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Player Name: Billie Sue E-mail: timefortags[at]gmail[dot]com Preferred Contact: Plurk: goodhotcocoa Timezone: EST Current Characters in Victory Road: N/A
Character Name: Ryan Agaki Series: Infinity Train Timeline: Post-Canon (end of Book 4) Canon Resource Links: • Infinity Train Wiki
Original Character Background: N/A
Personality:
The common first impression of Ryan is that he's the life of the party. He's the type of person who draws everyone's attention the moment he walks into a room, but also frequently gets labeled as self-centered or attention-seeking. Either you love him or he's deeply frustrating to be around. He's excitable, talkative, and hates missing out on something fun. He's a real social butterfly, and kind of a weirdo who doesn't seem like he has a care in the world.
Like Min-Gi, he grew up in Powell Lake in Canada (over in BC). They were born on the same day in the same hospital, so their lives have been forever intertwined. Ryan's family is Japanese-Canadian, but they aren't the first generation of Canadians in the family. Little is known about the specific situation but canon makes one thing extremely clear - no one really pays attention to Ryan. All of the Akagi children fight for attention from their parents because their family is too big and there isn't enough to go around. Ryan often talks about how his parents wouldn't notice he's gone missing or how they just don't care about him unless he's "doing something". This also seems to be backed up by his father giving Ryan his van and then choosing to have no further contact with him after graduation.
This has led Ryan to become very self-sufficient, especially in terms of taking care of his emotional needs. He's deeply attached to Min-Gi, the one person in his life that does seem to care about him unconditionally, but the moment Min-Gi ditched him on stage, Ryan considered that to be Min abandoning their dream of touring together and performing. He panicked at the thought of leaving, something Ryan had been very serious about, so Ryan left without him. He felt betrayed, but he felt he had to keep going alone - even if it meant leaving Min behind. Ryan knows how to deal with people who don't care about him - he doesn't. He removes himself from the situation and sprints forward.
This solo tour was a disaster. He had three girlfriends in quick succession (that we know of) who all broke up with him. The final one left with Ryan's van, which he gave to her out of desperation that she might stay. Despite acting as though he has to be self-sufficient and he's the only one who can take care of himself, he does extremely poorly on his own. Left alone, he crashed and burned hard, and had a manic episode where he returned to Powell Lake and tried to get Min to leave with him. He made up a New York show that didn't exist and spent what was most likely the last of his money on two tickets to New York City - and when Min rightfully said no, Ryan stole his keys and ran with them.
From there, after a long story that's more appropriate for a history section, the two of them wound up on the Infinity Train - a place where in order to leave they would have to learn lessons about themselves and improve themselves. Their numbers were synced together - 202 - and went up or down whenever one of them learned something, with the goal being to get to zero. Despite initially being combative with Min, Ryan quickly accepts Min's (incorrect) conclusion that this is all Ryan's own fault, and that the number is only moving up or down because of him. He's guilty about it, and allows Min to smugly "encourage" him even though it's clearly pretty annoying, but it seems natural. He doesn't actually question whether or not it's his fault; he just accepts that he's the one who screwed up and he's the one who needs to fix it. He will still get upset if he feels like he's being treated unfairly, but seems to easily accept blame - as though he expects to have to accept blame, or as though people usually think he's screwed up in one way or another. Min treats him in this moment like he's too stupid to learn basic lessons, and...for the most part, Ryan doesn't actually argue with him. He's upset, but he just lets him yell until Min's ultimately proven wrong.
He has an interesting way of looking at the world. Sometimes he'll blank on words and sub in sound effects and sometimes he'll gesture wildly to get his point across, but he also has a tendency to hang back and listen that goes unnoticed. Often it's read as him being distracted or zoning out, but he does pop back in and show he's been paying attention. He also tends to squash his own emotions down (even when he's very upset) when someone he loves is upset, prioritizing their hurt over his own.
Ultimately this is because under all of that good cheer and silliness? Ryan doesn't actually like himself that much. He'll say he does, but he's very hard on himself when he makes mistakes, and has gone so far as to say that he's garbage, in a way that indicated this was some deep dark secret he was hiding all along. He's impulsive and reckless but when actual (or even perceived) harm has been done, he holds onto the guilt. This can be detrimental to his mental health, as he had a full-on hysterical meltdown and then shutdown because he was coping with the fact that he had a bad thought that could have led to him abandoning Min-Gi. He had an intrusive thought and then beat himself up over it until he broke, as though he actually did something wrong.
Through his train experiences, Ryan ultimately learned that he wasn't just rushing Min-Gi - he was rushing himself. He was so desperate to get started on his dreams and get out of their small town that he left before either of them were ready, as if staying would have meant staying there forever. Despite nearly leaving Min to die (which Min corrects him on - he didn't, it was a bad thought), Min still wanted to play in their band and still wants to go on tour. When Min had the chance to leave on his own, he stayed and waited for Ryan - and Ryan looked more touched by that one promise than anything else in his entire life.
As of Ryan's canon point, Ryan and Min-Gi are on tour in their band Chicken Choice Judy, and while they haven't made it to New York City, they did make it to Utica. By this point, Ryan is much more willing to work together with Min on more than just music, to slow down and wait for him when he needs to. They communicate better than they ever have before, and having someone by his side makes all the difference.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Minun Password: Atomic Fireball
Everything happened really fast, and Ryan's head is still kind of spinning.
He woke up in a bedroom that wasn't his, in a house he didn't recognize, greeted by someone who definitely wasn't his mom, only to be hastily ushered out the door with a backpack. She went on about how it was time for him to go on his big journey, and how...proud, she was? She wouldn't listen to any amount of protest though, and soon enough he was on the doorstep with bag in hand, in what might be the tiniest town he's ever seen. Are four buildings even a town? And where is that music coming from?
Knocking on the door doesn't really do any good, so Ryan does the only thing he really can do. He wanders around aimlessly, trying to get his bearings. He does discover a few things though. First is that Min-Gi is not here and no one in town is claiming that he's secretly their son. Second is that this not only isn't home, but it has some of the most goddamn weird animals he's ever seen. And finally...he has one of his own.
Honestly, he doesn't even know what it is. The Pokégear thing calls it a Minun and it keeps saying the word Minun, but it's not like any animal he's ever seen before. It looks more like a cereal mascot, or maybe just a very small person with giant rabbit ears. He learns the hard way not to touch the little dots on its cheeks, but after a small burst of electricity that makes Ryan's hair stand on end, the little guy seems to forgive him.
After a while, Ryan parks himself under a tree to see just what's in his bag. Clothes, soap, camping stuff, more of those little capsule toy things his Minun came out of...and a bento box that makes him pause. He can't remember the last time his real mom packed him a lunch. Maybe grade school? And it was never this...elaborate. Did that lady seriously make this for him? Was it supposed to be for someone else? The rice is even shaped into what he's...pretty sure is supposed to be more pokémon, but his Pokégear apparently doesn't help much if he's scanning food and he doesn't recognize any of them without it.
He spends a while just looking at his lunch and picking at it, feeling a certain way about things that he's trying not to let his brain articulate. His cloud of thought suddenly clears though, when he feels little paws rubbing the top of his head and the buzz of static electricity. Minun apparently climbed right up onto Ryan's shoulder, and is now looking for as much attention as he can get. Ryan laughs and lifts him down, his hair sticking to Minun until he sets him on the ground.
"What's up, Min? You hungry, buddy?"
Ryan says it more like Mihn instead of Mine, but Min seems to responds to it anyway.
"Min!"
"Alright, alright, yours--" He picks out one of the blue penguins and hands it over. "I...really hope that's made out of stuff you can eat, little dude."
Because he has no idea, but Minun happily nibbles at it so he's just...going to choose to believe this is fine. Probably.
It would be a lot more fine if Min-Gi was with him though. He's got to be around somewhere, right?
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Ryan Akagi | Infinity Train
Name: Billie Sue
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Current Characters in Victory Road: N/A
Character
Name: Ryan Agaki
Series: Infinity Train
Timeline: Post-Canon (end of Book 4)
Canon Resource Links:
• Infinity Train Wiki
Original Character Background: N/A
Personality:
The common first impression of Ryan is that he's the life of the party. He's the type of person who draws everyone's attention the moment he walks into a room, but also frequently gets labeled as self-centered or attention-seeking. Either you love him or he's deeply frustrating to be around. He's excitable, talkative, and hates missing out on something fun. He's a real social butterfly, and kind of a weirdo who doesn't seem like he has a care in the world.
Like Min-Gi, he grew up in Powell Lake in Canada (over in BC). They were born on the same day in the same hospital, so their lives have been forever intertwined. Ryan's family is Japanese-Canadian, but they aren't the first generation of Canadians in the family. Little is known about the specific situation but canon makes one thing extremely clear - no one really pays attention to Ryan. All of the Akagi children fight for attention from their parents because their family is too big and there isn't enough to go around. Ryan often talks about how his parents wouldn't notice he's gone missing or how they just don't care about him unless he's "doing something". This also seems to be backed up by his father giving Ryan his van and then choosing to have no further contact with him after graduation.
This has led Ryan to become very self-sufficient, especially in terms of taking care of his emotional needs. He's deeply attached to Min-Gi, the one person in his life that does seem to care about him unconditionally, but the moment Min-Gi ditched him on stage, Ryan considered that to be Min abandoning their dream of touring together and performing. He panicked at the thought of leaving, something Ryan had been very serious about, so Ryan left without him. He felt betrayed, but he felt he had to keep going alone - even if it meant leaving Min behind. Ryan knows how to deal with people who don't care about him - he doesn't. He removes himself from the situation and sprints forward.
This solo tour was a disaster. He had three girlfriends in quick succession (that we know of) who all broke up with him. The final one left with Ryan's van, which he gave to her out of desperation that she might stay. Despite acting as though he has to be self-sufficient and he's the only one who can take care of himself, he does extremely poorly on his own. Left alone, he crashed and burned hard, and had a manic episode where he returned to Powell Lake and tried to get Min to leave with him. He made up a New York show that didn't exist and spent what was most likely the last of his money on two tickets to New York City - and when Min rightfully said no, Ryan stole his keys and ran with them.
From there, after a long story that's more appropriate for a history section, the two of them wound up on the Infinity Train - a place where in order to leave they would have to learn lessons about themselves and improve themselves. Their numbers were synced together - 202 - and went up or down whenever one of them learned something, with the goal being to get to zero. Despite initially being combative with Min, Ryan quickly accepts Min's (incorrect) conclusion that this is all Ryan's own fault, and that the number is only moving up or down because of him. He's guilty about it, and allows Min to smugly "encourage" him even though it's clearly pretty annoying, but it seems natural. He doesn't actually question whether or not it's his fault; he just accepts that he's the one who screwed up and he's the one who needs to fix it. He will still get upset if he feels like he's being treated unfairly, but seems to easily accept blame - as though he expects to have to accept blame, or as though people usually think he's screwed up in one way or another. Min treats him in this moment like he's too stupid to learn basic lessons, and...for the most part, Ryan doesn't actually argue with him. He's upset, but he just lets him yell until Min's ultimately proven wrong.
He has an interesting way of looking at the world. Sometimes he'll blank on words and sub in sound effects and sometimes he'll gesture wildly to get his point across, but he also has a tendency to hang back and listen that goes unnoticed. Often it's read as him being distracted or zoning out, but he does pop back in and show he's been paying attention. He also tends to squash his own emotions down (even when he's very upset) when someone he loves is upset, prioritizing their hurt over his own.
Ultimately this is because under all of that good cheer and silliness? Ryan doesn't actually like himself that much. He'll say he does, but he's very hard on himself when he makes mistakes, and has gone so far as to say that he's garbage, in a way that indicated this was some deep dark secret he was hiding all along. He's impulsive and reckless but when actual (or even perceived) harm has been done, he holds onto the guilt. This can be detrimental to his mental health, as he had a full-on hysterical meltdown and then shutdown because he was coping with the fact that he had a bad thought that could have led to him abandoning Min-Gi. He had an intrusive thought and then beat himself up over it until he broke, as though he actually did something wrong.
Through his train experiences, Ryan ultimately learned that he wasn't just rushing Min-Gi - he was rushing himself. He was so desperate to get started on his dreams and get out of their small town that he left before either of them were ready, as if staying would have meant staying there forever. Despite nearly leaving Min to die (which Min corrects him on - he didn't, it was a bad thought), Min still wanted to play in their band and still wants to go on tour. When Min had the chance to leave on his own, he stayed and waited for Ryan - and Ryan looked more touched by that one promise than anything else in his entire life.
As of Ryan's canon point, Ryan and Min-Gi are on tour in their band Chicken Choice Judy, and while they haven't made it to New York City, they did make it to Utica. By this point, Ryan is much more willing to work together with Min on more than just music, to slow down and wait for him when he needs to. They communicate better than they ever have before, and having someone by his side makes all the difference.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Minun
Password: Atomic Fireball
Samples
RP Sample: Here you go!
Victory Road Sample:
Everything happened really fast, and Ryan's head is still kind of spinning.
He woke up in a bedroom that wasn't his, in a house he didn't recognize, greeted by someone who definitely wasn't his mom, only to be hastily ushered out the door with a backpack. She went on about how it was time for him to go on his big journey, and how...proud, she was? She wouldn't listen to any amount of protest though, and soon enough he was on the doorstep with bag in hand, in what might be the tiniest town he's ever seen. Are four buildings even a town? And where is that music coming from?
Knocking on the door doesn't really do any good, so Ryan does the only thing he really can do. He wanders around aimlessly, trying to get his bearings. He does discover a few things though. First is that Min-Gi is not here and no one in town is claiming that he's secretly their son. Second is that this not only isn't home, but it has some of the most goddamn weird animals he's ever seen. And finally...he has one of his own.
Honestly, he doesn't even know what it is. The Pokégear thing calls it a Minun and it keeps saying the word Minun, but it's not like any animal he's ever seen before. It looks more like a cereal mascot, or maybe just a very small person with giant rabbit ears. He learns the hard way not to touch the little dots on its cheeks, but after a small burst of electricity that makes Ryan's hair stand on end, the little guy seems to forgive him.
After a while, Ryan parks himself under a tree to see just what's in his bag. Clothes, soap, camping stuff, more of those little capsule toy things his Minun came out of...and a bento box that makes him pause. He can't remember the last time his real mom packed him a lunch. Maybe grade school? And it was never this...elaborate. Did that lady seriously make this for him? Was it supposed to be for someone else? The rice is even shaped into what he's...pretty sure is supposed to be more pokémon, but his Pokégear apparently doesn't help much if he's scanning food and he doesn't recognize any of them without it.
He spends a while just looking at his lunch and picking at it, feeling a certain way about things that he's trying not to let his brain articulate. His cloud of thought suddenly clears though, when he feels little paws rubbing the top of his head and the buzz of static electricity. Minun apparently climbed right up onto Ryan's shoulder, and is now looking for as much attention as he can get. Ryan laughs and lifts him down, his hair sticking to Minun until he sets him on the ground.
"What's up, Min? You hungry, buddy?"
Ryan says it more like Mihn instead of Mine, but Min seems to responds to it anyway.
"Min!"
"Alright, alright, yours--" He picks out one of the blue penguins and hands it over. "I...really hope that's made out of stuff you can eat, little dude."
Because he has no idea, but Minun happily nibbles at it so he's just...going to choose to believe this is fine. Probably.
It would be a lot more fine if Min-Gi was with him though. He's got to be around somewhere, right?
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