Name: Sten Dabras
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Appearance: For the most part, Sten takes on the appearance of a normal person. There are however, a few things that draw attention to him. Firstly, his eyes, always flicking about from on place to another at incredibly fast rates, take on a piercing crimson color, almost seeming to be lit from behind like a turned on light bulb, his hair is the color of steel, and seems to be just as reflective. The only other physical differences between him and others are not as easily noticeable, for example, Sten's skin and bones are slightly harder than that of a normal person, making it harder, but only slightly so, to harm him, breaking one of his bones would be near impossible for a normal person to do, however. Lastly, Sten is far taller and has a more muscular physique than other boys of his age. (although that's due almost entirely the Pokémon soul he was born with) At the age of fourteen, Sten stands nearly as tall as the average eighteen-year-old, making it very hard for anyone to recognize him as his proper age. Even those who do know the boy's true age often forget it and believe him to be older.
Those traits aside, Sten appears much like the average person. His skin is light, though it has tanned due to the tropical nature of his environment. Normally, he wears simply collard shirts, jeans, and tennis shoes.
Personality: Sten has the partial brain power of a Metagross, a Pokémon of near super-computer intellect with four separate brains. Sten, still being somewhat human, can't possibly handle such computing power, but he still does have the gift of brain activity more advanced than that of the average man. The young man's mind works quick, and he is always seeking new data. His emotional responses always arrive quickly and are short-lived, he is able to gain an at least basic understanding of a person at a speed that is almost frightening, he can scan and process his surroundings very quickly, which gives him great awareness, he can focus his vision on things even if they are far away like a camera. Those abilities, coupled with psychic powers and durability found in a Metagross could make Sten a very scary enemy. If he so chose, the boy could indeed become a very powerful villain, so long as he would make humans his only prey. Yet, he doesn't. He collects data about people, things, situations, and just makes note of it, never to really bring it up again. The boy just seems happy to have gotten the knowledge, no matter how trivial it seems. His thirst for knowledge makes Sten's curiosity seem more like him just prying for every little detail, which turns a lot of people away from trying to know the boy who seems perfectly content just looking at a room and observing the rate at which dust particles fall to the ground. With a near-photographic memory, Sten can prove to be a valuable source of knowledge, be it random facts, something about a person, or the answer to a homework question from three weeks ago. At the same time, it can also make Sten a valuable friend, who will remember most things that people have done for him in the past, and more likely to return the favor. In a third way, this also means that Sten is one to hold a nasty grudge, the worst part being that he would not end the grudge until it has been made up for in some way, Sten is not one to simply "drop" an issue.
Yet, for all of his strengths, Sten still has his problems, he is still human. Humanity, that is an issue that divides Sten deeply. On one hand, his Pokémon soul gives him a great wealth of power and ability for understanding, while it also makes him an outcast that is unwanted by society. He can claim that his physical oddities are causes of mere mutation or rare chance, but that will never be the truth, and he will know it. The wrong knowledge always corrupts data, corrupted data leads to inaccurate results, inaccurate results lead to misconceptions, false predictions, and ultimately more lies to further corrupt the data pool. If he were able to, he would wish to simply tell everyone of his true nature, yet the prospect of being surrounded by hate, misunderstanding, and fear almost make the corrupt data appealing. Sten does not resent himself as a Gijinka, and would not give up that side of him for anything. He does not hate people for their fear of him, their beliefs, while misplaced and based more on superstition than fact, do line up, given the history of humans and their fears. He simply wishes the circumstances may be somehow different, which Sten knows can not be possible. Often, the boy considers that he may not ever leave the Academy at all. He knows that this is highly probable, yet he does not find the prospect appealing. Scientifically, the island is a paradise, filled with diverse species and the ever diverse Gijinka, which can provide an adequate amount of the same interest that the human way of thinking contains, something that Sten is intent on one day analyzing. However, Sten also realizes that, asides from the people and Pokémon, which he may or not even be able to observe considering the stern restrictions on them and the people, the island has nothing much for him. The environment is homogeneous, and what would he do? Surely he could not simply do schoolwork forever, he would eventually finish it. Besides, that prospect bores him, not because he doesn't like schoolwork, but because there is not enough of it and it often doesn't reflect a real-world scenario whatsoever. Not enough constant variables to be observed, always focusing on bits instead of the whole big picture. Yet Sten also could never teach, any students he may have would work far too slow for him, too accustomed to the unrealistic work of other teachers.
History:
Sten was born to a wealthy family. His parents were among the most elite of the elite, and had many high connections be it with political figures or movie stars. For the longest time, they seemed to live a life without worry, able to live comfortably while barely having to lift a finger that's not in their leisure. Then, they had Sten. Sure, his odd hair and eye color were off putting, not to mention he was larger than a normal baby, but his parents took pride in that, much like how one would be prideful of a rare gem. They claimed him to be the product of perfection and his oddities were something to be admired. His infant years, which even Sten can't remember well, went about not unlike that of a normal child. One memory, no matter how young he was at the time, stands out clearly in Sten's mind even today.
A very young Sten was roaming about the play area of his parent's mansion that he, and the other celebrity, children were confined to. Only two couples were supervising the kids, those being Sten's parents and another couple, surely the parents of another of the children with Sten. The two couples were speaking among themselves about something Sten was far to young to understand or care about. The young Gijinka was sitting near the edge of the small fence that marked off the play area. Just on the other side of that fence was a large, pink rubber ball that Sten himself had carelessly thrown out of the area. (not one of his proudest moments, even as a baby.) Even at his age, Sten had some basic understanding of things, just maybe not quite language, or walking (which at the time he was getting the hang of, but couldn't quite find the perfect technique) The boy knew that when something was spilled or dropped, someone was to put it back or clean it up, whichever the case may be. He knew this due to the many times he had spilled over his own food, a habit he was soon to control and break, or when something was thrown outside the play area, as was now. In those cases, a maid would clean up the mess or an adult would place the toy back in the area. This had not yet happened, nor seemed to be happening anytime soon. Sten wanted desperately to have the ball back in the play area, it just wouldn't seem right otherwise. Alas, the boy was unable to put it back due to the fence blocking his path. Then, for whatever reason, the boy decided to imagine the ball being put back, imagine harder and more deeply than he ever had before, if he had at all until that point. Gasps were sounded and glasses were dropped as the deeply concentrated boy began to be enveloped in a very slight blue glow, the ball having the same mysterious energy, and slowly and shakily being lifted into the air. The sound of dropping glasses made the boy break concentration and abruptly stop. That was the first time Sten had ever felt the rush of psychic energy throughout his body, the first time he had used his power. However, Sten does not assign pride to this, nor does he the first time he does anything. After all, the first time will always be your worst attempt, and he never did get the ball into the play area.
What happened days following Sten was unsure. The only part of the haze that is clear would turn out to be his last moments with his parents. The young boy could see the two who had raised him (with the help of the rest of the employees of the manor) He was in someone's arms, in a carrier of some sort. Who carried him, the boy knew not, only that they did not appear in any of his previous memories. His parents said nothing as he was carried away to be sent to the Academy.
The rest of the boy's days until the present have been not unlike those of any other Academy student, almost normal had Gijinkas not already been an extreme minority. He had few, if any relations with other students, but the boy seemed content with most everything regardless. He gave brief, unemotional answers when asked question, even about his past, a thing most would keep secret if they could remember it. When asked if he hates his parents for their decision, Sten recalls the only part of the memory that seems to have any significant meaning to the boy. His parents were crying as he left. Sten knew not why, as the circumstances of his leaving were unclear, but he was fairly certain that his parents were at least somewhat resentful that he was being taken away, seeming to imply they had not wished for him to go, since him leaving or otherwise removed would be the easiest solution to their problem, he assumes they must have fought it in favor of a more difficult situation, likely one where he would still be with them. That line of thinking, while based on assumption and not proof, is at least somewhat comforting, if that sort of thing had any meaning to Sten. Does he wish that things might have turned out differently and the he still be with his family? Sten cannot say, as he does not know what would have happened had he not have gone to the Academy. It might have been better, it may have been worse. Either way, the past is the past. Archived data. The problem Sten presented has already been solved and cannot be reevaluated, whether that be good or bad, Sten has no place to say.
Pokémon: Metagross
Abilities: The only real ability that Sten obtained was the psychic power of Metagross, not the strength. He can use the energy in a multitude of ways, so it at least has some utility. From lifting objects to damaging enemies, Sten possesses a wide range of uses for his powers, while still not having the elemental or physical prowess of his Pokémon. As such, Sten can either be highly useful or not in a fight, depending on the situation, yet for more casual use, he can be rather applicable to most situations.
Other: Sten prefers to avoid fights if he can. His highly curious nature can cause him to become very distracted and entirely focused on one thing if it interests him or if he does not understand it.
Pokémon
Name: Cardinal (As in Cardinal directions)
Species: Metang
Gender: None (Though it has a masculine voice)
Appearance: If anything, the Metang resembles Sten quite well, mostly in its red eyes, which are far brighter than Sten's, and move more quickly. Besides that Cardinal is a fairly ordinary Metang, though perhaps its spikes and claws are a bit dull.
Personality: Cardinal is able to observe and analyze data far faster than Sten will ever be able to. However, it has a hard time trying to put these ideas into words, and finds it even harder to communicate them. For these reasons, it does not normally try to explain a situation to Sten, for it is sure that he will figure it out on his own and knows that if it were to try, it would completely overload Sten's brain. Cardinal is very subconscious about itself and tries its best to regulate its speech, which it does so telepathically with Sten (this form of speech will only work if the two are withing a few hundred feet, and becomes more and more hard to do so the further away they are) to a low rate, no matter how much it annoys it. Also, Cardinal tries to use words that are easier to understand, not because it fears that Sten will not comprehend, merely because that is what Sten does when he is around others. For that reason, Cardinal may not always use the best word to describe something, even if it is the first thing it thinks of.
While Sten does still have human emotions and uses them (although he does so rarely and not for very long, due to fast emotional possessing) Cardinal is all but completely without emotion unless the circumstances are the most dire. Where Sten can still jump to conclusions, sometimes even be judgmental or biased, Cardinal always has a clean conscious. It can analyze every aspect of an individual, but never form an opinion of it. For this reason, Cardinal often guides Sten if it judges that the boy is letting himself get in the way of proper analysis. Cardinal can still have preferences, though, and it especially enjoys music.
Overall, Cardinal simply thinks more like a computer than Sten. Sten often describes things for himself, Cardinal uses universal numbers to make computations and conclusions based upon data. Because of this, Cardinal always has to translate numbers into words, causing his speech to be slow at times (though it can find the right words very quickly, however with its quirk of speaking slow and using easier words, it does often take it awhile to from responses) Cardinal likes to use numbers in lieu of descriptions or vague terms, loving to be as precise as he can with his calculations.
Most of the time, Cardinal ends up using itself as a sort of external hard drive for memories used by Sten. It has a better memory than Sten and is better at picking up more details, while Sten may be better at getting a feel for one's personality, while Cardinal is still superior at noticing slight movements such as twitches or the like. Because of its advanced memory and capacity for data, Cardinal has been banned from classrooms to make sure Sten isn't cheating. (Not like Sten ever needed to cheat.)
Still, Sten doesn't consider Cardinal a mere memory tool, and Cardinal does not consider Sten a mere user of his services. While the two don't exactly have an emotional bond, they still consider themselves partners, if nothing at least in science. Cardinal, not one to make guesses, has high expectations for Sten both as a human and as a Pokémon. Cardinal always helps Sten perfect his abilities. Overall, the two mesh well together and rarely disagree on anything except the outcome of an experiment, where Cardinal is usually right.
Moves: Psychic, Light Screen, Reflect, Meteor Mash
