LuckyBlackCat

Pokemon Spiral

@fer1323 What was the one you said fit the atmosphere of Mesalon a while back?

Edit: Would one of these work?

Ancient Village

Mountain Trail

Pokemon: New World

@Darkmoon Angel It's ok, let me know when you can co-write the battle over PM, then one of us can post it up :)

Pokemon: New World

@Darkmoon Angel Seeing as it's been a while, when you're able to post, do we do the battle as a collab/flashback?

Memento Mori (Urban Fantasy)

@Utrax I've just realised Renelle and Kimberly could be sort of foils to each other - two different kinds of self-sacrifice, and they're respectively fire and water themed, right down to their personalities when you think about it. That and they can both take on horrific, corpse-like appearances.

Memento Mori (Urban Fantasy)

Kimberly Haynes

Name: Kimberly Haynes

Age: 33

Appearance:


Nationality: American

Personality: For the most part, Kimberly is a calm and compassionate person, difficult to anger. She does her best to remain positive and level-headed even in difficult situations, thinking things through.

Unless somebody close to her is in danger. This brings out a different side to her, a passionately protective side that will go to extreme lengths to keep them from harm. In this case, she'll act without thinking, whatever the consequences may be.

Background & Death: Growing up by the sea in California, Kimberly had a love of the outdoors from early childhood. Much of her free time would be spent swimming or going for long walks. There was nothing quite like the feeling of sea breeze and sun on her face, or the smell of salt in the air. She remained by the ocean into adulthood, co-running a small bed-and-breakfast with her husband Matthew, and raising her daughter Amy to enjoy the outdoors just as much as she did.

Work and family brought their fair share of challenges, but overall, life was pretty good. Then, one day, everything changed in an instant.

While playing with her as the water lapped around their feet, one slip was all it took for the six-year-old Amy to hit her head on the rocks and get swept out. Reacting instinctively, Kimberly swam out, grabbing hold of her, thrashing to struggle free from the current. She managed to get the dazed yet conscious child to hold onto a rock, but doing so took the last of her strength. All she could do was listen to her daughter's cries, which became more and more distant. The beach disappeared from sight, replaced by murky water which dragged her deeper by the second, away from her family and the life she'd known.

Name: Cetus

Represents: Fierce protectiveness of another, lack of regard for one's own life

Appearance:


Personality: As protective as he is destructive, this sea monster is unwaveringly loyal to Kimberly, yet disheartening. While he sticks by her side at all times, he constantly tells her that both of them are worthless, expendable for the sake of their only purpose - the hunt.

Abilities:
Gift of the Self - Kimberly can give a brief, slight boost to the strength, reflexes and physical resilience of an ally, as well as to the abilities of their Memento Mori. However, the longer she does this, the more it weakens her. If she uses this ability for long enough, she'll feel as if she's drowning. While this is in effect, she slowly takes on the appearance of a bloated, rotting corpse, reverting to normal when she stops, although the weakness takes longer to fade.

Ocean's Hold - By giving a command to Cetus, she can make it so that the atmosphere around an enemy seems to distort. To them, the air feels as if it's taking on the consistency of water, slowing their movements and breathing for a few moments, numbing them with cold, making them expend more energy than usual.

Memento Mori (Urban Fantasy)

@The Narrator Yay! Thanks, I'll add her to the characters section.

Memento Mori (Urban Fantasy)

@The Narrator Ooh, interesting RP! Here's my character:

Kimberly Haynes

Name: Kimberly Haynes

Age: 33

Appearance:


Nationality: American

Personality: For the most part, Kimberly is a calm and compassionate person, difficult to anger. She does her best to remain positive and level-headed even in difficult situations, thinking things through.

Unless somebody close to her is in danger. This brings out a different side to her, a passionately protective side that will go to extreme lengths to keep them from harm. In this case, she'll act without thinking, whatever the consequences may be.

Background & Death: Growing up by the sea in California, Kimberly had a love of the outdoors from early childhood. Much of her free time would be spent swimming or going for long walks. There was nothing quite like the feeling of sea breeze and sun on her face, or the smell of salt in the air. She remained by the ocean into adulthood, co-running a small bed-and-breakfast with her husband Matthew, and raising her daughter Amy to enjoy the outdoors just as much as she did.

Work and family brought their fair share of challenges, but overall, life was pretty good. Then, one day, everything changed in an instant.

While playing with her as the water lapped around their feet, one slip was all it took for the six-year-old Amy to hit her head on the rocks and get swept out. Reacting instinctively, Kimberly swam out, grabbing hold of her, thrashing to struggle free from the current. She managed to get the dazed yet conscious child to hold onto a rock, but doing so took the last of her strength. All she could do was listen to her daughter's cries, which became more and more distant. The beach disappeared from sight, replaced by murky water which dragged her deeper by the second, away from her family and the life she'd known.

Name: Cetus

Represents: Fierce protectiveness of another, lack of regard for one's own life

Appearance:


Personality: As protective as he is destructive, this sea monster is unwaveringly loyal to Kimberly, yet disheartening. While he sticks by her side at all times, he constantly tells her that both of them are worthless, expendable for the sake of their only purpose - the hunt.

Abilities:
Gift of the Self - Kimberly can give a brief, slight boost to the strength, reflexes and physical resilience of an ally, as well as to the abilities of their Memento Mori. However, the longer she does this, the more it weakens her. If she uses this ability for long enough, she'll feel as if she's drowning. While this is in effect, she slowly takes on the appearance of a bloated, rotting corpse, reverting to normal when she stops, although the weakness takes longer to fade.

Ocean's Hold - By giving a command to Cetus, she can make it so that the atmosphere around an enemy seems to distort. To them, the air feels as if it's taking on the consistency of water, slowing their movements and breathing for a few moments, numbing them with cold, making them expend more energy than usual.

I hope it's ok that there are two characters who drowned, as long as it was in different circumstances.

Pokemon Spiral

Sophia Danvers

Mesalon Gym

@fer1323 @Heckno12

An attempt at relaxation

Well, that was the opposite of relaxing. Sophia tensed, opening her eyes and glaring at the monk, who kept the same calm posture and expression. That was twice now she'd been told she was trying too hard. Lan must have heard the slight huff to her breathing. She closed her eyes again, trying to think only of the silence - which, of course, meant a lack of distractions.

Thoughts of recent events played through her mind like a nightmare. Her shoulders trembled, and her formerly even breaths turned into a soft whimper. Ugh, this was no good. Even if this wasn't the same kind of meditation she was used to, someone like her should be better at this. She was just going to get lectured again. Just as always.

She needed to think comforting thoughts. Music, and the company of Pokemon. Chimecho's lullaby. Herself, as a child, singing to a Musharna, watching her relax. The sound of the Celestial Tower's bell. Cradling her Gothita for the first time, the little Pokemon listening to her soothing song.

Some level of calm began to settle over her - and with it came a vague awareness of something. Raising her head in surprise, she focused, the presence at the edge of her consciousness growing a little sharper. A Psychic-type Pokemon? Looking over, she noticed a nearby figurine - or rather, what looked like a figurine.

A Darmanitan, in the form only a few could take on? She'd heard reports about a group of Darmanitans in Zen Mode guarding ruins in Unova's desert, but this was the first time she'd seen one display such an ability.

Notes

Pokemon Party: Gothita "Lacey" lv13, Purrloin "Grimalkin" lv12, Staryu "Arcturus" lv11
Pokemon in PC:
Inventory: Pokeball x3, TM33 (Reflect)

Pokemon: New World

@Dark Light I'm just waiting for Dusk to post, seems like she's busy right now.

Pokemon Spiral

Sophia Danvers

Mesalon Gym

@fer1323 @Heckno12

That seething envy came back at the mention of Ray. "I spoke to him yesterday... he said..." Sophia trailed off, recalling the lazy guy's advice. Her effort had been detrimental? Of course someone as ridiculously laidback as Ray would tell her she was trying too hard. "Ugh... Nothing. It's nothing."

Sitting on the ground, she shifted her position. It took her a few moments to find one that didn't make the bruises on her knees twinge. She closed her eyes and slowly inhaled the scent of the incense, trying to concentrate on her breathing, although thoughts of the past few days kept disturbing what little peace came over her.

Notes

Pokemon Party: Gothita "Lacey" lv13, Purrloin "Grimalkin" lv12, Staryu "Arcturus" lv11
Pokemon in PC:
Inventory: Pokeball x3, TM33 (Reflect)