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[namohysip]

Looks like Ash is going for a leaping start into the New Year... (Wow, I missed a lot of madness in the anime, didn't I?)

Announcements
We're happy to announce that the Secret Santa event has gone very well! Thank you to all of the participants for getting your reviews in, and thank you everyone for participating while we wrap up the final loose ends. Here's to another year of events for the forums to come!

New Chapters
Special Episode 6 - You Promise, from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation, by @namohysip TEEN: - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation
Episode 87a: The Lonely Snover (part 1) of Pokémon Shine Diamond, by @LightningTopaz EVERYONE: - Pokemon Shine Diamond
Week 411: How Jack Killed the Hydreigon, of Live from the Fireside, by @LightningTopaz EVERYONE: - Live From the Fireside: Season 16 (Week 411: How Jack Killed the Hydreigon)
Chapter 32 of A Blond Ray of Sunshine, by @Antoshi TEEN: - A Blond Ray of Sunshine (1/8/2020: Chapter 32)

Review Game
Beth Pavell would like a review of the Maiden's Peak chapter of Kanto: There and Back Again.

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

abstentious (adj.): characterised by abstinence; self-restraint. [Wiktionary]

She’d resolved to be abstentious for the New Year.

Almost precisely a synonym for abstemious, abstentious has a similar pedigree, too, entering the language through the expected route of Anglicised French. Unlike abstemious, abstentious connotes giving up, or refusal, more than moderation.

 

[Cresselia92]

Iris used Poke! It's not very effective...​

Announcements

February is slowly approaching, but winter is still persistent. We hope you all have been equally persistent in terms of writing goals. Oh, and I guess you should get ready for the incoming Trope of the Month!

That's all, folks! Until next update!

New Releases

Take My Advice (Anime-verse, Ash and Brock friendship), by @J Bouken

• A one-shot where Ash realizes that girls exist and asks for help to an expert in love: Brock!

New Chapters

Chapter 73 - Gather of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation, by @namohysip

Episode 87b: The Lonely Snover (part 2) of Pokémon Shine Diamond, by @LightningTopaz

Week 412a: The Legend of Owen, part 1 of Live from the Fireside, by @LightningTopaz

Chapter 29: A Time to Shine, of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Pathways of Aspiration, by @p-bugle

Review Game

namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

acheilous (adj.): lipless. [Wiktionary]

That Lovecraftian acheilous face got on my nerves.

Something of a trivia word, and one that requires a bit of etymological breaking down to get to grips with. It helps to know that the Ancient Greek kheîlos (χεῖλος) simply means ‘lip’. Thus a-lip-ous, to have no lips. Acheilous is best used whenever you want to annoy somebody who believes in plain speaking above all else.

 

[LightningTopaz]

Keep calm, Misty--the newsletter's here!​

Announcements
Nothing going on this week...

New Releases
Ascension, by @theblackstaffandnightmare

• Red had always loved dragons. He wanted them. He dreamed of them. He desperately awaited the day he'd get a charmander, something that would one day reign as a mighty charizard. Unfortunately Red ends up with something quite different. Something cute. Something... cuddly. In a world where size is power and innocence is weakness, it will take all of Red's power to survive.

It's Not Always Black and White, by @UncleKAKAA

• An adaptation of the storyline in Pokemon Black and White, with more realism and maturity. Witness the rise of Team Plasma as it could have been, with Ghetsis at its head and N as the puppet dancing to his strings. King, an office worker, must contend with the ideals of Team Plasma and the weight of his past if he is to ever achieve his dreams of being a great trainer.

New Chapters
Chapter 74 - Collapse, of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation, by @namohysip
Chapter 9 - Joseph & Alice Interview Roxanne! and Chapter 10 - Paxton interviews Melony! from The Joseph & Alice Podcast, by @JFrombaugh
Episode 89: Old Rivals, New Tricks of Pokémon Shine Diamond, by @LightningTopaz
Week 412b: The Legend of Owen, part 2 of Live From the Fireside, by @LightningTopaz
Chapter Thirty Four - All That A Man Can Do of The Long Walk, by @Beth Pavell
Chapter 33 of A Blond Ray of Sunshine, by @Antoshi

Review Game
namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

anemious (adj.): growing in exposed, windy places. [Wiktionary]

She was often seen on the high moors, as anemious as heather.

Anemious sounds rather like it ought to be something to do with bloodlessness (anaemic, ‘Weak, listless, lacking vigour’), but it actually derives from the Greek ánemos (ἄνεμος), ‘wind’. Likewise anemophilous, while sounding like it ought to be a synonym, actually means ‘pollinated by the wind’.

 

[unrepentantAuthor]

Announcements
Depending on where you are in the world, you might be experiencing quite a bit more daytime compared to a month ago, and even some early signs of Spring. They say January is a dreary month - believe it or not, we're already in the second month of the decade. Has anyone been keeping their resolutions for the new year? My top resolution was to write at least fifty words a day of prose fiction, and I've somehow managed to keep my streak so far! Let's make this a good year for writing, all of us together.

New Chapters
Episode 90b: The Path to Stardom (part 2) of Pokémon Shine Diamond, by @LightningTopaz EVERYONE: - Pokemon Shine Diamond
Chapter 2 - First Blood of Ascension, by @theblackstaffandnightmare MATURE: - Ascension (Pokemon Grimdark AU)
Chapter 16.5: Scars, of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Instruments of Creation, by @The Desert Cat TEEN: - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Instruments of Creation
Five new chapters of It's Not Always Black and White, by @UncleKAKAA TEEN: - It's Not Always Black and White
Week 412c: The Legend of Owen, part 3, of Live from the Fireside, by @LightningTopaz EVERYONE: - Live From the Fireside: Season 16 (Week 412c: The Legend of Owen, part 3)
Part 3: the supposed friend-zoning, of The new life at the aether paradise, by @Eeveely EVERYONE: - The new life at the aether paradise

Review Game
namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

caesious (adj.): having a blue colour. [Wiktionary]

Caesious cars are very much in vogue at the moment.

Not, as you might think, ‘cheesy’ (Which would be casearious), but blue, or blue-grey. The etymology, other than the obviously Latin derivation, is unclear. Caesious may be related to caelum, ‘sky’, which would give it a kinship with celestial, which derives from the same source.

 

[namohysip]

Good ol' Feb 14th is coming up soon. Ready your ships!

Announcements
Nothing particularly event-worthy to announce here, so let's instead take the opportunity to say that the Trope of the Month has been going very well! Love seeing all the participation!

Now, let's take a look at the new chapters...

New Chapters
Chapter 4 - Trainer Square, of Ascension, by @theblackstaffandnightmare MATURE: - Ascension (Pokemon Grimdark AU)
Week 412d: The Legend of Owen, part 4, of Live from the Fireside, by @LightningTopaz EVERYONE: - Live From the Fireside: Season 16 (Week 412d: The Legend of Owen, part 4)
Chapter 29: Aftermath, of The Legendarian Chronicles, by @Chibi Pika TEEN: - The Legendarian Chronicles
Chapter Thirty-Seven: Nimbasa City: N, of It's Not Always Black and White, by @UncleKAKAA TEEN: - It's Not Always Black and White
Chapter 75 - Descend, of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation, by @namohysip TEEN: - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation

Review Game
namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

annelidous (adj.): of or pertaining to annelids. [Wiktionary]

Annelidous clouds streaked the early morning sky.

Or to put it another way: wormy. The phylum Annelida is one of those with a vast diversity of species that nevertheless gets forgotten about if you’re not a biologist. Also known as the segmented worms, the Annelida also includes the humble earthworm. Used in this simplified sense, annelidous is a synonym for a similarly obscure word, vermiform.

 

[Beth Pavell]

Announcements
Another usual week, but as usual, keep your eyes peeled! In lieu of anything official. Chibi Pika's finished Book 1 of The Legendarian Chronicles, for those of you that like to read something more complete.

New Releases
Whoops! We missed one. @Felly brings us a Castle fanfic: The Life I Saved

New Chapters
Chapter 30: To a New Tomorrow of The Legendarian Chronicles, by @Chibi Pika
Chapter 5 - The Pokémon Master of Ascension, by @theblackstaffandnightmare
Chapter Thirty-Eight: Nimbasa City: King and Chapter Thirty-Nine: N's Castle: Concordia of It's Not Always Black and White, by @UncleKAKAA
Chapter Seven: She Reminds Me of Someone, of Land of the Roses, by @Misfit Angel
Chapter 76 - Flashes in the Dark, of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation, by @namohysip

Review Game
namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

bawcock (n.): a fine fellow. [Wiktionary]

Good bawcock, bate thy rage. Use lenity, sweet chuck.

Not what it sounds like – but still appropriate enough to be our word following Valentine’s Day. The example for this week comes from Shakespeare’s Henry V, which indicates the archaic nature of the word. Strangely, bawcock derives from the Old French baud (‘bold’, or ‘gay’), and ‘cock’, a now largely obsolete diminutive and term of affection (Although still alive in some English dialects).

 

[Cresselia92]

Gettin' fired up!​

Announcements

So, a bit of an announcement here: we’re looking for volunteers who could help us with the Review League. Namely, we are looking for artists and reviewers to issue the various prizes. If you are interested, send a PM to either Beth Pavell or unrepentantAuthor. You can message them directly by clicking on their names. :3

New Releases

@Felly brings us another Castle one-shot, Moments: TEEN: - Moments [Castle/One Shot]

“There were a lot of thoughts that went through Beckett’s mind when she heard Castle say that, some of which weren’t very appropriate. Did she need him? Yes, in more ways than one. Was she going to tell him that? No. If there was one thing Beckett wasn’t going to do, it was going to be feeding into his already large ego.”

@LightningTopaz brings us Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Performers of Harmony: EVERYONE: - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Performers of Harmony

What if the MD world had theater troupes to inspire and entertain the rescue teams and the explorer teams?

@NepgyaHeart comes to the forum with C'est la Vie: TEEN: - C'est la Vie

After winning a school raffle, Eloise Damon embarks on a journey through Unova. Through reluctance, hesitation, trial and error, her brother pushing her to her limits, and her friend Sylviana holding her hand to guide her, Eloise bumbles her way to pyrrhic victory. Finally having friends, becoming outspoken, and liking pokémon didn't hurt, though.

New Chapters

Week 412e: The Legend of Owen, part 5, of Live from the Fireside, by @LightningTopaz

Chapter 77: Under the Red Sky, of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation, by @namohysip

Four chapters of It's Not Always Black and White, by @UncleKAKAA

Chapter 30: The Drift, of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Pathways of Aspiration, by @p-bugle

Interlude - Two Perspectives, of The Long Walk, by @Beth Pavell

Review Game

namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

plethoric (adj.): 1. Suffering from plethora; ruddy in complexion, congested or swollen with blood.
2. (of speech) Excessive, overabundant, rife. [Wiktionary]

He was a plethoric sort of man, constantly red and always sweating.
Her plethoric speeches could easily go on for hours.

Plethoric – a word to attack flowery speech, purple prose, sententious speaking, pompous blatherskites, and good old-fashioned wind bags. Plethoric originally had a medical sense, such as it was, which explains why it does not merely mean ‘abundant’, but ‘overfull’.

 

[LightningTopaz]

The hat's gone back, everyone--that means the newsletter is here!​

Announcements

This month, we are discussing prophecies for the Trope of the Month. So tell us--what makes a prophecy work? How do they go horribly wrong? How do you do a prophecy right? We've had some very good discussions the last two months, so let's keep it going!

New Releases
@DawningWinds joins us with Tale of Legends
@Felly brings us a third Castle one-shot: Babysitting

New Chapters
Chapter 78 - Back to Basics of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation, by @namohysip
Act 2: Choosing the First Play and Act 3: Making Preparations of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Performers of Harmony, by @LightningTopaz
Week 413a: The Youngest Son (part 1) of Live from the Fireside, by @LightningTopaz
Chapter 2: First Time for Everything of C'est La Vie, by @NepgyaHeart

Review Game
namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

quiddity (n.): 1. the inherent nature or essence of someone or something.
2. a distinctive feature; a peculiarity. [Oxford English Dictionary]

It is the task of philosophy to consider the quiddity of life.
Their quiddity wasn’t obvious; at first glance you’d think them impossibly bland.

Quiddity comes from the Medieval Latin quidditas – in turn from the Latin quid, ‘what’. In the simplest sense quiddity can therefore be Anglicised into ‘whatness’. If you regard this all as pedantic tinkering with language, then you may not be alone, because another sense of the word is a ‘trifle’, or ‘quibble’.

 

[Beth Pavell]

Announcements
It's a quiet week this week: not a lot going on in the Workshop, but Spring is coming ...

New Releases
@Cresselia92 brings us something new with The Meaning of Ambition
Likewise @NepgyaHeart has released Radiance, Capture On!

New Chapters
Chapter 11 - Joseph & Alice interview Wallace! from The Joseph & Alice Podcast, by @JFrombaugh
Chapter 79 - A New Day, from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation, by @namohysip
Act 4: The First Show (part 1) and Act 5: The First Show (part2), from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Performers of Harmony, by @LightningTopaz
Week 413b: The Youngest Son (part 2) of Live From the Fireside, by @LightningTopaz
Chapter 31: Eight Months Later from The Legendarian Chronicles, by @Chibi Pika

Review Game
namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

nithing (n.): 1. a coward, dastard, or wretch.
2. a wicked person; a villain. [Wiktionary]

Like a nithing he’d rather let others do his dirty work for him.
What a parcel of nithings has blighted our nation!

A very Northern European word, nithing has cognates in the usual suspects: the Danish nidding, and the German neiding, for example. Nithing, although admittedly archaic, survives more or less untouched from the Old English niðing, with very much a consistent meaning to boot.

 

[namohysip]

Oh boy here I come, drifting in for another week of news~

New Releases
@Misfit Angel, doing a journey fic for once, has released Undefeatable: TEEN: - Undefeatable

New Chapters
Act 6: The First Show (part 3) from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Performers of Harmony, by @LightningTopaz EVERYONE: - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Performers of Harmony
Week 413c: The Youngest Son (part 3) from Live from the Fireside, by @LightningTopaz EVERYONE: - Live From the Fireside: Season 16 (Week 413c: The Youngest Son, part 3)
Chapter 62: Fractured Friends from Pokémon: A Marvelous Journey, by @Juliko TEEN: - Pokemon: A Marvelous Journey
Chapter 3: Hopeless Chase from C'est la Vie, by @NepgyaHeart EVERYONE: - C'est la Vie

Review Game
namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

quagmire (n.): 1. a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.
2. an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation. [Oxford English Dictionary]

Torrential rain turned the paths into quagmires.
Reconciling everyone’s complaints was a political quagmire.

Quagmire is something of a tautological word, as each of its components mean more or less the same thing. Quag, from the Old English cwabba (Something that shakes or trembles; soft and flabby), meaning a marshy or boggy place. Mire, soft mud or dirt, from the Norse mýrr (A swamp or bog). Quag, mire, and quagmire are in the modern sense more or less interchangeable.

 

[Beth Pavell]

Announcements
Watch this space, because next week we'll have a Spring event to announce ...

New Releases
After several years, @System Error gets back into the fanfiction game with Nori Carino: Training a Demon

• Nori Carino is a headstrong but good-hearted 12-year-old boy with no interest in becoming a trainer. However, a chance encounter with a certain person and an infamous Pokemon called the Demon changes this. For standing up for it, he winds up embroiled in a bet with his city's Gym leader, with his future and the Pokemon's life on the line...

New Chapters
Chapter 31: The Stage is Set of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Pathways of Aspiration, by @p-bugle
Interlude: The Next Show of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Performers of Harmony, by @LightningTopaz
Chapter 4: Walking a Fine Line of C'est la Vie, by @NepgyaHeart
Chapter 2: Those Who Don't Belong, of Radiance, Capture On!, by @NepgyaHeart
Part 4: The pokemon league, of The new life at aether paradise, by @Eeveely
Chapter 17: Access, of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Instruments of Creation, by @The Desert Cat
Chapter 32: The Kanto League, of The Legendarian Chronicles, by @Chibi Pika
Chapter 81 - Healing, of Pokémomn Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation, by @namohysip

Review Game
namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

primaveral (adj.): of, or pertaining to, the early springtime. [dictionary.com]

The primaveral weather was characteristically unsettled.

Wiktionary simply defines primaveral as ‘spring’, which somewhat ignores the nuance displayed by the word’s etymology. The Latin ver is where we get vernal and the veral element; prima is literally first, hence primaveral = early springtime. Rare in English, primaveral has forms in most Romance languages, including the Romanian primăveră.

 

[Cresselia92]

Home, sweet home!​

Announcements

Just like last year, we have brought the new instance of Trainers of FanFiction, where very special guests will have to respond to some questions about their professions — the characters from your stories! For anyone who may be interested, we suggest submitting your completed entries as soon as possible. This is to ensure that all entries will be finished and posted on the forums in a timely manner after the deadline.

We hope you enjoy this new event!

New Chapters
Act 8: Learning From a Mentor's Show (part 1) , and Act 9: Learning From a Mentor's Show (part 2) from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Performers of Harmony, by @LightningTopaz
Chapter 2: Justice of Nori Carino: Training a Demon, by @System Error
Chapter 33: Family Reunion, of The Legendarian Chronicles, by @Chibi Pika
Chapter 82: Casualties, and Chapter 83: Stew from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation, by @namohysip

Review Game
namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

cleave (v.): 1. split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain.
2. stick fast to, adhere strongly to. [Oxford English Dictionary]

the large axe his father used to split wood for the fire.
Rose’s mouth was dry, her tongue cleaving to the roof of her mouth.

Cleave is one of those strange words that can have entirely opposite meanings—a contranym, or Janus word. Unusually both these senses are in use in Modern English. The reason is a matter of coincidence. ‘Cleave’ as in ‘to split’ comes from the Old English clēofan, whereas ‘cleave’ ‘to stick’ comes from the Old English cleofian. You might say these are two different words that happen to be spelt the same way.

 

[LightningTopaz]

Misty is not impressed by Brock's misunderstanding of social distancing...​

Announcements and Events
A friendly reminder that Trainers of Fanfiction is back! You still have time to enter, but please don't leave it till the last minute--the artists have a limited amount of time, so if you wait too long, they may not have time for your entry.

New Releases
Newcomer @Nikita Dracovish brings us Dismay:

• Meet Dismay, Ash's former companion on Pocket Monsters, the Kantonese show that was everywhere when you were growing up, encouraging kids to spend money in hopes of becoming the best there ever was. Replaced by producer demands to "keep the show fresh", she realized that all that time running up and down Kanto was the best years of her life. Now a corporate coordinator for Silph Co., the same company that produced Pocket Monsters, she spends her 9-to-5 dispatching Pokemon Coordinators and setting up Contests... and wishing she was back in the field, back in the spotlight, and back in the arms of the only person she loved.

For the sake of a joke, @System Error's been thinking about lightbulbs: The Lightbulb

New Chapters
Chapter 1: My Decision of Undefeatable, by @Misfit Angel
Chapter 63: The Path to the Pokémon League of Pokémon: A Marvelous Journey, by @Juliko
Chapter 34: Flames of War of The Legendarian Chronicles, by @Chibi Pika
Chapter 3: Trust of Nori Carino: Training a Demon, by @System Error
Act 10: Learning From a Mentor's Show (part 3), and Act 11: Learning from a Mentor's Show (part 4), of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Performers of Harmony, by @LightningTopaz
Chapter 5: Experiences I Want to Forget, of C'est La Vie, by @NepgyaHeart
Chapter 2: The Struggle, of The Journey to Mend Broken Things, by @Poke Dragon
Chapter Thirty Five - When It Alteration Finds, of The Long Walk, by @Beth Pavell

Review Game
namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

cromulent (adj.): fine, acceptable, or correct; seamless, relevant, legitimate or authentic; nonanomalous. [Wiktionary]

“He had a boundless passion for music and entertained many with his beautiful voice and perfectly cromulent sense of humor.”
- Obituaries and in memoriams: Benjamin Sydney Linton, The Charlotte Observer

Cromulent is a great example of an autological word, or, a word that describes itself. Cromulent is a perfectly cromulent word – as authentic as authentic, so to speak.

 

[unrepentantAuthor]

It's been unusually warm where I am, of late. Spring is in full swing! Stay cool, everyone~​

Announcements
There's two more weeks left to get your submission in for Trainers of Fanfiction! If you want to join in and haven't yet, then don't delay!
Small one, but we've removed the four-per-week cap on review logging to the Review League. It didn't seem to be worthwhile. Go ahead and log all your reviews at whatever rate suits you.

New Releases
After Dusk Falls, by @Autofire TEEN: - After Dusk Falls
The Fool's Journey, by @GrumpyPanda TEEN: - The Fool's Journey
Evil Within, by @Lightning Flame Blast TEEN: - Evil Within

New Chapters
Act 12: The Weaver's Son (part 1) and (part 2) of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Performers of Harmony, by @LightningTopaz
Chapter 4: Impossible, of Nori Carino: Training a Demon, by @System Error
Week 414: The Knight of the Swanna, of Live from the Fireside, by @LightningTopaz
Chapter 3: The Journey Begins, Chapter 4: Revelations and Confessions, and Chapter 5: The Rising Historian, of The Journey to Mend Broken Things, by @Poke Dragon
Chapter Twelve: Calamari on the Rocks and Epilogue, of Seiren, by @canisaries

Review Game
namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

cosset (v.): 1. care for and protect in an overindulgent way. [Oxford English Dictionary]
2. to fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly. [Wiktionary]

Cosset, not to be confused with posset (a hot drink made of milk curdled with alcohol, typically flavoured with spices) is a bramble patch of a word, rife with related senses and meanings. Probably from the Old English cosæta, ‘cottager’, cosset has otherwise meant a hand-raised lamb or a spoiled child, along with its figurative verb forms – leaving us with the ability to cosset a cosset.

 

[namohysip]

Holding strong in these tough times. Keep your flame going!

Hey all! Don't forget, we've got the Trainers entries to take care of! Time's running out, so if you want to get something in for that, check it out here!

Announcements
This week is last call for Trainers entries - entries close on Saturday 25th

New Releases
Pokémon Magic & Everlight Stories, by @Daren TEEN: - Pokémon Magic Act & Everlight Stories

• In a world humans long ago vanished from, the world’s first large-scale Pokémon government was formed—the Caerma Republic, now controlling nearly half of the continent of Occeris. Built on the memories and myths of the past, the Republic has brought a level of peace and stability to the territories that have joined it, but of course the world is still not a place of perfect content and peace.

New Chapters
Chapter 6: The Suspicious Businessman, of The Journey to Mend Broken Things, by @Poke Dragon TEEN: - The Journey to Mend Broken Things
Chapter 6: Price of My Nonexistent Pride, of C'est la Vie, by @NepgyaHeart EVERYONE: - C'est la Vie
Act 14: The Weaver's Son (part 3), and Act 15: Heroes in Jade, of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Performers of Harmony, by @LightningTopaz EVERYONE: - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Performers of Harmony EVERYONE: - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Performers of Harmony
Chapter 5: Sanctuary, of Nori Carino: Training a Demon, by @System Error TEEN: - Nori Carino: Training a Demon
Chapter 64: It's Way Out of Your League, of Pokémon: A Marvelous Journey, by @Juliko TEEN: - Pokemon: A Marvelous Journey
A revamped Prologue: Conception, of Different Eyes, by @unrepentantAuthor TEEN: - Different Eyes
Chapter 35: The Indigo Rangers, of The Legendarian Chronicles, by @Chibi Pika TEEN: - The Legendarian Chronicles
Chapter 83 - Stew, of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation, by @namohysip TEEN: - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation
Chapter 12 - Arrival in Kalos! A romantic day of sightseeing!!, of The Joseph & Alice Podcast, by @JFrombaugh EVERYONE: - The Joseph & Alice Podcast

Review Game
namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

decimate (v.): 1. to kill one-tenth of a group.
2. to destroy or remove one-tenth of anything. [Wiktionary]

Decimate, from the Latin decimare (‘to take or offer a tenth part’) originally referred to a Roman military practice where a random one in ten soldiers were executed to punish the whole unit. Figuratively (and incorrectly, though semantic drift makes such distinctions futile) it now more of often means ‘to annihilate’ or ‘to almost entirely destroy’. A decimate, in the noun form, could refer to a ten percent tax or even a synonym for ten percent.

 

[Beth Pavell]

Damn hayfever​

Announcements and Events
A couple of announcements today - firstly, the sign-ups for Trainers of Fanfiction are now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered - you can all look forward to seeing the first character next Wednesday.

Secondly, and I daresay everyone's noticed by now, but Roleplaying Games are now a subsection of the Writers' Workshop. Roleplays will work more or less the way they always have, but we do have a new rule thread here. This change is very much in its infancy right now, and we're all keeping an eye out to see just how it works in practice.

New Releases
Like a Drum, by @TwinklingCupcake
Pokémon: Unshielded, by @Stalungrad

• A retelling of Pokémon Shield with original characters.

New Chapters
Chapter No. 3 Back In Jubilife of Platinum Never Tarnishes, by @Leafy Feathers
Chapter 6: Fight, of Nori Carino: Training a Demon, by @System Error
Chapter 36: The Guardian of the Waters, of The Legendarian Chronicles, by @Chibi Pika
Chapter 32: A Natural Conclusion of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Pathways of Aspiration, by @p-bugle
Chapter 18: Wagon, of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Instruments of Creation, by @The Desert Cat
Chapter 2: Noblesse Oblige, of The Meaning of Ambition, by @Cresselia92
Act 16: A Show of Gratitude, of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Performers of Harmony, by @LightningTopaz
Chapter 14 - Joseph & Alice Interview Valerie, of The Joseph & Alice Podcast, by @JFrombaugh
Chapter 65: What Goes Around Comes Around, of Pokémon: A Marvelous Journey, by @Juliko

Review Game
namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

breviloquent (adj.): exhibiting breviloquence; concise. [Wiktionary]

His breviloquent instructions allowed no ambiguity.

Breviloquent: synonymous with laconic, antonym to grandiloquent, described with this autological entry.

 

[Juliko]

Stalungrad's fan fic is actually called Pokemon: Unshielded, not unleashed, just so you know.

 

[Cresselia92]

Stalungrad's fan fic is actually called Pokemon: Unshielded, not unleashed, just so you know.

Thanks for letting us know. The mistake has been fixed.

 

[Cresselia92]

Gotta burn down the calories of the lockdown!​

Announcements and Events

Oi, everyone! This has been a very quiet week.

In case you've missed it, we've now started posting the entries in the Trainers of Fanfiction thread. We've got many interesting entries with very unique takes of these characters' professions, so feel free to take a look and discuss whenever you get the chance. ^^

Completed Stories
Nori Carino: Training a Demon, by @System Error. Congratulations for finishing your story!

New Chapters
Chapter 85 - A Bright, Dark Storm, of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation, by @namohysip
Prologue: Conception of Different Eyes, by @unrepentantAuthor

Review Game
namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

quidnunc (n.): an inquisitive and gossipy person. [Oxford English Dictionary]

Helen Lovejoy is a quintessential quidnunc.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, this archaic word is of 18th century origin. Certainly one of the best examples of Latin for the sake of Latin, quidnunc is literally ‘what now?’. The applications of the word are arguably few, though one might imagine what a good Hangman or Scrabble word it might make.

 

[LightningTopaz]

I hate to break it to you Ash, but we have to stay quarantined for a little bit longer...​

Announcements and Events
Nothing going on this week!

New Releases
The Fight Against Eternatus by @Skalesgon

• A telling of Victor's and Hop's battle against Eternatus. Leon almost dies from Eternatus' explosion. Which puts his and Victor's battle on hold.

My LOONA x Pokemon crossover fanfic, by @Ducky Mioda

New Chapters
Act 19: The Hero of Three Colors (part 3), of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Performers of Harmony, by @LightningTopaz
Chapter 7 - Clouded Emotions, of The Journey to Mend Broken Things, by @Poke Dragon
Part 5: The battle begins, of The new life at the aether paradise, by @Eeveely
Everlight Stories, Part 1, of Pokémon Magic Act & Everlight Stories, by @Daren

Review Game
namohysip would like a review of whatever part of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Hands of Creation you like!

Remember, all reviews done as part of the Review Game are worth an extra +6 points in the Review League!

Word of the Week

isomorphic (adj.): corresponding or similar in form and relations [Oxford English Dictionary]

Typically for twins, they were bewilderingly isomorphic.

From the Greek ísos (ἴσος), ‘equal’, and morphē (μορφή) ‘form, shape’, isomorphic can therefore be used as an adjective for anything that is extremely similar, or identical. How similar is a matter of pedantry, in much the same way that the validity of the phrase “very unique” depends on how literally you want to take the ísos element of the word.