I’m in a rut of depression right now, actually.It’s no secret as to why, really.And I don’t mind sharing, if you’re curious.I know it’s probably no big deal to most people, but I should think some of you can relate:I was playing Pokemon yesterday, for the first time in a while(Black ver). Decided to train my Ghosts some more(Litwick and Chandelure, specifically), so I went to Celestial Tower to grind.I was feeling really nostalgic, as I’m quite fond of the Towers/grave areas. So, I decided to talk to everyone there again as I climbed.Then, there was this one girl…I know I’ve talked to her before, but what she said never hit me so hard until yesterday. She’s on the second floor. She says, “…The Pokemon is no longer with me. …That’s not true. As long as I remember, it will be with me forever.”Now, I’ve lost a lot of pokemon games over the years, and each loss has hit me pretty hard. That’s when I realized: All of the graves in the Towers…Lavender, Solaceon, Celestial…They are always blank. You can’t select them. They’re blank slates. But they’re not empty for me. Not any more…All of the pokemon I’ve lost are there. In those graves. I can ALWAYS come visit them.So, this thought did two things: It actually made me feel a lot better. It’s like, they’re not really gone. I still have them. But it also made me so sad, it made all of that loss fresh again.So, I need to step back and breathe. Find my peace again.I think I’m going to take some requests and just…draw pokemon for a few days.
>>9810658Maybe I’m not the only one who can feel so strongly about this. I really believe that that is what these gravestones were intended for. They’re not just backdrop scenery. They are there for anyone who has played another game, reset, lost or had it stolen, accidentally saved over, save file corrupted, simply moved on to a new game…They are there for us. So we can remember. Because we’ve been trainers for so long, of course we would have lost pokemon. Just like Green(Blue), Alder, and so many others. We’re not somehow exempt from this. We can lose pokemon just like any other trainer. I know it’s just a game. But when you pour hours of your life, years of your life, into a game…Devote yourself to becoming the best trainer, filling your dex, training your favourites until they blow through all of the competition…When you become attached to certain “bros”…It’s hard to lose them. TL;DR- I basically wrote one of those sad, not actually scary creepypastas, I guess? I was being honest. The graves in pokemon are your own pokemon(unless you’re a new player). That’s just how I see it.Melodramatic? Yes. True? I think so.>Apologizing for all of my disjointed bullshit and sounding like an unintelligent asshole.
That said, I don't know if this really counts as an art thread. I mean...In all likelyhood, I'll just disappear in a few.But I just really need to forget about everything else and submerge in pokemon for a bit.>By god, please don't let me have overlooked anything especially stupid in there.
Wow, so all that graves are Memorial of The Pokemon that we used to have? That's pretty nice thinking OP. For sure next time I will be in the towers I will think of you and of my bros.
>>9810671Sounds like you need a walk brah. Go out and enjoy the sun for ~20 minutes.And don't dwell on what you've lost, focus on the fun you had in the first place.
Whoops. Last bump.I just needed to vent, and I figured /vp/ would be able to relate.I guess it really was TL;DR.That or most of you are still allergic to genuine, unguarded honesty?I don't think so, though. There seem to be other civil threads active right now.Well, I'm rambling again and painting myself green.Later, /vp/.Probably, like, in another few months.>Pic is old. >I anatomy better now.>Chillin' out.
>>9810743Fuck me, refresh lied.>>9810728I hope it makes you happy, rather than sad.I miss my bros, man. I really do.But I really like the idea of visiting them.>>9810735Yes, yes. I definitely cherish those times. I'll take that walk, actually.Thanks guys.
>>9810728Also, I hope you don't mind me saving that pic.It's so adorable.
>>9810743so this is what autism looks like
Thank you, OP. This thread made me think, and it made me feel. It gave meaning to an area I hadn't previously given any thought. I've had awful luck with my Pokemon games. My copies of Blue, Ruby, and Pearl have all been stolen from me before, and I lost some good bros each time. I know now how I can visit them again...
>>9810658for the record, I would not recommend drawing in the form of taking requests as a method of reliving stress.
>>9810771My worst losses were my Yellow version and SoulSilver.Yellow was just really bad judgment on my part, but I was, like, eight.I let a four year old play with it while I went to get a snack. She couldn't read. No fucking clue why I thought letting her mess around on a New Game was smart.I was 2 away from filling my dex, and was going to make the trades when I came back.SS was stolen. It was in my bag, and I left it on a table in the school library while I used a computer. I had my back to it.I had migrated all of my old bros up to it, some of them at least 6 years old at that point.I'm still not totally over it.But I'm really glad I'm not the only one taking comfort in this.
>>9810779I don't know whether I do, either.I just want to draw some pokemon, and why not do something to make other people happy, too?I guess that's my thought process here.I'd like to share a bit, and reach out.I'll draw some today, either way. Just some sketches and doodles, but it's stress relief, either way.I have a shockingly small folder of my own digital pokemon art.
I've lost many games from resets, just so I could do it all over. But to be honest, I consider that the same as a mass-releasing. But losses..Nuzlockes hurt, and I've had games both stolen and broken. So, I think I like the graveyards now.
>>9810810Well. If you want to take a request, I might as well ask.Farfetch'd with a spatula instead of a leek?
>>9810815I've only ever lost a ratatta in a nuzlocke.I usually grind like mad to avoid losing anyone.But she was hit with a critical, and I was just stunned. I saved, shut the game off, and tossed it onto the mattress.>In other news, I found a better example of my digital pokemon art.This one is still months old, and I never finished.But I'm much better with my tablet now, to say the least.
>>9810825Oh! Sure, no problem.I'll do it now.
>>9810810well if that's what you really want to do, then go for itjust don't overdo it, or else you'll go crazy like I have already done
>>9810829Well, I usually don't lose any, but once one of them falls, you need to get another. And that might cause a chain reaction when you have to train the rookie. It's just a rough scene. And then there's the inevitable poison race to the pokecenter.
>>9810833Thank you very much.
>>9810862He'll be safe until the drawthread absorbs him.Now go get the SK out of your system so we can Hats again tonight.
>>9810825I think I should try this again. Looks like it was a bad idea to experiment with this one.I hope it's acceptable, at least.>Methinks I'll try drawing another Farfetch'd with a spatula soon.>I'll post it in a drawthread when I do.
>>9810935I'm choosing to Abscond for today.It's not really a drawthread anyway.>>9810896I know exactly what you mean.You're making me want to do a Silver nuzlocke again...My old one peetered out not long after Whiskers(ratatta) died.Kind of reluctant, though.I don't think I'd handle it well if I lost anyone. >>9810862Who said I was sane?Fuck, I'd be worried if I was.I wouldn't have, like, 3 ask blogs, three rp blogs, and a main tumblr if I was fucking sane.Stupid choices are an everyday occurrence for me.
