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April 6
The next part of the Asper Story Quest has been unveiled, themed around exploring the new Corruption Zone in Area 2. Join Dr. Bunya's STORY QUEST 2: Heart of Darknyas!

February 14
The month of love has o-fish-ially started! Ol' Blarney's Valentine's Hookup! is wet and underway, so grab a friend, grab your tackle box, and drop a line anywhere that water Pokemon might be hiding.

January 16
The Tower of Cats has been cleared! You can now re-challenge the Cat Tower, either alone or with your friends. Meanwhile, a new Challenge Tower has begun. Join the fight against legions of Pidgey in the Tree of Worms!

December 3
Patch Notes 1.2 are out! Check out the developer update to learn more.

Also, drop by the Surge Steppes to help Professor Ash in the new side quest: Steel Yourselves!

November 13
Hot, crawling darkness gathers in the settlement, and shadows slither towards a manor on the edge of town. Signups for the Noonlight Raid are now open!

And also please welcome back C0D13, our premier bug-busting AI and diligent customer service assistant!

October 25
Did someone say Halloween Speed Dating? We know you didn't, but it's here anyway! How many so-called 'Spooky Effects' can your character accrue before October 31?

September 23
Everyone ready for Finals Week? Our Back to School event is almost over! Check out everyone's hilarious answers to our Pokemon Essay questions here.

June 6th
The corruption has been pushed back, and Professor Ash also wants your help cataloguing the ecology of the now accessible Asper Region!

Frolic in the fae woods of the Birchwild Grove, get lost in the creeping fog of the Misty Timberland, or marvel at the vast and thunderous Surge Steppes! There's dozens of new Pokemon to catch, or you could set up the coffee shop of your dreams in our new, gothic-themed settlement!

Wondering what happened on Beta Island? Check out the new Codex page here!

For further details, check out our Patch 1.1 Patch notes!

May 16th
With C0D13 and Kyogre defeated, we're ramping up to roll out the next BIG update: Asper! Check out all the balance changes and details in our 1.0 Pre-patch!

April 11th
The STORM is bearing down, so with all the prepping taking place on the island we've done some of our own. Check out the functionality changes for Spawning and Catching, as well as our updated pricing here!

April 5th
With the Beta Island Quest Line finally completed, we are moving into the penultimate arc of this season: THE STORM. Check out the details in the link!

January 17th
New spawn types, an update to the Beta Island questline, and two new forum skins! There's a ton of new goodies packed into this update. Check out the finer details here!

December 28th
Since our Beta launch we've been hard at work adding, tweaking, and fixing. Patch 0.2 is all about quality of life improvements and getting the site running as smooth as Silcoon. You can check it out here!

December 18th
Patch 0.1 is here, and with it, the opening of Beta Island! This glorious, sunlit isle is just a hop, skip and a shipwreck away from the Asper mainland, and is full of lush, untextured jungle, buggy beaches, and Pokemon that run according to their programming.

If you find any glitches or abandoned technology, bring it to Codie at the Glitch Report.

For a deeper look at all of the new features introduced in 0.1, check out our Developer Roadmap.

Looking for a challenge? Check out the team-based mechanical puzzles of the Tower of Cats!

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Alkaid • Player Character Posts: 544 Trainer Class: Player Name: Laurence Anderson OOC Username: Akivili Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Alkaid on Aug 13, 2024 6:33:14 GMT 9 #s://a~l3n~co/i/Sw7T9a~png (six years to that date; roughly mid to late 2019) ‘I promise to remember we are not perfect—only perfect for each other.’ Okay, compared to him, the way you wrote your own vows down… just how many pieces of paper had you gone through? Honestly, you’d burned through half a pad of scratch paper because you wanted to get the words right. How was it that he was more eloquent with words than you were? (Shameful. And you considered yourself a member of the AISE who had a way with words. It’s just. With Evan, words failed you altogether. He would laugh at you for it, but you both know that the laughter is in jest, nothing too serious.) “What’re you working on?” “Wha—whoa!” you yelped out loud, quickly snapping the pad shut and turning to face him. You always thought those red eyes of his were a fluke; hell, you even challenged him to pop out the eye contacts if he had any—to no avail. Those were his real eyes, not a joke. “Come on, you can tell me.” An intense coloration of blush burns your ears, and he immediately realizes what it means— “Oh, was it something for me?” he would tease you, coyly. The way you stammered and blushed hotly afterward said it all. “Oh, but Laurence, you know I’m the better orator between us!” “…no need to rub it in, Ev. You’re making me feel inadequate.” “Oh, don’t be such a sourpuss,” he would say afterward, sweeping you up in his embrace. “Sorry if I set you off.” “…no big deal,” you muttered, face still hot from blush. “It’s just that… whenever it’s you. I can’t. My brain shuts off and I can’t speak,” you admit. “Is it because of how handsome I am?” “Now you’re just teasing!” The both of you collapse into a fit of laughter—how you wished you could capture this day forever. slipping through my fingers.

[ti]solo[/ti] scivolando tra le mie dita [flashbacks] Posted Aug 13, 2024 6:33:14 GMT 9 Edited by Alkaid Aug 13, 2024 13:15:41 GMT 9

Alkaid • Player Character Posts: 544 Trainer Class: Player Name: Laurence Anderson OOC Username: Akivili Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Alkaid on Aug 13, 2024 13:22:16 GMT 9 #s://a~l3n~co/i/Sw7T9a~png (five years to that date; March 15, 2020) ‘Did you hear about the lockdown?’ ‘It’s all over the news, but I never thought they were going to be serious about that! What are we going to do?! All the plans we made for the rest of the year, gone…’ ‘We’ll have to wait and see, Ev. I hope it’s just a temporary thing.’ ‘I hope so, too. We already sunk so much money getting all the preparations done, it would be a waste to cancel all of them now!’ ‘I’m just upset as you are, love. I don’t know how I’m going to tell my family about this.’ ‘I’m sure they’ll accept it and be alright with it…’ ‘Oh. Sorry if I said something that hurt you, amore.’ ‘…you’re alright. Sorry if I got upset over that.’ ‘How can I make it up to you?’ slipping through my fingers.

[ti]solo[/ti] scivolando tra le mie dita [flashbacks] Posted Aug 13, 2024 13:22:16 GMT 9 Edited by Alkaid Aug 27, 2024 12:51:06 GMT 9

Alkaid • Player Character Posts: 544 Trainer Class: Player Name: Laurence Anderson OOC Username: Akivili Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Alkaid on Aug 13, 2024 13:52:04 GMT 9 #s://a~l3n~co/i/Sw7T9a~png (five years to that date; July 26, 2020) “Happy birthday, Laurence. I know it sucks that we have to be so far apart from each other, considering this whole lockdown business, but what other choice do we have?” “I know, amore, it’s… it’s all fucked up. So many people getting sick and there’s no cure in sight.” “You think… you think we’re in the end times?” You shift around on your bed; never mind that you’re bothered by the heat filtering into the apartment—it’s an uncharacteristically hot summer day, and this is the first time in so many years you’ve spent a special occasion apart. The camera on Evan’s end of the Facetime call shifts around, and you watch as he pans around his own place; stopping for a good bit to stare out the windows of the San Antonio apartment you call your second home. “I’m not sure about that, love. What’s important is that we’re both okay, you know? Despite you literally being down there in Texas and I’m stuck all the way up here in DC,” you sigh as you shift a pillow around; the better to rest your sore elbows on. You’d both resorted to Facetime’ing each other every day ever since the pandemic started; and today was no exception. “This is like, the first time I can’t get you a little birthday cake. I know you like the biscotti-decorated ones… you remember the bakery where I usually get your cakes?” “What about it?” “They’re… they’ve closed down. No word on when they’re going to open up, or if they’ll open ever again once this has passed.” “…that’s terrible, I hope the business owners are okay.” “I hope so, too. I’ve been single-handedly keeping their business afloat most days, you know? Because I know you have this insatiable sweet tooth for authentic Italian pastries! I couldn’t believe it when you said they were from Little Italy back in New York, but they moved down here to Texas ever since they got married.” “Small world, amore.” “How… how did your family take the change in plans?” “They said it was unavoidable, but they’re thankful we’re okay. I don’t know how we’re going to recoup the losses on everything we already spent our shit on.” “How’re your siblings, by the way?” “Oh, you know… Claude is still being a dramatic asshat in LA, Leanne’s the same as always over in Chicago. Hung over all her cats. She’s been having a righteous fit trying to feed the strays in her neighborhood due to the restrictions and all that.” “What about…?” “Don’t worry about your future father-in-law Cardinal Glace, he sends you his regards; you know that.” “How’s your work going?” “About as ornery as you can get. I’m actually in the middle of something while we’re on this call,” you hum, shifting the angle slightly so that he can see the glow of the laptop’s light reflected on your face. The sounds of typing echo out a few moments afterward. “Wait, sorry, let me call you back. Just got a ping on Teams and I have to turn the camera on for this call. Talk to you in a few hours, Evan. Ti amo.” “I love you too, Laurence.” slipping through my fingers.

[ti]solo[/ti] scivolando tra le mie dita [flashbacks] Posted Aug 13, 2024 13:52:04 GMT 9 Edited by Alkaid Aug 13, 2024 14:32:12 GMT 9

Alkaid • Player Character Posts: 544 Trainer Class: Player Name: Laurence Anderson OOC Username: Akivili Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Alkaid on Aug 21, 2024 11:10:19 GMT 9 #s://a~l3n~co/i/Sw7T9a~png (five years to that date; September 13, 2020) News of the outside world only made you even more depressed than ever, what with the pandemic literally cutting down people like wheat would fall from the chaff when it was harvest time. [tangent=“Happy birthday, love,”]“Buon compleanno, amore,”[/tangent] you would greet the blonde on the other end of the Facetime call. Why you’d called so close to midnight was… well, time zone differences. (Plus you’d been busy the whole day and had to clock in extra hours at work, so… oops.) “I was wondering if you’d forgotten,” the other would remark, taking on a fake ‘wounded’ tone as his face screwed up into a frown for a few moments. “How was work?” “They kept us for a few hours… had to redo a lot of ‘paperwork’, you know,” you would sigh as you stretched out on the bed; having put the work laptop aside on the bedside table; mentally exhausted from a long day at work. “Had a tight deadline to meet, so… that’s why my call came so late. I thought you were already asleep.” “Lucky you, I’m not sleeping yet, but…” the blonde would hum, peeling something off his face. “You just caught me at a really funny time.” “What, your evening skincare routine?” you would tease. “Where’re the cucumbers?” “You know I don’t like cucumbers!” “But what’s the deal with them? Cucumber slices on the eyes, and all that?” “I have no idea, I don’t exactly subscribe to that idea!” he would retort before breaking out into a fit of quiet laughter. You would also chuckle on your end of the call; reaching over to fluff up a pillow before flipping it over. “It sucks that we’re apart for this birthday, too,” you sighed once the other had finished the evening skincare routine before turning his full attention to you; complete with a kissy face and all that. “Yeah. I know you make the best lasagna… your grandma taught you that recipe, right?” You nod. “Nonna Angelina did, si. You know how it is with nonnas in the kitchen, mess up shit and they’ll come after you with a spatula!” He would make a crinkly sort of smile on the other end of the call. “Sorry if I called you so late, it was really unexpected.” “It’s no big deal, Laurence. I know how busy your work can get.” “Thanks for understanding.” The two of you would then spend another few minutes whispering sweet nothings to each other on the call; before Evan would hang up first with another kissy face and a wish for sweet dreams. Sweet dreams… it sure felt lonely being so far apart from the person you cared for so much; especially in the current state of things. [tangent=“I’ll make it up to you when we meet again.”]“Ti risarcirò quando ci incontreremo di nuovo.”[/tangent] slipping through my fingers.

[ti]solo[/ti] scivolando tra le mie dita [flashbacks] Posted Aug 21, 2024 11:10:19 GMT 9