A Preamble To The Live Reading Of Hunter’s Moon/The Foxes Of Firstdark By Garry Kilworth

*raises hand* I think it depends on the Pokemon in question?

Like, if it’s a mainline-game mon of questionable sapience then FUCK NO THAT IS MADE OF DISGUSTING but a lot of the anime mons and all of the Mystery Dungeon mons are of human-level intelligence and able to give consent, so I don’t have any issues if it’s one of them? (PMD2 protagonist/PMD2 partner is cute as hell, for example, and that’s human-turned-into-a-Pokemon/sapient Pokemon)

It’s not any weirder than interspecies relationships between humans and other sci-fi/fantasy races like, I dunno, half the pairings in Mass Effect or Ruto crushing on Ocarina Link.

That said I haven’t seen the Lucario movie so I don’t know if Lucario is intelligent enough to not be squicky, so carry on.

CHAOS CONTROL!!

- for the Chaos Creators' Enemies to Allies Zine!

Concept: an aggressively assimilationist interstellar hive-mind that’s also completely pacifistic, so instead of devouring worlds and forcibly subsuming entire species, it sends its creepy drones around to conduct informational seminars and hand out explanatory pamphlets about why you should submit to the glory of the Swarm.

Hi! I'm trying to write a fic where the main characters, who are normally human, are now animals. I'm having a hard time figuring out how to keep them in character though, since certain things they could do before, they can't now (ie. no hands, can't do certain things humans can, etc.) I'd very much welcome any advice, since I'm close to deciding this story idea is at a dead-end. Thanks!

Is this a fic where humans are suddenly turned into animals and now trying to deal with their new forms? Or is this an AU where the cast just are animals and that’s the world that they live in all the time? I’d write those in very different ways.

If this is an animal AU, and that’s a very doable thing. Just think about animated films. Even though the characters are animals doing very animal things, they also maintain personalities that are familiar to humans. 

If it’s a case of humans being transformed into animals, then they’ll need to spend time (and probably get frustrated) figuring out how to do things in their new bodies. No opposable thumbs means they’ll need to find another way to turn a doorknob, for example. No ability to talk means that they won’t be able to utter passwords for electronic locks. 

I haven’t written this kind of fic before, so I’ll open up the floor to see who else can add thoughts here. This could be a really interesting challenge for you, anon, so I hope you don’t give up!

Pokemon Fanfic Is Xenofiction

Okay that's a bit clickbaity but hear me out.

By "They", I mean "Pokemon" as in the magical animals that make up pokefics pokecomics, etc:

They (usually) naturally love battling

They (usually) love pairing up with humans (usually) in a platonic way

They (usually) don't mind Pokeballs

They (usually) cannot talk to humans using human language

They may have certain traits which makes certain environments hard for them.

Examples:

Frosmoth might have a harder time in summer.

Don't leave your Charmander out in the storm.

Joltiks need to feed off of static

We need more fanfic from the Pokemon POV which emphasizes and treats pokemon biology with the weight they deserve.

i keep trying to phrase a post as like a helpful tip for people who like worldbuilding but. i have to be honest with myself. it is not a helpful tip because no one asked for it. i just want to rant about kinship terminologies.

hold on a fucking second. delaware is a state?? i thought it was a river? or is the river more important than the state? why don't i know this? (i should mention i don't like in america, i'm just confused)

there is delaware (state) and delaware (river) 

both are equally strange

the state is a tiny little cryptid thing

the rive is a monster that spans new york, pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. also washington crossed it once and that was like kinda a big deal i guess. like crossing the rubicon in rome.

the state tries to me more important with its “im the first state!!!” bs (seriously its even on the fucking license plates) but we all know. its the river.

non-human character: *moves their ears/wings/tail to indicate their emotional state and for emphasis when communicating*

me:

You, a lover of xenofiction/animal stories who is truly interested in proper research and natural representation, with projects of your own in mind.

Let me tell you, if you read this, that I love you and will be willing to sell my kidney in order to support you.

man yells at fish