Thank you for all the answers! (nm)

more questions, mostly about Pokemon stuff by 123bugsy on 2014-01-21 18:47:00 UTC Reply

its about the in-game story and my agents, see I would like them to have gone though the Kalos story line (for the other regions I'm having them be ether background characters or tag-a longs to the game canons, as the canons to the story based stuff) but I worried that would technically make THEM canons.

So my main question is, would it be possible to have a Pokemon continuum agent and have them go though the in-game story.

I await the answers, oh, to answer one possible question myself I'm asking this question because I really couldn't find an answer on the wiki, pulse I couldn't find any other agents that have a Pokemon trainer background for reference (if there is one then I'll be honest and say I didn't look hard enough :P) I hope this all makes sense.

Adding some of my own Questions. by FloatingMyon on 2014-01-21 21:14:00 UTC Reply

I hope that's okay!

1. What would happen if an agent tried to read the words inside of HQ?
2. I don't swear very often, but I have still picked up the habit of using leaf and frond when I do. Is that something I should worry about or simply a healthy dose of insanity?
3. Could it be that the position as head of finance has similar effects on one's wellbeing as the position of defense against the dark arts-teacher at Hogwarts?
4. Is it possible to sign up at an OFU on a free-will basis? As stated in my introduction post I have a history as a badfic author and want to better myself.

Thanks in advance for answering!

Want some more answers? by Huinesoron on 2014-01-22 09:12:00 UTC Reply

1/ That really would depend on the agent. I suspect most of the time, since they're not in a badfic, they wouldn't see anything. Other agents, though, might see the Words of whatever canon they happen to be passing through - recall that HQ is basically a mass of plotholes linked together by little stretches of canon worlds. So one step you'd be under the Misty Mountains, the next, in an abandoned building on Coruscant.

Finally, there's those agents who are aware that they're fictional characters (my own Lou is one; I think DawnFire has one of these, too). They might well be able to read the words of the PPC story they're in.

2/ Well, I tend towards 'stars and water' myself... despite what some may say, people are allowed to say anything they want when they get frustrated. ;) The fact that you swear like a Flower is nothing to worry about (though it does make you quite, quite mad).

3/ A word from the Rhododendron, secretary to the Board:

Just because there have been a few... er... highly-publicised incidents involving the incumbent Heads of Finance, there is no reason to indulge in such wild speculations. For the record, the Evermind held the position in perfect safety from the department's inaugration until the regrettable events of 1998 HST. Admittedly the Bindweed lasted only a short time, due to her support for the Mysterious Somebody, but the Clover was entirely secure in his post for more than a decade. The current Head wishes to- what? I'm sorry, I'm going to have to go.

4/ It is possible for a character - either your self-insert, or a PPC agent - to sign up voluntarily. OFUDisc had multiple volunteer attendees. Regrettably, there are no actual OFUs, so you can't actually attend GrammarBootCamp (at least, not until we organise one during a Gathering, but how likely is that?)

hS

Wait? by Kittythekatty on 2014-01-23 03:20:00 UTC Reply

There aren't any more OFUs? Because I am working on and have published part of OFWho (I really should be working a little more on that)
I could help out with GrammarBootCamp needs? :)

I said 'actual', not 'any more'. by Huinesoron on 2014-01-23 07:52:00 UTC Reply

You are writing a (fictional) story about OFWho. You are - I hope - not running an actual organisation which tortures people in the name of teaching them to write better. So someone can have a character of theirs experience GBC; they cannot actually go through it themselves. See?

hS

Oops, I feel a bit silly now. Sorry about that. (nm) by Kittythekatty on 2014-01-23 22:44:00 UTC Reply

Thank you so much! by FloatingMyon on 2014-01-22 11:47:00 UTC Reply

Regarding question three:
Right, I forgot to put the events into perspective. I'm marathoning the PPC history right now and forgot to add the years in between events on my mental timeline...

Thank you for all the answers! (nm) by FloatingMyon on 2014-01-22 05:47:00 UTC Reply
I'm no authority, but I'll have a go. by Ekyl on 2014-01-21 22:17:00 UTC Reply

1) I'm pretty sure reading the Words only works in a mission, when you're in the Word World constructed by the fic. I seem to recall something somewhere saying trying to read the Words in HQ just straight-up won't work, but I could be completely wrong.

2) Those are rather odd things to use as curse words, but I think you should be okay.

3) Eeeeh, not really. The Clover was Finance head for a long time before Peter happened, without too many ill effects. It does seem to have a way of drawing unstable agents though - be they people who don't feel they're paid well enough, or ones with more sinister designs like what happened to the Evermind.

(Of course, the simple answer is that since the Head of Finance has usually been written by hS, when a Flower needs to be killed off they're one of the easier ones to do. :P I think someone was writing up a story for the new Head, but I think they dropped the project...)

4) OFUs don't seem to be as much of an actively-written thing as they used to be, but yeah, pretty sure people sign themselves up all the time.
Adding some of my own Answers by Phobos on 2014-01-21 22:09:00 UTC Reply

Asking questions is perfectly fine.

1) That probably depends on the agent. In general, I would say...whatever is funniest.

2) Nothing to worry about...unless it is. Probably nothing.

Or is it?!

3) Seems to be the case. I know I wouldn't take that job.

4) OFUs are not really our jurisdiction. However, I might be able to help with this question. So, are you asking if you, the actual person who is sitting at a computer right now, can join an OFU to help better yourself and your writing? Or, are you asking if a fictional version of you can be enrolled in an OFU?

The answer to the first is a no. The answer to the second is a maybe. It depends on the OFU.

Hope that helps.

-Phobos

ps: I looked it up. Creative curses are terminal. You only have another 1,000,000,000,200 years left. I am so sorry.
some answers by 123bugsy on 2014-01-21 21:31:00 UTC Reply

It's okay :)

1. I'm not sure but at best you would get a mild headache at worst the world blows up (that being the worst thing to happen to anyone)
2. I don't think you should worry sometimes people need ways of expressing their anger, especially if they don't like to swear :)
3. I don't know that much about finances so I don't feel like I'm qualified to make the comparison to a job that has a teacher teach students about dangerous and illegal to use spells
4. I also don't know that much about OFUs so again I can't help, but I'm sure someone else can :)

I hope this helps! :D

by the way I think answer two came out wrong :/ by 123bugsy on 2014-01-21 21:37:00 UTC Reply

ether way I don't think you're weird and that you shouldn't worry, so be happy now :D

I'm wondering... by Neshomeh on 2014-01-21 20:15:00 UTC Reply

If you really want to write a story about a Pokémon trainer, why don't you just, well, write a story about a Pokémon trainer? If you leave the PPC out of it, you can just do it without having to worry about getting Permission and making it work with our canon. Also, if you still want to use your trainer as an agent later, you'll have that character and their backstory fully developed already, plus a complete writing sample about them to show the PGs. It seems to me that trying to force PPC mission and Pokémon fanfic to cohabit one story/series is making things a lot more complicated than they need to be.

~Neshomeh

I see were you're coming from (I hope) by 123bugsy on 2014-01-21 20:58:00 UTC Reply

But I not trying to force a PPC mission into a Pokemon fanfic (or at least not intentionally trying) I'm just figuring out how I should go about making their backstory work once their in the PPC. Like in the in-game story line of Kalos you HAVE to capture the two main legendary Pokemon (Xerneas and Yvelta) and I'm just curios if I can keep them once they join and if I can't then work around this by not not including the main story line in their backstory.

If I'm just being to paranoid about this backstory thing and should just not care that much about the Pokemon training part IN their backstory then please tell now so I can just stop with all these questions and work on their backstory the right way (because to be honest, I'm feeling like a real idiot and an annoyance with all these questions :(.)

(by the way I'm saying what I'm feeling right now, so if I sound mean or nothing seems worded right then I'm sorry.)

Think about it this way: by SeaTurtle on 2014-01-21 22:17:00 UTC Reply

Legendaries are one-of-a-kind. If a trainer appeared in HQ one day carrying the Dialga, wouldn't that be a bit like removing an important canon character from its 'verse?

As a fellow Pokémon player, I know that you understand the implications of being a Legendary's trainer: you are carrying a pocket nuke. There's a difference between having a Glaceon and, say, Yveltal going to town on some unfortunate Suvians.

Oh, and don't feel ashamed of asking questions! We love nattering on about things here at the PPC.

and that is why I asked :) by 123bugsy on 2014-01-21 22:27:00 UTC Reply

so no-go on any in-game story lines in their backstory just stick with a normal pokemon training backgroud. No rivals, evil organizations, or legendaries will be seen or interacted with.

thanks for your help :)