[PKMN FULL] The Hoenn Diaries (M) (OOC)

[gimmepie]

Sounds like a plan Brainstorm!

 

[gimmepie]

Not at all.
You have a spot reserved. Your SU needs to be completed within three days though or the reservation will run out.

 

[TheZenTraveler]

Albert "AJ" Johnson

Age : 18
Gender: Male

Appearance:

Spoiler:

General:
AJ stands tall at 6', and he weighs roughly 160 pounds. He is slightly muscular and fairly thin for his height. AJ wears a Pair of heavily weathered grey jeans, along with a heavily repaired pale red hoodie. His Hoodie used to be his Team magma sweatshirt, but over time the logo wore off. AJ doesn't currently own much in the way of clothing, so he constantly has to repair what he has. As for shoes, he wears an old worn down pair of black sneakers.

Facial features, eye color, and Hair:
AJ's face is fairly rough and unshaven; one could assume that by the looks of him, he's a homeless old hermit, though he is still young. His eyes, are a pale blue, and often give off a feeling of sadness to those who see them. Both his facial hair and his hair are brown, and it has been left to grow Haphazardly (this hairstyle WILL change throughout the course of his story).

Gear and accessories:
AJ sports an old green canvas rucksack, when asked where he received the pack, he will deflect the question. Inside the pack, he keeps 2 plastic water bottles for water storage, whatever scraps of food he is able to find, a small clothing repair kit, and an old journal that has no more space in it. He keeps an old Pocket knife on him as well; its 4 inch length blade has had its fair share of use, both good and bad. His Shuppet's Pokéball is excessively worn; it exhibits Dents and scratches all around, as well as the faded name Cypher Printed onto the ball.

Personality:

Spoiler:

AJ's mind is enigma in and of itself. After the dissolution of Team Magma, His personal identity disappeared; before, He could just take what he wanted, but now the act brings forth a massive internal conflict. He constantly wonders whether the things he had done while in the team had actually been criminal or had they been justified at the time. Much of this internal confusion, has made it necessary for his mind to block out his more questionable choices in life; Once in a while AJ will remember these bits and pieces of horrible things he's done, only to lament for those he has hurt.

After all of the rather abrupt changes, AJ chose to reinvent himself. He's thrown away his history In light of a new chapter, but old habits and acquaintances die hard. When talking to others about his past, His answers are often vague, and beat around the bush as if he's being interrogated. When interacting with people in other ways, He is often too conflicted to make important decisions, though when he's alone he can be prone to repeat past mistakes.

Although He tries to be friendly towards others, AJ cannot shake the old thought that no one has ever stood to be trusted. He has been betrayed before, and expects it from everyone he meets: the only exception to the rule has been Cypher, although he's unsure that any person could measure up to his Pokémon's companionship.

Once a cheater when it came to battling, AJ has a lot to learn about "fair" battling. He has had the privilege to receive a Pokémon that required him to earn it's trust before they could be effective together, and this may very well be the same case with new Pokémon as well. Most Pokémon react with some degree of anger or animosity towards him, making his job as a Fledgling trainer that much harder.

Goals:
Short term - Evade his "old friends" whom he owes money to.
Long term – Erase his past, and become an honest trainer.

Brief(I tried to make it as short as possible XD) History:

Spoiler:

AJ was born into a family that was renowned for their work as officers of the law in Sinnoh. His Parents had great things planned for him, teaching the ideals and morals any person should possess. Often when he was young, AJ would write about things in a secret journal, which he would then hide from the outside world.

When progressing through grade school, AJ was often bullied leaving by others whom were taught to dislike his parents. After years of torment he left the region at the age of 14, without his parents knowing. He journeyed to the Hoenn region, where he would be coaxed into becoming a member of the notorious Team Magma.

Under the lie that He could exact revenge upon his childhood tormentors, AJ joined Team magma. After joining he went through the indoctrination programs, which eventually brainwashed him into a former shell of whom he once was. He was given his first Pokémon just after his graduation into the ranks of Team magma. Often all of the Pokémon that were distributed to grunts were stolen; this was none the different from the Pokémon He received. The shiny new Pokéball he received had the name Cypher Printed on the back; AJ could only assume it was the Pokémon's name.

When he finally opened the Pokéball It revealed a small grey puppet-like Pokémon. Right off the bat the two had trouble working together, Cypher often refused to obey simple commands. This often angered AJ, whom had been taught that Pokémon were just tools and should be regarded with very little respect. Though this school of thought was taught, a few weeks passed, revealing that this was not the case with his Pokémon. The small shuppet could phase in and out, making it impossible to punish the Pokémon.

While out in the field, AJ decided to begin to understand Cypher, realizing that it was the only way they would be able to work together as viable partners. Little did he know the path to true friendship would begin a year later when Team Magma would be dissolved.

1 year passed, during that year AJ had taken part on many gruesome things, from thievery to murder. He stood in the town of lavaridge, he and his fellow teammates watched a television broadcast in horror. The hard work, the dirty deeds, all of it stood in ruins. Their great leader announced the disbanding of the team, effective immediately. While others celebrated, and a few made frantic efforts to destroy their presence among the team, AJ stood; unable to comprehend what had happened, he had completely invested himself in the team, he knew nothing else but the team. The team now slowly faded, with it, his soul.

A few months went by, and AJ finally decided to reach out to his parents whom, he was sure could help him. After getting ahold of them, and explaining himself, AJ silently listened as his parents denied him the help he needed. To them, he was a nothing more than a soulless criminal.

After being betrayed twice, AJ became a drifter. Using the skills he had learned from Team Magma, AJ would live around Lavaridge. These times were tough on both him and Cypher, who had stayed with him throughout everything. Unable to find work due to his ties with his past, AJ was unable to find work within the town; He would frequently go days without eating food. More often than not he would let Cypher eat first, no linger worrying about his own personal health. The small Pokémon would slowly become friends with the broken AJ, knowing they had to work together to survive.

After several years of living like this AJ had accumulated debts with old acquaintances that would begin to threaten his life and limb. Over the years AJ had finally drawn a conclusion as to who he needed to be in life, escaping from Lavaridge was nothing but the reason to get the Ball rolling.

Starter Pokémon:

Cypher the Shuppet.

Other:
Cypher rarely resides in his Pokéball.

Cypher Consumes the erratic thoughts of AJ to nourish himself at times, recognizing that AJ needs food to survive.​

 

[gimmepie]

Unless Sycke'd has any problems you are accepted. Cypher has the ability Insomnia and it knows the moves Will-O-Wisp, Shadow Sneak, Night Shade and Protect. Start at the beginning of chapter three. :)

 

[Chocolate™]

Albert "AJ" Johnson

Age : 18
Gender: Male

Appearance:

Spoiler:

General:
AJ stands tall at 6', and he weighs roughly 160 pounds. He is slightly muscular and fairly thin for his height. AJ wears a Pair of heavily weathered grey jeans, along with a heavily repaired pale red hoodie. His Hoodie used to be his Team magma sweatshirt, but over time the logo wore off. AJ doesn't currently own much in the way of clothing, so he constantly has to repair what he has. As for shoes, he wears an old worn down pair of black sneakers.

Facial features, eye color, and Hair:
AJ's face is fairly rough and unshaven; one could assume that by the looks of him, he's a homeless old hermit, though he is still young. His eyes, are a pale blue, and often give off a feeling of sadness to those who see them. Both his facial hair and his hair are brown, and it has been left to grow Haphazardly (this hairstyle WILL change throughout the course of his story).

Gear and accessories:
AJ sports an old green canvas rucksack, when asked where he received the pack, he will deflect the question. Inside the pack, he keeps 2 plastic water bottles for water storage, whatever scraps of food he is able to find, a small clothing repair kit, and an old journal that has no more space in it. He keeps an old Pocket knife on him as well; its 4 inch length blade has had its fair share of use, both good and bad. His Shuppet's Pokéball is excessively worn; it exhibits Dents and scratches all around, as well as the faded name Cypher Printed onto the ball.

Personality:

Spoiler:

AJ's mind is enigma in and of itself. After the dissolution of Team Magma, His personal identity disappeared; before, He could just take what he wanted, but now the act brings forth a massive internal conflict. He constantly wonders whether the things he had done while in the team had actually been criminal or had they been justified at the time. Much of this internal confusion, has made it necessary for his mind to block out his more questionable choices in life; Once in a while AJ will remember these bits and pieces of horrible things he's done, only to lament for those he has hurt.

After all of the rather abrupt changes, AJ chose to reinvent himself. He's thrown away his history In light of a new chapter, but old habits and acquaintances die hard. When talking to others about his past, His answers are often vague, and beat around the bush as if he's being interrogated. When interacting with people in other ways, He is often too conflicted to make important decisions, though when he's alone he can be prone to repeat past mistakes.

Although He tries to be friendly towards others, AJ cannot shake the old thought that no one has ever stood to be trusted. He has been betrayed before, and expects it from everyone he meets: the only exception to the rule has been Cypher, although he's unsure that any person could measure up to his Pokémon's companionship.

Once a cheater when it came to battling, AJ has a lot to learn about "fair" battling. He has had the privilege to receive a Pokémon that required him to earn it's trust before they could be effective together, and this may very well be the same case with new Pokémon as well. Most Pokémon react with some degree of anger or animosity towards him, making his job as a Fledgling trainer that much harder.

Goals:
Short term - Evade his "old friends" whom he owes money to.
Long term – Erase his past, and become an honest trainer.

Brief(I tried to make it as short as possible XD) History:

Spoiler:

AJ was born into a family that was renowned for their work as officers of the law in Sinnoh. His Parents had great things planned for him, teaching the ideals and morals any person should possess. Often when he was young, AJ would write about things in a secret journal, which he would then hide from the outside world.

When progressing through grade school, AJ was often bullied leaving by others whom were taught to dislike his parents. After years of torment he left the region at the age of 14, without his parents knowing. He journeyed to the Hoenn region, where he would be coaxed into becoming a member of the notorious Team Magma.

Under the lie that He could exact revenge upon his childhood tormentors, AJ joined Team magma. After joining he went through the indoctrination programs, which eventually brainwashed him into a former shell of whom he once was. He was given his first Pokémon just after his graduation into the ranks of Team magma. Often all of the Pokémon that were distributed to grunts were stolen; this was none the different from the Pokémon He received. The shiny new Pokéball he received had the name Cypher Printed on the back; AJ could only assume it was the Pokémon's name.

When he finally opened the Pokéball It revealed a small grey puppet-like Pokémon. Right off the bat the two had trouble working together, Cypher often refused to obey simple commands. This often angered AJ, whom had been taught that Pokémon were just tools and should be regarded with very little respect. Though this school of thought was taught, a few weeks passed, revealing that this was not the case with his Pokémon. The small shuppet could phase in and out, making it impossible to punish the Pokémon.

While out in the field, AJ decided to begin to understand Cypher, realizing that it was the only way they would be able to work together as viable partners. Little did he know the path to true friendship would begin a year later when Team Magma would be dissolved.

1 year passed, during that year AJ had taken part on many gruesome things, from thievery to murder. He stood in the town of lavaridge, he and his fellow teammates watched a television broadcast in horror. The hard work, the dirty deeds, all of it stood in ruins. Their great leader announced the disbanding of the team, effective immediately. While others celebrated, and a few made frantic efforts to destroy their presence among the team, AJ stood; unable to comprehend what had happened, he had completely invested himself in the team, he knew nothing else but the team. The team now slowly faded, with it, his soul.

A few months went by, and AJ finally decided to reach out to his parents whom, he was sure could help him. After getting ahold of them, and explaining himself, AJ silently listened as his parents denied him the help he needed. To them, he was a nothing more than a soulless criminal.

After being betrayed twice, AJ became a drifter. Using the skills he had learned from Team Magma, AJ would live around Lavaridge. These times were tough on both him and Cypher, who had stayed with him throughout everything. Unable to find work due to his ties with his past, AJ was unable to find work within the town; He would frequently go days without eating food. More often than not he would let Cypher eat first, no linger worrying about his own personal health. The small Pokémon would slowly become friends with the broken AJ, knowing they had to work together to survive.

After several years of living like this AJ had accumulated debts with old acquaintances that would begin to threaten his life and limb. Over the years AJ had finally drawn a conclusion as to who he needed to be in life, escaping from Lavaridge was nothing but the reason to get the Ball rolling.

Starter Pokémon:

Cypher the Shuppet.

Other:
Cypher rarely resides in his Pokéball.

Cypher Consumes the erratic thoughts of AJ to nourish himself at times, recognizing that AJ needs food to survive.​

Awesome that you're joining bro. Feel free to post in the IC thread.

Edit: Anyway, my post will be up tomorrow. I was busy most of the two weeks. Actually I'm lying. I was too lazy to even touch the computer and was busy IV breeding a perfect Torchic.

 

[moon]

I'm having an idea to bring in a character to travel with Dava for a while. I'll still make the posts centered around her, of course, so I hope that'll be okay.

 

[gimmepie]

Sounds fine to me, after all I allow Felicity to exist xD

 

[TheZenTraveler]

@ Stingray - I may be interested in recovering one of you pokemon for you... Shoot me a PM and we'll talk about the circumstances ok?

 

[Chocolate™]

I posted but my post isn't as long as I promised it to be. I wanted to split it up into parts since it would probably take too long. Also I wanted Hercules to learn some new moves.

 

[moon]

I posted too, a short one since I didn't feel like typing and typing and typing :3 Will continue before too long. Definitely before 2 weeks pass by again, I promise. I guess I should get a battle going or something, to try and up my pokémons' movesets and stuff.

 

[Chocolate™]

@Red: Wow, that must've been the shortest time between two posts in the same thread in history of the RPC.

 

[moon]

I guess xD Great minds have free time on their hands at the same time... Or something.

 

[gimmepie]

Well now, I guess I should probably give Hercules a new move since he is doing so well against a Pangoro...

Hercules learned Arm Thrust.

 

[Chocolate™]

Well now, I guess I should probably give Hercules a new move since he is doing so well against a Pangoro...

Hercules learned Arm Thrust.

Booh yah! Arm Thrust. I'll add the information to the pad. The next pokemon however may look weaker than Pangoro but warning: Try to guard you're blood next time Hercules. Hint, hint.

 

[Stingray]

So... Zen is taking one of the Pokemon (Nara most likely) anyone else want the other (looking to be Lannia).

Also will start writing my first post without Pokemon *gasp*

 

[TheZenTraveler]

XD sorry for the delay, last few days have been interesting, but my first post is up and I'll be working on my second as soon as I catch up on my other RP's... have a nice day ^-^

 

[gimmepie]

No worries Zen, I really liked your post too :)

I'll be updating the OP again soon.

 

[Chocolate™]

I posted.

@Stingray and Zen: I suggest our character's meet at the guest house where Akito's stopped.

Anyway, if you'll want animated sprites for pokemon then here's a website.

 

[ShaymieTheShaymin]

I've come to crash the party! Or, you know, join in the fun. :P

Full name: Skylar Rose
Gender: Female
Age:13
Appearance:

Spoiler:

Skylar stands at exactly five feet tall. She has a petite frame and fair skin, tanned slightly by the amount of time that she has spent traveling. Skylar has long pink hair that reaches down to her waist. She has a black ribbon in her hair that she's tied into a bow. She has bright red eyes that intimidate almost everyone that sees them.

Skylar wears a black layered dress with white ruffles on it. She wears a black choker with a black bow tied onto it. She knows that wearing these clothes are a bit impractical for traveling, but they're all that she could bring with her on such short notice. Her feet are bare most of the time, but on the rare occasion that she's wearing shoes, they are plain black flats with white ribbons on them. Skylar carries around a small black bag with the little amount of money that she could take from her house.

Personality: The word that people over the years have used to describe Skylar is "rebel". Her own mother calls her a disgrace. Skylar is snarky and sarcastic. She hates people with a passion, especially those older than her. She considers people stupid and useless. She has no respect for authority and will often disrespect adults, or anyone that annoys her. Skylar hates being told what to do and will often ignore anyone who gives her any kind of order.

Around Pokemon, however, Skylar is a totally different person. She loves Pokemon and is only truly happy when she's around them. She considers herself more Pokemon than human and thinks that being born human was a mistake. Skylar often forgets that she's a human and will act like a Pokemon. Literally. She'll most often be seen walking on all fours and barefoot, instead of walking upright like normal. Whenever Skylar gets angry, she loses her words and gives in to her instincts. When this happens, only Stephanie can calm her down.

Goal: Skylar wants to become friends with every Pokemon that she encounters. She wants to prove her mother wrong and show that she isn't just a useless girl.

Brief history: Skylar was born into a fairly rich family in Rustboro City. She was the second born into her family, and the only girl. Ever since she was old enough to walk and talk, Skylar has been told exactly what to do and how to do it. She's been given lessons on how to be a proper lady. She never liked being given lessons on how to be a lady and was jealous of her older brother, who was free to do whatever he wanted and often left the house before anyone woke up.

One day when she was six years old, Skylar had enough of the boring lessons and being told what to do and followed her brother out of the house. She was surprised to follow him all the way to Petalburg Woods. He stopped in front of a bush and whistled softly. Skylar watched in awe as a pack of Poochyena ran out of the bushes to her brother. He talked softly to them, and Skylar was surprised to see that the Pokemon talked back. She ran out of the bushes, wanting to play with the "talking puppies". One Poochyena on particular stood out to her, and the two bonded instantly. Skylar's brother yelled at her and told her to go home, but the girl objected. The Poochyena thought that Skylar was going to abanbdon her and convinced the girl to run away with her.

Skylar spent almost a year with the Poochyena, who she called Stephanie. Stephanie taught Skylar how to be more like a Pokemon, and how to follow her instincts. The two didn't know that Skylar's parents had sent out a search party for her and were discovered by them one day. Skylar refused to go back home unless she was allowed to bring Stephanie with her. Her parents were contacted, and they reluctantly agreed to allow her to bring the Poochyena with her.

Skylar was never the same after that. Her mother attempted to continue the lady lessons, but the girl never listened. She often disappeared in the middle of the night to play with Pokemon or just to get away from her family. Her brother showed concern for her, but Skylar brushed him away, as she did with everyone else. This went on for years, until one day Skylar's mother had enough. She lost her temper and yelled at her daughter, saying that she was a disgrace and would never amount to anything. Skylar also lost her temper and, with only the clothes on her back and some money that she stoke from her mother's purse, she ran off with Stephanie and never looked back.

Chosen starter: Stephanie the Poochyena

Other: Skylar has the rare ability to talk to Pokemon, and seems to be the only person in her family aside from her brother to be able to do this. Also, Skylar never actually caught Stephanie in a Pokeball, since she considers them prisons for Pokemon,

 

[gimmepie]

Well, I can't say supernatural gifts are completely off-limits since an NPC of Stingray's made some form of psychic gifts canon to the RP. So you're accepted, Skylar sounds like a really interesting addition to the RP. Please start from Chapter Three.

Edit: Oh, there is one issue though. All the player characters in this RP are from Lavaridge, or nearby. Or have somehow managed to otherwise begin their journey there. You'll need to account for that but then you can get right to posting.