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self aware!pla thought but regarding big man arceus himself.

so it's no common knowledge that despite arceus's role in the game, its still a puppet that bends to the whim of the code, the game and the script. a peon is still a peon even if you give him a fancy title and new clothes. but what if it wasnt like that?

the way i see it, i think in a self aware scenario, arceus will essentially act as an extension of the player; but whereas the player can only observe events from a higher perspective as a figure that always watches yet never interferes, arceus will actually try to prevent some events (so long as the game doesn't spit in its face for doing so). primarily stuff like the protagonist's banishment from jubilife and the very little assassination attempt volo tried to pull. in a way, it sees rei/akari as a child the way you do. but while you are (in arc's eyes) an omnipotent being that it knows it cannot question or act against and defy, arceus is still in a fair playing field. and the wrath of Horse God is just as equal to that of a parent.

Arceus sees your potential from the moment it asks for your name, the player, at the very beginning of the game. How it talks to you in it's realm outside space and time.

It may have been very brief, but it was enough for Arceus to grow aware of you. How you are a being much past their own.

It's an odd realization, but even Arceus had considered the possibility that something had created itself a long time ago.

And Arceus quickly learns from there on just how much you grow attached to the Hero, your little vessel.

However... You have your limits. Or perhaps you simply have your own rules or reasons not to interfere with things? Only having a small amount of control?

Yet it sees how much you care. You aren't letting some bad things happen because you want them to.

It's like there is a veil, between you and the universe Arceus sees over. One you cannot cross.

No worries though. Arcues will do it's best to protect the hero for you.

Especially when it sees the inevitable outcome for the Hero, how horribly they are treated later on.

Arceus won't let it slide with ease.

Meanwhile, for the life of you, you can't figure out why your switch sometimes crashes, or how certain pokemon appear in places they shouldn't. Or the way you see shinies a lot easier than in other games. You have even had friends comment on your luck.

Every other hour you encounter a shiny, or a rare pokemon. Or one you shouldn't see in that area. And for some reason, you swear things are different than you remember in your first playthrough.

You just hope your game isn't corrupted, but... at least nothing seems broken. If anything, your luck is unusually high. Especially how you seem not to take near as much damage as you used to, or getting lucky in a battle or looking for a pokemon with a specific move.

Though... you are a bit concerned about the garbled mess NPCs speak sometimes. But it usually corrects itself. Most of the time.

Weird.

I know for a fact I'd be either a menace or a health hazard if I got into self! Aware hisui. Mostly because I have a hard time falling asleep - therefore I can fall asleep standing. Falling asleep standing in a world where alpha pokemon roam, seems like a bad idea on paper , but an afterthought when tired.

Other than that, I had a small continuation of the spectre ish reader. I imagined earlier what the consequence would be if reader didn't automatically get attached to the main character:

Volo, for example. Would probably benefit from having the spectre attached to him, as this would make a shortcut both to communicating to this God beyond the screen, but would also make it easier to achieve his goal as the reader would technically have to help him, as they would t know what would happen if they did get detached (and would rather not figure out).

Laventon would have someone who knew every pokemon, even just based on the bare bone explanation. His fieldwork would be easier, and he would get information on pokemon not even in the current region. He would also have a portable guide on how to better approach them, who to approach and so on so forth.

Ingo would have someone who knew who he was, both strained and taken from their homes. Reader could enlighten him on who he was, who he left behind and maybe help him get back, as the spectre reader too would be connected to the code keeping him here. Who knows, when they take a more human shape they could help him with lady sneasler or help at the training grounds?

But what if..., imagine if they got attached to a pokemon form? A zoroark has been lurking around one of the galaxy camps, way outside their natural habitat, not that its caused any trouble. Far from it, in fact its been helping with leading (scaring more like) people back to camp if they got lost. Later, the pokemon is replaced with a person wearing a zorark mask. They still stand in the distance, far too afraid they will mess with the code if they get closer - maybe they'll just watch a bit longer.

Holy moly this got long! Sorry about that, got kinda lost imagining!

This is very interesting!

Volo would probably do everything in his power to keep you with him, maybe even try to figure out the code to make you a body. You sound like the voice from the sky, He wants you to stay with him, especially when you describe his world like it’s a game. Surely, you must be a god? What else could you be, if Arceus itself was nothing more than something for you to catch for fun in your world? Laventon would probably be slightly horrified, yet curious. You don’t seem malicious, far from it. You seem to even enjoy his company, and helping him out. You even know about pokemon that don’t even exist yet! You are incredibly polite, and enjoy helping him. All he has to do is describe a pokemon to you, and you instantly fill in the blanks. After the first few times, he was able to confirm every detail you mentioned. He honestly enjoyed your company. Maybe he can manipulate these numbers he sees, and give you a body. It’s the least he can do! Ingo would be wary at first, but would quickly grow to enjoy your company. You knew who he was, and happily informed him of his past. He will admit, he was slightly upset to learn his life was nothing more than a game in your world, but you seemed nice enough, and only wanted to help him. And help him you did. You told him all you knew about him and his brother, and felt he deserved better than whatever happened to him to land him here in the first place. He feels the desire to help you, maybe figuring out the code to make you a body. It’s the least he can do for helping him out! Though the idea of using a Zoroark is so good! What if you had the powers of one though, and could create an illusion of themselves?? Finally after manipulating some code, you can make a body, but it still looks off. Looks too generic. So you use the code to give yourself a Zoroark mask. People still stay away from you, but you don’t entirely mind. Eventually, people grow curious of the stranger who seems to help them when they are lost, or being attacked by pokemon. Like magic, you can make pokemon freeze, and lead the poor soul away from the pokemon, and direct them towards the nearest camp. You become the hot local legend. What were you? Some sort of deity over Zoroarks? You seemed to favor them, though you didn’t hate humans like most people assume Zoroarks do. You don’t even really speak, just pointing towards camps. Could you even talk? What were your motives?? Just don’t be surprised when you suddenly have people visiting you, and leaving you offerings...