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Dark. Very dark

I want to see a fucked up team star au that they never met cassiopeia, and never created team star together and... no teacher knows they're bullied. They're all fucked up more then now.

Tw for violence and sucide implied

What if giacomo joined the real group of bad students to avoid the bullying?

What if mela explodes and beating one bully neary death?

What if atticus push one of the bully from the rooftop?

What if ortega ended up with accuse the academy?

What if eri dropout the academy and trying to hide her pain alone?

And what if... penny trying to end her life?

God it’s so dark

Team Star Headcanons: Two Electric Boogaloo

(yes I know I just did the first one but I had too many thoughts for one post so here we are)

Ortega naps all the time. In class, at lunch, while fixing the Starmobile. Sometimes people don't even realise he's sleeping because he doesn't snore and still (sorta) sits up.

Penny has a stash of stim toys in her bag.

Atticus is fluent in sign language and the rest of the team has a basic grasp on it.

Mela has a lot of burn scars on her arm from not being careful around her pokemon. Her uniform covers it up.

They eventually started wearing the uniforms again but keep some of their accessories from their boss outfits.

Atticus either completes entire outfits in a few hours or debates the sleeve lengths for a week. No in-between.

Giacomo isn't a bad dancer. He's got some moves.

Eri likes to invite Carmen to team star hangouts. nobody objects and they've all grown quote close with Carmen. She's a pretty cool gal.

they like to talk to Miriam. They spend a lot of time in the nurses office anyways for various reasons so they just ended up bonding with her.

Ask Game!

When asking please specify if you're asking Ice or Air, otherwise it will likely just be the first one who sees it. Thank You!!!

⚽️: Do you play any sports?

💕: Do you believe in soulmates?

😂: What's a dumb joke that always makes you laugh?

🎧: What's your favourite song(s)?

🛫: Have you ever been out of your home country?

🔔: What's your favourite school subject?

👮🏻‍♂️: What's your dream job?

📖: Do you like to read? What's your favourite book?

🎢: Do you like roller coasters?

⭐️: Do you have much knowledge of space

🤓: Are there any fandoms that make you geek out?

😤: What's a pet peeve for you?

🌈: What's your favourite colour?

🌗: Are you an optimist or a pessimist?

👻: Do you believe in ghosts?

Ask Away! And don't limit yourself to those questions, ask anything you'd like!

PokePinion-Tober: 10 + 11

Time for another double feature! I honestly like these more so they may become more frequent instead of singles.

So far we’ve done: Dragalge, Skuntank, Cramorant, Lechonk, Delibird, 

10. Raticate

It’s a rat.

That’s literally all I have to say about this thing. Like, it’s not even cute like other early route normal things. 

Sure it’s not bad early game, getting moves like Hyper Fang early is always good, but it’s so ugly.

4/10. Just no.

11 Hattrem

Cute!

I love this whole line and the concept behind them and Hattrem is super cute!

Can you tell I like cute things?

The blue and pink together make me think of candy floss, which is always good. I like who it moves around on its hair, it looks very ridiculous but it works pretty well. 

Also the big pretty eyes. 

7/10. Cutie Patootie that must be protected.

Incorrect Quotes: Paldea Edition

Nemona & Juliana in the back of Arven's car: MCDONALDS! MCDONALDS! MCDONALDS!

Penny: We have food at home.

Arven: pulls into the McDonald's drivethrough

Nemona & Juliana: YAYYYYYY!

Arven: orders one black coffee and leaves

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Juliana: slams books down in front of Arven

Juliana: Boil up some Mountain Dew. It’s gonna be a long night.

Arven: You could of said literally anything else.

Juliana: Cauldron boil and cauldron bubble, Baja Blast to fuel my trouble.

Arven: I’m going to just stop challenging you when you say random shit. I won’t win. I realize this now.

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Penny: I don’t think the therapist is supposed to say ‘wow’ that many times during their first session with a client, but here we are.

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Nemona: Penny, you are such a genius!

Penny: Yes, I know

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Juliana, to Arven: You're starting to forget your Spanish. You don't practice.

Arven: Lo siento. Estoy embrazada

Juliana: You just told me you're pregnant

Nemona: Congratulations Arven, you're glowing!

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Penny: Croissants: dropped

Ortega: Road: works ahead

Eri: BBQ sauce: on my titties

Mela: Shavacado: fre

Giacomo: Miss Keisha: fuckin dead

Atticus:

Atticus: …I didn’t understand a single word of that and I hate every single one of you.

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Mela and Penny playing minecraft

Mela: Oh no, oh no, oh no-

Penny: What’s wrong?

Mela: I did a thing.

Penny: You regret the thing you dID-

Mela: screams

Penny: What the fuck did you do- sees mass of aggravated Piglin Damn it-

Mela: screams again

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Penny: This was almost a great idea.

Ortega: You just described 90 of our stuff.

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Atticus: For most of human history, vehicles had automatic collision avoidance and could even take you home if you were asleep or drunk. But then we got rid of the horse.

Ortega: You complete moron. you stupid fucking idiot. "Cars would be better if they could bite and shit" - that was you just now dumbass.

Ortega: "Wouldn't it be cool if cars could piss? Wouldn't it be cool if cars could fuck?" fuck off

Giacomo: It would be cool if cars could fuck.

Eri: We... We still have horses

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Atticus: I need you to come meet me, and I need you to come alone.

Mela: And I need you to be less vague and weird.

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Brassius: Your smile? It makes my day.

Hassel: Your happiness? I live for that.

Grusha: A room? Get one.

Iono: Hotel? Trivago.

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Iono: If I were a drink, I'd be Cherry Vanilla Coke. If you were a drink, what would you be?

Larry: Bleach.

Grusha: Sewage.

Iono: …Please calm down, edgelords.

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Brassius: I love the term 'partners'. Are we dating? Are we robbing a bank? Are we the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies and are members of an elite squad known as the special victims unit? Who knows.

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Larry: I’m gonna mix a can of Red Bull with seventeen shots of espresso in a fishbowl and then chug it while Kids by MGMT plays in the background so I can perceive twenty-three spatial dimensions and fight my own soul.

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Brassius: The only thing I'm guilty of is being adorable… …and also assault with a deadly weapon.

Cereal Debate

They Wish They Were Us: Book Review

Me and my partner both read his book and we want to share out joy with y'all! (I was forced to read it by Ice, and I still liked it.)

So, if you haven't read the book/are still reading it, stop reading this post if you do not want spoilers! Besides that, let's begin!

Alright so They Wish They Were Us (or TWTWU for simplicities sake) is a book about teenager Jill Newman who is entering her senior year of high school. She is part of an elite group called the players. They party hard, have all the answer sheets, and a brutal induction process.

About a year before the book starts Jill's friend and fellow player Shalia was murdered and all the blame is on her boyfriend Graham but Jill starts getting messages from Grahams's sister pledging his innocence.

The book also has heavy mentions and examples of sex, drinking, vaping, drugs, and hazing. Consider these things before reading further in this review or picking the book up for yourself. [Especially if you can't handle subjects like these.]

So! *Handclap* that was the summary from my partner, now. Let's talk about what we thought of the book. I'll go first!

So, as a person who doesn't really read, I was recommended the book by my partner when she was reading it in class. (I do this a lot) So, when I went to Indigo! to pick a copy up and read it. I must say, I would recommend it too!

Jessica Goodman's writing style is legible and has a bit of a lower reading level. But it makes the flow of the book smoother, so audiences can follow along better.

I can doubly agree! Even as someone who often times prefers books written for an older audience, this book continued to engage me with it's twists and turns. Even though I was never part of an elite high school group, I felt like I was truly there with Jill and experiencing the chaos for myself.

One of my favourite parts of the book is seeing Jill slowly realize that the players aren't that great. One way this is done is by showing flashbacks of Jill and Shalia's induction process where they were pressured into drinking, smoking, undressing. Another way this is shown is when Jill's brother Jared is joining the players and Jill see's how it changes him for the worse.

The book also shows that as much as Jill disagrees with what the players do, she feels like she can't leave because of her scholarship. She needs to keep her grades up to stay in the school and the players give her an answer sheet so she can't fail.

Besides that! What about the flaws? Not all books are perfect after all!

They Wish They Were Us, besides the long title. There are a LOT of flashbacks. Not bad, but sometimes they get in the way of the last 30 pages of the book. Although they are usually really important to the plot and the storyline. Also, I understand that the Players were a huge group in the book, but it felt like there were too many characters to remember, and I sometimes get them mixed up. Also, just generally if you accidentally stop paying attention to the page [Especially earlier and later in the book.] you get confused. Then you have to re-read that paragraph. (Not sure if it's just me though.)

And, the Paper-back edition of the book has worse durability than a McDonalds' play-place trampoline. So, if you tend to bend, chip or peel up the covers of your book, take the hardcover... Even if it has a weird slide-off cover. j us t t a ke the ha rd c ov er. (I had the paperback, and my partner had the hardcover.)

Last thing to mention on my half, THE BOOK IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN STORES HALF OF THE TIME, MY COPY WAS THE LAST COPY IN THE ENTIRE INDIGO! Other than that,

amazing job Jessica Goodman! you got me into reading again :D

I mean my biggest issue with the book was a plot line that got brought up then completely dropped. After an issue that leads Jill to not having answer sheets anymore, teachers start noticing her declining performance. Jill meets with her principal who kinda sorta threatens the safety of her scholarship. This never comes up after the chapter ends. Most of the issues that Air had didn't really apply to me but I'm just a weirdo who remembers like everything I read so *shrugs*.

But let's stop focusing on the negatives and talk about favourite scenes! One of my favs is when Jill takes part in the Road Rally. It's basically a giant scavenger hunt used as a way to weed out the pussies. With challenges like vaping with teachers and stealing, it places character morals in jeopardy.

Another one of my favourites was a flashback (sorry Air) [Awe come on man :( ] where Shalia takes a bullet for Jill and chugs some QuEsTiOnAbLe Alcohol. It shows both the irresponsibility of the players and how good of a friend Shalia is! Okay, my turn to talk about my favourite bits of the book.

My favourite scenes is whenever Nikki is in it, doing something crazy. Same with on the last few chapters of the book. Jill fighting Adam. Although it wasn't intense, it was still interesting either way. Same with the final scene, when everything about The Players goes up in flames. I JUST REALLY LIKED THEM, NO REASON, I LI K E D TH E M.

So, what have we learned? TWTWU was a phenomenal book (though does have a few issues plot wise, as all books do!)

I hope you enjoyed reading our humble review and maybe consider adding They Wish They Were Us to your personal reading list! That's all folks! Hope you have a great rest of your day! And... Happy Reading!

Me after Scarlet and Violet

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Pokepinion-tober: 6

Let's fuck shit up.

So far: Dragalge, Skuntank, Cramorant, Lechonk, and Delibird

6 Elgyem

Look at the little baby! It's so cute!

Honestly this is the essential alien Pokémon, no question. It keeps the simple classic green alien look to it but is still unique with the blinky light hands and head symbol.

I love the name too. Elgyem is a pun/word funsie on little green man.

L.G.M-El.GY.Em.

Cute while not feeling too punny and still original.

I also love the glowing green eyes. They're so BIG and INNOCENT and he looks like he wants to give you a hug but it's an alien.

7/10. My silly alien baby will always be precious.