Talk:Pedro Davids

Pedro is mentioned a couple times in a new IRM proposal for Gloria Bugsnax. The gist of it is: Pedro, who studies carcinization/bodily transformation, became a confidant/friend to Gloria, who was transforming from being a flytrap into a humanoid. The two of them have remained close throughout the Discipline/Expansion eras.

Pedro is mentioned in the Crabs update to Eve McBlase II's wiki page (as written by Sam!)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t387hF1reE28DqKQ7r0IC37Y-rOQ8x710iua5wkGUrQ/edit

Adding one last update for Expansion covering

- Pedro and Avila Guzman working together on mysteries

- Pedro moving in with Silvaire Roadhouse Sr in his farmhouse, and eventually fighting with Silvaire Jr. over her debt

- Finn James organizing a roadtrip for Pedro alongside Avila Guzman, Bevan Underbuck, and Montgomery Bullock

- Lorcan Smaht trying to invite Pedro out but failing to find good activities and asking Kennedy Loser for help. Eventually settling on helping Pedro adopt a cat.

-Pedro's drive to get to the Vault when the map opened up, working with Zeruel Kramer to build a ship

-Pedro's eventual failure as he was nullified alongside the rest of the league

Full write up is available here

I'll probably also work on the headings/subheading structure to clean that up a little.

Good morning Wiki folks! Looking to make 2 updates to Pedro's page;

First I want to reorganize some of the existing content on the IRMs, reducing repetition of content, changing some headers so it's more obvious what is different between each page, and redistributing some of the content differently across those IRMs. Nothing is being added or removed for this, just reorganized.

Second I want to add content for Pedro's time in the expansion era - specifically around this time covering for Kennedy Loser as captain, and his reunion with Valentine Games, and his subsequent loss of Valentine Games as she became legendary. This would be replicated across all 3 referenced IRMs.

Full content update is here if you would like to review or suggest anything

For IRM 78 - adding the line "Davids still writes to Games, although no longer expecting an answer."

Proposing to format this as a File Box IRM due to the nature of the content and the new guidelines for the IRM

Proposing a new player portrait for Pedro in the Expansion Era

Art would be this piece by glassgoblin

Did a vibe check at the Crabitat and we're actually thinking of this one for Pedro now, as it plays up his age a little more.

Included in existing IRMs

New IRM focusing on the letters that Pedro writes to Valentine Games, his family, and Goobie Ballson, as well as a section on him rebuilding his RV using parts of Axel's body.

Full text is here:

History

Pedro Davids is a biological and cultural anthropologist, as well as a player for the Baltimore Crabs. During his postdoctoral research on the migration habits of cultists of local mythical being The Olde One, he attended a try-out for the Baltimore Crabs, earning a position on the team.

Pedro Davis is gay.

Writing to Valentine Games

Pedro has been writing to Valentine Games long before either of them joined the ILB, having met in the Baltimore Aquarium during a childhood vacation. They two became fast friends and began their correspondence with enthusiasm as soon as Pedro arrived back home. Since then they have exchanged letters frequently, even when Pedro moved to Baltimore full time and the two of them joined the Baltimore Crabs. When Valentine Games was traded to the Jazz Hands for Tot Fox, and they were apart once more, their letters kept them tied together.

In season 7 when Pedro played as the only unstable player of the Baltimore Crabs under the effects of the eclipse, he wrote a letter to Val realizing it may arrive posthumously. Due to the fact the Houston Spies, Val's team at the time, having a conflicting game, Val was unable to be there in person for Pedro. In fact the Spies put out an uncharacteristically straight forward statement confirming that, "There is absolutely no way that we could have sent Valentine Games to Baltimore, you can clearly see the footage of him in our game against the Flowers. It would be absurd to think anything else could have happened in that game".

After the Crabs were called up Val received one final letter from Pedro written before the fateful game, but has continued their half of the correspondence by dropping off letters at the Telescope to await the Crab's return.

Writing Home

After a moving to Baltimore and joining the Crabs Pedro began keeping a written correspondence with his family back in Puerto Peñasco. They are reportedly just "not that into sports" so Pedro makes a point of keeping them abreast of the latest developments in the ILB, though usually focuses on his own accomplishments, and leaves out the accomplishments of certain other star players. In an excerpt of one of his letters to Valentine Games he admins that, "I know it's not the whole truth, and they can watch the games from where they are, but who doesn't brag a little when writing home, Val?"

Writing to Goobie Ballson

An unexpected Pen pal, Pedro began writing to Goobie shortly after the 12 game series that the firefighters played against the Crabs in season 8. While Pedro maintained his usually writing style in these letters, Goobie primarily sent short letters, often consisting of single words. Reportedly Pedro has received:

• A mix CD made by Goobie
• A cool rock he found
• A label from a local brewery bottle
• Items from the gift shops of other team's stadiums (that they both play at regularly)
• One package of sticky hands
• A collection of Chicago Firefighters merchandise to decorate Pedro's RV

Outgrowing the Shell

While in the Big Leagues, Pedro outgrew his current camper. Rather than risk getting ingrown into this one he decided to perform a complicated ritual using all the resources available to the Crabs to try and rework his own Carcinization.

While it is unclear whether something went wrong with the ritual or the Olde One could not reach the Big Leagues effectively, the result was unsatisfactory. Unwilling to give up, Pedro took matters into his own hands and began using his understanding of Carcinization as well as parts from former teammate Axel Trololol and his RV to create a new more compact and more customizable appliance to carry around. The result was a dense crab-like creature that could clamp onto his back, and expand into a wing-like shape.

When asked about how he felt about making use of Axel's remains in such a way Pedro commented that "Evil is a label applied by the world to behaviors society rejects. They call us evil here for killing our god. Let them say what they say about us. I don't let it affect me and my decisions. I'm taking control of my own destiny". This was reportedly followed by yet another attempt by Evelton McBlase II to recruit Pedro as their sidekick.

Added to IRM

Summary: Added a new origin about Pedro's research. Added a paragraph about the Baltimore RV swap, added a copy of the correspondence section, and added a section on Carcinization issues in the Up, and mechanical replacements.

Full Text:

Origins

Pedro Davis originally came to Baltimore to research into the Olde One and the process of Carcinization I in Baltimore. When everyone turned on the Olde one Pedro was conflicted. This is what he'd been studying, this is what he came to Baltimore for, but he couldn't help her, and he couldn't help his teammates and friends because doing so, supporting either side, would invalidate his research.

Since he couldn't insert himself into the act without spoiling the work he had been doing over the last decade all he could do was watch and take notes. This is why he insists on the carpool to pick everyone up for games or road trips - He couldn't protect them in that moment but he can from thereon out. He still feels connected to the Olde One and takes on her role of keeping watch over the city.

RV Swap

Pedro hosted a biannual RV swap meet in Baltimore. He pays for dry cleaning and the mechanic bill for whoever chooses his former camper. Regular attendees and those from the Baltimore area understand why Pedro's trailer needs the additional work, though the people coming in from farther are a little disturbed by the...detritus that needs to be removed for it to function as a regular vehicle again. Over time Pedro has acquired bigger RVs and passes down his current model to a new owner, much the same as a hermit crab does when it finds a new shell.

Writing to Valentine Games

Pedro has been writing to Valentine Games long before either of them joined the ILB, having met in the Baltimore Aquarium during a childhood vacation. They two became fast friends and began their correspondence with enthusiasm as soon as Pedro arrived back home. Since then they have exchanged letters frequently, even when Pedro moved to Baltimore full time and the two of them joined the Baltimore Crabs. When Valentine Games was traded to the Jazz Hands for Tot Fox, and they were apart once more, their letters kept them tied together.

In season 7 when Pedro played as the only unstable player of the Baltimore Crabs under the effects of the eclipse, he wrote a letter to Val realizing it may arrive posthumously. Due to the fact the Houston Spies, Val's team at the time, having a conflicting game, Val was unable to be there in person for Pedro. In fact the Spies put out an uncharacteristically straight forward statement confirming that, "There is absolutely no way that we could have sent Valentine Games to Baltimore, you can clearly see the footage of him in our game against the Flowers. It would be absurd to think anything else could have happened in that game".

After the Crabs were called up Val received one final letter from Pedro written before the fateful game, but has continued their half of the correspondence by dropping off letters at the Telescope to await the Crab's return.

Writing Home

After a moving to Baltimore and joining the Crabs Pedro began keeping a written correspondence with his family back in Puerto Peñasco. They are reportedly just "not that into sports" so Pedro makes a point of keeping them abreast of the latest developments in the ILB, though usually focuses on his own accomplishments, and leaves out the accomplishments of certain other star players. In an excerpt of one of his letters to Valentine Games he admins that, "I know it's not the whole truth, and they can watch the games from where they are, but who doesn't brag a little when writing home, Val?"

Writing to Goobie Ballson

An unexpected Pen pal, Pedro began writing to Goobie shortly after the 12 game series that the firefighters played against the Crabs in season 8. While Pedro maintained his usually writing style in these letters, Goobie primarily sent short letters, often consisting of single words. Reportedly Pedro has received: A mix CD made by Goobie A cool rock he found A label from a local brewery bottle Items from the gift shops of other team's stadiums (that they both play at regularly) One package of sticky hands A collection of Chicago Firefighters merchandise to decorate Pedro's RV

Outgrowing the Shell

While in the Big Leagues, Pedro outgrew his current camper. Rather than risk getting ingrown into this one he decided to perform a complicated ritual using all the resources available to the Crabs to try and rework his own carcenization.

While it is unclear whether something went wrong with the ritual or the Olde One couldn't reach the Big Leagues effectively, the result was a molt that took a significant toll on his body. Before his next game his teammates Silvaire Roadhouse, Luis Acevedo, and (unfortunately) Evelton McBlase II put together a serviceable exoskeleton before the next game, and have since worked on a combination of retaining/improving mobility, pruning malignant carapace, and adding some strict "improvements" such as the wings (a work in progress) or trying to make it more comfortable for Pedro.

Regardless of the outcome Pedro has said he is committed to keep on keeping on. Admit it or not, but he still carries the team.

In Literature

Crabs Poet Laureate Runolfio Peeper wrote the following about Davids:

Pedro much enjoyed his PhD So all his peers were quite surprised to see That he descended from the ivory tower And swore himself unto a deeper power.

When asked about this sudden daring choice Pedro replied, “In Crabs I do rejoice! I seek to marry knowledge from my studies Into communion with my ten-legged buddies.”

Now, on the field Davids is the man Whose back is tied unto his caravan. So in the Crabitat or Astrolome On any blaseball field, Pedro’s home.

Reminder - add "what appears to be a human skull" to the list of things that Goobie has sent to Pedro

Added to IRM

Summary: Adding a new origin for the Mexican Little Leagues, a paragraph about Pedro's relationship with the limelight, and abbreviated version of the correspondence sections, a paragraph about the Big Leagues and making a new "RV" and adding Runolfio's Poem to the bottom of the entry.

Origins

Pedro Davis played blaseball as a child in the Mexican little leagues for years before giving up on his chances at big league play to “do the right thing” and buckling down to serious work. Hailing from from Puerto Peñasco at the Northern end of the Gulf of California, he studied at the University of Veracruz and his thesis on the effects of ecotourism on whale shark and sea turtle populations caused unrest in the department. He was eventually forced to significantly rewrite it while working off hours at the Tortugranja on Isla Mujeres to cover his bills

When he heard about the new league opening up in the States and realized that this would be his last and only chance to play in the big leagues. Taking everything he owned and throwing it into an old rented trailer, he drove his old Ford north all the way to Matamorros when his drive shaft broke on a pothole. So close to his goal but held back by cruel fate once again, with a mighty cry he lifted up the trailer on his own shoulders and pulled it bodily across the border before passing out along the coastline south of Galvesto. Where tiny claws bore him into the sea, eventually to emerge as a lineup player for the Baltimore Crabs.

Star Power

While it is not well known, Pedro has held a quiet discontentment with the reaction of fans to some of the more well known players on the Baltimore Crabs, most notably Nagomi McDaniel for getting much of the credit for protecting or saving the team regardless of the fact that Pedro has been there since the return of blaseball, and made significant contributions to the team himself. While he strives not to let this effect his relationship with Nagomi he and teammate Adalberto Tosser have an annual tradition of getting together to complain about being underappreciated on the team.

When he briefly became unstable in season 7 he felt a morbid pride since the players that were typically targeted were the crux of the team. He remarked privately that "At least this story is about me, even if it is a tragedy".

Writing to Valentine Games

Pedro has been writing to Valentine Games long before either of them joined the ILB, having met in the Baltimore Aquarium during a childhood vacation. They two became fast friends and began their correspondence with enthusiasm as soon as Pedro arrived back home. Since then they have exchanged letters frequently, even when Pedro moved to Baltimore full time and the two of them joined the Baltimore Crabs. When Valentine Games was traded to the Jazz Hands for Tot Fox, and they were apart once more, their letters kept them tied together.

In season 7 when Pedro played as the only unstable player of the Baltimore Crabs under the effects of the eclipse, he wrote a letter to Val realizing it may arrive posthumously. Due to the fact the Houston Spies, Val's team at the time, having a conflicting game, Val was unable to be there in person for Pedro. In fact the Spies put out an uncharacteristically straight forward statement confirming that, "There is absolutely no way that we could have sent Valentine Games to Baltimore, you can clearly see the footage of him in our game against the Flowers. It would be absurd to think anything else could have happened in that game".

After the Crabs were called up Val received one final letter from Pedro written before the fateful game, but has continued their half of the correspondence by dropping off letters at the Telescope to await the Crab's return.

Writing Home

After a moving to Baltimore and joining the Crabs Pedro began keeping a written correspondence with his family back in Puerto Peñasco. They are reportedly just "not that into sports" so Pedro makes a point of keeping them abreast of the latest developments in the ILB, though usually focuses on his own accomplishments, and leaves out the accomplishments of certain other star players.  In an excerpt of one of his letters to Valentine Games he admins that, "I know it's not the whole truth, and they can watch the games from where they are, but who doesn't brag a little when writing home, Val?"

Outgrowing the Shell

While in the Big Leagues, Pedro outgrew his current camper. Rather than risk getting ingrown into this one he decided to perform a complicated ritual using all the resources available to the Crabs to try and rework his own carcenization.

While it is unclear whether something went wrong with the ritual or the Olde One couldn't reach the Big Leagues effectively, the result was unsatisfactory. Unwilling to give up, Pedro took matters into his own hands and began using his understanding of Carcinization as well as parts from former teammate Axel Trololol and his RV to create a new more compact and more customizable appliance to carry around. The result was a dense crab-like creature that could clamp onto his back, and expand into a wing-like shape.

When asked about how he felt about making use of Axel's remains in such a way Pedro commented that "Evil is a label applied by the world to behaviors society rejects. They call us evil here for killing our god. Let them say what they say about us. I don't let it affect me and my decisions. I'm taking control of my own destiny". This was reportedly followed by yet another attempt by Evelton McBlase II to recruit Pedro as their sidekick.

In Literature

Crabs Poet Laureate Runolfio Peeper wrote the following about Davids:

Pedro much enjoyed his PhD

So all his peers were quite surprised to see

That he descended from the ivory tower

And swore himself unto a deeper power.

When asked about this sudden daring choice

Pedro replied, “In Crabs I do rejoice!

I seek to marry knowledge from my studies

Into communion with my ten-legged buddies.”

Now, on the field Davids is the man

Whose back is tied unto his caravan.

So in the Crabitat or Astrolome

On any blaseball field, Pedro’s home.