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Happy April Fools!

I know this is a silly goof, BUT.....what if I treat you guys to a small future blog spoiler with absolutely no context?

This is literally the only straight character on the entire blog. I meticulously combed thru my entire toyhouse of current + future characters and its just Haze lmao

#delete later #his profile is hidden on th though bc its Big Ol Spoilers akdjdksk #maybe one day i'll get to REALLY show you guys my angsty lil guy #for now you get to speculate and im not gonna answer any questions about him <3

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april what? no no, this is the 100% most lore accurate ShinySparks doodle, no fools here. i prommy

Happy April Fools

I'm actually a huge sucker for Meowth! I love all of the cat Pokemon a lot, and I think Meowth, Persian, and Perrserker are all pretty cool Pokemon!

Say, do these Meowths look familiar to you guys...?

#my art #doodles #pokemon ask blog #my emerging from the depths of my slumbering hiatus to be a lil goofy #as always ALDJDKAKD #keahi DOES make for a cute pachirisu tho 🥺❤️

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I missed drawing my daughter,,,,,,

#my art #pokemon ask blog #keahi torracat #torracat #shiny torracat #doodles #one day....one day my askblog motivation will return

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Community PSA

[ This is only part of the full PSA (including evidence) which you can find here ]

Content Warnings

Grooming, Victim blaming, Harassment, Sexual abuse, Suicide / Self-harm mention, Emotional / Mental abuse mention

Introduction

Some of you may know about the PSA that circulated a few months ago regarding The-House-of-Hemingway’s relationship and unacceptable sexual interactions with someone who was a minor. Hemingway now goes by C-a-l-y-p-s-o. This post will discuss the details of the PSA, as well as this user’s concerning past and present behavior. 

To the best of the ability of those responsible for this document, the username will continually be updated so that this person cannot interact with members of this community again without disclosing who they are, regardless if the interaction is safe-for-work or not.

The following post is intended to bring awareness to someone who is

Confirmed to be a groomer.

Attempting to convince members of the pokeask community that they have “changed” but is clearly trying to win favor with you.

A risk to the community, cannot be safely trusted, and needs to exit community spaces.

Disclaimers 

Harassment of Calypso in any form is unacceptable behavior. The purpose of this post is to inform. This is not a call for hostile action beyond a block on every social media possible. 

Please respect the victim’s boundaries and do not badger them for further details than what has been disclosed. While disagreement and discussion is OK, please keep your comments outside of tumblr and public discord servers. 

If harassment occurs, the names of any individuals who dogpile, send death threats to, or doxx those involved with this situation will also be listed (with concrete evidence only) on this document. 

TL;DR

Tumblr user @C-a-l-y-p-s-o, previously known as the mod behind the pokeask blog “house-of-hemingway,” is a confirmed groomer who has deleted their admission of guilt to save face.

Calypso has violated a boundary that is expected between a victim and an abuser by leveraging themselves into positions of authority (server moderators, event leaders, etc.)

Calypso has broken promises made to their peers over the course of their internet presence, changing names and website profiles/identities in order to escape the responsibility for their actions.

Calypso is attempting to fall back into good graces by sending copy-pasted positivity asks on mundays to sweep their notoriety under the rug. 

This document will contain proof of the above in exhaustive detail under the “readmore”, or if you are viewing this in the public google document form, it will be under the resources.

We are using this as an opportunity to take a firm stance against grooming in the community, and to express our support for survivors. Our goal is to address the circumstances under which it happens with preventive guidelines and trauma-informed resources.

Resources & Education

What does grooming look like? A quick guide written by survivors of abuse within the Pokeask community:

The adult may not approach you with the intention of grooming you. 

The objective of grooming is for an adult to turn their bond with a minor into a transactional relationship; circumstances in which the minor is providing something for them— whether that be emotional support or sexual gratification— and normalizes breaking boundaries to do so.

Though they may not realize they are blurring or overstepping your boundaries, the effect is still the same; they are desensitizing you to unfair and inappropriate treatment.

Many adults deal with mental illness, go through hard times, and struggle with loneliness. If you’re acquaintances or friends, you naturally might want to support them, “fix” their problems, or do them favors because they’ve been nice to you or because they’re not being malicious.

But ultimately, prioritizing their wellbeing compromises your own, well-meaning or not. That is what an imbalanced power dynamic looks like, and it is up to the adult to realize this, acknowledge it, and seek out other outlets, resources, people, and help available to them. 

A responsible adult does not take advantage of your availability when given the opportunity to do so over other appropriate choices, no matter what. 

The adult may expect you to be available at all times.

Guilt-tripping when you do not respond to their messages, spamming your DMs, or demanding that you spend most of your online time with them. 

Making time for them might mean you end up spending less time with your friends and become distant from others in your social circle. 

A red flag to look for is if they call you their “best / closest friend” over other adult relationships in their life.

The adult may put the burden of their mental health or well-being on you. 

This can include constant venting / oversharing, validation seeking, or coming to you when they are in a mental health crisis. This can happen in private dms or in public servers. 

Remember, no one individual is responsible for managing a loved one’s mental health, and it is not OK to expect a teenager to intervene when someone is threatening suicide or self-harm. That is for a trained professional to handle.

The adult may invite you into unmoderated spaces with other adults. 

They might have “lighthearted” conversations with you or in front of you about sexual content, flirt with you, share explicit images / memes where you can see them, ask to role-play erotic scenarios with your ocs, or draw NSFW / suggestive art of your ocs / sona. 

Red flags to look for are adults telling you that you are mature for your age, asking you to keep their interactions with you a secret, or interacting inappropriately with you in voice call so that there is no chat log of what they’ve said.

You do not owe your followers or fans your attention if you feel uncomfortable.

A friendship between two artists or between you and a fan of your work should not involve any pressure to reciprocate gift art, respond to asks, or role-play.

If someone crosses your boundaries based on a perceived parasocial relationship with you, or makes you feel guilty for not interacting with them, you are in your full right to block them.

If you suspect an ask is a covert fetish, such as asking you to draw an overly specific subject or situation, report them to an adult in the community.

Similarly, if someone you are a fan of is crossing your boundaries, take a step back to evaluate whether you would be OK with it if they were not someone you admire. 

Just because someone is popular, skilled at art, widely respected, or well-liked does not give them the right to treat you in the ways listed above. 

Listen to your gut; if you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, but are doubting your feelings because you look up to the person you’re interacting with, take a step back and tell someone you trust. No friendship is worth being treated this way.

If you suspect you were groomed in the past, or are wondering if a relationship you have with an adult is inappropriate, please look through the information linked in this section. Hotlines, counseling and self-help resources for survivors are listed here as well. 

List of Hotlines by Country | 1, 2 

Global Online Image (CSAM) Removal | 1, 2

Education & Resources | UK, CA, AUS, US (eng, esp)

Online Image Removal | UK, CA, AUS

LGBT+ Specific | UK, CA, AUS, US

BIPOC Specific | UK, CA, AUS, US

United Kingdom

Crisis Support & Counseling (Email, Phone, Text, Video Call; Eng & BSL)

Canada

Counseling (Phone, Text; Eng, Fr, Indigenous languages, Other languages, ASL)

Crisis Support (Phone; First Nations responders available)

Australia

Crisis Support & Counseling (Phone, Text, Other; Several languages available; Aboriginal responders available; Auslan)

United States

Crisis Support & Counseling (Phone, Text, Other; Several languages available; Indigenous responders available; ASL)

About the bill to pressure American corporations to remove reported CSAM from their websites

Coming forward about abuse can be re-traumatizing and difficult, but it can also be healing and liberating— It allows for a survivor to be in charge of their narrative and to lead the conversation surrounding their trauma. 

Sometimes, it takes years to recognize trauma or past abuse, let alone to be ready to publicly talk about it. It is validating to finally be able to say, “This happened to me. I survived it. I deserved better.” to the world. 

Trauma follows us for a long time. No matter how much time has passed, a victim has the right to disclose their abuse and hold their abuser accountable. It is our responsibility to listen. https://metoomvmt.org/

Full PSA with evidence continued here…

#important #tw: grooming

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Adrienne from @ask-neontiger

#others art #adrienne pikund #OHHHHH MY BABY GIRL BABY!!!!!! #SOBBING AND CRYING SHE LOOKS SO CUTE!!!!! 🥺🥺🥺 #thank you so so much for drawing her!!! #and thank you plushy for requesting herrrrr

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(@ask-neontiger ) Keala@Ezzoh: The Torracat looks around with an...almost lazy air to his movements. Then he looks up with a small smirk, "What an interesting realm. Does it have a name?" For a second his eyes narrow as he adds, "Is this where you were created, or simply where you reside?"

[The large serpent seemed disgruntled, perhaps merely annoyed. His intimidation tactics seemed to drop in the presence of the Torracat, feeling as if they weren't needed... for some reason.]

But no, this is not my home.

The Aster Draconum. We were of the stars, and all dragons came from us. Humans called me Rastaban, "The Head of the Dragon."

When I crashed into this world, I was called...Chicxulub.

[Something about the second title was amusing to him.]

I have been on this planet long before many, so to speak.

[Ezzohcoatl looked down to Keala, amused.]

As you now know, perhaps there is a bit of...similarities, yes~?

(( @ask-neontiger ))

#sendouts #asktheisle #keala torracat #hehEHEHEHEHE #tysm for drawing my boy!!!!!!! #if i have the time/motivation i may try to respond for funsies >:3c

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(@ask-neontiger) Yarrow@Durin: The venomous Vaporeon stands off to the side warily and eyes Saguaro, before inclining his head towards Durin, "That's your trainer...yeah? What's your opinion on him?"

Durin: …Picked me. So good. Good human. His aura… Very good.

Durin: Has troubles… deep inside. But good energy. Is a good human.

Durin: … Tanga… odd. Is fluffy, and white. Not like Durin.

Durin: … Very sweet too. …Want to protect… from dangerous world. Place is big… and very harsh.

Durin: Father said… world full of mystery. Full of harshness. Said… need to be strong to stay alive. But Tanga… …Tanga is soft… sweet. …Kind. Yet still alive. Want to learn… how to protect… and be kind.

Tanga: Whatcha talking about Durin?? Durin: …Training methods.

Tanga: Wowie, so much! I'm so excited to get stronger, and to train with Durin, and to meet new friends!! I already made a new friend in Orra! She's a bit funny, but a real good listener!

Tanga: You said you're going on a big adventure too?? What about you! What are you most excited about?? Where are you gonna go?

(Featuring Yarrow from @ask-neontiger and Turnip from @askturnipdeerling!)

#sendouts #others art #yarrow vaporeon #EEEEE thank you for drawing my grumpy guy!!!! #he looks so good in your style 🥺🥺

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Updated Commission Sheet!

Hello all, I've finally gone and made a...frankly, probably too detailed commission sheet, but who cares! If there's any parts of this that are confusing or that you'd like more information on, please feel free to DM me with questions. At the moment, the money will primarily be going towards me changing my name legally + me getting a new/more functional phone!!

[STATUS: Open]

-All prices are in USD + will be through PayPal!

-Reblogs and boosts are greatly appreciated!

-I intend to add image descriptions under the cut sometime soon!

-I will occasionally run sales on my commissions as well, so keep an eye out!

#my art #commission sheet #delete later #hi <3 support your local queer disbaled askblogger #even if they arent technically askblogging rn akdjdkskd

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Hey y'all!

As an update, I still haven't really had the motivation to come back to my askblogs- at least not in a frequent/similar way as before. But I do miss interacting with people and I figured I'd make a lil ask call in the meantime!

Please reply to this post with a link to the blog you'd like me to send my kiddos over to! If you have some easily accessible ask hints, I'll be much more guaranteed to send ya something! Hopefully, I will be able to get to most/all of them 🤞

(this covers all of my askblogs, so if you reply you may also get asks from askingstickypaws, thelotuslava, momentusacademy, teampursuit or questingfever! if you want someone specific/a specific blog of mine pls say so :3)

#ooc #delete later #ask call #i remembered that i miss sending out asks even if i dont have the energy to respond to them rn #so i wanna throw my kiddos at yall 🥺❤ #i also havent really been checking the tags recently so im not super up-to-date on blogs im not still actively checking tbh #this will serve as a way to make me read thru some of em more to make sure i send a good ask #pokemon ask blog

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*Sticks leggy out* any blogs to reccomend,, i need something to pass time

tbh.... i need a few of those myself >-< i havent had the time to just sit down and read through a bunch of em, including some of the ones im following. i want to tho! and im gonna rec some of those blogs anyways because the concept is really cool! i just wish i could give them full appreciation, i like knowing the full stories before i send in an ask

here are some that i recommend! @asksavel @dailyashleighraichu @askleaderscrest @ask-neontiger (on hiatus but its one of the blogs that really inspired me to go through with this and its got a good story in the backlog so i still highly recommend it as well as the mod's sister blogs!) @pkmn-monochrome @askpharos @askthetraveller (completed and i think the mod is leaving soon but has a very good story. same mod also has @bagelsbasement where they have the rest of their ocs and theyre all really fun and creative!) @ask-elliotgang, @harmonia-university @ask-meowscarada @ask-the-royal-absol

and if yall have more blog recs for me (or want to promo your own) feel free to reply with them for anon and i!

#ooc #AUGH TYSM FOR THE KIND WORDS!!!!! #like seriously ive been having a rough time and seeing this has made me so happy 🥺😭❤ #i think its so crazy that my silly lil blog has inspired others to askblog too #im honored 🥺 and absolutely givin ya a follow even tho i havent really been active in the community for a bit now

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CHAPTER ONE

Distance

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(ID: a simple drawing of a cliff overseeing what appears to be trees, but from the distance its hard to tell what type of plant. Most of the drawing is the trees in the disrance, with a quarter of it in the corner being of the cliff and its overlooking view. End ID)

In the forest, there stands a pokemon, solely itself. A small, nervous, and curious pokemon who only wants to find somewhere to stay, somewhere safe. Its already crossed much land, and has found a sort of settling feeling in its current stride. It has found many things of interest, things its in need of, and a sense of security. Its spring now, and all the berries are fresh and the streams are clear. The bug-types buzz and the season hums with greenery. It has no issue traversing the smooth and frequent flat land. But theres still something missing. Something that it cant figure out. It seems impossible to get a grip on what exactly it is- there seems like no way to latch onto it directly. All it can do is guess and try to find out what exactly is wrong. But it can never seem to find an actual problem.

I wonder if anyone can loosen a thread in the knot a little bit?

#boosting :3

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You heard it here first folks, this is FINN'S blog now!!!

#pokemon ask blog #my art #keahi torracat #finn boltund #shiny torracat #boltund #been so focused on drawing OGverse Keahi lately that i lowkey forgot how to draw her here AKDJDKALD #also....can yall see the sheer amount of improvement my art has went thru lately?? bc i think its crazy #at this rate by the time i have motive for askblogs again imma be pumping out some absolutely banger pieces

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Happy Valentines Day!! It’s been awhile, hasn’t it? I hope you’re doing well, especially since I know you’ve been writing a book for awhile now, haven’t you? If it’s as amazing as your ask blogs have been, I bet it kicks ass! o:

Hope you have a great day, and good luck on your book! To: @ask-neontiger

From: @leilani-and-kass

#others art #keahi torracat #okay i didnt get a chance to rb this til now but #AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH #oh my GOOOOOD fance Keahi looks so incredibly adorable i cannot handle it #thank you so so so SO much!!!! #ive always adored your art style and everytime you draw one of my kiddos i adore it even more #thank you so much for the kind words too!!! ;u; #you were the first person to follow this blog and having your support thru all my endeavors is something i cant thank you enough for

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-emerges from my hole-

pOLLZ,,,,,,

#ooc #i was gonna put this in the main tags but nah #i will absolutely be using this feature for future plot reasons once i return from hiatus 👀

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What is your favorite connection your characters have formed with others?

In terms of with each other, I greatly enjoy the bond that Nat and Gabe have and can't wait to show more of it, as well as Quetzal and the dragon team. A lot of them are just connected through Nat so whoops ysjhs

In regards to other blogs tho! There's obviously all the dynamics with my partner ( @houseofhemingway ), the future dynamics with pretty much the whole group from @crewel-intentions which I have shown no sign of shutting up about on discord, Walter and Cipher from @themeowsticvigilante , Draco and Xanthe from @sacred-prophecies , Luxu and Finn from @ask-neontiger , Nat and Maksviah from @ask-dawnanddusk as well as Ven from @theredvaporeon , Nat's weird hate thing going on with Kyo from @askthewhiterocket , and Quetzal's growing bond with Laivan and Dravol from @asksavel are ones to come to mind c:

#ooc #🥺🥺🥺 #luxu and finn's friendship legit makes me so happy #silly ghosty kid gave my dog a plushie at an event and now their bond is unbreakable

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Hiatus Announcement

Hello everyone! As the title implies, I'd like to come out and say that all of my blogs are officially on hiatus. As many of you probably know, I've got a book inching closer and closer to being published + a videogame in development with my girlfriend. These things, along with the webcomic I've decided to start scripting, take the most of my priority. I've been askblogging for 2+ years now and while I've loved every minute of it and all the wonderful people I've met through it, it's just not what's making me happy right now, ya know? This isn't the end, I love these stories far too much to give up on them, but right now I want to focus on my original content because it's what I've always dreamed of doing.

What does this mean for your blogs?

Right now, it just means that I won't be posting story updates on any of them for the foreseeable future. I may still participate on Mundays, post doodles of the characters, and even do a Fanart Friday here and there. But don't expect anything to be frequent or predictable.

Do you plan on coming back to them?

Absolutely! If I didn't want to continue them, I would outright say so. I love these characters and their stories and I'll most definitely be coming back to them when I have the motivation!

Where else can we find your content?

If you'd just like to see more of me in general, my mainblog is @emotionalsupportpuma !

If you'd like to see just my art, my artblog is @pumaskulls !

If you'd like to follow the webcomic, it's @somebysickness !

I haven't made an official blog to post progress of my videogame yet, but when I do I will edit it here!

And lastly, I want to thank each and every one of my followers for giving me love and support through this journey! None of my blogs would be what they are today if it wasn't for you all and I can't say enough how much I appreciate that. One day, I'll come back here and I hope you all will still be here waiting to see the next updates! Until then, I hope y'all have a lovely day/night!

Love,

Jordy

#ooc #announcement #i figured i would make my hiatus official #so it didnt feel like i was stringing yall along with the promise of updates soon :'D #i want to make good content ya know? and i cant do that if my heart isnt in it at the moment

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Translation: I love dancing! My favorite to dance to is pop music!

@shaymincafe @ask-neontiger

#pokeaskmusicfestival2022 #others art #keahi torracat #AAAAW keahi looks so cute in your style 🥺🥺 #tysm for drawing her!!!