The Pokemon Games

Frostbiteकर्म · #1 October 5th, 2009, 11:30 PM

The Pokémon Games
PG-16/PG-17 for Death/Violence

Background:

The Pokémon Games is an ancient tradition in the old land of Sinnoh. For roughly fifty years these have been occurring once every year in a new city. The first city they began in was Sunyshore City. The games started when the infamous Pokémon champion Gale Frost took over the region of Sinnoh and lost it into utter chaos. The town of Sunyshore was the worst, so it got the most destruction. In the end, Gale took over the city and proclaimed the annual games as ruler of Sinnoh. Many tried to stop this, but they were the very first group forced into the games themselves.

This group of trainers was eventually broken into doing terrible things to each other in order to stay alive. The games, being broadcasted online, on TV, over radio, and almost any other electrical device, proved to the people of Sinnoh that they could do nothing. They soon began to lose hope, and the games continued. Each year one person would win the Pokémon Games, but the other five will inevitably die. People are allowed teams of 1-6 Pokémon in the games, and generally (if they do not die themselves) these Pokémon will reside in the arena for future years.

Now the Pokémon Games has come to one of the worst areas possible—the Snowpoint City Arena. You can imagine why this would be terrible. There are snow storms that make it impossibly cold, people freeze to death under the chilling conditions, and it is obviously a little more difficult to find certain resources. This is one of the few years that the Guiders will (or may or may not chose to) help the most, but though they offer you help it might be in vain. Six people will be chosen, but who will make it out alive?

Basic Need-To-Know Information:
The games call for roughly six competitors—three boys and three girls. Using Pokémon as their partners, they have a slight edge (depending on the Pokémon in their party) to winning the games. They will not know which arena they are going to beforehand, so it will be futile for them to get as many fire types as they can. They will simply come with a team and, be it helpful or not, they will have to survive with that team alone. They can, however, capture wild Pokémon but only if the team has less than six Pokémon on it.

As for “wild Pokémon” technically these are Pokémon that have already been trained and have seen the hardships of the world. They will be strong, difficult to capture, and very ruthless. In fact, generally the PokeMakers use them as a special “treat” for the competitors if the game gets boring. Be ready for a difficult fight if you are trying to capture one in the area. Generally these Pokémon come in ones because they are mostly all trainer Pokémon that has been released when the trainers lose the game. Do not come fully expecting to capture these Pokemon, because your character will be unsure what kind will be there. There is also a low catch rate (unless it is a natural Pokemon, like Snover, Snorunt, etc.) for these particular Pokemon. Many will be in stage three, but a few will still be in stage two.

People Involved:
PokeMakers-they are almost literally your worst nightmares. These are the evil people that design the games. They think of anything and everything they can to destroy you, and a lot of the time it will. They especially like conjuring up natural disasters (which they can do with the help of Pokémon and certain control areas in the arena), summoning angry Pokémon, and many other things. If they dislike you and are after you, then you’d better make sure you’ll put up a good fight.
Guiders-you should love these people, no matter how much you hate the games or the world. Your Guiders will watch over you during the games. Occasionally (if they can scrounge up the money) they will send you gifts that will help you out. These gifts can range from a package of cookies to a master ball, depending on your need. They can also provide medicine if you get injured (which you obviously will). Get on their good side, and you might just have a shot at these games.
Competitors-that’s you, people. Competitors are the ones in the games. This is often how you will be referred to on TV if you are in a big group.

Pokémon Information:
You will all have received your first Pokémon from Gale’s minions on the “Pass Out Day”. This is a day on the first day of autumn that Gale’s minions will pass out a single Pokémon to people who are officially twelve so they can begin to grow and develop with these Pokémon. Basically it is an excuse to get people slightly prepared for the games. A few people occasionally get Pokémon from their parents, however, so you may have a Pokémon received on Pass Out Day as well as an earlier one from your parents. Your other Pokémon past Pass Out Day will be obtained through trades/parents/wild.
Note: You may only have a final evolution Pokémon if your character has a high class life. If you feel unsure about final evolutions, just PM me and I will let you know if your character design calls for it.

Rules:
(At the end, find the words at the end of the sentences and put ’em into your SU)
1. Think of me as Gale Frost. I rule. What I say happens in the game, will happen. You may, however, do something that could change my mind. I
2. Please no GMing. Promise
3. Respect your fellow RPers and me. To Participate
4. PLEASE use proper grammar. I cannot stand sentences like “r u going 2 the games 2morrow?” No good grammar, no getting in. Good grammar also means properly spacing your paragraphs. In The
5. STAY ACTIVE! Please, I’m really psyched for this. Annual
6. No Mary Sues/Gary Stus please. I will let you know if I think your character is one. I promise I will not make one myself. Pokémon
7. If you have any ideas regarding plot/game ideas/etc. let me know. Games
8. Any questions about anything, ask. Don’t assume. It makes us both look bad. For As
9. Only people serious about this, please. Don’t come in and think it’s a big joke, because this plot may be complicated at points. Long As
10. Have lots of fun! Don’t think of this as a drag, it’ll be spicy! My Character
11. Shall Live

SU:
Name: (Such a hard one! Must include first and last names. Middle/nicknames are optional)
Gender: (Check if you must)
Age: (Only 12-24)
Appearance: (What they look like)
Personality: (Uh…well, how they act, I guess)
History: (What city did your character come from? How is his/her life during Gale’s reign. Explain what your family is like. Do you have to provide for them? Are you pampered?)
City Lived In: (Just to make it clear. Most likely will be in history, but I wanna back up X3)
Skill: (Something your character is good at. Pick a weapon, pick a talent. Just anything)
Flaw: (Basically opposite of skill. For example your character is great with an axe but horrible with a bow)
Pokémon Team: (Can be from 1-6. You will have opportunites to catch very powerful Pokémon in the games, but do not rely on it. Please include a description of your Pokémon…any special characteristics, yadda yadda)
RP Sample: (Please include one from one of your most current)

ONLY Six Spots Available. Three must be male, three must be female.
Yes, I would like your SU to be around the length of mine if you can't make it longer.

My SU:

Spoiler:

Slots Taken/Reserved:
Fenris-Taken-Boy
Vorteld-Taken-Girl
Scared Beo-Taken-Girl
Luigi-a-Taken-Girl
Z34guy-Taken-Boy
Katsuyaki Itsuki-Taken-Boy

Vorteld · #2 October 8th, 2009, 07:37 PM

Is it possible to reserve spots for this RP? I want to join, but it's too late for me to write an SU today.

Also, can I have a Honchkrow? Sorry about asking, but I'm not sure i I can resist the urge to use Honchkrow EVERYwhere now :D

Frostbiteकर्म · #3 October 8th, 2009, 07:48 PM

Yup, you can reserve spots =) You'll be reserved for 24 hours. As for Honchkrow, you may have one but make sure the SU is very good. Just make sure your person comes from a better background, as people who live bad lives won't have much time to train.

Oh, and when you reserve please tell me if your character is going to be a boy or girl just so I can tell people what's left =)
So far...

Boys: 1
Girls: 1

PokeDream · #4 October 9th, 2009, 02:27 AM

So sweet, i had an ide like this, but i like your bette, heres my guy

Kaliff Leslie
Nickname- Neal
Male
20

Appearance
6ft, athletic build.
Eyes: Jade Green
Light brown hair on top, dark brown on bottom. He has long sideburns and a goatee.
Black and Sliver gauges in both ears with a stud under his lip.
Tattoos: Retro designs, starting from his shoulder to his elbow on the right arm. On the left arm is a series of black strips that lead down to his wrist. On his back is a pair of wings.
He wears a small Black and Red cotton shirt to show off his built arms. On the sleeves are strings to pull them tight or let loose. He pants are baggy but always stay in the same spot. His black studded belt is for only keeping his Pokeballs. He has a chain the swoops down and led to his back pocket, where he keeps his wallet. Last are his shoes that are black and white converse style sneakers. Around his next is a red beaded necklace and he wears several black rings around his fingers.

Personality
Good Nature
Kaliff is your all around kind of guy. The one you don’t get to know if you don’t talk to him. Sometimes he comes off as a prick but this is not the case with him. He doesn’t believe in talking people down, unless they need to be put in their place. He hates to argue unless it’s the silly playful type. He doesn’t judge and let people speak for themselves.
Outgoing
Kaliff isn’t just another stoner who lay’s around. he like to put it to good use. He vey athletic and loves to exercise a lot. Loves to free run whenever he get the chance. He loves to stay active when there is nothing else to do. So he is usually always on the move.
Book Nerd.
Well Kaliff is far from a book Nerd, but he is very interested in finding out how things work. His grades where in the top 10 of his school, but you wouldn’t know by looking at him. He has great insight on Pokémon moves and how to combine them into never before seen ones. Well in theory at least. He likes to read up on tactic skills to help him in battle. He loves puzzles but this is not one of his favorite passions.
Dreamer
Kaliff is quite the dreamer. Every since he was little he could feel the push and the pull of the moon. He would always know if there was a full moon or not, without having to look in the sky. When it is a perfect end to a nice day, Kaliff loves to sit in the grass under the night sky and look at the stars. Wishing he could rest among the clouds. He always felt that there was something more out there them what he saw everyday on earth. He believes with all his heart that he’s not human, yet nothing has came about to prove it.
Head Strong
Kaliff know what he want in life and goes for it. Yet doubt will only come in to play when he is confused or doesn’t have all the right information. He is cut throat about his friends and Pokémon. And will take down anyone who mistreats them.
Hobbies
Besides playing the guitar, Kaliff also like to skateboard when he get the chance to. He is skilled at drawing and photography. When he isn’t doing any of that he like to go surfing.
Laid Back
When his go get them attitude doesn’t call for it, Kaliff is very laid back. He enjoys a good laugh and love to joke around with his friends. People say he has two different personalities, One who likes to go balls deep in battle, and one who drifts and adapts to life without much say so.

History
Kaliff grew up on Mandarin Island located in the Orange Islands. There he lived with both his parents, Mica and Nathan Leslie; along with his younger brother and sister who was twins named Grace and Gale. Life wasn’t hard for Kaliff his family was wealthy and his parents always wanted the best for their kids. In doing so they sent Kaliff to a private Pokémon academy called PokeThec when he was 12. There he spent his time learning about Pokémon and battle moves. It wasn’t until his second year he told people to call him Neal. This was because people always missed heard him and called him Caleb instead of Kaliff. During his time at school, Neal became popular for his good looks and skill in battle simulations. So girls would always be tailing around him. He never minded the attention but he made it clear to them that he didn’t like girls. The guys on the other hand loved his battle spirited and voted him Prime Tactics Master his last five years there. This was the title given to a student who won every battle in and battle simulation dome. Despite this, Neal never got the chance to raise his own Pokémon. It was always just books and theories in class. He knew that in real life Pokémon could reach full potential and not just be limited to computer stats. So it didn’t sit too well with him.

His mother works at the local Pokémon clinic helping sick Pokémon, so she was gone most of the time. His father worked for a corporation the design and test new pokeballs. He was usually late every night are stay over to do research at the lab. Even with his parents being gone he still loved them along with his younger siblings. So when his parents were out he always made sure that he would spend time with them.

After he graduated in the top 10 when he was 18, Neal took a trip to Jhoto with his friends. There they spent the year traveling around seeing the cities and taking in different cultures. It was at this time Neal wanted to set out on his own so that he could bond and train with Pokémon. He 1st stop was kanto. There he spent another devoted to cacthing and trianing his pokemon. After that he made he way to shinon in the hopes to train different types before he challenged any gyms.

Pokemon Battle Summons

Name: Sky
Female
Attacks: Blizzard, Thundershock, Dragon Rage, Focus Punch
*Sky is his very !st pokemon. She is shy around people she doesn't know unless, Neal like them 1st. When she is in Battle, she think's as if she doing a dance.

Name: Yuki
Female
Attacks: Ice Beam, Giro Ball, Protect, Hyperbeam
* Unlike Sky, Yuki isnt forgivin in battle. Some time she would rather do her own thing instead of what Neal tells her to do.

Name: Ace
Male
Attacks: Water Pluse, Spike Cannon, Aurora Beam, Supersonic
* Ace doesn't react to much when he is out his pokeball. he mostly sleeps and conserves his engery for the battle field. He was found as a shellder attached to sky's tail mistaking it for a slowpoke.

Name: Neon
Male
Attacks: Night Slash, Air Cutter, Agility, Steel Wing.
* Neon loves Neal more than anything. He is over protective of him and his Pokemon.
He will not think twice before beating someone if he views them as a threat.

Name: Nova
Unknown
Attacks, Flamethrower, Physic, Rock Slide, Solarbeam
* Hyper active little bugger. It is always whipping through the air on sunnydays. Yet when it is cloudy it will drift lazy aroun as if you weren't there. Neal from it stcuk in the crack of a cliff and pulled it out.

I wasn't sure if we needed to give them attacks are not, if not then, thy dont have to be set.

Roleplay Example

Spoiler:

Out of the center of the door loomed out a Ghasty. It dark core sphere hosting a brilliant purple haze seeped through the door as if it was nothing.
Come on in it said. Catching Neal off guard.

“Woh…That ghastly just spoke..”

The Pokémon in this region must have evolved to the point they can learn human speech. Has the bond grown faster between humans and Pokémon in Laoki.

“…Cyeah” he grinned. Holding up his camera and snapping a quick picture. He thought it was mad at him, for its color became a slight ill green. Later to realize was because the smell of smoke was on him.

“Sorry about that” His soft rugged voice carried out.

He was now inside looking at the list of Pokémon he would choose from. He felt it queer to choose his partner off a checklist. Good selection in there line up. Not like most labs that would hand out three. So it was kind of hard to make and answer. His jade green eyes scrolled down to a Bagon and lower than that a Dratini. His family just adored Dragons. They were his favorite on the simulators at the academy. Grace and Gale his twin brother and sister both adored Bagon. Gale, more liking his full evolved form.

“Dra..” he was cut off at the Ghasty telling him that smoking was prohibited.

“Woh..Um..Yeah no problem.” giving off a silk smirk. Sort of laughing at himself, as if he would have done it without asking. He reached his hand to his face scratching the fine stubble hair on his cheek.

He was getting off to a bad start seemingly and Neal didn’t want that.

“Well Im Kaliff but you can just call me Neal.” His rugged voiced chimed out once more. This was crazy he thought. He was talking to a Pokémon. Something he never would have seen himself doing in life.

“Do you still have a Dratini here?” He asked now rubbing his fingers in his ginger-brown hair.

“But I was wondering… if I can get a shot of a Bagon before I do.” He grinned, eyes focus on Ghasty giant pupils.

“Only if that ok with the Prof.” He looked around for a bit. Where is the Professor, he thought. It was only at this time he heard faint snoring in the distance.…

Alternative · #5 October 9th, 2009, 10:37 AM

Name: Zachary Petrelli
Gender: Male (Trust me, I checked)
Age: 17
Appearance: Zachary stands a bit shorter than your average 17 year old. At 5”4, he was one of the shortest people in his class. He has natural black/dark brown hair, dyed blonde. He has rosy cheeks, like he’s blushing 24/7, along with hazel eyes. His favourite clothes (which he was wearing when he embarked on his journey) is a tattered black jacket with a white Ponyta shirt underneath, along with denim jeans ripped slightly at the knees. He tends to be a bit buffed up, since he worked down at the mines in Oreburgh City, but is a tad modest and likes to cover it up.
Personality: Zachary, being a bit buffed up from working at Oreburgh City, tends to be a bit modest. He likes to keep secrets, and tends to be a bit shy at the most of times, and doesn’t like to open up to people. This has happened to be a good thing, since there were no real distractions when doing important things. Zachary also doesn’t tend to think things through a lot of the time, and seems to make rash decisions a lot of the time. This can be a good thing as well, since he doesn’t have to over-think anything or make second remarks, which leaves him with a lot of time on his hands. Zachary would also go to the Oreburgh Museum every chance he could.
History: Zachary grew up in the small town of Oreburgh city. He had gained the skills and profession of a coal miner when he was at a young age, due to his father being a high-up in the mining industry. He first learnt about and found his love of Pokémon when his dad brought home a Machop for him. He loved him to bits, back when he was about 6 or 7 years of age. When he was mature enough, with his dad’s assistance and supervision, he went to Route 207 and caught himself a Ponyta. He caught this Ponyta knowing that one day he would go into the Pokemon games.
City Lived In: Oreburgh City
Skill: As a role in the mining industry, he knows about all the rocks and sediment in Sinnoh, so he knows about all the best camping grounds. He also is good at keeping his cool.
Flaw: He doesn’t talk a lot, being modest and all, would be his biggest flaw.
Pokémon Team:

Machoke
Male
Attacks: Revenge, Foresight, ThunderPunch, Low Kick
Machoke, being a Machop when Zachary was young, was his first Pokemon that he had owned. Machoke is his closest friend, and likes to help out a lot of the time.

Rapidash
Female
Moves: Flamethrower, Stomp, Horn Attack, Will-O-Wisp
Rapidash, was his second pokemon and likes to run around a lot. When Rapidash found out they were going on an adventure to Snowpoint town for the games, Rapidash got excited and started to run around everywhere.

Bronzor
(Bronzors have genders??)
Moves: Confusion, Metal Sound, Hypnosis, Extrasensory
Bronzor is Zachary’s newest Pokemon, only being caught on the way to the games in Mount Coronet. They aren’t tomo familiar with each other yet.
RP Sample: Umm… I don’t exactly have an RP sample with me, since this is my first time RPing. If you need an example still, I’d be happy to give you one.

Z34guy · #6 October 9th, 2009, 11:06 AM

Interesting. I think I'll give it a shot

Name: Kenny Vapor

Gender: Male

Age: 19

Appearance: Alot of people fall for Kenny for his boy-band good looks... but that's about it. He has messy dirty blonde hair that hangs in front of his hard cold blue-gray eyes giving him a mysterious look. His left ear is pierced with a white gold small hoop he occaisionally plays with. He stands at 5'9" and weighs about 190lbs with an average build. On normal days, her wears a black superchick band shirt with purple and black tripp pants held up by a studded black belt which give him a menacing gothic look whereas on Cold days, he adds 2 black hoodies and a pair of black sweatpants under the tripp pants to the outfit. Being as practical as he is, he constantly wears sneaker-like brown steel-toe hiking boots and uses a black messenger bag with purple inserts to carry all his belongings. Black wristbands and a .47 caliber bullet hanging around his neck on a gold necklace chain complete the look.

Personality: Many have called Kenny a ruthless, cold-hearted *******. Although seemingly laid-back when alone, he is constantly on alert and shockingly quiet around others. He doesn't speak unless absolutly necessary and prefers actions over words. When people can get him talking, they are usually surprised by his blunt-ness, willingness to argue, and harsh-sounding voice, which anyone can tell could make him sound like an angel if he actually tried. Kevin is the loner type who'd rather forge his own path than work with others unless he absolutely has to. Since he's never had any actual friends, he has no idea how to handle friends and is just as snide, and sarcastic with them as when other people can get him to talk. Many underestimate him and label him cocky in battle, but he has yet to underestimate an opponent. His masterful strategie's and tactics astound many who've had the chance to watch him battle, but they can also tell he does have a soft side... buried deep inside by the way he battles. Not being very athletic, most would assume next to no hobbies whatsoever, but that is completely wrong. Kevin is a wiz with anything mechanical, but he specializes in cars and computers as well as knows some defensive karate moves. Many don't realize one of the many reasons he doesn't talk much is because he has deep-seated body image issues and is, actually, very suicidal, using the wristbands to hide his many suicide attempts.

History: Kenny didn't live a hard life or a pamper life, but a rather emotionally detached life. His mother died when he was 4 from disease and he hasn't been the same since. His dad never really showed any interest in his son beyond showing him the family tradition of mechanic-work. Kevin eventually withdrew completely by age 7, cutting off any and all emotions whatsoever. Due to this, as he got older, he became more and more twisted. Having no friends ever only accelerated this as no kids wanted to be friends with the weird kid. At age 12, his Aunt gave him a baby Seel for Christmas. and by age 13, he set off on his own journey through Kanto, Johto, and eventually Hoenn, collecting badges and ruthlessly training.

At age 15, near the end of the Ice Cave in Johto, was the first time he ever attempted suicide. The blood trailing down his arm surprisingly relieved him of all his problems and worries, as if they all flowed out in the blood. This, started a whole new slew of mental problems for the already mentally unstable boy. He would've died in the cave, had another trainer not found him and rescued him. Having no concept of why the other trainer, a rather pretty girl, would bother saving someone like him, he bluntly told her off. Anyone who watched the conversation st the pokemon center could've easily told she was flirting with him, but again, kevin had no experience in this area and misjudged it.

By age 17, he was already working his way through Hoenn and well on his way to Sinnoh. Earning a rather notorious rep on his way. By the time he reached Sinnoh at age 18, he was surprised by how everything had changed since he first heard about it. He shrugged it off and continued his journey not really caring what became of the region, but rather wondering what He'd do after since he DEFINITELY didn't want to go back to his family. Upon seeing Hearthomb City, he figured he'd probably settle down and live out life as a lonely bachelor.

City Lived In: Celadon City (As a child). Hearthomb City (now)

Skill: Kevin is skilled in mechanics and firearms especially and holds gun licenses for all regions... along with guns. He also has deadly sharp aim.

Flaw: Unless being defensive, Keving sucks at hand to hand or close range combat.

Pokémon Team: (Can be from 1-6. You will have opportunites to catch very powerful Pokémon in the games, but do not rely on it. Please include a description of your Pokémon…any special characteristics, yadda yadda)

Seel
Female
Attacks: Ice Beam, Surf, Horn Drill, Agility
Seel is one of the few beings who's able to see Kevin's anguish and as such, is very protective. She's very attack first, ask questions later about it.

Scizor
Male
Attacks: Steel Wing, Agility, Night Slash, False Swipe
Scizor is a bit of a teddy bear, always wanting affection and willing to do anything to get it. Always willing to fight because it usually involves affection at the end from Kevin.

Leafeon
Female
Attacks: Toxic, Razor Leaf, Synthesis, Giga Drain
constantly full of energy and rarin' to fight. Kevin's most determined pokemon in battle.

Houndour
Male
Attacks: Flamethrower, Crunch, Howl, Hyper Beam
Houndour is the pokemon Kevin has the second best relationship with, the first being Seel. He can be considered Kevin's only loyal friend.

RP Sample: Kevin yawned. He was bored... and in the middle of a battle.

"Night Slash Scizor" He said in a harsh sounding, almost bored, voice. His Scizor Hovered up to the Pupitar as it's claws glowed an un-natural purple and began slashing seemingly uncontrollably. When the attack ended a few seconds later, The Pupitar was revealed to have fainted.

"I win." It wasn't a question, but a statement. Kevin had won another battle... just as his Scizor knocked him to the ground, once again begging for affection.
"okay, Okay." He said getting up and brushing himself off, before scratching behind one of the three prongs on Scizor's head. The Scizor seemingly purred in response.

The other trainer seemed surprise at the affection Kevin was showing the Scizor, but reluctantly approached. He stuck his hand out for a hand shake.
"Good Battle". Kevin took the offered hand and shook it hand slightly then nodded in response before calling Scizor back into his pokeball. Kevin then quickly turned around and walked off in the direction of Hearthomb City, taking out his iPod as Superchick's song "Hey Hey" blasted from the earphones into his ears.

-----

At the Pokemon Center, Kevin rushed into the boys bathroom before turning around and locking the door behind him. He turned around again and leaned against the door.

"This is it." he said with an almost psychotic growl. "The day I finally succeed." Reaching into the sole of his right hiking boot, he pulled out a sharp razor. He stared at it for a few moments, taking in how beautiful the macabre object glinted in the dim lighting of the bathroom. Slowly but surely, he raised the thick wriatsbands up on his arms, revealing a series of at least 20 scars on both wrists. Some deep, some not, some freshly healed. Kevin winced slightly as he drug the razor across the almost porcelain skin of his left wrist first, sighing in relief as the blood seemed to gush out of the self-inflicted wound. But the problems that seemed to flow out wasn't enough for his satisfaction and he soon dragged the razor slowly across his right wrist. The blood pooled around him as he slowly slid down the door, a wide, psychotic grin plastered on his face. It seemed he would succeed this time. Ending his pain, suffering and emotional trauma once and for all. Unfortuneatly, Someone had noticed the blood seeping through under the door and had begun trying to break down the door.

I Promise To Participate In The Annual Pokémon Games For As Long As My Character Shall Live

Vorteld · #7 October 9th, 2009, 12:15 PM

*I'm changing gender!*

Name: Natalie "Tale" Fuwani
Gender: Female
Age: 15
Appearance: Natalie is a slender girl, and with her 5 feet 3 inches she has some confidence in her build. Muscle has never been her strong side, so there's no impressive arms or legs to look at. She's alays standing straight, with smooth skin neither tan nor pale. Looking at her hands, you would notice her hands are actually fairly large, with long, thin fingers. They look unusually brittle, but are quite dexterous.

Natalies head is of average size. She as a somewhat elongated face with a protruding nose, large, leaf-green eyes and a thin mout that often is curled up in a playful smile. Her untended light-brown hair grows wild ald flows down her back, quite scuffy-looking as it is.

Natalie is very fond of purple. She usually dresses in white shirts and loose, purple jackets. On hot days, she exchanges her purple jacket with an equally purple, long-sleeved shirt and a deep-blue skirt. Normally though, she simply picks out a pair of trousers, usually deep-blue, black or purple. Her shoes are simple and black in colour.

As she has a flair for dramatics, Tale often adds something unusual to her outfit. Most of the days she is seen with white gloves, a neat black bow tie and a purple (duh) top hat.
Unlike her hair, Tale keeps her clothes relatively spotless.

Personality: Tale is eccentric. Very eccentric. She has absolutely no qualms about trying new things, no matter how weird they are. She often acts completely at random, just to see how people react. Often she fails to see how her action might hurt other people, a subject of constant discussion with her parents. If you don't know her, she is likely to be unpredictable. But it is possible to get used to. She is quite the playful girl, often dragging unwilling people into her fun and games. She values her friends over most other things in her life, and grudges is not her style. In fact, amnesia is a small problem she struggles with.

Despite this she enjoys having some msytique about her, and often keeps information about herself close to her. Of course, once she has befriended someone, she happily tells them anything. Like many other childish people, she is very naive and will believe most of what she hears. She hates taking orders.

Tale loves all things creative and spents much time drawing, writing and painting. This doesen't mean she's any good at it- most people would say she has a horrible taste.

History: Natalie's life was pretty much as carefree as a life in such a world can be. She grew up in the rather peaceful Eterna City, the only changes being the renovated Old Chateau and the expanded Valley Windworks near Floraoma. Her father worked in showbusiness as a talented magician, and she gaine much of his eccentric personality. Her mother, however, was pretty tired of her man's oddball behavior and was grieved to see their only child taking after him. She has aways kept her daugther at a safe emotional distance, but Tale loves her as much as her father anyway. being unable to focus on one thing for very long, she was no natural at school, barey making it through the lower secondary. Tale was very happy when she got her Pokémon friends, as most of the other kids preferred to stay away from their strange classmate. She pent her days pplaying in the forest or trying to be an artist in her room. Their family managed very well and could give her most of what she wanted, resulting in her being a bit pampered.

Her parents were grieved when she was picked out for the Pokémon Games, but Natalie- not fully undertanding the danger of the situation- was actually quite happy for getting to do something new. She isn't particularly fond of Gale Frost, but finds him and his history interesting.

City Lived In: Eterna City

Skill: Natalie is creative beyond the norm. Ideas bloom up in her head all the time, and she has a knack of seeing things never seen by others. She never ever is concerned about how others view her.

Flaw: Tale is often betrayed by her naiveness. In addition, she won't helpout much in a group, seeing as she tends to act on her own whims.

Pokémon Team:

Drifblim (male): Natalies Drifblim was given to her as a Drifloon by Gales men. They found it injured at the Windworks and saw Tale as an easy opportunity to get rid of it. Natalie raised it with loving care and always brought it when playing in the woods. When she had to develop battling skills for the Games, she decided to go on the defensive. Drifblims signature skill is bouncing back physical blows by using Stockpile at the moment of impact.

It has learned from Tale to be caring- and eccentric. It is a good friend for her other Pokémon.

Roselia (Female):
Roselia was captured as a cute little Budew in Eterna Forest. Natalie was obsessed with gaining new playmates at the time, and using Drifloon she captured it. Though not very powerful, Tales care gave it the happiness it needed to evolve. She get's along very good with Drifblim.

Murkrow (Male): Tale captured her Murkrow one night in the forest after she had fled from her mother after she had a fit when Tale re-painted most of the kitchen in a multitude of colours. The Pokémon looked so lonely, and Tale could not resist the urge to give it some new friends. She has found it to be quote headstrong and self-sufficient, but it gets along well with Drifblim in particular.

RP sample (From Pokémon Heart and Soul):

Spoiler:

Anthony Highgate bounced happily through the streets of New Bark Town. Even though he had fallen asleep on the ferry, he was pretty sure that there was still Pokémon left in this.... err... Professor Pillow, was'nt it? Anyway, in his laboratory. Anthony was as happy as a child on Christmas Eve. Well, that was a pretty common feeling for Anthony, but today it was different. It was a mixture of bubbling happiness an a rush of excitement with just a little golden touch of mint added together. Finally was he going to get a new Pokémon, a new friend. And together, Anthony Highgate, Melvin the Meditite and some new Pokémon from professor... professor... Swillow or something were going on neeew adventures! He just hoped he could get himself a traveling company on the way. A new human friend to share is experiences with.

Anthony spotted the laboratory in the distance and broke into a run. He was almost squealing of exicement and half ran, half danced towards the building. He kept his eyes focused on the laboratory that meant a new start to him. Mistake. Of course he did'nt notice the dent in the road. He stumbled and almost tripped, he was thrown foward, but managed to keep on his feet. A sudden dread filled him as he saw his fedora fly off his head, and without thinking he lunged after it. He got himself a rather uncomfortable blow in his cheek, but at least he caught the hat. Stumbling to his feet and placing the hat on the head once again he continued the sprint, paying no heed to his clothes, which were now grimed in dust.

At last he bustled in the door to the laboratory ans looked aound in excitement. As he tried to find that... professor something, he was approached by an aide. Anthony followed the man's look to his dirty clothes and flushed.

"Oh... um, sorry bout that" he said and tipped his hat. "I'm Anthony Highgate, and I'm here to see Professor Killow" The aide gave him a half-hearted smile and said "Make that Professor Willow, and follow me" Anthony slapped his forehead as he followed. Of course! Willow it was! He was just so stupid sometimes...

When introduced to the professor, Anthony shook his hand vigorously. "Good day, professor Willow! I'm Anthony Highgate! It's so nice to meet you! Have you got any.. you know..." Willow chuckled and showed him to a table with a Pokéball.

"Just wait as I upgrade your Pokédex" he said. Anthony stood tripping for what seemed like an eternity, staring at the round thing on the table. When professor Willow handed it back, he couldn't get any longer than "Okay, n..." before Anthony had grabbed the Pokéball and tossed it. In a flash of light something that looked like a lobster with large eyes and round claws appeared. Anthony could'nt help cry with delight as he pointed his new Pokédex at it.

"Corphish. The Ruffian Pokémon. Corphish will eat anything and uses its sharp claws to catch prey".

"A Corphish! WOW!" Anthony cried and hugged the thing as it tried to pich his ears with it's claws. He turned and started walking out of the lab when he heard a cough behind him. He slapped his forehead agin. Of course. He turned and shook the professor's hand again. "I'm so happy! Thanks a lot, professor Millow!" And with that he was on his way out again.

Once outside he called out Melvin so he could meet his new teammate. they seemed to get along fine. "You need a name, little friend" he said. "How about... Calvin? Calvin the Corphish!" The Ruffian pokémon nodded and smiled happily, and Anthony was almost in euphoria. then he remebered something. A friend to share experiences with. There were many youngsters outside the lab, but none of them looked particularly interesting. Then he noticed a short, but powerfully built man sleeping on the grass ith an ape-like Pokémon beside him. And in Anthony's mind, something said click. He knew that for no particurlar reason, he liked that guy. He would make a good companion.

Anthony jogged over to the sleeping man with Melvin and Calvin tailing behind. How to wake him up and introduce himself? The easy way of course. Anthony prodded the sleeeping guy with his toe and said:

"Hello there! Whats up?"

I Promise To Participate In The Annual Pokémon Games For As Long As My Character Shall Live

Frostbiteकर्म · #8 October 9th, 2009, 07:40 PM

PokeDream: Your SU is alright, but I have a few issues. So declined. One issue is that I'd prefer his personality/appearance be in paragraph form (more personality you did a list though). Also, the History doesn't really go with the plot seeing as there are no gyms. The final thing is the Pokemon Team. It is just simply too strong.

Faster Than A Bullet: I'm iffy with you. First, you forgot the password

Second, every character has to have recieved one Pokemon from Gale's minions/Gale. Also your character would have no idea they are going in the games, so you might want to rethink Rapidash's explanation deal. The paragraphs are medium in size, but if you could add a little please =) Right now, I have to say declined.

Z34guy: Your SU is very good, but I'm a little iffy about the history. I mostly just am wondering about his travels. The other regions haven't been taken over, so he is free to travel so you're fine there. But please put that he was stationary in Sinnoh when they drew the names, so pick a city =). You also forgot the password. For now (because I see you're editing with an RP sample) you're pending.

Vorteld: I say your SU was perfectly fine. Glad you put the password. The team looks perfectly fine for your character's status in her city. So you're accepted.

Notice!
So here's the total:

Boys Left: 0 (1 Taken, 2 Reserved)
Girls Left: 0 (1 Taken, 2 Reserved)

I'll post if more spots open.

Vorteld · #9 October 9th, 2009, 08:06 PM

Thanks, Fenris

This will be great!

I have a question, though. Most of us are going to die, right? What do we do then? Are we out of the RP for good?

§acred†Beo! · #10 October 9th, 2009, 08:40 PM

Name:Lilith (Lily) Blaze
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Appearance: The first thing someone would notice about Lily is her eyes. They are a light blue and very pretty. She is around 5'8 and has a very slim body, but with a bit of an athletic type. Her skin is a light tan, as for her hair it is a lightish brown and is usually pulled back in a ponytail, when it is down it is a little longer then shoulder length. She usually has her nails painted a bright pink as to stand out a bit more.

As for her usual attire she can usually be seen wearing a bright blue tank top and tight jeans. She usually wears tennis shoes but sometimes would have a pair of flip flops on. She also wears a blue head band to keep her hair out of her eyes and she likes to think it brings out her eyes. Both her eyes are pierced with one small diamond earing in each.

Personality: Lily tends to be very caring and kind towards everyone, but at the same time she can have a tough and competitive mentality. She doesn't like to be picked on or see other people who are defenseless be picked on. The caring and tough personality seem to help her in tough times. It is also very helpful when she sees somebody else in trouble. Lily would never look away from someone who was in danger no matter how dangerous the situation she would risk her own life to save someone else... and at times that scares her.

She can tend to be a bit of a girly girl at times, and this may be at fault of her parents for pampering her. She really enjoys doing girly stuff, but at the same time if it's really needed she can turn into a tomboy just like that.

History:
City Lived In: Lily was raised in Jubilife with her parents. Her life was never really that tough during Gales reign her father had inheirted money from his father and they basically had no worries. Lilie's mother wanted her daughter to grow up pampered and beautiful and not have to worry about the troubles in the world. But Lilie's deep compassion for other people made her try to learn more about what was going on. She knew she could never let her parents knew so she would leave the house for awhile and pretend she was going to a friends, instead she would go out and do some studying on the current situation and find ways to help. Don't let her full you though she enjoyed the pampering and she always would, but apart of her just couldn't sit around and let other people suffer.

Skill: Although it may not look like Lily is a pretty strong girl and for awhile she took a few karate classes, just in case it was ever needed. (She did this during times when she lied to her parents)

Flaw: lilith's one fatal flaw is the fact that she cares far more then she should, and this could lead to trouble.
Pokémon Team:

Chikorita (female)
Chikorita is the newest pokemon to Lily's party, she obtained it from her mothers Meganium who had an egg, it hatched a few weeks before Lily was entered in the the games. Chikorita is a very happy going pokemon, and usually gets scared easily and crumbling in terror of pressure situations. She has not really become very close to Lily's other pokemon but it has bonded quickly with Lily, and loves being around her.

Flareon (female)
Flareon has been Lily's closest friend since the day the met. Lily likes to believe it was fate that brought the two together. When she was about eleven years old she was playing outside when she heard a strange noise coming from a few bushes behind her. She slowly made her way to the bush and what she found was a weak and beaten eevee it was so frightned but the moment Lily started petting it, it calmed down. That may have been the very moment Lily developed her caring personally. She then nursed the Eevee back to health and was going to realease it back into the wild but it decided to stay with her. Flareon has a very playful attitude but can get very serious when needed to be.

Electabuzz (male)
Elecatbuzz is the powerhouse of Lily's team. It was given to her as an elekid by Gales minions when she was tweleve. At first it was a very playful pokemon always getting along with Eevee, he was happy until it evolved into Electabuzz. Once he evolved he took on more of the manly type role and always feels it has to protect Lily from danger. It won't let anyone get near her when it's out of it's pokeball and if you'd try it will shock you. Although deep down inside Lily knows he is still his old happy self he just tries to impress her and keep her safe.

I promise to participate in the annual pokemon games as long as my character shall live.

Z34guy · #11 October 10th, 2009, 12:16 AM

edited. please check again and see if it qualifies. Also added to the history.

Frostbiteकर्म · #12 October 10th, 2009, 02:05 AM

Z34guy: This was recently drawn to my attention. Your SU sample is small, but that's fine. The writing seems good, just make sure your posts aren't too short. As for your Pokemon team, he may have grown up elsewhere but I think that many fully evolved Pokemon is too much. Pick two and make them down a stage or two. Still pending.

Sacred Beo: Nice SU =) Accepted.

As for when you die...you're not kicked out, lol, you'll still be able to post in the OOC thread but just not post in this one. You can still offer suggestions/comments/advice/etc. Just you won't be posting really.

Z34guy · #13 October 10th, 2009, 02:45 AM

edited again. This time, I also fixed a few typo's. My posts are usually longer, but I try to make my characters as in-depth as possible while RP-ing. I'm still a little rusty as I haven't RPed in months.

Frostbiteकर्म · #14 October 10th, 2009, 03:16 AM

Z34guy: Looks much better =) Let's see...accepted.

Eeveemaster9 · #15 October 10th, 2009, 04:30 AM

Hey, if a spot opens up for female, could I reserve it, please? This seems like an amazing rp that i could seriously become attached to :D

{Swan} · #16 October 10th, 2009, 06:51 AM

SU:
Name: Cornelia ‘Cin’ or 'Cinna' Lenore
Gender: Femme
Age: 16
Appearance: Cornelia is small. Small in every which way possible. She’s incredibly skinny, has no chest whatsoever, and neither does she have a lot of height. This, paired with her almost angelic look, make her seem like a perfect little girl, and definitely 3 years younger than she is.
Her face is a bit on the round side, with very light blue eyes and fair skin. She has a button nose with high cheekbones and light freckles under her eyes and long lashes surrounding these windows to her soul.
Her hair is an almost white-blonde naturally. It is just above shoulder-length and very curly. She usually uses clips and ribbons to keep it in check. She has long bangs framing her face that are almost straight and move with the part on the right side of her head.

Clothing-wise Cornelia dresses very fancy, for she comes from a good family. Since she lives in Celestic Town, she is used to a bit of the chilly weather, but she is always clad in the finest of fabrics. Cornelia’s girly qualities allow her to wear skirts all the time, and seldom wear pants. With the skirts she always wears thick stockings to keep her legs warm. Cornelia has a love for wool, she usually wears a wool sweater too, it’s very warm in a town where very warm seldom occurs.

She does have a favourite coat, which isn’t really a coat at all, more of a cape. It’s a velvet garment without sleeves that reaches down to little over her elbows and is tied at the hollow of her throat with a red ribbon. The coat has a hood, too, and even though it’s not the thickest it is very snug.
On her feet she usually wears tan boots that are lined with wool. Since the weather is pretty rough around that area, getting lots of fog and snow, those boots keep her snuggly warm while having a good grip too, and she loves them.

Personality: Cornelia is first and foremost a spoiled girl. She was the Mayor’s daughter so she got the things that she wanted, and never got the worst of the suppression. She’s always been selfish, it’s in her nation. If she has to choose between taking care of herself, and someone else, she would choose herself. She has always taken care of herself before others, but that doesn’t make her a bad person. In these times, sometimes it’s good to think of yourself.

She has grown up a lot in the past years of her life, growing from a naïve and carefree little girl to a more serious young woman. Of course, 16 years of watching the Games has to leave its mark. Such brutality does not just brush off. A serious nature does not mean that she’s not a girl. There are many moment when she returns to being lighthearted and a slight bit giggly. That simple girlishness will always be there beneath her skin.

Cornelia is incredibly stubborn, but the world around her has also beaten a bit of acceptance in her. She got told she would participate in the games, and she accepts that there is nothing she can do to change this. But also, now that that has happened, she is determined to enter, and leave, it with a bang. They wanted her in it so badly, well, they would get her. That is her mentality.

Emotional? Yupp that's what she is. She tries to be strong, to hide her emotions, but really her face is an open book. There are moments when holding things in simply become too much. The last drop in the bucket, as they call it. She'll have a meltdown, being completely embarrassed about it afterwards. Meltdowns include crying, screaming, potential violence and a very distraught little girl.

History: As mentioned, Cornelia was the beautiful little daughter of the mayor of Celestic Town. The town was small and place in a region of undesirable cold, so there wasn’t that much influence that the mayor got, but it was better than the rest of the town. Cornelia was a shining girl, full of sunshine and happiness at first. She was the girl that yelled from happiness when her father got her a Ponyta. The girl that jumped up and down after capturing a simple Metapod and that hugged one of Gale Frost’s men after they gave her a shy little Ralts.

But years of the games went on, and every year a certain number of players were needed. The world crashed down on Cornelia when her friend Sven got drafted for the Games. The boy that was a few years older than her, and had always made sure that she wouldn’t get lost somewhere on the mountain, that took the time to play with the little girl even though the other boys teased him over it. He was the winner, but Cornelia had been forced to watch his torment, the Sunnyshore boy he teamed up with that died by the hands of a girl from Eterna. She watched the boy she had grown up with turn into a monster as Sven hunted the girl to avenge his new friend. She watched him kill her before getting crowned the winner of the 47th Games.

When the boy came back, he was never the same again. He barred himself in his room, started to drink to forget. Cornelia tried to help him, but it was no use. The one day he drank himself to death, just like that. When she got picked, Cornelia had mixed feelings. Half of her wanted to go in there, and show them exactly what she could do. But the other half was afraid she would turn into a monster like Sven had. Having no time to figure it out, she was shipped off to wherever she didn’t know. Somewhere where the arena would be, where people would amuse themselves by watched her struggle and almost inevitably her death.

City Lived In: Celestic Town

Skill: Cornelia is small and quick. She is a good sprinter, has lots of stamina and is naturally thin and light. She’s good at climbing too, well if she forgets that she’s actually high up. Another great skill is knowing what she needs to survive, she’s quite good at that. This could be knowing when it really is time to stock resources to knowing that she needs to partner up with someone more physically fit than she is to survive.
Underestimation is also in her favour. She’s little, she’s girly and she’s tiny. It’s highly likely that no one will think a lot of her. But give her a dagger and it will take her a few seconds to stick it in you and then she’d run. She knows some very basic bow and arrow work, but that’s it on the weapon scale.
She’s good with convincing people too. That has to count for something.

Flaw: Anything physical is way out of her skill-set. She has no muscles, being a tiny little thing, and standing face-to-face with something that’s trying to get her, fighting is out of the question. Also, Cornelia is afraid of heights, really afraid of heights.
Her emotions could be considered a flaw, for she’s very emotional. She might hold herself up very strong, but it doesn’t take much to make her break down into a fit. She’s a sheltered child, it comes with the territory.

Pokémon Team:

Eos - Rapidash - Female.
Eos was Cornelia’s first Pokémon, given to her when she was 6 as a little Ponyta. Her parents had given her a Ponyta so she could have someone to keep her company, while also being a fire Pokémon. Eos could keep Cornelia warm should there ever be a need to. Cornelia loves Eos like nothing else, and loves to ride the flaming horse. She’s ridden Eos ever since she was still a Ponyta, and worked a lot on her to evolve before Cornelia would be too big to ride the pony. Eos is very protective over Cornelia, who can still act like a child sometimes.

Circe - Kirlia - Female
Circe was the Pokémon that she got from Gale’s people. Cornelia has spent a lot of time to make Niobe stronger, from being a weak little Ralts. Her psychic powers have increased a lot since she was originally obtained. As a Ralts, Circe could only convey feelings to Cornelia with her mind. Simple things such as fear, joy, cold or hunger were the only means of communication. Cornelia has worked very hard on getting the Ralts to get better, and with the evolution toward a Kirlia the Pokémon gained the ability to transfer pictures into Cornelia’s mind. This made Cornelia conclude that the ability of communication would evolve with the Pokémon, and ever since she’s been trying to get Circe to evolve. The two have just as good a connection as Eos and Cornelia have, and they’re a perfect combination.

Merope - Butterfree - Female
Merope, as a Metapod, was the first Pokémon to actually be caught by Cornelia, and up to now she’s the only one. Doesn’t matter that Merope was pretty much an unmoving cocoon, she was proud of herself anyway. Merope was caught when Cornelia was 8, and she has been one of her more neglected Pokémon from the time that she evolved and on, but Cinna still loves the butterfly. That is especially when she needs a quick getaway, sleep powder is a very useful tool indeed.

RP Sample: Oh really? Really?! No, that’s right, didn’t think so.

I Promise To Participate In The Annual Pokémon Games For As Long As My Character Shall Live

Frostbiteकर्म · #17 October 10th, 2009, 02:25 PM

Eeveemaster9: I'm sorry, but all of the female spots have been taken =( If you would be able to be a male (if the reserved doesn't post his SU) then we'd have to see. But for now, the RP seems to be full.

Luigi-a: Your SU really makes me want to get started now ><; and especially 'cuz we're so close to starting! I like the history part with Sven

Since Cinna is a bit pampered, it's perfectly fine that she has two fully evolved Pokemon (and thanks for clearing with with me first). So you are accepted.

Once we have our last character, this RP will most likely start right away =) So get excited everyone XD

Regarding attacks. Really your Pokemon can know any NORMALLY LEVELED move before the games. When you get there, they will do some adjusting to your Pokemon's moves (but not without your consent)

Symphonic.x.Fantasia · #18 October 10th, 2009, 04:05 PM

Phew! Finally able to post this! >w>;;;

Name: Rin Mikami (Sometimes called Ren)
Gender: Male
Age: Fourteen
Appearance: He has short, shoulder length black hair, with red bangs drooping in front of his face, and dazzling silver eyes (due to a gene mutation). He’s quite slim, athletic even, stands about 5’4”, taller than his mother AND father. He is actually slightly underweight, but uses that as an advantage, because it means he’s faster than some. On his back, he has a large burn mark from when he fell into a fire at age six. His outfits of choice include slightly-baggy blue jeans and a black t-shirt, along with a grey hoodie he wears even when it’s hot out. If he gets too hot, he just ties it around his waist. Around his neck are always headphones, just cuz he loves his music.
Personality: Rin is very shy around other boys, mostly because the only ones he’s known up until now, have been mean. But around girls, he’s a very nice person. He’ll help wherever he can, and is strong-willed when determined. He’s also very driven to prove himself whenever he feels he needs to. When alone, he sits in his room and does his homework, is on the computer, or playing a videogame for a few hours until he goes outside to play around with or train his Pokémon.
History: Rin lived in Hearthome for most of his life-he’d been living in Twinleaf until he was four. And his life in Hearthome was…rough. While his parents were happy, nice, and fairly rich people, he was singled out in school for having silver eyes. It got so bad that he was sent to a small boy’s school in the outskirts of the town. There, he was picked on even worse, especially because he was openly against everything Gale said, was, and stood for, whereas everyone else was an extreme advocate of the same things. Whenever he went home every day, his only solace was his two Pokémon, a Charmander named Kaji-kun, and his Kirlia, Riri-chan. His parents did all they could to make him happy, including getting him a personal training helper, but it still wasn’t any better. Upon receiving the message of his competing in the games, his parents were stricken with grief, but Rin saw it a way to prove himself to his family and the world. So, naturally, he took the chance head-on.
City Lived In: Hearthome City
Skill: Skilled with the Katana and Naginata-in fact, he’s good with most light swords and spears. He’s also semi-strong in his arms and legs.
Flaw: Because of the fact he’s trained with light weapons all his life, he’s not very good with heavier weapons, and he also has acute Acrophobia, but crippling Arachnophobia and Triskaidekaphobia. The last one’s the fear of the number thirteen. Last year was hard for him.
Pokémon Team:
Zap-kun (Pikachu)
-The Pokémon he’d received from Gale’s goon squad. The Pikachu is even shyer than Rin is around males—almost cowardly. It’s also not terribly powerful, but will pull through in a pinch. Fun fact: It loves Pocky to the point where it glomps and nuzzles against (and subsequently accidentally electrocutes) anyone who gives it to him.
Kaji-kun (Charmander)
Rin’s first Pokémon, and his best friend. It’s flame is extremely strong for a Charmander, and it’s very headstrong and enthusiastic, sometimes charging into trouble without paying much attention until after it’s too late. It’s skin is a black color. Rin’s training teacher has said that it may not be too long before he evolves, so that’s something Rin looks forward to avidly.
Riri-chan (Kirlia)
Rin’s second Pokémon. He got it from his parents on his tenth birthday. Naming it Riri-chan, it became a great friend of his and Kaji-kun’s. Its psychic power allows it to convey its and other Pokémon’s feelings telepathically, and it reacts to how Rin is feeling on an empathic level. It, like Zap-kun, is a Pocky freak.

RP Sample: And that’s what got the boy sent to the psychiatric hospital, even though there was nothing wrong with him. He’d just been singled out of society so long that he wanted to tell everyone how he felt towards them. And yet, here he was, being singled out again. Depressing…Oh well.
He turned to the window and sighed. “So boring.” He says. After all, wouldn’t you be bored from staring at the same white walls everyday for what seems like an eternity? In any case, he lay back onto the stiff mattress he had to call a ‘bed’. Looking at the desk, he saw his nametag lying against the wall. ‘Dustin Chambers’, it read. That was his name…Dustin Chambers, Seventeen-year-old high-school withdrawal and Sociopath. “Oh well.” He said, sighing again. He turned to the remote, cased in safety glass so all he could do was press the buttons. The TV was encaged too. Six months in here and they still thought he was gonna kill himself or someone else.

Frostbiteकर्म · #19 October 10th, 2009, 04:11 PM

Katsuyaki-Itsuki: Just two main things. When you're RPing, could you please put a space between your paragraphs, just so it's easier to read?

; I did the same thing as you when I started, 'cuz of Word putting indents but then PC not doing it. You also forgot oooooooone little thing *coughspasswordcoughs* Ahem...pending.

Symphonic.x.Fantasia · #20 October 10th, 2009, 04:15 PM

Oh. Ahem. Right. xD
And no problem with the space thing. xD
~I promise to participate in the Annual pokemon games as long as my character shall live~

Frostbiteकर्म · #21 October 10th, 2009, 04:16 PM

Guiders:

Cornelia's Guider

Spoiler:

Name: Alexander ‘Alex’ Huntington
Gender: Male
Age: 31

Appearance:
Alex is almost the exact opposite of Cornelia. He is tall, muscled, and his body size is slightly big because of his muscle. He looks like a haggard guy, despite the fact that he is only 31. He stands at exactly 6’0” even. A lot of people actually consider Alex to be quite frightening because of his size. He weighs about 195 pounds, making his body almost pure muscle and not an inch of fat.

Alex has green eyes that stick out almost brightly against his light tan features. He is only tan from being out in the sun and doing work in his city, not because it is his natural skin tone. In fact, his natural color would probably be a fairly pale color, because that is how most of his family members look. Alex thinks it makes them look sickly. He doesn’t like sickly. That’s probably one of the reasons why he has muscles. As for his hair, it falls in curly dark brown waves around his face. He doesn’t let it get too long though, so it looks shaggier than actually long.

Alex is the type who likes to wear nice things, but not overly nice. He has a lot of money from being a Guider, but sometimes one wouldn’t notice this unless they asked or he was at an important dinner. Generally he wears a dark buttoned up shirt. Alex will have the sleeves rolled up to his elbows as well as a couple buttons undone on his shirt (but thankfully he doesn’t really have much chest hair, so it’s not like a forest is showing) for comfort. He normally wears blue jeans without holes that fit him quite nicely. For shoes he sticks with black boots with as little lift as possible.

Personality:
Alex is a hard ass, quite frankly. He has been guiding numerous kids over the years, and two have already won the games under his guidance. Two is a high number compared to a lot of guiders who either drop out because they can’t handle it, or the others whose kids generally die. Many people think that Alex has been so successful just because of how hard he is on those kids. Some people say that his pep talks and stuff before the game can be just as bad (if not worse) as the game itself. Alright, so they aren’t super horrible, but a lot of people don’t like him.

Alex has pet peeves. He doesn’t like spoiled kids who don’t know what a day of work means. Often he will just give up on them as soon as they walk in the door, basically ensuring their death. Alex isn’t the type to just give up on someone, so that really tells you how much he dislikes those particular types of kids. However, he will attempt to at least give it his best shot before he says he’s done and just lets you go off and have luck trying not to die on your own. Not much else is known about his personality, because he mostly keeps to himself.

History:
Not much is known about Alex before the games, but he’s made quite a name out of himself in being a guider. His most famous case was the 47th game. It was also his worst, and he refuses to talk about it with people at all. You’d have to somehow warm your way into the deep pit of shell that is his heart to find out what happened, and why it caused him to close off even more from people. Other than that, everyone just sees him as an excellent trainer. No one knows what city he is from or anything of that matter.

Pokémon Team:
Alex actually participated in the 39th Pokémon Games himself, so obviously he won and was able to acquire a good team.

Tyranitar (♂)
Tyranitar was the very first Pokémon that Alex caught in the games. It was a gruesome fight (Alex used his Pidgeot), and ended up in near defeat. Alex captured the wild Pokémon, however, and Tyranitar has been forever a member of Alex’s team. He’s a powerhouse, easily angered, and has three talon marks across his right arm because of Pidgeot. Though their first battle and meeting was terrible, Tyranitar and Pidgeot are actually rather close to each other.

Pidgeot (♀)
Pidgeot was Alex’s first Pokémon ever. He received it from Gale’s minions when he was just a boy himself. They grew exceedingly close and were immediately a great team. Pidgeot was Alex’s best and favorite Pokémon, and she still is. The fight with Tyranitar left her unable to fly though, so she dreams of the sky often. Her left wing is slightly smaller than the right because of the surgery that was required just to repair what the doctors could. It was unable to work again because Alex still had to carry on in the games without help for another 72 hours before Pidgeot could get assistance.

Machamp (♀)
Machamp was acquired as a Machop and brought into the games when Alex first registered. Machamp used to be very cocky, but after experiencing the games she calmed down and is more serious now. She doesn’t get along much with any of Alex’s team except for Lucario, and this is probably because of his fighting status. She dislikes Gallade, though Alex is unsure why.

Umbreon (♂)
Alex got Umbreon as an Eevee. He found the little Eevee wandering around in the arena, completely lost and cold looking. Later Alex found out it had belonged to one of his fellow competitors, before said competitor had died. Eevee was then released and left to fend for himself, which he was obviously not used to. Now Eevee is ruthless, and almost shows Alex’s dark side. It’s fitting that Eevee evolved into Umbreon.

Gallade (♂)
Alex got Gallade after the games as a sort of ‘prize’. It was a simple Kirlia then, but Alex just decided to keep the Pokémon with him. It evolved into Gallade after some of Alex’s training sessions, and is often very helpful when it comes to talking to Alex’s students in the games. So don’t be surprised if Gallade decides to pop in and say hello. He’s actually fairly friendly compared to the other Pokémon on Alex’s team. This could be why Machamp doesn’t like him too well.

Lucario (♂)
Lucario has multiple personalities. In battle, he is fierce and ready to kick some serious butt. Outside of battle he’s actually a fairly caring Pokémon. Around Machamp, he’s more serious though. He doesn’t really have many friends on the team (Umbreon is too scary, Tyranitar is a loner unless you’re Pidgeot, and Pidgeot doesn’t like to talk to him) so he tends to try to keep Machamp as a friend. Really Lucario’s the closest to Gallade, just because Gallade is nice.

Lilith's Guider

Spoiler:

Name: Emilia ‘Emily’ Rose
Gender: Female
Age: 39

Appearance:
Emilia is getting up there, but she’s still in the prime of her life. She has bright blue eyes that often sparkle with mischief. She’s about 5’7” and average weight. She used to be slim when she was younger, but with age she’s gotten a bit rounder. Her skin is pale because she often rarely gets a tan now (she thinks it’s bad for your skin to be out in the sun too long). Her hair is often times kept in a bun. This may make Emilia look strict, but she only likes it because her hair is much too long otherwise and would get in her way. She doesn’t like it when her honey-blonde hair gets in her way, no matter how much she values her lovely hair.

Emilia often wears clothes that she finds comfortable. She could care less how nice or not she looks. She’ll wear sweats if she’s cold, a tank top if she’s warm. Really her clothing varies, so it’s unsure what she’ll wear next. She just isn’t very predictable like that. She has her ears pierced, but thinks it’s too much trouble to actually put in earrings unless it’s a special occasion. She does wear a necklace on a silver chain. It has a blue teardrop at the end, and symbolizes something. Virtually no one knows exactly what this teardrop symbolizes, however. As for her feet, that (like almost all of her other attire) truthfully depends on the occasion and how she feels at that particular moment.

Personality:
Emilia can be very unpredictable. One moment she can be like a mother. She can be nice and caring, worried for you in battle. In the next she’ll be yelling in your ear for something stupid you did. See? Very mother-like. She also doesn’t really like boys much, because she (as she will continuously remind you) thinks they are just too cocky for their own good. She will always request girls to mentor, and will throw a form of a hissy fit if she gets a boy. Sexist much? Possibly. This doesn’t mean she isn’t nice to boys, she just makes comments about them (usually snide ones) behind their backs.

She is close to a tomboy, but knows when to be a girly girl. She’ll enthuse about makeup, jewelry, etc…but she can also kick ass. She has lived a hard life, and knows what can happen to people in the games. She makes jokes, but will chide you if you make them with her at the wrong time. So yes, you could think of her as a mother. Just keep in mind that she does know what she’s doing, no matter what crazy scheme she thinks of next. It may seem crazy, but it could be genuinely useful.

History:
As with Alex and most of the other Guiders, not much is known about Emilia. She was never actually in the games herself, but was proven worthy in her home town. That’s how she acquired Guider status, and from then on she has obviously been safe from being entered in the games. Most people have never seen Gale, but she is one of the few people who have. It wasn’t exactly a pleasant experience.

Pokémon Team:
Furret (♀)
Furret is the Pokémon that Emilia received from Gale when she was just a little girl. This Pokémon has a rather curious and excitable personality, so she’s almost the perfect match for Emilia. They make a hilarious as well as great team. Since they’ve been together for so long, they’re exceedingly close and share an exceptionally strong bond. Furret is also fairly playful, and gets along great with Raichu.

Venusaur (♀)
Venusaur is just a giant powerhouse. She received him as a gift for obtaining her Guider status, and soon realized that he was one of the Pokémon that resided in one of the arenas. Venusaur is tough and won’t back down from a fight. She’s quite serious, and doesn’t take battles lightly…at all. Just don’t piss her off and you’ll probably be fine. Piss her off and you might wanna run, ‘cuz this girl means business.

Quagsire (♂)
Ah, Quagsire. He’s often called Quaggers by Emilia, just ‘cuz it bugs the Pokémon. Quagsire was very playful when he was younger, but as soon as he evolved he just…didn’t really care. Emilia has been trying to bring out his playful side, which is why she refers to him by the nickname. Emilia has a feeling that Quagsire’s seriousness and uncaring attitude is because of the few students the Pokémon has seen destroyed in the Pokémon Games. Darn those games, they just ruin everything. Quagsire isn’t really close to any of the Pokémon on Emilia’s team.

Raichu (♂)
Raichu is almost as happy-go-lucky as Furret, but not quite all the way there. Though Raichu is perky and playful, it does have a serious side. This side is only visible in battles or tough situations. Raichu has a scar on his tail from a brief fight with one of Gale Frost’s Pokémon—and he’s lucky that’s the only mark he got. That could be one of the reasons he’s just a bit more serious than Furret.

Nidoqueen (♀)
Nidoqueen is a very strong Pokémon. She was found by Emilia in a cave close to Emilia’s (still unknown) hometown. She’s fairly close to Furret because, like Furret, she was one of Emilia’s first Pokémon. Nidoqueen is like the mother of the group. This makes her very similar to Emilia. Nidoqueen is also a very protective Pokémon, and won’t stand for one of her teammates getting harmed to a large point.

Absol (♂)
Absol is the type that keeps to himself. He prefers not to get close to any of Emilia’s other Pokémon, and also refuses to get close to the numerous kids that Emilia meets. Absol is actually fairly sensitive to people dying, which is why he pushes them all away. He often can tell when Emilia’s student has died. Absol is just unlucky like that, with all his suckish bad feelings.

Natalie's Guider

Spoiler:

Name: Eric Talbert
Gender: Male
Age: 35

Appearance:
Eric is slight, especially for a guy. He stands at about 5’8” but doesn’t really think he’s short. Mostly he just looks slight because of his frame. He’s fairly thin and has little muscle. When he was younger, he was the perfect definition of an athlete. Once he had to enter the games himself (and won them) he slowly began to stop eating as much and didn’t work out like he used to. This caused his body mass to go down, so basically he’s a hollow shell of his former self (in body). So, as you may have guessed, his features look a bit like he’s sickly. Alex doesn’t like him much.

Eric’s eyes are a light brown. They look sunken in, which makes him look even unhealthier than he really is. His skin has a sort of olive tone, but even that looks unhealthy. His hair is dark brown, but Eric often keeps it cut short (not quite a buzz, but it isn’t exactly shaggy either) so one might think it was black. It’s the only part of him that looks actually fairly healthy.

For clothes, Eric wears mostly baggy things. He tends to do this so it will look like he has more of a body than he really does, but what he doesn’t realize is that this backfires. Truthfully it simply looks like he’s swimming in his oversized clothes no matter what. Generally he’ll wear just a simple T-shirt and a pair of comfortable pants. They range from jeans to sweatpants, depending on the occasion and time of day. For shoes he generally wears a simple pair of white tennis shoes.

Personality:
Eric has always been shy, that feature has never changed. In fact because of the games, it seems like he’s grown even quieter. Though he is shy, Eric is actually a pretty swift thinker and a good Guider to have. He can figure out (and get someone out of) many different situations, which is how he won the Pokémon Games himself. So obviously he’s got brains, but sometimes it might take the student a bit to coax him out of the little shell of a barrier he’s stuffed himself in.

Even though he’s shy, if you’re really close to Eric he can be a pretty awesome guy. Despite how sickly he first looks, Eric is actually still a bit athletic. He tries to make sure people have fun around him, and don’t just think he’s going to bore them to death by stuttering out of shyness. He isn’t very mysterious or anything, so truthfully Eric doesn’t really get women that often. It doesn’t bug him though. He sometimes thinks he’d be too shy to talk to them anyway.

History:
Eric’s past is even less known than Alex’s. Being so shy, he has never told anyone virtually anything about his background, even in the interview’s he’s had with certain newscasters. This shows you just how much Eric keeps to himself. The only main detail about his past that is known is that he participated in the 41st Pokémon Games, and was somehow able to survive because of a girl he grew attached to. In the end, he was forced to kill her.

Pokémon Team:
Eric is actually sort of fearful of Pokémon, so he refused his Pokémon prize for winning the game and for becoming a Guider. This leaves him with only three.

Snorlax (♂)
Snorlax, despite how giant the Pokémon is, is so gentle that he doesn’t frighten Eric in the least. He was one of the rarest Pokémon ever to be handed out, and many of the other kids were jealous that a shy pipsqueak like Eric received such a rare Pokémon. Snorlax and Eric have grown very close, and Eric feels that they share somewhat an unbreakable bond. It seems like being in the Pokémon Games will do that to you.

Espeon (♀)
Espeon is a quiet Pokémon, and has actually grown to be just as shy as Eric. She dislikes people a lot, simply because she can. It’s just a trait she has grown up with, and a trait that has never left her. Some may refer to it as a flaw that she’s so shy and quiet, but Eric likes that about his Pokémon.

Metagross (♂)
Metagross is really the only “scary” Pokémon on Eric’s team. Eric was barely able to capture him in the games, and only did so because the Pokémon would have destroyed him otherwise. He uses Metagross very rarely, because the Pokémon is still fairly violent (it hasn’t grown to trust people) and dislikes people for reasons that could be potentially harmful.

Kenny's Guider

Spoiler:

Rin's Guider

Spoiler:

Sahib's Guider

Spoiler:

Chapter 1: Phase 1

This is it. You were chosen yesterday by Gale Frost himself to participate in the annual Pokémon Games. Very few of you may be excited, while others are simply horrified. Even if you are strong, there is no happy medium. It’s either terror or excitement. Some of you may not have been able to sleep the previous night, which causes you to fret that you will be off to a bad start in two days’ time when you have to actually participate. Others got fully rested and feel that you might actually have a shot at this. Today will be a very important day. It’s the day you will travel to your arena, the day you meet your…comrades, and the day your trial basically begins.

You wake up and immediately what family/friends you have say goodbye after you have packed and are ready to leave. At exactly eight in the morning, a train will depart with you on it. You will meet your Guiders that day on the train. Depending on how long your train ride is (if very long, put in random things like eating a meal, getting to know your guide, etc…no other competitors will be on your train, so you will not meet them) you may or may not have a lot to do in either a short or not-so-short amount of time.

Things You Must Discuss With Your “Guider”:
-Pokémon Team
-Special Skills
-Important information you think they should know
-Your Schedule For the Next Day (just have your Guider briefly go over it and say "this is what you're doing" but refuse to answer further questions).

Next Day’s Schedule (you will only be discussing this, not actually doing it):
-Get properly dressed
-Get Pokémon moves “perfected”
-Meet the other competitors
-Rest and relax

End with your train stopping near the Snowpoint City Arena. You will either be hopeful (because you realize your team is the proper one for this) or your spirits will be crushed even further. Good luck on Phase One. I will not be telling you what your guides tell you, because it will be different for each. Remember to keep them IC (in character) or if you want them to be a bit OOC then discuss it with me.

Vorteld · #22 October 10th, 2009, 10:14 PM

CHAPTER 1- Phase one

As always, Natalie was awakened by the gentle sunlight shining into her spacy bedroom through the canopies of the oaks outside. She laid in her bed for a few minutes, enjoyng the complete silence of the larg house. Well, complete silence wasn't actually true. She could hear murmurs from below. Her parents were talking quietly with each other in the kitchen. "Why would they do that?", she wondered. Usually they liked to get themselves some good rest in the weekends. Then she saw the large, stuffed backpack in corner and rmembered. Of course. The Pokémon Games. She, Tale Fuwani, had been handpicked to take part in the Pokémon Games. Fleeting memories from last night drifted through her head. Her mother crying, huddled in the arms of her ashen-faced father. Gale Frost's smirking messenger. The letter. She had been sent to her room to pack, and she had stayed there for the rest of the evening, sitting with her Pokémon in silence, listening to the wails of her mother and the hushed voice of her father. She had felt a bit sad, but she was also quite excited. This, this was truly something ne. Of course, it was a serious thing, but she was sure it would be fun. Her parents had never let her watch the games, but Tale had heard that a lot of people died during the competition. However, Natalie was quite sure she woul'dnt be one of them.

Glancing at her wrist watch she was a bit startled when she saw what time it was. Her train would leave in half and hour. Better get up. She quickly dressed in a newly pressed shirts and a clean, purple trouser, before donning her favourite purple jacket and adding the black bow ie she loved so much. Staring at herself in the mirror, she thought for moment that she probably should comb her her, but she decided not to do so. After all, first impressions were important.

Scooping up three Pokéballs on the way, Natalie skipped down the stairs, whistling on a tune she'd heard in the radio a week ago. She found her parents waiting for her, blocking the front door. Her mother was crying softly, her eyes red. Her father was unusually somber. No playful smile danced orund his lips, no twinkling in his eyes suggested the flamboyant personality of a magician. He simply stared at her with a look she had never seen before. Tale patted them gently. "So-so, mummy and daddy. I'll come back, after all! I'm going to win these games! You're rooting for me, right?" her parents gave her a long crushing, hug. "Don't forget we love you, Tale" her mother said. "Believe in yourself, and we know you can do anything". her father added in a whisper. Tale smiled to them, hugged them once more, before donning gloves and hat and stepping out in the sunlight. Taking a final glance at her beloved hom, she sug up one of the Pokéballs. "OK, Drifblim! Let's play!" she said and threw it. Her Drifblim appeared in a flash, as healthy and happy as ever. Tale climbed aboard him, and said "To the train station, old chum!" We have to make it!" With a soft, approving noise, the Blimp Pokémon rose into the sunny sky.

After a nice flight over Eterna, Drifblim landed gently in front of the train station. Natalie gave it a hug and recalled it, before playfully bouncing to the platform where the train for Snowpoint City was waiting. Almost immediately she noticed a slightly built man holding a sign reading "Natalie Fuwani". That had to be her very own, special guide! Bursting with excitement, she strolled overto him, swiped her hat off in a deep bow, and said: "Hi! I'm Natalie Fuwani! You can call me Tale if you want! You're my guider, right?". The man seemed a bit taken aback by her odd appearance, but then he smiled faintly and replied. "Yes, I am. It's nice to meet you, Tale. My name is Eric Talbert". Tale smiled at the man for a long while. He looked kind of nice. "You want to see something wicked?", she suddenly asked. Eric looked at her in confusion as she took of her hat and showed it to him. "It is empty, as you can see!" she said. "But by a mysterious incantation I can pull out all of my Pokéballs from it!" She made some flamboyant gestures over the hat, murmuring incoherent words, before pulling out one, two, three Pokéballs, seemingly from nowhere. Tale grinned at the man again, re-donning the hat and pocketing the Pokéballs. "Neat, huh?" she asked. "I learned it from my dad! He's the Amazing Waldemar, you know!" Eric stared at her for what seemed like an eternity. Natalie jumped up and down, ewaiting for a response. Finally he smiled, a bit more heartedly this time. "I believe we should get on the train, Tale" he said. "It will be leaving soon."

Two hours later they were thundering through the tunnels Galøe Frost had built through Mount Coronet. tale had taked to the guide about everything she could think of, from her favourite tree in the Eterna Forest to how she had accidentallyswapped her mothers nicest shoes with a pair of loafers. Eric had mostly listened to her in silence, occasionally nodding or making small noises. As Tale ravenously ate her packed lunch, he suddenly spoke. "May I see your Pokémon, Tale?" he asked. Tale was overjoyed. "Of course you can!" she squealed, doing an impromptu dance as she pulled out the Pokéballs again, this time from her sleeve. "This is my Murkrow" she said, making the black bird make a little show for the guider. "He's a solid flier, snd is pretty strong. He knows Wing Attack and Night Shade for close and ranged combat, and he can flap up some Haze if we should need cover. This-" she continued as she sent out Roselia, "is my dear Roselia. It specialixed in taking energy from other things, utilizing Leech Seed and Mega drain. It also uses Stun Spore and Sleep Powder to keep enemies at bay".

Tale's smile grew larger as she tosedd her final Pokéball. "This is my beloved Drifblim!", she cried. "He can use Stockpile to gain power and bounce back enemy attacks, he can Fly me around, he can use Ominous Wind to Clear away obstacles, and he can Swallow to keep himself in good health!" Tale fell to her knees and spread out her arms in a strange pose, her Pokémon following. "What do you think of themm, Eric? They aren't half bad, are they?". Eric shook his head. "Not at all," he said. "I find them to be quite interesting. They seem to have some skills your oppontents may be surprised by. I will, however, make a few adjustments on them". Eyeing Tle's stunned expression, he quickly added "That's for tomorrow, though. While we are talking about special skills, do you have anything that can help you in the wilderness?" Tale pondered over this for a while, then she said with a smile "No. But I'm sure I'll think of something if things get tough". Eric seemed to shrink wearily in his seat, and he said no more for a long while.

The hour grew late. The train streaked out of Mount Coronet, out onto the snowy plains of North Sinnoh. Tale tried to amuse Eric with some card tricks, and he seemed a bit interesting. Suddenly Tale remembered a question she had been meaning to ask. "What will we do tomorrow?", she said to Eric. He looked her. "A lot of things", he said shyly. "We have to get you properly dressed- "

"Ooh!" Tale sai, excited. "Mum's made a stuffed top hat with earflaps for me! It is a good as any fur hat! I also have a purple arctic jacket! I love purple, you know! The combination of fiery red and calm blue is wonderful!". Eric chuckled before continuing. "Very nice, Tale. I'll make my addition to your Pokémon. You will get to meet the other competitors- your rivals. Then you will spend the rest of the day relaxing, preparing yourself for the ordeals to come". he sighed. "It's just unimaginably cruel that children like you are pushed into life-and-death competition. I'll try to help you a good as I can, but I cannot guarantee for your life". He buried his face in his hands. Tale reached out and stroke him tenderlyon the head. "It can't be all that bad, right? I'm sure I can handle all problems thrown at me and in this thing!"

At that moment, a raspy voice called oyt from the speakers. "Srrivong at Snowpiont City in ten minutes. Pleas prepare to leave train."

Frostbiteकर्म · #23 October 10th, 2009, 10:52 PM

Vorteld: Nice post =) Looks good to me. Only thing is that her parents shouldn't have really known she was going to a snow field, but I can't really say for sure that's why they gave her the gear or not. So no worries, it was really good and a great length.

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Sahib stared at the small fire that was lit in his living room. A cup of coffee was in his hands, and his eyes looked dull and listless. Just the day before he had been picked to participate in the annual Pokémon Games and he didn’t know how exactly to feel. Truthfully his mind had completely shut down, leaving him almost empty. He kept thinking of his brother and how he watched him die on television. How everyone had seen him die on television. And how everyone will see me die on television, he thought as he took a small sip. Sahib wondered how much more his parents could take. First his brother, and now him. He was off to die just like his brother had, and there was nothing that anyone could do about it. Sahib closed his eyes, but he still saw the image. His eyes opened, and they were full of pain now. Charmeleon’s head was on his leg, and it was only in that moment did Sahib register it. He looked at his Pokémon with a small smile on his face.

“Well, I really don’t want you to go out there,” Sahib began softly, “and then wind up some other trainer’s Pokémon.” Charmeleon didn’t reply, and simply stared off into the distance. “Yeah,” Sahib agreed, “this does suck.” Charmeleon huffed, and the flame on his tail flickered. “I don’t think either way that Magikarp will be of much help, will she?”

“Char,” Charmeleon said in a deep voice. That was obviously a no. Sahib leaned back away from Charmeleon and set his coffee cup on the table beside the chair he was sitting in. Charmeleon hopped up on his lap and curled up as much as he could manage. “Char, Charmeleon,” Charmeleon grumbled. Sahib stared at his flaming tail.

Before they knew it, the sun was slowly beginning to rise over the Sunyshore horizon. Sahib yawned, picked up Charmeleon, and got up from the chair rather stiffly. Charmeleon stirred awake and slipped from Sahib’s arms to stand beside him. Sahib walked over to the window and looked at the rising sun. With that sun came his certain death. With that sun came lies, deceit, and everything else that some horrible person could think of. Sahib grumbled to himself, ran a hand through his hair, and then decided that if he was going to meet his death, he would meet it without fear. So that meant that he was going to shower and get ready like any other day. Yup, Sahib thought as he walked silently to his room, any other day.

Sahib seemed to dull and lifeless, but that was really how he expressed being scared. He wasn’t sure how to react, so his body did this thing where it just decided to cut off his senses. He stared at himself in the mirror and shook his head. Soon this will be a thing of the past, he realized slowly. Sahib then went about getting dressed at an average pace, occasionally glancing at the clock as he did so. It was nearing seven thirty—he would have to leave in roughly half an hour. When he was finished packing the few things he deemed fit (besides clothes and necessities) to take, Sahib walked out of his room and down the hallway only to find his parents and little sister sitting at the table. His sister was eating her breakfast, trying not to cry. His father was at the sink, wiping out the same glass over and over. His mother was eating silently, her calm reserve somehow still up.

Though he wasn’t exactly sure how to go about it, Sahib sat down like he normally would. He was to the left of his sister, and to the right of his mother. Sahib looked at the food in front of him and his stomach churned, but when his sister sniffled he felt even worse. He glared at his food angrily and slowly began to eat, wanting to beat the **** out of that Gale guy. He thought for a moment, trying to suddenly remember everything he used to do as a kid that would make his sister laugh. He put a bit of egg on his spoon and then proceeded to launch it at her face. She paused, blinked, and looked at him. There was a wide eyed look of surprise on her face. Sahib smirked at her.

“Sahib!” she whined in annoyance. She attempted to kick him under the table, but he moved his leg. “You poopy face!” she whined. She was thirteen, but found it amusing to call people certain interesting names.

“What?” he retorted, quickly flicking another piece at her. She grinned and flicked it back. By this time, their parents were watching the food fight silently, not really bothering to take away the little enjoyment they had. It was actually a pretty amusing sight, watching two teenagers fling food at each other like they were five.

Soon it stopped when Sahib reached what he was aiming for. His sister was laughing, all trace of the tears gone from her eyes. He smiled slightly, but it didn’t quite reach his eyes. She didn’t notice though, and grinned widely at him. They weren’t like a lot of siblings. They didn’t fight, they got along very well. Soon there was a knock on the door, making everyone stop and look over. Sahib stared at the door, his smile completely gone. This is just what they did when they rounded up his eldest brother. Sahib went to stand, but his father answered the door. Two men where there.

“Bihar,” one said in a gruff voice.

Sahib’s father stepped aside. Sahib stood up and grabbed the backpack that was on his couch. They stared at him silently. Sahib hugged his family and paused at his sister. He ruffled her already bed-rumpled hair. “Don’t do something stupid,” he reminded her, “I know you have mom’s common sense.” He shot a glance at his mother, who rolled her eyes. “And don’t cry, it’s bad for your health,” he said.

“Nuh uh,” she retorted.

“Sure it is,” Sahib declared.

“Time to go, boy,” the next guard said in a less rough manner. “The train will leave in ten minutes.”

The next thing Sahib knew, he was watching the city fly by on the train. He didn’t have a true need to feel like he had to talk to anyone, so he stayed silent when people came in to ask if he wanted any food or anything. He shook his head wordlessly every time. He liked being stoic. It made him feel good. He truthfully wanted more than anything to be back at home with his sister and parents, but he knew that he’d probably never see them again. Thinking of never seeing them again made a lump form in his throat, but he pushed that aside. Charmeleon and Alakazam were sitting next to him, while Magikarp remained in her Pokeball. Sahib thought about sending one of those guys to get her a fish tank, but then decided it would break his little silent act so he didn’t.

Soon there was a loud screeching noise and a couple of loud shouts. Then a lady was ushered into the room. She looked rather old and was furiously talking to the man behind her. He said something curtly and then left. Sahib stared at the woman. She glanced over her shoulder and then sighed heavily. Then she fully turned around and walked over towards Sahib and his Pokémon. Her eyes were narrowed. Sahib felt his Pokémon tense. He stayed still and simply watched her.

“My name is Leah,” she declared, not even bothering to provide a last name. “I’m your Guider,” she snapped. Her voice was fairly high pitched and it made Sahib wince. “And I don’t take any nonsense, boy.”

Sahib stared at her, and this seemed to aggravate her. Sahib silently thought this was amusing, but then realized that he probably should get off on the good foot of his Guider and not the bad one. He sighed and introduced himself. She sat down opposite of him and simply stared at him. Sahib met her icy gaze with his own. He didn’t like this lady for some reason. No, Sahib could put his finger on it, but he just didn’t like her. She finally leaned back, crossed her arms, and then barked for him to introduce his Pokémon to her.

“Charmeleon,” he said, pointing towards Charmeleon. Charmeleon nodded slightly. “Alakazam,” Sahib said, doing the same thing again. Alakazam muttered his name. “And I have a Magikarp, but she’s in her Pokeball,” Sahib explained. He held up the round orb between his index finger and thumb.

Leah stared at him for a few moments, and then she began to laugh. Sahib rolled his eyes and waited for her to finish. She giggled a couple more times. “A Magikarp? Do you honestly expect to win the Pokémon games with a Magikarp? Your team is pathetic!” she screeched. “How am I supposed to work with you?” It was a rhetorical question, so Sahib simply sat there and chose not to even bother to reply. “And what’s your special skill? Can you go fishing well?” Leah started laughing again. Sahib glared at her and his fist clenched slightly.

“I could probably beat you in a game of chess in less than a minute,” he said through half clenched teeth, “and I’m not too bad with physical stuff. I’m not sure how to use any form of weapon though.” The last sentence was full of a slight bit of shame. Leah shook her head, and Sahib looked away. He immediately liked her even less, and then decided not to tell her anything else unless she asked. What was the point? To be ridiculed? Sahib didn’t think so.

“Well, we’ll just have to work on that. What moves do your Pokémon know?”

Sahib stayed silent. He wasn’t even sure. It wasn’t like he used them in battles—they just grew because they helped do the work that he did. “I’m not…” Sahib trailed off.

“Of course you don’t know, do you? I didn’t think so,” she snapped. “Fine. All of you mindless Asians—"

Sahib stood up suddenly and grabbed the front of her shirt. “Why don’t you watch what you say, you old hag,” he snarled in her face. Charmeleon and Alakazam stood next to him, ready to help. She smirked slowly.

“Tomorrow you’ll be properly dressed, your Pokémon’s moves will be worked out, and you’ll have a fun meeting day,” she said slowly. “Now release me, Mr. Bihar.” Sahib slowly let her go, a fierce look in his normally passive and calm gaze. Racist people pissed him off. “We will be there in about an hour,” she declared and then left. Sahib sank down in his hair, let out a majorly loud sigh, and smacked his head on said chair.

Since he had an hour left (and it was already nearing four in the evening) Sahib decided the next person that came in he would ask for dinner. It had seemed like forever since he had left home, but in reality it had taken them an extra hour to do something to the train. That being said, it had still taken forever. His stomach was beginning to growl, and he could tell that his Pokémon were getting just as hungry as he was. Sahib stared out the window once more, and found that they were whizzing in a darkened place. Mt. Coronet, I guess, Sahib thought as he watched the occasional water source fly by. Soon there was a knock at the door, and a young girl came in. She was carrying food, almost as if Sahib had directly requested it. The tray was covered, so Sahib didn’t know what it was, but his stomach growled anxiously.

“It’s not a whole lot. Mostly just some sweet rolls and chicken soup. They’ll serve you the real food when you get to S—er…the city,” she said, quickly picking up on her falter. Sahib nodded slowly. She placed the tray on the table that was located between him and the other seat. The cover was lifted, and as soon as the smell hit his nose Sahib’s stomach started growling. “We also are having some Pokémon food brought in. It will be a few moments. Would you like some food for your Magikarp as well?” She was being so nice, Sahib wasn’t exactly sure what to say. So, with a mouth full of bread and soup, he nodded. She gave him a hesitant smile and walked out. Sahib went back to wolfing down his meal.

“We have arrived in our destination,” a voice said over the speakers. Sahib looked up from his empty tray and then out the window. It was snowing. Snowpoint City, Sahib thought. This was going to be worse than what he had first imagined it to be.

§acred†Beo! · #24 October 11th, 2009, 12:41 AM

"Today seems like a blur, everything happened so fast" Lily said laying down in her bed as Flareon laid on her stomach look up at her trainer. Flareon could see the frustration and terror in Lily's eyes, frustration because she had recieved a letter Gale Frost that she was chosen to be a particiapant in this years games. Terror because she knew what that meant, she had a big chance of not suriving.

"I just can't let it get to me Flareon we've gotta be strong and keep our chins up the whole time no matter how rough things get" she said before she drifted off. She started remebering her mothers reaction to the news, her mother cried for five straight hours and Lily felt horrible. She had always wanted to keep Lily away from everything happening in the world but now she was to be a big part of it. A tear swelled up in Lily's eyes as she turned to look to her alarm clock which read 2:35 AM. "We should probably get some sleep Flareon, tommorrow's a big day" Lily said as she returned Flareon into it's pokeball and rolled over onto her side slowly drifting to sleep.

The next morning was unlike any other morning in Lily's life, she awoke to find her mother standing in front of her with a tray of breakfast, there was pancakes and eggs, toast and orange juice. "Mom what are you doing?" Lily asked.

Her mother looked her straight in the eyes and Lily could see she was still in so much pain. "I want to make today count Lilith, your my only daughter they can't take you away like this!" Her mother said and Lily decided to make a joke to cheer her up.

"But mom if I eat this i'll lose my figure!" Lily said giggling and smiling at her mother. Her mother just laughed and set the tray down on the counter next to her bed before exiting the room. Lily took a few bites of the pancakes and washed it down with a sip of orange juic before noticing the time. "Oh no it's already six thirty I need to hurry and get packed!" she said before jumping out of bed and running to the bathroom, she quickly showered and then started to do her normal morning routine. Lily grabbed a blue tank top out of her closet and threw it on followed by a pair of her favorite blue jeans. She then dried her hair and put it up in a pony tail.

She hustled around trying to find everything she wanted to pack but to her avail she could not find any of it. She walked into the hallway and saw her father standing there holding her bag already packed by her mother the night before. "Thanks dad" she said before giving him a hug and walking back into her room she then proceeded to put on her tennis shoes and finally she was ready to go. She then threw the bag on her back and headed for the living room, to find both of her parents sitting down on the couch her father was holding her mother tight trying to comfort her as Lily then noticed the two guards standing behind them.

"It's time to go Lilith" one of them said as she nodded and walked over to her parents. She squated down and looked at them with a confident look.

"I promise you... i'll be home soon" she said before standing back up and walking out of the house with the guards. The confident look that once rested on her face was replaced by a depressed look, she knew that deep down inside the chances of her returning here and seeing her parents again weren't very good, but it didn't mean she wouldn't try.

Lily now sat on a train heading for the place where the games were to take place all she knew was that it was going to be a long ride and she decided to let her pokemon out of there balls. Chikorita and Flareon were playing nicely on the seat next to Lily while Electabuzz stood up against the wall with his arms crossed on his chest and a serious look on his face.

There had been a few different people that entered and asked her if she could use anything, food etc. Truth be told Lily hadn't had much of an appitite since recieving the letter. After a while a women in her forty's entered the room well at least from what Lily could tell she was in her forty's. Right away Lily noticed her eyes first, they were the same color as her's and it was a pleasent sight, she then sat down on the seat across from hers. She was about the same size as Lily although she was much paler and a little rounder.

"Hello there Lilith my name is Emilia Rose but you can call me Emily and I will be your guider" the woman said with somewhat of a calm soft voice. At the same time Elecatbuzz was giving her a very angered glare "Ah and electabuzz he seems very strong, would you mind introducing the rest of your team. Lily smiled before standing up.

"Well the one giving you the angry stare is elecatbuzz I like to call him Zap's though and don't worry about him acting all tough hes a sweet heart deep down inside. She then proceeded to pick up Flareon "and this here is my Flareon shes been one of my best friends since the day I found her" she said before setting her down and picking up chikorita who at this point was craving Lilys attention and smiled hugely when picked up. "And this little ball of happiness is Chikorita, shes the newest memeber to my team and i've just only recently added her" Lily then sat back down still craddling chikorita in her arms.

"My what an intresting team you have, all of different types as well, I can tell from the looks that your pokemon would do anything for you which is a good thing to have in these games" Emily said smiling back to Lily. Lily didn't know why but she felt like she was almost talking to her mother, Emily just had that atmosphere to her and it comforted Lily. "Now my next question for is what are your skills, because honestly you seem like to much of a girly girl to be any good with a weapon or fighting so I hope you have some kind of other skill" Emily said making fun of Lily's girly looks as Emily seemed to be more of a tomboy.

Lily just smirked at her "well if you must know actually I recieved a black belt in karate and i'm pretty skilled with a variety of weapons" she said as Emily seemed a bit surprised but at the same time eased by this.

"Well now you better not be lying missy, because that could be a great skill to have in the field" Emily said glaring at Lily trying to see if she really was indeed telling the truth.

"I'm not lying, I figured it would come in handy, because I like to help people and I didn't want to be defensless incase things got bad ya know?" Lily replied with a serious look, she hated being called a lier. Emily finally stood back up and began to tell her what events would be occuring tommorrow.

"Tommorrow you will be properly dressed to suit the enviroment you'll be in, secondly your pokemon's moves will be prefected and after that you will be introduced to the other competitors... Do not listen to anything they have to say, and whatever you do dont befriend any of them that will only make this tougher and if your going to survive these games as I hope you do you may be forced to do things that know one in there life should have to do, you understand me Lily" Emily spoke in a serious voice with alot of force behind it. Lily could see that Emily really did care and didn't want her to make any mistakes, but she knew what she meant by those things she had watched the games before and it was all to fresh in her mind now.

"Yes I understand" she replied as her mind began to wonder once again.

"Good and after all of that you will be given time to rest and relax, we should be arriving at our destination shortly, so I must go i'll see you again soon" Emily said leaving the room and Lily then stood up. She was alone again besides her pokemon, and she hated being alone. She was used to being pampered and what not and she had never had to face something like this before. All at once her pokemon came to her side and started to comfort her even Electabuzz he knew what was going on and was troubled because he wanted to do everything he could do to protect her. Lily stared down at her team and tears started falling from her eyes as she put her arms around them.

"You guys are great, I promise to keep you all safe throughout this and will come out alive I promise you that you will not end up alone.... I won't let that happen" Lily said still crying.

An hour later Lily was passed out on the chair with Flareon and Chikorita on her lap. Electabuzz was passed out in against the wall arms still crossed. They were all awoken by the stopping of the train "We have reached our destination thanks for riding" a voice said over a loud speaker as Lily felt her self feeling really cold and noticed she could see her breathe when she breathed, she then noticed it snowing outside her window and an even worse feeling raced through her mind.

"Things just got even worse" She thought to herself.

Frostbiteकर्म · #25 October 11th, 2009, 01:21 AM

Sacred Beo: Nice post, looks good to me =3

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