ZEL

Ooooh, I'm pretty darn sure I've seen your art float around on tumblr before o: That style looks familiar to me~ Anyway, welcome to the actual madhouse of Reborn, hope you'll enjoy your stay! You know, someone with your artistic talent would surely find a good place among the ranks of Team Meteor. I mean... okay, actually I don't know what we'd need artists for, but uh, maybe it'll prove useful one day? Just sayin' you should totally join us. It'll be fun. ...Really!

Wait, when did those arrive D: They must've forgotten about m- err, I mean, of course they didn't, everything is in order. You see, I'm not among them because I'm fulfilling the very important task of letting new members know that Team Meteor is still hiring, and that you, too, can become a part of the New World~ Honestly, you should totally consider it. You'll even get a cool hood for free. Now, welcome to the madhouse, enjoy your stay c:

I consider my best trait to be that I'm a very caring person. I would and already have repeatedly and readily put my own feelings and wellbeing aside in order to be there for others. I'm proud to know that there are people for who I managed to make a huge difference. My worst trait is that I'm irresponsible. I frequently get in the way of myself when it comes to getting stuff done, even if it causes others problems, too. I constantly talk myself out of doing things, and it results in an ever-growing mountain of issues that I'm too scared to deal with.

Muckilän the scarlet macaw, and to this day I have no clue where the name came from. I guess I just... randomly made it up? But honestly, no idea *shrugs* He's the oldest plushie I have and I love him, and child Ama even made their parents buy another macaw as a friend for him. I always loved parrots~

Hmm. First I thought that maybe I should skip saying something here, because I haven't been around for very long yet and didn't make that much private conversation with people yet. But perhaps that's exactly why I should post. Because despite being new, I've already met great people, and I'm very thankful for that. For starters, how about Odybld and DarkSpite who went out of their way to message me. I really, really suck at keeping conversations going because I feel like I'm annoying, but I appreciate it a lot, and I'm sorry for just... dropping it like I did. I'm a very awkward person :c Similarly, shout out to Wendel for being awesome and fun to talk to. One of these days I'll take you up on the offer to visit you, and you better make sure there's cookies. Dan totally needs more than one appreciation week, because yo, he works really hard. And is super friendly, too. Where can I donate to sponsor you a professional massage or a holiday trip, because you totally deserve both. Last, but definitely not least, Ice. You know why you're on here. Literally the coolest, hoping to chill with ya IRL in the near future. ...No, for real, I couldn't be more glad to have met you. Thank you.

I'm bigender, one of the genderfluid variety. I only discovered the label around the time when I was 18, but that doesn't change that I've felt what I am since... well, I can remember that feeling since Kindergarten. It was a confusing experience for me. At some times I'd be fine the way I was; born female, feeling female. But other times it simply felt wrong. I'd be upset and angry for not having been born as a boy. I'd say that I'd rather be one, and that it wasn't fair that I had to be a girl. I think people always just pinned me as a tomboy, because especially as a little kid, I fit right into most of the gender roles for boys. From the way I liked to dress to the games I played and the interests I had, I was "boyish". But it was more confusing for me to deal with my feelings about myself. Sometimes I'd just say that, yeah, well, I want to be a boy, no wonder I'd have "boy's interests". But then I'd turn around and be upset about the notion that I as a girl was perceived as weird for it. My parents did teach me about gender as far as they knew it. They told me that some people's gender didn't match the body they were born with. Ever since they told me that, I've wondered every so often if maybe I might be trans. Maybe I really was a boy, I mean, I felt like it, right? But then I'd always remember that I also felt like a girl, and it made me doubt myself, because I didn't know about non-binary genders, didn't know about genderfluidity. I thought maybe I was just being stupid, or even conforming to stereotypes by assuming I'm male. But the feeling never went away, so I started calling myself a tomboy, too, and that's what I figured fit. It got more frustrating once I reached puberty because it means that the differences between male and female sex were getting bigger, and oh boy did it suck to have to deal with being female during the times when I didn't feel like it. I would not have had the courage to bind, so I spent many days wishing I could just make my boobs disappear or my face structure more masculine, or anything other than clothing that could somehow help me look more like I wanted to look. I eventually got a pretty neat short haircut that worked well for female and male presentation, and that gave me a huge boost of confidence back then. Still, things were complicated. It's pretty annoying to have those insecurities about your own identity. Until I heard of the term genderfluid, and, by extension, bigender. Suddenly, everything made so much more sense, because it described exactly how I felt. Sometimes male, sometimes female? Yeah, that was how I felt, and I can't describe how incredible it was to learn that this is a thing, that it exists and I'm not just being confused. And in all honesty, I know now that I'm not confused. As for being pan, I never really needed to figure that out. Rather, it was simply something I never even gave much thought. I didn't always know about the term, and only learned about it at the same time I learned about NB genders. But I never perceived a person's gender as a factor in whether or not I'd be attracted to them. I'd just go "huh, well, if I love 'em, I love 'em". My parents are accepting of all different sexualities, and when I told my mom about being attracted to a female, she just said "So? You're not the first in this family" and that was all she had to say about it. As such, I never gave a damn about who I'm attracted to.

Shush, doesn't mean you'd be related to him by blood. Could be married into the family, y'know I mean... that'd probably not go over well either, but it'd be legal and not quite as morally questionable :'D

Favourite: Jasmine. Look, first of all she's a Steel type trainer, second her Steelix used to be a nightmare for me when I was a kid, third it's lovely how she's worried for Ampharos, and her design is also pretty damn cute~ I just really like her. Least favourite: Chuck on the basis that I completely forgot his existence until I realized I couldn't recall all the gym leaders of Johto for some reason. Look, Johto is my favourite region, GSC/HGSS my favourite games, and I still manage to forget about this guy. I wondered if maybe that's just because I'm used to the German name, but nope.

Ho-ly shit dat Arclight. Damn. I mean, damn. Ridiculously hot y/y? Please do ship with Cain. Please. I beg you. I'm sorry, but he turned our perfect IMO. Just... yes. And I figure that considering the "I'd hit it" comment, you would talk to Sigmund at family reunions c: But hey, not bad-lookin' there. Though it would be cool if he could have some sort of lab coat at least, even if it's not resulting in the same, messy look from the game. Have fun on your cruise! Seconding SHIA's request - take us with you, I could use some time out on the ocean

[owl screeches] YOU'VE DONE THEM <3 It's actually a bit unclear what's underneath their hood; word of Ice has it that he didn't really think about what kind of hairstyle they'd have, and the game sprites don't show us much either. That smirk, though. Perfect. And I love them eyes <3 Love the other two as well, especially Serra. She's pretty~

I've always felt that Fern's biggest issue is that he never got the attention he craves. First he's overshadowed by his sister, to whom he's merely the reserve gym leader, and then, when he goes to take on the Reborn league, he probably poured his best into the training, getting badges at an insanely fast rate, but he keeps losing to the player, and his personality doesn't help him get along with people at all. So he joins the Meteors in hopes of finally getting the attention and admiration that he believes he deserves, only to fail immediately after being told he'd have to prove himself... And then Solaris compliments you. Begrudgingly so, but he takes note of your talent and your progress. Hard to say what made him so desperate for attention in the first place, but he seems to have some serious issue with not being acknowledged enough for his efforts. It's felt like this from the begnning of the game on, especially when he gets so antagonistic about you wanting to battle Rini, but it only gets worse. Fern keeps being overshadowed, and that can't feel very nice.

Gonna put it in spoiler because it's less intense discussion and more a heap of praise:

Shellyshellyshellyshellyshelly <33 Can't wait to see her, she's one of my faves <3 That's a majestic Cradily. Rini must be so proud~ I just hope that no unfortunate incidents will come between her and her most prized possession :3

Chamomile tea. I don't think I've ever run into a person who didn't tell me that they only drink it when they're sick and otherwise hate the taste. Meanwhile, it's my favourite~

I dunno, Yash, can we be sure this one has any sanity left to give? Looks like she's already good to go~ Welcome to the madhouse, I see you like cute, pink Eeveelutions. Those fairies might want to take a step back from my Steel friends, but it's a nice type :3 You know a good way to start up your journey through the Reborn region? Joining Team Meteor. We're guaranteed to bring you excitement and wonderful opportunities to deal with* all kinds of people. As it just so happens, we're still recruiting, too. Anyway, have fun around here c: (*definition may differ from interpretation)

Hey, that just means we'll get to enjoy this for a longer time. Better than if you were to dump action after action on us and then ran out of things to do too fast. There's no such thing as too many ideas c:

Even though Fern dies in a way that was not meant to be, I can't help but think it's absolutely hilarious that he died in a fire. It's perfect~ Now let's hope his double will provide us with the planned entertainment. Also, those fainted ladies are all looking very graceful.

Wow, I love this! Terra looks fantastic there, swinging her hammer. And Radomus, Radomus! And Florinia's so pretty like always <3 Congrats on finishing all this work~

Can't believe I'm this late to the party. ...you're that Eterna's cousin, huh? Totally never heard of him. I bet he's a weirdo. /shot Looks like you've already been taught everything about sanity - or rather, lack of it. So there's that. But that's not really my main job anyway. I'm just here to let you know that Team Meteor are still recruiting, and that everything you've heard about us being filthy criminals is a huge misconception. We just want to make the world a better place. Don't you? Strangely, nobody except for my humble self is spreading the message. I don't even know why :c Aaanyway, welcome to the madhouse, now enjoy your stay~

Oi?! Rules have been linked, Songs been posted, yet nobody has told the guy that Team Meteor is still hiring he'll be here forever and has to sacrifice his sanity? Getting unreliable here, peeps. So yeah~ Welcome to the madhouse. You'll be here for a looooong time, so how about you deposit that sanity somewhere for Yash's Snorlax to pick it up? Once that's been done, have fun!

Sweden, possibly Malmö. I fell in love with the country when I visited it, and Malmö is by far the nicest city I've been in during that time.

Obviously, the best comes last :3 I wonder which of the Sims will be the first to set their house on fire. inb4 Charlotte

...Tzz, so many replies and yet nobody has informed them that Team Meteor is still hiring. Why am I the only one who does some promotional work around here, c'mon. Err, I mean to say: Welcome to the madhouse~ I see you surrendered your sanity and any intentions of escape already, so there's not much left to say. Enjoy the stay, and yes, embrace the chaos c: