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Chapter 25 of my Reborn story is out!
I get significantly more views for my story now. Looks like global lockdown somehow gives people more time to glance at stuff. I kind of wish I knew the proportion of people who actually read, but then again maybe I wouldn't like the result.
Also, I have a horrific idea for a Rejuv story. It's so bad it might be funny to plot out, maybe cathartic to write at some points, but perhaps not very entertaining to read. So I don't know if I'm going to pursue it.
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Thank you for the comment!
But I'm afraid it wouldn't be the same thing, actually...
I thought of my Reborn story when I realized that a lot of protagonists I had read had a lot of certainties -- who they are, what they want, what they're going to do, why, how and how much they fight, the fact that they're (as per canon) outstanding Trainers. And I wanted to challenge all of that while still remaining in the framework of the Reborn story.
But that idea for Rejuv, it's not really about love (I've got a much more complicated relationship with the plot, I guess). It's more like... (warning, terrible metaphor ahead)
A blindfolded team that tries to thoroughly redecorate the ground floor of a skyscraper.
It may become something entirely different, and, well... it may collapse.
But I'll certainly be thinking on about this. If I think it holds, if I have enough time, maybe I'll give it a go.
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Yeah, I realized that too. That's why I wanted to write Melanie as unsure and nervous at first, instead of the "outstanding trainer" at first. I wanted her to be different.
Also, to tell you the truth - I kind of have complicated feelings about Rejuvenation's plot too. So, it's ok. It's also ok to be different with your story. Not everyone has to do a long retelling of game's plot, for ether games.
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I’d say if you have time and the ability to keep two stories afloat, you should write it. Whether or not people read it, you’d have fun bringing your imagination to life. As for me, I realized early on that I can’t do two Pokémon stories at once (lol I barely can do one) so won’t be writing a Rejuv story until Vanini’s story is complete. By that time I’m sure Rejuv will also be complete
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Since we're in kind of an important progression, I'm making a slightly shorter delay for this chapter and the next one which is the finale of Part 1. Expect a bit of a hiatus afterwards as I need to fully figure out Gabriel's next misfortunes the next steps of the plot. Mostly, I need to fill in the blanks between the end of Part 1 and whichever showdowns I plan for Part 2. Warning: There are some descriptions of violence in the chapter but nothing imo that's harsher than the game. Chapter 25: Last Stand Characte
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This sounds like amazing work. I look forward to seeing the end result. There's something I'm not sure I understand however, what exactly is the difference between Game and Game-Z?
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I think that for a large part the beginning of the game is fine – IMO we’ve got good enough lore for you to cover at least Blacksteeple and maybe even to Mt Valor (though you’d want to be careful around the Indriad parts). But I would be very wary to postpone your start to V13 – we’re at 41% and it’s been 8 months since V12. If you want to write it, I don’t think it’s good to procrastinate by that much. As long as you don’t get characters killed or shipped, any mistake is probably repairable (and even so, you can break relationships – see eg “Awesome Adventure” for Reborn –
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Aaaand the bets are off! Will Gabriel and Heather triumph from the PULSE Tangrowth and the Meteor Edgelord? Are they equipped to handle the cold reality? Keep reading to find out! Chapter 24: The Cleansing Character ratings:
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That information leads to only two possible conclusions: 1) Sariah and Geara are a "villanous" ship redeemed by The Power Of Love 2) Sariah is Geara's conscience incarnate, corrupted and in a different body because Geara's villainy.
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I should probably apologize for answering in text instead of the poll, as you intended. At least, this way, if the reasons I give don't apply for you (or sound nonsensical), you can just ignore my two cents. (also, I may like being more verbose than necessary) In my opinion, you shouldn't wait for V13 to start writing. I don't think there is going to be massive early-game changes now that the plot is settled. At worst you'll have to redo a few battles (and you can even handwave it by explaining that the characters diversified their teams later on), but I don't think anything
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Interesting discussion about role reversal for Ren/Reina. But I have another Crescent suggestion — she’s actually the MC’s time-travelling future teenage daughter (born after the plot ended, of course). For good measure, we can even say that she kicked the plot in motion by setting Indriad free after striking a deal with him about the MC’s revival from an untimely car crash. So Indriad betrays her anyway, she flees and gets herself sheltered by the Stormchasers.
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What I am also interested in is how the devs feel when they read through all this theory-crafting. How do they refrain from wanting to answer, to talk about their design, how they see their characters?
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Time for the next chapter -- we're properly starting the finale of Part 1! My plot is more advanced than that -- I'm working on the Orphanage part , as I'm trying to figure out how to make Gabriel carry out such a blatant and risky breach of the rules. Chapter 23: Friends and Foes Character ratings:
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Crescent being edgy, secretive, manipulative and cruel is indeed well-shown. It doesn’t mean that she’s an antagonist (or villainous) in the grand scheme of things. In general, I’m wondering if Crescent isn’t working on a level of her own — the “Celine” level (whichever side) which eg Madelis was unaware of. Maybe V13 will shed some light (or maybe it’s delayed, who knows?). There’s some sort of not-too-bad explanation for a lot of her actions anyway. Melia’s faked death: discourage Team Xen from searching further or keeping hope while protecting the Stormc
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No question about that. Valarie doesn't remember us, quit her Gym Leader office to be a journalist in GDC... Obviously her mind got seriously tampered with. This happens somehow after the gang gets attacked (in Delpha's memory) by the surfers. So we even have suspects! (although, it could have happened before -- Crescent has repeatedly urged a lot of the cast to not intervene, and changing the people's minds fits this). One weird thing though: why exactly would the gang not similarly alter the Eldest or Aelita?
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Reborn isn't exempt from this. After all, the game gives us Kricketune almost from the start.
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That makes 100. What next?
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I didn't answer the poll because I find that, however fine they seem to be, there never is one that reflects just my position. So I'll give my two cents in text. About your fanfiction: it probably needs some improvement, but what fanfiction doesn't? I may be much too keen on that but at the very least, you should proof-read your texts very carefully, as random mistakes sort of slip in (there's a Ruby which sorts of awakes out of the blue in the second chapter). As a suggestion, you may also want to explain how come that Ame and your protagonist know each other so well
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To be honest, I really don't want Adrienn to be evil. So even though there are definitely good points, I'll grasp at straws here. The explanation which we're given feels fine. Their behavior sounds smarter than the rest of the cast. Seriously, what is the point of fighting in Devon Corp? If Lin's willing to torture you for losing or not fighting, what makes you believe she'll let you go off scot-free for winning, and let you save your allies too? Better to keep your allies (counting your Pokemon) in shape than get them tired in a pointless fight. Similarly, I belie
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I rather like the magic square, even though it has faults. The advantage is that you know where you are and can mostly keep track of where you are going. That doesn’t happen in nightmarish labyrinths such as the Wasteland or the Adventurine Woods. If you were to give me a spot in the Adventurine Woods, I would probably need to run through at least three quarters of the map before finding it. In the Wasteland, I would probably need to run through the entire map several times and still miss it. Similarly, what seems utterly beyond me in the Beldum puzzle is how one manages on
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You’re right about Shelly. Her being so young definitely is an important factor that limits her “shipping potential”, without preventing platonic ones. I’ll trust your word on pre-teens also loving. ^^ Come on, only 0? I clearly haven't been original enough. But I couldn't remember who she hated most, except that Vanilla x Aladdin felt trite and Vanilla x Jasmin was going to be, um, complicated when Vanilla went back to her revolutionary activities. Maybe Vanilla x Radomus? Also, there's the question of how I could be a 10/10 beforehand (that's the pol
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(for characters appearing in the chapter only)? It fits well the theme of “Shelly learning self-confidence and audacity”. But I really didn’t expect her to learn it this way. I had assumed Shelly ship-proof, I don’t know why. (Also, you’re aware that stories featuring characters thinking themselves romance-proof overwhelmingly prove them wrong? If you weren’t in full control of the story, that would be begging for a Vanilla ship. How about Vanilla + Archer?) We’ll stay tuned (and hyped, and re-read earlier chapters, maybe) for Season 4! Good luck for your exa
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@Evi Crystal: Thank you! So I cut down on some text... meaning that a pointless episode was skipped, and you were thus spared about a short chapter's length (and an unjustified appearance of Fern). I suppose that the terribly made screenshots mandate some form of apology -- so please forgive me for their quality, or more accurately total lack thereof. Which also means that the finale of Part 1 is actually nearing! Chapter 22: Double or Nothing
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I really shouldn't be writing this but the opportunity is unmissable. Search your feelings, you know it to be true.
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Absolutely fabulous. Otherwise, nice read, quite emotional. To be honest, I am worried that Candy and Vanilla drift away from one another now, because of what's ahead...
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Editing being the most important part of the writing, is a well-known piece of advice. Stories have to be cut as short as possible, keeping only what is necessary.
It may be right, but it's heartbreaking!
