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Old applications Jan 17, 2016 22:34:42 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2016 22:34:42 GMT

Your Name: Mionna

Your Age: 21

Best Method of Contact and Username:

Skype: mionna.m

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Character Name: Monte Kappel

Character Type: Gym Leader

Character Age: 20

Appearance:

Starting Town: Accaliko Town

Starter Pokemon: Budew (Now Roserade)

Other Pokemon: Sableye, Mawile, Armaldo, Flygon, Galvantula

Personality:

    Monte is very quiet and almost formal when people first meet him. He’s hesitant to open up to people and it shows in how he tends to act with strangers. Despite this, as he relaxes and adjusts to the other person his more childlike qualities start to show. He speaks quickly and sometimes at great length when excited or into a conversation. Although it embarrasses him to no end when he realizes he’s spoken too much. The young adult also has a love of learning and stories and can sit for hours listening to someone talk about themselves. He loves his family dearly and would gladly stand up for them if given the chance.

Character background:

    Monte was born in Jant town to Cornelius and Karla Kappel. He was born with albinism and as a result had poor eyesight from a young age. There was even some concern of him eventually going blind, but they found that only his left eye suffered from blindness though his other still required him to wear glasses and contacts when he was older. For several years the family lived happily in the town, his mother working at the Safari zone and his father working at a local bar/cafe. However, when an accident lead to the disappearance of his mother, Monte and his father were left distraught and alone with less income than before. At the age of 8, the little boy was sent to Danali town to stay with his Aunt and Uncle and their two girls when the cafe his father worked at closed down and he was forced to find work elsewhere.

    The move was a big jump for the little boy and it left him very withdrawn and quiet, even around his family. They had never really had many chances to visit any of his relatives, though he had vague memories of the last time he’d met them at a family reunion. Yet with many of them scattered about, and his parents focusing money on the house and him, they didn’t get to meet for long periods. He often kept to himself and hid away in his bedroom with pictures of his parents. Even during meals he kept his gaze downcast.

    It was his two cousins, Lalita and Irma, that began the process of bringing him out of his shell. The two sisters were both 8 years older than him and very outgoing. Lalita would take him around the town and help him make journals about all the pokemon living in town, while Irma helped him discover a love of stones. She’d take him out to the fields and search for oddly shaped ones every weekend. With their help, Monte found it much easier adjusting to life in Danali town.

    When he turned 11, Monte’s Aunt and Uncle told him they’d be helping him start a pokemon journey and asked him what pokemon he’d like as a starter and gave him a choice to start from Danali town as his cousins had done, or to take a trip to Accaliko Town to start from Route 1. After thinking it over for a week the boy finally decided to set out from Accaliko and a month later the family made the trip to the town where he chose a small Budew. For the first several routes and gyms Irma and Lalita accompanied him, helping him interact and adjust to life on the road as they had done when they started out. After his third gym battle the trio finally bid farewell to each other, allowing Monte to make his way to Kaia Town alone.

    The young trainer gradually made his way across Konah, fighting his hardest at the gyms and earning his badges while also managing to collect a number of friendly pokemon at his side. Before he knew it he’d reached Risa City and he was being greeted by his family and over excited Cousins. They spent the next week together in a hotel exploring the city and swapping stories of their time apart. When it came time to navigate Victory Road, Lalita decided to travel with him to the gates of the Pokemon League. The duo bid farewell and took their time exploring the trail, meeting pokemon and trainers alike. At the gates to the Pokemon League, Monte left Lalita for his biggest challenge yet. But, even after beating all 8 gyms, Monte found that he was only able to pass the first of the Elite Four even after many attempts and many training sessions with his cousins.

    So after some thought, the trainer relented and accepted that perhaps challenging the Elite Four and Champion weren’t for him. Instead he made his way back to Danali to accept his Uncle’s offer of working at the town’s pokemon gym. He continued to live and work in the town, even moving into a shared home with his two cousins, until his 20th birthday drew near. His uncle had been considering retiring from his gym leader status for some time and he announced his retirement at the birthday party for his nephew before continuing on to announce his recommendation to the League to have Monte take over his position. It was the largest birthday gift of the year, or really his life, and when the acceptance notification came it was made even better. Not long after the gym underwent minor renovations to allow the 20 year old’s own touches before he finally took over officially.

Original Character or Established Character?: OC

Writing Sample, in-character:

    It was a peaceful morning. It was calm, the sounds drifting in from the outside were subtly muffled by the closed curtains even as they fluttered slightly from the air blowing in from the open window. Monte opened an eye to glance at the alarm clock before yawning and shifting to settle deeper in his pillow. Just as he was about to doze off the light click of the door opening alerted him, but didn’t prepare him for, the sudden pounce of an excited Sableye on his back. He gave a surprised cough as the pokemon bounced up and down with eager chittering before finally being convinced to stop and allow the albino a chance to sit up with a heavy sigh.

    “I did have an alarm set you know,” Monte sighed, reaching over to grab the glasses from his nightstand as he looked at the grinning creature as it tittered and shifted,” I’m guessing you were put in charge of wakeup calls then?” The pokemon nodded eagerly before bouncing lightly when it’s trainer gave it an affectionate head rub and a sigh before climbing out of bed and pulling on a large t-shirt before making his way to the door with Sableye clinging happily to his back.

Are you applying with a character you have already been playing, or with a new character?

A new Character

Why would your character be well suited to this role?

Monte is a hard worker and spent much of his time working in the Gym and with the previous Gym Leader. He’s good at keeping up with information regarding the town and residents and would gladly participate in any extra activities needed of him.

Are you comfortable participating in story events?: Yes

Are you willing to keep an eye on the town your character is a citizen of and report any rule violations to the admins? Yes

GYM LEADERS/TRAINERS ONLY:Are you comfortable with the rules of Pokemon Battling?

Yes

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Old applications Jan 21, 2016 23:41:14 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2016 23:41:14 GMT

Your name: Holly

Age: 18

Best Method of Contact and Username: slack @skyward

Character Name: Alexandra Fawkes

Character Type: Trainer/ Former Gym Leader

Character Age: 25

Appearance:

Starting Town: Indry City

Starter Pokemon: Baltoy

Other Pokemon: Claydoll, Staraptor, Hydreigon, (Lickilicky, Tentacruel, Raichu)

Personality: At first glance, Alex is a calm, almost aloof businesswoman befitting the company she runs. When someone gets to know her, she is chattier and will gush about the newest game or anime, but only if she knows her friend has similar interests. However, Alex is easily intimidated and tends to rely on others to escape from an uncomfortable situation; she is also prone to say something inappropriate in the rare occasion she gets overly emotional, which can risk alienating people.

Character background:

Born in Accumula Town in Unova, Alex moved to Indry City with her family at a young age. She lived in the hotel her parents owned during her childhood and rarely left the comfort of her bedroom. She had few friends and was easily pushed around by her peers, which lead to her hiding her interests from others. Because of her lack of confidence, her parents encouraged Alex to take on the Pokémon League as a way of building character and to make friends. With her trusty Baltoy, Alex dedicated most of her time challenging and defeating all the Gym Leaders in Konah before challenging and defeating the Elite Four. Unfortunately, she couldn’t defeat the champion no matter how many times she challenged them.

She became Gym Leader at the young age of 14 and converted the family hotel into a Pokémon Gym, with her parents working as both hotel staff and Gym Trainers. As part of the Gym’s hotel theme, Alex started giving firework shows to victorious trainers in an attempt to disguise her lack of social skills, before selling them when her shows attracted the attention of potential customers. Her fireworks became more popular than expected and her side business grew ever larger over the years, before Alex had to pass the Gym on to her former apprentice and employee Tanzan.

Nowadays Alex spends most of her time making and selling fireworks for the general public. She also sells products only qualified professionals can use for the various festivals in Indry City. She supplies the city’s Gym with various fireworks, where the firework displays became the main gimmick. While she does miss battling full-time, she finds running a business somewhat less stressful than running a Gym.

Original Character or Established Character?: Original

Writing Sample, in-character:

It was a quiet day in the shop. There tended to be less interest in fireworks at this time of year, as the nearest festival was months away. The sun peered in through the venetian blinds, casting its light onto the tools Alex was working with. There were no customers, so Alex was working on a prototype firework proposed by an employee; it was more complex than her standard products, but she knew it would be worth it in the end. While attempting to piece together the components, Alex tried to remember what her plans for today were.

Firstly, she had agreed to meet an old friend of hers at one of the cafes, then she needed to restock the supplies in the Gym while the demand was low. She also needed to check that the wages for her employees were given on time and that they all received the correct amount. It didn’t seem like much, but it meant she could catch up on one of her favourite shows or play a game she usually couldn’t set aside time for after work. With that happy thought, Alex put down her tools and pulled the cord on the blinds, giving her a good view of the city she called home.

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Old applications Jan 22, 2016 6:09:03 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2016 6:09:03 GMT

Your Name: Heather

Your Age: 19

Best Method of Contact and Username: Slack, Heather

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Character Name: Amanita Fly

Character Type: Established Trainer

Character Age: 13

Appearance:

She has an umbrella with tiny foongus designs on it for rainy days.

Starting Town: Danali town

Starter Pokemon: Shroomish

Other Pokemon: Breloom (Nicknamed: Brebre), Foongus

Personality:

Amanita is an easily excitable, but patient child. She is infinitely curious and loves to explore, leaving no rock unturned in her path. As well as being full of energy, she loves to help people, regardless if it’s actually helping or not. She has a bad habit of stumbling over her words and rambling when she gets excited, alongside having almost no filter and being terrible at keeping a poker-face.

She will often stand up to bullies and the like, usually throwing herself directly into harm’s way. If it’s a decision of someone else being injured and her, there’s very little hesitation in offering herself up. However, she can be easily manipulated and whoever claims victim first to her will gain her loyalty for as long as they continue to cry wolf.

Lora holds a special place in her heart, and she does everything first and foremost for her. Anything Lora says Amanita takes it for the law and has no hesitations in following through on any command. It’s mostly because Lora is the older sister she never had, and would do anything for her happiness.

Character background:

Amanita was born and raised in Danali town, seeing wonder in everything her little brown eyes could see. Everything interested her; from the grains of sand outside to the greenhouse inside, there was nothing Amanita didn’t want to explore. It was due to all of this exploring that at the age of four she found a Shroomish running around, causing trouble for a couple of families. With no hesitation, she grabbed the Pokémon and carted it home, only to be subsequently paralyzed thanks to its ability. It was all fun and games for her though and didn’t see any trouble with it, even if it did leave her a little tingly. Her parents didn’t agree with her choice of Pokémon, but allowed it as long as she didn’t pick up her Shroomish again.

A couple years later she took to following a girl that was much older and taller than her around. This girl was slow and looked to be generally unhappy with everything, having a difficult time doing simple tasks that Amanita could do with no effort. So she set out to help this mysterious girl, following her around and doing stuff for her in secret. After about months of this she was finally confronted by the slow girl, stuttering the entire time. She learned this girl was named Lora, and had always been this slow and sick. When she asked Amanita if she was afraid of getting sick, she merely replied no and picked up her Shroomish with a smile. He promptly paralyzed her on accident.

After they got to know each other, the two became best friends. Amanita would do things that Lora couldn’t do on her own, and in return she’d get gifts either in the form of books or money. Eventually as they grew together, Lora became unhappy in Danali town. Ama, as Lora would call her, took this opportunity to scope out a place that would be perfect for her adoptive older sister. She left on a small journey at the age of 11 with the permission of her parents of course, and ran into Datu town – the perfect, quiet place for Lora. Remembering she had always wanted to own a bookstore, Amanita took the initiative and cleaned out an abandoned shop at the edge of town, just for her. During all of her excitement, her Shroomish had evolved into a Breloom and was promptly nicknamed ‘Brebre’ much to his dismay.

As she cleaned, she found a nest that belonged to a Starly. Instead of relocating it to a nearby tree she managed to find a box that it would fit perfectly in and put it outside one of the windows. She had no interest in catching it. It could help Lora. Once Amanita was done cleaning the entire place, she offered to help Lora move. The chronically ill teen took the chance alongside her parents and moved into the shop, feeling at home here more than anywhere else. Amanita, not willing to return to Danali town so fast asked Lora if she wanted to see Konah. The look told her all she needed to know and set out on a sightseeing tour around the region, having video conferences with Lora at every turn to show her the wonders of this corner of the world, starting at Patoh City. Not only is this a great place to start the tour, but it also marks her first Pokemon capture, a Foongus.

Original Character or Established Character: Original Character

Writing Sample, in-character:

“Lora, Lora, lookie what I found!” A red mop of hair peeks out from the corner, fumbling with a pile of wood. They are thin slabs, each one with unique markings. “Do you- do you think these might help?” With a couple of prompt footsteps they are dropped into the wheelbarrow. The mop turns to the window that a middle-aged woman is busy cleaning. Next to her sits Lora, Amanita’s sister. She presses a notebook with very carefully written words against the window.

[Yes. They are beautiful.] Ama bounces with happiness, whirling around to fetch more of the wood.

“Brebre! C’mere! We gotta- we gotta bring these to the front.” When her Breloom doesn’t respond, she blows the hair out of her face with a huff. “Brebre, what are you looking at?” She pads over to him, peering over his mushroom cap. He had opened up three, felt-lined boxes. Each one had a different evolutionary stone. She grins and hugs the Breloom, obviously ecstatic. This place has so many neat things! Lora will be so happy to know!

A sudden sleepiness overtakes her and she stumbles away from Breloom. Shortly after, she collapses on the floor. He looks on with as much guilt as a Breloom can muster, the spores clinging onto her clothes. Maybe… Maybe one day he’ll learn to control it.

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Old applications Jan 22, 2016 19:26:39 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2016 19:26:39 GMT

Your Name: Heather

Your Age: 19

Best Method of Contact and Username: Slack, Heather

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Character Name: Neo

Character Type: Established Trainer

Character Age: 10

Appearance:

Starting Town: Accaliko Town

Starter Pokémon: Azurill (Female, Nicknamed: Cherry)

Other Pokémon: Chinchou (Female, Nicknamed: Lemon)

Personality: Neo is an extremely shy and timid child who wears his heart on his sleeve. He’s always fidgeting with something, be it either his baseball cap or his pokéballs. Because of this, he’s one of the easiest people to read. He stutters a lot when he talks, and often tries to get his point across in one go so he doesn’t have to keep talking. He gets easily flustered as well when approached by strangers. Neo doesn’t do well in a crowd, nor does he do well with people in his face. Anything louder than just casual talk startles him. Add loud noises to that mix and you’ve probably made him cry from fear.

Neo takes extraordinary care of his Pokémon to the point where it could be considered smothering to an outside perspective. Truth is he’s terrified of the world and his Pokémon help keep his very small amount of confidence up. When they’re outside of their pokéballs he’s a little more confident, and can even be found asserting himself if he’s cornered with them. If they’re in their pokéballs (which is very rare) and a situation arises where he can’t release them, he’ll take it upon himself to escape using any means necessary.

Character background: Neo never knew his parents, being raised in Accaliko town by his two older sisters. He had a pretty soft upbringing, not running into many hardships. The most of his worries stemmed from ‘what’s for dinner’, and ‘am I gonna miss the Pokémon battles on tv’. He was… well, a shut-in. His sisters didn’t mind however. If he wanted to watch TV all day, he was allowed to. His favorite programs were the educational ones which taught about anything and everything Pokémon related. His second favorites were the ones that broadcasted Elite Four battles.

As he grew, he could see himself up on the screen with a full team of six strong Pokémon. He could hear the crowd cheer his name, hear everyone rant and rave about how good he was. But this fantasy came with complications. He never really left the house except to hang out on the edge of Route 13, didn’t have a Pokémon, and was… well… uncomfortable. His hair was growing a lot more than he’d like, and the thoughts of people calling his name made him nervous.

His seventh birthday rolled around and he was fed up with this feeling. He chopped off all his hair down to his scalp, walked into the kitchen where his sisters were making breakfast, and proclaimed his name was Neo. They were stunned at this sudden shift in behavior and sat him down for a long discussion, which led to him venting about everything he had felt. He wasn’t a girl. He felt more like a boy, hated the long hair, and hated his name. After a lot of talking with them, they gave him an actual haircut and then got to the birthday cake later that afternoon.

On the week of his eighth birthday, he almost drowned in route 13 because a couple of overzealous buizels were playing much too rough by the coast. Neo had been sitting at the edge of the water laughing and watching the Pokémon, when they rushed by and knocked him in. After being rescued by his sisters he stopped hanging out by the water, terrified of another encounter like that. Ever since that event, he became scared of anything that rises past his knees.

A couple months later when he was watching an Elite Four battle being broadcasted, two small Pokémon scampered past him and into the kitchen. Apparently they had smelled the stew that was sitting on the stove. After about an hour once they were finished making a mess and eating, they both plopped right into Neo’s lap. He, being the Pokémon expert he was, identified them as both a Chinchou and an Azurill which were named Lemon and Cherry, respectively.

Now he had Pokémon, now he had a name he could be proud of, and he felt more confident than ever. He told his sisters of wanting to set out on his Pokémon journey on his tenth birthday, and was met with reluctance. They weren’t entirely sure if he was ready, but seeing that confidence in his eyes dashed their worries. Cherry and Lemon were both eager to go and see the world, and so was he. He wanted to be up on that screen, wanted to be admired, and he would one way or another fear be damned.

Original Character or Established Character: Original Character

Writing sample, in-character:

Neo sat at the window of the house, staring off at the coast. The water rippled and shone. It reflected the light in such a way that had him mesmerized. But it also made him afraid. It was there, ready to swallow him up and he would be gone, under the water with all of those Pokémon. How could they just not care? Weren’t they in danger? Couldn’t they drown too?

A squeak from his right diverted his attention and he smiled, picking up the Chinchou with shaking hands. He didn’t speak, only stroked her head. The small gesture was enough though to communicate that he was ok. Lemon nuzzled into the hand with a few more squeaks. Neo squeezed the Pokémon, making sure she was safe. He wouldn’t let Lemon be taken by the water either. No. Lemon was safe here with him.

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Old applications Jan 25, 2016 0:11:44 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2016 0:11:44 GMT

Your Name: May

Your Age: 22

Best Method of Contact and Username:

skype: touhko / tumblr : werwoof

Character Name:

Tavin Yew

Character Type:

Scientist - studies Pokemon communication.

Character Age:

20

Appearance:

Starting Town:

From Kalos originally, now currently staying in Risa City

Starter Pokemon:

Zorua

Other Pokemon:

Meowstic

Personality:

Tavin comes of as aloof, sarcastic, and uncaring, but this is primarily because his sole focus is on his studies. He cares little for conversation with actual people, and instead uses most of his energy to attempt communication with Pokemon instead. Tavin sometimes gets a one track mind when it comes to his studies, and can often go days without sleeping or eating when he believes he's on to something big. He can also become scatterbrained, always loosing track of time or physical objects.
Tavin can also be quite immature, and has a love of pranks often carried out with help from his Zorua - a trickster pokemon. While Tavin is usually on the receiving end of most tricks, it's not unusual for the two to plot something out together. The two act more like frat boys than pokemon and Trainer, and are rarely seen apart.

Character background:

Born and raised in the Kalos Region, Tavin had an desire to communicate with Pokemon since the day his parents came home with a Zorua for him to begin his own journey with. The two were quickly inseparable, and Tavin would spend all his time talking to his new best friend. (Whether or not Tavin can actually understand his Pokemon's ramblings or if he's just assuming from other non verbal cues such as body language is unknown.) Zorua's tricker personality appeared to rub off on Tavin, and the two would plot and scheme do the dismay of the other children in town.

He began his journey at age 13, but never really got very far into it, only gathering a few badges and collecting only one other Pokemon - a Meowstic - on his journey. It didn't take too long for Tavin to figure out that battling Pokemon was not something that interested him, and instead, he wanted to know how Pokemon could understand their trainers commands despite not speaking a common language. He also started studying Pyschic pokemon for their ability to actually speak the same common language as humans, something he found absolutely fascinating. This curiosity derailed Tavin from his journey as a trainer and instead began his journey as a Pokemon scientist. After spending years in his home region of Kalos, Tavin decided it was time for a change of scenery to continue his studies somewhere new.

Original Character or Established Character?:

Writing Sample, in-character:

"Hi there."

Tavin spoke slowly as he watched the feral Riolu's ears perk up in response to his voice. The poor Pokemon seemed startled, so slowly the scientist lowered himself to match eye level with the Riolu speaking once again in a softer voice. "It's okay." The Riolu seemed to understand, but that something that Tavin had already studied. He was well aware that every Pokemon seemed to have an understanding of the human language, and it was humans that were unable to understand their language. Once the Pokemon seemed comfortable with his presence, he seated himself in the tall grass, carrying out conversation while taking notes on the Pokemon's various cries, pitch, and body language.

What had started out as a professional study slowly devolved into Tavin laying on his stomach, surrounded by the tall grass and the occasional passerby who shot the man strange looks as he stayed sprawled out on the ground, now having something akin to a high school gossip session with the small pokemon. "That guy from the hotel came out here yesterday for what?! And you said he got stood up---?" The small Riolu nodded with excitement as it bounced up in down, with Tavin breaking out into a fit of laughter. "Some people are just so strange, huh?"

Are you applying with a character you have already been playing, or with a new character?

A new Character

Why would your character be well suited to this role?:

While Tavin aspires to be a Professor one day, he's still relatively young and lacks the maturity to be considered a high ranking scholar in the Pokemon world. However, his interest in Pokemon communication and language has surpassed that of a hobby and interest, and a Pokemon scientist would a title that suits him for his level of studies and level of personal maturity.

Are you comfortable participating in story events?:

Yes

Are you willing to keep an eye on the town your character is a citizen of and report any rule violations to the admins?
Yes

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Old applications Jan 25, 2016 20:44:08 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2016 20:44:08 GMT

RE-DONE APP. GOING FROM ESTABLISHED TRAINER TO GYM LEADER.

Your name: Shiro
Age: 19
Best Method of Contact and Username: Slack, DevilInHeadphones / Shiro

Character Name: Shinichi Kudou
Character Type: Detective / Gym Leader
Character Age: 16
Appearance:

Starting Town: Patoh City
Starter Pokémon: Houndour – His starter Pokémon. A cool and calm Pokémon who has a good sniffer and he uses it to sniff out clues and suspects. Houndour isn’t used in gym battles all that often and although it’s Shinichi’s oldest Pokémon, it has yet to evolve.
Other Pokémon:
Xatu – Caught on Route 2 between the two Patoh and Hiri. He’s heard that they can look into the past and is interested in studying the uses of that for detective work.
Slowking – Slowking was sent to him as a gift from another region as a Slowpoke. Upon receiving it, it evolved into Slowking.
Gardevoir – It was a gift from his childhood friend, who had a matching Ralts at the time. Not that he’d say anything about it, but he cares deeply about this Gardevoir because of that and it makes him think of her.
Espeon – After solving a case just over in Hiri, he was gifted an Eevee as reward. Eventually it evolved into an Espeon. It’s very lazy like a cat, and loves to fall asleep on Shinichi.
Sigilyph – Shinichi’s main transportation across the region while also being a favourite in battle.
Personality: Shinichi is brilliant in terms of logic, but is somewhat socially awkward. He doesn’t understand how those who are close to him are feeling at times and instead of comforting those he is close to, he won’t realize or makes his focus on other things. When there is changes in their attitude, he’ll often be confused about it when to most people the reason why would be obvious. On top of that, he’s not afraid of pointing out the flaw in people’s logic, which tends to anger people. He’s very blunt and doesn’t hold back about much.
As awkward and arrogant as he can be, he sincerely cares about people. If he knows someone is in danger, he’ll do whatever he can to save them. He wants to see the best in everyone, but he won’t look past the truth if the truth isn’t what he wants to hear. Even though he is a good person, he’ll try to make some excuse for why he did the thing he did with logic behind it, even though he was just being nice.
He is extremely smart. Shinichi has a bunch of seemingly useless information bouncing around his brain, but when he’s on a case, it can come in handy. Most people would look at a crime scene and see little details that no one else would and think outside the box. He also has an almost perfect memory, remembering even the tiniest details that anyone else would probably have forgotten about. Few people can escape his logic and stump him. When he is stumped and needs to think something through, he takes out a soccer ball and kicks it around. He’ll use other items if he must, but prefers a ball.

Character background:
Shinichi was raised by two famous parents, which is likely where he gets his flair for the dramatic and used to being in spotlight. His father, Yusaku Kudo, is a famous novelist who writes murder mysteries and occasionally is an advisor to police forces and helps them with solving cases. His mother is Yukiko Kudo, a former actress who retired after marrying Yusaku.
Growing up, he often hung around Ran Mouri. Her father is also a detective, but is a much less successful one then his father. Since childhood they’ve been together a lot of times and he’s used to dragging her around and getting the two of them into sticky situations. Even though they seem to bicker and argue a lot, he’s closer to her then anybody else. There may be a bit more between the two then just friendship, but Shinichi himself is unsure of that. To this day, neither of them have acted on their feelings for the other.
With both his family and Ran’s family being involved with detective work, he was often surrounded by mysteries and was always intrigued by them. He was always reading up on seemingly useless details but they in the future would help him in cases. His favourite thing to read was Sherlock Holmes, and he would be able to tell you the books word for word. When he was at home on his own, he was always reading more mystery novels or studying up on something of interest, even at a young age. Sometimes his father would take him on cases or they’d just stumble upon a murder scene, and watching his father solve mysteries in front of him was a big inspiration.
As he got older, his knack for training Pokémon, Psychic type specifically, was starting to show. Few people in the town could beat him in a fair battle, but when the time came, he also showed promise of holding back. It wasn’t usually his goal to win a battle, although he did prefer victory, but to find the promise in other trainers. Battling was used to see the bond between trainer and Pokémon, to see how they worked. He was seeing more than most people did in a battle.
At the age of 15, he got the chance to solve his own mystery for the first time. Shinichi and Ran were flying across the world on an airplane, when suddenly a body had been discovered. The police on board were stumped, and Shinichi persisted on getting involved with the case. They were iffy about it, but knowing who his father was got him a couple passes. All doubt was lost when he figured out the most unlikely of murder weapons.
His love of mystery only grew after being able to solve this case, and began to travel around the region in search of unsolved crimes and mysteries. Shinichi helped many civilians regarding missing people and pokemon, lost items, and mysterious occurrences, revealing many truths throughout Konah. Along the way he caught many Psychic type Pokemon and learned how to train them and use them in these cases. For someone so young, he learned about these Pokemon quite quickly and hopes to become an expert about them. While travelling, he figured why not test his knowledge and skill against the gyms, and did just that. With battle, he learned more and more, and started to spot more details about the people and their Pokemon through battle.
Shortly after he returned from his adventure, the previous gym leaders had to give up their position, and there was a need for a new person in the position. Considering the factors of Shinichi’s family, his capability of holding back, popularity, and having taken on the Pokemon League he seemed like an easy decision and was placed into the role as the new leader. With the new leader, the badge was renamed to the Detect Badge.
He doesn’t stumble across as many cases when stationary, but he often intrudes upon cases that the police handle. Even if he doesn’t intrude on his own, Shinichi is often asked for help. He can’t help himself and loves a mystery. He tries to stay around Patoh, but when he gets the itch to solve, he goes all over the region. Sometimes he just likes to travel around.

Original Character or Established Character?: Established Character.

If you are apping an Established Character, what are they from?: Detective Conan.

Writing Sample, in-character:
It was bothering him for a while now. The tiny detail about the missing Pokémon. On the ground where it was last seen was a teeny, almost invisible thread of a colour nobody involved was wearing. So why? How did it get there? If he couldn’t figure that out, soon enough that Pokémon would be gone for good. He hummed in thought, listening to the other people’s conversation minimally. A ball like object in the area was bouncing on his foot, helping him go about his thoughts.
Then it struck him! “That’s it!” Everyone around him stopped what they were doing and stared at him, hoping for some explanation, but he didn’t give it. There was no time! He knew where the Pokémon was. As much as he loved the dramatic explanation, it was a life at stake. Gloating and fame would have to come later.
He didn’t bother to stop as people were calling after him. A life was a life and it could be in danger, so he ran as fast as his legs took him. The distance was quite far, and it wasn’t long before he was running on his own, too fast for the cops to keep up. Shinichi was doing what had to be done before it was too late.
If you are applying with an existing character, how will you explain their new job in-story?
Shinichi comes from a well-respected family who has assisted the government and town with crime and law. He himself does his best to do what he can, and is popular and well known. In the series he is from, it is noted he is on magazines and in the news for the work he has done, and has even received fan mail. It’s not unusual for a celebrity to become a gym leader due to gym leaders being role models for their town and the region. Of course, Shinichi would accept this since it would give him more authority on cases and increase his fame.
Why would your character be well suited to this role?
Shinichi is a powerful trainer who stands up to justice and does what he can to protect everyone he can. Even outside of gym leader duties, he gets involved with the community, especially with fighting crime. He’s a powerful trainer, but he knows how to hold back against weaker trainers who need to move forward in the league. Outside of battling, he’s also a role model, is popular, and comes from a famous family.
Are you comfortable participating in story events?: Yes and I’d be happy to.
Are you willing to keep an eye on the town your character is a citizen of and report any rule violations to the admins? Yes.
GYM LEADERS/TRAINERS ONLY: Are you comfortable with the rules of Pokémon Battling? Yes.

Last Edit: Jan 26, 2016 1:24:38 GMT by Deleted: Added his travels across the region.

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Your name: Heather

Age: 19

Best Method of Contact and Username: Slack, Heather

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Character Name: Florence

Character Type: Gym Leader

Character Age: 26

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Starting Town: Hiri Town

Starter Pokemon: Eevee (Evolved: Leafeon)

Other Pokemon: Volcarona, Vivillon (Elegant Pattern), Venomoth, Dustox, Scizor.

Personality: Florence is an extremely ambitious and confident person. He loves getting his way almost more than anything. The only thing he loves more than that is the Atrium, his Pokémon, and Ume. He’s quite blunt and looks down on people who sugar coat things. He doesn’t understand people who can’t speak their mind, and can be pretty crass when pointing it out. He won’t tolerate someone being a pushover, and will push them to try and stand up for themselves, even if his way might not be the right way of doing it. Most social cues fly right by him however, and can be caught off guard if someone suddenly switches emotions.

He has very little respect for authority and turns a nose up at them when he gets the chance. Florence is also very stubborn, quick to anger, and can fluster easily. This temper flares up when he feels that someone’s been staring at him or someone’s been talking about him behind his back. If this happens he has no trouble confronting the offending party, demanding answers and becoming frustrated if he doesn’t get them.

To him, complacency is one of the biggest sins next to manipulation. If nobody is opposing him in some way he feels he’s doing something wrong, and will go out of his way to create conflict of sorts. This urge is tamed however with being a gym leader, and Florence flourishes in the heat of battle. He’s immensely confident in his Pokémon, and commands them absolutely. The easiest way to his heart is giving him a good Pokémon battle. He often gives advice if someone asks for it no matter the content, though the quality of the advice can be questionable.

Character background: Florence was born to a wealthy family of six that lived in the coastal region of Kalos. As the youngest child of four, Florence was a trouble maker through and through, often times coasting the blame onto one of the older siblings. He hardly got called out for his tendencies, instead put onto a pedestal as “The Model Child” for the rest of the kids. His parents babied him, giving him anything and everything he asked for; they also didn’t care about the disrespectful behavior that came about. It usually led him to badmouth any and all authority figures around, including but not limited to: the police force, the champion, and even the poor nurses at the Pokémon Centers. Not much could be done about this however since his family was quite influential and had their fingers in most big businesses, nor could his siblings discipline him. Any attempts were met with a sharp lashing from their mother because, “He is the poster child and you should strive to be like him.” This caused a rift between him and the rest of the family, and was on the receiving end of one too many judgmental stares.

Florence hated this. Sure the riches were great along with the posh lifestyle, but it wasn’t worth it. His parents were more content treating him as a prize – an example. Why couldn’t he be treated like the rest of his siblings? Fed up with this special treatment, Florence started planning his escape from his family. He started isolated himself in his room for days on end and ignored most attempts at socialization from his parents. This behavior drew the attention of one of the butlers, who Florence was quick to nickname Pointer because of the way he nonchalantly started pointing out flaws in this escape plan. Florence had him promise that anything seen in Florence’s room, stayed in Florence’s room. Pointer agreed, not quite happy with the way he was being treated by his siblings and parents, and started helping with what Florence called “The Great Escape”.

At the age of ten, he began siphoning money from his parents’ bank account into a private one he had set up with the help of Pointer. This went on for a few years. In that time, all three of his siblings had left the house to go on their own Pokémon journeys and Florence was left to be smothered by his parents who tried to manipulate him into staying and “being the good child he always was.” The butler, seeing this drastic change, urged Florence to get out of the house within a few months. He didn’t need to be told twice, so at the age of 14 he employed “The Great Escape”. It was actually quite uneventful – in the middle of the night he met Pointer on the balcony of his bedroom, got a parting gift in the form of an orange and white speckled Pokémon egg, and was lent the butlers Braviary to fly away and out of Kalos. It went without a hitch as far as Florence knew.

Arriving at Konah, the Braviary dropped him off in Hiri town and this is where Florence started his own Pokémon journey. The arrival of a strange, blonde haired boy with almost no manners stirred just the slightest commotion within the east coast. He picked up an Eevee, walked straight out of the town, and started exploring the region. For the first time in his life he could relax and took advantage of that, experiencing everything he could. During his travels he caught a multitude of bug Pokémon, mainly butterfly and moth based ones. The egg he also got from Pointer hatched into a Larvesta during his second year in the new region. Eventually he started taking on the Pokémon league with his team of three consisting of: his newly evolved Leafeon, a Venomoth, and his Larvesta. He won some gym battles, he lost some gym battles, but he never took advice from the leaders, instead preferring to teach himself and his Pokémon how to work together seamlessly. After acquiring seven badges, he decided to buy a house in Datu. The quaint, quiet town drew him much like a moth to a flame. By this time his party was now five Pokémon: Leafeon, Venomoth, Larvesta, Scyther, and Dustox.

One day when he was just exploring the town, he had an unfortunate encounter with a little blind girl. He found her staring at him, and became agitated due to it. He confronted the girl, asking why she was staring at him. She looked a lot like one of his older sisters, hairstyle and clothing choice, and he expected her to completely dismiss him. Much to his surprise though, he was stunned into silence as she snarked back at him and told him she was blind. Her bluntness caught him off guard but he immediately became attached to the child, wishing she was the sibling he always had.

At the age of 20, Florence found an injured Vivillon on the side of the route he was on. Taking the opportunity to catch it, he brought it back to his house and nursed it back to full health. Sadly one of its wings were permanently damaged, causing its flight pattern to be slightly erratic; one moment it was flying fine, the next it was on the ground. Florence couldn’t let this Pokémon back out into the wild in good conscious, but he didn’t just want to capture it. With no other option, he let the Vivillon hang out in his house. One day he found his sister, Ume, playing with another Vivillon. This one had a white, red, and black pattern on its wings, while the one he had at home had a simple pink pattern. Curious, he asked her where she got them from, and found out her parents often sent her these pretty Pokémon. It was a shame she couldn’t see them. Florence asked what she did with them, and when she mentioned giving them away he became appalled, asking if he could have the butterfly. She gave it to him, completely unassuming. Soon he was struck with an idea. What if he had made a habitat for all the different variety of Vivillons out there?

Florence immediately reached into his expansive bank account to withdraw a large amount of Poké, ready to commission construction workers to build an Atrium in the south-east corner of Datu town by the hills. It would have gone off without a hitch, however the champion at the time had told him this was borderline illegal since he didn’t own the property. There was a way to get it though without buying it and dealing with legal garbage – become the gym leader of Datu town and the section he had been looking at was all his. Florence wasted no time in finishing the last gym, and then challenging the Elite Four. He failed on the final person, but was congratulated for making it this far. That didn’t matter to him though. He had at least gotten through almost all of them and demanded to become the gym leader of Datu. His wish was granted and at age 23 the Atrium had been built without all of the hassle that he was previously faced with.

The main section of the Atrium housed the Vivillon – all supplied by Ume, and in a variety of patterns but missing a good portion of them – while a section in the back was repurposed to be the new gym. Florence took great pride in it and started capturing a variety of caterpillar Pokémon so that everything would be just a little more natural, more colorful. His entire party of Pokémon played with everyone in the Atrium, helping the wurples, caterpies, venonats, and surskits evolve. Soon the Atrium was bustling with life, with appropriate adjustments being made when needed. It was also open to the public. Except there were two rules: 1, no battling the Pokémon in the Atrium if you’re not challenging the gym leader, and 2, no capturing the Pokémon in the Atrium unless you have explicit permission.

Now he has all variations of Vivillon (the Elegant patterned one is missing from the Atrium since it’s in his party and used for battling), his Larvesta finally evolved into a Volcarona, Scyther into a Scizor, and the Atrium – Florence’s pride and joy – is now a landmark in Datu town. He prepares for another year of running the gym, bothering his fellow gym leaders, and hunting for thrilling battles.

Original Character or Established Character: Original Character

Writing Sample, in-character:

The Atrium was quiet. As the sun rose on the horizon, the Mothim’s and Dustox were settling down after a long night of fluttering about. The Vivillons were getting prepared to take their place along with the Butterfree and Beautifly. All was well. All was peaceful.

Florence sat at the edge of his bedroom window, glaring at the sunrise. He wasn’t a morning person. Absolutely not. The fact that the sun mocked him, stared at him, and told him to wake up like it was Arceus himself solidified his hate for the morning.

Soft pattering broke him from his musing, and up jumped his Leafeon to sit and watch the sunrise. It gave a soft mew. He sighed and scratched it behind the ears, making sure to trail a hand under its chin. That’s where he loved it the most. Leafeon started purring at this and nuzzled against Florence’s hand. Mornings were bad yes, especially when you still have to re-dye your hair. But his starter made it just bearable enough.

“Ready to go wake up Ume? She’s going to love the breakfast I have planned out for her.”

Are you applying with a character you have already been playing, or with a new character: New Character.

Why would your character be well suited to this role: Florence is an adept battler who can help newer trainers learn things that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to. He gives advice to those he sees potential in, and can be a good role model to some due to his endless confidence and ambition. He's also very responsible and has no problem in keeping up on everything that has to do with the town he's in charge of, and the people inside of it.

Are you comfortable participating in story events: Yes.

Are you willing to keep an eye on the town your character is a citizen of and report any rule violations to the admins: Yes.

GYM LEADERS/TRAINERS ONLY: Are you comfortable with the rules of Pokemon Battling: Yes.

Last Edit: Feb 7, 2016 10:05:56 GMT by Deleted

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