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Player Name: Kitty E-mail: n/a Preferred Contact: kittylyoko@Plurk, PM Timezone: GMT Current Characters in Victory Road: n/a - Formerly Mikasa Ackerman
Character Name: Gabi Braun Series: Attack on Titan Timeline: Post series, but before the finale timeskip Canon Resource Links:Link
Personality:
CW: Child soldiers, racism... racism needs a second warning, it a lot.
Right off the bat, Gabi is a cheerful and energetic girl. She's confident and bold, if she thinks something, she's not afraid to yell about it. Very loudly. She'll even put her hands in front of her mouth to make sure her voice carries.
It's not really a good thing though...
Because for the first half of the series Gabi is brainwashed. She's an Eldian, born in Marley, all her life she's been told that Eldian's are monsters and that mainland-born Eldian's are the only ones with the potential to be good... By proving themselves by killing the Paradis 'Island Devils'. Gabi has been raised constantly seeing how badly Eldians are treated, her head being filled with all this propaganda. She's told that the mainland Eldians can escape all the racial abuse they suffer, but only if the 'bad' Eldians disappear.
Not helping matters is that Gabi idolizes her elder cousin Reiner. To her, he's a hero whose suffered through hell to make everyones' lives better. She wants to keep his memory alive by inheriting his armoured titan. That this involves her eating him alive isn't horrifying to her, because she's been told so much that she sees it as an honor.
Gabi is willing to do anything to prove that she's the best person for this. By killing as many of Marley's enemies as possible. She's perfectly fine using the fact that she's a cute little girl to lull enemy soldiers into a false sense of security. War crimes are fine... if no one lives to say anything. She doesn't take her fellow child soldier Falco's concerns and comments on this well. Thinking he's trying to point out her flaws so she looks bad to higher-ups. His checking if she's alright or injured? She interprets that as him looking down on her skills.
He actually has a crush on her. Everyone knows except her, even when it's pointed out to her face. Her focus on being the best soldier is too strong.
Gabi's extremism is later made worse when a group of those 'Island Devils' she's been raised to hate attacks her hometown. Killing two of her close friends, killing the few Marleyans who were kind to her and seeing the buildings crushed. She ignores orders to retreat and follows them as they leave, telling Falco to let her parents know that...she killed as many enemies as she could before they killed her. She then proceeds to shoot Sasha and is promptly captured. She's unrepentant, still yelling propaganda even as Sasha's friends are crying and trying to save her. Gabi doesn't give up though. Once she and Falco are locked in a jail cell, she fakes a seizure and smashes the guard who comes to check on her with a brick.
Her little reign of terror continues after she and Falco escape. With her refusing to remove her armband marking her as a Marleyan Eldian, because she doesn't want to blend in with the locals. She'd rather be caught and die than that. While she and Falco are arguing, they're found by a girl who... Gabi gets ready to brain with a rock until Falco stops her. Unknowingly to anyone, this girl is Kaya, Sasha's adoptive younger sister. Who takes Gabi and Falco to Sasha's parents to be looked after. Falco is able to play along, Gabi is sulky the whole time, fully expecting it to be a trap and for them to be killed. Even when all these people do is show her kindness, she can't trust them because she's been raised to believe them to be monsters.
Then the journey begins.
Because Gabi is now being exposed to so much kindness from people who she's been told can't be kind. At this point it doesn't have much of an effect, she's still ready to murder Kaya with a pitchfork when the other girl mentions that she knows they're from Marley. Falco manages to talk her down and the three start to talk with Kaya asking why her mother was killed. Gabi gives the Marleyan Eldian stock answer of 'She died because passed sins', to which Kaya is confused and Gabi has a rant about how not knowing ones sins is a sin and how Kaya must repent for existing. Considering the topic is her mother being eaten alive very slowly, Kaya takes it pretty well. Only asking the pair to follow her and taking them to the room where it happened and asking why again.
Gabi remains a shitlord at this point. Then Sasha's family go to a restaurant where a Marleyan POW and Gabi is so happy that they've found an ally. Her and Falco promptly run off to go see the man. Where Gabi brags about killing Sasha, completely oblivious to the man's growing horror. She's just there spouting this horrible stuff, wholly proud of herself. Luckily Falco notices and shoves her out the way as the man smashes tries to hit her with a bottle. Unfortunately, he hits Falco instead. The man then takes the two kids to Sasha's parents, because Sasha's father 'deserves' the honor of killing his daughter's murderer.
At this point, Gabi thinks she's screwed, she's going to die because the man takes the knife. But he puts down, saying that more death won't achieve anything and that if anyone is to blame it's him for encouraging Sasha. Sasha's squadmates have arrived and are asking if she's alright, one gently crouching down and asking about her injuries. Kaya however, isn't taking it as well. Because she attempts to sneak up on Gabi and stab her only to be stopped by the same woman who was checking Gabi's wounds.
Seeing a Marleyan man in love with an Eldian, a father forgiving her for killing his daughter, what had been enemy soldiers defending her and Kaya's anger and tears at her. Gabi's mind is blown.
It gets blown even more when she thinks she's being saved by a senior. Only for the senior to seemingly betray Marley, the whole thing is a trick. But the woman's words make Gabi think, because her reason for betrayal is not trusting Marley, that Marley's promises of treating Eldians better is all lies, that soon Eldians will have outlived their usefulness.
Then all hell breaks loose. People are fighting and for a moment Gabi is in the thick of it, fortunately the woman takes her to a relatively safe spot where she's reunited with Falco's brother. They then search for Falco himself, they soon find him. And Gabi shows the first sign of her development because instead of letting Falco's brother attack the man with Falco, she tells him to wait. They're reunited without incident... Except for the fact that the bottle Falco was hit with had serum that turns people into titans in. Meaning that Falco could be changed at any time.
They hide for a moment. While in hiding they overhear Sasha's parents and Kaya wandering by, the adults wondering if they're all right. Kaya saying she hopes Gabi is dead. This is when everything truly starts to sink in for Gabi. That to these people, she's the monster who killed their loved ones. She apologizes to Falco for dragging him along with her because he'd always known this. She's almost ready to give up, curling in on herself.
Then Falco confesses his love for her. And that the reason he's been trying to protect her so that she could live a long life. This gives her a kick up the butt. Falco is still at risk of being turned into a titan and Gabi's going to stop that. She's not going to let him die because he followed her.
... They fail though and Falco and all the others infected are changed into titans. In the midst of all she comes across Kaya again and saves her from being eaten by one of the titans. Kaya is confused because 1.) She tried to kill Gabi earlier that day 2.) Gabi as been calling her a devil since they met. Gabi can't explain why, not at first. Then she contemplates that she's the real devil, that she's killed so many people just for praise. Only to be refuted and told that everyone is the devil and that's why the world is a mess.
Gabi keeps moving until they're found by the soldiers who'd been nice earlier. After talking with them she learns one has taken Falco away and she pleads and begs them to help save him. They're convinced (mostly because Gabi being able to put in a good word with her seniors might save them but shh), and go off the save the boy. Eventually teaming up with the soldiers and forces from Marley who are also in danger.
During camp, the adults take potshots at each other. Each bringing up past actions to justify why they're enemies. It culminates in Reiner confessing to be behind the death of one of the man's best friend, ending him being beaten up. If it wasn't for his healing powers, Reiner would have been beaten to death. Gabi interrupts, getting kicked in the process, apologizing again and asking for help saving the world.
...Honestly, that's it for Gabi's development. For the rest of the series she's just kinda there, helping out with the whole saving the world. Returning to her cheerful self once it's resolved, only minus the murder.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Rhyhorn Password:Atomic Fireball
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Player Name: Maxwell E-mail: madteaparty92 [at] gmail Preferred Contact:toonish or PM journal Timezone: EST Current Characters in Victory Road: Boober Fraggle
Character Name: Rapunzel Series: Tangled Timeline: The morning of her birthday, before reaching the kingdom Canon Resource Links: Tangled Wiki pages for Tangled and for Rapunzel
Personality: There is, quite literally, sunlight in Rapunzel, and it shines in every ounce of her being. She approaches new experiences with, yes, trepidation - she's still new to the world beyond her tower, and was always told such a place was dangerous - but also with great enthusiasm. She's genuinely in love with being alive, and isn't afraid to express that. And Rapunzel is very expressive, both in how she acts and in her hobbies: A cornucopia of artistic pursuits that she's generally quite skilled at. After all, she had a lot of time to practice and learn.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that Rapunzel is a smart young woman. She's quick to take in information, but she's not what you'd call wise or savvy. Her sheltered life and how mislead she was about the outside world leaves Rapunzel an interesting mix of overly cautious and very naive... Mostly the latter. She's also just inexperienced and doesn't understand much in the way of social nuance. Her friendliness helps with this, though it only can go so far when she doesn't know what's going on.
Now, while her canon point is early, later canon shows us other aspects of Rapunzel's personality that come out as she gets more comfortable with the world around her. She's playful and can be surprisingly competitive, mainly if she feels she needs to prove herself because she's been underestimated. She is prone to putting others' needs before her own to an unhealthy degree, and relatedly, she can struggle to face her own negative thoughts and feelings. Sometimes it's easier to avoid them.
A big point that later canon, as well as the movie itself, really drives home is that Rapunzel needs freedom. She's spirited and cannot be contained to a simple and boring existence. It just doesn't work; she will inevitably find herself out there again before long, exploring the world.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Helioptile Password: Atomic Fireball
Player owlie E-mail:owlie.kings@gmail.com Preferred Contact:liberos Timezone: utc-3 Current Characters in Victory Road: n/a
Character Name: falco grice Series: attack on titan Timeline: end series Canon Resource Links:here Personality: Emotion (in the bleeding heart way) has always been a forte for Falco as one of the most empathetic characters of his series. We see the brightness in Falco's eyes when he helps someone— whether it's tending to the wounds of an enemy soldier who blew him out of a trench an hour earlier or delivering letters to supposed family for a stranger. Falco is highly considerate as he is immensely understanding toward others, whether they’re considered a comrade or any enemy. Throughout the series he wants nothing short of freedom for himself and his people wherever they may be— Island “devils” or Marley-bound Eldians wrongly labeled as “a good Eldian” at most. He laments profusely when he speaks of Marley's attack on Paradis openly to a girl his age wanting answers for the reason why her mother died, all due to a recon crossfire (when she’s technically an “enemy” but also a civilian). Those of Paradis had their memories wiped and knew nothing of the outside world— despite being taught that all Paradisians are island devils, Falco has never accepted that. It's horrid and utterly wrong what Marley does and that he and Eldians as a whole don't have access to basic human rights. In Falco's case, he considers all equally worthy of empathy and understanding, free of misjudgment and given a chance to be known (as long as you aren't some raging murderous monster, of course).
To make things just a touch better, he’s not just empathetic! He also has an amazing pacifistic streak even in times of great danger toward himself. Countless times, Falco's pacifism shines through whether he's serving as a human shield to gunfire or physical assault, or gently keeping people from attacking someone else by holding them back. He can’t stand it. Can’t stand to see his loved ones or even strangers in a situation where pain or death are too close for comfort. Violence bothers him to no end. He runs on the understanding, from personal experience, that it's usually difficult to slap a moral tag on someone during acts of war, and thus never holds grudges no matter how unsettled he can get. Because, like him and other soldiers (or even Reiner, who he witnessed having a suicidal breakdown due to the guilt of causing mass death on Paradis), intention and emotion play a huge role in how a person deals with their weight and if they're "good" at their core. It isn't so cut and dry and Falco not only understands it, but always tends to relate to it, as a boy who doesn’t want to be where he is or do the things he does— but finds no other choice in the matter, especially under the weight of oppression.
Pacifism tied to courage and compassion off the charts is more dangerous than one would think. Just because Falco strives for peace doesn’t mean he sits by and does nothing (he actually simply cannot do this, especially after he inherits the jaw titan from Porco, stating that his death would be a waste if he did nothing with the power he gained and storms off to battle to help the Alliance). Falco’s bravery allows him to jump into hazardous situations to tend to people or even attempt to save them in any way he could, starting with the amount of times he’s actually saved Gabi’s life (and others) from gunfire by jumping into her or pushing her out of the way. The most prominent of them all was when Falco took a wine bottle to the head by pushing Gabi out of the trajectory— and with ferocity in his eyes no less. He would rather it be him than the person he’s protecting.
And no one can stand to see a boy like Falco injured (most of the time; it hurts your heart).
To top things all off, Falco is immensely polite, especially toward those older than him. It’s always miss, missus, sir, mister, ma’am— can you imagine just how adorable it is? He shows respect for his elders and if they have a title, he’s sure to use it. Kids his age, well— he has a bit more liberty to be bold and oppose ideas, as well as be pretty candid to the point that he’s openly sassy or calling someone stupid (if they’re really about to do something stupid, Gabi). He’s mostly calm in every day life, a hard worker, and even humble about his achievements— after his boosted confidence and gain in performance, he’s quick to get shy over too much praise, but still credits those who have made a difference; such was Mister Kruger, who receives credit from Falco during a visit to the hospital for having excelled in a short amount of time.
Falco may not have the brawn of a teen or young adult, but he is still growing, has trained since a young age toward survival and warfare, and has the brains to make up for the rest. He’s plenty resourceful and a quick thinker, able to save himself and Gabi at the tip of a hat by making up a story, fake names, and using them. It pains him to lie, but if he must to stay alive, he won’t think twice. He’s surprisingly convincing with his stories, too— quickly sticking to a created alibi not once, but twice during meetings with the Braus family to the point that he’s quite the little spy. He even managed to fake intestinal cramps caused by “bad food” at a restaurant that earned him a fast ticket to the basement instead of the bathroom.
Falco Grice is virtuous, so much that it is, of course, a wonderful thing as it is something that makes him easily vulnerable to manipulation. While he has a deep understanding of morality and how grey it can be at times, he's also ridiculously candid to the point that it could be taken advantage of. He has already made the mistake of easily trusting and delivering letters for a stranger that ended up being Eren Jaeger calling his "family" for backup in Libero, unintentionally helping him achieve an important level in his plan that would eventually and consequentially lead to the destruction of the rest of the world. Udo and Zophia, his two best friends, on top of other countless innocent lives were taken and wiped because of Falco's desire to help everyone he sees.
Falco's pacifism, while generally something seen as positive, may at times also be so exaggerated that it puts him in danger when he can easily get himself out of it— this is more likely due to the early trauma of being sent to war and forced to harm and see harm, where Falco's personality type clearly goes against violence even under self-defense. This can be seen best when Falco is nearly fed to a pure titan by Connie— he doesn't resist out of not wanting to harm him or anyone else when just nearly he was going to be fed without a fight.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: breeder Starter: piplup Password: atomic fireball
Player Name: Insaneladybug E‑mail: lucky_ladybug7@yahoo.com Preferred Contact: PM this journal or LuckyLadybug#9152 on Discord Timezone: Mountain Current Characters in Victory Road: Radley
Character Name: Snakes Tolliver Series: The Wild Wild West Timeline: Right after he was poisoned in The Night of the Poisonous Posey, season 2, episode 7 Canon Resource Links: ... Unfortunately, I can't even find a Wiki page for the episode. Sadness. As per what I was told in this comment: https://indigo-league.dreamwidth.org/964.html?thread=1952196#cmt1952196 , here is a link to the episode itself, followed by my canon history.
Snakes is first seen in a funeral procession in Justice, Nevada and pointed out as a known criminal by Artemus Gordon of the Secret Service. He and his partner Jim West decide to investigate.
He participates in a mock funeral that serves as a cover-up for a Mafia-like gang’s meeting, casually playing the organ while the others wait for it to be time for their meeting. When Jim West exposes the fraud by crashing the funeral, Snakes confronts Jim about the strangeness of his presence, sarcastically pointing out that the wreath Jim brought was made with paper flowers. The jig is up and the gangsters decide to let Jim in on the joke about the funeral. The coffin is a fraud, filled with ice and beer for the meeting, and Snakes holds Jim at gunpoint while Jim looks inside. Snakes tries to avoid the ensuing battle but becomes part of it anyway and is thrown into the coffin and later at another gang member. Eventually it is he who gets the drop on Jim, holding a gun on him and bringing an end to the fight.
During the meeting, it is revealed that Snakes has decided to kill Miss Posey, presumably thinking he will assume control of her position himself. He has doctored a gavel with explosives and left it on the table as a gift. He then proceeds to out himself by acknowledging he was the one who left it there. Miss Posey is immediately suspicious and wants him to use the gavel. He awkwardly protests, “I’m not the chairman.” When she has her right-hand man Brutus set off the gavel wearing a protective glove, Snakes leaps up and tries to escape, then cowers when he doesn’t make it in time. Confronted by Miss Posey, he has the gall to keep denying his involvement even then, trembling and stammering, “You don’t think I had anything to do with that, now, do you?” She viciously attacks him by scratching his face with a poisoned fingernail. As he dies, he takes out his gun and still tries to attack her, but collapses before he can pull the trigger.
Personality: Snakes is a very mysterious fellow. At first glance he immediately shows he’s been around: the hypertrophic S-shaped scar on his left cheek that obviously gave him his nickname has a story that’s screaming to be told. His manner of dress is similar to a riverboat gambler, which may indicate he is part of such a profession. However, he is far more dangerous than a mere gambler (who possibly cheats).
Snakes is one of the six regional leaders of Lucrece Posey’s Mafia-like crime ring. Although the episode doesn’t really get into what he does in said organization, the fact that he was chosen from thousands of criminals definitely indicates that he is not to be underestimated. He most likely is an intelligent leader commanding many under him. His specialty is explosives, so perhaps he often blows up buildings when the occupants refuse to accept the gang moving in on a town.
He is a very cheeky fellow and not shy at all about the fact that he can't play the organ worth a lick. He taps the same few keys over and over while alternately smoking a cigar and calmly drinking a glass of water.
His voice changes more than once during the episode, obscuring the truth of his origins. He normally speaks in a gravelly voice devoid of an accent, but now and then he slips and speaks as a Southerner. Where is he truly from and why is he trying to hide it?
Snakes may be skilled with explosives, but he is also foolish, power-hungry, and cowardly. His plan to get rid of Miss Posey is preposterous, especially since everyone there would quickly figure out he was the one behind it. Did he think the gang would accept him as the new leader? Was he thinking at all? In fact, why was he so determined to take Miss Posey out? Was it truly a power-grab, or was there more to it? The fact that he tried again to kill her as he died is curious. Was it a desperate act of revenge for his death? Was he a plant in the gang trying to get close to Miss Posey for his own reasons, or someone else’s? Only he knows for sure, and he’s not talking.
Snakes is very self-assured under most circumstances he can control, but crumbles under direct pressure. When stressed, worried, or overconfident, he says and does very stupid things that lead to his downfall. He is also quite nervy, to continually deny his involvement in the murder attempt even after it's obvious and to actually think anyone will believe him.
Snakes is terrified of danger and will run from it as much and as far as he can, most likely abandoning anyone else in his wake. After waking up in Johto after being killed, he will be frightened, suffering from PTSD, and very distrustful. But he will soon set out on his own with his starter, try to figure out what’s going on, and how his new situation can benefit him in some way. He is very self-serving, but is there a heart somewhere underneath the criminal mastermind?
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Wobbuffet Password: Atomic Fireball
Victory Road Sample: Snakes was frightened beyond belief. This was better by far than waking up in Hell, but what was he to do with a world of giant animals, monsters, and bugs? He and the blue blob (Wobbuffet, was it?) had been chased by enormous caterpillars, bees, and moths all over creation. Now, finally as night was falling, they were hiding behind a rock.
"I guess I've sure gotta be glad Chita ain't here," he muttered. "She'd be screaming up a storm and calling out even more of these things."
He fumbled in his pocket for a cigar and then sighed. The middle of a wooded area was not a good place to smoke, especially if he wanted to stay hidden.
And what was he going to do with this Wobbuffet thing? It was following him around and was apparently his, but what did he know about taking care of animals, especially unusual ones like this? He didn't really want the responsibility.
But ... he had taken some time to read through information on it. It seemed Wobbuffet had some pretty powerful attacks. Maybe he could use that to his advantage. All of these creatures could do things that animals back home could not. As long as he had the blob, why not really make use of it? It could help him out of jams, and he could ... well, what could he do for it? There wasn't much that could be done until they reached some kind of civilization. According to the map, there was a town not too far from here. Maybe there he could learn more things.
He sighed again, slumping back against the rock. "What am I gonna do with you, huh? You know, you coulda done a whole lot better for yourself than me. I'm just a broken-down, washed-up gangster with nothing more to show for it. Back home I had a criminal empire, but even if I wasn't dead there, I guess that's all gone now that I tried to get rid of Miss Posey. They'd tear it all apart. I had to be some kind of crazy to think the others would follow me if I bumped her off. Brutus and Pinto, they're always fighting for her affections, and the others, they seemed fine with her too.
"I wonder if there's any kind of criminal organizations here? ... Not that it matters. I'm sick of working under someone else anyway. I was pretty big all on my own without Posey's help. That was why she came to me in the first place. Maybe I'll try to start up something like what I had back home, finding broken-down towns and fixing them up in exchange for some small favors from the townspeople. They were pretty willing. Boy howdy, they were just grateful somebody was coming along who could get them set up with better housing and sherriffing and that sorta thing. It didn't bother them none if not everything I did was strictly legal. Back there, you pretty much made your own laws a lot of the time anyway.
"This place might be more advanced than home in some ways, these Pokeballs and Gear and all, but they are seriously lacking in other departments. Maybe there's a lot I could do about that.
"Not without money, though. How do people make money here, anyway?"
"Wobba," said Wobbuffet.
"Well, I guess we can figure it out tomorrow." Snakes pulled down his hat and folded his arms and tried to doze. But he was too used to the good life by now. Sleeping on a rock was not going to cut it.
Growling, he got up again. "Oh, what the hay. Come on, let's keep walking. Maybe we can reach that town after all."
He headed back to the path, Wobbuffet trailing after him.
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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: Sailor G E-mail: sailor gundam 06 [at] gmail Preferred Contact:sailorgundam06, SailorGundam06#2608, Journal PMs Timezone: Eastern (NY), GMT -5 Current Characters in Victory Road: Romelle (Voltron: Legendary Defender), Keith (Voltron: Legendary Defender)
Character Name: Luna Lovegood Series: Harry Potter Timeline: After the Battle of Hogwarts (before the epilogue) Canon Resource Links:Fandom Wiki, Wikipedia
Personality: Luna is kind of dreamy and often comes across as distracted and strange. She's extremely open-minded, willing to give any theory a chance to be true before disbelieving something. She doesn't need concrete proof that something exists. Frankly, if there's no proof that something doesn't exist, she honestly believes there's always a chance that it can. She's very honest about her feelings, and perceptive as well, as her open-mindedness tends to give her a view of a situation that others might not catch. As the daughter of a tabloid magazine editor, she's often exposed to crazy theories and other half-truths that might be more true than people realize. Many of her classmates see her as strange for this, along with other things she does that are somewhat out of the ordinary. Luna admits to Harry once that she wears her shoes to bed. However, she also explains to him that she does this because she sleepwalks. Most likely, her Ravenclaw housemates never bothered to ask and just assumed she was weird for wearing shoes to bed.
Luna gets her sense of adventure and curiosity from both her parents. Her father runs the Quibbler, a magazine that often goes after the sensational stories... kind of like how the real world magazine, The Enquirer, picks up stories from "anonymous sources" and writes about things that they might not have complete solid proof are true (but there's also no solid proof those stories are NOT true!). The desire to be inquisitive and seeking answers to strange questions beyond what can immediately be seen is something that runs deep. Luna believes in small creatures like nargles that can't be seen with the naked eye. There's no proof they exist, but there's also no proof that they don't. Some might say she's a "Schrödinger-ist" in many ways. Her mother was a brilliant witch who loved to experiment with potions. Her mother's curiosity and experimentations did unfortunately take a price, however, when Luna's mother was killed in an explosion caused by a potion accident. This happened when Luna was 9, and she witnessed the event. It didn't deter her from being curious. If anything, she seems to want to honor her mother by continuing to feed her curiosity instead of hiding from it.
Luna is excellent at thinking outside the box. When Harry's logical thought process makes him think he has to find the Treasure of Ravenclaw in Ravenclaw Tower, it's Luna that points out to him that it's called "the lost Diadem of Rowena Ravenclaw" because it's lost. Why would something lost be so easy to find? She suggests asking people who might know better, who might have been around Hogwarts when the diadem became lost, and directs Harry to find the ghost of Helena Ravenclaw, Rowena's daughter, and the ghosty representative of Ravenclaw House, known colloquially as "The Grey Lady". Luna had been able to make friends with Helena, unlike many other students, because she simply would talk to her like she was a person, instead of treating her like a ghost. She respected that Helena didn't like being called The Grey Lady, and understood that she was very shy and preferred not to interact as much as some of the other ghosts did.
Luna respects everyone. Like she did with Helena, Luna also treated the House Elves with respect. At one point, she refers to Dobby as "sir" as he's about to help her and Olivander escape from the Malfoy Manor basement. Dobby is shocked by this, as many House Elves are seen as servants and slaves, and are often treated as such by older pureblood wizarding families. Luna does the same with animals. When she admits to Harry that she can also see the thestrals that pull the carriages, she doesn't regard the creatures with fear. Thestrals are not exactly attractive animals. They resemble demonic looking flying deer, in a way, and Luna isn't bothered by this as she knows they're domesticated and essentially harmless. The only reason she and Harry can both see them is because they've both witnessed death firsthand... Luna saw her mother die from the experiment, and Harry saw a fellow student get killed. She can often be found spending time with the stranger animals of Hogwarts, like the thestrals, feeding and caring for them.
Her open-minded nature often gives her a large amount of bravery. Luna has respect, but not a lot of fear. Despite being a year younger than the main trio, she's quite willing to accompany them to the Ministry of Magic to help Harry rescue Sirius from the prophecies room. In fact, when the team going tries to think of a way to get there, Luna even suggests using the thestrals because not everyone would see them, and they'd be good at being undetected. After Harry, Hermione, and Ron leave Hogwarts to go on their search for the horcruxes, Luna remains at school with many others, as she still has at least her sixth year to finish before she can choose to not continue, and helps Neville and several others who were allied with the main trio to keep Dumbledore's Army alive despite the Death Eaters' attempts to stop them.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Breeder Starter: Spinda Password: Atomic Fireball
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Personality: Juniper Woods is a very kind girl, and one of the easiest sorts to make friends with. She will always try to greet people with a smile or a hello, if not both. Though she can be a bit of a recluse, especially when it comes to meeting new people, she will do her best to accomodate other people over herself. She values friendship more than anything else in the world, and when she makes friends with someone, she tries her best to keep those friends. She even went as far as wear a friendship bracelet that her friend Robin Newman made for the two of them and their other best friend, Hugh O'Conner. Because of how much she values friendship, she will do whatever she can to keep her friends out of trouble and even from getting into trouble if she can help it, though sometimes her morality will shine through more and she will do what is morally right. She tends to naively think only the best of her friends - because if one of her friends does something that's terrible, she will want to not believe that it could possibly be true.
When it comes to her friends, Juniper tries to do as much for them as she can. As has been shown in canon multiple times, Juniper brings fruits and vegetables that she grows in her garden to give to her friends to show her support for them. She's given her best friend Athena an orange and her other good friend Apollo a lotus root, and gives them knowledge based around them. She also is a major worrywart about her friends when they're in danger, which she has shown for Apollo countless times when he helped save her from getting hurt by shielding her body when debris was falling during an explosion.
The good thing about her kindness is that when others around her are smiling and laughing, it causes her to generally do the same and feel more upbeat and optimistic about things. However there is a major downside to her kindness she tries to show. She's quite naive and can easily be manipulated by those who feign kindness and use her for their own means. She is easily trusting of others which lends more vulnerability to being lied to. She also gets nervous and frightened very easily and can do so when the situation is tense or nerve-wracking for her, or if others around her are also nervous, worried or frightened. Though sometimes she will try to perk others up, it's often difficult for her to be the light at the end of the tunnel. She also emotionally crumples easily under the weight of cruel stares or people just plain being mean to her.
Sometimes, she can put on a brave face and do what is necessary to get things done. Being Student Council President at Themis Legal Academy, Juniper thought it necessary to put aside her usual fright and nervousness with a serious look that would set an example of what all students should be. She can readily accept responsibility and follow directions to near perfection, as long as they are well within the bounds of her physical capabilities. This even caused her to not call her best friend Athena by her nickname 'Thena', in order to keep up the example she was trying to set for the other Academy students.
Juniper is a very outdoorsy person, and enjoys playing in the forest, especially given her home is centered in a forest on top of a mountain. She loves gardening and exploring in the wilderness, and watching the wildlife in the forest or even parks. Though you won't see her picking flowers or messing with nature, as she adores what naturally can grow within the earth's soil.
She isn't very physically fit, and has a weak constitution. As she is generally nervous and easily frightened, she can get into coughing fits from the stress alone. She always wears sunflowers on her so that she can breathe a calming scent to soothe her nerves in case nobody's around to cheer her up. Her coughing, unfortunately, makes it very difficult to get much in the way of speaking out of her, so she doesn't always do well in exceedingly tense situations or anywhere where she feels frightened or traumatized unless she's with someone she trusts.
If there's one thing she's determined to find above all others, however, it is the truth. Juniper, believing that the truth always should come before 'the end justifies the means', is adamant about doing what she can. Because of this, she dislikes it when people lie or deceive others for their own personal gains. She can at least understand when people do so to cover for others since she can't really speak for herself on the matter, having lied for Hugh to keep him from falling under suspicion of a crime. In a world where many new law students are trying to justify their trial wins by forging evidence, Juniper is seeking to help dispel this and show that the truth is more important.
Juniper's motivations center around her friends and the truth, though when it comes to a decision between the two she will tend to choose friends, though this has been shown to be questioned as she told on one of her best friends for presumably paying money for good grades, which she deemed much more important than admitting to him that she knew, though she felt extremely bad for it and refused to admit it to Athena later (who was trying to defend her in court).
Overall, Juniper is someone that's fueled by friendship and will do what she can to help her friends when necessary, though she won't go too terribly far if things are getting well out of hand. She might rely on her friends to keep herself going sometimes, but she can put on a brave face when necessary and stick it through to the end.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Breeder Starter: Bulbasaur Password: Atomic Fireball
[The video starts up showing tiny Pokemon - five baby Bulbasaurs, to be exact. The video swings around to a beaming Juniper.]
Hello, everyone! It finally happened; the clutch of eggs that my friend and I's Ivysaurs laid a couple of weeks ago hatched! [Her own Ivysaur is bounding along happily at the sight.] I know I could have hatched them individually, but I wanted them to hatch alongside one another and grow strong sibling bonds, and be with at least one of their parents. [Sadly, only having six slots in a team...]
I wanted to know if anyone was interested in a baby Bulbasaur? These are all ready to go to a new home, if anyone would like one. Having traveled with one since I started here, I can say they're very good friends to have along. [Her Ivysaur has helped her so much when she's gotten into trouble... well, all of her Pokemon have, but her Ivysaur has of course been with her the longest.]
For now, I'm going to bring them along with me and let them explore the world some. They need to be able to learn and be protected, so I don't want to release them to the wild yet even if no takers pop up.
Of course, if anyone wants one now, I'll happily initiate the trade. So do let me know if you'd like one, alright?
Take care, everyone. [She waves and the video ends.]
Player Name: Joey E-mail: technobabbledftw [at] gmail [dot] com Preferred Contact:thlayli Timezone: GMT/BST Current Characters in Victory Road: N/A
Character Name: Min-Gi Park Series: Infinity Train Timeline: Post-Book 4 Canon Resource Links:Wiki Link!
Personality:
Min-Gi grew up in Powell Lake, Canada. He is the only child of parents who emigrated from Korea, and while they clearly care about him, he has always felt the weight of their expectations on him. Although his dream is to be a rock star alongside his best friend Ryan, they want him to go to university to study finance. He is reluctantly allowed to indulge in playing the stylophone growing up, but even as a very young child it is obvious they would prefer him to be playing his viola. The older he gets the more clearly they disapprove of it, seeing it as a toy that it's past time he put away.
At the start of the series, Min-Gi is stagnant. He had planned to go on tour with Ryan once they graduated high school, but balks at the last minute once he realised just how close they were to leaving. In fairness to Min, he was only given a week of notice before they were due to go. Working against him is the fact he literally ran away rather than have to discuss his concerns with this plan. Ryan leaves to pursue their shared dream alone, and in the months that follow his path forward is decided for him. He finds a job he hates, gets into university when he'd rather not, and is all set to go ahead with that career in finance. He never once voices his reservations about this, just goes along with it, occasionally procrastinating on things like application forms until he is successfully nagged into it. He resorts to only playing his stylophone, the one thing that seems to make him happy, in the privacy of his work bathroom while he's on break. The rest of the time he goes about his life as expected, pretending to be okay with things when he very much isn't.
Min is extremely bad at voicing his needs. Not wanting to disappoint anyone, he will instead keep things to himself until he reaches breaking point. He's panicked and abandoned Ryan before a show twice rather than just talk to him about his worries. Prior to that he used excuses to put him off entering them in any actual shows. Min has a lot of anxieties about failure, especially when it comes to living his dreams. He can't envision a world where two Asian guys from BC can become big successes, and a large part of him would rather not even try than put in the effort and risk failing.
Conversely for someone with so many fears, he has a tendency to believe he's always right. In the first episode he tries to correct Ryan about which booth they sat in when they were in middle school, a minor detail that he's actually the one misremembering. While he criticises Ryan for his childishness, Ryan takes issue with Min acting like he knows more than he does. They are both trapped on the train to learn their own lessons, but Min-Gi can't accept that at first.
For context, the train only appears to those who are dealing with major difficulties in their lives. Passengers are assigned numbers depending on how much they need to work through. Until the number goes down to zero, that passenger is unable to leave. Ryan and Min are both assigned the number 202. Ryan is the first of the two to make progress, and seeing their number go down as he learns to slow down and do things the proper way... Min makes the assumption that means they are both there because of Ryan, and he wasn't meant to be on the train in the first place. It takes seeing an actual skeleton to see that it isn't only Ryan's impulsiveness that is keeping them there. His own unwillingness to press forward unless he is completely sure of the answer is also something he needs to work on, or else he could die before ever making it home. Although he instantly admits he'd been wrong when he sees it for himself, prior to that he had been extremely obnoxious in reminding Ryan that it's him who needs to work on self-improvement.
Thanks to his time on the train, Min is working through those faults. He isn't as dismissive as he used to be, and has pushed aside his fear of failure enough to go on tour with Ryan. He seems confident and at ease when we do finally see him on stage, a far cry from the Min we'd seen pre-performance before then. Sure they aren't the biggest band in the world. The performance we see them do together at the end is at an open mic club where hardly any of the audience pays them attention, but that doesn't matter. He's learned that so long as he can make music with his best friend then he can be happy.
Of course, Min-Gi also has positive traits that have always been there. His cautiousness can be helpful when he doesn't let it stop him entirely. He will think things through before rushing head first into a situation, preferring to have a plan to try and avoid mistakes. Min has a logical mind, and likes to look at the whole of things rather than picking and choosing parts to focus on. Although it was Ryan who escaped the art gallery car first, it was because he remembered Min teasing him about needing to appreciate things in their entirety he is able to see the door. While Ryan helps push Min outside of his comfort zone, Min helps keep Ryan more grounded. Min is far more likely to take the obvious approach if one is there, not trying to look for hidden meanings or come up with complicated plans when they aren't needed.
He also has an empathetic side. Min shows on many occasions that he cares deeply about others. He comforts their friend Kez about being the unintentional cause of a passenger who had chosen to become a permanent resident finding his exit for the train. He listens to her story, and helps her realise that she hadn't messed up. She had actually helped him come to terms with an event that had been highly traumatic. When Ryan admits to him that he had already had his exit appear and had thought about taking it, Min reassures him that everyone has bad thoughts, and what's important was that he didn't abandon him. In turn, when his own door appears sans Ryan's he refuses to take it alone.
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!
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!
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