Holy ****, that's the most thickheaded person I've ever seen. Even if not in fics, she's certainly a n00b when it comes to social interaction, that's for sure.
So, I feel saner today than I did the other day. Still Nerf obsessed though. Man, I just need to get some sort of damn gun rather it shoots bullets or pellets or BBs or plastic BBs or foam darts or lasers or particle beams or SOMETHING soon before I...wait, I can't shoot anyone unless I already have a gun. Damn, now what am I going to do if I don't get one, shank someone? It could work.
@txteclipse: That video you posted is sheer win. Dear god, when I get a job in an office, mine better be like that or I swear to God I'll
make it like that! FOR IT! *Me dons a blue tie* HORRAH!
If your characters found a genie, what would their three wishes be?
Shrike: A new computer, a better family, and an end to all this saving the world nonsense so he can get back to his journey.
Aira: Her parents back alive again, the person who killed said parents dead, and the person who told said person to kill said parents dead as well.
Rayne: More guns, stronger Arcana Energy (magic) abilities, and her memory fully restored.
Zack: His Pokémon returned to their former selves, the end of CORE, and getting inside Shrike's pants. Srsly.
Tashima: An actual non-cybernetic arm and leg, a life away from CYPHER, and the escape from the Earth he had been looking for years ago.
Notice how they all have some tragedy. I like to think that tragedy in a character's backstory is like frosting on a cake; you know it's bad for you/the fic, but you can never go without it.
Oh, their Pokémon as well:
Zethro (Cyndaquil): Food, more food, sleep
Jehiel (Zigzagoon): Bloodshed, mass murder, Shrike letting him actually do the first two
Ramiel (Electrike): ...His family brought back to life, strength, and Shrike's undying adoration
Fury (Aira): That Aira will never get hurt, that the two of them can be together forever, and getting in her pants. <_<
Matariel (Absol): That she can tell Rayne who she really is and why she's with her, that Rayne will quickly progress down the path towards her own self-discovery, and that she doesn't have to hide any secrets from Rayne any longer.
@The whole Ender's movie thing going on... Face it, if you're a fan of something you generally won't like any adaptation of it no matter the medium. The fact is that nothing can ever truly
work in any medium other than its original one, and that if you are as intimate with that original as, say, Astinus is there's no way in hell that you'll be able to accept any new version of that story. If you aren't, however, you're much more likely to be able to enjoy it never having had past experience. In other words, rather any adaptation is good or bad largely depends on your individual background with the story. Of course, adaptations can simply turn out bad no matter what, but you can't determine that until it's actually released.
That reminds me, I've been intending to reread that book. Have it sitting on the shelf right above me, yep.
Astinus said:
And then there's the fact that this movie has been in the works for at least twenty years. It took that long to get just a working screenplay written.
It's almost like they hired me to write it.
What would your characters read if they had time to do something so trivial in the midst of their adventures? Comics? Books? Newspapers? The sides of cereal boxes?
Shrike would read adventure fiction (not fanfiction, obviously) other people have written about their dream Pokémon journeys and adventures. Basically like our fanfics, but without all the variance in regards to basic rules of the universe. He'd also work on writing his own, of course, since his real one sucks and has too much world saving stuff and not another Pokémon battles.
Rayne actually has been seen reading once. What was she reading? Well, at that point she hadn't gotten her gun yet but if she had I'd say it would be a guide on gun maintenance and such. Either that or romantic mysteries filled with action. Like my mom reads, but I don't think Rayne would be into vampires and werewolves as much...
And Aira would be straight up romance. The kind that makes guys puke. That and stories about gangsters since they remind her of when she was on the streets.
How long could a normal Pokemon live before dying of natural causes/ aka oldage?
Depends on species, living conditions, etc... Bug types would live shorter lives than mammalian Pokémon which would live shorter lives than psychics, and then arguably rock types could very well have the longest lifespan of them all since, well, they're friggin' rocks. The only thing they really have to fear is erosion. Rather they're living in the wild or belong to a trainer is probably also a big factor, since in the wild they have to contend with predators (well, unless they are a predator), natural disasters (there's not always a handy Ranger around to put out those forest fires, ya know), and such. With a trainer they're likely much better cared for, and Pokémon battles are pretty tightly controlled so as not to seriously harm the Pokémon. Well, unless they fight in the underground battles where anything goes and killing the opponent's Pokémon is normal.
I love my vision of the Pokémon world. So brutal, so bloody. So much more realistic -_-
What do you think happens to a trainer's Pokemon after the trainer dies, provided that the Pokemon still live?
While it doesn't really relate to my answer I guess I'll get into Pokéball mechanics like everyone else. Like others have said, my Pokéballs use a combination of a computer chip to store and ID the specific Pokémon it contains, and a sort of "tag" on the Pokémon to identify that it belongs to a trainer. I'm not quite settled on how the tags work yet, with my ideas ranging from a DNA injection sort of thing, to an Arcana Energy (magic) based thing. When held inside the ball, Pokémon are converted into raw Arcana Energy while their spirit is temporarily transferred to the Ethereal Plane. A fragment of their consciousness still resides within the ball, however, allowing them to be aware of their surroundings and try to escape by creating fluctuations in the stored energy. Various containment devices and shields are in place in the ball to restrict the energy, with more advanced shielding present in higher quality balls. If the energy fluctuations managed to breech all the shielding and come in contact with the inner surface of the ball, an automatic safety is triggered that release the Pokémon so that they don't end up compromising the ball's structural integrity (that would be bad, as it would mean they'd be stuck in an energy form forever). Transfers are done by rewriting the ball's internal memory that stores the ID of the trainer, and releases by wiping the tag on the Pokémon and the ball's Trainer and Pokémon ID memory. The balls do not break or anything, and in fact if you did break a ball while a Pokémon was inside there's the chance the Pokémon would essentially die (getting trapped in an energy form forever) if the safety can't kick in fast enough.
This obviously contradicts some things from canon. First of all there's the whole Pokéballs being single-use thing. That is a game mechanic, nothing more in my mind. It carries over to the anime because the anime is a cash-in on the game's success, so therefore it needs to keep some elements that will be familiar to viewers. Realistically, however, I see no reason why Pokéballs should be only single use, unless they use antiquated memory that can't be rewritten. Considering how our technology level is lower than theirs and we're fast past that point...I don't think that's it. Second is the whole Pokenet idea introduced in the Deoxys movie. Dear god, that's just complete ********. The whole damn movie is ********, and the worst one there is in my opinion. There's absolutely nothing that indicates anything like it exists anywhere else in canon; the writers just needed something to limit the Pokémon they can use and that's what resulted. It's not completely unfeasible in my world since the whole planet is wirelessly connected, but Pokéballs are already so advanced and crammed with tech that I think integrating a wireless transmitter is the last thing they need in there. Even if there was one, I just don't see how the net being down would prevent them from letting the Pokémon out. The release mechanism is entirely internal in the Pokéball and there's no reason it should have to send a request on the internet to be able to open.
To all those who whine about me breaking canon, I have this to say: "I reject your reality and substitute my own!" Or simply, the TFC/TRINITY universe is an AU that tries to keep major elements of canon in place while expanding and tweaking aspects to be more realistic and sensible.
What I can see and in fact do like, is the idea that Pokéballs have an extremely short range transmitter that tells the trainer's Pokédex that they are currently in possession of whatever Pokémon. The Pokédex can then connect to a wireless internet and report to a server what Pokémon the trainer is currently carrying, thus ensuring that they do not exceed the legal max. (The ball teleportation thing doesn't exist in my world since it also doesn't make much sense and is just a cop-out, so I instead envision something like a Trainer has to deactivate any excess Pokéballs thus allowing them to not be used in official battles).
Anyways, the answer to the original question is that when a trainer dies, well...nothing happens. Any Pokémon that were out at the time are free to do what they want, while any in the Pokéballs remain in them until they are hopefully rescued by someone. The Pokémon dying with the trainer is, yet again, completely nonsensical and makes absolutely no sense or reason. I mean, unless the Pokémon used destiny bond on their trainer,
why would they just drop dead at the same time? A heart attack? If the Pokémon are recovered the tag that prevents them from being captured can be removed, however most often it is not, even if the Pokémon does return to the wild. The League isn't all heartless...
And I feel sort of passive aggressive today.
*Notices txteclipse's Aura theory* Interesting thing there, in my world Aura is actually a subset of Arcana Energy that directly relates to life while AE relates to creation as a whole (corresponding to two of the Trinity gods which in turn represent creation, life, and death). The materials that Pokéballs are made out of in my world also have special properties, however that's pretty much where similarities end. Since converting a Pokémon's mass to energy is more creation oriented, the workings of a Pokéball in my world do not use what is referred to as Aura. Neat that I'm not the only one with a magical approach to technology, though.
Oh yeah, another thing. The interesting thing about this is that I've designed Pokéballs so that they're not necessarily limited to only capturing Pokémon. First you have to know that Arcana Energy is divided into three different types, Pokémon (colored red when the raw energy is compressed), Human (colored green), and Celestial (blue). Pokéballs are built with a sensor that immediately determines the target's composition before a capture is even attempted; only targets composed entirely of Pokémon type Arcana Energy (actual Pokémon) are allowed to be captured. Pure Human type (humans), Celestial type (angels), or a mixture of all three (inanimate objects and normal, non-sentient animals) are rejected. But, with some tampering...
One has to wonder why the villains don't just use modified Pokéballs to capture the heroes then. Well, that would be too
easy. I like keeping my options open, though. :)
Oh yeah again, computer storage of Pokéballs isn't actually computer storage, it's like in the anime where the Pokémon are kept either in their Pokéballs someplace (anime shows Pokémon Centers holding them, I say that some big hub would instead), or sent to someone who releases them and cares for them until the Trainer wants them back, the later being a more long-term solution. The actual teleportation is just that, teleportation. I may not like it in Pokéballs itself, but inside a machine attached to a computer is fine. How does the teleportation work? **** if I know. Quantum wormholes or something, I guess.
That is undoubtedly the single most disjointed explanation I've ever given. Damn it for finding all this stuff being talked about and needing to just tack it on somewhere after the fact...
Buoysel said:
I think some people over think things sometimes.
But it's
fun! :D
...WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN! ARGH, IF I'D POST MORE I WOULDN'T NEED TO WRITE ALL THESE TL;DR POSTS! I don't even remember what the first part of this post was about, for crying out loud! One day I'm going to write a reply that's too long for a single post, just you wait...