[PKMN OPEN] Unific: The Challengers' Journey [M][OOC]

[gimmepie]

I don't know how good I am a rping but I will try.

Name: Marcy
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Hometown: Octave City
Appearance: Marcy has long blonde hair and she has a muscular build. She is very short but that doesn't mean anything because she can kick the butt of people almost twice her height. Marcy wears a tank top sports bra top thingy and pants. She never wears shoes. She sometimes wears sports shorts too.

Personality: Marcy is a tough hard worker who never gives up. She is a mean person but and sometimes hurts people's feeling but she doesn't mean too. Marcy does care about the people she loves too and you can see it even though she has a mean personality.

Backstory: Marcy was born to bodybuilder parents. Originally the parents wanted a son to take over with bodybuilding but were disappointed having a daughter. However as a toddler Marcy took an interest into lifting weights so the parents decided to turn her into a bodybuilder. They started training her at age 3 but didn't work her too hard because of her age.

Over new few years she started to grow muscles and get stronger. Marcy's parents decided to get her a Pokemon to help her with her training since she became too strong for her parents to train her. They decided on Machop since he is a strong Pokemon who could help her get stronger. Training with Machop is the reason Marcy wanted to become a Fighting type master. Marcy decided not to go off on a journey at age 10 to focus on her bodybuilding training.

Now at age 14 she is ready to go out and catch some Fighting type Pokemon and become a Fighting type master.

Starter: Muscles the Machop. Gender: Male Ability: No Guard
Moves: Strength, Bulk Up, Focus Energy, Scary Face. Muscles is more of a trainer than a fighter.

Welcome to the RPT! This isn't a bad start for a first try, but there's some things you could do to make it better. Firstly, your image really doesn't look fourteen, even a really buff fourteen. So it might be a good idea to age her up a couple of years. A little more written info in the appearance section couldn't hurt, but since you included an image it's really not necessary.

Where you are lacking though is Personality and Backstory. Two lines isn't really enough to communicate an interesting three dimensional character. Try thinking about multiple positives/negatives, things she likes/dislikes or any interesting personality quirks she has. For her backstory, you have a solid foundation but it would be good to include motivations for going into Pokemon battling over following more closely in her parents footsteps and some mention of what her life at home has been like. Maybe, for example, since she started bodybuilding training insanely young, her parents are the pushy sort, which would definitely influence her motivations and home life (or any other origin you want, that's just an example).

Keep it up!

 

[the sloth]

Posting to notify that I properly finished my SU. Hopefully everything's up to snuff, and I'm open to criticism on what needs tinkering or fixing if not.

 

[Evily]

Are we gonna have a discord server for this rp when it begins?

 

[Fighting Type Master]

Okay I will try to add more but l am not that good.

I am thinking I might just scrap my roleplay. I might rp again once I think about a new character.

 

[gimmepie]

Okay I will try to add more but l am not that good.

I am thinking I might just scrap my roleplay. I might rp again once I think about a new character.

We all have to start somewhere keep practicing you'll get the hang of it eventually.

Are we gonna have a discord server for this rp when it begins?

We are.

I'm going to read back through all the SUs now and will let the six who are in know shortly. The IC is also written and ready to go, I just need to CSS it and post it.

 

[gimmepie]

Spoiler:

EDDIE "EDWIN" JONES​

16 - Male - Fugue Village

His birth name is actually Eddie, but he introduces himself as Edwin because he thinks it sounds fancier.

APPEARANCE

(first of all, yes, he is absolutely supposed to look like the epitome of teenage cringe)​

Edwin has a fairly average build all around, standing at 5'11" and is neither heavy or thin. He cares a lot for his appearance, spending more money than he should on clothing and haircuts. He is always watching trends from the bigger cities, and his current hairstyle has the sides shaved and the top left a bit longer. His hair is dyed blonde, but he can't always afford to touch up the color, so his natural brown hair shows sometimes.

He wears a wide variety of clothing, from plain tees and jeans to leather jackets and woolly sweaters. Whatever the article of clothing is, it is usually stupidly pricey designer outfits he orders from outside of Fugue, and he likes to think his style is tasteful, yet simple. For his League uniform, he had a custom purple and white tracksuit made. It has his name and League number printed on the back.

Spoiler: Uniform

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PERSONALITY

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A small-town boy with big dreams. On the surface, he can be a charming and suave gentleman, but he is quite a calculating individual, and does not make friends without a good reason, sucking up to those whom he thinks can help elevate his status in the world, and snubbing those he does not think as highly of. While he may look down on those he considers of a "lower status", he tries not to be outwardly mean, as that would reflect poorly on his own image, but he may distance himself from people he doesn't find worthwhile socializing with.

Because of this, he is actually quite eager to dissociate from his hometown, which he thinks is "poor, small and dirty", and he does not have many true friends in Fugue. Superficial and attracted to luxury goods he can't really afford, he has worked whatever small, odd jobs he can find, and almost always spends his paycheck immediately on nice clothes he orders online.

His insecurities about his social status cause him to lie a lot when he meets new people; he lies about his name, he lies about where he's from, and this often spills into other aspects of his life as he grows more comfortable with lying about who he is. Despite this, he is not actually as slick as he thinks he is, since he did grow up in a small village after all and his interactions with people outside of Fugue are limited to the rare travelers that pass through; those who socialize often will quickly see through his act, and he may even be intimidated by the real big-city folks he idealizes and tries so hard to emulate.

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Edwin comes from a small family in Fugue. His father left when he was very young, so he lives with just his mother and younger sister (who is 14), both of whom he has grown very close to. Their bond is strengthened by how hard their mother had to work to raise them on her own. While he loves them both dearly, he considers them "simpler" people since they are content with their lives in Fugue and just hopes for health and happiness; they don't really understand his big dreams and eagerness to leave their village, but nevertheless, he hopes to be able to take care of them someday and buy them a larger home.

Their family business, if you can call it that, is growing and selling vegetables in their backyard. Their mother started this mainly as a means of putting food on the table (literally, they just ate the food they grew), but they have been able to sell their excess produce at the local market for some extra money, and when the kids grew up, they helped with this as well.

Edwin learned to grow medicinal herbs from their neighbours, as it is a common practice for the folks of Fugue. Since the Jones have no use for these herbs themselves (as they do not have any Pokémon), he picked it up as a hobby, but he had become quite adept at recognizing and growing herbs, as well as how to treat common ailments in Pokémon with herbal medicine. He would bring his herbs to the local lodge, on the surface as generous donations, but what he was really interested in was currying favour with trainers from other cities - one of his favourite hobbies is to just go down to the lodge and meet travelers, listening to their stories, learning about their Pokémon, and asking about their hometowns.

The big break Edwin had been waiting for finally came to his small village, in the form of a PLA-recognized pharmacological business, who had taken up an interest in studying and acquiring herbal cures of rural areas. Many young trainers had been turning to herbal remedies rather than potions, as they believe it to be more natural and safer, so this business was hoping to branch into that market as well for themselves.

Down by the lodge, the CEO was, of course, greeted by a very eager Edwin, and the man was indeed impressed with how he had managed to learn so much about Pokémon and how to treat them with herbal medicine just by growing plants in his backyard and talking to travelers. Although he had never battled before, the man saw a fire and potential in Edwin, and decided to endorse his participation in the Amateur League.

THEODORE

Ability: Overgrow // Moves: Tackle - Growl - Leafage - Peck - Shadow Sneak

Edwin christened his new partner with the most dignified name he could think of, but his sister refused to call him Theodore because "it's too pompous for a small bird" and promptly dubbed them "Teddy and Eddy" instead, with which he was not pleased.

Within the short amount of time they've known each other, Theodore has already adopted some of Edwin's traits, primarily the need to always look good and present himself well. He will often be preening his feathers, and enjoys being cleaned and groomed by Edwin. Edwin, in turn, adores his new Pokémon and believes they are destined for greatness together. They like to play dress-up, and Edwin is now, in addition to spending more money than he should on his own clothes, also spending money on clothing and accessories for Theo.

(all depictions of Theo in Rowlet form will be from the lovely blog Daily Rowlet)

Carmen Sylvia
16 years old - Female - Octave City

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Appearance:
Carmen is a girl of about 5'5'' in height and even if she has a very thin body, she is totally healthy. She has latte toned skin, dark eyes, and long, curly, black hair.

She likes wearing formal clothes, especially white, long sleeved shirts and black formal pants. When she needs more comfortable clothes, she'll use strapless tops or short sleeved shirts and blue jeans.

Her Amateur League Uniform consists in a v-neck black and white t-shirt, with a design resembling a smoking, and a white 297 on the back and black shorts.

She always wears black boots, except with her League Uniform, where she wears sporty shoes.

Personality:
Back in Grave Town, she used to be a shy girl, so much that she didn't have any friends her age. Her father made her believe that she was useless and that everything she said or thought was wrong unless she agreed with him, whereas her mother only taught her to obey.

After moving with her aunt to Octave City, she started molding Carmen's character, into the decisive and proud girl she is now, but by giving her everything she desired, she also grew spoiled.

She tries to be polite with everyone, even with people she knows that don't deserve it. Her pride is both her strong and soft spot. She likes doing things her way and only her way, and doesn't like admitting when she's wrong. When she wants something, she grows obsessed with it and she's very competitive. If things go wrong, she loses all her motivation and she also holds a lot of resentments to a lot of people.

Even if she acts all tough, and sure about herself, the ghosts of her abusive father still haunt her at times.

Backstory:
Born in Grave Town, as the first and only daughter of an unhappy couple. Her father was an abusive, unsuccessful musician who wanted his daughter to follow a similar path and fill his broken dream of success. Her mother was a housewife who will never try contradicting her husband. Even if it was her dad the one who basically forced her to learn music, she never associated it with him.

Her life took a sudden turn when she was 12 years old. Her aunt came to visit Carmen's family saying that she'd like to take care of her from now on. She would use her connections to the PLA and Octave City's Orchestra to make sure she had a good education both as a trainer and a musician. Mr. Sylvia rejected the offer, of course, but for aunt Sylvia it was not his decision. She went to ask to Carmen herself in Requiem Forest, and she agreed with the condition of being able to take 'Presto' with her. She didn't miss Grave Town nor her family, but Requiem Forest still holds a special place in her.

Already in Octave, aunt Sylvia gave her everything. She had a big house, money, and beautiful clothes. Just as promised, her aunt gave her access to the best education in musical theory and Pokémon training, and signed her as a violoncellist in Octave's Orchestra, where she met her girlfriend, also a violoncellist, who aunt Sylvia received with open arms. She became a great violoncellist and a good soprano. Carmen had everything she ever desired and knew she deserved that and more.

It was before a concert, when her girlfriend got the role of the soloist instead of her that Carmen thought of herself again as someone that was not good enough. It was not a big issue for her girlfriend, but for Carmen, being the soloist meant everything. They broke-up. Even if her now ex-girlfriend didn't hold any resentment on her for that, Carmen couldn't say the same thing.

The break-up and losing her spot as a soloist made Carmen give up with music. Her aunt didn't like that and tried to make her reconsider, but it was useless. Aunt Sylvia realized she wouldn't be able to change the spoiled attitude she built in her, but she had another plan.

The endorsement arrived to her house, signed by one of her aunt's connections in the PLA. Aunt Sylvia talked about it with Carmen before. The girl was very reluctant at first, but she accepted after aunt Sylvia told her the journey could help her to clear her thoughts about what happened before and maybe get her old motivation back or either find a new one, but whatever she decided, her aunt will always wait for her at home.

Starter:

Noibat (Presto) | Male, met at Requiem Forest

Ability: Infiltrator
Moves: Supersonic, Leech Life, Gust, Double Team

Requiem Forest is a small, dark and cold forest at the eastern side of Grave Town. It is surrounded by old, tall trees and is home of various Ghost, Dark and bat Pokémon. It was Carmen's favorite place in the town and whenever things at her home in Grave Town turned dim (her parents being in a one-sided conflict, for example), she liked fleeing there with her cello and practice for hours to play her heart and tears out.

It was one summer, when the accelerated melody of her cello attracted a wild Noibat who she would befriend and visit (since their parents wouldn't let her have a Pokémon) from now on.

Just as his name implies, Presto is a very active Pokémon. He loves music, especially listening to his trainer's cello and singing. And even if he really didn't understand what happened, the Pokémon felt when Carmen decided to retire and was really sad because of it.

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"If I need your help, I'll send ya a post card... Bugger off."

Janice Carter / Female / 16 Years Old / Fugue Village

Appearance

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Janice stands at a height of roughly 5'8" with a somewhat slender body build. Her platinum blonde hair reaches just down to the base of her neck, with rather messy looking bangs lining the sides of her face and forehead. Janice has pale, piercing emerald-green eyes that offset the way her face seems to be permanently set into a cemented scowl or glare more often than not. Janice sports a rather fair skin complexion, despite the fact that she seems to spend a great deal of time outdoors. She has a small tattoo of a silhouette of an Impidimp's head on her left wrist and a scar going down her left thigh.

In terms of clothing, Janice tends to dress in a style that makes many feel some what wary of her. She usually wears a pair of denim jeans on her legs, usually looking quite worn, with various tank tops on her chest. Leather is always a key factor in Janice's fashion. She tends to always wear either a vest or jacket made of the material, often being offset by a belt and various straps made out of the same material. A thick, leather, black choker is almost always wrapped around her neck, decorated with a silver, moon-shaped pendant dangling from the accessory. A pair of weathered, combat-styled boots are always adorned on her feet and a worn, black, knit stocking cap almost always worn on her head.

When in her league uniform, Janice wears a pair of black yoga pants with deep purple lining along the legs. Her top is covered a matching black tank top, with the number "013" printed on the back. Janice forgoes wearing sneakers with her uniform, instead choosing to keep her usual boots on her feet. Her choker still tends to be on her neck more often than not as well.​

Personality

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Many who meet Janice could easily say that she comes off as somewhat of a loner, an they would not be entirely wrong either. She carries herself as quiet, cold individual who never really brings herself forward to interact with anyone by choice, much preferring to be on her own than in the company of others. Janice has somewhat of a short fuse. It doesn't take long for something to get on her nerves, often resulting in her lashing out with various verbal and physical threats in an attempt to put the situations back in her favor.

Janice is one who prides herself in being self-reliant. The thought of having to accept aid from others makes her angry, and only causes her to push herself harder in an attempt to complete her goals. She isn't egotistical or above providing compliments where necessary. Janice is not afraid to admit if someone is better than her at something, but this also serves to help strengthen her resolve. When she does take the time to speak to others around her, Janice is brutally honest and blunt with her dialogue. If someone is offended by something she says or an observation she makes, then she merely views that as their problem and not her own.

In regards to her younger brother, however...​

Backstory

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Janice was originally born in raised Marcato City. She lived in a rather unkempt household with her alcoholic father, an abusive mother, and her younger brother. While growing up, times were quite difficult for Janice. Her parents were often arguing and fighting more often than not when they were both actually home. More often than not her father would be found at bars getting drunk off of his ass while her mother preferred to stay at home and spend most of her days either sleeping or abusing various substances. From a young age, Janice found it her responsibility to take care of her younger brother, Will, as well as what other various tasks that may have been forced upon her by her parents. They were very stressful times. More often than not, Janice was not even allowed to attend school, as she knew she simply couldn't leave her younger brother unattended.

Nights were always filled with anger. Her parents would often get into fights over the simplest of things, from topics ranging between who drank the last beer to why dinner wasn't ready to why they didn't just abort her younger brother when they had the chance. Janice, though she tried her best to always hide away or stay out of these situations, would often find their anger to soon be cast upon her. It didn't take much for the young girl to set either one of her parents off after their fights, which more often than not resulted in the blonde-haired girl sporting a new bruise, a cut, or black eye the next day. As time grew on, the tensions and violence seemed to only escalate. What's worse, is Janice herself felt her own dark emotions rising. She began to hate herself for not being able to help her parents... and at points even contemplated on merely running away and just... leaving it all behind. However, her mind would always quickly drift over towards Will. He was still young... still innocent... still impressionable. Janice knew that this kind of lifestyle was not suited for herself, much less that of a child who was barely four years old. So, the girl did the only thing she could think of.

She took Will and ran away into the night.

Being only fourteen at the time, Janice honestly had no idea where to go or what to do. Eventually, she somehow managed to wander to the village of Fugue, where the people seemed to have no qualms about taking her or her brother in. Of course, the quaint village wasn't a bastion of wealth... In fact in some regards the house that Janice and Will had escaped from were actually a step up. However, the two were finally free for all intents and purposes. Still, Janice knew that just because they had escaped for now did not mean that she and her younger brother were out of the woods yet. After all, they would need food, clothing and a proper shelter to call a home. Janice also longed to be able to provide for Will to be able to attend school, something she herself was denied during her own childhood. At first she had tried her hand in being an herb farmer, as was commonplace within the village... but the money that came in was hardly enough to feed the duo, much less provide anything else. It was at this point that Janice turned her attention towards the League Challenge. She had seen it on television back in her home in Marcato City. Her father even used to make numerous, albeit poorly picked, bets on the sport. The only problem was that she did not have an endorsement...

Thankfully, luck seemed to shine in the girl's favor. One day, a league official had been spotted passing through the humble village. Although not even a trainer, the girl practically begged the man on her hands and knees to offer her an endorsement so she could compete in the challenge. While initially unsure, the sheer determination and feeling the man could read off the normally stoic blonde's face was enough to change his mind. Of course, he didn't just hand her one for free. Rather, he offered the blonde a test to she if she was capable enough by having her attempt to catch a wild Pokémon. Janice agreed without hesitation... and before she knew it, the endorsement was hers.​

Starter Pokémon

Iris the Joltik (Female | Bashful | Loves To Eat)
Absorb| Fury Cutter | Electroweb | Poison Sting | Bug Bite​

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Bennett Myrtle

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Age: 14
Gender: Male
Hometown: Dolce City
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Appearance

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Bennett stands at a modest 5'2", and weighs around 105 lbs, slightly below the average boy his age. He has a lithe but healthy frame, with a naturally light skin tone kept in balance by a mixed lifestyle of being a hermit and sitting under the sun for a couple hours at a time. He carries himself reservedly, with a slight slouching problem because of it. He has long, platinum blond hair that is smoothly matted down and all goes to his neck, with one long bang often partially obscuring the right side of his face. Speaking of which, his facial features are soft, subtle, and childlike, with his emerald green eyes either giving an innocent glance or staring out into space.

His usual attire starts with a grey sweatshirt, a dark green scarf wrapped once around the collar and partially resting on his shoulders before one of the ends drapes down over his chest. The scarf will often be pulled up to partially cover his chin or mouth, tugging it down when going to speak and pushing it right back up when he's alone again. The waist of his sweatshirt goes over his denim jeans, and down further he wears a pair of white dress socks underneath a pair of black loafers.

Bennett's uniform consists of a standard white and and grey striped shirt and a pair of white shorts, both highlighted with a dark green and black line across his sides and shoulders. He also wears a pair of athletic high socks and a pair of dark green and black cleated sneakers.
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Personality

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Very much not a people person, Bennett has only interacted with a small pool of people in Dolce City, most of them being surface level interactions while running errands. Bennett can hold a conversation if simple responses or small talk are the bulk of what's required of him. Anything greater is where the holes start to show. Conversations will have awkward breaks on his part as he blankly stares from trying to catch up on the situation, and he may stutter or verbally backtrack frequently, giving a false impression that he's scatterbrained or an airhead when it's more accurate to say that socialization isn't his strong suit. Subtler social cues, less than straightforward metaphors and the like will often go right over his head, and anything from miscommunication to minor inconveniences will have him apologize profusely.

Something about Pokemon, however, are infinitely more approachable to him. Little if any words are needed, and how a Pokemon is feeling or what they want is much easier to pick up on. During his childhood, his stepmother's line of work helped Bennett develop an acute sense for what a Pokemon is trying to communicate with their body language, but has yet to transfer that know-how over to humans.

He grew up sheltered and, while not exactly spoiled, was raised by a woman who didn't like to say no too often. As a result, Bennett has a naive, optimistic outlook of the world and despite his reservations and shyness, generally gives people the benefit of the doubt when first meeting them. While enjoying the companionship of his Pokemon, Bennett also genuinely wants to improve his social skills and make friends with people despite his shortcomings. He's vulnerable to being blindsided or otherwise manipulated due to this, if one's careful enough to not spook him off beforehand.
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Backstory

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Orphaned from a very young age, Bennett was born to a young couple in Dolce, out on their own in the world for the first time and in over their heads about starting a family together. After the couple suffered through financial issues, multiple jobs, and a strained relationship, the baby was given away to the local orphanage at a few months old. The couple years Bennett spent there were fickle, at least in the presence of people. Other babies just made him made him cry or fuss, and instead found comfort with the Happiny and Lillipup trained by the orphanage to be delicate and assist in care taking and providing alternative playmates for very young children. It was one fateful day when the then four-year-old child was adopted by an all-loving woman that studied Pokemon, Professor Grace Myrtle.

A colleague of Professor Oak's from the far away Kanto region, she had been continuing his study of the relationships between people and Pokemon in the Unific region for the last three years. Despite this, Grace isn't Unific's most well-known researcher by any means, and certainly doesn't hand out Pokemon to fledgling trainers, that's likely somebody else's job. She instead keeps to herself in a decent-sized single-story flat at the lower level outskirts of the city's residential area, and her "lab" is a guest room she emptied out to place her workstation and computer. Grace was going into her mid-thirties when struck by a mid-life crisis, finding herself lamenting how she didn't have a spouse or a kid of her own yet. After the last year or so of dating proved to be a fruitless endeavor, she looked into the alternative solution of adoption. The Dolce City Orphanage would introduce her to a shy, feeble Bennett, who while no longer throwing tantrums in their presence, was still intimidated by new people. While initially struggling to get him to engage with her, introducing him to her partner, Rosetta the Chatot, helped Bennett open up and accept her as his new stepmother.

Bennett was initially to be sent to a public school, but he grew to heavily rely on Rosetta to talk to new people, whom couldn't afford to spend the school day with him when Grace needed her assistance back home. Grace pushed for him to attend on his own anyways, but the meltdown he had on his first day guilted her into homeschooling him instead. He'd spend his younger days playing with the wild Bug and Grass Pokemon that would gather on their porch, some of Rosetta's own Pokemon, and some of the Pokemon she brought home to study. Sometimes, she'd even let him play with a Pokemon for the purpose of her research, but in every case kept the boy away from most evolved Pokemon or Pokemon near his size for his safety. The older he got, the more often Grace would have her stepson help her with her work more personally, running errands (with Rosetta's guidance and supervision, of course) and becoming as much her assistant as he was her stepson.

After he turned eleven, Bennett developed a greater appreciation for competitive Pokemon battling, finding himself at first baffled, but then mystified by the synergy between a trainer and their Pokemon on display and caught as many league matches on TV that he could. It was the kind of bond he grew envious of and wished to achieve himself, eventually begging his stepmother for a Pokemon of his own almost every week leading up to his twelfth birthday. Come the fateful day, Grace would take Bennett to the Pokemon Nursery for a Pokemon he could call his own, where (despite the concerns and initial disapproval of his stepmother) he found his new best friend, a spry little Jangmo-o.

Any of the local Pokemon that would allow him, he'd do sparring battles with them for practice, with some rocky results due to his partner's defiance to being commanded how to fight. A PLA representative would show up in Dolce one day, scouting some new talent for the Amateur League, the stars had aligned! Bennett asked his stepmother if he could go see if he could make it in... and she said no. The Gym Challenge wasn't for the faint of heart, much less the Challenger's Cup. He was still a kid, and wasn't the type she could trust to make it out on his own across Unific. After much begging and bargaining, his bleeding heart of a stepmother gave in and decided to at least give him a chance.

The following week, the PLA representative gathered all the young trainers that came to them at the local park, where they competed in a round robin to prove their mettle. Bennett placed decently, with three wins but five losses. Despite this, two factors made him one of the lucky few granted an official endorsement; his Pokemon of choice was seen as a powerful species that could significantly close the skill gap from his inexperience, which had time to catch up before that perk wouldn't carry him, and the request of Professor Myrtle shortly after all the other endorsements had been handed out. Grace had guilted herself into giving Bennett that extra push he needed to qualify, due to her connections with the PLA that partially funded her work and residence in Dolce City.

His stepmother spent whatever amount of time Bennett had before he had to leave home extensively preparing him for the trip ahead; packing him clothes, snacks, a survival handbook, and unable to stress enough how she wanted him to make sure to call her every day, if he could.

Bennett promised he'd do his best.
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Jingles the Jangmo-o

♂ / Soundproof / Met at Dolce Pokemon Nursery / Bold nature / Somewhat vain

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When a Pokemon Ranger surveying the sierra between Dolce and Fugue discovered a brood of Jangmo-o eggs and the body of a Kommo-o mother that had succumb to wounds from a harsh battle over territory, the hatchlings were relocated to the Dolce Pokemon Nursery to be given to trainers willing to give them a home. The runt of the litter was slightly smaller than the average specimen by a couple inches, but while the others were naturally dignified, this Jangmo-o was not. He would incessantly shake his metallic scales in a plea for attention, and then gnaw on any article of clothing he could get his snout on in an attempt to assert dominance.

His unruly behavior compared to his more trainer-friendly brothers and sisters meant they all were adopted before he was, and he ended up being the only Jangmo-o left when a boy and his stepmother visited the nursery in search for a Pokemon to adopt. Bennett found the Jangmo-o's mannerisms endearing and fell in love with him, but Grace was, rightfully so, having reservations about taking a Dragon type Pokemon home as a pet. But since he required extensive battling to evolve even once that a household Pokemon would never partake in, and was scrappy but ultimately harmless as is, she and Bennett welcomed the scaly Pokemon into their home.

Jingles was named for the noise his scales made and how often he shook or smacked his metal-like scales to get attention or otherwise express himself. He proved to be a little scrappy and mischievous, often scaring off all the Pokemon that would gather on their porch in the morning or pulling on his owner's pant leg with his chomper to get him to play with him. In some ways, Jingles is the yin to Bennett's yang, being brash and not afraid to bring attention to himself. As they both head out into the world for the first time, Jingles wants to help his trainer overcome his social adversities and get into some fights to show off his power all the same, not afraid to speak, bark, or jingle his mind.
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I'm almost done with my SU, but I'm just posting this just to let you know, GP. Here you go, as usual... I'm sorry, really sorry, I'm too lazy to make a sign-up CSS.

Name: Matthew "Matt" Callista
Age: 16
Gender: Male

Appearance

Matthew stands at 5' 9", his body is toned as he often does exercise especially running. He usually wears a black shirt with a blue and white striped tie. He also wears a black pants with a white belt, while for his footwear he wears dark blue sneakers with black laces. Matthew almost never sighted without his glasses as without it he can't see very well. For his league outfit, he wore a black polo shirt and white short pants with a black colored Pokeball logo on the right side of the pants. To complete his look, he also uses a black bandana with a white Pokeball logo and his usual sneakers. His league number is visible on the back of his polo shirt.

Personality​

Matthew is a cheerful man. He loves to make friends and make jokes, even if his jokes sometimes fell flat. He tries hard to hide the hot temper he had since his childhood and tries to understand the other side as much as possible. However, if someone is already acted out of line with him or people he acquaintanced with without a reason he's not above using sharp words and his fists. He learned a lot of housekeeping activities from his maid and Helen which made him quite proficient at it, he especially likes cooking. Matthew was taught from his early years by his parents that hard work will eventually bear fruit and has held that motto since a long time ago, that is also his approach with Pokemon as he believed that constant training and innovation in tactics will win the day. Matthew is also a man who loves to plan contingency plans for a lot of different situations. But if it fails in the end, he would fall into a panicked state. He is not very good at reading maps and directions and also clumsy at times.

Background​

Matthew was born in Castelia City as the only child to a hard-working family. Both of his parents worked in a company in Castelia so Matthew spent most of his time with a maid who was often at mercy of his pranks. One day, due to his boredom he decided to vandalize the wall of his neighbor, but the old lady named Helen who lived in the house next to him realized this and chided him for his misbehavior. He and Helen eventually grew closer and closer where they eventually spent most of their time together watching Pokemon battle on the TV and she also taught him a lot in a whole lot of different things especially Pokemon training since the old lady didn't have anyone to accompany her in her house except her young Hatenna. Matthew watched the battles with awe and swore that one day he'll be a great trainer. One day, the old lady fell gravely ill and Matthew accompanied her in her last moments, in her last moments the lady asked Matthew if he wanted to follow her footsteps as a Pokemon Trainer. Matthew was more than willing to do that, and with it, he was entrusted with her Hatenna and contact of a friend of the old lady, she said that he had to work his best if he wanted to succeed in a professional level. Not long after that, she soon passed away.

Matthew eventually had to confess to his parents about what he wanted to be in the future. His family vehemently opposed his intention and told him to chase a steadier occupation instead. Slowly but surely, he finally managed to convince his parents to let him go on a journey of his own. With one step finished, the next one was the contact. He contacted the number owner and found out that it was a contact of a current ranking official in PLA, with it he managed to convince the man to meet him at Castelia later in the month since the man had some business to finish at the city that date. It was a nerve-wracking meeting, but Matthew managed to convince the man that he'll do great in the Amateur League, and so his journey begins.

Partner Pokemon

Sherry the Hatenna | Female | Magic Bounce | Timid | Good Perseverance
Mystical Fire, Nuzzle, Stored Power, Confusion, Disarming Voice, Life Dew​

► Log 1

I have experimented with a lemon today.
I tried making a electric can opener with it.
It fell apart, but it smelled refreshing.

CRAZY SCIENCE LADY
Madison Bloom​

Age: 16

Appearance
Madison is 5'4'', a not too tall, not too short person for her age, who also weighs about 95 pounds, about the average weight for a girl her age. Madison has a light toned skin color, which isn't too light so that she would burn easily, but also not too dark as well. She has long, brown hair, which she naturally keeps it fresh, and healthy by washing it often. Her hair reaches to her upper back, which could also be stuck out beside her shoulders. Madison would sometimes add beige-colored streaks and lining on her hair, just for a little style. Some might call it weird, but hey, she likes it. She likes to put eye-liner on her hair, but not lipstick; she thinks its absolutely atrocious to wear. Her nose isn't big at all; its fairly small, but still noticeable. For a usual outfit of hers. the main clothing she most of the time wears, is her white scientific lab coat, one she wears all the time. Underneath her white lab coat is a black t-shirt, which has a yellow star on the center of the shirt as its main design, that is complemented by small light blue star designs. She also wears a light blue skirt that is designed with dark blue stripes, that is designed to go vertically to the end of the skirt.

Her uniform is a track suit that is all white with blue stripes that go on the side of her track pants and shirt. Her tank top is a fully-matching colour blue, with the number 54 on the back of her shirt. She also wears blue running shoes, and as for her hear, she ties it up back into a ponytail. The yellow star she wears normally is kept on her shirt.

Personality
She is energetic, and determined as much as eccentric, but above all else, she is a woman who has a mind that is always filled with curiosity -- who turns to science for answers. Madison has a very logical mind, believing that there is nothing science cannot explain, even if it takes a long time for science to properly understand any one thing. She believes in an ideology to learn everything, and to test everything. She loves to induct the craziest of science experiments and test the wildest of theories, treating life and the world if it was her own personal scientific laboratory. For example, even when it comes to terms to general cooking, she would turn the most lop-sided, uncoordinated foods into a meal that's never even created. When it comes to pokemon, she is very much interested in them. Instead of relying on books, she would much rather go out to interact with pokemon first hand.

As a socialist, she can come across as manipulative and arrogant, but her arrogance does not cloud her judgement. She can be known to bend rules, and manipulate others for her own benefits, but beneath of it all lies a caring and honest heart who works for the benefit for those who really need it.


Backstory
Madison never knew her biological father or mother. She was adopted by a humble man from an orphanage in Segno Town, and ever since, the only family she had ever known was that very man who had adopted her. As it turns out, her adoptive father was a scientist in Crescendo. After bringing her to her new home in the big city, Madison slowly adopted to her new home. Throughout her childhood, she would enjoy reading books about pokemon with her adoptive father. The books she read would include pictures of trainers, and pokemon, working along side each other in battles and overcoming different obstacles. Madison dreamed that someday, she too will have her own pokemon, and go off on a journey.

Madison's curiosity and mind grew as she grew older. It blossomed when her father allowed her to visit his work one day. What she saw was truly staggering; there were all sorts of people, conducting many tests while interacting with many pokemon. She all sorts of equipment that they were using, and mountains of books that provided many aspects of knowledge for them. While the many different activities they did in the main hall of the science center were enthralling, there was something that tipped the iceberg for her. The space research they did. Madison learned that space was an unknown frontier. It was said that space holds many different unknown questions. Are we alone in the universe? What exists in deep space? And many more questions. Madison's eyes gleamed. That's when she decided - it was when she began a new faze in her life.

Science began as a newly found passion for her growing up in the years to her current age. She would take the time to read her adoptive father's books, and sometimes even applying some small scientific abstracts to her everyday activities. it all started with a simple science experiment she did in the kitchen, seeing how long water would boil until it evaporated. She learned as much as she could... and tried as much as she could. Even so, she worked hard to try and reach her main dream. Someday, she will become an astronaut and go into space, and see what marvels and answers to space that could only come from space exploration.

With her adoptive father looking on to how much she's grown and her new calling in life, he wanted to help her out. Thanks to his connections with the space center, he had the CEO write Madison an endorsement; one that would allow her to compete in the Amateur League. After all, for her to become a space explorer, she must also be strong. While her dreams of journeying expanded upon space, her primary dream as a child was to travel the world in a pokemon journey as well. Therefore, she agreed to take on the challenge, to become the strongest and sharpest she can possibly be for her future.

Beldum (Iron)

► Genderless | Clear body
Take Down, Zen Headbutt, Iron Head, Headbutt

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(Hi! I like to talk about the weather!)

Congrats to the six of you, you're in. You can access our Discord server for the RP here, I would strongly recommend that you do. For those of you who didn't make it through, feel free to PM/DM me if you'd like to know why. You're also welcome to join the Discord server as well if you'd like to follow along with what the others do and maybe score a cameo role.

The IC will be up very soon, I'm just about to go get it sorted.

 

[Eleanor]

I really am too slow at making characters, aren't I... sorry for the disappointment, gp! I'll get better at this :D

 

[gimmepie]

I really am too slow at making characters, aren't I... sorry for the disappointment, gp! I'll get better at this :D

No worries! If you ever want a hand speeding the process up, hit me up and I'll see what I can do for you.

 

[Juno]

Hello I made a thing!



And here is the template if anyone wants to make one too:



(font for the fillable sections is Lucida Console, color #4d4d4d)

 

[Stinging Bea]

I did a thing. With help. Thanks Juno~ <3

 

[gimmepie]

This needs a bit of life breathed into it, so I'm going to take a couple of additional people.