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Yeah, the cake is not a lie. ...It's just occasionally poisoned.

That was exactly what I meant when I said he is more ruthless c:

The first Tangrowth was the hardest for me. Mostly because I wasn't prepared for that thing, and the moveset really wasn't kind towards my team (I had a huge Electric weakness back then, and am still surprised I beat Julia on my first try). The easiest was probably Abra. It got fried by Arcanine, poor thing. Swalot would be the follow-up. Couldn't stand much ground against Espeon, and then got finished off by a Brave Bird from a Reckless Staraptor. Muk was the most challenging because of its ability; I don't actually remember how I beat it, just that no strategy was involved; I pretty much just tried to hit hard x)

Oooooh, those are fighting words if I've ever heard any. Someone will be rushing to prove you wrong, just you wait. Some might actually be successful. The people here, man. Lovely, but crazy <3 Welcome to Reborn, frend. I hope you'll be enjoying your stay, because there's no turning back from here on. Pointing out all the important stuff is other people's job, so I'll just do the only thing I'm good for and let you know that Team Meteor is always looking for fresh recruits. Seriously, totes worth it. What could possibly go wrong?

They only got those full names after being put into the game. Pre-game, they were only called Eve and Lumi. The full names, including last names, are something Ame came up with. Though that might just mean there's even more meaning to them.

A level 100 PULSE Budew I personally like the "Lin is the Champion" hypothesis a lot, though one would wonder how she'd manage to hold up that kind of double identity.

Whether you win or lose against Solaris in the battle at Pyrous Mountain does make a difference in the story a whole while later on. Whether it's worth the effort or not will be left for you to decide, though. And who knows, it might have further consequences in episodes to come, but we don't know that yet.

I got a chuckle out of this, because just a couple days ago my bf did joke about giving Zero a Sylveon. Mostly because I was trying to evolve my Eevee called Zero into an Umbreon and said I hoped I wouldn't forget that I mustn't let it learn Baby-Doll Eyes, but hey - Zero the graceful Fairy~ But yep, it's Umbreon for Zero, Espeon for Eve, and Glaceon for Lumi. Gotta admit, when I saw their team for the first time, I had similar thoughts to yours. Glaceon and Espeon are both good choices for either of the sisters. Though if you know their backstory, then it's entirely possible the Eve hasn't always been so cold, and they likely had their fully-evolved Eeveelutions before the... incident already. So there's that.

Oi, look, it's another insane German! You know who can help you find your way in the dark and stormy night? Arceus El Our very own sunshine, Solaris, of course. Be a good person, join Team Meteor~ And... welcome, I guess? Even though you've technically already been here for a while :'D Now that you can no longer escape, why don't you take a seat and have some cake? Or cookies. Or pineapple, whatever floats your boat. Yu'll be spending a veeeery long time here, so you better enjoy it from the start <3

You mean sort of like how you get your starter in RSE or DPP? You don't originally get to pick it at the lab, but the professor deems you worthy after seeing you fight? I always liked that. It would put more emphasis on your potential to be a good and caring trainer to your pokemon, something which I suppose would seem admirable to Ame, what with her efforts to save the city and make it more habitable for people and pokemon again.

Heh, I'll freely admit that I have a headcanon for this. ...But that's just me trying to make sense of the situation. I didn't like the idea of the character coming from a different region, so I reasoned that maybe the train was trying to leave instead. I actually love the idea of having to use a different set of starter pokemon as opposed to the ones from the canon games. I would not have minded starting with something like a Pidgey or Poochyena or anything else that seems like it could easily be found on the street. But I suppose to some degree it'd be a huge let-down for a lot of people to not be allowed one of the classical starters?

Okay but Sharky has gotta be the most adorable ship name there is. It sounds too damn cute \o/

Ah, fair enough, that makes sense. I didn't even think much about that before o: The more I know~ It's just that Team Plasma's uniforms, names etc. don't really fit that theme, so they're effectively on the same level of connection to their name as Team Meteor. It fits their goals, but as far as the team itself goes, they're donning more of a medieval knight theme. Aqua, Magma and Galactic are the closest to really playing it out completely. No, Team Flare do not have flair, their uniforms look awful >:c

As much as Fern behaves like a jerk, at least he hasn't, y'know... killed anyone yet. He's not nice, but beyond being an insensitive loudmouth, the worst he's done is... well, I guess he joined the Meteors, but it doesn't seem like he was particularly successful so far. Which makes me wonder, does this mean I actually got my wish for a Meteor wallpaper fulfilled now? *scratches head* Are there different artists working on wallpaper stuff, or is it all gonna be apieceoftofu from now on? I like their style~

You gotta give that to him, he fights for the Meteors with a burning passion~ ...Jokes aside though, Sirius is easily the most terrifying Meteor IMO (Lin aside because we haven't actually seen her do much yet, but she seems awful). Sure, a certain other has proven themselves capable of killing, too, but Sirius seems more... ruthless? Not to mention, he is basically Lin's pet dog. The other Admins certainly don't seem as enthusiastic about her.

It's not known yet if it will affect anything past E15, but you do need to save all the officers if you want to get extra content about Corey. You'll learn that Hope I didn't forget anything. I myself didn't get this part because I thought it wouldn't matter if I saved the officers first or got to the PULSE :c

...This is the end of times. Just kidding. The art looks really great! If a bit feminine, but you won't hear me complain about that :3 And it's nice to get another wallpaper so soon after the last one~ Edit: Ah, screw it, I actually did set this as my wallpaper. You win this one, Fern. You win.

Oooh, I hope I didn't spoil anything, sorry ;_; I kinda assumed you had played the scene I was talking about already, oops. In any case, you might want to visit the Beryl Cemetry at some point. I thought you'd been there already. Didn't mean to take away any surprises, my apologies if I did!

To be fair, this goes for some canon teams as well. Does Team Rocket have anything to do with Rockets? What about Team Plasma? Team Galactic had a good space theme, but not with their Pokemon. The only teams that really drove the point of their theme home on every level were Aqua and Magma. Team Meteor have, as you already hinted to know, taken on their name because the focus of their goals lies on the mysterious meteor that's said to be buried beneath the city. It's the main element of the story, so it makes sense for them to name themselves after the MacGuffin they're trying to get. Besides that, there are several more or less space themed names among the characters, like Solaris, Sirius, Aster and Eclipse. They're not as thoroughly name-themed like, for example, Team Galactic's leader crew, but it's something. In Reborn, most characters' names are more related to them individually, than them belonging to any group. Which includes some of the Meteors. The canon games aren't 100% thorough with the team themes; personally I think Reborn is doing a fairly good job. Besides the reasonable argument about the Solrock/Lunatone overpopulation, I do think there's nice variation on the Meteor teams overall; they're certainly not as repetitive as the canon ones. Being a Grunt in the Canon Teams really must suck! And let's not forget our little adventure at the orphanage :'D Simon doesn't want his revenge any longer; that much has been said by him during the Cemetry scene. The whole thing about having realized that revenge would only do more harm, and that he doesn't want to put anyone through the same pain he is going through. It did sound like he was gonna go for the kill, though. I asked myself the question about Charlotte in reverse: What would Charlotte have to say about Saphira? Charlotte is the one who told us that "They're people, too." which to me made it pretty clear that she recognizes them as individuals with their personal goals and feelings. I always wondered how she feels about Saphira's complete lack of empathy for the Meteors. Does she know that Tara died, and that Saphira did it? That's one of those things I've been thinking about a lot.

^Oh shiiiet, I like that thought very much. Where can I sign up? Overall, I agree with pretty much everything except the level cap, though I have mixed thoughts on that one. I don't mind the level cap and actually think it adds some nice difficulty during battles (*grumbles about half my team overlevelling during the Fiore Mansion battles*), but it's true that there are other, less restrictive ways of encouraging people to not overlevel. What really sold Reborn for me were the story and characters. I started playing the game knowing that it was supposed to be difficult, and that it has dark plot elements. I don't think that alone would have been enough to keep me interested (since a lot of time, people go way over the top with the dark, and give it a bad execution), but I fell in love with Reborn's characters pretty much from the start. (Well, okay, not entirely from the start, but definitely as soon as I met Florinia.) To me, one of the great things about fan content is that it can go where the original material wouldn't go. The canon games just don't get this grim, and the fact that fan games can do it, that's awesome. Take this thing I love, and use it to explore stories that the canon doesn't tell. So overall, point 4 is one of the most important for me, but not just restricted to the "evil" team. Reborn frequently frustrates my feelings by showing me sympathetic villains... and morally questionable allies. Saphira and Titania, I'm looking at you especially. The question of "Are you sure you're doing the right thing?" is really brought to the surface here. Something that's been haunting me a bit, though: the possibility of good and bad endings. Now, that's a pretty personal thing, and I know there's gonna be more than enough people who would disagree with me, but I don't like complete downer endings in games, and what I especially don't like is the possibility of getting a bad ending when a good one is also possible, without clear indication which one I'm heading towards. For me, it takes away a lot of the rewarding feeling I'm getting from playing a video game, if the ending lets me down. I understand the appeal, and I actually love it in books or movies. But if it's a game, in which I spent hours and hours working on my mission to complete the story, then I want the reward. I want to save the... world/character/whatever the story is trying to do. I'm not playing to lose. Playing through Reborn and knowing that there are several choices that affect events in the game, I am always worried that my choice will somehow stop me from getting the most out of my experience. Not necessarily in side quests/plots, but for the bigger picture. Yes, sure, I can replay the game any time, but I'd be bummed still, because usually, my first playthrough gives me the most intense emotions. But yea, bit personal. I know lots of people love ths stuff x3

Started playing at E14, and also made my account during that time.

1. Nah, dude. I wasn't gonna give Fern that satisfaction. Besides, purely in-universe, what did he think I'd do without him? Rot away in a wooden cage? 2. I didn't find the last one because I didn't think it'd affect the storyline so I was like "Oh, still missing one? Well, can look later, let's take care of this Meteor problem first." Bit sad about this now; I'd have loved to go through the Corey story. 3. I chose Aqua, 'cause pirates. 4. A friend of mine told me that it wouldn't make a difference to the story whether of not I beat Solaris. He said Solaris would just pretend he didn't even try, and then the story would go on just as it would if I lost. So I chose to lose because the idea appealed to me more. I love immersing myself in the game as much as possible, and the PC being powerless against Solaris seemed really cool to me. I can't say I was disappointed later on, either. Florinia is one of my absolute favourite characters in the game; I was so excited to get teamed up with her! And it made beating Solaris feel like such an accomplishment. I couldn't do it before, but I grew as a trainer and now I did it~ 5. Saved Heather. I don't think I even dwelled on this choice at all. 6. Downstairs. Dunno how to feel about this choice now. On one hand, Laura's story bits are cool, but on the other, I do like the way Saphira's... recklessness... gets built up some more? Her tendency to kill people had me on the edge throughout the entire arc, I was always expecting to stumble upon another dead Meteor... 7. Radomus. I didn't see the Ditto part coming, I just thought that it might be some clever plan between Radomus and Gardevoir. 8. Chose lives over the ring. I was really torn on that one, because my logic said "choose the ring" whereas my empathy said "the characters". 9. Made me glad I chose to save lives in 8.; after the dialogue Charlotte gave over my earlier choice, I decided to not give Blake the ring here. Double reward for me, as it made me feel like I was going through actual character development here, and I got the Aster story. 10. Wait, that was something you could do? Welp, I didn't know that, so nothing here. 11. I fought him. Can't hurt to keep someone like him in Team Meteor; who knows how he might be able to save the day some time. Besides, I like battling, so why would I pass up? Edit: As for the Titania's Diary thing - I admitted to reading it. I'm not a good liar :c

You have to teach it Ancient Power via one of the game's Move Tutors. One of them can be found in the Onyx Ward iirc, and another at Agate Circus. They require you pay them a Heart Scale, which you can find in some locations in the game, by mining rocks, or on wild Luvdisc. To access the move tutor in Onyx, you'll need an item called the house key, though, which can be found in the Underground Railnet.

Ha! That's an easy one! I want my disorder gone. Strangely relevant, seeing how I kinda punched a wall earlier tonight. But yeah, it would be real nice to be more emotionally stable.

"Listen to your gut feelings about people. They are right far more often than not." The amount of times I discard bad feelings I have about people, only for it to bite me in the ass later, is frightening.