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Spill The (Drow)Zee OOC Info + Snorunt Fortunes 2026
Spill The (Drow)Zee OOC Info
The month of January is beginning with an excess of certain Psychic Pokemon... and while initially trainers may think nothing of it, just another swarm as usual, they will quickly have reasons to reconsider this opinion. Because these Pokemon have decided to be "helpful." The holiday season is a time of connection, and just because the season is over is no reason to stop encouraging these things! Surely people would like to grow closer to each other at any time of year?
And one of the quickest ways to grow closer is to share deep, heartfelt secrets with each other! Which the Mr. Mimes and Drowzees are going to do for you, whether you like it or not.
During the first full week of January, characters will be getting delivered gossipy notes with other characters’ secrets. This gossip may be of any magnitude (actual deep dark secrets vs "took an extra candy from the candy jar"), is broadly truthful, and is usually not intended to make characters dislike each other. But:
- The Psychic Pokemon have gleaned this information from characters' thoughts and dreams, and may have gotten an inaccurate impression of what actually happened.
- Even if the original Psychic Pokemon did understand correctly, there are a smaller number who actually know how to write - so the Pokemon that wrote the gossip down may have put it down incorrectly (think a game of Telephone).
- The Pokemon may have assumed that something would make a good impression, or bring characters closer together, when it actually really wouldn’t. ("Team Rocket stole their precious Fluffy once, and you're a Rocket. Surely finding out will lead you to talk it out and become better friends, right?")
Some gossip might be hand-delivered to people, if you'd like specific CR to find out a secret (or fall prey to totally incorrect gossip). Some gossip might just be tossed out on the street for anyone to find.
The event log for this will be posted on January 5th - until then, you're welcome to use this post to offer up secrets/gossip and plot! (You are, of course, also free to hit up individual characters' inboxes with gossip delivered to them, if you'd prefer that to the event log!)
Snorunt Fortunes 2026
There exists an old superstition that Snorunts bring luck and good fortune to those that treasure them. 'Look into a rich man's past, and you will find a Snorunt there' is something you might hear from older relatives to explain why some of us enjoy more fortune than others.
Well. It turns out those old people are right. Up to a point, at least.
Whether they actually bring good or bad luck themselves or if there is some luck-giving entity that is just very concerned with Snorunt Treatment is something that can be discussed at length, but the fact remains that how you treat a Snorunt can definitely affect your luck in life. Towards the end of the month, the Snorunts will re-emerge, and based on how a character treats them, they will receive one of five fortunes for the coming month: Great Luck, a Bit of Good Luck, ??? Luck, a Bit of Bad Luck, or Great Misfortune. These fortunes can affect anything from making your character particularly vulnerable to tiny little mishaps or fortunes to actually affecting things like the likeliness of them encountering a shiny Pokemon!
Mind you though, these Snorunts are rather unpredictable. What could lead to a great fortune from one Snorunt could be taken as a complete insult by another Snorunt. Like someone once said, life is like a completely randomly decided fortune by some website generator; you never know what you are going to get!
This year the Snorunts seem particularly intrigued by characters who were affected by the gossipy Psychic Pokemon, following them around more intently - did they hear some of the gossip, perhaps...? Depending on the rumors that were spread about a character, these groups of Snorunt might be relatively positive in attitude - like an annoyingly persistent fan club - or relatively negative - like a gang of haters! But either way, it's possible to sway them to the opposite opinion... you truly never know what's going to happen with a Snorunt.
In order to receive a Snorunt Fortune, please comment to THIS MOD COMMENT by 11:59 PM EST on January 31st, and include both a summary of how your character chose to interact with the Snorunts this year and a link to a thread related to the Spill The (Drow)Zee plot, with at least 3 comments from your character. (This thread doesn't need to be on the event log - you're perfectly welcome to make your own post!)
Of course, Snorunt Fortunes are entirely optional! Your character may have somehow avoided drawing their attention.
Questions
Snorunt Fortunes!
You must include both of the following:
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Jotaro will be kind as always to the Snorunt and given them treats whenever he sees them. It'll only be a couple of berries each but Jotaro will make sure everyone gets something. Despite the trouble they cause, Jotaro has a soft spot for the Snorunt.
Additionally, his former Snorunt fortune-giver, Omikuji the Glalie, will be eager to see his Snorunt brethren. Omikuji may even spread some snow out for the Snorunt using Snowscape if it's particularly warm!
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In the end, Jotaro is blessed with a Bit of Good Luck! For the month of February, whenever he and his Pokemon happen to stop at a restaurant or food stand or anything of the sort - there will be no line, or a seat that just freed up so that they can sit down immediately. And the specials will always include something that fits what he's in the mood for exactly.
More subtly... if he invites anyone to a meal with him, they'll be shielded from the effects of any negative Snorunt fortune they may have gotten until they're done with their food. He's just a walking (mild) luck charm.
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Oh boy, so magical time of year for Dolly where most of her secrets are out in the open! Still, she has to let Babs and Ava enjoy the snow...then the Snorunts arrive. They're insanely cute little guys...Dolly is smitten by the cuteness the Snorunts were serving.
This being Dolly's first run in with the Snorunts has honestly no clue what's she is in for. Innocently, Dolly with her Pokemon end up playing with the Snorunts, the two Alolan Vulpixes making more snow upon using powder snow to enjoy with the Snorunts.
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The Snorunt decide that Dolly's Vulpixes are trying to show them up. 'Oooh, look at me making snow, with my higher special defense stat!' Don't you see that these Snorunt are shivering? Never mind that they're Ice types and enjoy snow, and the shivering just happens to be a natural movement. Clearly, Dolly saw them shivering and cruelly decided to make them even colder! She just made a mistake about it actually bothering them!
So... Dolly is unfortunately going to be affected by Great Misfortune. For the month of February, every Pokemon that Dolly sees and thinks is cute... will be able to tell that she's thinking it by the look in her eyes.
And aside from her own team, they will always happen to be in a bad mood and be mortally offended. That Eevee is out for your blood now, Dolly!! That Mareep is chasing you, Growling and trying to get you with a Thunder Shock!
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By the time the Snorunt show up, Cecil is thriving. Having a lovely time. Enjoying peace while it lasts, because winter egg clutches might be a thing now. In fact, he's in such a good mood that he'll read fairytales out loud to any Snorunt visiting his house. (Or at least, the ones hanging out in the living room. He won't chase down the ones roaming about the house.)
That said, if any Snorunt stumbles upon a fridge-shaped, fridge-sized gift-wrapped box right next to his actual fridge, he'll just bring a finger to his lips and wink. Edgar the Klinklang is still having fun searching, so please don't ruin its fun!
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As such, Cecil will be receiving ??? Luck this time around! Apparently, the rumor about him liking pretty stones has gotten around... and has gotten every single stone and fossil merchant out there to start sending him spam mail via the Pidgey Delivery Service. So many catalogues, Cecil. So many. Some of them have very dubious products, too: is there really such a thing as a newly-discovered Disaster Stone that evolves Absol permanently into Mega Absol form...? Look, no matter how convincingly the catalogue talks about inclusions of Absolinite - wait, isn't it supposed to be "Absolite" anyway?
On the other hand, the more reputable merchants seem to be hoping to lure him over to shopping with them by sending samples. So throughout February - until the end of the month, when the deluge of spam slows to an occasional flyer - Cecil will be receiving a number of free gifts. Some are just pretty rocks - the Pokemon world doesn't lack collectors' items like Pearls, after all! A few are functional, however: an Everstone, a handful of genuine evolution stones, a Float Stone...
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The Snorunts could not foresee Catrina's arrival and Catrina had no clue what these weirdoes with the cones were. Clearly, they're prime candidates for indoctrinating into a life of crime! She hands out markers to the Snorunts to commit acts of graffiti with on the PokeMarts and Pokemon Center.
Once the graffiti is all done, Catrina would sneak the Snorts inside to shoplift snacks in thanks for the good hard work they did with 'decorating' the PokeMart. This was definitely the best idea ever...hopefully the Jennies are not getting involved with the Snorunt vandalism and shoplifting...Hot Damn Catrina...
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Catrina will be receiving Great Luck on this Snorunt visit. Despite all her instigation of shoplifting and vandalism, during all of February the Jennies will absolutely fail to follow any proper trace of her. She is free to commit crimes with impunity! Smash windows! Steal pokeballs! Ditch restaurants without paying for lunch! (But take care - any crimes that drift into March will draw the normal amount of Jenny attention.)
Gytrash will be less lucky, with his beautiful layer of grease all stripped by grooming... perhaps the Snorunts didn't like how stinky he was and he was inflicted with Great Misfortune? Or maybe the grooming was going to happen to him no matter what... in any case, Catrina's luck will hold here as well! Whatever her favorite "socially acceptable" scent is, that's the exact soap and conditioner the grooming parlor had available, and that's what Gytrash is going to end up smelling like. Somehow, for all of February! Even if he regains his grease!
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Emporio of course, is maintaining the gym again. Snow season being what it is, he shows them access to the ice cave portion of the course and lets them enjoy the entire wintery course as a whole if they so desire.
They can also of course, just come in the Gym if they want, but it's a winter wonderland out there!! Also, the Gym is warm, they probably don't want that.
He'll probably give them snacks if they run into him personally during this time spent in open winter wonderland.
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This means that Emporio is getting blessed with Great Luck in February.
It won't seem like great luck initially, as New Bark Town will experience a week-long power outage... but mysteriously, the Petal Gym is the only building unaffected! The town will end up congregating around the Petal Gym to organize handing out supplies and warming people up, and Emporio will earn a great deal of good will (not that he really needed it, but it never hurts)!
In addition, everyone's Pokemon will be tagging along... and perhaps one of them will get flirty with Emporio's Pokemon behind the scenes. You may submit for one "borrowed" Pokemon in the JKBA Pokemon Exchange if you so choose, as if you were a JKBA breeder of Gold Rank. Just link back here in your request comment! (But of course Emporio isn't actually borrowing the Pokemon, one of his Pokemon is just meeting up with them in the background.)
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Rui hasn't encountered the fortune Snorunt before, having been huddled inside last year. But he's heard about them, is very excited to have caught their attention, and is feeding them Berries. He may also be trying to recruit them to be actors in his shows.
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As long as Rui and his Pokemon can stand to perform their street shows even in the chilly days of February - then all month, despite the weather, they seem to be guaranteed a reasonably-sized audience! And an audience that tips!
Now, admittedly... the audience isn't always human. Sometimes it is! Other times only one or two trainers stop by to watch, and they're fresh off losing some battles and have no money to spare. But at those times, wild Pokemon from the city streets show up, oddly fascinated by the spectacle. And they... also have tips...?
Okay, so we're talking a Rattata dragging over a pizza slice as tribute. Or a Pidove delicately depositing a particularly nice branch with an Oran berry still attached to it. Stuff that's not especially valuable, in short! But, on one particularly notable instance... a Meowth spits out a whole entire Big Nugget at Rui's feet, gleaming brightly gold. Where in the world did it find that??
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Uuugh, Doppio has no idea how to deal with these guys anymore. Be nice to them? Bad luck. Ignore them? Bad luck. Has he ever had a good February? Probably, but he doesn't remember.
You know what? He's just going to side-eye them until they go away.
... ...
Okay well that's the plan until he sees one of them look up at him with the saddest, wettest eyes, at which point he relents and leaves a little bag of berries out for them.
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So here's the bad news: some of Doppio's Rocket coworkers seem to have heard and believed the rumor about "Doppio" and being "two guys". And, juicy gossip that this is, have spread it around everywhere.
Here's the good news: everyone in the Rockets who hears and pays attention to this rumor... seems to be under the impression that what it actually means is that Doppio has a stunt double. Or a twin. Something along those lines! Basically: that there's two physical pink-haired guys who are sharing the role of Doppio and trading off, very cleverly contriving it so that only one is ever seen at a time.
The Rockets are duly impressed! If the higher-ups hear about it, they aren't even mad, since if it's true it still means they're only paying the stipend of one Rocket Alpha. Efficient! Frugal! Meanwhile, the Grunts that Doppio orders around in February are a touch jumpy, constantly checking over their shoulders for the "second" Doppio... but it does seem to be good motivation.
Now... this takes the whole month to disprove (whether it's Doppio trying to do it, or it's the work of some enterprising Grunts who are really trying to track down where the second guy is hiding during downtime). And on the one hand, it means Doppio is subject to additional scrutiny during the month. But on the other hand, it's super duper embarrassing to discover that they were so off-base, particularly if Doppio has been trying to deny it. Which means that the general Rocket population is being very vocal about ignoring any future reports of Doppio actually being two guys...
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granted... this is 20 minutes past the cutoff so i may be ineligible. if so i fully accept my fate
if not! then bido will probably have been a little unsettled by his snorunt paparazzi, especially while trying to fly under the radar. he can't really tell what they thought of him, but occasionally he'll have sent one of his pokémon over as distractions and/or diplomats, and largely left them alone otherwise, unless they seemed like they particularly wanted something. his pokémon meanwhile are just silently noting that he looks like a bigger snorunt in this weather.....
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In his case, it mostly means (potential) embarrassment, because somehow... for the whole month of February... there's a new fashion trend for spiky hair and tiny round sunglasses for him to double-take over. As if he needed even more of a reputation for jumpiness! Few of them are convincing former boss look-alikes on second glance, but sometimes it'll be outright excruciating. Like when one of his fellow Grunts spends ten minutes straight waxing poetic about their new crush over in the Olivine Rocket division, to literally anyone who will listen, and it sounds exactly like Greed. Until they pull out a creepy covert photo on their Gear and it's definitely not.
Simultaneously, poor Seagrass seems to have developed an allergy to something in the Rocket base! It's not dangerous, but it's an itchy and miserable experience. And when Bido is directed to the Rocket Pokedoctors... while the doctor who takes a look at Seagrass doesn't resemble Greed at all, his voice sounds like an exact match. What in the world is going on here. Why is this happening.
(What Seagrass's allergy ends up being to is up to you!)