#META So your FAQ is, well, what it sounds like. Are there any sorts of questions you wish you’d see more of? (And on an unrelated note, did anyone ever draw Bill’s pokesona? I remember seeing some talk about it)

{To the easier of these two questions, alas, no. I would love to see someone try, though, and on that note, submissions are still open, and the post in question is somewhere in the Dragonite tag. I’m just sayin’. 😉

On the harder and more serious of these two questions, I think it’s more about variety than anything else. Sometimes, when I get a question, I’d actually get something like five or so of them, either intentionally (like how I currently have five asks I’m working on for facts related to different species because of the Decidueye fact post) or unintentionally (the numbers of times people ask about how to take care of standard/Alolan Vulpix at the same time or what happens when you have them mate with each other). Don’t get me wrong; I enjoy answering these asks. It’s just that after a while, they get harder to answer because I feel like I’m going through a template of sorts. That’s why I tend to stall out on questions about caring for different pokémon and why I might skip around the ask hopper a little.

If I had to choose a specific topic, though, I’d probably say more worldbuilding asks. Like, not necessarily “tell me everything about this city” so much as “hey, I have this specific not-necessarily-pokémon-related interest; what can you tell me about it?” I’ve always been fascinated with worldbuilding/building societies and cities and whatnot, so the sorts of questions that make me go deep into the setting itself are just fun, even if I fully acknowledge the fact that Bill probably doesn’t know everything about those topics. Or if he did, he might not always speak of them favorably. (Looooool, his opinions on Unovan politics are pretty much “it’s a garbodor on fire; next.”)

Also, full disclosure: asking Bill or Lanette personal questions is like free license to stan, so that’s always fun.}

#META How hard is it to keep all the fanon you publish straight? (Or, related, how often do you get asks saying stuff like “in June you said Salandit try to remain close to their Trainer, but last week you said they remain a respectful distance away?”)

{Answering in reverse order, but you’d be surprised! Not too many people notice if I’ve accidentally contradicted myself. I guess it helps that I only publish once a day, and with about three years’ worth of content, there’s just so much to look through it’s easy to forget if I’ve covered something already, even for me.

And in a way, that actually helps me too. Like, for the bigger stuff (like stuff about Bill or Lanette, the general world, etc.), that’s usually actual headcanon that I’ve had for ages, and other stuff I just remember because it’s hilarious (like how to properly care for an unown). But the other stuff, like how salandit evolution works or somesuch? That can get trickier. If I’m not 100% certain how something works, I usually make it a point to look through the tags/search myself to see if I’ve written about it, then go from there. But if I don’t find it at first and I’d already written about it (which happens from time to time), usually, people don’t notice, no. It’s actually more frequent that I get asks about stuff I’ve already covered (no salt intended there), so … to be honest, I don’t worry too much about whether or not I’m about to say something that contradicts another post, haha. :’)}

How far down are Dragonite on the furries list? I’d think dragons would be pretty popular in general.

Well, according to my friend, dragonite is among the most popular “scalies” in the community. People identify most with dragonite’s “classic” look, not to mention its muscular yet cute appearance.

(Of course, my friend identifies more with dragonite’s typical disposition, the general dragon aesthetic, and the folklore surrounding it.)

You know, you can just say that’s you, Bill… —LH

My neighbor has been “warning” me that my Serperior (who I raised from a Snivy) is potential seconds away from constricting me, lies next to me to measure if she can eat me, etc. No attempt to talk some sense into him has helped. I don’t personally mind, but I worry that he’s stressing out my Serperior, or worse, that he might try to “save” me from her himself. Are either valid concerns? I don’t want to have to keep her in her ball around my own home for her safety if I can help it.

Besides the unlikelihood of a pokémon eating the trainer that has raised it from birth, serperior aren’t major predators to begin with. They photosynthesize and supplement their diets with far smaller prey (insects mostly). Prey as large as a human would actually likely kill a serperior because they don’t have the digestive system for it.

However, your concern about your neighbor stressing out your serperior is actually valid, as if he’s constantly measuring her and so forth, they may be violating her personal space, which could actually make her skittish enough to attack. Luckily, though, this issue can be solved with a restraining order (unless you actually like said neighbor).