everyone, and then what? How does your average sitcom, procedural drama, or soap opera handle it?>Continue as status quo and decide to ignore the existence of Pokémon>Pivot the plot of the show to include Pokémon and make non-human characters part of the recurring castThe hospital builds a Pokémon wing and they deal with new kinds of patients, and the plucky new Leavanny head of medicine>Introduce Pokémon in the background and slowly into the main cast but never make a big deal out of itOne day you just see an Arcanine walking around the halls in the background and an Audino working the reception desk with no special attention given.
>>59363849It would probably be ignored right until people got angry about being ignored for being Pokemon, or not cast for roles that they could play fine because the director's image in their mind wasn't a Pokemon while it also didn't particularly matter whether or not the actor was human in the first place.
>>59364276I don’t know, think about how many shows had token references to face masks. Media loves a chance to jump on the bandwagon and virtue signal.>Tonight’s episode of “Tim Allen is Still on TV?!” is dedicated to all of the people bravely navigating their new lifestyle with PIPS. Production was completed humanely following expert advice from the WHO.
>>59364317What "the media loves to do" has ulterior motives. Addressing PIPS doesn't touch the existing stuff until some corpo-shitheel gunning for Acceleration towards The Revolution figures out how to weaponize it in their politics.
>>59364328>We must integrate Pokémon fully into society.>Because physical traits are no longer continuous, we must proliferate the use of DNA testing and universal IDs
>>59363849Kinda hard to predict what would happen, desu. I guess it would depend on the country and how much the producers give a shit about it. I could see some high production value documentary that follows a few turnees around their daily life as well, to spin it in a more positive direction. Or just imagine David Attenborough narrating over some Mon like a nature documentary.>"The fierce, yet gentle, giant Farigiraf can be seen anywhere with enough space to accompany its large body. It's idle look is deceiving, as it can easily blast their opponents with psychic shocks or a devastating blow with their long neck."I bet there would be whole safaris about spotting as many Pokémon, be it former humans or just turned animals, as there are safaris to spot the big five in Africa.
>>59364545>"I am not a Pokedex number, I am a free man!"
>>59364554>>59364545>People swarming IRL places like when Pokémon Go was at its peak >But it’s like a random corporate office because one of the insurance adjusters was turned into a Swampert and they want to see him go out to lunch paparazzi style.Or going even further>people start making apps that function like a cross between a Pokédex and a bird-watching app>they keep track of the Pokémon they see “in the wild”>you get major cred if you are actually genuinely friends with them and not just a stalker weirdo
>>59364587>Zoroarks are exceedingly rare on this app>Which means the ones that don’t disguise themselves get hounded by geeks constantly>So more Zoroarks disguise themselves, and they become more rare, in a vicious cycle.
>>59364779Not only that but zoroarks and ditto would be national security concerns and govts would want to have them all closely watched or even recruited to be spies
>>59364782When governments start encouraging a Pokémon breeding program to develop a strategic stockpile of uniquely skilled Pokémon, things may get interesting.>State subsidized Zoroark gf with additional incentives for each child born
>>59364782If your top secret weapon drops their illusion after being hit with a stick, maybe you shouldn’t tell your other operatives to quit their day job.>Bad news guys, SPECTRE now has a mandatory vibe check at the start of every meeting.
>>59364931I think turning every top secret meeting into a Three Stooges routine would be worth it.
>>59364782>>59364908>Rothschilds bow to the Zoroarks>In contact with ultra beasts>Possess psychic-like abilities>Control France with an iron but fair fist>Own castles and banks all over the world>Direct descendants of the ancient royal blood line (Human interbreeding)>Will bankroll the first cities on Mars (Zorograd will be be the first city)>Own 99% of DNA editing research facilities on Earth>First designer babies will in all likelihood be Zorua babies>Said to have 400+ IQ>Ancient Sumerian scriptures tell of red angels who will descend upon Earth and will bring an era of enlightenment and unprecedented technological progress with them>They own Nanobot R&D labs around the world>You likely have Zorobots inside you right now>The Zoroark are in regular communication with the legendaries Palkia and Dialga, forwarding the word of Arceus to the Orthodox Church. Who do you think set up the meeting between the Pope & the Orthodox high command (First meeting between the two organizations in over 1000 years) and arranged the Orthodox leader's first trip to Antarctica in history literally a few days later to the Zoroark bunker in Wilkes land?>Learn fluent languages in under a week.>Invented post-change froeboid geometrics, a complex field of mathematics which only a zoroark may comprehend>Nation states entrust their gold reserves with the twins. There’s no gold in Ft. Knox, only Ft. Zoro.>All major philosophers and scientists have made reference to them in one way or another. >The change happened only last year, but its as if they have already been here, and always were.
>>59315782normalize skitty
>It’s been a little over a week since news broke about people and animals turning into pokemon.>Most people in my town have dismissed the idea as AI or an elaborate advertising campaign.>My manager is one of those people.>Work the morning shift at the front desk of a mid-sized hotel.>Still the new guy. Just finishing training.>Receive call complaining about another guest being too noisy in their room.>”You’ve got this, anon. Just give a knock on the door and politely ask our guest to keep the volume down. Remind them that there are other guests who are still sleeping.”>Ask manager, ”Hey, so do we have a policy for what to do if one of the guests turns?”>”Of course not. We also don’t have a policy for if a magical fire breathing dragon swoops down and kidnaps the princess.” >”But what if they did turn into a pokemon?”>”Then you should go catch it!” manager laughs.>”I don’t exactly have any pokeballs on me.”>“That’s because they don’t exist. And neither do pokemon. Now get up there.”>My manager looked like she was starting to lose patience with me so I decided to stop asking questions.>7th floor. I could hear it before I even turned the corner. Sounded like someone was wreaking havoc in their room.>Room 728. Door looks like it’s barely hanging on to the latches. A window shatters. Now it sounds like demolition.>Don’t know what would be worse, if the guest was a pokemon or still human and did all this.>Large thud almost knocks me off my feet and knocks the door open before I could do any knocking.
>>59365276>At the back of the room is a three headed black and blue dragon.>Stand in aw of the absolute creature as one of its heads bites a chunk out of the drywall.>Middle head turns and looks directly at me.>Mouth opens.>Light is forming deep in the monster’s mouth.>Run for my life. No way I’m making it to the elevator. Stairwell is closest.>Explosion.wav>roll down 1 flight of stairs. Ignore pain and run down the rest.>Practically tumble through the doors back into the lobby.>”How’d it go?” my manager asks.>Still catching my breath, “She said she wants to speak to my manager.”>Manager sighs, “Wait right there. We’ll talk when I get back.”>Phones at the desk are ringing nonstop. My coworker looks confused listening to one of the calls.>Decide I’m not cut out for customer service. I don’t think my graphic design degree will get any more valuable in this changing world but I’ll take my chances elsewhere.>As for my former manager. She should be okay. Pokemon don’t exist.>Hyper beam doesn’t exist either.
>>59365089>IT'S SO MUCH WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT
>>59365280-1 to the Patel Cartel.
>>59365280Would that count as murder if you knowingly send someone to a dangerous animal?
>>59365276I wonder how large (or small) of an explosion you could have and not hear or feel it 6 floors down?
>>59365441I suspect a lot of crimes in the early years of the turning event go unpunished just due to how unprecedented they are
>>59365724The existing body of law covers the Hydreigon case pretty well:>Reckless Endangerment>Assault if it ends with an attack>Depraved-heart murder if the colleague is killed (second-degree murder)
So what's the rule on turning?Does it only have a chance to happen when someone is asleep and no one is watching?If witnesses don't matter then I could imagine a lot of airplanes crashing on long flights due to an inconvenient transformation
>>59365825The firm rule is don't describe the act or process. The practical rule means don't let anyone see it and don't have the individual that turned conscious for it.
I had an idea for a shorter story for quite some time, but I can't get it out, no matter how much I think about it. Since it's not coming out of me, might as well just post the idea here and see if anyone else wants to have a jab at it. Here it goes.>An unsuccessful hobbyist truffle hunter turns into a Swinub.>He now is more efficient at hunting truffles and porcino.>He goes to local markets in the area and sells the mushrooms himself with his wife/daughter/family/friends, becoming somewhat of a local celebrity in the process.The idea came to me after I watched a documentary about a small French town (I think it was near Marseille?) that is seemingly obsessed with truffles, even using them as some form of currency and all of that.
>>59365803Nothing like a brawl with this playing in the background.https://youtube.com/watch?v=K5QYXXtSLh0(I assume, I’ve never even heard anyone raise their voice at the Waffle Houses I’ve been to)Tangentially related, have you guys seen those posts of people visiting the USA and learning about the food and culture and such? I love seeing people enjoy learning about something foreign to them. Imagine a world far enough from the onset of Pokémon where types or species of mon have developed their own niche cultures outsiders learn about.>Fighting types around the world have developed an honor code for engaging combatants>Psychics have a mental internet they shitpost on>Flying types flock together to save energy like geese V formation>Electric types aways have home solar and wind generators in their homes to top-offHow exciting would it be to have new customs and traditions in the world
>>59365936I don’t suppose you have the link to the video? Might be a good place to start, seeing what prompted the idea in the first place.
>>59365966Unfortunately I don't know what series it was, but it was in French anyway.Found the city it was about, though. It's Richerenches: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RicherenchesI don't expect anything from my little idea, but the town looked hella charming, which fits the general mood here.
>>59365938The people coming to the US and experiencing the country for the first time and loving it is one of the most white-pilling experiences in years.
>>59366028Same goes for Americans experiencing other cultures and countries and realising that their stereotypes about them don't really hold up. Had many run-ins with such specimens. Somewhat xenophobic at first, huge fans after. Travelling abroad is the best white pill in existence.I wonder how people turning into Mons would change stereotypes, though.>Morocco has a higher turn rate for bird pokemon. Does the stereotype shift to them being bird-brains?
>>59366115Would be more offensive to assume the French are Skuntanks, Frogadiers, or Shelmet?
>>59363849A medical drama (whether real or fictional within the context of /sip/'s universe) is something I've wanted for a long time.>>59364908Pokemon breeding programs? Man today's governments can't even convince their humans to breed.>>59364972Considering that even clapping your hands suddenly in front of their face breaks the illusion...>>59365280Disbelieving the news might be sort of understandable, but how do you miss an explosion in your own hotel, or the fact that the employee you just sent up there is probably wounded, quite possibly covered in plaster dust, and most certainly looks like they've seen a ghost? Whilst anon sending their manager up there definitely isn't okay, they WERE just almost killed, and this manager had already fostered a toxic, Soviet-style work environment where messengers get shot and bad news is swept under the rug rather than acknowledged and given systematic fixes, so I'm inclined to give them a LITTLE slack over failing to raise the alarm here. Still, the wide variety of possible fallout from this situation WOULD be interesting to read if you wanted to continue this.>>59365825>59365830That way I figure it is that it IS possible for people to transform in front of others, but we just don't write about it since that would violate the rule.>59365938A mental internet gradually developing would be an amazing thing to see in DigiGirl's story.
>>59366576>”I gave him Poison drug”>Poison drug will kill him, you are stupid>He needs Nidoran bites to live
>>59366612>More Nidoran bites!>I forbid this.>Don't care.
>>59366576>Pokemon breeding programs? Man today's governments can't even convince their humans to breed.Yes, but consider that your average human doesn’t have unique abilities that could protect or threaten national security. Imagine the effort and money they would be willing to spend to ensure they have a Metagross before anyone else.>We call it Operation Brittanica, inspired by the Encyclopedia maker, since the Pokédex in-universe works like an encyclopedia>It is our mission to make sure we have at least a breeding pair of citizens of each evolutionary line>This will be more than just tax incentives or surveillance>We will run ad campaigns, finance pro-pokephilia media projects, and astroturf grassroots support in key markets>We cannot allow a Mineshaft Gap with China or Russia to develop!
>>59366640>"Sir! I have a plan!">...>"MEIN FUHRER, I CAN WALK!"
>>59365936That could be interesting. There are a few ways you could take it. >Rattatouille like exploration of what it is like to smell truffles>Stranger in a Strange Land discovering himself and his new body, while also learning about this quirky town, it’s culture and its inhabitants>ゴゴゴゴ My name is Swinubdio and my dream is to become filthy rich ゴゴゴゴ
>Timid Incineroar gets pressganged by the WWE because he's literally built for this>Too shy to say no>Spills spaghetti in front of thousands
>>59367389>Bro, you’re literally built to be a heel<I don’t even know what that means?!>Its like a villain<I don’t want to be mean…>I guess we could make you into a jobber?<Stop using weird words like that!>Look, we have event deals lined up, sponsors, even community outreach events<You mean like the kids in the hospitals?>Bingo.<Awww…<But I don’t know anything about wrestling!>Have you ever watched a match?<I know Hulk Hogan promoted Slim Jims>Oh boy… we’ve got a ways to go.
>>59367412>Hulk Hogan promoted Slim Jimskek
>>59367412>Look, kid. It's either this or Frosted Flakes commercials.
>>59367500
>>59315979>Maybe there was a way to do it without her.>But Mag just said that she wouldn't interfere if you were in the "correct" timeline, or whatever she meant by it.>For someone who could see the future, she is extremely shortsighted, as she added more problems for you to solve.>Also that you have or would have common friends in the future.>Do Lisa, Derek, or Layla know her?>Was Mag even her real name?>It doesn't matter.>Not yet, at least.>If you knew there was a better timeline, you'd take it.>Then again, you still took Layla with you on that trip so she'd help you with it.>She did agree to come with you; you told her what might happen if she does.>And yet that fact didn't help with the guilt.>Maybe she wanted to fight.>Your thought process was disturbed, however, by two brightly glowing yellow eyes glowing on the couch.>"You can't leave me alone, can you?" She said with an exhale.>"Do you want me to?" You replied.>"No. I just thought that you'd go at least once to take a piss or something." She replied.>Her tone was more collected, less resembling the verbal equivalent of the 1000-yard stare she had before.>"Do you feel better after some sleep?" You asked her.>"Sleep..." She said before being silent for a moment to gather her thoughts. "I didn't sleep. I couldn't. I just pretended to. What are illusory eyelids to someone who can be anything?">"Why didn't you tell me? I could have tried to help you." You asked, trying to understand her.>"Help me?" She replied in a somewhat mocking tone. "What can you even do to help me? Be there for me?">She exhaled once more.>"I'm sorry. I didn't... I didn't want to seem ungrateful, but..." She said before stuttering again.>"But?">"... I don't think you can do anything to help me." She continued with a low tone.>"What makes you think that?">"Well what makes you think you CAN help me?" She countered passive-aggressively.>Her reply made you stop in your tracks.>What could you do?
>>59367737>You went into your thoughts again.>Trying to find a thread you could grasp.>There had to be something, anything, you could at least try doing.>After going through your mind, which felt like ages, you got an idea.>She encountered a Gholdengo, which was a ghost type.>It shouldn't have triggered her omnicidal urges on that account.>At least you thought so.>You just assumed that ghost typing was enough to be classified as not alive for her instinct's sake.>You were dragged out of your thoughts by her rustling on the couch and realigning herself with her breathing in deeply.>"Tell me." She said with a certain mix of calmness that followed into an undertone of tension. "Did you lie when you said that I wasn't the worst case you encountered?">The lie you said in the heat of the moment has finally caught up to you.>And you only knew that you couldn't keep that lie up anymore.>Guilt washed over you.>"I did." You said.>You felt like you were admitting to a crime that would send you to the 9th circle of hell.>For what it mattered, you might be going there next.>You waited for her to make a move for your throat, but that didn't happen.>All you heard was a small chuckle from her.>"Thank you." She replied with all of that initial energy deflating like a balloon back into that sense of melancholy.>You felt like a weight was taken off.>And yet something still bothered you.>Just as if said weight was anchored to your body with a series of knives that now left gaping wounds.>"I..." She stuttered. "I wasn't honest with you either.">"What do you mean?" You replied, somewhat taken by surprise.>She took a deep breath once more.>"The Trevenant wasn't my wrestling back control from my instincts... It was my second." She said with difficulty.>As if she didn't want to say it but needed to.>"When was the first one?" You asked to help her pull those metaphorical teeth out.
>>59367738>"When I almost caught that Lucario." She said with difficulties before pausing and continuing. "That's when I first lost myself to them.">"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" You inquired further.>"Because I didn't think that far at the time." She said with some irritation in her voice. "I just thought that those were some intrusive thoughts that I could ignore. If I only knew how much worse it would get later on...">She stopped for a moment and covered her eyes with her arms.>"First I thought that it was some intrusive thoughts, then I thought that it was some form of OCD. By the time I ended up in that fight, I realized that my brain had been rewired, and I didn't notice.">"What do you mean you didn't notice if you considered OCD as the culprit?" You asked now more confused than ever.>"I don't know how to explain it to you. It is too... I don't know. Alien?" She said so before stopping to gather her thoughts. "It is like my mind can operate in two ways that I can somewhat control, but not completely. The closest thing I could even describe it as is like manual breathing or blinking.">"I think I'm starting to understand." You said to her.>"Hmm... Obviously." She replied and readjusted herself on the couch. "I noticed your blinking and breathing at a different rate.">You were manually breathing and blinking.>"Where are you going with this?" You asked for a continuation of the explanation.>"Well think about my human behavior as my manual mode, while my Zoroark behavior is the automatic mode. You can stay in the manual mode for a while, but you will always return to the automatic mode without you even noticing.">"So you are afraid of losing control without your knowledge?">"Not just. It is like breathing in the way that I have to do it. I can't just hold my breath forever because it just makes the urges worse."
>>59367741>I can't just hold my breath forever because it just makes the urges worse."Ohhhh. Well, crap. Good update.
>>59367741Some day she’ll come around. It only takes time.>A Pokémon with an Unexpected Soft Side>Hisuian Zoroark is ferociously hostile and aggressive toward people and other Pokémon. But it appears to have a compassionate streak for those it considers close or like family. It has been seen to protect Hisuian Zorua, for example. Anyone able to establish trust with a Hisuian Zoroark would likely find it an invaluable ally.https://legends.arceus.pokemon.com/en-us/pokemon/zoroark/
>>59367857>Some day she’ll come around. It only takes time.If CopAnon can get that observation to her, that the Gholdengo is just as undead as she is, then she'll realize that she does not actually hate things for being alive, but that they're not on her side.
Imagine the boom then bust of Pokémon Influencers or Content Creators. From>Holy shit a Snorlax is streaming his gaming sessions!to>Ugh, yet another transformee trying to make easy money off their body
>>59369164I mean I would pay money to watch a Roggenrolla try to play a video game more complex then pong.
>>59361339>>59360574I’ve been doing some research on owl and bird anatomy to try and figure out what a Decidueye would actually sound like. After going down a rabbit hole of conlangs, the answer actually struck me in the comment section of a video.(https://youtube.com/watch?v=8vahlnBkVUA)>I made up a corvid language in accurate corvid sounds.>Crow, in perfect English: Ya did what, now?Besides parrots, it turns out crows, ravens and other corvids are really good at making human speech too. Because of the Syrinx, even though they don’t have lips they can still approximate “labial” sounds that humans typically use their lips for. For example, a parrot saying “pretty bird”. There are plenty of crow and raven youtube channels out there. None of these are quite Owls, but I’ll call it close enough. Link your favorite!Also, shout out to the Lyre bird. This stuff does not seem real. https://youtube.com/watch?v=mSB71jNq-yQ
>>59365803>tfw sis won>tfw lopunny has to do whatever I say now
>>59369965What would you do with a Lopunny for a day as a small child? (No lewd you idiots)
>>59370285Funny bunny things. Make them hop in convoluted ways, take advantage of their height and reach, and then probably whatever direction their relationship evolves in from there: friend, antagonist, a big ear to hear what's troubling you, etc.
>>59369164>Streamer scandal when a popular gardevoir streamer was exposed to actually be a garbodor using an elaborate vtuber model
>uhhhhhh Welcome aboard uhhhhhh Delta flight number uhhhh 8744>Service from uhhhhhh Paris flying to uhhhhhh New York>We'll be cruising comfortably at an altitude of uhhhhhh about 37,000 ft.>We expect some minor turbulence over the mountains so be sure to keep an eye on the seatbelt indicator>As a reminder there is no smoking on this flight at any time.>Please direct your attention to the flight attendants for the required safety briefing>This will be a uhhhhhh eight hour trip so sit back, get comfortable and uhhhhhh enjoy the flight.
>still gotta do my deliveries even after becoming an axolotl>and they insisted on changing the name on my bag for marketing purposes>i hate puns
>>59371438The tips are probably amazing though. And besides the sides of your head, the cash isn't bad either.
>>59337045Based tourist terrorizer.
>>59370285>(No lewd you idiots)>>>Lopunny
How long after the transformations start will it be until there is a Pokémon elected official? Would people believe they can be faithfully represented by something of a different species?Let’s say a politician in office when they get turned doesn’t count, but a turned incumbent up for reelection or a new candidate does count.I’d vote for a Pidgeot for president if they shared my values, would you?
>>59372177Given the impacts of PIPS, a non-human president would be a very hard sell to anyone who remembers that the purpose of the President is to carry out the laws made by Congress, to represent the will and interest of their constituents who elected them. Some potential candidates very literally would not have my human interests at heart.
>>59372526>Some potential candidates very literally would not have my human interests at heartAnd how is that any different from right now?>sitcom_laugh_track.wav
>>59372546>And how is that any different from right now?Pokemon constituents means a wide arsenal of natural, always carried weapons that could easily harm potential tyrants.
>>59366576>>59364931>Be careful agent Double-Oh-Zed.>We have intelligence that they have purchased a peculiarly large amount of water balloons before each of their meetings.>We can only guess they are using this as a method of detecting imposters.
>A few years later, after Pokemon Battles are more established
>>59372666What should I do if I’m that Hippowdown and I want to book a suite to celebrate my honeymoon with my Paolossand wife? She’s a great homemaker :^)
>>59373053Then you get the owners saying FUCK YOU BLOODY when a legally limited security deposit doesn't come close to the damages.
>>59373056>>59373053I’m now imagining a very quaint English couple turned into Pokémon that just ruin their surroundings going on a holiday and still being polite to everyone, despite being oblivious to the mess they’re making. Something along the lines of a Mr. Bean? I’m sure there’s a more accurate cultural reference point.
>>59373090It'd be like those two bumbling but filthy rich hippos in Animaniacs.
>>59373296Is my search just fucked, or does searching “animaniacs hippos” on YouTube get you fetish compilation channels?
>>59373636Try "The Hip Hippos." It was not a popular segment.
>>59315782>Note: This character is open-source and free for anyone to useSo if I have a story idea for this Mimikyu, I just post it?
>>59373980Yessir.
>Anon wakes up as a Dedene>Googles himself for help on how to live his new life>”The Antenna Pokémon”?>Starts playing with his new whiskers and exploring what he can pickup>Starts with picking up music on FM frequencies>Try picking up AM frequencies>You can get the local sports broadcasts>Avoid the political talk stations>Feels just like hitting a good stretch once you get a clear signal tuned in>Try exploring further up and down the spectrum>When electric cars drive by it feels like someone shouting incoherently>With just the right twinge of the ears and face muscles, air traffic control signals can get picked up>Come on Southwest Airlines, get your act together>It takes a good amount of practice, but eventually it’s possible to intercept the audio that would be going to the wireless earbuds>Playing around further, something peculiar happens>It sounds like an old timey record playing the same five seconds of music on repeat>Then, all of the sudden a few sharp beeps>Then, a voice reads out a series of numbers and letters>48 65 6C 6C 6F 20 44 65 64 65 6E 6E 65 73 21>Then a few more beeps then the music plays on loop again>The message plays every hour on the top of the hour>Was this some kind of government secret agency program?>What could this mean?
>>59374491>Anon discovers Number StationsHeh, silly Dedenne.
>>59374513Dare anyone try to break this code?
>>59375330Hello Dedennes!Adorable.
>>59375330The codes are literally unbreakable without the broadcast end's mechanism for encoding. The cipher is not recycled after it's used.
>>59375787In a true numbers station, yes. One Time Pads, when used properly, are totally secure.>>59375753winrar But how do you reply?
>>59375859If I were a Dedenne receiving it, the sender is probably also a Dedenne. I'd probably reply with something similar in kind.
>>59375949>After some intense googling anon is able to crack the secret code>A surprisingly friendly greeting!>Replying will be a much more difficult task>You can’t just broadcast on the same frequency, that would get drowned out by the original broadcast>Besides, you’re just one little mouse>The original broadcast must be either very powerful or nearby to get it as strong as it is>Better start ordering some parts online“HOLY SHIT A RAT! Wait, Anon is that you?”>Oh right, your roommate. He must be back from his night shift job.>How long had you been working on this anyway?
>>59376440How long HAS Anon-Dedenne been working on it?
><Wake up, anon.>>There was a thought in my head that didn’t belong to me.>Groggily, I turned to my bedside clock. It was 9AM. Usually my cat wakes me up hours before this.><I have some important news to share with you, anon.>>I was now awake enough to be startled by this voice in my head. I sat upright to be face to face with an alakazam.><I wanted to thank you for taking caring of me these past few years. I am eternally grateful for you rescuing me from starvation in that alleyway.>>”Leo?” I asked. Since people and animals started turning into pokemon I had imagined all sorts of possibilities but I never thought my cat would be speaking to me telepathically.><Indeed. However, it is time for us to part ways. I am no longer a cat and must move on with my life. I will never forget you, anon.>>Before I could even say goodbye he had completely disappeared with a bright teleport.>I looked around my apartment wondering if Leo was truly gone. I found my bookshelf had been emptied with the books neatly piled on a nearby table. My desktop computer was on. No program was open but my browser history had thousands of new entries during the time I had slept. With subjects ranging from language, math, and even physics.>Leo’s food and water dishes were neatly placed in the sink. His litterbox was emptied, cleaned, and set next to a box filled with his toys. All except for one feathery mouse toy he loved to play with more than any other.>Hours passed before I accepted that he was really gone.>Every year on that date I receive a postcard from a company called Zam Technology Corporation. It has a logo suspiciously shaped like a mouse with a feathery tail. Attached to the postcard is always a check that covers all my yearly expenses and then some.>The postcard is always signed, “To my most cherished human.”
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>>59377366Flowers for Algernon (Good Ending)
