LuckyBlackCat

Spectral Corp

@Leotamer Yeah, that's what I'm planning - brief, dreamlike glimpses of images. Thanks for accepting :)

Spectral Corp

CS is done, hope this is ok

Mackenzie "Kenzie" Holt

Name: Mackenzie "Kenzie" Holt

Date of Birth: June 1st 1993
SEO License: Silver

Physical Description

With her scruffy bleached hair, bold makeup, and tattooed arms, Mackenzie stands out in a crowd. Her lanky 5'9" frame and her sharp features may make her seem imposing, but this appearance contrasts with her seemingly laidback personality. Her dark eyes stand out against her pale skin, especially when she's tired from a rough time at work, or from partying too hard.

When not on the job, she likes to wear 50s style dresses with a punkish twist, or faded skinny jeans with a black vest top, and an old leather jacket.

Psychological Profile
Mackenzie is the kind of person few people expected to reach the rank of silver exorcist. On the surface, she appears to take very little seriously, goofing around and partying rather than taking responsibilities.

Deep down, though, is a different story. Being a medium is the only way she feels she's ever amounted to anything, so she does the best she can at her job. She's fiercely protective of her allies, putting herself in danger for their sake. She believes they matter more than she does, but she doesn't like to openly let on what goes on under the surface. She covers up her self-destructive tendencies with jokes and a carefree front.

Medium Talent: Psychometry - By touching something and focusing, Mackenzie can see past events linked to the item or location. Possible timespan depends on how deep a mark the incident left. Traumatic or death-related events leave more noticeable marks, and can still be sensed several years on from their occurence.

Qualifications

• Kenzie has some bar work experience, making use of her extroverted personality and good cheer, and meaning she's used to interacting with the public, something that can translate to her current job.
• While she didn't fly through, the pass mark of her exam results proves that she'd have shown a lot of promise if she'd had a different attitude.
• Not exactly a qualification, but she's known for boosting the morale of her co-workers.

Profile
Throughout her early childhood, Mackenzie and her sister Melissa were as different as could be despite being identical twins. While Lissy was calm and quiet, Kenzie's brash, boisterous personality showed from a young age, to the point that people would make good and evil twin jokes. Even with all their differences, they'd often play together, inseparable friends as well as siblings.

The first major mistake of Kenzie's life was by far the worst. It was a beautiful summer's day, a perfect one for children to play outside, and the daring young tomboy challenged her sister to climb the tallest tree in the garden. Both competed to climb higher and higher, until a branch in Lissy's grip snapped. The girl's cry sounded through the air, coming to an abrupt stop. Horrified, Mackenzie clambered down, desperately trying to wake the still figure at the bottom of the tree. Melissa didn't get up. She never would.

Between her grief and guilt at losing her sister, the way her parents blamed her for what happened, and the odd things she'd started seeing and hearing since the incident, Kenzie went off at the deep end growing up. She fell in with the wrong crowds. She stayed out at drunken teen parties. She dated guys who were terrible for her. She only barely completed her education. By adulthood, she'd been written off as a complete no-hoper, someone guaranteed to die without having achieved anything.

At the age of 21, she nearly did. After she passed out at a nightclub, wasted to the point that she stopped breathing, it looked like it may have been too late to save her. It wasn't, but Mackenzie woke up in the hospital a changed person. Her brush with death had taken her to a world she'd only caught glimpses of before.

The event may have come about from yet another reckless mistake instead of any heroic deed, but it was still a turning point in Mackenzie's life. Fully awakening as a medium was a chance to be useful for once. Although it wouldn't make up for everything else, joining the SEO was the only way she could help others. Given her past, people kept an eye on her at first, but she turned out to do a surprisingly good job at her only true life path.

Theme:

Little Miss Disaster

Pokemon Spiral

@Dusksong @AbysmalDemon @Noxx Everyone alright if @Heckno12 or I have the group reach the caves?

Spectral Corp

Interested

Be my Sanctuary

Jessamyn "Jess" Bailey

Disinfectant. Cold blue walls. Grief, fear, anger, all around her.

Jess woke up in a cold sweat. Just as usual, nightmares had disturbed her sleep. She inwardly scolded herself again. She really should be over these dreams. The sight of the spare room, though, brought some reassurance. Maybe now she could start moving forward.

As the light filtering through the blinds grew brighter, Jess decided trying to get back to sleep was pointless. The feeling of distress left over from the dreams just wouldn't fade - and occasionally spiked, as if she were still in a nightmare's grip. Through the wall, she could hear Roxy groaning and turning over. She most likely wasn't the only one whose sleep was being disrupted, Jess realised.

When she heard the other woman up and about, she climbed out of bed, quickly showering and dressing before joining Roxy in the kitchen area. "Uh... hi," she mumbled. Despite her concern, she wasn't going to ask any questions about what she'd picked up on. She couldn't imagine Roxy would want to talk about it.

Pokemon Spiral

???

Mesalon Gym

"I see..." With a slight frown, the research assistant took in the story. An Aerodactyl that could destroy an ambulance with one Hyper Beam. A man in a bizarre inflated outfit. A group of innocent people who'd thankfully escaped with their lives. A girl, strange activity happening around her, blurting that there had been a corrupt, shadowy aura surrounding the Pokemon. The assistant winced inwardly, but kept her formal demeanour. "Well, thank you for telling me what you know. I'll report this back right away."

Once the student had bowed his head and left, the woman sighed. "Just like I assumed," she said, patting Pixel again. "Someone's going and tampering with Pokemon." Given her field of expertise, she'd heard of quite a few possible ways their strengths could be enhanced. A Porygon Z was living proof of this, and it had taken a lot of research and reassurance that the modification, while causing unprogrammed behaviours, didn't actually give the Pokemon any distress, for her to let Pixel evolve. What had happened with this Aerodactyl, though... She didn't want to imagine what it must have been through, but she'd have to find out.

Taking out her phone, she dialled a number and reported what the monk had told her.

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Sophia Danvers

Mesalon Gym

@fer1323

Sophia couldn't help chuckling along with Oscar as she watched Aurora and Roadrunner play. Lacey joined in, running around after them and giggling. Maybe, just for a moment, Sophia thought, this would be a chance to put her worries aside. "Well," she said, with a proud grin, "Remember Solanna's challenge? Of course, it'll be all too easy for me, but practice can't hu-"

She spun around to see the Darumaka darting off again. "Lumas! Come back!" she called, but the monkey clambered up the leg of a smartly-dressed woman who seemed to have just made an important call. A Porygon Z at her side reeled back. The woman, who'd been about to put her phone away, staggered and dropped it.

Sophia reacted instantly. The phone stopped, suspended in midair for a second, before floating back into the woman's hand. "Ehh, Lumas here is a little overexcited about his first battle," the psychic explained, as the Darumaka let go of the fabric of the trouser leg, leaping down and running in circles. "Either that or he just always acts like he ate too many Poke Puffs."

The other woman's eyebrows raised as she looked from her cell phone to Sophia. "It's... ok," she said. "Hm, a psychic? Well, that's quite something. I can imagine a place like this would be perfect for you to train. Thanks, for just now."

A smirk grew across Sophia's face. "Pretty neat, huh?"

The Porygon Z's trainer nodded, although her expression settled into a more neutral, less impressed one at the psychic's tone. "And about your Darumaka, I spend a lot of time around Electric types. They can be the same."

That stern gaze shifted from Sophia to Oscar. "Anyway, I just wanted to ask something," the stranger said, clearly not one for small talk. "If you're ok talking about this..." Her attention flicked over Sophia's injuries. "Do you know anything about the incident around here two days ago? I'm helping to look into what could be causing such unusual behaviour in a Pokemon."

Sophia stood there, taken aback for a moment. Just great. Was this woman some kind of detective? Would anything she got told get back to Hammer? Was saying something worth the risk?

Notes

Pokemon Party: Gothita "Lacey" lv13, Purrloin "Grimalkin" lv12, Staryu "Arcturus" lv12, Darumaka "Lumas" lv11
Pokemon in PC:
Inventory: Pokeball x2, TM33 (Reflect)

Be my Sanctuary

Jessamyn "Jess" Bailey

Feeling Roxy's contempt growing, Jess resisted the urge to flinch away. She'd realised just how pathetic she'd sounded right after she'd spoken, and the other woman's reaction had confirmed it. This wasn't who her dad would have wanted her to be. But was the other alternative to be a nuisance?

Thankfully, instead of putting her down, Roxy encouraged her despite her inner feelings. Jess let herself relax a little. "Yeah. It'll..." Aware of her mumbling tone - which wouldn't be any good for customer service, whether said customers were social people or not - she did her best to sound clearer, more confident. "It'll help both of us out. Uh..." The thin facade faltered. "I hope."

So much for attempting to come across as positive.

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Sophia Danvers

Mesalon Gym

@fer1323

Sophia watched Oscar and Roadrunner approach, both trainer and Pokemon immediately taken with the Riolu. Lacey toddled over with an excited squeal, greeting the Fighting type. Looking down at the little group of Pokemon, Sophia couldn't help but let a small smile spread across her face.

Riolu. A Fighting type, yet the species' abilities were very similar to those of a Psychic type. Sophia had always thought of the two types as opposites, but did they have more in common than they seemed to?

When Oscar asked if he could take the Riolu with him, the student smiled. "It's her choice, but a trainer would do her good. Riolu grow through friendship, and they're good judges of who those friends should be."

The puppy-like Pokemon, head raised towards Oscar, nodded.

"Looks like she's made her choice," Sophia commented, her tone gentler than usual. The sight of a baby Pokemon was guaranteed to give her mood at least a slight lift. "You know, irritating as you are..." She paused. "She chose well."

Notes

Pokemon Party: Gothita "Lacey" lv13, Purrloin "Grimalkin" lv12, Staryu "Arcturus" lv12, Darumaka "Lumas" lv11
Pokemon in PC:
Inventory: Pokeball x2, TM33 (Reflect)

Pokemon Spiral

@fer1323 Your pic's finally done :)

Pic

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Argh, had no idea I'd double posted, Internet was being weird.