Post by Andy Richter on Jun 20, 2018 17:08:32 GMT -8
Andy Richter
Andy | 16 | Male Straight |
Alto Town | Breeder | Pokemon Ranger |
Appearance
Stands at 5' 7'' and a little on the thin side though not thin enough to be called emaciated or silly names like twig or pencilneck Long Khaki pants that have quite a few pockets, with the leg sections going down to the sneakers, a light blue polo long sleeve shirt black sneakers with a Pikachu tail thunderbolt design. Andy also packed a pair of blue jeans, a thick sweater that's mainly gray with red sleeves and tan leather boots for areas like the Tundra.
As long as the clothes are clean, Andy isn't one for fashion though he could resemble a walking kaleidoscope to some. Aside from that, he will always strive to look presentable. Carries a smile of cautious optimism, keeping a close eye out for new friends or unexpected events or new areas. Andy walks with great posture giving off an air of confidence that most people will take notice of, it makes him quite easy to talk to without looking as if he's seeking attention.
Personality
Andy is eager to observe the world around him and somewhat inquisitive. That inquisitiveness has made him very bright in terms of knowledge of nature but has also led to an unhealthy sense of danger because of it. Due to still being young, he is still a little naïve, which results in him falling for pranks, such as April Fools pranks. However when this does happen, he will see it as a learning experience and, in fact occasionally going along with it knowing full well that it’s a prank for the sake of humor. One example of this comes from Meowths or other prankster pokémon hiding his items all over Alto Town, the pokémon themselves belonging to other trainers. The scavenger hunts don't bother him as he sees the pokémon as being playful or silly. Andy has high morals and won't allow anything to happen to his friends, going out of his way to try and settle disputes between other locals, even though it's clearly none of his business, telling the truth whenever he does something wrong, or just being around for people that have had bad days. This does lead to him getting into some sticky situations however, such as people ignoring Andy during a dispute, at which point he will leave them alone.
Andy will start out shy to any person or pokèmon but will gradually warm up to them as time goes on and strive above most things to keep his friends happy, beware he will run away from anyone that lashes out at him. Battle wise Andy favors being more on the defensive side, envisioning pokémon battles to be more like chess matches rather than matches of power preferring to pick his opponents apart with strategy instead.
History
Born into a quaint, moderately sized house in Alto Town Andy was an introvert at the start of his childhood, clinging mainly to his parents, Bob and Martha Richter for protection due to extreme shyness, and possibly due to people that he didn't know just having what the parents dismissed as "bad vibes." for now. This led to him being homeschooled and learning basic reading, writing, and math from them. The parents wanted him to make some friends with any other kids at their favorite spot, which also happens to be where the parents met, Corsola Cove, the place getting that name between them due to the abundance of Corsola sightings, however if they tried to help him he would run away without saying a word with a very scared expression on his face, thus leading the local kids in Alto to label him an oddball.
This continued until age 6 during one routine day at Andy's now favorite area. He was busy making little designs in the sand, with his parents watching him while they were lounging around. That is until a Water Ball pokémon popped its head out of the water. The Azurill, as identified by Mr. and Mrs. Richter who still carried pokèdexes just in case, merrily bounced up to the trio with a squeak. This was Andy's first encounter with a pokémon so initially he recoiled away from it. The Aqua Mouse Pokémon just waved its bouncy tail at him, smiled and squeaked once more which made Andy more cautious now more than afraid as he reached out to pet the Marill of which it took full comfort in. Bob and Martha saw this occur and became overjoyed that their bundle of nerves seemed to have taken a shine to a pokémon and potential new friend. After a whole day of play by Andy and his new found poké-friend, Azurill, the Richters got ready to return to Alto Town. Before they left, she squeaked again, waved using that tail of hers and walked back into the lake.
That whole day of play for him and the pokemon brought about a few bombshells: one that both his parents were blessed with aura usage (they mainly stuck to rare uses of Aura sight to keep themselves looking normal.) two that he could use it at all though his seemed to be attuned to pokemon rather than humans, drawing in docile baby mons while giving humans a slight air of unease, which concerned the parents and scared him a ton, he even tried not using that aura channeling ability but just couldn't turn it off, until it turned itself off leaving him tired. Regardless of this it didn't harm the relationship with Azurill at all.
From then on, Andy slowly became more outgoing. By age 10 thanks to repeated visits to see Azurill, and a lot of aura practice in order to turn it on and off (which was still a problem sometimes,) he was at least being more vocal with the Alto Town locals, unless it was the first time meeting a person, in that case, he would start out timid but warm up to him or her after a few minutes of conversation, if they weren't repelled by the occasional flare ups of his Aura field causing those still subtle uneasy vibes that he would quickly try to turn off Andy's homeschooling was going well too , he was learning Middle School levels of reading, writing, and math. Though he was homeschooling well, he wasn't as interested as much. His love of nature though never really diminished still wanting to go to places along Veria such as Corsola Cove, Alterna City especially after hearing about its penchant for breeders , Pahala City and the mountain caverns of Aleal City, as well as keeping an eye on his neighbors potted plants.
During the year before his 14th birthday, Andy’s adventurous side started showing up. He would sneak out during the night to explore the areas around Alto; not going too much farther than that because he didn't want to worry his mom and dad, he was very respectful of them after all. He yearned to head to rest of the Veria region learning about the many cultures and pokémon present throughout with his own pokémon, little did he know they both were planning quite a surprise for him. On his 14th birthday, the parents let him have a chance at his own adventure, before all that though, was the usual happy birthday Andy followed by the birthday cake and presents which included a backpack, a shell bell, a flashlight as well as a very special, secret surprise that Andy's parents decided to keep secret from him, a certain blue mouse. The soon-to-be breeder was very excited about all the goodies till he remembered he still needed a pokémon . Suddenly, he heard a familiar sounding squeak. He lit up like a Blitzle charging up a Thunder attack. He picked up the Aqua Mouse and paraded around the house and hugged it followed by the parents for getting his first real friend. Andy became ecstatic, he now had everything he needed to start his adventure; with that he bolted out the door with all the gifts and Aquamarine, an affectionate name for his first pokémon, in tow after one last goodbye hug from his parents.
To think this all started upon meeting a tiny little blue mouse who as of now is trying to get Andy some human friends like a little matchmaker, much to Andy's embarrassment.
Pokémon
Pokedex Name: Azumarilll
Nickname: Aquamarine
Gender: Female
Ability: Huge Power
Moveset:
Bubblebeam
Aqua Tail
Tail Whip
Play Rough
Pokedex Name: Skiddo
Nickname: Billie
Gender: Female
Ability: Sap Sipper
Moveset:
Bulldoze
Growth
Leech Seed
Razor Leaf
Pokedex Name: Swablu
Nickname: Sandy
Gender: Female
Ability: Natural cure
Moveset:
Sing
Disarming Voice
Safeguard
Peck
Pokedex Name: Flaffy
Nickname: Tesla
Gender: Male
Ability: Static
Moveset:
Tackle
Thunder Wave
Thundershock
Confuse Ray
Skills (0/11)
Aura Channeling-Major- Andy currently just found out that he had Aura capabilities, this one occurring thanks to his parents, this after a lot of practice made catches with more docile pokemon easier, though still dangerous. The main positive here is that he has control over its usage and the air if gives off. Flare ups still happen though where the use and air arent controlled (like in high tension scenarios He has gotten better around humans so he isn't so 'repulsive' while improving attraction to pokemon. His range is no better than a minors(10 feet radius) and the healing aspect is still nonexistent..
Aura Tracker(minor) He discovered this soon after catching Billy, that kid being a prankster loved hide and seek. There was also Andys occupation as a Ranger which involves pokemon tracking. He used (and still uses sometimes) Billys hide and seek antics to practice. At first Andy would be looking everywhere for the silly kid, sometimes even having to give hints. Though over the many times of playing this, it just happened with him (as the others never strayed too far.) Hoofprints become more visible, showing up as a slightly different green wherever Billy trotted off to. Much to Billys annoyance he can only seem to evade Andy 4/10 times he wanders off (compared to 8/10 without aura use at all) He still tries over and over.
While tracking that goat is no problem now, the other members are unfamiliar as stated above, and Alto Town is rather heavy traffic so auras may be muddled
Other Information
During his life, Andy enjoyed picking and finding out about berries, eventually making drinks and poffins or pokecake for others. He wont pass up an opportunity to pick berries if one presents itself.
RP Sample
Momo laughs at this question, “ No, actually he does this to practice my perception. Litwick has done this to every trainer that has been here, even Kyle did the first time he came here. He used Night Shade to create illusions of himself before you both came in here, however many of these illusions are different from normal Litwicks. Try to figure out the differences between the fake ones, and find the real one somewhere in this library. The real one will look exactly as your pokédex shows Oh, neither your pokémon nor Kyle, can help you with this. Use your senses to discern real from the illusions.
“Okay, so this is basically ‘Spot the Difference’ huh? This should be interesting.” Momo goes to sit on a bench to read a book, while I began checking the Litwicks.
First one…. “Yikes he’s huge.” I’m staring at one that is as big as I am, and its on one of the bookshelves. How is that shelf able to even support it? That can’t be it.”
Second one… Another one on a bookshelf, “I’m going to need to a ladder, this difference isn’t so easy to spot.” I get a small step ladder that is two bookcases away from this Litwick, to get a closer look. The size of the Litwick is normal, but the expression is clearly not. The smile looks angrier, like it’s going to seriously do some harm, instead of the small smile it normally wears. “That is one scary pokémon” quickly moving to the next bookcase to avoid seeing that expression.
Third one…. Taking the ladder with me to the third bookcase, this Litwick looks normal in terms of size. But this one sports an orange flame like a normal candle would, of course, this pokémon isn’t a normal candle.
OOC Information
OOC Name: Malcolm
Player Pronouns: he/his/him
Face Claim: [b]Hunter X Hunter[/b], Killua Zoldyck as [i]Richter, Andy[/i]
Continuity: Original
Starter Items:
Breeder
5 PokeBalls, 3 Romantic Mush, 1 Fancy Mush, 1 Big Mush, 1 Floral Honey, 1 Rare Voucher
made by Wolf of GS