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[@Crusader Lord] my original plan was to have my character discover their powers IC and have them grow throughout the RP, but that isn't very interesting if the end result is known ahead of time. Not that you would've known, of course. I'm not going to ask you to change anything, since I know from our last RP together that you make good characters. I'll go ahead and think of a way to adjust my character idea. That or think of another one entirely, or just bow out of the RP if I can't think of anything. How proficient would you say Clarissa is with her powers? If you'd prefer, you can PM me with any thoughts you have.
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I don't see a problem with the idea you had for your psychic character still (as far as I know of it at least)! Well, at least on my end I mean. Could still be a nice route of growth for them to still discover their powers IC and be growing into them more throughout their journey, all alongside growing as a trainer and person! And even if the end result of them being a psychic isn't a secret, it could also provide another set of challenges instead for their growth! 

The best way I think I can illustrate this would be with my ideas for Clarissa in the long-term personally-

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So while Clarissa is at a good and well-disciplined level of control and capability, and her grandmother brought in help for her to get her there back in Orre, that is still [i]far [/i]from flawlessness too. She is overly-restrained on her own emotions and powers out of an innate and deeper-seated fear of what 'letting go too much' will cause on her end, as she is afraid of getting hurt (again) just as much as hurting others or getting too overwhelmed again. That excess of restraint and not wanting to let go out of fear stifles and bottles up her emotions more, and likewise prevents her from better acclimating to the extent of her own powers and growing in them by being literally 'too tight on the leash' with herself. 

The lessons she will need to learn, as a trainer and in general, is that....sometimes we will get hurt in life, sometimes there is pain, but we have to learn how to pick ourselves up, look forward, and face that to grow and become more than we are as well as to help us better recognize and enjoy the good in life to boot. This both for herself and her Pokemon. 

That is how her powers are tied into her growth, or are intended to, in the long-term. 

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So similarly to Clarissa, not having to be the same as her at all of course, I'd say you could do a similar spin on your own psychic's growth as a way to keep things interesting. 

It could be as simple as them being excited and being all-too-willing to stretch out with them while on their journey and having to learn a different lesson altogether than Clarissa does. It could be that they see Clarissa as a similar 'peer' upon beginning 'guide' of sorts to get a basic grasp of their powers, but differing mindsets or paths lead them to grow beyond that basic guide as the two clash in personalities and methods of doing things such that they are both forced to grow in the process or split into other circles for a good while to have someone to play off of while growing out there. Just as well, you could be wholly separate from Clarissa in interactions much of the time, and maybe you travel with another peer or group of peers and have to struggle to 'stay above water' with those powers as they begin to emerge (life, emotional distress, frustration, all of that one encounters on a Pokemon journey can be tied back into a struggle with powers too I think). 

It wouldn't be the same journey as Clarissa needs to take in the long-term, but you can certainly make it your own! :)

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Still, I don't want to drive you out of the RP due to sharing such similar ideas! So with that in mind, I can still [u]very much[/u] change characters if need-be. I appreciate the compliment on character-making there, I don't think I'm rather good at it but I try at least, but still it'd be no problem to me either way if it preserves the psychic idea as being 'special' for you. 

Could always whip up some other Orre character, perhaps one that is some Cipher-bigwhig's kid whose parents fled to Orre upon the fall of Cipher's hegemony in Evig, raised the kid there in Orre, and has a helluva chip on their shoulder but is trying to live life after moving (moving 'back' in their parents' case) to Evig in a more incognito way for one reason or another. Etc. Plenty of ways to write such a non-psychic (at least) character, and plenty to challenge them with yet still [s](Idk if they could maybe have a cool Orre motocycle though as a silly aside, lol)[/s]! :magnum

So if you really want to be a more speciall psychic character still, just [u]let me know[/u], its [b]OK[/b] and I'm sure [@Remram] would be chill too if you wanted that! :P

And good to see you again! I hope the other RP and things in general are going well for ya! :D