{Speaking of things the mun is planning, did you know that this blog will be celebrating its third anniversary on December 31? Weird, I know! How could we even keep going this long when we’ve run out of pokédex entries to write, like, back in July?

In any case, the original plan was a combination of things: first, a temporary Discord channel wherein people can waltz in and interact with Bill and Lanette in real time. This will still probably be a thing, but the details have yet to be hammered out fully. (Deets will be released later this month.)

The second thing was to release the blog’s bible, or my notes on the “canon” of the blog, through a series of posts.

That one. That one had to be tweaked. Because lmao real life sometimes, guys.

So to make a long story short, from now until December 31, the mun will be taking meta asks. That means any question you’ve got about the world, the characters, or the mun herself is fair game. Ask aaaaanything you’d like, so long as it can be answered OOC, not from Bill or Lanette’s perspective. And, you know. So long as it’s SFW. Unless you’re asking about the weird stuff Bill’s into.

To make sure the mun sees your ask and doesn’t just fail to answer it for three months like she normally does, please insert #META into any ask meant for this event. These will be considered top-priority asks and thus will be answered as soon as the mun gets them (although asks will still flow out from Bill and Lanette regularly as well). These will also be inserted into our new tag, #the canon according to Bill, which will be linked in our FAQ/info and serve as a new blog resource.

Tl;dr: Send asks about the world/cast/mun of this blog, labeled #META, from now until the end of the month to get OOC explanations and notes.

Have fun!}

{Heads up, but mun is currently on break and posting during some spare downtime. However, the queue’s stocked, and this will likely be the last live post in a while. Sorry, folks! Taking care of some personal business.

But in the meantime, to Diabetic Gardevoir anon, sorry, but to clarify, the most Bill can cover in a single post if you’re looking for as much detail as the Goldenrod entry is just one town or city. x_x That’s what he means by “tall order.” Anything more than that would likely make for an ungodly long post, and it would take some time either way because a lot of research into the actual places these cities are based on go into those posts—or at least a lot did for Goldenrod. If you could narrow it down to one at a time, that’d be cool. Thanks!

On that note, though, if folks want Bill/the other storage system admins to tackle guides to different cities, that could be a thing the blog could do as we wait for the next regional dex to be introduced. Something like that would start next year and happen at a rate of one town/city every few days (with asks filling in the gaps). If this sounds interesting, send an ask to suggest a place. 😉 Don’t flood the inbox of course, as this is actually more to gauge interest.

Also, pretty much everywhere is fair game, with the following notes/restrictions in place:

* Bill has been to every canon region except Orre and Alola, but he will most likely cover Kanto, Johto, Sinnoh, and Kalos, as well as the Sevii and Orange Islands. He can cover Unova as well, but given his opinion of Unova (read: he’s like those non-Americans on Tumblr who adore making fun of Americans on posts about American patrotism), it’s probably not a good idea to ask him unless you want a fantastically sarcastic tourism guide.

* Lanette will cover Hoenn because Bill will simply defer to her for all matters concerning her native region. She can also be asked to cover Unova if you don’t want a guide that includes the Castelia sewers as Castelia City’s only noteworthy attraction.

* She cannot, however, cover anything with Mirage in the name (Kingdom, Island, etc.) for obvious reasons.

* Molayne may be asked to cover Alola, but probably he’d pass the job off to someone more willing to write guides. Like a trial captain. Or Hau. Actually probably Hau.

* Everyone agrees that Orre is a terrible place to visit and will likely refuse to answer questions about it.

* The Ranger regions are not thought to be tourist destinations, but Bill may cover those if folks really want him to.

* Ransei, as noted in previous posts, is just Japan (the first four main game regions, plus a few fan ones). Mun ignores the fact that it’s shaped like Arceus because she can.

* Landmarks between cities will often be addressed in posts about the closest city to them. For example, Mt. Moon would be covered in a post about Pewter City.

* Remember: One city/town per ask, please! Thank you!

That said, see you soon, everyone!}