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Old February 12th, 2013 (10:57 PM).
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Hello, everyone!

I'm Alexial357's boyfriend and I've been considering joining for over a year now, but have put it off for one reason or another. I'm a huge fan of Pokemon and have been playing the games, watching the anime, and generally obsessing over it since we met 5 years ago.

Other than that I'm a semi-professional yoyoer (that does exist, by the way) and I repair vintage fountain pens (not professionally). I'm a full-time student and get to share all my classes with Alexial, so we're rarely apart. I've been very lucky to see her art grow and develop over the years, so I'll likely spend most of my time where she does in Art and Design.

See you all around!
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Old February 12th, 2013 (11:00 PM).
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I confirm all of this information!

Yup, it's true! My amazing boyfriend that I've been gushing about for the past two years has finally joined the community! :D I love you and hope you have a fantastic PC career like I have. <33; There's so many wonderful people here, so I'm sure you'll fit in wonderfully!
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Old February 12th, 2013 (11:10 PM). Edited February 12th, 2013 by Hikamaru.
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Heya Zissou, I'm Hikari and Alexial is one of my friends here.

Glad to see you decided to join her here, especially given her recent promotion to Art & Design Moderator. She's not working alone there though, she has Derozio by her side and so far he's been helping her get used to her new controls. I joined PC in the same year as she did, go figure. Although I joined 2 months before her. And I love it when irl friends of members join, it shows how awesome we are.

You'll definitely find awesome topics to talk about here, and friends to make. Hope you have fun here and feel free to ask anyone (including Alexial herself!) if you need help. Send me a VM if you need anything.

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Old February 12th, 2013 (11:14 PM).
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Oh man that's awesome, welcome okay! <33

One year is a long time to consider joining but all that matters is that you're here now, so yeah. :D You get brownie points for liking the Pokemon anime too, I find it awesome and anyone who watches it is awesome. Maybe you can bring some more activity into our Pokemon Anime section; that would be wonderful as it definitely could use more avid watchers to get involved in the discussion. But Art & Design is also a magnificent place that was my home section before I branched out into other parts of the forum, so the more regulars it gets the merrier. Alexial is amazing and deserves having all the section regulars in her part of the site. <3;

And if you're a professional yoyoer I'd like some lessons from you. One of my deepest, darkest secrets is that I can't yoyo to save my life (no, really). Aha but anyway, once again, a huge welcome to PC and make sure to stick around on this awesome place, you'll definitely have a wonderful time and I'm sure it'd make our Alexial happy. :D

HAVE FUN~
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Old February 12th, 2013 (11:16 PM).
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Hi, Zissou.
I was like you too, being considering to join PC but still not sure when back then.
But now, I wish you have a great time enjoying Pokecommunity like me!
The people here are nice, so don't worry to talk to everyone.
Nice to meet you, and welcome to PC!
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Old February 12th, 2013 (11:20 PM).
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Hiya, welcome to PC~! People here call me Mid, which is soo much better than calling me by my awfully long username - MidnightShine xD

Nice to see that you decided to join! Always great to have new members join, I see ur Alexial's bf too, woo~ She got modded the other day, she's one friendly person imo.

Wow, yoyo's. I don't think I've ever touched them alright maybe once or twice but I've seen amazing tricks and such. Care to show me a pic of a certain trick? <33

Btw, feel free to contact me if u wanna chat, kay? moty most talkative winner here Just shoot me a VM~

and im with derk, r u into competitive?
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Old February 13th, 2013 (4:03 AM).
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Hey, Zissou!

Welcome to PC! I'm glad you finally joined us here! :p Seems like you've been a big fan for a while! It must have been Alexial357 luring you in! xD That's also a plus that you're her BF!

Semi-professional yo-yoer, eh? That's awesome! I used to have a ton of yo-yo's but was never able to do any decent tricks with them. >.< You two seem so great for each other, haha. :D I'm glad your relationship is very strong. That's always something great to hear. x)

I hope you enjoy your time here, and hopefully just like Alexial, you'll stay active! :p
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Old February 13th, 2013 (4:22 AM).
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Hey there, Zissou! Love the username, btw.

Welcome to the forums! I'm Laugh, but you can call me Hannah. It's great that you've finally decided to join! Alexial's the one who probably told you about PokéCommunity, I bet. It's nice to see that your relationship is going on great!

Ooh, yo-yos! I used to have tons of those! I'm quite good at it, to be honest, so don't be shy if you want to learn from the master. Haha!

Anyways, I hope you'll stay active and post and post and post! If you're bored, send me a message and let's chat. I'm not as talkative and spirited as MidnightShine, but it's better than nothing, right?
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Old February 13th, 2013 (7:01 PM).
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Thank you all for the kind words!

Alexial has actually been extremely good to me in regards to my joining PC. I would have done it on the same day she signed up, but at the time I was extremely involved in a forum titled "YoYoNation" which is now more-or-less defunct. The entire yoyoing community is actually crippled by literal and figurative deaths, so I find myself less and less involved in it despite my want to continue. The fountain pen community is much the same, but has a different set of constraints. 90% of fountain pen enthusiasts are wealthy and over the age of 50, so I can't see myself spending too much more time among them before I grow and manicure a mustache and start trading energy futures.

Pokemon, on the other hand, fits me perfectly.

Alexial and I got together years ago and I've got a lovely story about my first steps into the world of Pokemon. At the time, neither of us had a working computer or television, but Alexial had two Nintendo DS systems and graciously gave me one along with her copy of Platinum. Over the next few months she coached me through everything from picking my very first starter up to making a fantastic type-specific flying team.

Time has progressed and we've found our own both in the world and with each other, but Pokemon has remained a fantastic cornerstone of our relationship. We begin every Saturday watching it on television and I'm lucky enough to afford her a new plush every gift-giving holiday (and sometimes just because).

Now, to all of you interested even in the slightest in yoyos, yoyoing, or just fast-moving bright colors, I implore you to search the terms "Jensen Kimmit 2012" in your engine of choice and watch the YouTube video that follows (I only have one post, so I'm forbidden from linking things). In my opinion it displays everything good, bad, and ugly about yoyoing in one < 3 minute tour-de-force of skill and self-righteousness. Jensen Kimmit is not a good spokesperson for the hobby, but his skill does speak for itself (if not his taste in music).

To anyone interested in fountain pens, feel free to ask me any question you can think of. I've happily turned Alexial from a pencil-wielding lemming (sorry, babe) to a fountain pen user of the highest caliber. She's even let me fully customize her most prized pen (a 1919 Waterman 552 with a super-flex nib and full 14k overlay that I was lucky enough to purchase for her birthday). I can teach you everything you need to know about fountain pens in about 10 minutes, so don't hesitate to ask.

I'll likely only be checking PC once or twice a day because of the hectic pace of the life Alexial and I have somehow wound up living, but I promise not to be a stranger!

Also, the username Zissou comes directly from "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" because I try to live my life in accordance with the spirit of that film. Alexial and I fell in love while trying to understand and fully appreciate the meaning of the film and I have not and will not forget the feelings that period in time stirred in me. I also believe the word "zissou" means "courage" in Finnish, but I'm far from courageous and have no illusions about myself becoming courageous through naming myself as such.

So, sorry for the text-wall, but I've got about a year of missed time to make up for!
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