State of the Author #1 · 3:18am Jul 12th, 2014
So, I'm sure at least some of you have seen other authors do these, and I figure I might as well give you all an update to explain my rather lackluster update schedule.
As I've said before, I work at Best Buy as a member of the Geek Squad; specifically as a consultation agent. The role is full-time, which often means my work weeks can be... hectic, to put it nicely. Adding to it is the unpredictability of being purely client driven, so I can occasionally get out on time, other times we get slammed right as my end of shift comes around. Now, sure, I can technically leave at the end of my shift, no matter the condition of the line. But it's just not in my nature to leave people unhelped. Let alone leaving my team in the lurch, because for all I grouse and complain about them, they're like brothers to me 
Anyway, rambling about the job aside, work on the latest chapter of Arceus and the Displaced Village is proceeding well, and should be done by the end of the weekend. The main hurdle with it is I'm really being anal about getting characterization accurate, and not letting the scenes get stagnant. With luck, this chapter will suck you right into the emotion as the broken families start to reunite 
EDIT: Well, dangit. Real life decided to interfere, along with a dose of lack of sleep, and I fell short. Gonna push through, see about releasing the chapter tomorrow (today) 
...you know that, after tempting us with this blog post, if nothing comes out before monday morning I'm going to SPAM your letter box with all the stupidest meme I'll be able to put my hands on, right?
Jokes apart, happy to heart it! I've been waiting!
Jokes apart, I wasn't joking. Or was I?
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I sir, humbly accept your challenge
2276837 This Challenge Acceptance has been passed down through the Armstrong family for generations!
Hey, at least you're working.
Though, speaking of crazy, I'm going to do just that if I don't get this off my chest about the story before I go to bed. Arecus is the creation pokemon (OK, technically it's the "alpha pokemon," but legends say it created things), but nothing's been created in the story. Instead Ponyville has been moved through space. So wouldn't that be more Palkia's domain?
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Well, when you start reaching beyond what any of the Pokemon deities know, it gets a little muddy.
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And now that statement brings up the question of whether any of the legendaries are actually deities. Oh, sure, the Sinnohans of old certainly thought they were, but modern trainers look at them as just bumps in the road. No matter how flashy their Pokedex entries are it won't stop them from being beaten out by a Gengar or Kengaskhan.
. . . Man that went a weird place.