Fact 1:
The scene when Domino crashed through the bridge with Nebby was so vivid in my mind that it alone inspired me to draw it.
Three attempts and a very toxic on-off relationship with my temperament later, this is what happened.
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Fact 2:
Domino was originally supposed to start without a partner. However, I think she would have been eaten by a Rattata somewhere then.
So the choice quickly fell on my favourite Pokémon number three: Zorua.
Fact 3:
Domino’s birthday is on the eighth of June. This makes her a Gemini.
I’ve actually set an age and a date of birth for almost all the characters.
Fact 4:
As some of you may know, English isn’t my first language. I’m writing this story in two different languages and you don’t know how much of a pain in the ass it is to look up all the Pokémon and character names.
Anyway, I fell in love with the name “Nebby”.
Why?
In my mother tongue, Lillie calls Cosmog “Wölkchen”. If I translate that into English, it’s “Little Cloud”, or, if we go by Lillie’s logic, “Cloudy”.
Nebby just sounds cuter.
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I can probably draw characters in front view better than any other pose on this damn planet... I really like Domino here!
The flowers killed me, though.
Fact 5:
In the fight against Carbink, Zorua was actually supposed to do better.
Then came the stone edge.
I didn’t see that coming either...
Fact 6:
The banyan trees really do exist! It took me a bloody hour to find greenery in Hawaii that looks like it does in the game.
Fact 7:
Bellro was named that way because I couldn’t think of a better name. So I took the dog's name “Bello”, which is well known in my country, and slapped an “R” into it.
I couldn’t have been more creative. Really.
Fact 8:
Amethio’s reaction to Kiawe’s stupid Marowak dance is taken from my own. I hated that part of the game. Was the point where I wished arenas back.
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And here you can see Domino grabbing Amethio by the arm, unsure what to do after Salazzle appears.
Fact 9:
Thanks to the battle against Slowking, I’ve become really fond of the Pokémon. Now I have my own in Pokémon Go with the affectionate name “Muten Roshi”.
Fact 10:
Amethio and Domino were supposed to spend the night in the Lush Jungle, snuggled up close together because it’s cold.
Then I remembered that it’s not cold in the evening in Hawaii in June. So I thought a romantic evening flight would be great! They burst through the leaves. Domino has a branch in her hair, Amethio removes it...
THEN I realised that I’ve made this goddamn leaf canopy so dense that not even Rayquaza can get through it.
Case closed.
Walk it is.
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Drawing Amethio in new clothes gave me a real kick, even if I ruined it, haha!
Fact 11:
I shortened the scene when Domino throws Pyukumuku because I just couldn’t stand it in English. In my language, they’re called “Gufa”.
The change from “cute” to “monkey noises” was ... fascinating...
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A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.
Fact 12:
For those who didn't know: Spam Musubi is a real thing. I found the dish immediately so disgusting (I hate spam) that I thought it would go really well with Faba.
Fact 13:
When Domino joined the Explorers, I was constantly mixing up Gibeon and Hamber.
Editing was hell.
Fact 14:
Actually, I didn’t want to write any Pokémon chapters, but shortly before it was too late, I thought it might be fun.
I have no regrets!
Fact 15:
Malasada really does exist.
I knew it was, but relied on the game and thought from all the variations that it was some kind of handy pizza.
So Domino bit into her slightly spicy pizza with pepperoni, cheese, and salami until I looked it up again to make sure.
Malasada is a sweet dish.
At least I was allowed to keep the “spicy”...
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The girls in Malie Garden. Lillie and love are two things I’m going to make fit one day!
Fact 16:
After Domino hit her shoulder, the detail slipped my mind for a whopping three chapters before the thought occurred to me: “Say, shouldn’t she be starting to have a hump by now?”
Fact 17:
The chapter when Domino brought Mimikyu into the team almost made me cry.
Mimikyu is my favourite Pokémon! The poor thing has suffered so much ... and of course I had to add salt to it...
Fact 18:
Between Tapu Village and Po Town, I had to realise that time calculation and I were at war.
Domino needed six hours to get to Po Town, left around one o’clock in the afternoon, and arrived at three o’clock in the afternoon.
Yes, that’s how I looked at it, too.
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And here you can see Domino in the meadow, with Amethio, if he wasn't such a block of ice.
Pictures taken from the side are my personal nightmare.
Fact 19:
The fight against Guzma has ensured that my universe will receive a story for his sake. And I don’t even like Guzma that much ... but I have a thing for “problem children”...
Fact 20:
The voice in Domino’s skull during the fight against Guzma came so unexpectedly from off-screen that I banged my head on the table.
I now know who “Mysterious Something X” is, but ... I honestly don’t know who gave it permission to speak...
Fact 21:
The trio was actually supposed to go to the cellar in Aether Paradise and collect information about Cosmog.
What can I say?
I was Team Gladion.
Amethio won.
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The moment when Gladion and Amethio joined forces against Faba.
Fact 22:
The plan was for Domino to fight Guzma in Aether Paradise so she could learn something important about the Z-Move.
Well... I forgive Amethio because I really like him.
However, when Guzma pulled out his shitty Buginium Z... I was forced into an ass pull by Ceruledge.
Let me put it this way: when Guzma’s story comes, he’ll burn for it.
Fact 23:
I didn’t realise that the Pokémon can also hear the voice of “Mysterious Something X”.
When Mimikyu heard it, people could probably hear my groans of despair from 4 streets away.
It’s been a miserable day.
Fact 24:
Amethio and Domino’s argument, which led to a very unpleasant interaction, only happened because I wasn’t paying attention for two seconds.
Do you know what it’s like when you tell two people to apologise and they both look away, offended?
I was about to throw one of them off the Canyon.
AND THEN GLADION CAME ROUND THE CORNER!
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Guzma, when he couldn't believe how cruel Lusamine had become.
Fact 25:
I knew Domino would use the Z-Move against Lusamine to separate her from Nihilego.
But I didn’t realise that I’d completely missed the fact that Domino didn’t have a matching Z-Crystal.
THEN I realised Mimikyu had accidentally been carrying around the WRONG one and I actually had the right one for Zoroark. However, half of the battle scene was already written. All that was missing was the surrounding elements...
Led to an ass pull of the century when she had to MAKE one to minimise the damage.
What’s wrong with me?
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Domino's current team.
I didn't finish the picture because ... I just didn't have the nerve anymore...