Hahah! Okay the references to others getting confused and blue being the hot head that he is is honestly hilarious.

Though in all seriousness the fact that they seem to flip like a switch is starting seem like this is a rapidly mutagenic parasite with virus like qualities rather than a true virus.

Then again I might just losing my mind with that statement.

tdbreslawski said:
Hahah! Okay the references to others getting confused and blue being the hot head that he is is honestly hilarious.

Though in all seriousness the fact that they seem to flip like a switch is starting seem like this is a rapidly mutagenic parasite with virus like qualities rather than a true virus.

Then again I might just losing my mind with that statement.

I think it has something to do with Deoxys. I might be red-threading this, but here's my thinking. It's a virus that mutates rapidly, there's three strains of it, it's highly aggressive, nobody knows where it came from, and we've just now learned that the infected are mysteriously in synch. And the infected talk about "mother," indicating that there's a singular driving force of some kind behind this. And yet despite all of that, it's still clearly related to Pokemon somehow and it was able to be fought against with materials and research from right there on Pokearth. All of that sounds like classic Deoxys behavior. I bet we'll find that swirly-armed motherfucker hiding in a moon rock somewhere pumping out infectious clouds and once we kick him back into deep space everything will end.

doppelgangir said:
I think it has something to do with Deoxys. I might be red-threading this, but here's my thinking. It's a virus that mutates rapidly, there's three strains of it, it's highly aggressive, nobody knows where it came from, and we've just now learned that the infected are mysteriously in synch. And the infected talk about "mother," indicating that there's a singular driving force of some kind behind this. And yet despite all of that, it's still clearly related to Pokemon somehow and it was able to be fought against with materials and research from right there on Pokearth. All of that sounds like classic Deoxys behavior. I bet we'll find that swirly-armed motherfucker hiding in a moon rock somewhere pumping out infectious clouds and once we kick him back into deep space everything will end.

Interesting take honestly, but my bets are still on something a bit more in the realm of mew. Since a) genetic mother of all Pokémon, thus allowing for such extreme variance in dna alteration and injection, Especially since as far as I’m aware they’re the only natural Pokémon to know transform, the move that mimics the dna of it’s target. b) mass physic link to all infected, thus causing the whole “mother concept to be pushed into their heads. c) direct potential for “paternal” revenge for the mass enslavement of her whole species (Pokémon being the species and each individual Pokémon being a subspecies) d) not exactly having a internal link to see inside the bubble of society to see the true good or bad of the situation, which it’s both for both sides.

Good: Humans have managed to mostly find a way to bond with their Pokémon and use them to help avoid destructive technologies (for the most part) and Pokémon in exchange get to live rather safely and content lay with easy food and water, along with companionship. even when fights break out no one dies if it can be helped

Bad: they have enabled the rare few wmds that have been built to be monsterious atrocities far beyond what we have built irl (Serriously a weapon that when fully charged can fire a nuke anywhere in the world, powered the life force of all the surrounding Pokémon and leaving mass crystallization of that life force locally?!) and there is the factor that not all humans are considerate with the Pokémon they capture potentially over capping and breaking up families and enforcing them into service of a entirely unrelated species. (See the examples I’ve left on the zoroark image) however, on top of both of those, without the sort of unison we have… or had in this sets case, humans are effectively semi-prey creatures as we saw in legends arceus who (depending on the region) would rather just kill Pokémon.

Without context it would make sense to see only the bad from your species point of view, no?

tdbreslawski said:
Interesting take honestly, but my bets are still on something a bit more in the realm of mew. Since a) genetic mother of all Pokémon, thus allowing for such extreme variance in dna alteration and injection, Especially since as far as I’m aware they’re the only natural Pokémon to know transform, the move that mimics the dna of it’s target. b) mass physic link to all infected, thus causing the whole “mother concept to be pushed into their heads. c) direct potential for “paternal” revenge for the mass enslavement of her whole species (Pokémon being the species and each individual Pokémon being a subspecies) d) not exactly having a internal link to see inside the bubble of society to see the true good or bad of the situation, which it’s both for both sides.

Good: Humans have managed to mostly find a way to bond with their Pokémon and use them to help avoid destructive technologies (for the most part) and Pokémon in exchange get to live rather safely and content lay with easy food and water, along with companionship. even when fights break out no one dies if it can be helped

Bad: they have enabled the rare few wmds that have been built to be monsterious atrocities far beyond what we have built irl (Serriously a weapon that when fully charged can fire a nuke anywhere in the world, powered the life force of all the surrounding Pokémon and leaving mass crystallization of that life force locally?!) and there is the factor that not all humans are considerate with the Pokémon they capture potentially over capping and breaking up families and enforcing them into service of a entirely unrelated species. (See the examples I’ve left on the zoroark image) however, on top of both of those, without the sort of unison we have… or had in this sets case, humans are effectively semi-prey creatures as we saw in legends arceus who (depending on the region) would rather just kill Pokémon.

Without context it would make sense to see only the bad from your species point of view, no?

You're not wrong, but there's a big problem, which is that Mew is too naive and oblivious of a creature to think about this stuff. Yes, there could easily be a story in which Mew loses its niavete and decides to start creating a more animalistic world, but absent of proof of that, it's unlikely to me that Mew would bother with this kind of thing. The only times we've ever seen Mew go into action at all in any official Pokemon media is when it is being directly threatened, as least as far as I'm aware. If the problem isn't directly under Mew's nose, it barely notices.

Deoxys, on the other hand, is known to be malicious and violent. It rampages, it threatens life, and most importantly, it's explicitly stated to be a mutated virus. I'm not the person writing this story, so I obviously can't say what the truth actually is, but Mew doesn't seem like a likely culprit, if there is a culprit at all. That being said, there are other Pokemon that could also be behind this. Darkrai, Unown, and Nihilego (and possibly other ultra beasts) are all known to cause physical changes and transformations in people. Mewtwo has some strange powers that could do things like this, and it's certainly no friend to humans. Arceus might be the cause of this, for unknowable god-type reasons. And that's all assuming it's caused by a Pokemon; there are plenty of evil scientists in the Pokemon world.

Despite my theories, though, I have to it that I think there are two situations that are most likely. One, this is just a bizarre strain of Pokerus that's gotten out of control. And two, we won't actually get an explanation on where this all came from. Honestly, I don't think we necessarily need an explanation. Just having it be cured and the story ending well is enough for me.

First the Frosmoth from a couple posts back and now this Zubat? Why does the uniform for these Air girls seem to come with handcuffs as standard issue?

Raeck said:
First the Frosmoth from a couple posts back and now this Zubat? Why does the uniform for these Air girls seem to come with handcuffs as standard issue?

At first I thought it was for emergency detainment for if one were to loose control, but this one's free cuff looks different than the one on her wrist. My current guess is it might help with keeping hold of people or other VBs she needs to air transport so they don't fall.

delphoxtron said:
At first I thought it was for emergency detainment for if one were to loose control, but this one's free cuff looks different than the one on her wrist. My current guess is it might help with keeping hold of people or other VBs she needs to air transport so they don't fall.

Eh, seems like that'd be kinda awkward to me. If she drops them or let's go for any reason then they're hanging in the air by one wrist, which seems like a recipe for a broken or dislocated arm. Wouldn't some kind of harness around the waist be better for that?

delphoxtron said:

At first I thought it was for emergency detainment for if one were to loose control, but this one's free cuff looks different than the one on her wrist. My current guess is it might help with keeping hold of people or other VBs she needs to air transport so they don't fall.

The handcuffs are to restrain and control themselves if they relapse back into ferals. The cuffs have three functions.
1) paralysis. When fully on can stun them and render them harmless.
2) Sleep or knock out gas.
3) white noise hypnosis
So far these are only for smaller VBs. Only one function is active at a time.

hippo2871 said:
The handcuffs are to restrain and control themselves if they relapse back into ferals. The cuffs have three functions.
1) paralysis. When fully on can stun them and render them harmless.
2) Sleep or knock out gas.
3) white noise hypnosis
So far these are only for smaller VBs. Only one function is active at a time.

Where did you get this information? Or are you just speculating?

doppelgangir said:
Where did you get this information? Or are you just speculating?

Vark confirmed it on discord when I ask that same question about the hand cuffs.
They also function as comm and data pad as well

hippo2871 said:
Vark confirmed it on discord when I ask that same question about the hand cuffs.
They also function as comm and data pad as well

I see. I don't love hearing that the VB-units could relapse. But maybe it's just a precaution, and it won't actually happen.

doppelgangir said:
I see. I don't love hearing that the VB-units could relapse. But maybe it's just a precaution, and it won't actually happen.

He confirmed that if certain needs aren't meet they can relapse. From not having enough sex to having too much sex as well as being pent up for too long.
The goal is to keep them satisfied not over indulged.

hippo2871 said:
He confirmed that if certain needs aren't meet they can relapse. From not having enough sex to having too much sex as well as being pent up for too long.
The goal is to keep them satisfied not over indulged.

Ah, so a bit of casual sex every now and then keeps them sane. Much like a normal person.