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Player Name: River E-mail: rivenixroleplay@gmail.com Preferred Contact:Rivenix or PM! Timezone: GMT Current Characters in Victory Road: Mollymauk Tealeaf
Character Name: Satoko Houjou Series: Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Timeline: Post-Matsuribayashi-hen. Canon Resource Links:Wiki page! [cw for blood/violence against a child in the link, in image form. ]
Personality: [cw for child abuse, murder. ] Satoko is an energetic, mischievous girl with a penchant for setting traps and getting into trouble. The first thing you’ll notice about her is that she’s full of energy and that she loves to tease people and have fun. She’s witty and clever, taking part in a games club at school where the rules specify that there’s no such thing as cheating, and she’s learnt to be extremely crafty in her victories. At times, though, she can overestimate her own abilities, and underestimate others, which leads to her own downfall. After all, she’s still just a kid – so she can still be outsmarted, and there are a lot of things she doesn’t yet understand.
One thing to note about Satoko is that she’s extremely strong-willed – and that strength is something that she values highly. She’s had a rough past filled with hardship. Many things have happened to her ever since she was a kid, but one particularly traumatic event was the vanishing of her brother – who had killed the abusive aunt that was their guardian before disappearing without a trace. Satoko used to be extremely dependent on her brother, relying on him to protect her from their aunt without considering how he felt or how he would be hurt in her stead. However, when he disappeared, she realized how much she had put him through as a result of her relying on him.
As a result, she vowed to become strong enough that he would see how strong she had become and return to her. She’s determined not to be a burden and get anyone else hurt because of her again. However, while Satoko does have an incredible amount of strength in handling traumatic events, her desire to be strong isn’t always a good thing – for example, when her abusive uncle came back, she refused to seek help despite desperately needing it, as she believed that it would make her weak, and that she deserved to be punished for what she put her brother through before.
She does have her limits in regards to her strength, though – still being a child, there are things that can break even her. Sometimes she still calls out for her brother, despite her desire not to do so.
She’s very independent, able to cook (though not particularly well) and run a household along with her best friend, Rika, who she lives with. She’s also optimistic, believing one day that her brother will return, and she’s able to find happiness in the life she lives now with her friends, who help her to feel less lonely. She thinks of them as being like a family to her.
It’s not immediately obvious upon meeting her, since she has a bit of an arrogant attitude and her traps can occasionally be a little mean-spirited, but Satoko is kind at heart, able to empathise with the struggles of others, and wanting to help them where she can. She’s also very loyal to her friends, and would stick by them even if they’d committed a murder – quite literally.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Absol Password: Atomic Fireball
Samples RP Sample:Here! [ cw for horror and death ] Victory Road Sample:Here!
Lysithea von Ordelia | Fire Emblem: Three Houses | Not Reserved
Player Name: Amity E-mail: beware0fdarkness@yahoo.com Preferred Contact: Plurk (amity_rose) or PM please! Timezone: EST Current Characters in Victory Road: Jinx
Character Name: Lysithea von Ordelia Series: Fire Emblem: Three Houses Timeline: The beginning of the timeskip, Verdant Wind Canon Resource Links:I don't have time for failure!
Personality:
Early on in Lysithea's childhood- as in, she was two- as one of the leading noble families of the Leicester Alliance, her parents heeded a call for aid during a small revolt, and the neighboring empire took great offense. The revolt was crushed, and key members of House Ordelia were killed, but the empire wasn't finished yet. Infiltrators from a secret organization had also been part of the group sent to their territory, and imprisoned Lysithea and her siblings to enact magic experiments on them. The siblings and their parents could only watch in horror as they died one by one, leaving only her mother, father and herself alive with the experiments resulting in a grim success: Lysithea had two Crests with in her: a Minor Crest of Charon and a Major Crest of Gloucester. However, the experiments also cut her lifespan severely, and with her frail health it's become clear that she will not live a long life so long as the Crests are within her... and as far as she is aware, there is no one who can. Callously, the mages who had experimented her abandoned the family in their own home when they realized the price of their success. One may conclude that witnessing these events in her childhood is the reason she is so terrified of ghosts, regardless of what she may say.
With the tragedy suffered by House Ordelia, Lysithea has vowed to put an end to their affairs- once she can ensure her parents a peaceful, happy remainder of their days she plans on dissolving House Ordelia as a noble family and has no plans on continuing the family line. To do so, however, she needed to be more than the frail, dying little girl they had left behind, and there was only one thing to do: get to work.
As a result, Lysithea is a notoriously driven young woman, regarded as a magical prodigy by all who meet her and with a work ethic that could scare even the most ambitious of people. She values hard work, determination and integrity above all and as a result she gets incredibly offended and angry when the results of her work is regarded as 'natural talent'. Every day she works to better herself, foster her skills and draw more of her potential out and all that she does is for her parents- she loves them dearly, and can't stand the idea of being a burden on them. But her drive also makes her proud- she can't stand asking for help or accepting it, and though she may try she also is unsure of how to offer it as well. She also can't stand being treated childishly, and will rather ruthlessly critique 'childish' traits in others without thinking first. Many have fallen victim to her temper and harsh words due to this, and she misses when she acts immaturely quite often- such as ruthlessly tearing into Ignatz for not meeting her standards or angrily refusing Raphael's help as a student... or even her dislike of vegetables.
However, she's not all drive and harsh words- Lysithea can be just as sweet as the cakes she loves most, and even she can find time to enjoy the little things in life like a good book, a treat or even a stuffed animal. She loves her friends loudly and sincerely, and will readily shower them with praises without even thinking, and her loyalty to Claude is second to none. And even with her harsh temper and sharp tongue, she'll readily and sincerely apologize if she or someone else believes she has gone too far- she's not heartless in the least, and wants to help everyone reach their best. She dreams of a world where what happened to her is impossible to recreate, where the ones she loves can be happy and thrive... even if she's gone. And if she has to dig herself out of the grave to make it happen, then so be it.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Breeder Starter: Milcery Password: Atomic Fireball
It's been several days since Lysithea made it to Cherrygrove City. The cold was harsh, but the people of New Bark Town had been incredibly helpful and generous in their aid, and for it she would be forever grateful. It was strange, waking up in a world so peaceful when she had been fighting a five-year long war just the day before- everything felt hazy, like a dream that she truthfully didn't want to wake up from.
She knows Claude is still further into the kingdom they've arrived in, having been here for months now. Every day she delays is more time it would take to catch up, but the weather is unkind to frail women who grew up in warmer countries where snow was a two-inch blanket. She knows this, but still she sits in a cafe, writing in the notebook the woman claiming to be her mother had given her. It held quite a bit at this point- it was a diary, a record of questions and theories about her new situation and new... world, and a log of what she was slowly learning about her partner pokemon, a milcery (who made no sense, honestly, because how did a drop of cream come to life and why does it have a face?) and a friendly face she'd met on the road- a big, furry little thing called a sentret. It was incredible how different they were, and yet they were treated so similarly by the world around them.
As the pencil scratches against the paper, Lysithea glances at the clock on the wall. In about an hour, she would deposit her journal back at the room in the inn she'd managed to secure. Her funds had been startlingly low, but she'd been hired on at the local library for a week. To leave now would be unthinkably rude and irresponsible! Claude would have to understand. And besides, having some extra funds would be helpful, wouldn't it? But for now, she had time to learn. Her milcery maintaining a solid presence despite the sentret curling around her for a hug. It made no sense, so it would be written down to explore further in their time together. There wasn't much she could do about the situation, but she could still learn and adapt as she always did.
Edited (straight up... forgot a sentence i'm so sorry) 2021-02-14 13:37 (UTC)
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Player Name: Maniette E-mail: rika[dot]tags[at]gmail[dot]com Preferred Contact: PM here or Maniette Timezone: GMT+10 (AEST) Current Characters in Victory Road: None anymore
Character Name: Argonaut "Argo" Keene Series: The Adventure Zone: Graduation Timeline:Immediately following episode 20 Canon Resource Links:Argo's wiki page and his world, Nua, a D&D adjacent world where Heroes and Villains are university trained and functionally WWE-style entertainers.
Personality: Argo Keene has a very specific personality that he puts out to the world: roguishly charming, quick-witted, debonair and surprisingly genuine - and while these are all individually true, they tell a markedly different story than what's under his no-longer-blue skin. The best lies have a grain of truth at their core, after all.
Argo is indeed a naturally social and agreeable person, and makes little pretence in showing a genuine interest in other people and playing a supporting role in their relationship with him, through either literally supporting them through actions or gifts of lemons and fish jerky, or as moral support. He will always help someone to the very limit of his abilities, but will never actually take charge of an entire situation unless it's clear the other parties are unable or unwilling to do so. And yet despite all of this, it's actually extremely difficult to learn more about the Genasi himself: he's tight-lipped on his own life and circumstances, and even his own true feelings.
Part of this is due to a massive heaping of anxiety: Argo is desperate to feel like he truly belongs to a group, and to have meaningful relationships with other people - especially his fellow Thundermen - but simultaneously doesn't want to come across as whiny or a burden, or not capable of keeping up with people; so he tends to stay quiet and bottle up his own feelings. Despite this, though, his actions betray him more often than not in his eagerness to be Of Use to other people, more than his career as Henchman would rightfully demand; while he doesn't often lie, he'll absolutely do so in order to keep people from thinking he's not worth their time.
He's fiercely, desperately loyal, but it's easy to - and more than once, has been - used against him, along with his habitual bottling up of emotions and quietly harbouring resentment, and it's something he doesn't quite have the emotional intelligence or self-worth to properly recognise as such until it's too late.
Player Name: Star E-mail: thisisandroid18@gmail.com Preferred Contact: PM Timezone: CST Current Characters in Victory Road: Jolyne Cujoh and Robert E.O. Speedwagon
Character Name: Fitzroy Maplecourt Series: The Adventure Zone: Graduation Timeline: Post episode 20 Canon Resource Links:Here
Personality: Fitzroy is one of those strange types of people that at first glance seems to be a posh and swanky stuck up rich type. If you ignore the fact he's six foot four and built like a truck. It's funny in a way because when Fitzroy opens his mouth he sounds like your typical whiny and entitled spoiled brat that deserves nothing but the best, insisting that he's a knight (in absentia) of a kingdom that seems to be a Nigerian prince scam in a fantasy setting. An absolute brain dead dolt that is intensely selfish and cares about no one other than himself and what can immediately benefit himself.
Which, in a way, is quite true. But this is just how he thinks he needs to act, coming from a background that is far plainer than that to where he needed to lie and put on pretenses at Clyde Nite's Night Knight School to not seem to be out of place. He even went so far as to wear a pair of glasses (with no lenses) to make himself seem more intelligent. This man is a barbarian and sorcerer mix which means he's not necessarily stupid but he's also far more made towards physical prowess and wisdom than actual intelligence. He can be a rather effective leader and tactician when he needs to be, but it still comes mixed in with absolutely stupid commentary around it. Or needing to be tempered by the situation or someone around him.
He also can pretend all he wants that no one means anything to him, but in reality he truly cares about those around him, even if he would never outright admit it. The other Thundermen (Master Firbolg and Argo) are the closest things he has and has had as friends and thus will make fun of them and poke at them but if anyone else does, then all hell breaks loose. This is also particularly seen in a hilarious light when he's taught how to manifest his magic into a celestial magical construct crab named Snippers that he hates and tries to leave behind at first, when a few episodes later he's legitimately calling him "his sweet boy" and would always have the tiny crab around.
Truly he's a man of ridiculous contradictions, which would anyone else who has their magic coming from the literal embodiment of Chaos not be much the same?
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Krabby (Snippers 2.0) Password: Atomic Fireball
Player Name: Spooks/Emi E-mail: e.beatrice@rocketmail.com Preferred Contact:plurk, twitter Timezone: EST Current Characters in Victory Road: N/A
Character Name: Ludwig von Koopa Series: Super Mario Timeline: The Super Mario timeline is kind of ambiguous, but Ludwig draws inspiration especially from post-Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, post-Color Splash, post-Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, and post-Paper Jam. Canon Resource Links:https://www.mariowiki.com/Ludwig_von_Koopa
Personality: Ludwig von Koopa is the eldest of the Koopalings, a group of magic Koopas that were adopted by Bowser. They are also his henchmen, and basically the best of the best of the Koopa King's army. As such, Ludwig has a lot on his plate. He's practically Bowser's second-in-command, so he plays the leader of the group a lot, despite the other Koopalings' arguments against him being so.
Ludwig is quite smug and snooty, and he definitely likes to show off. It makes sense, considering he's the strongest magic user out of the group. As much as they all bicker with each other, Ludwig does care about his siblings. This also goes for Bowser Jr., the youngest sibling, but the one next in line for Bowser's throne. You'd think Ludwig would be kind of mad he wouldn't be first in line for the crown, but he isn't really, and instead helps Bowser Jr. become the best prince he can be. Ludwig is also very charismatic and persuasive, opting to try to talk things out first before resorting to fighting. While he can be charismatic, it's been kind of hard for him to have very many friends in the Koopa Kingdom, considering his rank and occupation. Lets hope he changes this in Victory Road!
Ludwig loves music, especially classical. Although this may be his forte (pun totally intended), he definitely enjoys all kinds of music, ranging from rock to musicals and everything in between! He plays the piano mostly, but he tries to teach himself a variety of different instruments. He is very intelligent, and before he had music as a hobby, he dabbled in science. He was a bit of a wild child when he was much younger (they didn't call him Kooky von Koopa for nothing! and frankly he'd like to forget that.) He still creates his own inventions from time to time, but now more alongside his brother Iggy who is considered the mad scientist. Now he puts his smarts more towards music and strategy.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Team Rocket Starter: Turtonator, Lvl 15 (chipped) and Galarian Zigzagoon Lvl 5 Password: Atomic Fireball
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Welcome to the Wonderful World of Pokemon! Congratulations, you have a fun and exciting adventure awaiting you.
Now that you've been accepted... [○] Respond to this with your character's journal. This is a must! [○] Comment in the Taken Characters post, alphabetized by series: Here. [○] Join the following communities: victory_road, the_plateau, and ohmyarceus. Only Team Rocket personnel should join silph_co, but we ask that all Victory Road members subscribe to it. Note! You will not be accepted to the main or logs community until you've commented in the aforementioned places. [○] If you're still on the reserved list, please let us know that they've been accepted. [○] Please make sure to check out the Calendar for the weather and upcoming plots and swarms! [○] You can also find our mod plurk at victoryroad; if you have a Plurk, we suggest you become a fan!
We'd also like to take this moment to inform you of the Eastern Kanto Ferry! For only P2000, you can take a three day, all-inclusive ferry ride from New Bark Town to Pallet Town and begin a new pokémon journey in the Kanto region! Otherwise, feel free to start in Johto!
Unfortunately, we can't accept your application at this time. The reason for rejection is that Ludwig lacks enough canon and continuity to be played here at Victory Road.
For this reason, we cannot accept your application at this time. Please feel free to reapply with another character any time!
Player Name: Chi E-mail: winterbolts@gmail.com Preferred Contact:winterbolt | Discord: Chiluver#6626 Timezone: EST Current Characters in Victory Road: None
Character Name: Izuku Midoriya Series: My Hero Academia Timeline: Chapter 286 Canon Resource Links:Izuku on the wiki! Personality: Izuku Midoriya’s dream was to become the greatest hero. But then, he was born without a Quirk. And those without Quirks in a world of superheroes…can’t become great heroes.
Izuku had it tough when he was growing up as every child around him started manifesting Quirks, superpowers individual to each person, while he remained Quirkless. At the age of four, the doctor finally declared him to be Quirkless, dashing any hopes he’d had of becoming a great hero in the future. But despite all of this…Izuku wasn’t going to give up. He was determined to surpass even what was thought to be impossible.
Having been bullied mercilessly as a child for not having a Quirk, Izuku tends to be timid and a bit shy, though he’s constantly helpful to a fault. He’s polite and kind even in the face of adversity, which more often than not earned him more ire than if he’d tried to fight back. He was insecure because he was falling behind his peers. These traits were amplified before he received his Quirk- One for All- from the Number 1 Hero All Might, a person he’d idolized as a child and his sole reason for wanting to become a hero in the first place. Despite eventually receiving a Quirk, however, Izuku then had to work twice as hard to quickly gain some level of control over his new power so that he could actually go to school to train to become a Professional Hero. This resulted in him training himself intensively for 10 months to prepare for an entrance exam, showing his fierce determination to not allow the opportunity to slip through his fingers.
He is very intelligent and a quick thinker, tending to get lost in his own thoughts. He has a habit of mumbling to himself when he’s trying to think of something or work out a sort of strategy, but this is one of the things that Izuku excels the most at. Despite his originally shaky control of his given Quirk, Izuku was and still is able to compensate for his lack of experience by being able to think very quickly on his feet, taking into account every detail of a situation before he formulates a plan to tackle it. He isn’t one to give up either, prepared to go through whatever it takes to see his plan to fruition, which at times leads to Izuku being a bit impulsive and rash. Even if he has good intentions, he’ll often rush into a situation headlong without thinking about the consequences- mainly to his own self, often getting himself hurt for the sake of saving another. He has a very strong sense of justice and is constantly concerned with acting in a way that a “hero” would. Izuku is also very emotional and emphatic, and very often he’ll break down into tears if he gets overwhelmed with emotion whether it be positive or negative. He’ll cry when he’s overjoyed or when he’s devastated. There’s really no situation that’s exempt from being subject to his emotions, because he has quite a few of them.
Izuku has shown to be very strongly devoted to and passionate about the things he cares for the most, and in particular this happens to be All Might himself. He is incredibly devoted to the hero as he’s had the biggest impact on him growing up, being the main source of his ideals and beliefs in regards to what it means to be a hero. He has collected practically every piece of merchandise produced for All Might, has poured over all videos and documentaries about him, and even copies his fighting style and naming conventions for moves when he inherits One for All. It gets to a point where Izuku realizes that he needs to make the Quirk his own and tailor his style of fighting to be something his own body can handle instead of letting his admiration for All Might control all of the decisions he makes with it.
Though Izuku is normally kind and caring, he has a tendency to show his more aggressive side particularly when in combat. He’s shown himself to get frustrated and agitated if a situation isn’t going as planned, though he’s never quick to jump to anger. Instead of anger, he turns to a strong, unwavering drive to succeed, whether succeeding means saving someone or defeating the villain he is up against. A lot of this manifests in him due to the fact that he looks up very strongly to his childhood friend Bakugou Katsuki, who he considers to be the picture of victory, resulting in him somewhat mimicking Bakugou’s tendency to be loud and brash while fighting. It isn’t terribly often that this side comes out in Izuku due to him consciously trying to always keep it in check.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Eevee Reasoning: A big part of Izuku as a character is the fact that he was born Quirkless. He originally had no special abilities compared to the rest of his peers. Ever since inheriting One For All, he's been made to prove his worth in being granted such immense power by training and pushing himself to limits that others like him never had to since they had Quirks of their own from birth. I like the idea of giving Izuku an Eevee for several reasons, but the first relates to this idea of Eevee being an average Pokemon with infinite potential that can be reached with the right type of training. The second reason is the fact that OFA is actually multiple Quirks in one, each added to its power from one of the previous holders. I think this would be a neat contrast to Eevee's ability to evolve into many different forms, just like Izuku having access to multiple abilities. Password: Atomic Fireball
(Let me know if this works, if not I can find a more suitable one since the game it comes from is a horror game and definitely different from VR. I had a more relaxed one but it was just skirting the four month limit unfortunately)
Victory Road Sample: Midoriya Izuku's reverie was broken by two furry paws excitedly bapping themselves against his collarbone, clearly vying for his undivided attention.
"Evu-!!" His Eevee cried with a wag of his fluffy tail, having finally managed to convince his trainer to pry his eyes from the notebook he'd been furiously scribbling in for the past half hour. It had taken a considerable pause- during which Izuku had been chewing on the end of his pencil, deep in thought about one thing or another- for him to find the opportunity, but once it revealed itself it was very quickly snagged. With a soft smile, Izuku lowered his pencil and ruffled the top of Eevee's head with his free hand, looking apologetic.
"Ah, I'm sorry...I hadn't realized how long I'd been working. Here, do you want to see my notes so far?"
Never one to pass up a chance to be the lap-Pokemon he was born to be, Eevee slid backward into the nook created in the way Izuku had been crossing his legs, settling down among the fluff of his neck and tail with a pleased chirp. From there, it was easy for him to look as Izuku lifted up the notebook in front of him, giving him a good view of what he'd been writing for the last while. It seemed to be a detailed list of all of the Pokemon he'd seen on the route he and his travel group had been passing through, which seemed silly given the fact that he had a Pokedex to automatically keep track of all of that for him...but the notebook had things the Pokedex lacked, such as details about the individual specimens they'd come across, little doodles of them, and even anecdotes about things that had occurred upon their sighting.
"If we're going to be trying to challenge one of the gyms for the first time, we're going to need to keep training to be prepared," he started to explain, leaning back against the inner canvas of the tent he'd pitched for the night. "And these Pokemon are the ones we'll be fighting to get ready."
"Eee..." Eevee huffed, looking up at Izuku until the boy broke down into nervous chuckles, scratching the side of his cheek with one finger.
"Okay...maybe I just wanted to document them into my notes too, but it's going to be useful for later, I promise!"
That at least seemed to be enough to satisfy his starter, who reached a paw out to pat the surface of the paper in front of his nose. Specifically patting the image of one of the Pokemon Izuku had drawn. It only took him a moment to realize why, given the determined twitching of Eevee's tail and the way he was staring intently at the drawing.
Smiling, he scratched Eevee gently between the ears one more time before returning to his notes with a sigh, "Guess you're already ready, huh? I don't know why I was so worried..."
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We'd also like to take this moment to inform you of the Eastern Kanto Ferry! For only P2000, you can take a three day, all-inclusive ferry ride from New Bark Town to Pallet Town and begin a new pokémon journey in the Kanto region! Otherwise, feel free to start in Johto!
Player Name: Shai E-mail: boxofgrenades@gmail.com Preferred Contact:likeabox Timezone: EST Current Characters in Victory Road: None!
Character Name: Leonardo da Vinci Series: Assassin's Creed Timeline: After Sequence 11, 1488 Canon Resource Links:the one and only
Personality: At the root of all the crazy bullshit level genius to follow, Leonardo is curious. Boundlessly so. If there’s a mystery to uncover or a puzzle to solve, he’ll be there, probably not with bells on, but definitely eager and ready to go. Not only does he figure out how fix a hidden blade just by studying the schematic, but with no additional prompting, he throws in another one on the house. His reaction to not knowing how something works is to try it out and see what happens, which is how Ezio ended up with an experimental gun strapped onto his wrist and loose instructions to test it out on some dummies. He’s driven by a deep desire to understand…basically everything, which is how he’s become so famous for, well, understanding basically everything. There’s no puzzle so small that he doesn’t want to dig his hands into it. Sometimes very literally.
He’s excited about all of it, too. If he’s made a discovery, or figured out a translation, or has a new design in the works, chances are high that he can’t keep it to himself for very long. He damn near literally lights up when he thinks he’s invented a working flying machine. When Ezio tests it out, he’s so happy that it works, even a little, that it takes a moment to sink in that the flying machine doesn’t have enough lift to carry out the plan the Assassins are using it for. This excitable quality makes him fairly easy to read, at least emotionally. If he’s worried or upset, he’ll show it just as readily as if he were happy, as the thousands of people who’ve restarted their games due to missing the ‘press x to hug him’ prompt can attest.
Getting one of his inventions past the prototype stage is an exercise in frustration, and the less said about the string of unfinished commissions left in his wake, the better. Leonardo’s never met a deadline that didn’t woosh as it went by, whether because a project took longer than expected or through straight up procrastination. It also seems that he gets hung up on the details at times. The same attention to detail that lets him note the color of the atmosphere or the function of the eye also means that he gets stuck when he can’t work a problem all the way out. When he can’t figure out how to provide enough lift for the flying machine, he goes so far as throwing some of his notes into the fireplace. Another probable cause of his inability to finish things is his seemingly short attention span. He’ll leave scientific studies for days or weeks at a time while he focuses on something else. Reading his notes is incredibly difficult not because he encrypted them, but because he hops from topic to topic as it interests him. He’ll get back around to his subjects of interest sooner or later, but in the mean time, his patrons are often left hanging.
About that sense of humor of his. Calling it trolling might, in fact, be something of an understatement. He’s fond of pranks, ranging from the utterly harmless to the scarily dangerous, and the part when, not very many hours into the game, he acts as if he’s about to cut Ezio’s finger off, is considered character establishing for a reason. Beyond that, his comments trend towards dark and morbid when it comes to quips. Ranging from suggesting that the best place to find poison is by visiting a doctor to telling Ezio to put a dead body with ‘the others’, it soon becomes apparent that Leonardo says these things knowing full-well what he’s implying, and does it anyway for kicks.
Good thing he’s kind, then, or he probably wouldn’t keep getting work. For all that Leonardo’s a genius, and god, is he ever, it’s his generosity that really helps set him apart. This is a man rumored to buy songbirds from the market solely to free them, after all, and his game behavior seems to back it up. He’s quick to offer a helping hand in whatever way he can, whether by inventing something or simply pointing someone in the right direction. He may be a little stingy with his florins at times, sure, but when it really counts, his kindness knows no bounds. Seeing some Venetian guards hassle a merchant visibly worries him, and he translates every single codex page in the game for free. His concern for others extends to the point that he’s not willing to kill anyone at all, claiming that the one thing he isn’t is a man of violence.
Oh, yeah, and sometimes he paints, too.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Smeargle Password: Atomic Fireball
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We'd also like to take this moment to inform you of the Eastern Kanto Ferry! For only P2000, you can take a three day, all-inclusive ferry ride from New Bark Town to Pallet Town and begin a new pokémon journey in the Kanto region! Otherwise, feel free to start in Johto!
Player Name: juli E-mail: doctor.citan.uzuki@gmail.com Preferred Contact:thessjuli or PM Timezone: EST Current Characters in Victory Road: Felix Fraldarius bestswordmaster
Character Name: Morgan Series: Fire Emblem: Awakening Timeline: Immediately after leaving her own timeline, before she appears in the ruins Canon Resource Links:https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Morgan_(Awakening)
Personality: For someone who remembers almost nothing about her life before she came here, Morgan is remarkably cheerful and friendly. The one major thing she does remember is her father, the genius tactician Robin, and that she's always wanted to be just like him and even surpass him in her tactical prowess. But her mind works in...creative ways, so her idea of "tactics" isn't always logical or reasonable. She doesn't let failure or the dubious reactions of others deter her, though, and she's always willing to try something else if her first idea doesn't work. (Her first idea rarely works.) But she is clever, if unorthodox, and she eventually hits upon solutions that do work, even if they may have unforeseen side effects.
She doesn't mind that people think she's strange, nor does she mind the chaos she leaves in her wake, although she usually has good intentions even if others can't tell at first because she's doing something that seems nonsensical and not bothering to explain why. She adores playing pranks and testing her ability to catch others with her tricks or outmaneuver them, but she's not out to hurt anyone and if she realizes she's done so, she'll hurry to help. She believes in learning hands-on, so although she enjoys studying and learning, she tends to rush into things before she's necessarily ready.
Despite not letting her amnesia get her down, she also badly wants to restore her memories, and will try almost anything in the attempt. (Up to and including smashing her head into a post or a heavy tome.) She's in fact willing to try almost anything in general, since who knows--maybe she enjoys it and just doesn't know it yet! But mostly, the reason she so desperately wants to recover her memory is so that she can remember her friends and family. She hates the idea of treating them like strangers when she finally meets them, and she'd...yknow...like to actually meet them, which is difficult if she doesn't remember who they are!
Still, she's excited about making new friends too, and she isn't shy about it (or much of anything). Over the course of her time in Johto, all kinds of things could shake loose memories about her past, so she wants to experience it all.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Breeder Starter: Mimikyu Password: Atomic Fireball
Hello, me! If you're watching this, it probably means I lost my memory again! Or else I'm just watching it for fun. Either way, this magic box is going to be my journal about everything that happens, to remind myself all about my life in case I forget it all again.
So here's the deal, me. Your name is Morgan. You were studying to be a brilliant tactician just like your father, whose name is Robin. You were studying magic, too, but that doesn't seem to work anymore...I guess I forgot how to do it. But don't worry, I bet we're quick learners!
Your mother lives in New Bark Town and she told you to go on a journey to make Pokemon friends and restore your memories! Okay, so she didn't say that last part, but it was definitely implied. And you've probably noticed, but you have one Pokemon friend already: this little guy here!
[The camera turns to show a Mimikyu, who waggles its tail a little in greeting and then shuffles shyly over to hide behind the bench Morgan's apparently sitting on.]
The magic box says he's a Mimikyu, but he's not literally mimicking you. Apparently he's dressed up as some other Pokemon! I tried to get him to show me what he really looks like but he wouldn't.
[Then, in a stage whisper,]
Don't worry, we're very clever, we'll come up with a way!
[She returns to her normal speaking volume.]
The box also says he's a ghost. Spooooooky, right? He doesn't seem like a ghost to me, but I guess I wouldn't know if I've ever met a ghost before, huh? Anyway, since your magic studies are on hold for now, you can study Pokemon breeding instead.
[She pulls out the breeding manual in her bag and holds it up to the Gear.]
It's pretty fascinating so far! And Pokemon are magical creatures, so it's like you're still studying magic anyway. I'm trying to get Mimikyu to teach me his tricks--I'll let you know how it goes! Oh, he probably needs a real name, huh? Since there are other Mimikyus out there too. Okay, once I think of a name I'll report back in case you forget what it is.
That's it for now. See you next time, me! Er--well, you'll see me next time, at least. Bye!
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