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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 7h

Here in the #Highlands, kids go to collect sweets from prepared & willing households. They're in outfits, of course (NJ went as a cat. Her mask decorated with...Alpaca wool). It's called "Guising" not "Trick or Treat". That's because, to get sweets, they do a […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

A giant purple, computer game bat creature is hovering in the air in a real life sitting room. It's eyes are yellow with red pupils and it wears a black top hat 27th a light purple ribbon. Around its neck is a black collar and a white neck ruff Sydney by a red pin. It has a huge, downturned mouth with bright white teeth. It's trying to look mean, but it's more like it has a headache.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 30/10/2026

When the #PokemonGo Halloween boxes give me more flipping Pikachu Candy... :fatpikachu:

A screenshot that shows a small yellow orb with a few orange threads around it saying "Found 6 Pikachu Candy!"

A second screenshot, the important bit saying: 926 Pikachu Candy.

As you can see, my life is so much nor complete now I have 6 more.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 29/10/2026

Sorry to anyone on Dark Mode. Myself included. I may submit a request to #CatsStudy. But, on the plus side, I've been purposefully /not/ using my phone, too help me focus on other things. It means I miss things online, but putting that time into focused family […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

An outline of a cat sat reading a book in its paws. It has a brown beanie on its head and its white ears like through. It shows a partial bar chart that says I've met my goal 3/7 days so far, with no-phone time divided between: family (4 hours 56 minutes), Writing (4 hours 48 minutes) and Work (3 hours 10 minutes).

The white background also has, in the bottom right, the app's name: Cat's Study.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 26/10/2026

Trying to use a focus timer to keep me off my phone when I should be doing other things. I'm shattered now, but did focus on one thing for 2 hours, even on my PC. I really struggle with attention span, so any incentive is worth trying.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 25/10/2026

We've had a power cut does to the high wind gusts today. It also must have messed up our nearby transmission mast, as we've also not had mobile signal for 6hrs. We had to cook food on a tiny gas cannister and do toast over the fire. I'm not going to post again […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

A slender, lit candle sits on a Star shaped holder on the end of a shelf. It's casting its glow illuminating half of a darkened wall.

(Alt written by me, as it's a simple image)

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

Cross-post (manual): I intend to update my FibroJedi #Patreon page within a week or so. Life's felt really messy and I've had like almost no social energy for ages. I'm on a new, additional, medication. No improvement so far. Upping the dose shortly...yay. ___ […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

A smiling, happy Shiny Sylveon from Pokémon Go, which has a white body, blue ears with link inner ears.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

Just had a good #LOTRO session with NJ before she went to her friend's for dinner and cake. I was sat a distance from the monitor, mostly on camera angle duty. We got lost a few times in Swanfleet, but we're doing well. #MMO #MMORPG #LOTR

NJ's lore-master, in a green robe, is riding a black horse that has a blue and white flag attached to the saddle. They are facing away from the camera, looking from a very high point, to the river below and the ruins in the very distant horizon. All the land around is brown and craggy.

A ranger in a grey hood and cloak leans against a low stone wall with his arms crossed. A very happy Corgi is on the wall leaning over the ranger's shoulder, looking very happy with himself. It's himself, because NJ has said the Corgi is a boy.

NJ's Crimson-robed LOTRO character riding a boar through low-lying green hills. Ruins are in the distance. A bandit is about to hit us from behind with a wooden club.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

Just a few photos from our walk the other day. This area is about 20 minutes drive from home. 30 if tourists are on the road. The weather was perfect for photos, even on my mediocre phone camera. #Scotland #Highlands #photos #nature #nofilter #noAI

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

Sorry for people who interacted with me when I last managed to be on. I've just not felt up to socialising. I'll try to catch up once the others have gone to sleep. But I had my first mini session of #FFXIV on the Switch. And I am totally feeling like a newbie […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

My Nintendo Switch Final Fantasy character, a darker skinned Miqo'te with short, purple hair, with a longish front fine covering one of her eyes. She wields a basic sword as it's only the start of the game.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

While the FFXIV Free Trial was downloading, I played the first part of my first Legend of Zelda game, which was for the SNES. I still died a few times getting to this point. And I'm so used to modern ish games, that I'm like "this game needs a quest log!" So […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Well, that is an unfortunately truncated item of loot. Unless the "..." means "no further comment"🤪 #PradoTraveler #AndroidGame #MobileGame #RPG

Various thumbnails showing icons of loot after an RPG quest deck. One of the items' names reads "tattered ass..."

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

But like some creatures, some humans are naturally aggressive. But "aggressive" does not equal "strong" as a yapping terrier pup demonstrates. (Image Credit: "Post Knights", Android)

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Disclaimer: I had to use a filter because my phone camera isn't great. I took nearly 10 photos of rainbows I could clearly see with my eyes, but the camera wouldn't pick them up. So I've used mobile apps to adjust the balance here. But #NoAI - hence the […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

I'm seriously struggling with also this week. And that's with reduced caffeine, doing caffeine way earlier in the day, not eating much 1-2hrs before bed, and I'm exercising more. I think it's likely pain thwarting our attempts to get me to an earlier sleep time […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Serendipity really does have something against me. Still no shiny Applin. However, I've now caught 3 Shiny Slugma this week. I'd that one featured in anyway this week? Why, no. Not in the slightest. 🐌 #PokémonGo

A part screenshot from Pokémon Go.

There are 2 grey smug Pokémon, ingeniously called Slugma. The third Pokémon is a pink snail with a brown shell, which is Shiny Slugma's evolved form.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

So it's been an "Applin" week in #PokemonGo. Their notifications boldly asked "have you seen Shiny Applin yet?" as though somehow the RNG Powers were on my side. No. No, I haven't seen Shiny Applin. But I /did/ get a Shiny Slugma, which is now Shiny Macargo […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

Shiny Macargo is a ginormous snail. It has a bright purple-pink body, yellow eyes, and a brown shell that looks like it's made of rock, with some lines of orange glowing through, like lava cooling.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Well, I've managed to move a couple of chapter writeups from WorldAnvil to Capacities. Today has been testing... and my pain levels are horrendous with this virus. But I had little energy to do my own things after house jobs and family needs. I need more […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

If you're playing #PokemonGo this week, as well as Applin, it seems more of the mushroom Pokémon are out. These often earn way more Stardust than most other mons. And if you have grass-type mega-evolved Pokémon, then you can get extra candy for Applin and […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

How is this OK? "We'll get data on your use of all apps and you might get slightly quicker installs"? Some apps are highly personal. Don't they hey enough profiling crap already? If you see this notice, the next thing you need to do is disable that thing. #GooglePlay #Android #Privacy

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Looks like I accidentally double dosed on over-the-counter but strong meds that don't clash with my prescriptions. That was well over an hour ago, and my pain has started to lessen. A bit. Which shows how insane #Fibromyalgia can get. No, don't OD. But I can […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

A text meme from a different platform that says: Don't bother walking a mile in my shoes. That would be boring. Spend 30 seconds in my body, that'll freak you right out.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

#Nature is amazing. **12 months ago** these leaves were cut from some flowers my wife's friend sent her. I wanted to see if I could make them take root. Twice these have been accidentally dried out at the stalk. Only now are they succumbing to the cold and […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

I'm making steady progress in #PradoTraveler . I had to come back to Stormwatch from the mountain spire because my gear wasn't quite strong enough and I ran out of healing food with the final deck to go. It's going to take a few days off real life walking to […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Well, I didn't get long in #FFXIV, but I'm on the L15 "Envoy" questline. So I'm learning some crafts in Limsa, and will pick up a couple in Gridania when I move onto there. And I'm starting to like my new Miqo'te. Just need to earn coin to get (from NPCs) or […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Tonight's smile comes courtesy of #French in #FFXIV, which I'd forgotten. "Highwind Skyways" in the French version is "Vols Hautvent". Which is pronounced the same as the pastry "vol-au-vent". You're welcome. #FF14

Agent d'escale:
La navette a destination de Limsa Lominsa va bientot partir, et ce a I'heure
prévue. Ce vol est opéré par la société Vols Hautvent.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

During these times of difficult physical- and fragile mental-health issues, the smallest things that make you #smile are worth it. #PokemonGo has been what encourages me to exercise - and yes I need incentivising. While, like all games, it has its frustrating […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

Well, I've managed a bit of time in #LOTRO. I struggled with reading the text because it's hard to concentrate in high pain, but the music was great to hear again. And I made a bit of Epic quest progress too. Very tired after just 1½hrs but it was worth it […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

There are many reasons this year has sucked. From a #LOTRO perspective, aside from having to stop blogging, I missed my 10th Anniversary Event and Midsummer. I'm just trying to ease in while in a lot of pain, playing my lowbie River Hobbit in Cardolan. #LOTROfamily

My blond, tanned-skinned LOTRO River Hobbit, in a red checked shirt and jeans, holding a xylophone in one arm. The background is rough grassy terrain, with rocky outcrops. As the skybox didn't load on my computer, the sky is pure black. It'll fix itself around dawn.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

General health update: wifey has pulled me back from a *very* #realmental health cliff-edge. I came off one medication experiment and I'm currently on a different one. My #Fibromyalgia #pain is still usually unbearable, with short-lived reprieves. I'm not […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

Logged into @openvibe for the first time in a while. I needed to use BlueSky and Mastodon and it's a great app that does both on mobile. I have a different one on my tablet. But #OpenVibe has had to move to a subscription model as well. It feels like […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

My female human character in LOTRO holding her forehead as though getting a headache. she's dressed in a light green tunic with red flowers and a pink and white shawl. Some hobbits are in the near background, with craggy rocks taking the majority of the backdrop.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

Had just decided to get back into #LOTRO for the first time in ages and... I'd forgotten weekly Wednesday maintenance. Going for a walk now and hopefully I can get a little bit in on a newer character before NJ gets back and wants to play. #LOTROFamily

A woman in a white hood, standing on a boat, rubbing her chin as though thinking about something. The background is the sea and dark grey clouds and heavy rain. Yay.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

I've finally had another #FFXIV session on my Free "trial" account. Mostly getting my mining up to Level 15, so that when I go to Limsa for the first time, I can start crafting armour and metal weapons. I miss playing my main character on my not-free account […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

#DuckDuckGo is normally great. But when I searched for "minium" it actually wasn't a typo. I did not mean "minimum". I had to do a test, because that's how my brain works. But DDG, AstianGo and Bing all placed "minimum" above "minium" for the result. Ggl got it […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

Another opportunity to play a game lost to brain fog, neck pain and everything taking me too long. Even though I'm currently on my trial account in FFXIV, I still miss it. By the time I've done house jobs, exercised, had food, ensured one or two energy crashes […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

A random shot from today's walk, showing tall trees in shadow, with fluffy clouds behind them. The sunlight is creating those silver linings.

Interestingly, not every cloud has those, contrary to the saying.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

I'm crashing the back office of this somehow-popular-but-insanely-slow web builder. How? I want to define my own HEX code for some text rather than use the colour dropper. :blobcatfacepalm: I don't have capacity - or authorisation - to port this site to […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

A standard colour pallet dropper. I have, so far typed "#DD" and it is allowing me to type no more. Nor close the dropper, nor select a different page.

I'm frozen in time because this over-bloated system can grant me unwanted AI features, but not process the simplest hex code for a colour...

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

Just stop it already. I do like 2-3 hours a week voluntarily for a local-ish bookshop, updating their website. I can't handle much more external pressure than that without freaking out to be honest. Anyway, why would I want multiple AI "agents" creating a […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

Part of a blue banner in the back end editor of a popular website builder that says "Create a team of AI agents to grow your business"

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

Not at all writing related, but I took a different route while walking today. Some leaves are already embracing #autumn. In today's screen-based, always-connected, notification-infused life... Don't get disconnected from the natural world. We are here because […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

A large maple-like leaf on a rough dirt ground. While mostly a deep green, its veins are yellow with a hunt of orange. Here and there, blotches of pink-red can be seen.

A dead leaf of a different kind is sticking out from underneath the green one.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

A warm day meant Belle was outside all day. I'm typing up some #writing while also trying to figure out why spell check isn't working on my tablet. But it's hard to do much with a clingy cat using me as a pillow. #catsOfFediverse #CatsOfMastodon #cat #tortie

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

I'll catch up here later. Things are a bit messy for me right now. But I'm crashed out on the sofa, editing the next couple of episodes of my serial fantasy story. Mostly off devices. #writing #amwriting

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

One of this month's #finchapp challenges is asking a friend what they're looking forward to. I'm looking forward to new glasses/frames and hope that means I can have more time at my PC with lower head pain. What about yous? #Finch #LookingForward

A thin white rectangle with curved corners and a light grey border. From left to right: 1. A blue speech bubble with three darker blue dots inside, 2. The words: ask a friend what they're looking forward to, then share yours, 3. A grey, square button with round corners and a purple tick in the middle. And, by tick I mean checkmark, not the blood sucking bug.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

Well, at least I've done some basic #FFXIV stuff. I guess I ought to try LOTRO next time. But tomorrow I need to use my "big screen" time for the voluntary website assistance I do a few hours a week for. But now I have to take my glasses off because they're […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

"...pour qu'on t'en donne un." That's a royal pain to pronounce as a non-native. #French #Français #FFXIV #FF14

Raubahn Aldynn
Une certaine organisation a également insisté pour qu'on t'en donne un.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

Finally reached the L15 Banquet/Fainting quest. It's the first time for ages having to make a budget outfit. I'd forgotten how little gil you get early on. /and/ that free accounts can't even buy from the market (not being able to sell, I understand but not […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

My purple-haired Miqo'te (Final Fantasy cat-like humanoids) wearing a pure white top with long sleeves, simple black leggings and trying to smile, despite feeling somewhat over-awed by the invitation to an important event...when she'd rather be out killing things, anyway.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

"Waiter! There are wyrms in my food!" PS: I'm sure NJ was fine turning the kitchen surface into a film studio. No dangers here at all... PPS: I'm going to let @altbot generate this ALT because I have no idea what its database will decide what's going on here. #kids #playtime #dragons #toys

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

Crashing with the #blackCat mostly so he doesn't move for a while so the tick treatment can soak in. But my Fibro pain is also horrendous, and the fatigue has been beating me up all day. #cats #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse

One of our cats is black, except in the sunlight which reveals a brown undercoat. He's pretending to sleep here, just waiting patiently on the sofa for me to move so he can try and trick me into feeding him early. It never works, but he never gives up trying either.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

Just to prove my point on #Espeon... I don't know how this irradiated look was approved. Being psychic doesn't mean making their eyes bleed just looking at you :p #Pokemon #PokemonGo

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

In a total sidestep, I caught a shiny Eevee in #PokemonGo. Which evolution of these three is, in your opinion, a good one? I have most of the others, and think bright green Espeon is weird. Umbreon, Glacron, Sylveon? You don't need to know #Pokemon to answer […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026

And now I'm doing research into affordable, portable tablet computers that will let me explore digital drawing from the sofa, but I can keep sync'd for writing and use for the occasional game, but that won't be the focus. I got some pennies for my Level Up day […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

We had a weird past connection with us, her hunt and kids here earlier. She's not weird, the couple is lovely. It's just we both went to the same school about 500 miles away. But I'm socialed out, and drained. So it's time for sleep. I'll try and make up the […] [Original post on gamepad.club]

With a purple-pink tinted line background, and a brown sofa, a digitally inserted character from Poké mymon Go.

She has a yellow body and head. Her arms are partly yellow, and partly mid-grey. She has a simply-outlined hair and her face is framed by two long strips of matching grey, which may be ears, or cover the ears.

Her hair is shaped like crocodile's mouth and snaps like one, hence her name be being Mawile.

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FJ Brodie @fibrojedi.gamepad.club.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

Man, I wish other app patch notes had this kind of summary, rather than "tracking to make your experience better". #Prado #WalkingGame #Android #StepTracking

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