>>56416423>TQ: What went into the naming of your OC? What is your OC's full name?While Miko is by no means a self-insert character, I picked it since it's similar to mine irl. His full name is Miko Torres. A Japanese name like Miko (albeit Miko is more often than not a girl's name in Japanese, but is commonly a boys name is other cultures) is kind of a nod to his mother Mei's Johtonian origins whereas the Spanish last name Torres comes from his father Julio who was born and raised in Paldea. Torres meaning tower and Miko translating to beautiful child (or shrine maiden lmao) kinda gives me star child vibes cuz towers are tall and closer to the heavens, and he's a kid, etc. His family crest is a star and can be traced back from his mothers side. Idk if anyone remembers the "Draw your OC's ancestor" thread task from a long while ago but Miko's ancestor was an early astrologer who had a partner Starmie (might be in the archives somewhere).
Ivy's name came about for a few different reasons. Her full name is Ivy Blume and is chock full of puns. Since she's a nurse, Ivy comes from IV bags. One of her main inspirations when creating her at the time was a character named Rose from the anime The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic, so Ivy shares in that plant themed name. Her last name also plays off that plant theming- Blume = bloom. I knew I wanted her to be a mature woman type of character, and I feel like Ivy is a mature woman name (shout out to soul calibur's Ivy Valentine for engraving that association in my head). And overall I think her name just sounds pretty. Ivy Blume.
>TT: Draw your OC watching a TM with one of their Pokemon.This doesn't exactly meet the brief, but training with your Pokemon is kind of related to watching a TM right? [picrel] is just something I sketched up this morning, I wanted to draw Ivy in her r63 outfit- seemed like it'd be good for more serious training or something like that. I'll try and make a more dedicated TM drawing later.