Who are you and what have you done with Hermione Granger?

You know, I really like this idea for a thread. And the name. It's a good name.

That being said, hey all, I'm Phalanx! Same as Manchee, not my real name (duh). I'm from the Chicago area, but right now, I'm getting a Master's degree in Classics at Cambridge, and hopefully I'll be doing my PhD in Ancient History somewhere back in the States (nothing against England, I just heard that more than likely I won't be accepted back). I've been a fan of Pokémon since I was 6, I think, and other than a lull in between Platinum and HGSS (much of it caused by me forcing myself to go cold turkey because it was actually ruining my social live in a not so subtle way), I've been with it ever since.

As for writing, I only got into it through Pokémon fanfic, believe it or not. First thing I ever wrote was a little germ of an idea called Pokémon: Convergence. Sort of a PMD, lots of planned dimension-hopping inspired by Bioshock: Infinite, it was interesting. But then I lost motivation to work on it, and THEN I realized that the main character had no arc, and it was promptly scrapped after 6 chapters. Similar story with a journey-fic I was working on called Pokémon: Talking Points, which died after only a single chapter. However, nowadays I've found a couple of ideas that work for me in Ionization, a journey-fic in Sinnoh that has one of the most interesting characters (to me) that I've ever written, and The Pantheon, a collection of short stories based on ancient history, mythology, and folklore of different cultures with a Pokémon twist. Got a couple more ideas, but those can wait until I have a little more time on my hands.

Didn't see this until now, but yes! An icebreaker sounds like a great idea!

I'm Knightfall (though a fair number of you know my actual name), living in that weird part of the US called Florida (like Bay, I also do not know this "winter"). I'm focusing on my Bachelors degree in Environmental Engineering and currently working in a lab that deals with bugs all day. Got my introduction to Pokemon first through the anime (only a few old episodes, followed by the first movie). A few years later, I got FireRed and, down the line, Red Rescue Team, which began my love of PMD.

I got my start with writing after realizing I liked thinking up stories themed around PMD. Upon getting a phone that could access the internet, I stumbled across a couple of Pokemon fanfics and I realized that people write down the stories in their head and other people like reading them. It was quite the concept to younger me. And such, I immediately began scribbling down the first chapters of what would become PMD: Overthrown and its successor Dissolution in a series of notebooks. Upon getting a laptop, I began writing my chapters and posted 18 chapters for the story, and many chapters for other projects, such as Transcending the Abyss with Pokenutter and Operation Saltus Valley. After a short hiatus of 4 years, here I am, rebooting the story that, at its core, is the same one that took shape roughly 8 years ago. Eventually, I have plans to continue O:SV and TtA as well.

Knightfall signing off!

I'm eldestoyster, or eldest-oyster, or eldest Oyster, depending on how many permutations of it I have to go through when registering on a site before I find a version that nobody else has claimed yet. I live in West Sussex, specifically across the road from the sea, and make e-learning software for local authorities, which is absolutely not something my English degree qualifies me to do, but nobody has complained yet.

More interesting stuff: I've been writing since I learned how, which is to say a while at this point; I didn't get into Pokémon till I was in my teens, and didn't get into fic until a few years after that, when I realised it was a thing and that I would enjoy writing it. It took me a little longer to realise that that would probably mean I'd enjoy reading it, too. For a while I dabbled in fanart as well, but that didn't stick. I've written a lot of different things, across a range of genres, but over the last few years a pattern has started to emerge: original novels or fanfic, I generally write character-driven drama about monsters, power, mental illness, and trans women. Right now, I'm writing Ghost Town, which is about all of those things and also what to do if your best friend is trapped inside a magic rock. As for notable things I've written already -- the only memorable one is probably Go Home, which I'll port over here at some point, though I guess Arbitrary Execution and A Leash of Foxes are okay, too. I look forward to delving into your fics, as and when I get the chance!

I'm DynaDratina, also known as Mrs. Lovett. You can call me either, or just Dyna for simplicity.

I've been writing Pokemon fanfiction and fanfiction in general since I was a teenager, though Pokemon is the fandom I've written the most in. I guess it's because it satisfies my worldbuilding urges and provides lots of room for canon reinterpretation. I'm graduating with my Bachelor's in Philosophy and Linguistics, and applying for grad school so I can do more academic writing, hooray!

My main inspiration comes from the games, particularly 3rd and 4th gen, because they're the ones I've played and know best. I still enjoy a good fic about the newer ones, though.

Writing-wise, I'm currently revising my fic called Roots, which is about Professor Rowan's childhood taking place in 1960's Sinnoh. It's probably the one project I've spent the most time on and I really want to give it a conclusion it deserves. I'm also working on other Pokemon and Non-Pokemon fics, all of which I've resolved to finish, whatever it takes.

Hello, I'm Cupcake, but you can also call me Amethyst.

I seldom do the writing thing anymore, but I enjoy reading other's work just as much as writing my own. I've tried writing a few different Nuzlocke stories, but never finished any of them for various reasons, though primarily lack of motivation.

While I primarily plan to lurk and read the work of all you wonderful people, perhaps I may post stuff of my own in the future.

Hey, I'm Phantom! I've tried my hand at doing comics and screenshot nuzlocke runs but mostly I love to read them.

I'm a teacher and an amateur artist. I've loved pokemon most of my life and always find my way back to it. I'll likely be a lurker and occasional commenter but hopefully I'll post some of my own stories here one day!

I've just signed up and I though this was about as fitting as it could be for an introduction thread or something, so I'm here.

I'm Venia, real name [▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇]. I'm from Chile which is about in the top 5 ten countries in the world (we have the *best* earthquakes, fite me Japan). My line of work is computers, mostly, providing backend services and logistics for a local company that serves some service brackets such as smol neighbour stores, storage centers, fiscal processors and automotive servicing centers.

While I do programming, I avoid doing it at work if possible; when done corporate is a horrible, thankless job.

Now, as for Pokémon... I've liked the games since I started playing in 1999. Ran an underground battle ring for RBY back then. Kinda sorta left the franchise during the early 2000s because I was busy with life but now I'm back baby! Now I'm more of a fan, though that does has waned somewhat as of recently due to the progression of the series since G7.

I'm a writer, I write fanfic... admittedly I guess I'm more a worldbuilder since I have about 11x times the material written for worldbuilding than I have published or drafted work. In general I like worldbuilding for Pokémon and a few other franchises such as Assassins Creed and Metroid, and I've recently grown to appreciate Kirby and Monster Hunter. I've published Pokémon since about 2009 and tend to be a regular at PokéCommunity and now at AO3, I love how easy those two sites make publishing.

Some of my published work includes "Playfield", "Built for Risk" and "Simpler than Magic", all written as contest entries. My entire line of work is currently linked together as a personal setting, "The Suocéverse", my personal interpretation of how Pokémon should be, and for which I maintain an official wiki. While I write mostly what just comes to mind (and manages to grow well as an idea) I can do Pokémon-centric, PMD or original flavour without issue. I also love worldbuilding, in case my comment above didn't make it obvious.


Anyway, nice to meet you all. I'm reading some of your stuff and do am coming up with some questions. It does spring to the front of my attention that quite an amount of you have found your inspiration or built up an avenue of working with Nuzlockes, a part of the fandom I admittedly have not delved into. Oh and nifty to find you here too, Vray and Bay.

Uh, hi? I'm Guma. I'm another immigrant of the Nuzlocke Forums, but probably won't be as active here. Working on a Nuzlocke run and a oneshot or two.

I'm also an aspiring composer and programmer. Indie game market, here I come!