#prof. peach

Also what about Yang? Does she call Raven mom too or does she only call Summer mom?

I made this drawing after I realized I sent Rai on a fun, life altering adventure across a multiverse and how it reminded me of @prof-peach and her time travel adventure.

Realizing that they both would come back changed, I had to point out the differences in their situations and ultimately how differently they would process their experience.

This was the result of that.

So, 5-8 was the winner, but 1025-2048 is a close second, and is both a lot more:

useful

hilarious

Unfortunately, for RWBY that was up to over 700 kids, which is a bit too silly. Instead I'll lop 3 off the exponent, to make it more manageable. We'll go with 2^8 instead of 2+11, which is 256, which times 2.8% = 7.

Because @prof-peach mentioned staff and volunteers on her blog recently, I went through my files and dug up a picture of the one time I volunteered for a season at Dōtaku Island! This was a few years ago, as you can see by Kate still being a Venipede, and if memory serves I was a fresh young Researcher who was working on preliminary stuff there for what would eventually become the Theory of Evolution in Wild Pokémon.

Everyone is making such fantastic art/stories about their OC’s on @prof-peach’s Dotaku Island, I wanted to join in! I had a lot of fun creating her backstory :)

This is Margo, a 25 year old employee on the island with chronic back pain that she tries to not bring to attention if she can help it. She mainly gives tours and volunteers her face painting skills during the larger yearly events. The kids love it! She is often mistaken for a wooloo herder because of the cool stick she found on a hike and uses as her walking stick. 

If you’ve ever heard the warning “just because you have a Pokemon, that doesn’t mean you’re invincible”, they’re probably referring to Margo. More specifically, the tragic event that happened 10 years ago. As an overzealous teenager on her journey in Hoenn, Margo thought she could do anything but had a rude awakening when she thought it would be a fun idea to play hero. She fought a Team Magma goon, fell off of a cliff, and badly injured her back. Margo was lucky to have survived the fall and was told she would be unable to complete her gym challenge. 

After spending a few years at the Lavaridge Town hot spring rehabilitation center, Margo was partnered with a trained medical assistance Pokemon, a Medicham named Dove. He helps Margo with her chronic pain and everyday things she is now unable to do without help. Her Clefairy, Clock, helps Dove when he can.

They left Lavaridge town to find Margo’s new calling, eventually stumbling across the island after seeing an advert for their events. With equal parts hustle and bustle and tranquility, Margo was instantly smitten and just…didn’t leave. Peach eventually employed her. 

Margo has mellowed out significantly since her rebellious teenage years and advocates for teaching young trainers to be smart and safe on their own journeys, as to not make the same life changing mistakes she made.

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As the person who pretty much kickstarted the Dōtaku Staff OC trend, it was pretty much my job to make my own staff oc. In light of that, here’s Kass! As always the art and Kass belong to me, while Dōtaku Island and Prof. Peach both belong to @prof-peach! (Go check out their blog it’s amazing!) More info under the cut!

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Name: Kasper Rhinehardt (Goes by Kass)

Age: 24 yo

Gender: Non-Binary (They/He pronouns)

Height: 5’ 3”

Job: Groomer (Specializes in reptilian pokemon as well as most fire and bug-types)

Hometown: Motostoke City, Galar

General Info: Kass is a former gym trainer for the Fire-type leader Kabu, and now works on Dōtaku Island as a pokemon groomer and a staff member. Due to their experience under Kabu, they have the patience, willpower, and persistence to deal with pokemon of almost all temperaments. In their downtime they love cooking, foraging, and spending quality time with their team. Pretty much almost all of the treats that Kass gives his clients are homemade and his team are more than willing to taste test his creations. They also help teach the Fungi Foraging 101 and Foraging for Beginners workshops due to it being a hobby of theirs. Fun Fact: Kass is so lightweight that he’s been easily benched by Peach multiple times as a testament to how physically stronk she is. (They also turn red like a tomato berry at any mention of those occurrences.)

Team:

- Howl the Obstagoon: Looks like they could kill you, is a cinnamon roll; Met on Route 3 of Galar; Is a huge crackhead™ most of the time, but otherwise is a very sweet boy; If you ever hear a scream when you’re picking up/dropping off your pokemon from/for grooming, that’s usually Kass getting soaked by Howl shaking after he just got a bath because he won’t sIT STILL!

- Kaen the Centiskorch: Looks like a cinnamon roll, is a cinnamon roll; Given to Kass by Kabu, and is Kass’ starter; An absolute perfect pokemon in all sense of the word; Loves to give people warm hugs and is incredibly good with little kids; His best quality is his wiggles™; Often seen either taking care and occupying smaller pokemon while others are being groomed or helping Kass with their cooking.

- Espada the Grovyle, Gargoyle Variant: Looks like a cinnamon roll, could actually kill you; Met in the forests of Dōtaku Island; The most recent addition to Kass’ team and is the most surprising member; Used to be distant and a tad violent, but due to Kass’ persistence he’s now an attention hog and loves getting scritches; Often assists Kass with grooming and is surprisingly good at helping cut and de-shed stubborn fur; He and Kaen are also Kass’ go-to when helping Peach calm down a rowdy pokemon and during the Battle contest.

- Canyon the Silicobra, Eastern Hognose Variant: Looks like they could kill you, would actually kill you; Met on Route 6 of Galar; You’d think that all of Kass’ pokemon are all of these well-behaved angels, but then there’s this petty brat; He will bite and gnaw when he doesn’t get his way, which is often (Kass is so used to it that it doesn’t work on them); His sand glands are underdeveloped, so he pretty much relies on his biting moves more than his ground-type moves; He is so dramatic that he usually throws a tantrum once a day, much to Kass and the other staff member’s amusement.

With her legs leaning over and out of the ship, a grinning pokemon ranger observed as the sight of land drew ever closer. She inhaled the salty tang of the air deeply.  “Ahhhhh…! Can you smell that in the air, Sheva?” She asked her Flygon who was leaning their upper body over the protective railing of the ship where its trainer was haphazardly perched. Sheva trilled back, making the ranger laugh. “Same here, I can’t smell ANYTHING other than the seawater!! This is nothing like where we’ve been stationed for the past six months! Johto is absolutely beautiful!” Breaking the peace and comfort of the ferry trip, she felt her pokemon partner press its face into her chest with a small whimper. She rubbed Sheva’s snout affectionately, carting her free hand through the soft fluff that decorated her Flygon’s chest.

“Rrrrrnnn!” Sheva protested, whining.

“I know, I know… It’s scary to think of the reason why we’re headed to Dotaku Island in the first place. But Sheva, Professors Peach and Grey will be able to help you get back into the sky again. And then we can fly across all of Orre just like we used to, we can be official partners again. Just promise me you won’t push them away out of stubbornness.” Before Sheva could respond, the pair heard the ferry captain’s voice on the speakers

“Now docking at Dotaku Isle.” 

“Wonderful! Sheva, let's get down and confirm our appointment with Professor Grey!”

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“Oh, San! You made it in person, that’s wonderful news.” San turned her head to the voice that called her, smiling wide when she recognized it was Professor Grey. The young ranger cantered over to the professor, happy that he recognized her so quickly. The two had been in contact over the last few weeks, trying to figure out the exact needs for Sheva and whether she would be better off with prosthetics or a regimen for therapy.

“Of course I did! When you offered to examine Sheva, I was overjoyed I couldn’t stop thinking about it in every waking hour I had! I would have come sooner too, if I wasn’t in a constant kerfuffle with the Orre Police Department trying to get official leave for this trip.” Grey offered a sympathetic smile to her.

“As I understand, you are one of the few pokemon rangers partnered with the Orre force that isn’t stationed in Pyrite, correct?” San exhaled harshly, shaking her head.

“Yes, I’m helping create and clear space for the new Pokemon HQ Lab by day, and in the evening it's usually only Sheva and I who can patrol the sun-parched dunes of the desert.” The exhaustion from San’s almost nonstop efforts to keep the region safe from the likes of danger must have permanently etched themselves onto the creases on her face and the weariness of her limbs by now. She couldn’t remember the last time she even did something for herself.

“I understand, I’m especially relieved you were able to make it then! Now, where’s your partner? In her pokeball?” San shook her head.

“Oh no! Sheva never goes into her pokeball. In fact I don’t even think I bring it with me on the regular.” There was a moment of pause.

“I see… So where is your partner now? You said she was grounded and unable to fly still.” A panic set into San’s body, shaking off her obliviousness to the world around her.

“Sheva? SHEVA?!” Sheva couldn’t have gone far, she felt the dragon pokemon’s claws on her shoulders just moments ago before she went to greet Professor Grey.

“Now, aren’t you the most curious thing I ever did see on a Saturday morning!” San and the professor quickly made their way over, the former of which placed a hand on her chest to calm her beating heart. Sheva was in one of the most capable hands on the island, Professor Peach was already eyeing Sheva with what seemed to be delight and fascination. 

“Ah there you are, Sheva! Making friends? And here I was worried you’d be too apprehensive!” Sheva turned to San and crooned delightedly as Peach found one of her favorite spots to be scratched just under its chin. 

“I see… You certainly have more wings than I was expecting to see on a Flygon, and you’re spotting some of the softest down I’ve felt on any dragon type I’ve had the pleasure to meet. Ataria descended, maybe? Not quite. Hmm, oh… No! One of your parents must have been a Volcarona!” San couldn’t help but smile as Peach affectionately regarded Sheva, and only snapped out of her stupor when Sheva placed its chin over its trainer’s head.

“H-hello Professor Peach! My name is San and I’ve travelled from Orre in search of some guidance and help for my partner Sheva. Do you think you can help us?”

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Some small notes in case anyone was wondering:

San is a trainer originally from Unova but was stationed in the Orre Region after graduating from the ranger academy. Sheva is her Volcarona-variant Flygon because I’m absolutely OBSESSED with the idea of pokemon variants and I wanted to include two of my favorite pokemon that can actually breed in the games.

Sheva has more than one pair of wings, I can’t decide if she’d have four or six wings total, but two of them were torn from a bad encounter with Team Snagem  who was after Sheva because she was a strange looking pokemon and fully evolved. Sheva also has some chest fluff like Volcarona does! Sheva loves to be petted on the chest and chin especially

Sheva cannot fly as of now, whether it is due to the trauma of the attack or because she’s not used to using one less pair of wings is what San is trying to figure out. That’s why she arrived on the island seeking help and counsel from Professor Grey who is the expert in prosthetics just in case Sheva might need some to fly again.