[PKMN FULL] Poke-Ronpa: Year One - Despair

[Dusty]

Well then, right before I get the IC thread situation figured out we get another submission, awesome!

Vsich4, you are hearby Accepted! The only thing I ask is that you spellcheck when you write. Not a huge deal, but I did notice a few typos in your SU. Follow basic writing rules and you'll be fine.

Other than that, the IC thread is now up, and you may begin posting.

Things to note about your first post:

1. Shortly after entering the Atrium of the school, your character passes out
2. You wake up somewhere in the school on the first floor
3. All your pokemon have been taken from you. *gasp*

Thats it, you may now begin posting.

 

[FireSnow]

Well then, right before I get the IC thread situation figured out we get another submission, awesome!

Vsich4, you are hearby Accepted! The only thing I ask is that you spellcheck when you write. Not a huge deal, but I did notice a few typos in your SU. Follow basic writing rules and you'll be fine.

Other than that, the IC thread is now up, and you may begin posting.

Things to note about your first post:

1. Shortly after entering the Atrium of the school, your character passes out
2. You wake up somewhere in the school on the first floor
3. All your pokemon have been taken from you. *gasp*

Thats it, you may now begin posting.

Haha yeah my bad, was typing quickly, I'm usually pretty good about that,I'll type up my posts in Word first.

 

[Dusty]

Due to the confusion yesterday, and because the RP only just formally started, Grieger has a position reserved. If he applies in the next two days, he will be accepted. If not, the reservation will be revoked.

 

[Greiger]

Name: Edward Longhaven
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Sturdy Ground-Type Trainer

Appearance: Edwards sports brown hair along with tanned skin. He is dressed in a pair of long black sweats and a short sleeved red shirt. Yes, the colors clash, he never was good at matching clothing together. He'll just wear whatever is thrown at him or whatever he finds first on a clothing rack. He is a sucker for sweats, though, and will always choose them over pants or shorts. He can't explain why, just that they feel more comfortable for him to wear.

Personality: Edward's mentality can be summed up in one single sentence he used for an essay two years back, "They are but cogs in the system, and I am the one who turns them". For those who don't know Edward, they are quite unsure as to what the sentence means. Many leap to conclusions and assume that he's a manipulator, someone who can convince others to do what he wants. He isn't. Edward has always seen himself as a leader, someone who is capable of taking control of the situation and finding some way to become a leader. Often times he doesn't mean to take up a leadership position. It just naturally happens on its own, as if it was meant to be.

For those who have met the young man they will say that there is something about him… something that draws others toward him. They will also go to say that this trait is probably why he is such an effective pokemon trainer. And indeed, the leadership abilities he shows while battling with his team usually gives him a nice advantage over his competition. He'll stay calm and collected on the sidelines no matter which way the battle turns, and this in turn has led to an unusually high win rate.

They key to Edward's personality is quite simple. Being calm. Perhaps a bit TOO calm though. It has been noted by his friends and prior teachers that Edward's calm demeanor can end up costing him a grade or too since the boy will shrug off bad grades. His response? He just had to be calm about the whole ordeal and simply do better on the next test. Such an attitude leads to progressively worse grades and requires intervention of another to help him out. Just because he's a natural born leader doesn't mean he's the smartest guy in his class.

History: Edward was born to a middle class family that resided in an average neighborhood, that lived in an average house, and was just an average family. Well, initially that was. the case. From an early age Edward showed signs of leadership. He was capable of bonding with many kids around the playground and finding out ways to make them his friends. If that meant nice words or giving them one of his treats, then he would do so.

This behavior continued up to middle school when Edward's father finally gifted him with a Mudkip. Edward didn't react with overwhelming positivity, only a calmness as he decided what to do with his new pet. He didn't just want the Mudkip for show as other students did, but instead wanted to see how far he could take such a relationship. That was ultimately the thought that led to his current team.

Edward's calming nature was so effective that when one of the Elite Four visited his town he was able to battle far further than any of his school mates were. It wasn't because of his powerful pokemon or the like, he was informed. It was because he didn't let anxiety overwhelm him. Instead of falling into fight or flight responses he just looked at things like a leader would. It was due to this encounter that a letter finally was sent out to him for an academy that was asking for his attendance. The traveling expenses were all paid for and so he accepted the invitation. Two weeks later he was making his way to Cinnabar.

Pokemon Team:

Spoiler:

Cletus / Male / Torrent

Spoiler:

Cletus is the very first mon that Edward's father gave to him when he had just entered middle school. The mud fish is considered a jock by Cletus mainly due to his not so subtle ways of trying to score a date with a female mon. In such displays Cletus will proudly flex his muscular body in an attempt to appeal to his target. As of yet he is still unable to get a date. He shares a fierce rivalry with King.

King / Male / Rivalry

Spoiler:

King is frightening similar to Cletus in many respects. He too sports a muscular body, a jockish attitude, but the difference is that he's better at it. Edward has noticed that whenever King makes an advancement on a female she will usually blush and giggle, unlike those who will straight out slap Cletus and walk away in a huff. King's one true goal is to find a Nidoqueen. He shares a fierce rivalry with Cletus.

Riley / Male / Lightning Rod

Spoiler:

At number three is Riley, a stubborn Marowak who sports a mean streak. Before Ramsie joined the team Riley had been completely out of control, at least according to everyone but Edward. The then Cubone would purposefully wreck anything he could get his hands on, attack other pokemon with little warning, and would pick fights with Cletus even though he was sure to lose. When Ramsie whipped him into shape Edward went on the record, stating that the situation had resolved itself. His parents saw it as him being lucky in picking up someone who could control Riley. Now Riley follows Ramsie's orders more so than Edward's. And since Ramsie follows Edward's orders, Riley follows along as well.

Ramsie / Male / Sand Veil

Spoiler:

The sweet Garchomp is a vast difference from the other mon that Edward has picked up. Edward considers him very similar in nature to a Mightyena. Loyal, happy to be petted, and always by his side whenever he's out of his ball. He's the main reason why Riley shaped up, mostly due to the Marowak being scared that the part dragon would gobble him straight up. Ramsie is the most laid back of the four, just looking to nap or relax in the sun.

RP Sample:

Spoiler:

Luckily Blaine had managed to catch up to his runaway mon and at least the run had burned out the Totodile's energy. For now Derpy just was calmly walking next to Blaine as the boy struggled to figure out this strange mon. So… Derpy wanted to be in control in a way… but also would let him give out commands during battle and not attempt to take initiative. He was very happy, but if Blaine did anything wrong then he could get moody or just look at him with some evil eyes. Just what as up with this mon and why was he like this? Blaine supposed he would never figure those questions out, but still, they kept bugging his mind and wouldn't go away. He would have to find a distraction of some sort, something like a battle. Only problem was that there were no farms out on this part of the route. He supposed the only thing that could be done was to find a wild pokemon and have Derpy battle against it. If anything he would need to catch some more, that was what trainers did right? Yet at the same time he didn't know if any other mon he would catch would be like Derpy… maybe even WORSE than Derpy. That caused a shiver to be sent down his spine. Well, Derpy did seem to be a one of a kind after all, so he would try and catch one and if that one was like Derpy he could just let it go and be on his way right?

He rubbed the back of his neck and frowned and looked down, "So… uh Derpy, do you mind if you get a teammate?" The Totodile glanced up with a curious gurgle and cocked his head. "Well… I mean we'll need help and stuff on the road, at least that's what I hear about. Trainers always catch other pokemon and all to help out."

The Totodile continued to stare up with that derpy smile and then glanced down at the ground. "Toootoooo…" He gurgled out. Blaine wasn't sure really how to interpret that, so he figured the water type was okay with the idea. Now the question was on who to find? Who really could help out his team? He wanted to find something that was… strong. Something that could be relied on and also, possibly, help keep Derpy in check. That was his main goal now that he thought about it, find a mon to balance Derpy out. That wouldn't be too hard right?

Blaine slowed down a bit as he began to scan around for moving patches of dirt or such. Anything could be hiding among the grass and if there was a potentially strong mon here, he didn't want to pass it up. Hopefully now that they were away from the farms and in basic grassland there would be more pokemon around. He soon got his wish as he saw a path of grass moving about and could see a flowing being moved about, no doubt probably being eaten by a pokemon or such.

"Alright Derpy! There's a mon over there! Go and sent out a Water Gun!"

The Totodile let out a happy gurgle and gathered some water in his mouth. He threw it out near the flower and actually scored a hit near where the mon should be. But surprisingly the flower turned around and Blaine could see a pair of eyes on the yellow face. "Bell?" The plant asked as it stared at its attacker. Suddenly a vine shot out and smacked into Derpy causing the Totodile to fall onto its back.

The plant grinned and withdrew its vine. Derpy was quick to get back up and and glared at the plant while Blaine pulled out his pokedex and scanned the entry that appeared. "Bellsprout… even though its body is extremely skinny, it is blindingly fast when catching its prey… Hm, I guess it's fast then." He put his dex back down and nodded at Derpy, "Uh… I know some stuff… water is weak to grass so I guess go in with a scratch?"

The Totodile jabbered and ran right at the plant, pulling his hand back and letting his claws rake across the grass type's yellow face. The Bellsprout cried out again and its body began to glow. In seconds its body began to grow in size. "Hit it again Derpy!" The Totodile jabbered and once more struck with some claw strikes at its yellow face. The Bellsprout cried out again and once more a brown vine whipped out and hit into Derpy's side. The Totodile staggered back and opened his mouth wide to bite into that vine. While the bite wasn't as powerful as a true Bite attack the Bellsprout still squirmed in pain. Derpy let go and stepped back a bit, panting from the powerful hits and Blaine took the clue. He grabbed a potion from his bag and quickly sprayed it over the water type, "Try to be careful." He cautioned his mon who only let out a jabber of words at him.

The grass type let its vine wave about in the air to try and intimidate the water type as its body glowed and began to grow once more. The Totodile angrily gurgled and began to rake it's claws around, managing to scratch at the waving vine. The Bellsprout in turn hit the Totodile once more with his vine and got him close yet again to a exhausted state. The Bellsprout likewise was looking weary but Derpy had the last laugh. He managed to hit the Bellsprout with one last rake of his claws and the plant went down. Derpy didn't gurgle happily this time, instead trudging over to Blaine and giving him an expectant look. Blaine sighed and pulled out another potion and saw that he only had two left, "You need to be more careful."

The Totodile gurgled and pulled away, wiggling his arms about and jumping up and down a bit. He glanced over at his downed opponent and proceeded to walk over and kick some dirt upon the plant. For some reason the scene was rather funny to Blaine. The trainer chuckled and pulled out a pokeball he had gotten from the professor and threw it at the downed grass type. It easily sucked the mon up as it offered no real resistance and he picked up the ball. "Well our first teammate." He said to the still recovering Derpy, "I guess we'll see if this guy can help us on our adventures huh?"

Derpy let out a gurgle and proceeded back to the road with Blaine following. Hopefully this grass type could help him with controlling Derpy, but for now it was just them and the road.

 

[Dusty]

Grieger is Accepted!

This will complete our cast, SUs are now formally and completely closed, no exceptions. Grieger, you may go ahead and post in the IC thread, as well as everyone else as well.

 

[Junier]

I'll make my post later this evening (afternoon?)! I planned to draw Rosalina but not sure that'll happen immediately.

 

[Dusty]

Next post is up guys, introduction time! I didn't want to get into lengthy introductions with every character, especially since my head is looking forward to a long night cuddling with my pillow. But also because there are some things you need not know yet about our cast. ;)

To get a better idea of the NPCs try talking to them during some down time you might have, you could learn some very interesting things which may or may not be relevant to any future mysteries. Who knows?

To the effect of keeping track of our NPCs I'm going to be keeping a record of them in the first post of this thread, including their picture, details, personality, and what history you have discovered to that point. That should help to keep track who is who. That will be coming in the next couple days when I have some time.

 

[Dusty]

Two things I wanted to let you guys know.

First of all, in the main OOC first post I have now included a list of all NPCs along with basic information like appearance, name, personality, etc. I will continue to update that as you guys learn more about your fellow classmates, and I will probably add you guys in there as well just for simplicity's sake to help out for posts.

Secondly, in most RPs I have done, we've had a skype chat or something of the like to just interact with each other. Anyone interested in that?

 

[Greiger]

Sure. I do skype chats for my other rps too. It's easy and a nice way to keep people updated.

 

[FireSnow]

Yeah that'd probably work well. That way we don't have to rely on happening to get on to the forum to know its time to post again. I'm in

 

[Dusty]

Sweet. If you guys want to send me your Skype usernames in PM I can invite you guys into a group.

Also as soon as Tokio posts with introductions I'll be moving the story along and bunnying characters a little bit, I'm eager to get this going. After that you'll have more freedom to move about and interact.

 

[Junier]

I'll send you my Skype name, I'd totally be up for a group chat.

Thanks for the NPC guide by the way! Very useful. But, two questions: Can any player command an NPC? And can you change the font color of the guide? The grey-on-grey is very difficult to read.

 

[Dusty]

To answer your questions, the answer is kinda of to the first and yes to the second.

Before controlling an NPC I would like to know what you are going to do with them and why. I pretty much have each character mapped out already how I want them to act and their histories and personalities, and that can get kinda muddy when players take control and contradict things. So in general, I'll accept some light bunnying, especially with the more passive NPCs.

Example: "Hey Kathrine, lets go shoot some hoops!"

Kathrine: "...Um....o-oh, okay..."

Some of the more forceful characters I would appreciate it you dont pull them along but propose something in a post, then let me control the NPC's response.


As for the grey on grey text, my bad. Turns out formatting text color for that many sections is terrible. I had to do a color for each individual spoiler area, so I'm not surprised I missed one. I'll get right on that.

 

[Ozymandias]

Hey hey just poking my head in to ask if sign ups are still open or not

 

[Junier]

Alright, that definitely makes sense. If we're going to discover NPC backgrounds, we can't establish those ourselves! My "controlling" would most likely be their minute reactions to Rosalina or they might be doing something small-ish that Rosalina could take notice of.

Tell me about formatting... It took me forever to get Rosalina's CSS looking the way I wanted it to! But thanks for answering my questions.

 

[Dusty]

All right Ozymandias, tell ya what. Sign ups are technically closed, but if you can get an SU and intro post up by Friday, I'll let you in. If you look at the IC thread, about a half a dozen NPC types are listed, as well as player character types. Go ahead and pick one that I didn't really give an introduction for. I believe the ones I have listed are: Grass, water, rock, fairy, ghost, and I think a couple others. I'll just take out the NPC that corresponds with the type that you choose.

To everyone else, I have a couple of announcements to make. First of all, I was informed that the NPC character Declan Russel is ground type, and another player is ground type as well. I must have missed this, so he will either have his type changed or taken out altogether.

Second, I'm going to make an official statement that if you are innactive with no excuse for two weeks, I will control your character as an NPC. If you are inactive for a month or more, your character will be eligible for me to use as either a murderer or a victim.

This will be added to the rules as soon as I have time.

 

[Groc]

Oh, yay... a Skype chat...

I hate to be "that guy", but I can't use Skype in any way, shape, or form. I'm all for the Skype chat, but I won't be able to participate.

Unless someone wants to be my middle man, and let me know the gist of whst happens in the chat. That's kind of like participating, right?

 

[Dusty]

Aww, sorry about that Godzil. Yeah, I'll keep ya posted here on any major important stuff that happens and any decisions that are made.

 

[Tokio]

An alternative to Skype would to use something like Slack! Online chatroom, y'see. Pretty convenient!

 

[Ozymandias]

Kind of rushed through this so let me know if I need to change anything

Audrey Durant

16 // Ultimate Teacher // Ice Type // Female​

Character's appearance: Standing at exactly five-foot-ten, Audrey is rather tall for a young lady her age. She has a rather long and slender figure which matches well with her height. However, she's built up quite a buit of lean muscle over the years from time spent travelling around the Sinnoh Region. While her height may be rather prominent one of the more eyecatching features about her is her stark white hair. It's just a gene that runs through the family, but she takes pride in it and how it matches her affinity for the cold. For the most part she leaves her hair braided and two the side, however sometimes she'll let it all down or tie it up in a ponytail. Her pale white skin would be clear and unblemished if not for the small number of scratches and scrapes she has on her arms and legs from travelling around and training.

Although she was raised in the freezing temperatures of Snowpoint City, she never got accustomed to the constant cold, in fact she went in the opposite direction and seems to always be cold. Audrey's wardrobe reflects this fact and it mostly consists of sweaters, hoodies, jeans, leggings, and scarves. When going out her favorite outfit to wear is a sweater with a button up underneath, paired with some skinny jeans, and a pair of boots to round it out. But when she feels like bumming it she'll most likely be wearing a hoodie, some leggings, and sneakers. However, the one constant she has in every outfit is one of the many scarves she owns wrapped around her neck.

Personality: Going about her days with an almost everlasting grin on her face, Audrey possess a fun loving personality. While she's the first to crack a joke and make light of a situation, it doesn't necessarily indicate that she is a kindhearted and compassionate individual. In fact she has almost entirely the opposite nature as her antics are often at the expense of others and it takes some time for her to warm up to those she's only just met. She does remain to be a fairly likeable person and has made a number of friends as she's travelled throughout Sinnoh.

Now with her extroved personality comes her short fuse. As much as she loves to have fun and get along with everyone, Audrey has one of the worst tempers in the entire region and once that fuse is lit it's hard to get it out before it goes off. It's almost amazing how she can snap in a mere instant exchanging her pearly white smile with some choice words and a glare that could make satan cry. Although she's not so forgiving with humans when it comes to her pokemon Audrey can make an exception. She cares immensely for them and sees them as her closest companions.

History: The daughter of two teacher's in Snowpoint City's Trainer School, Audrey had a rather normal uprbinging. While they were busy much of the time, both of her parents were around and loved her unconditionally. As they taught in the city's trainer school her parents encouraged the young girl to become a trainer herself, something she whole heartedly would agree to. At the age of five she was given an Evee as her birthday present and the two would go on to become inseperable. Perhaps because she had two teachers in her home, Audrey showed a natural ability for training and battling with her pokemon. By age ten she could easily defeat the other students at the school her parents taught at and on her eleventh birthday she was sent off to travel around the Sinnoh region and defeat the eight gym leaders.

Because of her affinity for ice-type pokemon some of the battles were harder than others, but Audrey got through all eight gyms by her fourteenth birthday. Instead of enterting the Sinnoh League tournament or fighting the Elite Four, the teenaged girl returned home to Snowpoint City to help her parents out at the school. There she would help younger trainers improve their skills and she kept training on her own as well. She would stay there for another two years until suprisingly she was sent a letter from the esteemed Hope's Peak Academy in the Kanto Region. She once again packed up her bags and headed out of her home region for the first time.

Pokemon Team: (More in the PC)

Spoiler:

Carley / Female / Glaceon
Carley was Audrey's first pokemon, an Evee given to her by her parents on her fifth birthday. When training together outside of their home in Snowpoint City, the little normal type pokemon became a Glaceon. She's a rather stuck up creature, and Audrey loves to tease her about the fact, but nonetheless as she was the trainer's first pokemon they are extremely close. She is the only pokemon Audrey did not catch herself.

Skylar / Female / Froslass
Skylar was a little Snorunt running around the forests near Snowpoint City who happened to stumble upon a young girl and her Evee while they were eating lunch. They invited the little creature over for a treat (much to Carley's dismay) and the pokemon followed them to their home in the city. For a couple days Skylar stayed with them even without actually being in a pokeball and then soon enough the jolly pokemon allowed itself to become a member of Audrey's team. Skylar is a very happy and outgoing creature, very much the opposite of Carly.

Kaelan / Male / Weavile
Kalean was probably the most reluctant member to join the team. He just so happened to be chilling on the edge of Lake Acuity when a girl and her Glaceon come up and blind side him with a barrage of attacks and before he knows it he's found himself in a Great-Ball. For the longest time he resented both Carley and Audrey for capturing him, but he began to warm up to Audrey and now cares deeply for his trainer, although he'd never let anyone think that.

Walt / Male / Mamoswine
Walt is the newest member of the team. As Audrey was headed home after defeating Volkner. She was almost home when she ran into a herd of Swinub making their way through a route. She threw out an Ultra-Ball and just so happened to catch Walt. The Mamoswine is extremely lazy and prefers to lay around instead of battling, but will answer to the call when asked.

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