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Rowan Branchers

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Dewmeadow

'Ah!' A wave of relief went through Rowan as Yasha addressed him and shook his hand. He's a good guy! 'Okay, Yasha! I'm very happy to meet you! Haven't seen you before, so I assume you're new! Welcome to Dewmeadow!' The name sounded foreign, but given Yasha, that wasn't weird. With Rowan's limited contact with foreigners, he was very happy that this man gave such a nice first impression. He could be at ease with this person! … So, why does he prefer to be called his last name? Eh, he could ask that later, if he remembered. Now he was talking to Mara again, and...

'Huh?' She, um, didn't answer his question. She didn't tell him her name. Did she not want him to know? The reason why was beyond Rowan, so he simply chose to look slightly puzzled, looking from Mara to Yasha as they held their exchange. She asked questions, but had totally ignored his question. That felt odd. Oh, well. Still, yeah, they were going to become Pokémon trainers together and now they were becoming friends! This was an awesome day! Rowan allowed himself to grin happily.

'Hey, Yasha, Mara?' Rowan spoke out happily, AFTER Yasha had reacted to Mara's questions. 'What kind of Pokémon are you hoping to-'

'-The professor's coming!' He interrupted himself and jumped on the spot as the door opened, Dogwood coming out telling off some laughing kids. Rowan was all wide-eyed and ready, his fists clenched together in front of his chest and eagerness in his expression.
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Pokémon

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Items: 1 Potion
500 P

Pokémon: One (~Looking for one player and a Co-GM!~)

I have no idea what "...1/8...2/15" after the height at Height means. Haha.

Pokémon: One (~Looking for one player and a Co-GM!~)

Since Mara's spoken to, I'll wait for her post before I do something. Saying it out loud so people know I'm waiting. Haha.

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@Whimsley While they might not be allowed to RESPOND to the choice of the other trainer, I do feel that the winner should be allowed to bring their exhausted Pokémon out of battle in exchange for a clean slate. I personally feel the "best out of X" method would work much better in a real-life setting than a "we fight until one whole team has been defeated". What would you otherwise tell the first Pokémon you send out? If you can't take that one out of the fight, then you're essentially dooming it to be beaten up before the end of the fight as the enemy will just send something that can more easily fight it. XD

But yes, "Matt is about to use Poliwhirl, would you like to switch" clearly doesn't work. So, allow to take back, but both next Pokémon must be revealed at once, so none is responding to the other unless the winner is like "My Kakuna can beat anything you send out!". That's my suggestion.

And in case of battles against criminals without rules... They would be rule-less, wouldn't they? Hahaha...

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@Whimsley Got it, allow me to edit that, then. Hm.

What is one prevailing trait or element in your RP characters?

Unless I specifically make a character for that purpose, not a single one of my characters would ever allow themselves to be successfully blackmailed. This is because I, in real life, don't see the point of blackmail. It isn't as if giving in to the blackmail will get the blackmailing material out of the blackmailer's hands, so what's the sense in going along with it? Yeah, that's pretty much it.

Pokémon: One (~Looking for one player and a Co-GM!~)

@Lasrever ... Pfffth. Haha. I like your exit.

Pokémon: One (~Looking for one player and a Co-GM!~)

So, um. Can I have my berries that I prepared for the journey or should I delete that line? If so, how many can I have? I'd totally like to have 6 Orans and then 4 for each common status effect and 2 for each uncommon, just in case, but... Haha.

Also, should I colour my dialog? ... Would probably go for pale yellow if I did, but, heh.

Edit: ... Huh, people are opening their post with giant headers telling what character it is. Hm. Oh, well.

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Rowan Branchers

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Dewmeadow

Rowan had woken early today. Of course, it's the day when he'd be given a Pokémon and would be allowed to adventure far beyond the world of just small but large Dewmeadow. It contained so much space, it practically contained all which a child could normally desire out of the world. And yet, Rowan would be experiencing a much, much greater world.

His parents had already prepared breakfast for him and his bag stood ready by the door. Oh, they didn't have to, but of course they had to. They're his parents. The two of them, while worried about the rumours about attacks on young trainers, were proud of their son and would not stand in the way of him trying to accomplish his goal in life. Hugs were shared, “I love you”s were spoken, and Rowan was soon on the way.

Ah. He almost got teary-eyed as he ran through town and waved at faces he knew which he wouldn't see in a while. No matter. THIS WOULD BE GLORIOUS!

Rowan arrived an hour early. He'd woken up way too early with way too much excitement and had arrived way ahead of time. Still, weather they were here when he arrived or weather they arrived after, Rowan would still smile happily at them.

'Hi, Mara!' Unless there were, like, no boys his own age or if Mara approached him, Rowan likely wouldn't have made a close friend of Mara, but they did know each other in this community and such. And today, they'd be becoming Pokémon trainers together. In Rowan's eyes, they were already AS CLOSELY KNIT AS THEORETICALLY POSSIBLE due to this! 'Let's do our best!' His eyes were shining as he said to her. He didn't particularly note if her eyes were avoiding him.

'…' The other boy... Rowan didn't recognize him. He felt a little shy about addressing him, but this was such an important moment in their lives, no way he'd just let it pass without contact.

'H-hi, I'm Rowan.' He'd say, holding out an hand to shake. 'Well, um. Good luck to us all, eh?' Rowan smiled widely, his excitement and happiness still shining through his shyness. And yes, Mara's question was relevant. Rowan would be listening attentively.
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Pokémon

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Items: 1 Potion
500 P

Pokémon: One (~Looking for one player and a Co-GM!~)

... OY. That's TWO other people that start with cats. I DID NOT FACTOR THAT INTO MY CALCULATIONS WHEN I MADE MY CHARACTER'S PREFERENCE IN POKÉMON. XD

Still, suppose that invites a couple interactions for when Rowan sees them... Haha...