Despite being something that she only came up with in the spur of the moment, it was nice to see her idea of a potluck being so well received. Whether everyone else would share their enthusiasm remained to be seen, and sourcing some of the ingredients might be difficult, but even just a shared meal with half of their fellow trainees would be a positive.
Lucida nodded along as the boy began reminiscing about their time on the road and sleeping out in nature, continuing to eat her breakfast as he did. She could relate, a little bit; travelling everywhere by foot and sleeping outdoors and not having easy access to things like, well, indoor plumbing was more of a chore than anything. A draining experience if you did it for long enough. But there were things that she missed and moments that she wouldn't trade for anything.
It was always something she did because she had to though, because it was part of the trainer lifestyle, than anything else. The nomadic life of a league challenger sounded romantic until the firs time you got caught in a sudden thunderstorm and had to set up camp while soaking wet.
"Yeah, I get it~. Some of the views in Northern Sinnoh were incredible to see, if you could stand the hike. Showers though~. And food that isn't freeze dried or out of a can. I pick an indoor life."
Someone else arrived then; another girl that Lucida vaguely recognised. Wow, they really did need that potluck; she should at least know everyone's faces, if not their names. She waved lightly in greeting and returned to her own food.
They talked about the potluck as she ate and it seemed like there was at least one more person who was interested. Lucida would have to get one that, sooner rather than later; gathering names, getting a vague idea of what kind of ingredients they'd need, talk to someone on the staff about arrangements. Nothing concrete yet, but just to get an idea of how big of an ordeal this was going to be.
Speaking of names... "I'm Lucida. Or Luz, if you catch me when I'm streaming~."
Stepping out onto the balcony let Lucida get a view of the large combined living room and kitchen before she began to descend the stair. It let her see that there was only one other person eating breakfast at the moment, either because they were still asleep or, more likely due to her own lateness in getting ready, already gone.
As she crossed the line from hardwood to tile Lucida returned the boys wave and greeting. "Moooorning~!"
Skipping over the oatmeal she walked right to the breadbin and took out two slices to put into the toaster. While that was going, she opened the fridge and grabbed the half empty jar of jam to put on it. Jam on toast was a poor substitute for tostadas, but until she convinced someone here of the merits of buying international ingredients to cater for their international line-up of students it was the best she could manage. Besides, she hadn't had proper Paldean food since leaving her home region; she was used to it by now.
As she waited Lucida turned back to the boy and listened as he recounted his failed breakfast plans. It was a nice idea, though if he planned to just make oatmeal for everyone like he had for himself she wasn't sure how well the gesture would have gone over with everyone.
"Yeeeaah, some of these guys are real early birds. I could never!" Not if she could help it anyway. Early starts to the day were all but mandatory when you were travelling by foot everywhere; even sleeping until 8 or 9 meant losing half the day by the time you were packed up and ready to go. It was a habit she was more than happy to break however. "Making a meal for everyone is a nice idea though; maybe we should try for dinner or something instead? Pick a time when everyone will be around. Ooh! We could potluck it! Everyone makes something they like!"
The toaster popped and Lucida turned away to put her toast on plate and start spreading the jam on it.
A group meal could be a good way to get everyone to interact with each other, bond a little; share something about themselves with the food they chose to bring. If she could get her hands on some proper ingredients then it would be a nice way to introduce everyone to real Paldean food as well.
"Oh, I slept reeeally well. Having a proper bed again makes a huge difference; the problem is making sure I don't sleep too much. Luckily my Rotom phone is more responsible than I am."
Breakfast done, Lucida brought her plate over to the counter and sat down opposite the boy before digging in. "What about you? How are you adjusting to civilisation again?"
Do you think Lucida would be going to the same place that Felix is eating?
That was my intention.
I don't know if there's a cafeteria or anything. The fact that the dorms have a communal kitchen area says to me that trainees make their own food. That's where Lucida was heading.
Are you all ok with me giving out a couple of personal scenes to these characters before/if they all gather at their morning class? I think it could be a fun way for me to introduce some of your later competition!
Two hours before class started, with the first rays of the early morning sunlight just starting to peek through her curtains, the alarm that Lucida had set on her phone went off. Its shrill ringing filled the quiet dormitory as the figure hunched under the covers of the bed began to stir.
An arm appeared from beneath the sheet, grasping blindly for where she had left it the night before without having to lift her head from the pillow. Her hand slapped down next to it and felt only fake, varnished wood cold to the touch. Her hand jumped to its other side and touched the edge of its case with her fingertips as she accidentally pushed it further away. Target found, her hand came down unerringly on where it lay, only for her phone to fly out of the way and hover just out of her reach.
"Ugh, not todaaaaay." Lucida pulled the covers down, exposing her head for the first time and revealing a disastrous mess of bed head and a grumpy expression. She glared at her Rotom phone, the perpetual smiling face on its screen only making her frown deepen. Reaching out with her hand again, she made grasping motions towards it as it stayed just out of her reach. "Come 'ere."
The phone floated further out of her reach and then the volume of the alarm increased.
Letting out an exasperated sigh Lucida pulled the covers back over her head for a second, before throwing them entirely off of herself and sitting up in bed. "Fiiiiiine~. You win this time."
Lucida was more awake as she finished tying her hair up, the reflection staring back at her in the bathroom mirror looking less bleary eyed than when she first saw it. She then turned her attention to her makeup, getting ready to apply the eye liner and sparkly eye shadow now that her hair was out of her face.
Her hand moved with practiced motions and a steady hand, far more used to doing this in the middle of nowhere with a hand mirror, or even while on the move, than the luxury of a dormitory bathroom. That was still something she was getting used to actually; having her own bathroom, among other things. After spending several months essentially homeless, intermittently hiking, camping or spending nights in cheap hostels and Pokemon Centre lobbies, all while trying to maintain a certain level of physical appearance appropriate for camera appearances, having semi-stable living conditions again was a little weird.
She now had a bed that couldn't be rolled up and stored in a backpack. She had easy access to running water and electricity. She had privacy; as much as a semi-celebrity who readily posted details of her own life could get. She had a schedule that was set by other people that she had to adhere to. That last one was a bit of an annoyance really, but was also the cost of the opportunity she had been given.
Returning her attention to the mirror, she just had the coloured contacts to do for now. Her nails could wait until after she got to class. The sensation of pressing something against her eye was never pleasant, no matter how used to it she was, and she blinked rapidly once they were in until they settled.
With everything done, the face that now occupied the mirror was a familiar one; not too different from her own, it was just a little make-up after all and 'Luz' was not an entirely separate persona, but there was still something of a transformation involved. Her own face, enhanced, painted in bright colours like aposematism that drew attention as much as it warned people.
Looking at herself, Lucida couldn't help the camera-ready smirk that stretched across her face.
Lucida walked out of the bathroom, fully dressed, and carefully stepped over Chunk, her Clodsire, who had made himself at home in the most inconvenient spot in the room. She collected everything she would need for the day and put it all into her bag, before returning Chunk to his Pokeball and putting that in there too.
Approaching and opening the door to her doom, Lucida held her bag open and her Rotom phone smoothly and readily flew over and slipped inside. Closing and locking her room behind her, she began to walk towards the stairs that would take her down to the communal areas of the building.
There should still be enough time to get breakfast, before class started.
Appearance: Lucida is petite, 5' 2" tall with a slim build and thin limbs. Her pale blonde hair is often tied up, usually in twin tails but the exact style varies.
As should be obvious, Lucida likes to style herself in eye-catching and extravagant ways. Frilly clothing, make-up and coloured contacts in bold, but not always bright, colours.
Personality: When on stream Lucida tries to be high energy and enthusiastic, putting on a bit of an act to act in a cutesier way than normal. At the same time, she doesn’t try to fully hide her mean streak or occasional toxicity as she finds that this actually plays well with her audience, so long as she doesn’t go too far or pick the wrong target.
Off stream she tends to be a lot calmer and more lowkey; finding her stream persona to be a little draining. When away from the camera she is more focused and professional and can be surprisingly business minded and calculating in the way she approaches things.
History: Born and raised in Paldea in the beautiful coastal town of Porto Marinada, Lucida knew from an early age what she wanted to be. A singer/musician and a famous streamer. Music was something she was exposed to a lot as a child with both of her parents being big music fans, though they were not musicians themselves, and the idea of making music of her own was something that greatly appealed to her. Streaming, meanwhile, was something that she saw other people doing and it seemed like a good way to share music that also meshed well with her outgoing personality.
Unfortunately it turned out that Lucida had almost no talent for either singing, playing instruments or writing music; she did pick up a thing or two about editing music, but her dream of being a musician died young. Even so she still wanted to become a streamer and decided to instead focus on becoming an online personality. That didn’t seem like enough though so she decided to take up Pokemon battling since that was always popular and would allow her to compete with other big streamers, as well as a way to incorporate her love of Poison types into what she did. Lucida already had two Pokemon that joined her on her streams already, her Glimmet Bauble and Chunk the Wooper, who were more than happy to go along with her plan.
Lucida tried this for a few years but found little success, as by this point the Levincia Gym Leader Iono had already established a solid fan base and trying to break into that realm where she was already queen proved to be exceedingly difficult. Things took a turn for the worse when she was caught on stream making some toxic comments towards Iono in frustration as constantly being compared to her, which led to her losing many of the small audience she had and being semi-cancelled by her rabid fan base.
Coming to the conclusion that it was unlikely she would ever find success in Paldea following that incident, Lucida decided to try her luck in another region and after some thought came up with the idea that the distant and snowy region of Sinnoh far from home would be a good place to restart her journey and make a name for herself with a fresh audience.
Goals: To become the most popular streamer, of course. And if she can beat a bunch of gyms, become the Champion of a few different regions and make a name for herself as a trainer at the same time, then all the better.
Pokemon Team:
Name: Bauble Species: Glimmora Personality: Bauble is a Pokemon that likes to keep to themselves; an individual who doesn't interact much with the rest of the team. However they have a fierce competitive streak that can overcome this. Stats: Endurance: B Power: S Speed: C Adaptability: A Potential: D
Name: Chunk Species: Clodsire Personality: A bit of a big baby; Chunk was doted on quite a bit by Lucida when he was younger. He likes to be pampered. Stats: Endurance: S Power: B Speed: E Adaptability: B Potential: C
Name: Opal Species: Sneasler Personality: Something of a diva. Opal spends a lot of time preening herself and caring for her appearance. She has a vengeful streak and can hold a grudge. Stats: Endurance: D Power: A Speed: A Adaptability: C Potential: B
Name: Gremmy Species: Weezing-Galar Personality: A jovial Pokemon. Able to find humour in most things and prefers to be audience to rather than a participant to his teams antics. Stats: Endurance: A Power: C Speed: D Adaptability: C Potential: B
Name: Rafflesia Species: Venusaur Personality: The responsible one. The peacemaker who sees and knows more than his teammates realise and keeps things from getting out of hand. Stats: Endurance: A Power: B Speed: C Adaptability: A Potential: B
Name: Vizier Species: Slowking-Galar Personality: A vicious and mean-spirited Pokemon. Crueller than his trainer realises but kept in check by some of the other members of the team. Stats: Endurance: B Power: A Speed: E Adaptability: B Potential: C
Appearance: Lucida is petite, 5' 2" tall with a slim build and thin limbs. Her pale blonde hair is often tied up, usually in twin tails but the exact style varies.
As should be obvious, Lucida likes to style herself in eye-catching and extravagant ways. Frilly clothing, make-up and coloured contacts in bold, but not always bright, colours.
Personality: When on stream Lucida tries to be high energy and enthusiastic, putting on a bit of an act to act in a cutesier way than normal. At the same time, she doesn’t try to fully hide her mean streak or occasional toxicity as she finds that this actually plays well with her audience, so long as she doesn’t go too far or pick the wrong target.
Off stream she tends to be a lot calmer and more lowkey; finding her stream persona to be a little draining. When away from the camera she is more focused and professional and can be surprisingly business minded and calculating in the way she approaches things.
History: Born and raised in Paldea in the beautiful coastal town of Porto Marinada, Lucida knew from an early age what she wanted to be. A singer/musician and a famous streamer. Music was something she was exposed to a lot as a child with both of her parents being big music fans, though they were not musicians themselves, and the idea of making music of her own was something that greatly appealed to her. Streaming, meanwhile, was something that she saw other people doing and it seemed like a good way to share music that also meshed well with her outgoing personality.
Unfortunately it turned out that Lucida had almost no talent for either singing, playing instruments or writing music; she did pick up a thing or two about editing music, but her dream of being a musician died young. Even so she still wanted to become a streamer and decided to instead focus on becoming an online personality. That didn’t seem like enough though so she decided to take up Pokemon battling since that was always popular and would allow her to compete with other big streamers, as well as a way to incorporate her love of Poison types into what she did. Lucida already had two Pokemon that joined her on her streams already, her Glimmet Bauble and Chunk the Wooper, who were more than happy to go along with her plan.
Lucida tried this for a few years but found little success, as by this point the Levincia Gym Leader Iono had already established a solid fan base and trying to break into that realm where she was already queen proved to be exceedingly difficult. Things took a turn for the worse when she was caught on stream making some toxic comments towards Iono in frustration as constantly being compared to her, which led to her losing many of the small audience she had and being semi-cancelled by her rabid fan base.
Coming to the conclusion that it was unlikely she would ever find success in Paldea following that incident, Lucida decided to try her luck in another region and after some thought came up with the idea that the distant and snowy region of Sinnoh far from home would be a good place to restart her journey and make a name for herself with a fresh audience.
Goals: To become the most popular streamer, of course. And if she can beat a bunch of gyms, become the Champion of a few different regions and make a name for herself as a trainer at the same time, then all the better.
Pokemon Team:
Name: Bauble Species: Glimmora Personality: Bauble is a Pokemon that likes to keep to themselves; an individual who doesn't interact much with the rest of the team. However they have a fierce competitive streak that can overcome this. Stats: Endurance: B Power: S Speed: C Adaptability: A Potential: D
Name: Chunk Species: Clodsire Personality: A bit of a big baby; Chunk was doted on quite a bit by Lucida when he was younger. He likes to be pampered. Stats: Endurance: S Power: B Speed: E Adaptability: B Potential: C
Name: Opal Species: Sneasler Personality: Something of a diva. Opal spends a lot of time preening herself and caring for her appearance. She has a vengeful streak and can hold a grudge. Stats: Endurance: D Power: A Speed: A Adaptability: C Potential: B
Name: Gremmy Species: Weezing-Galar Personality: A jovial Pokemon. Able to find humour in most things and prefers to be audience to rather than a participant to his teams antics. Stats: Endurance: A Power: C Speed: D Adaptability: C Potential: B
Name: Rafflesia Species: Venusaur Personality: The responsible one. The peacemaker who sees and knows more than his teammates realise and keeps things from getting out of hand. Stats: Endurance: A Power: B Speed: C Adaptability: A Potential: B
Name: Vizier Species: Slowking-Galar Personality: A vicious and mean-spirited Pokemon. Crueller than his trainer realises but kept in check by some of the other members of the team. Stats: Endurance: B Power: A Speed: E Adaptability: B Potential: C
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It's because you have the tags in the wrong order. You need to close them in the opposite order to how you opened them, so that the [center] tag is inside the [h1] tag.
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So far I like this one a lot. I think a queen bee personality in this training area could be fun. Fun team too, though I question how they got Galarian variants? If you can, maybe add that in the backstory. I'd also love for maybe an explanation on their preference for poison types in the personality.
I was trying not to go too deep into the minutiae of everything for her backstory, especially if it's not particularly interesting or if it would be more interesting to bring it up in the RP itself; I already tend to write a lot as it is. Her team was something that she specifically curated, seeking out specific species of Pokemon; the rarer ones like the Galar Pokemon are things she traded for, either with other trainers who had been to those regions or finding people who had them online.
Her love of Poison types also doesn't have anything deep behind it; it's just her favourite type. Her personality does have a reference to her "toxicity" in her stream persona, so the Poison specialty is a bit thematic, but I can try and add something more if you want.
Overall, my only concern is with how the streaming gets involved. It sort of takes me off guard that they simply 'started pokemon battling'. Where did they get their first pokemon? If can be as cliche as a poke prof giving them a starter. Maybe integrate the battling into their streams. I could see that getting a lot of views. "next stream will be me beating whitney!" sort of deal.
Integrating battles into their streams is exactly what they did; sorry if that wasn't clear enough. When her history says she "takes up Pokemon battling since that was always popular and would allow her to compete with other big streamers" I mean she started battling on stream, because its more popular than the 'just chatting' streams she was doing and it lets her compete directly for viewers with other streamers who do battles too (like Iono).
I'll add something about her first Pokemon; they were pets she had before becoming a trainer.
I also know that we starting sort of indecisive, but sticking with the idea of these being up-and-coming trainers, perhaps they moved across regions because there was always someone just a bit too good: sort of like ash in the anime. Just food for thought.
She moved across regions because she tanked her own audience and wanted a fresh start. If she'd stayed in Paldea she likely would have been just as successful as a trainer, but way less successful as a streamer.
Honestly, if someone else kept beating her, she'd just use it for content.
I'll just add the bit about her first Pokemon for now, but if you want me to add anything else still, let me know.
Would you prefer this to being about pro pokemon battlers competing in high stakes competitions?
Or would you prefer being up and coming trainers trying to break into the big leagues, currently training at some training camp or other institution that will help them get there.
I guess it depends on what you mean by up and coming, and is it an issue if people are starting at different points? As in, they were scouted at different stages of their career. I planned on my character being at around the 6th or 7th badge mark, but I can change that.
I like the idea of there being an institution that scouts promising trainers and kind of sponsors them to get them to the next level; to prepare them to beat the Champion and the real challenge that lies beyond. Kind of like Scott scouting people for the Battle Frontier in both the Emerald game and anime.
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