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[b]Name:[/b] Sage Monsoon
[b]Age:[/b] 20
[b]Gender:[/b] Male
[b]Nationality:[/b] Alolan

[b]Personality:[/b] Lazy, lazy, lazy. Sage is a man who has never tried or been forced to excel in his life, barely scraping by through his meager existence. He’s childish, dismissive, and utterly uninterested in just about anything besides lounging about, playing video games, and the occasional swim. Despite this, he does have his virtues- he’s very laid back and hard to ruffle, taking most things in stride, and he’s at least personable to those he’s expected to be personable toward. He also loves classical music.

There are hints that he may resent his shiftlessness, such as his sudden and unexpected decision to ship off to Chromis to challenge their Pokemon League, but they’re buried deep, deep beneath the surface.

[b]Biography:[/b] Sage was born in Alola, to an Alolan father and Kalosian mother. As previously mentioned, Sage was a lazy, shiftless nobody for most of his life. Barely scraping by as average in school, scarcely holding down a job, wasting his life away playing video games and swimming, Sage wasn’t exactly the pride of his family.

Luckily for Sage and his family, a big change was on the way. Sage’s maternal uncle, a successful businessman in Alola, sent his wayward nephew a gift for his 20th birthday, comprising of three things- a strange pendant, a weird, glowing, red-and-gold stone, and a Pokeball containing a recently-hatched Fennekin, which Sage subsequently named Reynardine. For the first few days after receiving this gift, nothing much changed, aside from the presence of the new Pokemon. But in the next few weeks, things changed.

Sage, in however miniscule a way, began to exert himself for once in his life. He took care of Reynardine, teaching it, cleaning up after it, and feeding it. For once, it seemed, Sage recognized the gravity of having responsibility over more than just himself. It wasn’t much of a change- he still lacked any motivation toward anything but his new tagalong- but it was a far cry from his previous dismissal toward any and all things.

Then came the real shock. Just short of a couple months since he received his gift, Sage announced his desire to challenge the newly-formed Pokemon League in the Chromis region, much to the surprise of his parents. Unwilling to let his newfound motivations go to waste, his parents quickly began helping him prepare for his journey. They noticed a change had come over their son- the faintest spark of passion and interest in his eyes, a hint of regret for opportunities that may have been lost. Whatever happened to bring this epiphany on, the Monsoons were not about to let their only son fall back into his old habits.

So now, more than a little confused himself at his decision, Sage has set off for the Chromis region, chasing the first wisp of motivation he’s ever had, wondering where it will lead...

[b]Items:[/b] [list]
[*] Keystone Pendant
[*] Delphoxite
[*] 5 Potions
[*] 5 Pokeballs
[*] 1 Revive
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[u][b]Pokemon Team[/b][/u]

[b]Name:[/b] Reynardine
[b]Species:[/b] Fennekin
[b]Gender:[/b] Male
[b]Ability:[/b] Blaze
[b]Battle Experience:[/b] 3
[b]Moves:[/b] Howl, Flame Charge, Psybeam, Fire Spin
[b]Extra Notes:[/b] Basically the opposite of Sage in every way- energetic where he is slothful, excitable where Sage is subdued, even shy where Sage is indifferent. He's an interesting little bundle of fur.

[b]Current Theme:[/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbFO6rB0Rcw&t=128s]Another Winter[/url]

[color=lightgreen]”Hmmm... I guess this might be worth my time....”[/color][/hider]