Appearance: Standing at about 5'2", Melody's small stature and general lack of presence make fading into the background pretty much a fact of her existence. As a matter of fact, the most eye-catching thing about her is her hair… but even that's mostly because it's bright pink and really, really long.
Despite this, the importance of taking care of one's appearance is one of the few things that Melody's mother took the time to drill into her head, and as a result, Melody is exceptionally good at things like doing hair, applying make-up tastefully, and color-coordinating outfits. While she isn't a fashionista by any stretch of the imagination, Melody always looks presentable... even though half the time, no one's really registered her presence well enough to appreciate it.
Personality: Melody's a fairly sweet girl most of the time. She’s not particularly shy, and really quite talkative, once someone’s actually noticed she’s there. As a girl brought up in a well-to-do family by parents who placed a high value on manners, Melody is polite to everyone and anyone, even if it’s mostly by force of habit. In other words, she’s really quite friendly, and for all appearances, harmless.
Beneath that well-mannered exterior, however, is an obsessively clingy girl with a grip like a vice and some incredibly possessive tendencies. Melody cherishes her friends… maybe a little too much, actually. Even though she’s never really experienced a long-term friendship, the concept of “best friends forever” is one that is very close to her heart. Often, she fixates on a person so intensely that she’ll let almost nothing stand between them. When someone she cares about is in danger, she’s more protective than a mother Ursaring whose cubs are being threatened, and more vicious than an Arbok with a grudge.
She hasn’t quite crossed the line into psychopathic yet, but back in middle school she was involved in a quickly hushed-up incident featuring her best friend, a boy who had a crush on her best friend, and a stapler. Melody definitely has a manipulative streak, and isn’t afraid of using underhanded methods to get what she wants.
History: As the only child of a pair of hard-working, fairly wealthy businesspeople, Melody grew up in a frequently empty house in Goldenrod City, with only the maids to keep her company. Because of her parents’ jobs (and, on one occasion, that one incident in middle school involving a stapler), she’s had to transfer schools many times. As a result, she’s never quite been able to form any solid relationships, and always treasured company, prizing friendship above all else… even her morals, at times.
Although she wasn’t home very often, Melody’s mother held manners and the traditionally feminine disciplines in high regard. As a result, Melody grew up to be polite to a fault, and quite skilled in areas such as cooking and cleaning. In fact, since she often had nothing to do but practice cooking, Melody's cooking is actually rather incredible. However, since she never quite figured out how to work the television in the living room or the desktop in her parents’ room, Melody is fairly technologically illiterate.
Melody has wanted to be a Pokemon trainer since her childhood, primarily for one reason: the legal mandate on travelling in pairs or more. While there is no question about the fact that she likes Pokemon and the thrill of battling, Melody sees her Pokemon journey as her ticket to a “best friend forever”… and that’s something that she would never pass up. Because of this, Melody studied hard in every one of the trainer schools that she's attended. As soon as she reached the minimum legal age of obtaining a license, Melody jumped at the chance to become a trainer, and left home the day after her sixteenth birthday.
Her parents, unsurprisingly, were on a business trip at the time, but they did call her to wish her farewell... a day or two after she set out for New Bark Town.
Quirks/Habits/Other: - Despite her rather fragile appearance, Melody is impressively strong. She doesn't pull her punches, either, so getting into a brawl with her is... not the best of ideas. - Melody is a fantastic cook and a master of all things traditionally feminine, from cooking to cleaning to baby-sitting. - Computers, microwaves, refrigerators... you name it, Melody can break it. She'd probably like video games, but she's never played one before because she can't figure out how to work a PC without completely destroying it. - Melody harbors a secret fondness for cooking shows, animated TV shows and movies, and murder mystery novels. - Melody has a terrible sense of direction. Like, it's really, really bad.
Inventory: - Pokeballs (x5) - Burn Heal (x5) - Paralyze Heal (x5) - Sleep Heal (x5) - Antidote (x5) - Potion (x5) - First-aid kit, for minor scrapes and injuries (x1) - Switchblade, for... “cooking and self defense” yeah right (x1) - Full set of clothing (x3) - Cheap and almost indestructible Nokia phone (x1) - Toiletries (x1 bag) - Hairbrush (x1) - Make-up and beauty products (x1 bag) - Agatha Christie’s “Five Little Tepigs” (x1) - Sleeping bag, assorted camping equipment (x1) - Wallet, containing $100 (x1) All of these items have been neatly packed into a shiny new white-and-pink backpack. Well, except the switchblade. That's in her pocket.
Pokemon:
Tesla the Mareep Male Lvl 7 Acquired from Prof. Elm Ability: Static Has a modest nature. Often dozes off.
Moves: Tackle, Growl, Thunderwave
LOLBAT the Zubat Male Lvl 3 Caught on Route 29 Ability: Inner Focus Has a timid nature. Quick to flee.
Moves: Leech Life
TL;DR: A girl who, despite her well-mannered and friendly appearance, is actually incredibly clingy and obsessive. In other words, a borderline yandere.
Theme Song:
Going with pink for her text colour, again. Mostly because of her hair… and so I can transition into red for her scary moments.
I thought I'd use this space for our accepted characters! So, without further ado:
@Rune_Alchemist: - The almighty GM. - Slytherin house! - True Neutral - Despite this, he laughs at orphans and refuses to share his pizza with Neutral Good people. He also happens to like [censored], but that's wholly unrelated to anything. - Now dead. Whoops! That was an accident. @Nightmare Bunny: - The superior co-GM, and the goddess of guessing people's names. - Slytherin house =) - Neutral Good?! - Also apparently a serial killer. Kills include Ogo, Zoldie, Noklu and Rune. @Ogobrogo: - The inferior co-GM, but still pretty cool. The Holy Chooser of Theme Songs. - Yet another Slytherin! - Chaotic Evil, and afraid of spiders - Killed multiple times by math puns. Now the ghost of a ghost. @Zoldyck: - Lawful Evil - Died after being spontaneously combusted. Currently a ghost. - Should probably stop calling Bunny an old person or various other unflattering things, since she's supposedly a serial killer... >:) @Noklu: - Started off as Neutral Evil, and then converted to Neutral Good after death! - Has herd u like Mudkipz and is an abuser of #hashtags - Bunny's undead zombie servant, helping her rid the world of evil!!! :D @XxFellsingxX: - Lawful Neutral~! - Queen of Hufflepuffs! Despite this, she doesn't like Harry Potter. Heathen. - A reasonably competent ninja who we all love~! @DaDrummer676: - Makes musical characters. - Occasionally flickers in and out of existence. - Has unfortunately been lost to us. Poor guy. RIP, Drummer... @Vec: - DERPKINGU <3 - Savior of high school students struggling with chemistry~ - True Neutral, just like Rune! Congratulations! - Needs affection and love, just like a plant. Comment on his pics and cherish him. <3 @Savo: - Our beloved lurker. Not officially a kewl kat, but gets an honorable mention~! - Prone to attempting to steal other people's identities. Stay true to yourself, Savo! You're perfectly fine as you are, and there's no need to try to become me! Although I am pretty awesome =) - Okay-ish at nicknaming. - Has a yandere/tsundere fetish?! More trivia to come!!!
Recurring Characters: -> Alexander “Alex” Elric (@Zoldyck), aka. the mini syndicate member with a heart of gold - Eevee, lv. 6 - Spearow, lv. 2 or 3
Gym Leaders: -> Hansel Larch, Violet City Gym Leader (@Nightmare Bunny) -> William Shanks, Azalea Town Gym Leader (@Ogobrogo) -> Wendy Wildstorm, Goldenrod City Gym Leader (@XxFellsingxX) -> ???, Ecruteak City Gym Leader (@Nightmare Bunny) -> ???, Clanwood City Gym Leader -> ???, Olivine City Gym Leader -> ???, Mahogany Town Gym Leader -> Joseph Winterhawk, Blackthorn City Gym Leader (@Vec) NOTE: Gym leaders are available for RP-ers to play! In fact, go ahead and submit a CS for one, right now! They don't get theme colors, though.
Team Nemesis Admins: -> Nyx (@Nightmare Bunny) -> Aether (@Ogobrogo) -> Chaos (@Noklu) Admin spots are now full! However, we still have lots of gym leaders~
Elite Four: -> ???, 1st Elite Four Member -> ???, 2nd Elite Four Member -> ???, 3rd Elite Four Member -> ???, 4th Elite Four Member (@Nightmare Bunny) NOTE: Elite Four members are unavailable for now! However, they will become available later on, so don't worry!
Johto's resident Pokemon professor. A kindly old man who loves Pokemon.
Professor Elm's timid but organised young assistant. He wants nothing more than to be a Pokemon professor when he grows up, just like his granddad… who also happens to be his boss.
Johto's head of police. A woman who takes everything seriously, and is outspoken about her pro-human, anti-Pokemon beliefs.
An up-and-coming hotshot politician determined to figure out a way to protect the young trainers of Johto from the suddenly feral wild Pokemon. Her campaign was the reason that the law to increase minimum trainer age passed.
Another up-and-coming young politician, and Carmen's self-proclaimed rival. He is strongly against the increased regulation of Pokemon, and is convinced that something suspicious is going on with the wild Pokemon in Johto.
A foul mouthed, anti-Pokemon radio host. On a one-man crusade to awaken the populace to the menace around them. Has something of a cult following.
A slightly less extremist radio host. She tries her best to advocate tolerance, but it's kind of hard when the guy in the time-slot after her is such a jackass.
Despite his youth, Sid works as the owner of the small casino in Goldenrod. He has made several donations towards advancements in Pokemon oriented technology.
A charismatic businessman who loves Pokemon. Currently is said to be researching why the Pokemon have suddenly gone feral.
Well, there will be pokemon from other regions, mostly evolution lines and any wild pokemon you can find from other region in the wild. Say a Ralts or a Shinx.
Hrm...I suppose I could also up the number to 7, just for you Zoldyk, if Bunny doesn't mind xP Also, I find your name hard to spell xD
I don't mind~
And yeah, that's incredibly hard to spell. Got something we can call you instead? A nickname? What about… "Zoldie"?
Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: The answer is trivial and is left as an exercise for the reader.
<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?<br><br>A: The answer is trivial and is left as an exercise for the reader.</div>