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A Nameless Petitioner · 6mo
You do seem to enjoy the form of Kitsune the most, kinda making some Pokémon think that you are a Ninetales, you know? Have you considered ever taking smaller forms before, like a Vulpix for example?
Since ... when have I ever taken the form of a kitsune? Ninetales or otherwise.
I can manifest at a smaller size, but I don't think I've ever had multiple tails... If you're talking about Vulca, she's not the same person as me. Though our faces and sizes are similar enough that I forgive the mistake-- we do have an uncanny resemblance.
... that said, I think she'd be nonplussed to be called a kitsune either. She's not from Japan, I believe.
Rhian · 7mo
You're not like any Pokémon I've ever seen before. But I know you have other forms that are Pokémon, I've seen them. So...what are you, exactly? A spirit, yes, but. A spirit of what? Is that even a valid question to ask?
I don't think those are different forms -- if you're talking about Vulca, she's a different individual from me. We have theories on why we look so similar, but nothing certain. I do have a few different forms I can take, but none are full Pokémon, and I can certainly possess Pokémon... And you could potentially consider me to be Pokémon-adjacent.
I myself am primarily a spirit of winter. I represent certain aspects of Winter. Over my lifespan I've also incorporated aspects of Winter-Predators - that is, predatory animals that can remain active in wintertime, mostly warm-blooded birds and mammals - and Protection, and as such I could be considered a spirit of either of those as well.
As for what it means to be a spirit... I'm from another world, known in your language as the Shadow, which runs parallel to the material world and has very different physical laws. It's a world driven by perception and interpretation. Whenever something has sufficient emotional weight to it in the material world, it creates a spirit double of itself in the Shadow.
Beings from the Shadow do not interact very well with the Material. Unless I'm materialized, or anchored to something or someone, I'd rapidly lose energy just being here, and materializing, itself, takes meaningful effort as well. ... still, worth it.
There's some who theorize that Pokémon themselves, and perhaps other similarly supernatural beings, are a result of long-past unions of mortal life-forms and spirits from the Shadow, like myself. I don't know if it's true. I do know that your Legendaries often have particular influence over spirits on the Shadow side.
A Nameless Petitioner · 7mo
A spirit? Do you eat and drink like others then? Can you even create life with others?
Yes...ish. Naturally, what I eat and drink is Essence -- the energy which powers my existence and abilities -- drawn from the aspects of nature that I represent. But when I've materialized, I can eat and drink anything you'd expect me to be able to eat or drink. Though obviously, when I'm not materialized, I can't do any of that because I'm not physical at that point.
I can also create life with others, yes, although the results are ... a bit unpredictable.
A Nameless Petitioner · 7mo
Do you know... Lahee?
... I do not. Pardon?
A Nameless Petitioner · 7mo
So what's the story regarding all your other forms?
I'm a spirit. I'm not nearly as committed to a single form as physical beings are. When I manifest, I can alter the exact details of how my body is expressed - to an extent. I'm also entirely capable of possessing physical beings or inanimate objects that fit under my purview, and that includes simulacra of my own design, so I've got even more flexibility there.
... or do you mean the other individuals named Hiber? Those aren't other forms; they're more like ... I suppose 'alternate reality versions'. That's not something I've learned about extensively, though.