DxP REWRITE - Recollection

DxP REWRITE - Recollection

*To be clear, he also remembered (almost) all the names Ansy mentioned in the last one, but since the conversation was about Ansy as the girl who looked like Mizumi, he only mentions her here.

A lot of people asked why he can’t seem to remember Emmet - I was gonna talk about it in these next few comics, not to worry! In the game, Ingo begins to remember Chandelure & Emmet, but seems to forget right away - talking to Volo about his amnesia, he says “I can’t remember my own home, nor my family, if I had any…” I feel like Ingo would’ve concluded that the “man who looks like me” was family, so I interpreted that as him beginning to recover a memory, but losing it. 

This can happen when recovering memories. My own circumstances were different from Ingo‘s, though I imagined some things are the same, like how memories closer to your heart, good or bad, are harder to get back & retain. It’s a process to be sure, one that benefits from having kind, supportive people around you as you sort through all of that. 🩵

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DxP cast final draft (lol)

Sort of another “pardon our dust” post - I was gonna wait until Chapter 2 to share this, but I figured “why not” & updated the character profiles of the main cast of DxP REWRITE one more time.

Each of them got new artwork (I’d gotten so much practice drawing them in the comic that I felt I could do better than the first drafts) as well as a cleaner design with a little more info. Also, there’s been a little rearranging on teams:

For Ansy, she has her Castform Sora since I just learned you can indeed have Castform in Sinnoh! For Emmet & Ingo, thanks to this very fun Sword / Shield Submas run I’m playing where I nicknamed all their Pokémon after rail terms, I decided to nickname their DxP teams, too! I did look up most these terms online, so my apologies to rail fans if I didn’t do as well as I could’ve lol. 😅

Okay, that’s it lol. See you Wednesday for the next update! ^o^

cloud cookies with friends!

Debbie dropped by over here, bringing some nice rainstorms. In light of that, & needed to use up my extra ricotta from stuffed shells, I decided to do a little something I’ve seen around here as I baked some cloud cookies (soft ricotta cookies with a glaze). 🌧️

Sora (Castform) was watching the clouds & rain roll by as Rain (Vaporeon) helped me in the kitchen (very important that you know she helped!). Skye (Altaria) waited eagerly by the oven, & now these three sillies can’t wait to have one - gotta wait until “Ikrit” comes home! 🩵

See you with the next DxP REWRITE update on Sunday! Until then, stay safe! 

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PS: I forget where I found this recipe online, but this is the one I use (plus a tiny bit of sparkly sugar before the glaze sets). Have fun! 🌧️ Cloud Cookies:

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)

1/2 of 15 oz whole milk ricotta cheese (about a cup)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg

2 cups flour

1 tbsp baking powder Glaze:

1 cup powdered sugar

1/8 tsp vanilla

1 tbsp milk

Recipe:

Preheat oven to 350.

Line a baking sheet parchment paper.

Cream sugar & butter on low speed until light & fluffy.

Add ricotta, vanilla, & egg - mix.

Add dry ingredients - mix into a dough.

Scoop 12 cookies onto baking sheet.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until light golden brown & the tops bounce back.

Cool cookies on wire rack (careful, they’re soft!)

Prepare glaze - combine powdered sugar, vanilla, & milk (add more milk if it’s not liquid enough).

Glaze cookies when cookies are completely cooled.

Enjoy! Notes: For a lemony flavor: add 1 tbsp lemon zest to cookie dough, & substitute 1 tbsp milk for lemon juice to glaze (add milk if not loose enough) 🍋

rainy camp in galar

Sometimes I log into my save on Sword just to camp out with my rainy babies 8u8 I wish all modern Pokémon games had camping - they tried to do something similar with picnics in Scarlet, but it’s just not as fun for me. 🏕️🌧️

if you’re curious about the team, we have Rain (Vaporeon) & Skye (Altaria), of course - then there’s Candyfloss (Whimsicott), Cirrus (Cinccino), Tadpole (Quagsire), & Darjeeling (Antique Polteageist). 🩵

PS: I was chatting with someone about the eventual Unova remakes (though I actually think getting another sequel to make a Black / White trilogy would be very cool, too!), & daydreamed what if they decided to put in something like camping! Obviously, I’d be JAZZED✨ I feel like pizza would be a great camp food, too. It’s a staple food of NY, & it’s very customizable - you can even put Pinap berries on it if you want lol 🍕🍍

NPC Ansy

Drawing BW2 Ansy in that last comic with a raincoat like standard Parasol Ladies made me do it lol. Definitely nostalgic, looking up BW2 battle screenshots for this. ^_^

Parasol Lady is a trainer class who specializes in weather teams, but usually rain. There are certain moves, abilities, & types that have an advantage depending on the weather, like Weather Ball (a normally Normal move that gets a power boost & type change depending on if it’s raining, sunny, or snowing / hailing). Castform is generally their signature Pokemon, along with any with abilities like Swift Swim, Rain Dish, Hydration, or Drizzle. 🌧️💧

You probably would encounter her later on in the game (whenever Altaria evolves, around 35), but beat her fairly easily lol. Her default dialogue would be about the weather, her dear Pokémon, or maybe cloud cookies. ☁️ 

PS: I didn’t know you can catch Castform in BDSP (very rare Trophy Garden encounter), & I can’t not have Sora on the team if she’s available sooooo I did some rearranging on Ansy’s DxP team lol. I’m honestly planning on just redoing these profiles eventually (maybe after Chapter 1), but yeah, just so you guys know lol, Ansy has her raindrop baby. 🥲🩵

“Head” Canon (lol)

Just me sharing what I think is under our train twin’s hats, & making a case that I don’t think Ingo is quite as bald as the internet thinks he is, even if I style it differently (he just had a bad haircut in Legends Arceus, & had let it grow out again over 2 years lol).

Maybe it’s being in my mid-30’s, I thought it funny how the internet fixated on Ingo’s receding hairline, but say nothing about Larry’s (my all-time favorite Elite 4 member himself who also has a high hairline). Then I thought about why, & came to this conclusion. Also gave me an excuse to draw the everyday businessman again lol. ☁️