Hayai Kame High School (PG 16)

The Isles of the Kame region are all relatively small in comparison to the larger regions of Kanto, Sinnoh etc to their geographic west. In fact, the region itself is a network of finely maintained bridges and islands, as well as a thriving ferry service. 3 main islands, and 6 smaller archipelagos form the landmass of the area. The Kame region, so called due to its resemblance to the ancient creature known only as the 'tortoise' (thought to be a distant relative of the turtwig and shuckle species), has people on all of its islands, albeit far fewer on many of the further reaching ones. Each island therefore includes this name in theirs, as well as a single adjective to differentiate them. As it has always been. The regions are as follows:

The Inner Isles

Kyousei Kame - This is the main island, and is a thick, oblong shape. It has a few dense forests upon its rolling green hills, but many towns exist here, and are further encroaching on the shrinking habitat. Their are no mountains, and one great river springs from the ground, the 'Itonami Kame', falling to the sea from the mighty In'intaru Kame cliffs. The people here are industrious and intelligent, but wisdom seems to be lacking, as does physical strength. The people here rely on the other islands for hard graft and food, as they rely on Kyousei for industrial and technical products. The governing body resides here, the council of Kame. The people are not rich, yet not poor. The edges are almost on cliffs, with one or two beaches on the northern side. Team Rocket have a large HQ here.

Hayai Kame - The second main island, Hayai Kame is a rough oval due south of Kyousei's west tip. It has one main city, and several towns. Two large bridges connect it to Kyousei, as well as another to its neighbour, Shan Kame. The people here are beginning to become like those of Kyousei, due to their close proximity. Many of the people work in offices for the businesses of Kyousei, and about half work in the factories. The northern half of the isle is covered in these buildings. The southern half, however, has several rustic villages. Many manor houses exist here, close to work but far from the dirt and grime. It has flat, rolling pastures and many streams. The people here are at extremes, with some poor, and some very rich. Most live happily balanced. The Hayai Kame school resides on the west side of the island, near its pebble beaches. It is not the best school, and only has a few classes, but is said to have the greatest training of children in the arts of pokemon.

Kashikoi Kame - The last main isle, this is south of the east tip of Kyousei, and east of Hayai. This has only a few main towns. A large Forest covers the island. Traditional villages still exist, their houses hung well up in the canopy. The people here live poorly in the eyes of the others, but they are content to live their rustic way. They provide lots of food for the other island, due to large taurus reserves being set up and a thriving Magikarp trade. The people are hard working, and said to like their Sake. Some very powerful pokemon trainers are said to come from here. As do some powerful pokemon.

The Outer Isles

Kenzan Kames - These islands reside on either side of Ryouchi Kame island. They are both round, and have beautiful beaches. Both are holiday resorts for the other islands. The west Kenzan is completely flat. A giant lake turns the land into little more than a ring around water. It only has one small town, and several resorts. The lake is very deep, and some is restricted. A cave is said to be at the bottom of the lake. The people here are almost all tourists or workers at the hotel. The East Kenzan is different. It has a large hill rising from the centre, with a cave inside. Archaeologists are still working there, and several fossils have been found, as well as odd writing. Hikers and ruins maniacs both love this island, and its beaches are all stony and grit.

Ryouchi Kame - This island is due north of Kyousei, and would be triangular, if not for the semi circles from where the Kenzan's broke free millions of years ago. Along with the Kenzan's, it forms the Kame regions 'head'. The island has no owns, only a few villages. It is a rich region however, and many manors exist here. This region holds the league for the Kame region, and the northernmost tip, Kame's teeth. Most of the isle is wild, with a few forests, but long grasses and rocky hills. Few people actually live here, but some make a trade from the many trainers who pass through.

Ganjou Kame - This island is north east of Kyousei, and has only one village at its north. It is a desert wasteland. A mighty stone tower is rumoured to exist at the very heart of the desert. Any trees are palm, though there are many cacti.

Shuujuku Kame - This island creates many of the traditional crafts, and weapons for the islands. It has several rustic villages, and a pair of small mountains; the Kame's claws. This are wreathed in snow, like the region. It is directly north of Kyousei's east tip, and east of the east Kenzan.

Ou Kame - The final island, this form the tail for the tortoise (albeit a tortoise with no legs, presumed to be swimming underwater). It is directly south of Kashikoi's southern tip. It is almost completely submerged, and can only be reached by boat. It has a small, floating town. The only land are murky swamps, with mangrove trees. The people get around in small woven canoes. The people are very happy, and proud of their town.

The main plot:

You are a new student at the Hayai Kame High school for Pokemon trainers. This school runs on the system of a class taught by one teacher for all subjects, as well as two senior students who help the teacher. You may be worried, nervous, scared even. Maybe excited, happy or down right hyper. Whether you like it or not, you are now living here. You were told on arrival you were to finally be given a pokemon, as Kame law states you must be 16 before you are allowed one. The school, lacking in facilities and funds, spends most of its teaching on trips to the other islands. This helps students learn about pokemon environments', as well as the opportunity to catch more. As they go on these trips, they are free to battle any other trainers around, or wild pokemon. During weekends students may leave to do as they wish, but meet back at their hotel or campsite at 6:00 PM, before being able to leave again till 10:00 PM. However, it is known the nefarious team rocket is operating in the region, and that students are rpime targets for poke-nappings and thefts.

Sign-up sheet (and my characters):

Name: Yoshikumi-Sensei

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Description: Yoshikumi is tall, 6foot 3inches, and is a little tubby. He has short brown hair and a goatee. His eyes are deep brown, and he also has a largeish nose. He often wears a black shirt, brown trousers and a white lab coat, and always wears a pair of glasses.

Personality: Yoshi is very fun loving, and a little crazy. He quickly becomes impatient with bad students however, and his anger is well known. If you stay on his good side however, he will let many fun activities take place. He will do nything to help and protect his students, even the bad ones, and is always interested in pokemon, any sort. He just loves to study them.

History: Yoshi comes from Hayai, and even went to the school, before teaching in Kyousei for several years. During his years at school he was often bullied, and wasn't very good at battling, for he loved his pokemon too much to see it hurt. He often stayed indoors, studying pokemon, and playing with his (whilst jotting down notes).

Pokemon: Bastiodon (level 30; Block, ancient power, swagger, flash cannon)

Name: Cliff

History: Cliff was given to Yoshi as a shieldon. Due to its ancient nature, Yoshi spent a lot of time studying its actions towards him, its environment and other pokemon. When he battled, he had trouble dealing damage, but due to it being a rock and steel type, he found it was often never hurt badly. It evolved when he was teaching in Kyousei, when a rebellious student with an onix challenged him, and was swiftly put down.

Personality: Cliff is very kind and gentle. He doesn't anger easily, and is very lazy, but loves children and Yoshi.

Pokemon: Beldum (level 12, take down)

Name: Ferrite

History: Yoshi was presented with Ferrite by a senior professor at the school, who had taught him before. He refused to tell Yoshi where he found the Beldum, but Yoshi treasures it greatly, knowing what it does. Despite being a mechanical pokemon, his Beldum is very curious, and peeps around a lot, floating everywhere possible.

Personality: Kaiden is very lcurious, and also very gentle, but likes to have his space.

When submitting your character, please keep in mind that you are 16, and may have only one pokemon from the following list below, which will be at level 10, regardless of its moveset at that level. Only one person may choose each pokemon.

Normal: Zigzagoon (Tackle, growl, tail whip, headbutt)
Fighting: Makuhita (Focus energy, sand attack, vital throw, arm thrust)
Water: Poliwag (Bubble, hypnosis, water sport)
Fire: Ponyta (Tail whip, tackle, growl)
Grass: Bulbasaur (Tackle, growl, leech seed, vine whip)
Psychic: Abra (Teleport, hidden power)
Ground: Phanpy (growl, defense curl, flail, take down)
Electric: Shinx (Tackle, leer, charge)

This Rp is moderated by me, and Zimvee, who helped in its creation. Please, feel free to send me profile messages with questions.

Name: Kimi Tenaka
Age: 16
Gender: Female

Description: Kimi stands at a quite petite height of 5'1, she has platinum blonde hair which was dyed from pitch black over a long period of time and hangs just past her shoulders. Her sparkling aqua eyes are quite big and are complimented by thick, long eyelashes which she frequently batts. She uses make-up to darken her skin, because she is rather pale, which she doesn't really like.
Kimi's usual attire consists of a white button-up blouse worn over a black skivvy and complimented by a thick black scarf, she wears a short, frilly, black skirt and black stockings with a flowery pattern upon them. On her feet she wears black converse hi-tops, which seem to scream out considering her other, more refined, clothing.

Personality: Child-like and playful are just two words people use to describe Kimi, she is use to getting what she wants and usually throws a temper tantrum if things don't go her way. Despite being 16 she acts like she's 5, well... maybe a mature 5 year old, if there even is a thing like that.
Kimi is always trying to get the most out of life and lives each day like it is her last, she doesn't like to see people sad and always tries to make them feel better, no matter who it is.

History: Kimi grew up as an only child in a rather wealthy family, her father owned a huge company in Kyousei Kame and they lived in a large manor on the south side of Hayai Kame. She was spoilt from a young age and would always get what she asked for, her father loved her very much and couldn't stand to see her upset.
Kimi's mother, on the other hand, felt like her husband was spending too much time and money on their daughter. Mr. Tenaka argued that he loved Kimi enough to give up the millions of dollars he had made through his company, Mrs. Tenaka agreed that they would be better off without the company, so she left.

Kimi was very upset after her mother left and locked herself in her room, not coming out for anything. Mr. Tenaka grew very depressed as well, he was going through a divorce and his daughter wasn't talking to him.
Then one day, after Kimi's parent were officially split, her father remembered the one thing that Kimi had always wanted, but Mr. Tenaka could never find... a Poliwag.
Mr. Tenaka spent the next couple of weeks travelling around in search of a Poliwag, soon he found one. A fisherman all the way from the region of Kanto had stopped by on Ryouchi Kame and was selling water Pokemon.
Kimi was ecstatic when her father brought home Poliwag, she spent all her time with him and didn't ask for any expensive things again... well, maybe sometimes.

Pokemon: Poliwag (Bubble, Hypnosis, Water Sport)

Name: N/A

History: Poliwag was apparently caught off the southern coast of Kanto, near Fuchsia City. A young fisherman stumbled upon him when he was fishing for Magikarp and Goldeen.
The man decided to capture a hoard of unusual water Pokemon and take them over to The Isles of Kame, so he could make some extra cash. Little did he know there was a man who desperatly wanted a Poliwag and would pay any price for it, the fisherman left The Isles of Kame a lot richer than when he had arrived.

Personality: Poliwag is a little shy and a bit of a scaredy cat, he is always staying close to Kimi and never strays too far. He hates when Pokemon battle each other and hopes that he will never have to fight another Pokemon.

Aww...this brings back memories. Not my greatest effort ever, but...consider this a start. I'll most likely expand on it still.

Name: Akira Sakuraba (Written out in western order, in a vain attempt to be a bit less wapanese)

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Description: Standing at a respectable 1,73 meters, Akira carries herself in the straight-backed and confident manner that every former class president seems to adopt over time. A regular on-off athlete, depending on how the scale happens to tip, she has a fairly well-rounded physique, though unfortunately the smallest development is found in the area that tends to count the most in these matters. Nonetheless, as long as her waistline stays where it should be, she is quite content. Akira's hair is of a rather uninspiring black color, usually tied up into a pair of long pigtails, one on each side of her head, and her eyes are dark blue.

Clothing-wise, Akira tends to dress for the occasion. On school time, she is - almost without exception - wearing her old school uniform: white dress shirt, maroon-colored blazer, dark red tie, black, knee-length pleated skirt, matching stockings and a pair of dark brown shoes. The skirt length was something Akira herself vigorously lobbied in at her old school - which previously held them at a somewhat shorter length - and as such, the outfit is something of a point of pride for her. On her free time, however, she tends to be far less formal in her attire, ranging pretty much as far and wide as the spectrum of available clothes will take her. Less than knee-length on the bottom part of the outfit - unless it's swimwear - is completely out of the question, however.

Personality: Ambitious and hard-working are probably the closest adjectives to describe Akira's personality. She is the kind of person whom you'll always find at the front of the class, listening attentively and taking detailed notes which will - unlike those of the average student - not just be left forgotten in a pile of their comrades but systematically rehearsed and consulted. Hard work is the only way to succeed at life as far as Akira is concerned, and cheating is - of course - completely out of the question. This is not to say that she is a lifeless study nut, though; she is simply the type who can't kick back and relax properly while unfinished work is looming on the horizon. On her free time, Akira is very much your average teenager, enjoying the company of friends and the joys of not doing anything in particular just as much as anyone else. The moment class is on, however, she becomes Akira Sakuraba, straight A student and former class president slash student council representative, and it is precisely this trait of hers that tends to earn her funny looks. Rather bossy and domineering, Akira will not stand for slackness or bullying and is quick to call others out on it, often lamenting how hopeless her classmates are. This habit of hers, combined with her rather...artistic temperament, for lack of a better word, makes her come off as a more intimidating than she herself even fully realizes. Also, despite normally maintaing a mature and collected air, unexpected turns of events - especially ones that disrupt her carefully planned schedule - never fail to rattle her, leading to outbursts of temper more often than not.

For all her attitude, however, Akira is a surprisingly considerate person, more than willing to help out others in need. In fact, she would be somewhat disappointed if she couldn't. She'll give you an earful for wanting to peek at her notes or asking for help with this and that, but deep down, she draws immense enjoyment from being the dependable one, the one to compare notes with, the one with the right answer to everything. That, to her mind, is what being successful in life is all about.

History: Born and raised Kyousei Kame, Akira had what one would call an average childhood. Her family was not fabulously wealthy, but thanks to her parents' positions in the import industry, they were still thriving middle class and aiming upwards. As such, the virtues of hard work and diligence were always the watchword in the Sakuraba household: work before play, chores before allowance, study-time before leisure. Akira - unlike some of her siblings - had no major problems adapting to this lifestyle, nor with the high-end school that her parents shuttled her off to, viewing this protestant work ethic as something completely natural.

As she went up in years, however, she quickly became disillusioned with her classmates, seeing complacency and cheating all around herself and - being the outspoken person that she was - quite openly speaking up against it. Needless to say, this earned her quite a bit of schooltime enemies, but even with these, Akira managed to ascend to the position she had coveted right from the start: that of class president. After all, a president of the class would certainly be allowed to enforce some order and discipline, right?

Wrong.

As Akira soon discovered, her new position - despite the prestige - really only amounted to handling paperwork, mentoring weaker students and occassionally telling people off for being too loud or bullying others. The student council assembled regularly, but no decisions of any real importance ever passed through. She made the best of the situation nonetheless, working fiercely and passionately on the few issues that concerned her even in the least. By the time that graduation was becoming imminent, however, she was faced with a far more pressing problem than the deficient school council: where to now? She had good grades, she had credit for her hard work on the council and as class president, she had a lot of doors open, but which one was really for her? It was precisely when she was pondering this problem that one of her favorite teachers approached her, casually inquiring if Akira had considered the trainer's career and suggesting that she might be well suited for it. Truth to be told, Akira had not (What a violent sport pokémon training was, after all, and uncertain too!), but the older mentor's earnest recommendation struck a chord, and before she knew it, Akira found herself packing her suitcase and on the way to Hayai Kame High.

Pokémon: Makuhita (Level 10; Focus energy, sand attack, vital throw, arm thrust)

Name: Maki

History: Born and raised within the care of the Hayai Kame school staff, Maki's early life was a rather complacent one. Starters were only to be trained by the students, after all, so until she came of age, the only duty the Makuhita had was to grow big and healthy and she displayed ample results on both fronts. Her biggest work was usually alternating between naptime and mealtime, and given the way her handler coddled her, the fighting type has never had to seriously work for anything in her life. Needless to say, this has left its mark in her attitude.

All of that came to a harsh end, however, when Maki was transferred to the care of someone who was anything but lenient where work was concerned...

Personality: A tolerant and laid back individual, Maki is starkly different from her trainer. She very rarely bothers to work as far as her body and mind would allow, preferring to take life in her own, relaxed pace and enjoy it for what it's worth. Abstaint is a word that simply does not exist in her book. A shameless slacker and glutton if ever there was one, this little Makuhita has been a trial for Akira's self-discipline on far more occasions than what their short history together should warrant. Despite Maki's reluctance to follow her trainer's lifestyle, however, the two do seem to hold a certain fondness of each other. Akira, deep down, somewhere beneath all those hellish training sessions, is still diligent about caring for her charge, and Maki - despite yearning for the idyllic days of leisure - is far too amiable to hold a serious grudge. Besides, Akira's fretting - as far as it doesn't involve Maki herself doing anything - is a source of infinite amusement.

Cool, your in alter ego, and unless we fill up fast, poliwag is reserved for you kev.

Of and just thought Id say. Due to your junior status as trainers, you are only allowed a maximum of 4 pokemon on you at any time. Any more are stored. Any, any questions, just send me a message.

Sounds cool.

Name: Tobias 'Ace' Engima-Darkrose

Age: 16

Gender: Male

Description: Tobias is taller than most, at 175cm, and weighing 70kg. He has a stocky build, and is attractive, smart and fit.
Starting from the head, Toby's scruffy brown hair is long, covering his forehead, but off his eye. Toby's most dominent feature are his deep blue eyes. They shine like pools of blue. Moving down, his well built chest, moulded after years of training. This is usaully covered by a light shirt and throw-over jacket. He usaully also wears a pair of blue denim jeans and a pair of white sneakers.

Personality: Toby is an upbeat, generally happy guy. For his age, he is sophisticated, even though he's cocky. He is friendly and charming, but not exactly a smash with the lasies. He is slightly shy around girls, but can become friends with them quickly.
He has an excellent singing voice , and is extremely talented on stage. He is also extremely confident on stage, its his area of expertice. However, Toby's cockiness and way of life get him ridiculed and laughed at. He has a short temper, and this can some times get the best off him. He has gotten into seroius trouble for this before.

History: Toby grew up in Hayai Kame, attended a small primary school, and a larger junior high. However, as it was a smaller school, his talents were recognised almost instantly. From a young age, he was reading and writing above his level. To call him a prodigy would be going to far, but he is definetly smart.

During his time at primary school, he became friends with a few people, but lost contact with all except for one. Her name was Amelia, and she had been Toby's friend since kindergarten. As they got older, he tutor her, and she would teach him about pokemon. He never owned a pokemon, but forged several bonds with hers. When it was time for her to go on her Pokemon Journey, she asked Toby to come with her, but his parents didn't let him. By legal right, it was their decision. They didn't want him to leave the island. The two friends still comunicate in secret now, sending letters to each other via a Starly, that Amelia caught during her journey.

A year after she left, before she contacted him, Toby became unstable. He couldn't focus, he'd lose his temper even easier than before. At one point it became so bad, he began to lash out at others, and began to fight and bully others. But, then something changed.

It began as a normal day. Toby packed his bag, and grabbed some breakfast before walking to school. He had gone about half way when he saw something. Two older boys bullying a younger kid. They were taunting him, stealing his book bag, at one point they were beating him up. The kid could only be about 7 years old, and the bully about 10. The older boys were laughing. Thats when he decided enough was enough.
"Oi! Douchebags! Pick on someone your own size!" He yelled at them. They turned around and smirked.
"What you gonna do about it?" The older of the two yelled back. Toby smiled maliciously. He ran over to the boys and grabbed them by the scruff of their necks. They struggled, and kicked at Toby, but his grip was firm. He hoisted them up, and walked towards a nearby pond. He held them over the edge of the murky deep water, deeping their feet into the water.
"If I see you two doing anything like this again, your going to be a lot wetter than you are now. Do I make myself clear?" He asked, using a quiter, sinister voice. The boys nodded quickly, fear set into their faces.
"Good", He dropped them to the ground, and paced over towards 7 year old. "If they start bully you again, you come get me, okay?" This time he spoke with a much nicer, cheerier voice.
"Okay, thanks mister!" said the kid, running off towards his school. Toby's outlook on life reverted that day, and from then on he became much happier and friendly.

Other: Toby is a vegetarian.

Pokemon: Shinx (Tackle, leer, charge(No thundershock? Meh, alright.))

Name: Voltage or Volt

Gender: Male

History: Voltage was born in the care of the school staff. He grew up with the other pokemon, and was put through a strict training program. He became battle worthy quickly, and speed was his main strength. He befriended lots of the other pokemon in the school, and is known for his loyailty.

Personality: Volt is slighty naive and child-like, and , to bystanders, looks like he would not hurt a fly. He loves to play and is extremely curious about the world around him. He is also very friendly and loyal.
However, in battle, this is very different. He is a machine in battle, relentlessly attacking his foes with speed and precision. Many staff members have joked that he may have split personailty, as the change is so drastically noticable.

alright, your in. The pokemon will all follow generation 4 movesets. Shinx, and its evolutions, never learn thundershock. You can buy it Thunderbolt or something later on though ;)

Name: Ash
Age: 16
Gender: Female

Description: Ash has always looked intimidating to approach and talk to. Standing at 5'7, she is a little tall for her age. Ash always wears the same black hat and black shirt to match. She also wears red pants. Her build looks athletic as her body is very slender and even her arms have a tad bit of power in them. She sometimes looks scary because of the fact that she never smiles and her sharp, serious eyes. It has always been something she could never help.

History: Ash grew up a normal life in Viridian City. She went to Pokemon School, had a mom and dad, and a little brother. She grew up happy and normal with them until one day something horrible happened.
After coming home one day, Ash saw her father standing at the door and her little brother crying. she approached them and learned that her mother had been killed in a tragic accident. Ash didn't know what to do except run to her room and lock herself away, where her father kept trying to open the door and comfort her. While he wasn't around, Ash slid open the window and ran out of the city.
Ash came to a place right outside of town where she met wild pokemon that seemed to understand her feelings. Ash seemed to understand them as well, so after school, she would rush there everyday. She never forgot her mother, but the pokemon helped her feel better about the situation. And, they gave her an extreme love for pokemon.
On Ash's sixteenth birthday, Ash's father approached her and asked what she really wanted to do in her life. Ash replied that she wanted to it to do something with pokemon. Ash didn't want to travel though. She didn't like the idea of it. A few days later, though, she came across an ad for a pokemon school way larger than her school. She knew that this was the right place for her.

Personality: Ash has always had a complicated personality. She has always been shy and rude to people by accident because she doesn't know how to approach people with a greeting. This doesn't mean though that she is an extremely friendly person who tries to be nice to people who she even hates. Occasionally, you will see Ash do something extremely mischievously and crack a joke if she's just in the right mood. Ash hardly knows anyone or accepts anyone as her true friend, but when she does, they are extremely close and Ash treasures them more than anyone else would normally.

Pokemon: Bulbasaur

Name: Razor

History: Bulbasaur was not born and raised on campus like some of the other pokemon. No, Bulbasaur was born and spent some of it's life in the wild, but one day it rampaged the campus until it was captured by one of the senior students. Ever since, Bulbasaur has been trained on campus, but it's stubborness can be quite a handful. The students even debated giving it to a new student, but they think maybe a partner would be good for it.

Personality: Bulbasaur is an extremely bold and stubborn pokemon. It likes to do things its way, and its way only. It will even attack the trainers sometimes, and disobey them, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have a good heart inside. Everyone thinks that all Bulbasaur needs is a good trainer to straighten it out.

You need to do her description pika

Oh, and trainer cards would probably be handy for this Rp. Just saying

You won't mind the absence of one terribly though, I hope? Pokécharms' ones are icky and not really decorative at all and I don't really have the energy to start making a trainer sprite and template of my own at the moment. :<

My description is finished if you didn't notice.

Here's a card if you're openeing an ooc thread or something.

No, they arent neccessary. And I only just noticed, no worries pika.

Name: Hotaru Sorahane (Firefly Skywing)

Age: 16

Gender: Male

Description: Hotaru stands at a fairly tall 179 centimeters and weighs in at a healthy 78.6 kilograms. A deceivingly slim frame seems to hide the muscle attained from years of apprenticeship under his father in blacksmithing. Hotaru always seems to carry himself with an odd grace for such a rugged worker, however. His steps are lighter than most girls and he seems to just float into any room he happens to enter. His short hair is very different from most humans in the way that it is naturally white as the show in his home town. He tends to keep it shaggy, but clean. His amber eyes seem to reflect the bronze flames that he is so accustomed to in his father's workshop and his complexion is of a dusty tan color, seemingly from the work in the smithy.

His clothing ranges from his work clothes being anything he doesn't mind getting dirty, usually just a shirt and jeans, to his school clothes which tend to include an array of white and red colors. The style he seems to enjoy wearing best and that he thinks suits him is fairly simple in an outlandish kind of way. This being said, he tends to get looks for "improving" basic fashion ideas, as he puts it. Usually consisting of a normal shirt or maybe two shirts with one unbuttoned, pants, and maybe an accessory or two, these "improvements" usually mean the addition of a piece of material or the removal of a sleeve or part of a leg or something that he thinks looks good, but is normally looked upon as "not normal". His bag for school and anything else he needs is your basic tote bag made of leather and cotton. This look of his can completely deny his silent and graceful presence as it usually draws some decent attention. Though... not always the attention one would want.

Personality: Having been brought up in a remote place such as Shuujuku Kame, Hotaru's mental prowess is somewhat... lacking in the ways of science and math. However, his artistic knowledge and talent are very keen and it shows in how he lives his life. One minute, you could be explaining you weekend to him and the next he is trying to tell you how beautiful he thinks that tree in the distance is. He comes off as air-headed or a permanent resident of Cloud Nine for this, but he really is a pretty down-to-earth kind of guy once one gets to know him.

Hotaru's social fortitude, however, is severely underdeveloped. He is incredibly naive to the ways of large social groups and who belongs where. This can be refreshing, but it really can get frustrating to some. Due to this unfortunate quirk with him, Hotaru has never really had someone he could call a "girlfriend" and he daydreams about having one often. Unfortunately, his inexperience in love matters causes him to get wild ideas about what dating is like and will probably not be very successful in this endeavor for a long while. Friendship-wise, though, he has down. He has had few, but he has proven himself to be a very good and reliable friend. The kind of guy who would jump through a hoop on fire into a vat of bubbling acid and genetically enhanced tuna with drills on their heads to get your homework for you. Again, his lack of social experience tends to get him in trouble because of this powerful sense of loyalty.

History: Since Hotaru could remember, his home has always been a small town on Shuujuku Kame. His family ran a smithing business which usually made metal sculptures to sell or sometimes weapons for show. Not necessarily a cash cow, sculpting... so Hotaru had to work in the family business for little or no pay. He didn't mind, however, as he just enjoyed creating better and more innovative sculptures with hot metal. These years of smithing fortified a belief of "work first; everything else later". Which wasn't a problem seeing as he enjoyed his job so much. This applied to many other things such as the small general education school on the island. His art, reading, writing, and history scores were great, but his math and science grades dwindled progressively.

The sight of his grades made his parents Mushi (Insect) and Semi (Cicada) start to think about other schooling options. They tried sending him to a boarding school with great teachers and his grades in technical subjects still did not make standards. Hotaru was also home schooled as a last ditch attempt at getting him to learn and he just never got the hang of it. He just plain wasn't interested in the more left brain-oriented subjects and his disinterest led to him not even working in the classes for them. His parents were at a loss. They just couldn't get him to get into it. They finally gave up and asked him where he wanted to go for school. He responded in a very passionate way by saying he wanted to go to a place that would teach him to raise a POKeMON like his fathers smithing assistant, Blaziken. They figured that he could definitely be successful as a trainer and enrolled him in Hayai Kame High School.

Upon arriving on the island, everything was a shock. Hayai Kame wasn't the most advanced of the islands, but it sure as Hell beat Shuujuku Kame. The city he stepped off the boat into was easily three times larger than his small village and there were hundreds of people going about their own lives. Hotaru had arrived about a week before orientation, so he decided to set up a small shop to sell his sculptures he had brought with him. Sitting on a blanket with his wares spread out in front of him at the pier, he actually did decently. Unfortunately, his naive personality let him to trouble when a man scammed him out of all his works of art faster than he could blink. The city was a dangerous place for a clueless country artisan.

Finally, his orientation date had come and he was excited to get his first POKeMON. He was determined to choose a fire type to be like his father and maybe teach it how to kindle and bend. His new journey was waiting for him and he was ready to meet it head on.

POKeMON: Ponyta (Level 10; Tail whip, tackle, growl)

Name: Suzumebachi (Wasp)

History: Suzumebachi (Suzu for short) was initially raised on a ranch with other Ponyta and Rapidash. Large fields complimented by green grass was her life. The Hayai Kame High staff visited one morning to pick out Ponyta for their students and Suzu was chosen for her strong legs and tall posture. Her luxurious life in the pasture soon changed to a less than cushy home. The area she lived in wasn't bad... it just wasn't the ranch. Her friends were mostly gone and her running limited in the pen she was kept in. Suzu wasn't ungrateful or angry, though. She somehow knew she would see an open field again someday and dreamed of that day almost every minute.

Personality: Suzumebachi is quite tolerant to most things. Though not many things amuse her, not a whole lot of things annoy or frustrate her, either. She is pretty content and "goes with the flow" most of the time. The only thing that she really longs for or is passionate about is getting back to wide open spaces. Which is the only reason she is willing to tolerate being some teenager's pet, as she sees being a POKeMON partner to be. However, she is a very diligent worker and enjoys testing her limits. The day she learns to use the flame on her back, she will just have a new aspect to work on and strengthen.

AWESOME RP!!!!!!!!!!!(oh yeah I can't get a trainer card because for what ever my CP wont let me have one.)

Name:Maximillion Tegeku

Age:16

Gender:Male

Description: Max has blonde hair that goes down to about jaw length. He wears a red T-shirt, black pants, brown running shoes, a red hat, and a necklace that has a Sharpedo's tooth on it. He has crystal blue eyes. He weighs about 110 pounds and is very short for his age. He stands at about 4 foot 1.

Personality: Max is very very funny. He tries to tell jokes whenever he can even during class. He usually tries to break the rules to get attention and usually gets into trouble for it. Wether it be some of the other kids beating him up or the teacher caching him do it. He sort of likes adventures depending on what they are. He won't go on any on the island he was born on because of what happened to his father.

History: Max grew up on the baren wasteland islan Ganjou Kame. When he was about 7 him and his dad went out to try to find the desert tower believed to be on the island. While they were walking his dad said that they were really close to it. Suddenly a big dust storm blew in. Max was able to get the wet washcloth from out of his backpack and put it over his mouth. His dad though, couldn't his dad suffered from dust pnenomia(it is in a book im reading. You basically get to much dust inside your lungs and you die). Max pulled his dad from out of the dust storm all the way inside there house.

His mother freaked and they buried him right infront of there house. His mother and him were packing to move and it took a year to do it because his mom kept packing and then unpacking. Everyday then Max would come out and sit right next to his father's grave and act like he were still there. When they moved Max could barely get himself to go. They got on a ferry for Kashikoi Kame.

Max overall loved it there more than on the other island. Everyday he climbed up one of the trees to just think everything through. One day when he was going to his favorite tree when he was 11 a Zigzagoon fell out of a bush. He grabbed it and even though there was mud he ran through it. The mud at one point was so sticky that he lost his shoe and his sock on that foot. He got home and nursed it back to full health since his mom was craftsworker.

That night while Max was waiting for his mom to come home there was a banging on the door. It was one of the townspeople. "Max. I'm so sorry to be the barer of bad news, but one of the blacksmiths went beserk due to drugs he was on and killed your mother with a new hammer he had made." he said. Max ran inside the house and called the mayor about it. He said that it was true. Max didn't want to go on living after that. Then the Zigzagoon came up and brushed against his leg as if to say "It'll be ok. I promise."

Max picked him up and considered it his. He nicknamed it Ziggy and then he has had him ever since. He raised enough money to go to High School. He got a ride from the resident in the town who told him about his mother.

Pokemon: Zigzagoon

Name: Zig

History: Zig grew up on Kashikoi Kame. He grew up a normal life until his mom and dad decided to abandon him. When he was asleep they ran away from him. They never wanted him and they never came back. Zig was searching for them one day when he fell into a huge hole and hurt his paw. He was walking and fell out of a bush. Something grabbed him and healed back to full health. He didn't want to have to go back to searchnig for his family when he decided to stay with the boy who helped him.

Personality: Zig loves to go on adventures. He loves to hid stuff from people and often to get revenge on people. If Zig hides something from you not to often does that person get it back. So if you make this pokemon want revenge on you...hide your valuables away from him.

Name: Christopher Evans
Age: 14
Gender: Male

Description: Chris is 5'9" tall, and has shaggy blonde hair that goes down to the base of his neck, his skin is ghostly pale since he lived in a land that didn't have much sunlight. His eyes though are a dark green, but they have a streak of red in them, that appearantly allows him to see in the dark, but he has to shield his eyes in the day. His shirt is blue, and fairly long on him and has a printed on Z with an M over lapping it, the back has nothing on it, but Chris always wears a red jacket over his shirt. Chris's pants are a dark brown and go down to his shoes.

Personality: Even though Chris lived in Lavender town which is gloomy, this kid is a good person. He usually tries to be a 'people person' but doesn't follow the latest trend. Chris hates bullies that get away with what they do, but he usually doesn't have a say in it. He also cares for his family, and worries about his sister who tried to stop Team Rocket before.

History: Chris was born in Lavender Town, so not much to say there, but when he turned three, his sister went on a pokemon journey. Appearantly she was meant to be good as she had been able to cripple Team Rocket for a little bit, but a year later, there were many assassanation attempts on the family, so Chris's family wanted to send Chris to the Hayai Kame High School. He was meant to go when he was twelve, but Team Rocket had found where they were living, so the family had to move, at least three times before they could send him to Hayai Kame, but they were able to. Last Chris saw his family was when he left the airport. Are his family even alive?

As soon as Chris got to the island, he put off going to the school and traveled around the region, at least until he was kidnapped by Team Rocket. and if it wasn't for incredible luck(His guards were stupid) he would've died. Chris knew how close to death he was, so he decided of his own free will to enroll in the Hayai Kame High School to learn how to protect himself from criminal organizations that have you on their blacklist.

Pokemon: Abra, Level 10 (Teleport, Hidden Power)

Name: Sirius

History: Sirus wasn't raised on campus, hence his attitude, but instead lived in Kyousei Kame throughout most of his life until he was captured by a senior who was out on a field trip. Now his purpose is to heckle Chris(Or anyone who would've picked him).

Personality: Sirius doesn't like people, or captivity, but he loves their reactions to whatever he does to offent them. Sort of a trouble maker, only he will hurt someone when he wants to. If you ever get Sirius mad, he will hurt you, but this pokemon usually never gets mad.

Erm, I guess its my fault, but your characters have to be 16 or over. I'll let you off naruto, due to your characters history, but your character would be regularly bullied. Also, pika lover, could you change your pokemon a little, its just (no offence) sounding a lil cheesey.

Otherwise your in.

So yeah, for any remaining sign ups, heres the character sheet:

Name:

Age: (16 preferrably)

Gender:

Description:

Personality:

History:

Pokemon: (from the list provided, only phanpy left)

Name:

History:

Personality:

Oh and brilliant sign-up Parabolic.

Name: Jadon Valentine

Age: 16

Gender: Male

Description: Jadon stands proud at about five foot nine and has a rather muscular frame due to his large history of athletic extracurriculers. He looks to have Latino backgroud due to his darker skin and his silky black ponytail which goes down to about the middle of his back and is tied with a small red ribbon. He's always wearing a shiny toothed grin which is complimented by his sparkling emerald eyes. He's got a little bit of fuzz on his chin and has a bit of a mustache forming, he will usually wear a golden hoop earing in one of his ears.

On a regular basis he'll be wearing a pair of black jeans, a grey muscle shirt and an obscure white trenchcoat. The trenchcoat he wears is usually well cleaned and the pockets are usually full of useless junk he picks up around campus as he is a hoarder and can't resist adding more junk to his collection. He has black combat boots on most of the time, they have silvered buckles on them and have a nice shine due to his excessive cleansing of them. His black jeans are usually faded alot at the knees, but hold up pretty well.

Personality: Jadon is usally calm and collected if not a little ignorant, he tries to mind to his own buisness most of the time but can't help but be a little nosy. He gets to be a little supersticious and even a bit gullible at times. While he seems to be a little slow, the truth is he pretty smart, he just doesn't really show it very often. You can bet he's always rambling on about some sport or sport move, he's just that kind of guy.

History: Jadon grew up in Blackthorn city, he was related to the gym leader Claire, so he got a lot of undeserved respect from ongoers. Over the years he took place in a lot of sports, over seven styles of martial arts, track and field, soccer and football. He did well in all of them and he was always looking for the next big sport thrill. When he reached sixteen, his parents decided to send him to the Hayia Kami school which he said he was excited to go to.

Pokemon: Phanpy

Name: Sazaku

History: Suzaku was actually given to Jadon as a going away present, Suzaku was basically the family pet and has known Jadon for years. The two get along pretty well, but Suzaku is always worrying that Jadon won't study or something of the sort.

Personality: Suzaku worries way too much, he also has an annoying habit of waking Jadon up in an unwanted tackle. Suzaku doesn't really mind insult that much, he's kind and makes sure to get the job done. Even in battle he isn't that fierce to his opponent.

right, as soon as Zimvee appears, we will rock and roll!

I finally finished my sign-up!

Heres my trainer card. Used background from pokecharms, edited Trainer sprite.

Alright, Zimvee can pop up later.

'Children! Settle down!' Yoshikumi-sensei snapped, hammering his ruler onto the table. It seemed to have an effect.

'Now, as I said, pokemon types 101 will be an important class for you all. Taking advantage of pokemon types will let you beat the greatest trainers. As you must have noticed, the pokemon you got last week are all of different types. This means some of you will easily beat the other. For Example, Hotaru's ponyta, a fire pokemon, could easily beat Ash's bulbasaur, who is a grass pokemon. However, each time a pokemon grows in power, it gets better at attacking and defending, as well as becoming faster. A much stronger pokemon can usually defeat a pokemon that is super effective against it, due to it being stronger and a better fighter. Types also effect the strengths and weaknesses of your pokemon. My Bastiodon, Cliff,' he said, gesturing to the large ancient pokemon beside him.' is rock and steel type, meaning he has very tough skin and muscles, and can resist lots of damage. He is rather slow however. This brings me on to my next part. Some pokemon are multi type. This can make them even weaker to certain attacks, but stronger to some that would be damaging to only one of their types. Using my bastiodon again as an example, fire i weakened, as it is part rock. Fire is super effective against steel. However, fighting, such as Akira's new makuhita, will be twice as effective, due to it being good against both rock and steel.' He stopped, seeing some students nodding, others looking confused.

'Excuse me sir?' came a voice from the left, a young student, with glasses. 'Sensei, what have I heard about the class pokemon league here?' he asked, his male nidoran sitting silently at his side.

'Ah yes, Im sure this intrigues many of you. As is customary, when we take our school trip to Kashikoi Kame that we fight between classes, to see which is the champion. These will be double battles. You will be paired up during our first trip.' he finished, standing confidently at the front of his class. He remembered being taught in this very room, with his shieldon, who now stood beside him. He subconsciously stroked its tough flank.

Just then the bell went, time for the break before dinner.

'Remember, 6 o'clock sharpish kids, in the hall.' he said, as they all bent down to check their pokemon or belongings. They had all been given single dorms, in a mixed dorm building, with a separate bathroom for all. He drew his pokeball, sucking bastiodon in a plume of red. He walked out, a stream of teens flooding past.

OOC basically, you all have one post, which ends in you going to the dinner hall.