Further to my ongoing technical research here, I am asking for some volunteers for testing purposes.

I'm afraid that I can't offer you much information beforehand about this test since that could be detrimental at this phase of the development. Just know that it is completely safe for you to undergo this experimentation and there will be no harm or side-effects.

Let me know here if you are interested and I will send you the location to take part.

 I must confess, the new additions to my household have been rather pleasant over this last month.

[ His device pans out over his living room where two female Sneasels are napping on his couch. One of them is particularly... pink. Also napping on his couch happened to be his Blaziken who was snoring away in the quiet afternoon. Nikola tilts his camera back towards himself and its apparent that he has a Misdreavus that's vying for his attention against the shiny Eevee snuggled away in his lap. ]

However, I seem to notice an interesting and rather entertaining theme with the ones I've caught. Namely, the majority being ghost types and a few dark or flying types if the literature on the Pokemon gracing our shores is any indication. I supposed if I went looking in places other than Everglade, I may gather more of a variety.

[He finally relents to reach up and gently pet his Misdreavus. Who seems to be rather pleased as she nuzzles into his hand.]

But, I dare say I find myself pleasantly content with what I have. What about everyone else? Has everyone else been having as much luck as I in finding companions among these strange creatures?

(OOC: her permission post is here)

[video] Shameless plug
Well, I reviewed the recent conversations on this network, so I won't bother with the whole "Where are I? What's going on?" procedure. I have a pretty good idea of what's going on. It's superbly annoying, but I haven't survived as long as I have without learning to adjust. So I'm going to try starting a business that's, as they say, by artists for artists. Basically I'm going to apply my prior experience as a professional artist and manager of artist collectives to helping other artists, whether it is with selling their works, promoting themselves, getting exhibited, or getting gigs from local businesses. If you're interested, whether it is as an artist or support staff, drop me a line. I'm called The Shadow Lurking Behind You, but you can just call me Shadow.

Might as well do something with my time now that I've lost many of the usual ways to spend my time. And physicality means I need money for a place to stash my stuff and art supplies. Speaking of, who else have suddenly found themselves physical? It sucks. It means you actually have to walk places and so on. I'll just make that my one complaint of this post.

Also, what's with all this collecting adorable fight-happy critters? It's like something out of someone's dream about similar video games.

[action] The Shadow Lurking Behind You

[You're probably just walking somewhere, probably on a street, when it happens. You get a unspeakably ominous feeling. Like something horrible is lurking behind you. It feels like it's approaching. The shadows seem deeper, darker, like they're hiding things.

Or maybe you have enough resistance to such things to realize you're the target of an illusion.]

[action] Just Catnapping Around Town

[Or you might encounter Shadow in one of her lazier moods loafing around in one of her favorite forms: a black-furred sabertooth cat with red eyes. She has a tendency to sprawl out in weird places like other people's pouches, atop other people's cars, or inside elevators.]