#Solaceon Island

[ranty-ramblestein]

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I am now forced to use the new form of posts, so I'm forced to put my photo captions in the alt text, which will block you from seeing the lower left corner of images, ugh. Tumblr why.... At least fix the images fixing in place and refusing to move first before you force the new post layout on everyone!

Anyway, starting with a letter I recieved on June 12th: Cyd sent me something silly. Considering he doesn't live near anyone, I wonder who he's seeing outside his window...?

Then I got bored on June 24th and sent Raymond a creepy letter for the heck of it, heh.

On June 26th I had sent out a bunch of letters with numbers and fruit pretending it was some lottery, since one villager (I believe Tucker?) recieved 10k Bells instead of fruit. So Del responded the next day in confusion, heh.

On July 2nd the new flowers I set out for Axel's front yard finally grew, and I think they look better. It seemed weird with red lilies right in front of the yellow bouquets behind them.

July 13th: I decided to gift Raymond some apples, then somehow managed to trap a snowball when I was in the middle of trying to destroy it, heh.

July 14th: I kind of blanked when Raymond asked for a new saying... augh.

July 15th: Then Croissant's Birthday came back around! I let Cyd host without a bunch of resetting like last year. I gave out some cupcakes, but didn't really do much playing, of course.

pic 1: jun 12th: Why are people hanging out in front of his place anyway? I rarely see people other than Cyd over there. pic 2: jun 24th: decided to send Raymond a stalker-type letter, heh. pic 3: june 27th: Del was confused by the lottery he got, heh. pic 4: july 2nd: The red lillies in front of Axel's house seemed kind of weird, since the bouquet had yellow flowers that looked better with the blue house. pic 5: jul 13th: I accidentally knocked down some apples and decided to give him all 3. pic 6: "You can eat them now if you're that hungry, ya know?" Croissant said. "I want to get the perfect photo first, though!" "...Ah, I feel that," Croissant nodded. pic 7: Unless I moved something around the snowball, I couldn't touch it anymore. Croissant wasn't allowed to kick a snowball to its doom today… pic 8: july 14th: I swear I had a better saying idea for Raym, but I blanked… pic 9: July 15th: "Oh, it's… almost everyone from the Secret Elephant Club!" Croissant exclaimed before Axel loudly shushed him. pic 10: "Tucker canceled late, so they got me to come instead," Del chuckled at the Elephant's failed plans.

#Animal Crossing #Animal Crossing: New Horizones #Island Man Croissant #Solaceon Island #Couple Interactions #Solaceon Island's Secret Elephant Club (Animal Crossing: New Horizons)

[floaroanemoia]

{Headcanon: In-game role}

If Sarana was included in Legends Arceus, her role in the game would primarily be something in the background-- serving not as a role that impacts the story or changes it, but instead just as another familiar face. More than likely, she would not appear before the player has access to the Alabaster Icelands, due to her simply not having a reason to make herself known. It is only when the protagonist reaches that point in the game that Sarana would be introduced, serving as a checkpoint. Prior to agreeing to act as the player's guide to the Alabaster Icelands, she would seek to test their strength in battle, claiming that it would be a good way to see if they are capable of surviving the trek. Her title would be simply just 'Guide Sarana', with the battle operating similar to how ones with the wardens do. And after arriving, she would stick around until the player leaves/re-enters the area.

From that point on, much like the Bandit Sisters, she has a chance of appearing in certain locations:

Crimson Mirelands: the Shrouded Ruins, Cottonsedge Priarie, outside the Solaceon Ruins

Coronet Highlands: Sacred Plaza, Stonetooth Rows, Fabled Spring

Obisidian Fieldlands: Floaro Gardens, the Heartwood, Obsidian Falls

Alabaster Icelands: Icebound Falls, near Lake Acuity, Heart's Crag

Cobalt Coastlands: Spring Path, Firespit Island entrance, Deadwood Haunt

Of course, this is not to battle, but instead aid in Request 22/the Spiritomb mission. In exchange for the exact locations of wisp sightings that Sarana has seen, and the protagonist has yet to encounter, she would ask for materials like wood, king's leaf, medicinal leek, or vivichoke. Talking to her again randomly selects one of a handful of dialogue options that range from Sarana talking about her search for Shaymin, information about the area they are currently in, how she is uncomfortable around open bodies of water if they are in the Cobalt Coastlands, or vague allusions to her community being Celestican and herself knowing Cogita. Showing her the event Shaymin prompts a shocked reaction, but her claiming that this is not the one she is looking for, that they belong to another family, and to seek them out instead.

It is only in the post-game that she will pop up once more properly to thank the player for their efforts and state that the Shaymin have finally returned to her and the rest of her community. She will give them a charm after being defeated in battle again, which is just a key item to unlock another area on the map. In the battle, her title changes to her actual one, 'Seer Sarana'. From here, the protagonist would have access to Floaroma by asking Sarana to take them there, where they can watch its revival once, and return there whenever they please-- provided she is talked to at the gate in Jubilife Village. After the revival, she will be accompanied by her family's Shaymin, and still has a chance to pop up in the previously listed locations when the protagonist is in that area of the map.

#long post #❁⊱⦃ ⏤ {headcanon.} ⦄⊰❁ #{will reblog later} #{FINALLY i got this done}

[teamgamble]

Team gamble tainted au (which I remember is a thing but not a lot of people showed interest :[)

Oh no don't worry I'm still planning a tainted universe takeover, just waiting for the right time. Which is hard because I have a bad habit of doing things at the worst time possible hjsdafhgj.

Basically the Tainted AU is where the kids a) never met, b) never went to the academy, and c) never got the help they needed, to various effects. Buckle up because this has been rattling in my brain for a WHILE.

CW for mentions of abuse, religion, homelessness, juvenile detention, transphobia, deadnaming, neglect, cults, beauty pageants, and death.

Isaac would have never left her mother's home in Solaceon Town and the Arcist religion. He would have become completely obsessed with worshipping Arceus and Creation Duo and self-hating.

Maggie's parents never divorced, leaving her abusive father to continue harming her. To cope, she would get fights with other children frequently and act rebellious. Probably ended up in a toxic relationship or two.

Cain was never disowned by his parents, mostly to save face. However, he's considerably more scared up because of "accidents" set up in the hopes he'll pay for what they think he did to Abel.

Judas was refused to be taken to another region by the pilot, and so he was forced to remain in Orre. They would continue to steal Pokemon to make ends meet, and eventually he probably would've joined Team Snagem.

Evelyn chose not to go to therapy and start gardening. Due to faer horrible physically abusive uncle, even after escaping from him, she would still fear mean and have a worse mental state in general.

Samson was never taken into foster care, and he would become extremely violent and have a hair-trigger temper. Samson was floating in and out of juvenile detention, and probably never accepted his homosexuality.

Azazel never escaped from their parents. They would bide their time until they're eighteen, but they're stuck in a household that misgenders and deadnames them and would clip their metaphorical wings by forbidding them from flying on their Pokemon.

Laz would keep floating in and outside of the hospital. Even after Beth runs away to join Team Plasma, his mother would keep ignoring and neglecting him, letting him get injured and ill. At times, he feels like he's just a dead boy walking.

Instead of spurning Eden for getting into the Internet, their father would embrace it and keep them in a position to continue being manipulated. Their only identity is their loyalty to their father and to archiving knowledge, to the point they don't even believe they need a name.

Lily never got sponsored by Naranja-Uva Academy, leaving them in the Galarian foster care system. To cope with neglectful foster parents that refuse to deal with a blind child, she would hoard Pokemon to both her and the Pokemon's detriment.

Apollo not only ever attended the Academy, he didn't even join Team Skull. Because he failed the Island Challenge so hard, he would become a homeless child on the streets of Hau'oli City, too ashamed of himself to return home.

Beth, finally having enough of the beauty pageants and being judged for every flaw she had, would run away from her mother. Instead of being found by child protective services, she would be found by an attempted third resurgence of Team Plasma. Having no faith in humanity, she zealously follows Team Plasma's teachings of separation between Pokemon and humanity--and her secret wish for mankind's downfall.

Jacob didn't choose to fight against his father. He warned him of what Esau was planning with him. So when Esau tried to free Entei, their father effectively injured him with his Pokemon and left him for dead. He got a promotion to Rocket Admin for the capture of a Legendary, and Jacob got to be his secondhand man and his approval. However, he feels guilt over what happened. He never wanted Esau to die, just his dad's love and approval. And what's worse, Esau holds it against him.

Esau died after getting Fire Blasted by his father's Arcanine. Seeing he tried to do the right thing, Ho-oh attempted to revive him. But because of his rage, hatred, and malice, he came back wrong and returned as a black and red Hisuian Zoroark. Now he haunts Jacob, randomly appearing in a Pokeball on his body even with a full party. And it's a 50-50 if he'll go straight for Jacob, or get distracted by the opponent so Jacob can start running.

#ooc post #cw abuse #cw religion #cw homelessness #cw juvenile detention #cw transphobia #cw deadnaming #cw neglect #cw cult #cw beauty pageant #cw death

[lady-lancer]

Rewatching a PLA vid made me think of something.

Some say that Volo is supposed to be the rival of the (early) game, with the way he shows up and asks to battle you at random. It’s also used to explain away his randomly showing up where you are.

I disagree. With the usual rivals, they’re on the gym badge quest so of course you’d run into each other at times - you’re both on the same type of journey.

But Volo has a job - that he is constantly skipping, to be fair. How did he know to show up at the solaceon ruins right when you do? How convenient of him to show up on the path to Iscan’s home, when your on the way to Firespit Island. To be at the Quarry when Ingo is leading you up the mountain. To be at Avalugg’s arena when your there to quell it.

Yes, some of it can be explained as logical steps, but taking out the game scripts? It’s kinda creepy ngl. (

#my thoughts #pokemon legends arceus #meandering thoughts about the story #I have other thoughts on other characters #but I’ll save them for another post

[perenlop]

Top five pokemon regions?

5. paldea! might be too early to put this near the middle but lmao idk. my opinion may change and have it put lower bc im just coming off of how much i liked the game, but if we're considering the region design itself it's got issues. i did have a TON of fun with it but tbh it's kinda got that open world problem where there's just a lot of blank stuff, which brings it down for me. plus the pokemon and towns arent my favorite this time around. definitely sorta prefer this one based on the characters and story. but riding around on the legendaries makes it SUPER fun so that sorta makes up for it? idk why everyone insists that's a stupid part of the game, it made the entire thing SO fun for me and it helped get me emotionally invested in the story. it's like an upgraded version of the nebby plot, which i already really loved!

4. johto! the game design behind this one has a lot to be desired imo but the pokemon choices and hgss additions are SO good. i love the pokeathlon and the customizable safari zone! and holy shit this region's pokemon are so good? i know it's easy to riff on gen 1 these days but come ON why do they cut the line there as "the best old pokemon" when gen 2 has so many good pokemon like ampharos, houndoom, quagsire, feraligatr, SCIZOR HERACROSS AND GLIGAR??? COME ON there's literally only a few designs i don't care for, they absolutely stuck the landing on pokemon design with this gen. (and that's not to say gen 1's designs were bad in the slightest, it just suffered from a few issues like sameface and literally making Everything a reptile, which this gen immediately solved lmao)

3. sinnoh! pure nostalgia tbh, there's quite a few issues with the layout in retrospect, but i don't really care tbh. again, it's a region that i always have fun replaying! its got a lot of little things that make it fun to check out, and i remember every single town and what u can do in them, like how you can get this guy beneath veilstone city to build a tunnel to solaceon ruins if you catch all the unown forms. also this one has gliscor. it has gliscor you guys i cant stress that enough.

2. alola! everything about alola is just relaxing. i love the worldbuilding for it, the entire culture with the tapus and the ride pokemon and pokemon in general is just so rich. i love the celestial theming of the legendaries obviously, solgaleo and lunala are my favorite legendary duo :) i love the pokemon and all the activities added in usum like the photos were really fun! the island format was just really cool as well, i love island video games where u get to explore themed islands. it's why i love guardian signs a lot too! just a really rich region that i usually have fun with.

unova!! i just have a ton of nostalgia towards it, and tbh yeah the region's design could be a lot better, but man i just always have a blast revisiting these games. there's so much to do, every single town has something fun to offer like the battle office in castelia, literally everything in nimbasa, pwt in driftveil, the season gimmick is really cute, pokestar studios and the musicals are so much fun and provide something awesome in comparison to the main game, i love a ton of the pokemon, idk man it's just so good. im so glad people are giving it more love these days because the hate it got was VERY undeserved.

#kinshiknight #mail

[mel-the-pirate-writeblr]

Pokéblog Trainer Questions!

Here's the original with just questions if anyone wants to do it! I added a cut to make it a bit smaller going across people's dashes.

A writing idea has been bugging me about a Trainer OC I have, spawning these questions, and I figured that I would try to throw this post into the Pokéblogging space, and see if anyone wanted this. Feel free to reblog with answers you want to answer (or tag me if you copy-paste, I’d love to see!).

1. What would your Trainer do after their journey? Do they want to become a Gym leader, Pokémon Ranger, Pokémon Breeder, work at a Pokémon Rescue or a Pokémon Center, prepare to join the Elite Four, or something else entirely?

I didn’t make Crystal with a future in mind, only a “present” (of sorts). Lately, I’ve been thinking about her maybe getting into Gym battles or being a substitute Gym Leader around Kanto and Johto (which spawned all these questions).

1a. Why? What would they do in their role(s)? What or who inspired them to pursue that career?

Crystal very much favors fire-type and grass-type Pokémon. With the theme, it made sense for her to look toward a possible future in Pokémon Gyms. Plus, her brother is the Indigo League champion and defeated her for that title when they were both fresher Trainers, so it makes sense that she’d stick around the same kind of space. A little less competitive, but still challenging and engaging.

2. What is their favorite type, in general (to use, aesthetically, etc.), and do they tend to favor a separate type in what they choose/catch?

Her favorite type has always been fire, but the Pokémon she (i.e. I) kept choosing ended up being more grass-types. Her Pokémon are based off of mine in LeafGreen, Pearl, and Black, (honorary mention of the Chikorita I had in HeartGold), where I started leaning more toward the grass-type starters. She (and I) still favor fire/grass Pokémon, even though she (I) would have diverse parties.

2a. Is that choice influenced by their starter(s) type(s) (Fire-types because someone choose Cyndaquil, or because fire-types can protect a Piplup from grass-types)?

Very much inspired by starter Pokémon typing! I drew only from three parties of Pokémon, and two of those had grass-type starters in them.

3. What is their favorite city/town in their home region, and what is their favorite city/town abroad, and why?

I can see Crystal liking Vermillion City the most in Kanto, since she can get anywhere from there and still be close to home (just a quick flight across the water to Pallet Town!), and her favorite one abroad might be Solaceon Town in Sinnoh; she’d most likely live there if she couldn’t live in Kanto.

3a. Have they been abroad to see their favorite city/town? If yes, what stands out to them? If no, what drew them to it?

Yes, Solaceon Town is small and chill, which is nice. If she were to go to Sinnoh and do Gym Leader/substitute work there as well, she would live in Solaceon Town, or maybe the Resort Zone, for similar reasons. She likes the least-populated towns, and she would probably feel a bit safer on the “Zone” island than anywhere else in Sinnoh.

5. What is their favorite common Pokémon, and why?

Definitely either Persian or Luxray, or a Pokémon from one of those evolution trees. She has both, and each got her (me) through the Indigo League and Sinnoh’s League :)

6. Would they ever join a Team in their lifetime, at any point, and why?

I’m actually thinking about an AU where she joins Team Rocket instead of finishing her journey, so I guess it’d be Rocket! It would bring her new experiences and opportunities to “collect” things. Otherwise, probably not (though I guess I made my own Team later on and she is at least allied with it so?)

7. What is the goal of their journey? Is it different than the “Gotta Catch ‘Em All!” or filling up their PokéDex for their region’s Pokémon Professor?

Crystal wanted to explore and see new Pokémon. When her brother started training for the Indigo League, she followed suit, and did the same in Sinnoh and Unova. She didn’t necessarily choose it, but she wouldn’t choose anything else at this point.

8. What is their favorite starter, out of all of them, and why? Did/do they prefer other regions’ starters to their home ones (aesthetically)?

Her absolute favorite starter would probably have to be Cyndaquil, Litten, or maybe Sprigatito. They’re all so cute and can sit on your shoulder, what else is there?

9. What is their favorite Legendary/Mythical Pokémon, and why?

Mew. Partly because of me, and because I was hoping to catch Mew in LeafGreen (I thought Mew was in Cerulean Cave, not Mewtwo).

9a. What is their favorite Legendary/Mythical duo/trio/quartet (Kanto’s Legendary Birds, Johto’s Legendary Beasts, Hoenn’s Eon Duo, Sinnoh’s Creation and Lake Trios, etc.)?

It’s definitely between the Legendary Birds and the Legendary Beasts. 

9b. Do they have a favorite Pokémon in that Legendary/Mythical grouping?

I always loved the grace that Suicune and Articuno had. The ribbons and tail feathers were so pretty. They’re up there on my favorites-because-of-looks list!

10. Does their home region match your (the actually real blog owner’s) starting region, and why?

My first game is LeafGreen, and that puts Crystal in LeafGreen Kanto. With her being based off of actual Pokémon that I still have to this day, I couldn’t possibly change her origin from mine.

10a. Does their starter match your (the actually real blog owner’s) first starter?

Both Charizard and Venusaur are also mine :D I traded Charmander to my brother, did a new game, then chose Bulbasaur. So I have two starters (and would often put my Charizard to counter Blue’s/Gary’s).

#mel-the-pirate post #my (twisted) pokémon journey #m(t)pj #crystal fairway oc #i forgot to do this TWICE so here it finally is lol #not that anyone was asking #i have a writing thing scheduled to post in a few days #wooo go me when i had inspiration out the wazoo #now i'm just a bit busy to write a lot #that's what i get for doing two summer accelerated classes #(but i like them) #(it's italian) #(it's all italian thank GOD) #(italian is better than literature classes js) #(anyway) #ask game #pokeblog ask game #writer ask game

[ranty-ramblestein]

(captions~) July 2nd: I decided to swap around Axel's Lillies, since the red ones seemed weird next to his blue house. I winded up with double yellow flowers thanks to the wedding roses, heh. I didn't feel like removing them, though.

July 13th: I accidentally knocked some apples down, and Raymond's reponse to the random fruit gift made me laugh, heh!

July 14th: New Raymond saying! I just really wanted to get rid of 'anti-crypto', but I kinda panicked, haha.

July 15th: Cyd hosted Croissant's birthday again! Kinda wish Raymond had been among the guests, though...

Aug 1st: I actually messed with terraforming for the first time in a while! I just trimmed some of the bulge in front of Redd's Beach because I remember the path back there being kind of tight to get through when I enter through the left. Even finally put up a moon chair~

And finally, the change to Spring on August 25th: Croissant's outfit changes are now... I wanna say seasonal, but that's not quite right, heh.

This time he's dressed to the nines for his Tropical Vacation! I also wanted to use a Musical Idle-Tool again~

pic 1: Red and blue next to each other seemed weird to me. pic 2: "Actually, I just kinda knocked down an apple by accident, heh..." Croissant admitted, embarrassed. pic 3: "No, if your stomach is rumbling, eat it right now!" Croissant insisted. pic 4: I literally could not touch this snowball unless I (re)moved one of the items surrounding it, heh. pic 5: I kinda panicked… pic 6: Croissant's Birthday~! pic 7: Finally decided to use the Crescent Moon Chair in Croissant's Storage! pic 9: "AUGH! This heat is killing me!" Croissant groaned, quickly going inside and starting the air conditioner before shedding his outer layers. pic 10: "Oh yeah, this is /way/ better!" Croissant sighed happily, sitting in the cool air for a bit… It took him a while to remember the tree hunt. pic 11: The return to a musical Idle-Tool~

#Animal Crossing #Animal Crossing: New Horizons #Island Man Croissant #Solaceon Island

[ranty-ramblestein]

(captions~) Jun 6th: Mira’s Birthday arrived, so she got her puffy vest~  The vibe of the birthday room is so different with her official wallpaper and flooring now; I love it!

Jun 7th: Mira’s thank you gift for her present yesterday actually fit way better with the outfit that I considered a failure??  So I replaced the humble sweater for the coatigan!  The black color isn’t in the shirt this way, but it’s fi~ine.

Croissant’s Birthday Notice also went up and... Croissant learned how to float on the pier!?

pic 2: "Right?  I figured you'd enjoy a new sweater and jacket for Winter!" Croissant smiled. pic 3: "Yeah, I’ll wear it soon!” Mira smiled. pic 4: "I think she might be smiling so much right now that any employers would think she's weird, heh!" Croissant joked. pic 5: "Too bad I can't make a Snowboy that tiny..." Croissant sighed. pic 6: Mira's Return Gift was way better than the humble sweater!  So Croissant replaced it! Outfit fixed! pic 7: On the other hand, Mira wasn't wearing the new shirt, which makes me worry it's set on the floor... pic 8: "I can't wait to see what everyone gets me~" Croissant smiled. pic 9: Is Croissant actually floating above the pier here, or is it just a weird shadow?  No one knows!

#Animal Crossing #Animal Crossing: New Horizons #Island Man Croissant #Solaceon Island

[ranty-ramblestein]

(captions~) Oct 27th: I caught Cyd trying to steal Axel’s thunder?? dang

Oct 31st: I finally caught someone wearing the designs I recently put up~  Ken was wearing the heart tank!

But it was finally Halloween, so Croissant was finally wearing an appropriate outfit~  I decided to get some selfies when it got spooky, but I kept mixing up the capture and + button again so some good ones came out with the camera UI...

pic 1: I caught Axel having a concert with an audience of Mint, but *gasp* Cyd was trying to steal his audience! pic 2: "Ooooh, Ken's wearing my tank design!" Croissant gasped as he looked at his drone's camera feed.. pic 3: I took a selfie with Jack when it got dark enough for him to pop up! pic 4: Axel showed up later, so I got him all happy~ pic 5: This was the best non-UI selfie I got with Jack, lol. pic 7: "Aww, thanks Apple!" Croissant smiled, happily accepting the lollipop. pic 8: When Croissant tried to join their scare circle (now a trapezoid) they didn't expect a scare from Croissant at first... pic 9: But they quickly joined in! pic 10: The Haunt got to Cyd and MInt tho, heh!

#Animal Crossing #Animal Crossing: New Horizons #Island Man Croissant #Solaceon Island #Halloween

[ranty-ramblestein]

(captions~) Oct 11th: This New Outfit Tuesday is an outfit of an excited fan!  Nah, I just wanted to use the robot hero shirt, and the mario hat fit and was topical.

I also notice Del was wearing a morning coat and... why??

Oct 12th: Tucker was talking about croissants, which was mandatory screenshotting.  It gave me some funny caption ideas, heh!

Oct 13th: So birthday signs are modern art now, huh...?

pic 1: I've been wanting to use this robot tee in an outfit, but then the mario movie trailer came out, so I just decided to combine ideas. pic 2: I call this outfit 'Excitable Fan Croissant'. pic 3: ...Why did he steal Raymond's coat? pic 4: "Ah yes, my brethren in their natural state,” Croissant nodded agreeably. pic 5: Croissant shed a tear for his forgotten brethren. pic 7: "Nope, I put that up after my first Solaceon Birthday!  I just wasn't sure what to put back here," Croissant sighed, still out of ideas.  Elvis: "Hmm, I'll think of something to put back here, then!" pic 8: "I think your house has it's own awesome style!" Croissant assured her.  "Aww, thanks Bepposi!" Mira smiled.  'But my house isn't punk enough for me,' she added to herself.

#Animal Crossing #Animal Crossing: New Horizons #Island Man Croissant #Solaceon Island

[ranty-ramblestein]

(captions~) Nov 1st: After staying up late on Halloween Croissant’s a bit sleepy, so I put him in a relaxed robe.  The final outfit fits a lazy villager vibe, right?  He’s trying to keep himself awake with the tambourine though, heh!

Nov 6th: Aww, Mira sent a letter talking about her cousin’s kid!  Even the tough girl hero is good with kids~

Nov 8th: And, heh, here’s the new New Outfit Tuesday after that!  You can tell he’s got places to go in that fashionable outfit, heh!

Nov 9th: Once again it rains on Wednesday, but Croissant also got a new letter from Cyd that I don’t recognize!  I wonder if Croissant ever tried/got dragged to surfing when he lived in Australia?  He’s probably done it a couple of times.  As for myself, I’d be too uncoordinated for surfing.

Nov 15th: Third outfit in one post, amazing!  I wanted to use the pretty dark green and black plaid shirt, so Croissant is more masc-fitting in this outfit~

pic 1: This seemed like a good ‘lounging around’ kind of robe, so he’s lounging around and being sleepy after his late Halloween night! pic 2: I made him yawn a lot, lol.  The Tambourine is to keep himself awake, though! pic 3: "Aww, that's so sweet!" Croissant smiled. pic 4: It's been a while since two N.O.T.'s were in one post, I think?  I had fun putting this one together~ pic 5: Clutch time, because this outfit means he’s gonna shop! pic 6: Croissant nodded agreeably after reading this sage advice, thinking of his own time surfing back home. pic 7: He's ready for a rough day in the forest! pic 8: ...With a silly plaid umbrella, heh!

#Animal Crossing #Animal Crossing: New Horizons #Island Man Croissant #Solaceon Island

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(captions~) May 16th: Well, nothing interesting happened for a while (because my Shining Force hyperfixation flared up...), but Today is when Maple Leaf Season in Solaceon starts, which means Balloon Hunting for the Maple-Leaf Rug’s DIY!

Also: Axel got a cold from the in-coming chill... and Mint was visiting her girlfriend’s colorful home!  Applemint shipping continues~

May 17th: New Outfit Tuesday (N.O.T...?) was back for Croissant, who finally got into the My Melody shirt and matching boots~  I think the twin buns were a great choice for the matching hairstyle~

...But, uhh, I realized I had completely forgotten about Cinnamoroll’s clothes??  I had planned on doing a black/blue outfit next, and I don’t wanna do blue-focused outfits twice in a row, so there’ll be a weird one in between probably, lol.

Oh, and the final piece of the Sloppy set finally popped up for me in the Recycling Bin!  I still need the paper bundle, the ripped coats, and the rest of the dirty tank tops from the bin, though...

May 19th: I caught Del visiting Mira and got some cute dialogue... but I also took some more images, so read below the cut for those!

pic 1: "Oh, nice, I can get that new rug DIY starting today!" Croissant gasped, hopping out of bed excitedly. pic 2: "I guess I can't jog without a shirt at night anymore..." Axel sighed.  "Yeah, please use the jacket I gave you when you go jogging at night," Croissant suggested. pic 3: "Oh! I didn't mean to bother you two!" Croissant gasped. "No bother at all!" Mint assured him.  "Yeah, I was just showing her my colorful room~" Apple smiled. M: "Maybe I should get a mini stove...?" pic 4: "Awesome, another piece from the Sloppy Set!" Croissant gasped, filing it away in his pockets until he got to Harv's Island. pic 5: Before he set off in the planes, though, I finally put Croissant in the My Melody shirt and boots!  (...I forgot entirely about the Cinnamoroll clothes until today.) pic 6: I zoomed in with the camera so get a closer picture of the matching flower theme on the bag~ (I almost gave him the pink beaded clasp purse, but this was just fine!) pic 7: The pink shirt from other custom-variants of items featuring clothes was also available, but I wanted to show off the fucked-up shirt and the bent leather pillow, lol. pic 8: These two large rugs were new for Croissant! pic 10: "Aww, Mira!" Croissant smiled.

After talking to Del and Mira, I noticed Del’s Birthday Notice had went up!

When I looked in his room later I realized the jigsaw puzzle was missing, so I got him a board game to play with his boyfriend and Cranky Friends!

The checkered school skirt just feels wrong in this outfit... So I decided to replace it with this skirt! I’m amazed I don’t have any of these skirts in storage? They’re really cute!  I did order some darker pink skirts, though; To possibly match the shirt’s collar.

#Animal Crossing #Animal Crossing: New Horizons #Island Man Croissant #Solaceon Island #Applemint Shipping

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(captions~) Aug 2nd: Mira had the puffy vest up... but in the exact same spot!? Augh...

But hey, today was New Outfit Tuesday again!  Today’s planned outfit was a moss man~  The bamboo basket is for collecting more moss to cover himself with! (I did make him bald under there, heh!)

Aug 4th: Whoa, Mira sure had a crazy dream!  Well, I’ve had a bunch of crazy dreams myself. Like that one where an amnesiac human!Bowser stumbled into helping out an Indian man and his son that owed money to... someone.  Mario just barely appeared in a crowd scene once to chase Bowser.  I woke up with a theme song for that dream, weirdly.

Anyway, there’s a few more images under the cut, like Raymond’s new saying!  I mighta done it wrong...

pic 1: It's the moss-collecting moss man!  Ignore the frog face on the boots because he's hidden them! pic 2: I wanted to see if this worked... but it just clips through. I don't like it.  He doesn't need 2 things to hold moss anyway! pic 3: This was the better choice for the Idle-Tool, I believe. pic 4: "Oh yeah?" Croissant blinked, intrigued. pic 5: "Oh, and by 'we', I mean my cousin from back home.  Real weird, that one.  Got his hair died green at one point," Mira added. (Yes, this is a reference to Toby, lol.) pic 6: "That's... a lot.  Like, possibly two days after the original concert a lot," Croissant gaped.  "I know, right!?" Mira chuckled. pic 7: "Yeah, you guys were probably sweating up a storm!" Croissant joked. pic 8: "That's... a weird turn."  "Yeah, you're tellin' me!  I don't even know where the stove came from!" Mira exclaimed. pic 10: "I feel like your body ran out of calories in the middle of that dream and was preparing you for a hollow stomach when you woke up," Croissant theorized.  "Yeah, probably!" Mira laughed.

I had a thought afterwards that ‘kill crypto’ would’ve been better...

Aug 5th: 

“Like a chorus?” Croissant asked. “Yeah!”

“Ah, maybe Elvis will make me create another frozen wall...” Croissant sighed. (I like taking that path to the pipe, though!)

“...I’m not sure I know enough about pies to be called a Professor of them, sorry,” Croissant apologized. “Oh, that’s okay!  I’ve never made one myself, but I know all the flavors!  *begins listing all the flavors of pie, but he forgets shoofly/molasses*”

#Animal Crossing #Animal Crossing: New Horizons #Island Man Croissant #Solaceon Island #Mario Bros #Bowser #dream

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(captions~) Jun 30th: Damn, Apple sure is overflowing with letters to keep!  I mean, Croissant’s mailbox is also pretty full.  It’s at 200-something out of the max 300. I also found a lost item that Cyd’s gnome had stolen... and it was indeed Cyd’s journal.  Time to scold a gnome ig /j

...Wait, it’s the final day of Pride Month, but I never put Croissant in a rainbow outfit!  Damn.

Jul 3rd: Oh no!  Croissant caught the tail end of Apple and Mint’s first fight :( They were both depressed... (The next day, Apple threatened to move out, ack!)

Jul 4th: The closest cranky next to today’s lost item was Cyd, so I talked to him and... How did he not notice the pouch from there!?  (Granted, Croissant was kind of blocking his line of sight in that first image...)

In return Croissant got a tape deck.  It was black, and Cyd’s missing a music player at the moment, so I gifted it back to him, getting a dress shirt in return.  That one didn’t need to be returned, heh.  Hopefully he replaces the bandanna... but he does have an empty table behind his bed.

Jul 5th: Cyd did indeed replace the bandanna, yay~

It was also New Outfit Tuesday, so Croissant got an outfit that makes me think of a receptionist.  The Idle-Tool was almost gonna be the literature book so he’d be a bored receptionist, but I went with the dark green umbrella instead.  I’m not sure this was a successful outfit though; It seems like a bit of a mess.

pic 1: "Aww, Mint!" Croissant smiled. pic 2: Yup, this was indeed Cyd’s.  (”Looks like it’s time to scold a thieving Gnome...” Croissant frowned.  “You’ll never take me alive!” Croissant bobbed the gnome up and down like a child making a toy talk.) pic 3: Oh Apple /definitely/ got into the Idol scene and bought 20 of the same CD for handshake tickets /j pic 4: "Oh, I wonder who-"  (It's Cyd, Cyd dropped something close to himself and abandoned it once again...) pic 5: He gifted me a black tape deck in return, but I still have a bandana to get off his floor! he also has a table with nothing on it tho, so I'm not sure where it'll go! He needs a music player tho. pic 6: "Yeah, adults that say that are lame!" Croissant laughed. pic 7: This sweater is called green, but it looks more blue green... Not sure if this was a successful outfit, really. pic 8: I stuck with the dark green and black focus colors though, so the Nook Inc. umbrella won the Idle-Tool contest~ pic 9: My hopes were fulfilled~

#Animal Crossing #Animal Crossing: New Horizons #Island Man Croissant #Solaceon Island

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(captions~) Sep 17th: I forgot that Apple’s Hamster Cage could hold an item on it!  Also, when I checked the K.K. Slider Concert Card after the concert, I realized I was getting really close to the final stamp!  Just three more weeks~

Sep 18th: Today I confirmed that Mira cooked on the new oven I gave her instead of the one she had in rotation, which is awesome!

Sep 20th: It was New Outfit Tuesday once again, but first up was Ken having an argument with Tucker!  Well, I’d get angry about gifts I don’t like too, but selling it could always be an option.

The new outfit today was using the embroidered dress design I recently reblogged!  I was surprised that there were so many blue+red floral items that fits the dresses vibes~

pic 1: "Oh, I forgot you can put stuff on top of this cage!" Croissant laughed. pic 2: “Aaaa, after this concert, I only need to attend for two more weeks!” Croissant smiled before approaching the dog. pic 3: 'Yesss, she's actually cooking at the new oven I gave her!' Croissant thought excitedly before leaving Mira to her own devices. pic 4: "Oh yeah?" Croissant asked, not sure why Ken had been looking pissed after talking to Tucker. pic 5: "Oh that's good!" Croissant smiled.  "Yeah, but-" pic 6: "Hey, it's still a gift!" Croissant insisted. pic 7: "Well, tell him more about yourself, then!  I mean, don't just give him a lecture on your hobbies and favorite things, but yeah!" Croissant suggested. pic 9: So glad to use this shoes again, and I'm glad the purse has similar colors and a floral vibe, too! pic 10: Stick waving time!

#Animal Crossing #Animal Crossing: New Horizons #Island Man Croissant #Solaceon Island

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(captions~) Aug 23rd: New Outfit Tuesday was back, and I just threw something together... and didn’t realize until making the post that it seems like something Nazuna from Call of the Night would wear, lol. Oh, and Ken got a street fighter joke for his new saying, heh!

Aug 24th: The Tomato Festival Shirt was available!  I’ll wear that with the snow clears up~

Aug 25th: ...Oh, today was the day the snow left!?  Awesome! I traded the three-tiered snowmen by the Cranny for the Keroppi lanterns~

Aug 28th: I decided to jazz up Cyd’s place some today, and I think it turned out great!  It was cool adding some more red bits, and the pitcher plant seemed like an extra punk kind of flora for him to have!  I also gave him a laptop, where he’s looking up concert videos on Youtube, heh!  The spiderweb welcome sign was also a nice touch... though I forgot to look into giving him a rug!  He needs a Skull Rug, ack!

Aug 29th: *gives him the skull rug first thing*  Oh, and I did get his thankful text, which is under the cut.

pic 1: This feels like something Nazuna from Call of the Night would wear, lol.  Didn't even realize that until I was putting this post together. pic 2: It's been a while since there's been an instrument Idle-Tool! pic 3: street fighter joke pic 4: splat... splatoon?? <every acnh youtuber right now hoping for the Splatoon collab to come back in NH pic 5: "Wait, it's Spring now!?" Croissant gasped. pic 6: I decided to use the new Sanrio lanterns for the Cranny-Path items~ pic 7: ...Now I won't be able to see his door-hole being lit up now, though.  ...But the curtains are also an indication that he's inside, so whatever. pic 8: Cyd got a bit of a revamp!  I wanted that radio on a table finally, and decided to give him back his chair!  He also has an edgy laptop now~ pic 9: He also got some more stuff for his kitchen and DIY areas~ pic 10: The 'big forehead' part looked weird exposed, so I put it part-way under the bed, heh!

“I hope you like the little addition I gave it tomorrow, too!” Croisant smiled. “I’m sure I will, Bepposi!” Cyd smiled back.

#Animal Crossing #Animal Crossing: New Horizons #Island Man Croissant #Solaceon Island #Dat Splatoon