I hope nobody minds if I pop my su in here...oh stuff it, I'll do it anyways. If it's too late to join, feel free to hit me with a fish or something. If I get something wrong, again, hit me with a fish or whatever strikes your fancy.
Name: Roan Wittaker
Age: 12
Gender: M
Description: There's not much that really stands out about Roan at first. He's got an average height and build for his age, his hair is an average blonde colour and his eyes are an extremely average brown. All in all, he's about as average as a boy can get...until he wakes up and puts on a pair of glasses that have lenses thick enough to put in the hubble space telescope! His favourite item of clothing is a green leather trenchcoat that he wears nearly all year long, even in summer!
Personality: Due to his parents moving around a lot, Roan is often shy around new people and finds it hard to make friends. However, once he opens up to someone, he is kind, thoughtful and ready to help. He often gets himself into unusual situations and can be referred to as the 'comic releief' if the situation calls for it…or not.
In the event of conflict or a loud noise, Roan's first instinct is to either run or hide. This has resulted in him gaining an incredible running ability that either keeps him safe until he finds help, or until whatever scared him in the first place has given up on him.
History: Roan Thaddeus Wittaker was born in Australia. His father is what people would call a 'career soldier,' so his family often moved around. His mum did her best to raise her son to be friendly around other people, but it just seemed that he was destined to be that shy kid that people had to work hard to get to know.
That is, until their most recent move. Roan's dad had taken a desk job at a recruitment office, so that he could be closer to home and as a result, he would be home more often and he'd get some time to do what he always dreamed of doing: be a real dad.
On Roan's bed, there was a wrapped gift for him from his parents: a new GBA and a copy of Pokemon Sapphire! Roan had never asked for the games himself, since he considered them too hard for him, but his parents obviously thought otherwise. That was two years ago. (His parents didn't have much money on them at the time.)
Now, still at the same school, Roan has a close group of pokemon-loving friends. He is still shy and recoils from many people when he first meets them, but his confidence is slowly building.
RP sample: It had been a long time coming for Jack. His parents had always worried that he wouldn't be strong enough for a pokemon journey, due to his near permanently sickly state, but that didn't stop him. Day after day, Jack trained his body to the point where he could ignore the symptoms that had once left him bed-ridden for days at a time. After all, who wants to be stuck in bed when there's a big, wide world of Pokemon out there to explore?
"Be careful out there Jack and if anything goes even slightly wrong, call us right away, okay?" Jack's mum said as she embraced her son in one of her famous 'crushing death hugs,' as Jack had come to call them.
"Quit coddling the boy, he'll be fine," Jack's dad said as he knelt down and placed a plain, round medallion in his son's hand. "This has been handed down from father to son for generations. Now, it's time for you to take it and live out your dreams. You can do it Jack, I know you can!" With those words, Jack's dad came closer to crying than anyone had seen, even a certain aged Scyther who was watching the whole scene play out with a mix of nostalgia and mild disgust.
"Thanks dad! Well, I gotta get going. Fortune favours the bold and all that. Bye dad, bye mum, bye Jato!" He said as he waved goodbye to his dad, his mum and the previously mentioned scyther respectively. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and there sure wasn't a thing that would get Jack down today!
Not even a mysterious shadow…
POKEMON SU
Breed: Onix
Nickname: Rocky Road
Gender: Male
Description: At a 'mere' sixteen feet long, Rocky Road is obviously a very young onix. His body has a strange, triangle-shaped divot in each of his segments, which are just large enough for a person to hang onto should the need arise, although there's plenty of room to just sit on him. The back of his horn also has one of these divots, which appear to either be a birth defect, or the result of all the thrashing around that it was doing when it was found on its own. Due to his young age, Rocky Road's body is darker than an average onix, which is most likely a defense mechanism to help him stay hidden until he is older.
Personality: Rocky Road doesn't like most humans. However, after Roan explained his circumstances to the onix, he was at least willing to travel with him for the time being. His trust of all humans still has quite a way to go until it could be considered total, but this unlikely pair knows that they can rely on each other, no matter the circumstance. He also seems to have a fondness for eating pine tree needles, as well as the rocks that make up his species' regular diet.
Moveset: Tackle, Harden, Bind.
