Well, well! Would you look at that! It's me! ^O^

That's right, this boi has his own reference now! Not much of a sheet, but I'm a pretty simple mon, so I don't feel like I need anything so extravagant as a back view or palettes or anything like that. I'm just a sweet little Dratini with a penchant for wooing the ladies, and a high success rate of ending up inside them... though unfortunately, half of the time it's not in the way that I'd like! Apparently ladies can swallow me up and I just melt into their curves like an after-dinner mint, even though I'm so big! I'm like, the perfect guilt-free snack, filling bellies and leaving no weight... which is bad for me, since that means even the honeys on a diet tend to have no reason not to churn me up! >O<;

Oh, these? This scarf is a gift from my mom! It keeps me warm and protected from the cold, and sometimes the ends feel like they're hugging me! It's such a warm feeling, especially since I've not seen my mom in a long time... (in-character, that is, don't worry folks). It just makes me feel like she's right there, you know? I don't think she's a Dragonair or anything like that, though. I feel like she's a long and lovely Water-type... I just can't remember which one, it was so long ago. The other item is a Big Eater Belt! I tend to have a big appetite, built up from many many years of swimming and living on my own! I've eaten many large dishes, and I'm not going to lie, I also eat whole live Pokemon too! Some of them tend to be pretty big, so this thing makes sure that this tube sock of a Dratini can take them down, melt them away, and still have room to do his job!

What job is that? Oh, I'm a Rescue Guilder! I came up from the sea a long time ago, met my future girlfriend Spring (a lovely Servine at the canonical time of this writing) and her sister Autumn (about the same as Spring, although closer to evolving, I think), and joined the Rescue Guild of the town of Seapearl! Before then, I had simply been trying to make my way in the ocean, but every time I tried to meet a girl, like a pretty Goldeen, she'd call her boyfriend like a Gyarados and he'd try to eat me! I was pretty good at getting away from them, but after a while I stopped trying to find love under the sea. It was an eat-or-be-eaten world down under the waves, and I didn't want to end up being gone for good because I hit on the wrong Gyarados's girl. I heard that the Rescue Guilds up on land had magical badges that could keep you safe and let you come back after ending up in another Pokemon's belly, so I joined the guild to get that protection! Now I can swim through the waters and have a beloved position up on land for my tireless work in rescuing lost Pokemon from Mystery Dungeons!

Do I worry sometimes about what I'm doing to other Pokemon when eating them? Well, in my world, all living Pokemon today have a virus that... I'm not good with science, but basically it won't kill us by itself. It actually makes us either really really hungry, or really really horny... or just really really angry! When wild Pokemon are threatening good townsfolk and city-goers, it's up to us Rescue Mons to bring the innocents back home, and put away the mean and evil Pokemon who make life dangerous for everyone else! We do what we've gotta do! And to be fair to me, I like to spend my time... "converting" Pokemon to the light of civilization, rather than into fat. And how do I do that? Ehe, ehehehehe... well, let's just say the ladies REALLY love me. And... some of the guys too, actually! Sometimes I have my "wild" moments too, hehe. ^O^;

I have many friends who I work with! There's... oh, you know Nibbles? Oh boy, she's always teasing me. I always worry that Spring might not like it, but Spring just giggles when I try to dive away from that big-bootied Mawile. Is that good or bad? The other girls, I don't know where they come from, but it's a big world out there. I wouldn't be surprised if they all ended up being from different towns and cities! Seapearl is kind of out of the way for a coastal town, so I guess we don't get that much trade, but Rescue Mons tend to wander far out there!

Oh, you think I should get to know them? Okay! I'll do it! ^O^

... I just hope I come back in one piece! >O>;

As it happned, he would only come back in a flash of light and a small charge to the reformation clinic... every damn time.

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Okay, so this is the reference for ya boi Slick! He's not a very complex boi in appearance, and has a bit of a Californian vibe to him in terms of mannerisms. If he were a tabletop character, INT would be a bit of a dump stat, but he'd have good CHA and quite the set of DEX, hehe. His world is varied and nuanced, but I think I'll need a lot more of an investment than just the occasional art piece to start answering the questions around the world he lives in! And of course, a lot more time with my good friend Ipsum to figure out more about the world that my Pokemon OCs live in! For now, just know that he's 80-20 prey-to-pred ratio and tends to be a wonderful meal for sexy girls, since he lets his guard down around them too much. He almost goes down willingly! He's such a Bad Dragon... <:3c

Still, he's a loyal friend and a strong combatant! He'll bravely launch into battle to protect his friends, and has a surprisingly spacious stomach for mean or dangerous Pokemon! He does get spooked easily too, though, and tends to ragdoll on reflex. There are many more secrets and interesting tidbits to my sweet Dratini boi, but if you want to know more, you'll have to show the interest! Maybe you'll learn more about my other girls on the side too!

This lovely reference pic was hammered out by my friend  TastyTales as a commission, and I think he did a great job! It was ready in the middle of my mini-vacation out of state, but thanks to my phone and my dumb vacation brain, we weren't truly done until I was able to get back home and finalize details for it. Thanks for being patient and understanding with me, Zee! I'll make sure to think a little harder the next time I have you draw him... or I'll just shove him down one of your sweet feral girls' butts and call it a day. X3c

If you want to learn more about Slick and the world of Seapearl, please let me know in the comments below! Once Nibbles's 10th Birthday (August 8!) is finished being celebrated, I'll see what the people want and then look into feeding you those sweet desires! Until then, enjoy the fact that I send noods... danger noods of the sea, that is. ;3

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Adorable and awesome reference art by  TastyTales

Slick character credit to  SlickDratini (Literally, that's me~! ^O^ )

All Pokemon and Mystery Dungeon IPs belong to GameFreak, the world of Seapearl and all OCs created for it currently owned by myself and my friend  Ipsum . Any idea you've seen for Slick, Nibbles, Belladonna, Annabelle, they've pretty much come from RPs I did with him starting a full DECADE ago, and it's always enriching and joyful to know that even to this day, people are still in love with the guys and girls we've made and played with together.

And I hope I can continue to enchant you watchers, one year after another, whether it's one small group of loyal fans or a huge audience of adoring swooners. It's the joy (and the thirst) you have for my bois and gals that make this all worthwhile. <3