Danger on the S.S. Anne [SU+OOC]

Full Name: George "Buster" Leggingsteele

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Hometown: Agate Village

Appearance:

Personality: George is what many people would call 'someone too energetic for his own best'. The young man mostly does things with heaps of energy and a smile on his face, especially Pokémon-battles. He is a very positive person who sees life from the bright side, and often tries to convince people to do so themselves. George is also a very nice person towards… Well, everyone really. He believes most people to be genuinely good, and thus treats them as such.

Because of his care-free ways, most people deem George as annoying or stupid, which is true to a certain degree. George isn't stupid, but maybe a tad too naïve for his age. He possesses some childish feats; such as if somebody seems trustworthy enough, the young man will most likely believe everything they tell him even if it's a lie. He can also be very inconsiderate towards people as he may not always understand what they are really feeling. Sarcasm and irony is mostly lost on George since he believes everything most people say to be true or perfectly serious. That doesn't mean that he can't take a joke. In fact, he is also very care-free and jokey about most situations, which gives him the habit of trying to brighten up a room if there is an uneasy feel to it. Of course isn't appreciated by everybody…

If it's one thing that George hates to see, it's people being depressed. If he comes across a depressed or sad person, he will most likely try to cheer them up. However, due to his slightly childish nature, George might not always succeed in making the person feel better. In the worst case scenario, he actually makes it worse. Another thing he really dislikes is people treating Pokémon badly. If he finds someone to be treating their (or another) Pokémon badly, George will often lecture them and maybe even challenge them to a battle. Why a battle? Because that's the way he solves things. The young man usually processes problems and obstacles by battling with his Pokémon.

Aside from being easily fooled and childish, George is also stubborn as a mule. Don't believe me? Go ahead and try then! When the young man sets his mind on something, he will let nothing stop him to achieve his goal. This can make him pretty destructive at times, as well as a potential threat in battles. Fun fact, he often likes to quote people, whether they are well known or not.

Biography: George was originally born in Ecruteak City, Johto. However since his mother was a scientist, she liked to go to new places to extract information about certain Pokémon-related things. Be they fossils, Eggs or anything in between. This was usually not a problem since her time away was normally fairly short. But one day she got information about a big happening in the Orre region that would probably take some time. So the family packed their stuff and moved to Agate Village where the happenings were said to have happened. George didn't know what it was all about at first, apparently something about a strange stone giving off some sort of energy or something, he didn't care all that much.

Getting used to Agate Village wasn't a problem for the young George since it reminded him a lot of Ecruteak, albeit a bit less yellow, orange and red. The people there were friendly too, since the villagers appreciated a bit of new residents because Agate Village didn't have that much of people in it. So there they were, in Agate Village. George's mother were conducting her research, his father applied for becoming a Gym Leader in the nearest town, his younger brother was starting school as George just switched classes. At first, George had trouble making new friends while his brother easily made lots and lots of them. Truth to be told, he was a bit put off by this. Why could his brother making friends so easily and not he? Had his brother gotten better classmates, or was it something wrong with George?

This problem ate on him for a while and made it even harder for him to make friends. Now that George thinks back at it, it was all just extremely stupid. But in that age, fitting in was something a lot of kids wanted to do and not having any friends mostly meant that you were sort of an outsider. George didn't want to be labeled as such. So he continued to dwell on the subject for weeks until his father confronted him about it.

"What's the matter?" he had said while looking down at his son.

"I don't know…" George had replied, "It feels like there's something wrong with me for not being able to make friends…"

At this, his father had just laughed loudly. At first, George had become angry, thinking that his father was laughing at him. He had angrily shouted at his father as a result of that. Then the older man had patted his son's head, explaining that he was laughing at the absurdity of the situation. George, skeptically wondering how it was absurd, decided to listen to what his father was about to say. The older man had explained that he found it absurd for George to be unable to make friends.

"You're one of the most socially-intelligent children I know, even for your age. Maybe… You just need to be yourself?" his father had asked him.

"But… I've been myself!" George had answered a little bit irritated. He thought that his father's question was unnecessary and downright stupid. Wasn't "being yourself" the first thing you did around new people?

"Hahah," his father had chuckled, "Well if that's the case, then why not continue being yourself? Being all down in the dumps haven't made any better results, now has it?"

After a while of thinking, George had answered "No."

His father had then chuckled and patted his son's head again; "I think you know what to do now." were his words.

And indeed he did. George had realized the thing that would make take up the most of his future personality. Being sad about something is gonna' help you about as much as not being sad about it when it comes to moving on. So why not be see life from the bright side instead of being all gloomy about it? With this newfound philosophy, George found it easier to make friends, thus proving to himself that his inability to get new mates was only in his head.

As his amount of friends grew his interests grew as well. Mainly one of them: Pokémon-battling. George and his friends often hung out at the Day-Care in Agate Town battling with the Pokémon that were there. Luckily for them and the Day-Care Couple, it was a win-win situation. The kids gained experience with battling Pokémon and the Pokémon themselves also gained experience from battling, which were the usual intentions of the people leaving their Pokémon at the Day-Care.

As he grew older and older as well as gained more and more experience, George decided to take on the nearest Gym in Orre. The so called "Pre-Gym", place acting both as a Trainer School and a Gym. With his own Pokémon, an Eevee he obtained from his father, George set out on a small journey across Orre to face and defeat the Gym Leader Justy. So, George started to traverse the parts of the region that led to Phenac City, where his Gym-battle awaited. Along the way, he made some new companions, (in the form of a Skarmory and a Duskull) some new friends and some new enemies. Honestly, it had been one of the best things for George to experience! With his new companions and his new strength, the slightly more experienced George made his entrée into the Gym. In fact, he was so confident that the first words he uttered inside the building were "I will bust you Justy!"
Now everyone of course heard this, and laughter soon broke out. This earned George the nickname "Buster", which he was quite contempt with to be honest. To this day, he introduces himself as "George Leggingsteele, but you can call me Buster!".

Now, Buster had a lot of confidence before his battle with the Pre-Gym Leader. Of course he was gonna' win it! There was no other chance! But as the battle had started, George had quickly realized that his battle with the Gym Leader was going to end in a disaster. Unable to even get past Justy's first Pokémon, Buster faced a crushing defeat. A bit discouraged, he went home to Agate where he was met with a warm welcome. It eased his spirit again when everybody wanted to hear about his battle with Justy and inspect his Pokémon. After telling the story about his short adventure, George's father suggested that he trained in Kanto for a bit. Thinking that it sounded like a good idea, Buster headed off to Vermillion City by boat.

After about a day or two of traveling, George had arrived in Vermillion City. Anxious about the city, Buster had begun with exploring the area with great enthusiasm. Eventually, (after bothering a lot of people) he took the Gym-challenge. But just like his battle with Justy, George suffered loss against the burly Lt. Surge. With his spirits still being as bright as day, he traveled "backwards" to Cerulean City. Well there he challenged Misty, the Gym leader (after disturbing her on a date she had with some guy). Here, he was also defeated. After challenging three Gyms and losing to the leader in each one, Buster started to doubt his strategy. Thinking more about it, he needed more experience! But where could he get that...?

One day though, Buster got ahold of something that seemed like a ticket. Or rather, it was a ticket. A ticket to the luxury cruiser S. S. Anne, departing from Vermillion City. Slowly but surely, the cogs in Buster's head had started to turn. A cruiser meant lots of people, lots of people probably meant lots of Pokémon, lots of Pokémon meant lots of battles and lots of battles meant lots of experience! However, after inspecting the date which the boat would arrive and then leave, Buster had noticed that by the time he would arrive, the boat would've already left. Bummed out, George had decided to head for the Rock Tunnel. Well there, he had noticed something on the ticket… Apparently, the ship was making a stop in Fuchsia City. Excited, knowing that he might not miss out on this after all, George had headed towards the city where the Safari Zone rested.


Pokémon


Species: Umbreon

Nickname: Penumbra

Level: 28

Gender: Male

Ability: Synchronize

Moveset: | Tackle | Tail Whip | Confuse Ray | Faint Attack | Quick Attack | Assurance |

Personality: Penumbra is George's first Pokémon, which makes him see himself as a guardian to the young man. Before his evolution, the Umbreon had a personality similar to George himself. But as his shape changed, so did his mind (as he claims). Even if George didn't acquire the same calm and cool personality, the two still gets along perfectly. Although Penumbra might tire a bit of Buster's antics quicker than before. As the Umbreon is usually calm, if you threaten George in any way, he will not hesitate to get angry. And when he's angry, it's not a pretty sight.

Short Bio: Penumbra was given to George when he was still an Eevee. Having George's father's Umbreon as his father, Penumbra already shared a close bond with the Leggingsteele-family. And he was more than happy to join Buster (which he deemed to be one of the more fun children in the family) on his adventure. So the both of them had set out for an exciting journey, and exciting it had been. Traveling far from Agate Village, seeing new places, meeting new people and Pokémon… It had simply been amazing! So it was only natural that George's and Penumbra's friendship grew stronger each day.

One night. One faithful night. It was then it happened. George and Penumbra had taken the "desert-bus" through the barren landscape of Orre. As everybody settled down to sleep, a loud roar followed by a crash had suddenly been heard. The bus had stopped as a crash had been heard again. As all of the people got out, their eyes had been fixed on the Skarmory that was leading an attack against them. Feeling confident, George and Penumbra had challenged the steel-bird. The fight went on for pretty long, but in the end Penumbra couldn't pull through. The Eevee had ended up on the side of the road, exhausted. But it was then, as the Skarmory tried to land a blow on George that it happened. Penumbra was covered in a bright and white light which lit up the battlefield in the darkness. Where the Eevee had been lying, a pitch-black creature with glowing, yellow rings on its body stood firmly. With new strength gained through evolution, the Umbreon defeated the Skarmory which Geore then added to his team.

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Species: Skarmory

Nickname: Eliza

Level: 25

Gender: Female

Ability: Sturdy

Moveset: | Leer | Sand Attack | Peck | Feint | Fury Attack |

Personality: Eliza is one tough woman! Or Skarmory… Whatever, she is very prideful and that's all that matters! The Steel-type doesn't let anything bring her down. If you insult her, she'll come right back at you with everything she's got! Just try and see! Eliza also has a big fondness of sarcasm which she likes to practice on everyone. Well, except for George since that stupid human doesn't understand it when she's sarcastic. Another one of her hobbies is just smacking people when they say something that she deem as moronic. Usually, George is the one who suffers from this. You can only wonder why…

Short Bio: At young age, Eliza was an outcast because of her personality. She had been forced out of her flock because of a small fight with the flock's leader where he (as she puts it) "was bringing her down". After the fight which involved claws, teeth, and other things of that kind, Eliza was cast out. Greatly roughed up, she flew away from the place she had earlier called 'her family' to find another place to live. Settling in a desert, she found quite the nice way of not starving to death in the barren land. It was attacking both people and Pokémon passing by to steal their food or anything consumable.

Her little plan worked great, for years she practiced it with good results most of the time. Well, until one day. It was an evening pretty much like any other, except the pray she had in mind was much bigger this time. It was a bus. Although the vehicle looked rusty and a bit broken down, it still had to have a lot of people with a lot of food in it! But as the Skarmory had tried to steal from the people on the bus, she was challenged. It was a human with long brown hair and a Eevee by his side. She had laughingly accepted the fool's challenge, confident to win.

But, the battle hadn't turned out as she expected. After finishing the Eevee off, it had been the humans turn to taste her steel. But suddenly, a white flash had covered everything and a few seconds later she'd been hit by something pitch-black. Caught completely off-guard, the Skarmory had been beaten after a while. But instead of leaving her on the ground as she had first thought the human would do, she felt the sensation of getting sucked into some kind of spherical space.

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Species: Duskull

Nickname: Jarvis

Level: 22

Gender: Male

Ability: Levitate

Moveset: | Leer | Disable | Confuse Ray | Shadow Sneak | Night Shade |

Personality: Jarvis is really shy towards strangers and people he doesn't know, usually hiding in the safe comfort behind George's leg. He acts much like a small child, getting both curious and scared about new things. He is docile, much like Penumbra, but he is also determined to get stronger for Buster's sake. However, as the Duskull is usually shy outside of battle, his personality seems to do a 180 once he ENTERS a battle. Well there, Jarvis is both frightening and ruthless towards his opponent. And he doesn't mind playing a few dirty tricks on his own when fighting.

Short Bio: If you would ask Jarvis about where he was from, you wouldn't get a straight answer. The Duskull claims to have forgotten where he originates from, but could he be lying about that?

According to himself, the last thing that Jarvis remembers is wandering alone in some sort of desert. Eventually, the Duskull had found himself in some sort of city. It was white as chalk and it had a fountain in the middle. Later on, he would learn that the city was known as Phenac, but that's not really important right now. At first, the Ghost-type had been lurking in the shadows of the city, afraid to show himself. For some reason, he had remembered something about humans concealing Pokémon in small confined spaces, and he didn't want that to happen!

But after a month of just lurking about, the small Ghost-type decided to explore this area a bit more. So he started exploring and after a few minutes, he was quickly noticed by humans. But instead of trying to trap him in a confined space as he had first thought, the humans were nice to him! Slowly but surely he became somewhat of a mascot for the city. Until the day when a boy and his two Pokémon arrived. One of them was a Skarmory, while the other was unknown to Jarvis. The boy wanted a battle with the city's Gym-Leader, but that wasn't what drew Jarvis to him. There was something about the boy, something about his aura… It made the little Duskull curious, and he eventually joined up with the boy to go on travels with him.

Here's the SU, hope he doesn't fit in. XD I was going to do my antisocial guy but I realized his six Pokemon team works better for him. :3 So here's someone else.

Name: Ortzi Aidyn
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Hometown: Altomare, Johto
Appearance:



There is no better way to describe Oz other than pretty. He's a pretty boy with an odd smile and a sweet aura. He is well-built, slender and unassuming, with barely noticeable muscle showing itself on dark goldenrod tanned skin. His short messy hair is the color of vanilla cream, reaching down his neck. Oz's eyes are forest-green with flecks of sea blue. His height is merely ordinary, if slightly above average, and he doesn't seem to mind being called tall. Faded scars and injuries litter his body, apparently adding to his charm. He is very acrobatic so there will be quite a few amusing incidents.

Oz is a wearer of warm, earthy colors. His shirt is a dark brown and short-sleeved, with a Soul Dew pendant over it. (It's not the real one, never fear.) He also wears olive-green cargo pants, his lady claiming he looks "very charming" that way. He's not quite certain what that means but it flatters him nevertheless. His shoes are white and neon green sneakers, making him look like just any sixteen-year-old boy. Oz's trainer bag is old and raggedHe also carries around a Shaymin plush doll, it eerily reminiscent of the actual Legendary Pokemon, except for the zipper on its stomach. It can't transform but it holds things. It is one of his most valued treasures.

Personality:

Oz is like a bakery. He's warm, fluffy, and sometimes even smells like sugar. Well, okay, he's actually not that fluffy. You can hug him though. Anyway, he is warm and friendly at least, a young gentlemen. It even reflects in his speech, which is smoothly refined and gentle. He was raised to be polite and to answer every question in some sort of way, even if it is not in the way people desire. It leaves room for teasing. It is only in jest of course.

Oz, born with the ability to see the emotional aura of the living (he hasn't seen many dead people to confirm with them), is very careful with how he presents himself. He doesn't wish to betray expectations and be someone he is not. So, despite the benefits of such an ability, he tends to pretend as though he does not know what he's seeing. It doesn't make him appear any less confident yet most of the time he gives off an aura of his own: that of dishonesty.

Ortzi, frequently called Oz, is orderly and obedient to a fault, trying to prove himself worthy of the acknowledgement of a young woman. He is faithful to the letter, not even revealing her identity to friends. It is likely due to this... strict training he gave himself that he is never particularly bothered by the sight of his own blood or even pain. It is this that shows off his single-mindedness as not even falling off a building (it's happened once) will prevent him from fulfilling his objectives. This gets him into quite a bit of trouble yet sometimes he does manage to pull himself out of it. Takes quite a bit of work though.

Shaymin is Oz's favorite Pokemon. He loves nature in general but Shaymin is a creature of gratitude, which deeply resonates with him, who believes he owes his mistress a great debt and that all the thankful feelings in the world could not repay it. Oz has traveled to many places surrounded by nature, thus having little experience with the hustle and bustle of say, Saffron. So he can say he prefers the rules set by nature much more than those by humans.

History:

Ortzi isn't quite sure where he was born but unlike the rumors which say he was born on a mountain or in a forest, it was actually on neither of these things, but on a manmade ferry from Cherrygrove. It was on its way to Alto Mare and quite frankly, a surprise to the parent and nurses on the ship, who naturally were not able to access the best birthing technology. Thankfully however, due to the assistance of a kind lady and the nurses' medical training, the baby was born safely. The kind lady had a young daughter, who would, in only a few years, become the very lady Ortzi swore loyalty to.

But before that, they were friends, young and happy childhood friends in their small world of Alto Mare. Playing in the canals and dancing to music throughout the streets, they thought nothing of occasional games with Latias or the voice of Latios in their ears. To them there was no such thing as a Legendary Pokemon, simply all Pokemon were the same and very beautiful. His lady, who he once referred to as Maddie (her middle name is Madeline), told stories of Pokemon who created the earth, of those who brought unnamed creatures from the ashes, of deep and beautiful battles. These stories enthralled the young Ortzi, who was given his name for the sparkling sky which he loved, the sky which carried people's auras on the wind.

When Oz was well into his seventh year of life, this free-spirited way of living changed. After a simple gift from his best friend, his Shaymin doll which held a secret sleeping in its fluff, his friendship changed. Ten year old Maddie was delving into a world beneath the sweet purity of Altomare that he himself had no part of. She shut herself away from him and the friends they had made, making Oz rather lonely. It was her who had given him his nickname after all. Being young, he could identify the emotions radiating from her, but could not deduce their source. It was rather awkward. His mother, now a very quiet shopkeeper, encouraged him to wait for her to tell him. As much as this bothered the boy, he acquiesced and spent time in school, learning. His little boy mind thought: Maybe she will be my friend again if I show her how much stuff I know.

So he learned. He studied and worked with Pokemon and business and anything people could possibly learn about, hoping to be acknowledged by his best friend, hoping that she would let him alleviate the pain she was likely going through alone in that secret world. Though this worried his mother, she couldn't help but support his determination. At the age of twelve, he went alone, as far as he knew without a Pokemon, out into the world, with only his mother's permission. This terrified Maddie when she heard, remembering only the small innocent boy at age seven. Yet no matter how much she tried to leave and find him, she was always caught and dragged home. Finally, after two years she was allowed to go and look for him, not realizing his mother had kept in steady contact with her son. Yet neither of them have found each other even now. The Pokemon world is large and vast.

And where was Ortzi during all of this? He was traveling, seeing the world and its wonders. He learned quickly to stay away from bustling cities. Despite how big Altomare had been, it was not quite as... unnaturally loud as larger areas in the Pokemon world. At the age of fourteen, he had obtained a Houndoom through a few staredowns and a very dangerous scuffle in the forest. He also had a Vaporeon, who had been left in a Pokeball, sleeping inside the Shaymin doll. His current final Pokemon, his Togekiss, was one he raised during a six-month training at the Day-Care. They had to kick him out. His Pokemon are all very strong, having come across more trainer battles than the average Joe and enough wild fights to set anyone's blood stirring. A year before the S.S Anne cruise, he, with some curiosity, challenged the Johto League. He made it into the top 16, which pleasantly surprised the young man at the time. Oz hoped she saw this, hoped that his lady was doing well, and, though not knowing she was in search of him, continued this journey to make himself worthy of her.

(He was late to the cruise due to being at the wrong side of Johto when it docked. It took him some time to reach Fuschia.)

Pokemon

Species:Vaporeon
Nickname: Eliade
Level: 36
Gender: Female
Ability: Water Absorb
Moveset: Bite, Quick Attack, Water Pulse, Ice Beam, Tackle, Leer
Personality: Eliade was hatched by Maddie, inheriting some of her more prevalent emotional tendencies as a child. Earnest and slightly hot-headed, she tends to be as whimsical as a young child. She will pop in your face mischievously and splash you. Eliade loves to play with young children, sometimes unceremoniously dragging them somewhere, leaving poor Oz to explain himself and return them. For such a fickle person, she holds more grudges than any Pokemon Oz has met. Also, she likes to cuddle. You have been warned. She doesn't take very much seriously either, even battle. SHe'll listen but she's likely having too much fun to actually care.
Short Bio: Eliade was hatched in Altomare. Within about... two months Maddie had dunked her in the water and made her swim. Their friendship was not off to the best start. It never really became that way either, especially after that incident with "the pretty stone". Yes, Maddie hung a Water Stone fragment around the Eevee's neck by accident. Even though it was a child's error, they never truly reconciled. Maddie was a terrible Pokemon Trainer.

So, feeling some semblance of guilt, Maddie put the little one in a Pokeball with some Sleep Powder and gave her to Oz, the ball hidden in his Shaymin plush. Since he rarely hugged it as she would have back then, it took him a long time to notice she was there. It was rather hilarious when he did, since she proceeded to love and glomp him with her paws. Their relationship has gone well ever since.

Species: Togekiss
Nickname: Alystar
Level: 37
Gender: Male
Ability: Serene Grace
Moveset: Magical Leaf, Air Slash, Aura Sphere, Extrasensory
Personality: Alystar is kind and gentle, a drastic change from his young brashness, which is why he has such a powerful moveset still in his arsenal. He prefers to battle quickly and end quickly, even though he can take more hits than half his opponents. Alystar is usually found flying anywhere by his trainer, being also a slight mother hen. He's frequently found attempting to fix his hair with his wings and mouth. Eliade always finds this quite hilarious. Alystar loves the silent companionship of others and indeed may be the closest in personality to his trainer. He's also still slightly possessive of Oz, rather demanding of his attention in some situations.
Short Bio: As a Togepi, Alystar spent his first few months of life in the Johto Day Care, being an unwanted egg left by a trainer. Oz took care of him and many of the other young Pokemon left there. He took a quick liking to Oz and proceeded to follow him everywhere. He would attack anyone who got in his way of that after some time, believing they were trying to steal Oz away from him. This convinced Ortzi that he would have to take the Pokemon for himself before he hurt the other babies. Unfortunately before he could legitimately catch him, his Togepi actually attacked one, forcing him to get in the way and ending up with him falling off the roof of the Day Care.

This terrified the young Togepi and actually did set in the realization that he had been overreacting, even after Oz managed to recover. He devoted himself to becoming calmer and better-behaved, able to control his strength. Oz, being a forgiving sort, naturally helped out his new Pokemon. It was this eventually formed bond that led to the wild Togepi becoming a sweet Togetic. The Togekiss evolution was something else entirely, a personal choice made before the Johto League.

Species: Houndoom
Nickname: Drystan
Level: 35
Gender: Male
Ability: Hidden B/W Abilities allowed.
Moveset: Thunder Fang, Smog, Leer, Howl, Flamethrower, Faint Attack
Personality: Drystan is a proud, dangerous beast. He is proud to admit he has lost to very few Pokemon and only one human in combat, his human. Loyally single-minded, he believes there are only a few objectives he has to achieve at any point. 1. Protect his human. 2. Win as many battles as possible. 3. Live. He maintains a quiet, fierce demeanor yet outside of battle is more mellow than ferocious. He does earnestly care for his partner, even if he growls at him half the time. Drystan is likely the smartest of the three Pokemon and is not one to shirk from dishonorable tactics if they fulfill the objectives. He enjoys being scratched behind the ears. If you will do that, or let him sniff your fingers, you will likely be approved of.
Short Bio: Drystan was once the member of a pack who roamed throughout Johto, hunting and living freely as well, wild Pokemon will. However he went out to hunt alone one day and found Oz sleeping under a tree. His bag was up on a tree and something smelled like dried meat. He decided to take advantage of the situation, only to find Oz staring at him as casually as a tree. For a moment they exchanged in quite a few staredowns before, recklessly, Oz tackled the offending mutt.

Now, common sense dictates don't attack a wild dog because it will bite back. That is just what happened. For all Oz knew, he could have had a sickness. However that didn't concern the half-asleep young man. What was running through his mind was: I don't have any more food right now and if I let this dog take my meal I'll be useless to her. So, well, he decided to fight the little bugger. It seems from this that this would be extremely onesided for a twelve year old boy to fight a Houndoom. However, Dark types aren't the only one who fight dirty. In a battle that ended with both of them rather injured, Oz managed to catch the wild Pokemon in a Pokeball. It didn't end particularly well afterward. The two of them grated at each other's nerves for days until they both gave up on it, deciding working together was probably more interesting than hating each other. Besides, how else would they pay for food?