Pirouette

Pokémon: Start

❄Erika Olson❄

Pokemon

Sno, Snorunt ♀
Level 13
Status: Fresh


Eep, Lileep ♂
Level 10
Status: Fresh


Gibs, Gible ♂
Level 14
Status: Fresh


Chic, Torchic ♀
Level 12
Status: Fresh


Chu, Pikachu ♂
Level 10
Status: Fresh

Kay, Inkay ♀
Level 11
Status: Fresh

Inventory

0 Potion
2 Pokeballs
1 Aspear Berry
3 Tanga Berries
2 Spelon Berries
3 Chesto Berries
1 Bug Gem
1 Jaw Fossil
1 Guide to Mt. Strength
8675P

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It was Erika's first official loss and as briefly disheartening as it was, she wasn't going to let it get her down. After all, her mother had told her several stories of about it took several attempts to beat a few gyms when she was Erika's age. However, Erika was a bit of a poor sport, thinking the Flower Lady was a bit smug, shooting a wayward glare at Daisy before turning to head back to the reception. If Daisy was an indication of just how tough Stillwood's Gym is, then Erika had her work cut out for her. She wondered how far Claire had gotten. She probably had evolved her Pokemon already and probably had two gym badges.

Despite how Erika's apprehension about being inferior, she was still glad to finally catch up to Claire. After all, the two had originally planned on adventuring together and if her time with Joshua and Ewan had proven anything, it was that company really helped with the journey. When she finally saw Claire, Erika waved and looked sincerely happy to see her, as if an old friend. "Hi Claire! I hope you've been having fun so far and it is nice to finally catch up to you. I think.. but you probably have three gym badges by now!"

Erika would wait a moment for Claire's response but assuming the reality, Erika had no gym badges so having any was impressive. Hearing Claire's success would easily prompt Erika's next request. "Ooh, I bet you have a strong team then, huh. Here, let me show you what I caught so far."

Now unless there was any reason to, like if Claire wanted to keep the teams a secret for a potential battle between the two, Erika would pull her full team from her Pokeballs and introducing each one to Claire and likely her team. All except for Kay were rather polite and happy to greet each other which reminded Erika that she had done those Treetop battles for a reason. She dug into her bag pulled out a Spleon Berry. "Here Kay. Be nice to everyone." Erika would offer her Inkay a berry which it happily took and began nibbling on it. Erika looked relieved but her cheeks were a bit red when she realized Claire would probably notice. "... I dug her out being frozen in ice and Kay might be really old, same with Eep, but for some reason, Kay has been really bitter. It is kind of embarrassing that I'm such a poor trainer."
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Meanwhile back at Kalmia's lab, Poli had been adjusting well to the change of scenery. She spent most of her time paling around with Kalmia's Slowpoke and generally being curious around the lab. In fact, Poli was in the middle of that curiosity as she was discovering that servers had produced a nice bit of comforting heat when someone entered the lab. With the Professor handing over a Pokedex much like Erika's then she knew what was happening. She wondered how Erika was doing and hoped to see her again soon but for now, there was another trainer in front of her!

Poli hopped down from the server and ran over to the trainer, giving the her a slight nudge in the shin with Poli's round body."Poliwag!" She cheered, offering her own way of encouraging the new trainer. Maybe one day she'll meet Erika?

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@Bornlucky

Yes. You may still apply.

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@floodtalon

I am still having a tougher time with it but at least now I can understand it. What are your plans to developing this quirk? It seems really limited as is. Do you plan on your quirk to eventually be able to form psionic objects? If so, I guess I can see why they could only form an “edge” to objects as the physical object acts as a tether or point of focus. But why limit yourself? Psionic geometry (being able to generate physical shapes through mental projection) could make a good quirk and still accomplish what you are looking for.

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@floodtalon

Ink likes your Quirk but I just can't picture how it works ;-;

Could you explain it a bit more? Like how does it turn a sphere into something sharp? There are no edges!!

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@TheWindel

I really suggest the series. It contains plenty of happy, colorful themes but I think the series does well in exploring more complex themes within characters.

But sorry to see you go! To your credit, sound frequency is a good idea for a Quirk that would have a place in this world.

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@TheWindel

Judging form a bit of your wording, you may not be familiar with series beyond what research you did for your character? In BnHA, there is a central theme building that an idolized hero society has its problems. Deadlier, villainous Quirks are often looked at a bit negatively. For example a character with a mind control quirk is deemed "evil" in the eyes of characters and suggested they'd make a good villain even though he wants to be a hero. There is actually some oppression to characters in the series based on their quirks, essentially.

So the issue arises from your character actively wanting to pursue a more dangerous application of her quirk. Brain hemorrhages are really scary and by actively pursuing this application of your quirk, there is an implication that your character is okay with killing so long as it stops a villain because a person's survival after a brain hemorrhage would be out of your character's control. Thus, the staff Ishin would actively attempt to dissuade your character from pursuing this application of your quirk.

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@Anders

Hi there!

So one thing that Ink and I constantly bring up with your character is the Quirk. Arsenic, as you already know, is very deadly and a deadly poison would not emulate a prospective hero properly. I bring this up because one of the themes that I've managed to find in BnHA is that the Hero idolized society is messed up. It demonizes almost anyone who has a villainous quirk. I was hoping you might include a bit of that characterization seeing as your character is described as a "softie" but there wasn't explicit mention of this theme. But that's okay if you don't! However, I think we can hopefully agree that arsenic is too deadly anyway and picking a chemical agent that isn't so brutal is preferred.

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@Anders

Yes. I see your character.

Ink and I are still in deliberations but informally, everyone has looked good so far. With yours in particular there is one tiny thing. Well, two tiny things. Keep in mind, that we have just skimmed characters and this is what we noticed at a first glance.

Aconitum Datura takes the form of a syrupy purple goo that secretes from -
Sumire‘s body. The goo in itself is not dangerous, however the boy’s body is able to vaporize it into a gas and manipulate the purple-blue fumes.

Latin as a Quirk name is kind of funky in the setting.

Aaannd... since I was late on moving my character from the previous iteration to this one, you had no way of knowing this but syrupy purple goo secretions and vaporization are fairly similar to my character's Matter State Quirk. You aren't going to be denied or anything because of this last bit, however, I ask that you maybe remove the goo bit? Maybe secrete the gas alone? You can maintain the hazardous effect of inhalation if you wish, since that seems like something you are going for with this character.

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@ShwiggityShwah

You can certainly try if you want!

If you need help with understanding Quirks, check out the Wikipedia page. They aren't exactly just straight superpowers, they have some type of unique spin on them. If you come up with any ideas, I can help you try to shape it into a Quirk!

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N a m i e

Personal Dossier

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_Name

Amuro Namie

_Age

15

_Origin

Tokyo, Japan

_{Physical Description}

At around 5'6", Namie grew a little too fast for her body to catch up and appears deceptively leaner than she should be. The telltale signs of that is the impressive muscle definition that she manages to get when she flexes. Her natural lighter brown hair has an impressive length reaching her rear end but she usually keeps her air up in a pigtails. Her wardrobe and general presentation of herself is relatively laid back with variations clothes that an athlete would wear: team shirts and jackets, running shorts or tights, and so on. Additionally, a trait that may have come about her Quirk is her eyes are red.

_{Characterization}

Resilient
Temper
Stubborn
Aspiring
Dutiful
Pompous

_{Personal History}

For almost every memory has, Namie can only remember her and her dad constantly in between cities. It was the result of her father's Quirk, an ability to project blueprinted or planned construction, and thus, had the two traveling all over Japan to oversee construction or reconstructing efforts. It was the sort of life that was fairly lonely to an only daughter as the constant transferring of schools meant that she didn't have any time to make any lasting friendships. Beyond that, however, was the fact that Namie's mother had passed away and her lack of presence was certainly something that weighed heavily on the family.

At a young age, Namie lost her mother to circumstances that still haven't been made clear to her. She was in the line of duty as a professional hero and lost her life is all that Namie knows about her mother's death. Otherwise, her father isn't speaking much about the subject, even when pressed. However there is one thing that her father lets slip about the subject, she is a lot like her mother. From the Quirk she inherited to her stubbornness, there is a lot of emulation. Thus, there is a rather large part of Namie's essence that drives her to chase after her mother's legacy and become a hero. She can't settle on just becoming one; she wants to become the best. Ishin Academy was her first choice because even though it was the number two school in all of Japan, it would give Namie a chance to finally settle down in school for awhile. Maybe now, she'll find some peace of mind...

_{Character Development & Conceptualization}

Namie is a person of high ambition but believes she is capable of achieving that ambition. She was given a quite versatile Quirk as part of making her capable in her own way but I plan on making her not creative enough to utilize the full versatility of said Quirk. Thus the aim is that she will have to work alongside others to discover not only creative Quirk applications but also to discover a bit more about herself. She hasn't really learned to work well alongside others. This is due, in part, to her past where her father had to travel around Japan a lot for work, often moving him and her around the country. She never really had time to fit in anywhere and make lasting friendships. Her selection of Ishin is in part due to her internal desire to finally be rooted long enough to make friends but mainly due to wanting to very capable as a hero.

Another character arc that I'd like to explore is the reason why Namie wants to be a hero. Her father works in the civil department, using his Quirk to help with rebuilding and building roads. Her mother passed away early in her life so she never really got to know her and even though her father is quite reserved about talking about her mother, she knows that her mother was a hero. This creates the ambition to use her mother's power to do her memory proud. Along the way, discovery of what actually happened to Namie's mother could reveal a potential antagonist or anything the overall story might profit from.

Abilities & Talents

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_{Quirk Type}

Emitter

_{Quirk Description}

In short, [Matter State] uses specialized glands under the skin turn viscous fiber into a maple syrup-like liquid that can be secreted from the body. The user of this Quirk can mentally alter the state of matter this substance is in by altering the temperature, making it warmer to turn into a gas and colder to turn into a solid. The boiling and freezing points are relatively low in energy requirements as in, in order for the for the user to turn the liquid into a gas, one just has to think about the liquid getting warmer until it reaches around 100 *F and for the solid around 20*F. The user can alter the temperature at their best so long as the substance is touching them and may struggle with temperature altering when the substance is away from their body. It isn't impossible to manipulate the state of matter of the substance away from the person but requires great concentration to achieve the almost telepathic thought with severely ramping difficult with distant from the substance (a feat Namie struggles with presently). The substance in all forms is noted to be quite dense, sinking to the bottom of a glass of water in both solid and liquid states. The user of this Quirk must maintain a high fiber diet and overuse of their Quirk will result in extreme dietary fiber loss. Low fiber in the body means that they will have horrid bowel activities and can even risk some more severe consequences of too much Quirk use.

_{Other Talents & Attributes}

Namie has maintained a very healthy amount of athletic activities such as team sports, swimming, and weight training. Although not the biggest, strongest, or most standout Quirk, she still did very well in the psychical tests. Most of her experience with fighting comes from petty sport squabbles, usually due to a bit of stubbornness or self-importance on her part as losing wasn't ever her intent. Outside of a few school yard brawls, she hasn't had any opportunity for proper training, leaving her rough around the edges. In addition, she is motivated well enough to maintain a strong performances in the academic field as well.