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LH, do *you* have a fursona?

No, sorry to say. I always thought the idea was a little nice, actually. Strange parts of the fandom aside, furries are so creative, and the idea of having an animal that describes who you are is a little … comforting. But I’ve never been able to feel strongly enough about a pokémon to see it as a representation of me. I just can’t get past seeing myself as anything other than human.

I know it sounds weird to be so forlorn about it, but besides the creativity, there’s also the empathy. It’s impossible for humans to think exactly like pokémon, but because furries already identify with something non-human, they can probably come close. That’s why I don’t think Bill’s research costumes would work for anyone but him. Even if I wore one, I wouldn’t be able to turn off the human part of my brain and let myself imagine what it’s really like to be a pokémon; I’d still keep thinking on a subconscious level, “I’m human, and this is silly.” Bill, on the other hand, turns that part of him off for a hobby, so it’s almost second-nature for him to put on a costume and let himself slip into the mindset of a pokémon for research. So I envy him a little.

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Oh. So this is why he keeps going on for pages whenever he answers asks. Who knew it would be this easy to just talk…

LH, what is Bill’s fursona?

Shockingly, it’s neither eevee nor clefairy, although he’s tried identifying as both at one point or another.

I would tell you what it’s been for the past few years, but I respect Bill too much to sacrifice a bit of his private life. All I can tell you is he’s lying when he says he doesn’t know what “scalie” means.

Wait, there’s a film about you?

There’s a funny story about that, actually, mostly involving the moral of “never consent to anything until you have time to fully think about what you consented to.”

They sent him a copy of the screenplay, even. He still consented to it without even reading it. —LH

Hey now! I read it! —Bill

Skimmed. I skimmed it. —Bill

Okay, in my defense, Steven had already consented to the half about Devon Co. —Bill

Casual question but what’s your favorite movie of the year so far? I thought PokeRangers Infinity Legends was pretty good as the big season finale to the Mawrvelie Cinematic Universe and Ready Trainer One was surprisingly okay??? I didn’t think the film was any good but it was better than expected

PokéRangers Infinity Legends wasn’t that bad, no, but frankly, if we’re talking about the Mawrvelie Cinematic Universe, the character focused movies are in my humble opinion far superior. That is to say, who can argue that Black Liepard was just the right balance of action, comedy, thriller, and science-fiction that the MCU hasn’t seen since Steel Man 2? Or what about the chemistry between the titular characters of Durant-Man and the Vespiquen?

Beyond that cinematic universe, though, Guillotine was a surprisingly good sci-fi movie, if not a bit too violent for the editor’s tastes (which is to say, I admit I went alone), and although it’s yet another superhero film, the same could be said for Shedpool 2 (which is to say I went alone for that too). On that note, though, Orre Rim 2 was also decent, although it didn’t quite capture the glory of the first Orre Rim.

As for the editor, she’s unfortunately more interested in romantic comedies, foreign films, and generally more “serious” subjects (although we both can at least agree on Black Liepard for reasons that involve, and I quote, “hey, look, it’s us,” during the scene where Black Liepard’s sister asks him to test the unobtainum suit), so her recommendations differ quite drastically from mine. She thought Love, Cynthia was quite “adorable,” for one, as was Let the Sunny Day In (which was technically a 2017 Kalosean film, but it’s only been released in Hoenn this year, apparently). She’s also fond of Kyogre’s 8 for reasons that certainly don’t make complete sense if you’ve spoken to Lanette Hamilton for more than two minutes.

Of course not. —LH

Actually i’ve met a few bipedal pokemon that use computers regularly. They never have microphones.

Fascinating! I wonder if they have any difficulty in typing. Granted, I didn’t have much trouble (other than reaching my keyboard in the first place and adjusting for the fact that I had shorter and fewer fingers), but one must admit that the keyboard is awkwardly designed for human use only.

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Huh. That gives me an idea…!

I’d stop him, but this sounds like an innocent project that will keep him busy for a while. Unless he decides to test it on himself … again. —LH