Location: An abandoned lot in Kyoto Interacting with:@Letter Bee
Jan's first thoughts, as someone finally accepted his call to action, were something along the lines of; Drat, my own vehicle seems a bit lacking now.. Perhaps I should have asked to see if my Master owned a car I could borrow.. Oh well! Jan shakes off the motorcycle envy easily enough, and listens to the words of the one who accepted his challenge. "Wahaha! Well-spoken, well-spoken! I have no intention of endangering those who walk in God's light. Lead the way, my young friend!"
As the Shielder lead Jan towards a less populated location to do battle, he may have been surprised to note.. That the Rider was not lagging behind. Despite riding an electric bicycle (a notably slower vehicle), he was keeping perfect pace with Constantine's motorcycle. Jan gives him a wide grin the moment his vehicle's unusual speed was noted, and comes to a skidding halt, Akira bike slide-style, as they arrive at their destination. Before Jan could get a word in, he was ambushed! Not by any sort of attack, but by rapid-fire dialogue. Goodness, this lad was excitable. If he hadn't noticed how well he held himself, he'd question why one so young had been summoned.
"My goodness! To list my name among such impressive company, you do me a great honor. I am impressed you were able to place me so quickly, so I shall not attempt to deceive you. I am Jan Sobieski. It is an honor to meet a fellow defender of Christendom such as yourself, Emperor Constantine! A pity it must be as foes, but such is the way of things." At that last statement, Jan gives a lax shrug. They would not war in life, this was true. But Jan couldn't help but wonder how he compared. What an exciting event, this Grail War was. To test his lance against the might of history!
Jan steps off of his Bicycle, leaving it propped up against a wall as he steps into the center of the area, slinging his duffle bag off of his back, and unzipping it to retrieve his lance. At six feet, it outdistanced his opponent's weapon, but Jan was not foolish enough to believe his advantage of reach would make this an easy victory. "To be spoken about so positively.. I feel myself on the back foot! Hoho! I shall return your politeness and honesty with some of my own. I am afraid I am more familiar with the concept of Shielder than you may believe."
Holding his lance in one hand, he aims the other skywards, pointing into the starry night. "My title as the defender of Christendom, and the constellation 'Scutum Sobiescianum' - The Shield of Sobieski - make me eligible for the Shielder class as well! Though, I must confess my parameters would be far lower than yours if I were summoned in that form." Irrelevant to the current conversation, but Jan also had the potential to be summoned as a Lancer, though Rider certainly suited him best of all classes. With his Shielder self truly only being a credible threat had he been summoned somewhere near his home of Poland.
Jan's posture changes, from relaxed to imposing. Slipping into a combat stance, one he clearly had much practice in. But his facial features did not harden, they remained soft, almost joyous. His second love, after his beautiful wife, would always be Battle. "Now.. as one famed for surprise cavalry charges, I am unused to waiting patiently. But as we are both men of God, it feels only right we treat this as an honorable duel. Are you ready, Emperor Constantine?"
Fortunately for Oliver, several of the other spiders got the same idea to harass their larger, stronger foe. They were arachnids, after all. Threatening things bigger than them was right up their alley. Granted, their ideas of harassing the Spider-Monkey were a bit more.. substantial. A giant ball of webbing and an army of spider drones were things that Oliver simply could not match. Seriously, did everyone win the Spider Lottery except him?! Oh well, that meant less weight on his shoulders. And speaking of things to be grateful for, it seemed that one of the other spiders had followed after him- presumably to make sure he didn't splatter if things went awry. Perhaps a more hot-headed Spider might be offended by the idea that they'd need the help, but Oliver? Nah, getting his ass beat was practically part of the job. He very much appreciated someone watching his back.
Fortunately, it didn't end up being necessary, as the Spider-Folk fell into a rhythm. Irritate, damage, and tranquilize. It brought their foe low, and lastly;
..
Spider-Woman.. sang it a lullaby. And it worked. Oliver detaches himself from his current web lines, and fires off another line to swing over to the nearest building, clinging one-handedly to the side. He stares at the slumbering beast that had given them all so much trouble, completely dumbfounded. "Hey, really not trying to be Mister Sour Spider, but.. Could you do that the whole tiiiIII-" The rest of Argyros' baffled question would not get to be asked, as the part of the building he was clung to abruptly turned into a portal, causing him to tumble right through. As he falls through, the only thing he could think was; I should've just stayed in the Narrows..
Picture this; you are not the first person to gain Spider-Like abilities. You aren't even the second. You certainly aren't the most famous, or most powerful. But hey, you've got super powers, better put them to use. And then one day, you find yourself going from fighting metahuman mobsters and an admittedly pretty traumatic encounter with a human fly, to Kaiju. And then without a moment to take a breather, you go from Kaiju to presumably the, formerly only theoretical, Multiverse.
If you are having trouble picturing this, imagine how Oliver felt. He was living it. The only small comfort was that at least he hadn't been the only one spirited away. That would have been really bad. Still, even with the other Spider-Folk finding themselves warped to this otherworldly web, Oliver found himself hung up on one thing. The multiverses he could see sprawled out in front of him, some familiar, some so alien they barely resembled his own.. Anansi, and his declaration of both creating(? or controlling..?) the Spider-Monkey, and naming the group gathered 'Spider-Totems.' Well, look. Oliver was listening, he took in this information. But all he could think about as he buried his head in his hands, realizing he was almost certainly about to be involved in something way above his (non-existant) paygrade, was this;
"..I can't remember if I locked my door this morning."
Been super busy and might be for a good while, don't want to keep everyone waiting. I might drop this one, i hope you all have fun!! your characters all seem really interesting ^^
Brutal! Sorry to hear that. Maybe you'll be able to jump in later.
@InnerFlame Beau is Accepted But that shouldn’t be a surprise anyone.
If you thought one André was bad, now you have to deal with two.
Once @CrispyCryptid gets their character up, I’ll start the RP.
In the meantime, how do you all feel about Discord?
I think group discords are fun but don't find them necessary, so I'll be content with or without one. It would probably be more convenient but not to the point of being game changing I feel.
Although I wonder how he’ll feel about flamboyant André
Sweet!
In my head Gabriel has been keeping up with any news of his friends when he's able, so he probably is already familiar with how Andre acts to a degree, given that he's famous.
I definitely anticipate the very cautious Gabriel getting some grey hairs from Andre's adventurous spirit though.
Appearance: Pale skin, sharp features, a slim build, and a consistent frown. Gabriel radiates 'overworked' energy. He's got striking brown eyes with slight bags under them, light brown (approaching dirty blond) hair in a slightly shaggy almost-bowlcut, and a pair of thin red rimmed glasses. Gabriel stands at roughly 5'10, and is probably underweight. He is stuck in the permanent state of 'business casual at a minimum' for his wardrobe, which for a journey across a region is going to be miserable. Don't go hiking in dress pants! Overall, Gabriel has naturally attractive features that he does not particularly work to maintain beyond the level of presentable. He's far too busy maintaining his career's momentum instead.
Personality: Gabriel is a bit neurotic. It's always been the case, even when he was young he'd be sweating bullets at the idea of disappointing one of his teachers. As he's grown and been put into a bureaucracy job for the Kalos government, that part of his personality has grown. Naturally nervous, soft-spoken and weak to peer pressure, quick to advise caution and avoid risks, and concerned for the safety of others. As you can see, Gabriel had a fair share of good reasons to not want to do the whole 'journey' thing. He's not all agitation and jumpiness, though. Gabriel's work ethic is exceptional, and his mind is quite sharp. Once he sets his mind to something, he devours any information on the subject he can get his hands on in order to better complete it. He is also, and has always been, the 'mom friend.' The one who always has healthy snacks and bandages on hand, just in case.
Gabriel does have a special, unique talent though. Something he is more than happy to weaponize, something that has carried him through life. A uniquely high tolerance for boredom. Sit him down in front of a dry lecture, he won't even get antsy. Make him explain a complex spreadsheet organization system three times? No problem. That's not to say he has infinite patience, just that his patience drains at an incredibly slow rate when involved in things most people would call 'dull' or 'dry'.
Gabriel's family has always put pressure on him. Not to the point of cruelty, but there were clear expectations that Gabriel was meant to make something of his life. They wanted success for him, success in specifically a respectable (their words) field. Civil service, a doctor, things like that. To that end, they took the extra financial hit to put him in a high class private school. Where Gabriel was immensely out of place. Well, okay, maybe not immensely. He wasn't the only one who came from a middle class family instead of the hilariously wealthy, but it sure felt like he was sometimes. The first couple of weeks were the worst, he felt more alien than an Elgyem. Which apparently, was the type of joke that made people think you were lame.
Eventually, Gabriel got pulled into Andre's orbit. Not through any major event, but through helping Andre and some of the others out with their homework. After helping out a few times, they decided to invite him along to hang out, and it just sort of snowballed from there.
He helped Andre out with class when he was too distracted with his latest interests (Gabriel was confident Andre was smart enough to do it on his own, but a little help was the least he could do), talked with Kaylan about the logistical side of being a Pokemon trainer (purely hypothetically, was what he'd often tack onto the end there, having no interest in following that path), competed very one-sidedly with Nikola on tests (in the sense that Nikola never seemed to actually care to make it a contest, but she was plenty good at matching Gabriel's intellect.. when she cared enough to try). And, oh yeah, he seemed to always get roped into Siloh's ghost hunts (which terrified him, but he was so weak to peer pressure Siloh didn't even really have to pressure him, it was more like peer nudging). And of course, something something characters posted after this one something something.
He didn't hang with the group as often as he'd like, schooling came first no matter what in his household, and any time a tough test was on the horizon he'd bunker down for it. But he valued the friendships he made greatly, they were his escape from the stress of attempting to plan his career out before he was even close to being an adult. Which was why when everyone went their separate ways, it stung something fierce. Gabriel did his best to keep in touch as the group separated, but when you're a little kid with strict parents, it isn't an easy task.
But life goes on, and Gabriel put his nose to the grindstone something fierce. Without friends to play with, he certainly wasn't enjoying his school life as much.. But he was acing his tests. He had potential, a sharp mind and a good memory could get someone far in life, and Gabriel was on track to do just that. By the time he made it to High School, Gabriel was doing Dual Enrollment, racking up college credit before he even got his diploma. And it paid off. By the time he graduated High School, he had managed to secure an internship in a different region, working for the Hoenn League (though not in any major capacity, as it was, y'know, an internship). Throughout his High School experiences, he had been keeping track of his friends and what they were doing. Silently supporting Andre's career, cheering Kaylan on as he challenged the Kalos League, and so on. So he knew that one of his old friends happened to be in the Hoenn Region as well.
Gabriel reached out to Siloh, and ended up (through no desire of his own) assisting his old friend with the 'Siloh Investigates' channel. Primarily by ensuring he wasn't doing anything that would get him in serious legal trouble, but occasionally getting convinced to explore a potentially haunted location with Siloh for a video. Those videos didn't go viral, but they did do rather well.. Because Gabriel was still a total chicken, his dread was hilarious to viewers. Even though Gabriel hated the whole Ghost thing, it was nice to catch up with an old friend.
But the internship couldn't last forever, and eventually it was time for Gabriel to head back to Kalos, where he finished relatively quickly thanks to dual enrollment with a business major and a minor in journalism. Combined with the internship, this was enough to net Gabriel a job in the Kalos League. Where he remained for several years, helping to handle the bureaucratic inner-workings of the Gym Challenge. It was.. burdensome. To the point where Gabriel needed to get himself an assistant, in this case a Pokemon, to help him keep track of his things.
Two years into his job, and a few promotions later, Gabriel was contacted by his old friend Andre, who wanted to travel the Kalos region on the journey they never had when they were younger. Gabriel was not really interested in any of that, but he did have to visit the various Gym Leaders to ensure their paperwork and permits were up-to-date and in order, so he figured he could at the very least travel with them for a bit in order to see his old friends once again.
Of course, maybe, just maybe, the adventure that awaits would snap him out of the monotony he was so comfortable with.
Other: Gabriel is nervous around Ghost type Pokemon, and his favorite type is generally Steel.
Gabriel's favorite food is Quiche, and his least favorite is anything bitter.
While not a Pokemon trainer, and seemingly not desiring to be one, Gabriel does enjoy watching and analyzing League battles.
Nickname Helper
Species: Klefki
Gender: Male
Personality: Helper is much more mellow and less mischievous than your standard Klefki, while still a bit of a trickster, it has clearly mellowed out in Gabriel's company. The fact that Gabriel has a ton of important items for Helper to hold onto probably helps. After all, what Klefki wouldn't be happy with so many trinkets?
History: After about half a year at his job, Gabriel kept misplacing things. He'd find them eventually, but his mind was too filled with paperwork to remember where he placed everything. It was getting rough, and he was only getting busier and busier. So after talking to some of his superiors, and visiting a professional breeder who raised domestic Pokemon, Gabriel befriended and obtained an 'assistant.' That being, Helper the Klefki. Ever since, Helper has been an extremely helpful aid to Gabriel, both at work and at home. Even if sometimes it snatches some of Gabriel's things without permission.
Other: Helper's ability is Prankster.
Helper was raised domestically, so he will have a slower time learning to battle. But that doesn't mean he can't learn how to battle well.
Think it's ready to ship, if it seems like I missed anything, let me know and I'll be happy to change it!
Name: Gabriel Agate Gender: Male Age: 21
Appearance: Pale skin, sharp features, a slim build, and a consistent frown. Gabriel radiates 'overworked' energy. He's got striking brown eyes with slight bags under them, light brown (approaching dirty blond) hair in a slightly shaggy almost-bowlcut, and a pair of thin red rimmed glasses. Gabriel stands at roughly 5'10, and is probably underweight. He is stuck in the permanent state of 'business casual at a minimum' for his wardrobe, which for a journey across a region is going to be miserable. Don't go hiking in dress pants! Overall, Gabriel has naturally attractive features that he does not particularly work to maintain beyond the level of presentable. He's far too busy maintaining his career's momentum instead.
Personality: Gabriel is a bit neurotic. It's always been the case, even when he was young he'd be sweating bullets at the idea of disappointing one of his teachers. As he's grown and been put into a bureaucracy job for the Kalos government, that part of his personality has grown. Naturally nervous, soft-spoken and weak to peer pressure, quick to advise caution and avoid risks, and concerned for the safety of others. As you can see, Gabriel had a fair share of good reasons to not want to do the whole 'journey' thing. He's not all agitation and jumpiness, though. Gabriel's work ethic is exceptional, and his mind is quite sharp. Once he sets his mind to something, he devours any information on the subject he can get his hands on in order to better complete it. He is also, and has always been, the 'mom friend.' The one who always has healthy snacks and bandages on hand, just in case.
Gabriel does have a special, unique talent though. Something he is more than happy to weaponize, something that has carried him through life. A uniquely high tolerance for boredom. Sit him down in front of a dry lecture, he won't even get antsy. Make him explain a complex spreadsheet organization system three times? No problem. That's not to say he has infinite patience, just that his patience drains at an incredibly slow rate when involved in things most people would call 'dull' or 'dry'.
Gabriel's family has always put pressure on him. Not to the point of cruelty, but there were clear expectations that Gabriel was meant to make something of his life. They wanted success for him, success in specifically a respectable (their words) field. Civil service, a doctor, things like that. To that end, they took the extra financial hit to put him in a high class private school. Where Gabriel was immensely out of place. Well, okay, maybe not immensely. He wasn't the only one who came from a middle class family instead of the hilariously wealthy, but it sure felt like he was sometimes. The first couple of weeks were the worst, he felt more alien than an Elgyem. Which apparently, was the type of joke that made people think you were lame.
Eventually, Gabriel got pulled into Andre's orbit. Not through any major event, but through helping Andre and some of the others out with their homework. After helping out a few times, they decided to invite him along to hang out, and it just sort of snowballed from there.
He helped Andre out with class when he was too distracted with his latest interests (Gabriel was confident Andre was smart enough to do it on his own, but a little help was the least he could do), talked with Kaylan about the logistical side of being a Pokemon trainer (purely hypothetically, was what he'd often tack onto the end there, having no interest in following that path), competed very one-sidedly with Nikola on tests (in the sense that Nikola never seemed to actually care to make it a contest, but she was plenty good at matching Gabriel's intellect.. when she cared enough to try). And, oh yeah, he seemed to always get roped into Siloh's ghost hunts (which terrified him, but he was so weak to peer pressure Siloh didn't even really have to pressure him, it was more like peer nudging). And of course, something something characters posted after this one something something.
He didn't hang with the group as often as he'd like, schooling came first no matter what in his household, and any time a tough test was on the horizon he'd bunker down for it. But he valued the friendships he made greatly, they were his escape from the stress of attempting to plan his career out before he was even close to being an adult. Which was why when everyone went their separate ways, it stung something fierce. Gabriel did his best to keep in touch as the group separated, but when you're a little kid with strict parents, it isn't an easy task.
But life goes on, and Gabriel put his nose to the grindstone something fierce. Without friends to play with, he certainly wasn't enjoying his school life as much.. But he was acing his tests. He had potential, a sharp mind and a good memory could get someone far in life, and Gabriel was on track to do just that. By the time he made it to High School, Gabriel was doing Dual Enrollment, racking up college credit before he even got his diploma. And it paid off. By the time he graduated High School, he had managed to secure an internship in a different region, working for the Hoenn League (though not in any major capacity, as it was, y'know, an internship). Throughout his High School experiences, he had been keeping track of his friends and what they were doing. Silently supporting Andre's career, cheering Kaylan on as he challenged the Kalos League, and so on. So he knew that one of his old friends happened to be in the Hoenn Region as well.
Gabriel reached out to Siloh, and ended up (through no desire of his own) assisting his old friend with the 'Siloh Investigates' channel. Primarily by ensuring he wasn't doing anything that would get him in serious legal trouble, but occasionally getting convinced to explore a potentially haunted location with Siloh for a video. Those videos didn't go viral, but they did do rather well.. Because Gabriel was still a total chicken, his dread was hilarious to viewers. Even though Gabriel hated the whole Ghost thing, it was nice to catch up with an old friend.
But the internship couldn't last forever, and eventually it was time for Gabriel to head back to Kalos, where he finished relatively quickly thanks to dual enrollment with a business major and a minor in journalism. Combined with the internship, this was enough to net Gabriel a job in the Kalos League. Where he remained for several years, helping to handle the bureaucratic inner-workings of the Gym Challenge. It was.. burdensome. To the point where Gabriel needed to get himself an assistant, in this case a Pokemon, to help him keep track of his things.
Two years into his job, and a few promotions later, Gabriel was contacted by his old friend Andre, who wanted to travel the Kalos region on the journey they never had when they were younger. Gabriel was not really interested in any of that, but he did have to visit the various Gym Leaders to ensure their paperwork and permits were up-to-date and in order, so he figured he could at the very least travel with them for a bit in order to see his old friends once again.
Of course, maybe, just maybe, the adventure that awaits would snap him out of the monotony he was so comfortable with.
Other: Gabriel is nervous around Ghost type Pokemon, and his favorite type is generally Steel.
Gabriel's favorite food is Quiche, and his least favorite is anything bitter.
While not a Pokemon trainer, and seemingly not desiring to be one, Gabriel does enjoy watching and analyzing League battles.
Nickname Helper
Species: Klefki
Gender: Male
Personality: Helper is much more mellow and less mischievous than your standard Klefki, while still a bit of a trickster, it has clearly mellowed out in Gabriel's company. The fact that Gabriel has a ton of important items for Helper to hold onto probably helps. After all, what Klefki wouldn't be happy with so many trinkets?
History: After about half a year at his job, Gabriel kept misplacing things. He'd find them eventually, but his mind was too filled with paperwork to remember where he placed everything. It was getting rough, and he was only getting busier and busier. So after talking to some of his superiors, and visiting a professional breeder who raised domestic Pokemon, Gabriel befriended and obtained an 'assistant.' That being, Helper the Klefki. Ever since, Helper has been an extremely helpful aid to Gabriel, both at work and at home. Even if sometimes it snatches some of Gabriel's things without permission.
Other: Helper's ability is Prankster.
Helper was raised domestically, so he will have a slower time learning to battle. But that doesn't mean he can't learn how to battle well.
@GubGar Lol fully go for it! I've been hoping to kidnap add someone into that lol.
Hell if you wanted to visit in Hoeen or like and subscribe! would be fine mixing that it... and or knowing / being related to Morine.
Ooooo would be funny if you helped scout / find scary places (and then help research a bit / legal stuff). "So here's the three options please pick the least spooky one." "MAX SPOOKY!"
Right on! I planned on having my character staying a Kalos local, but given that I planned on having him work as part of the League itself (not as a battler, but as the poor guy who has to file all the correct paperwork to get someone's trainer license validated and/or revoked), I could see him having done an internship overseas for a different League to get his foot in the door.
Maybe during that timeframe he got roped up in some of Siloh's videos/stunts, much to his anguish. "I can reconnect with an old friend while I'm in the region- oh no, he's gotten even more into ghosts."
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