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Pokemon Academy - Alola's Next Generation

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Edge of Darkness | Pokemon

Jirai

"Storms pave the path ahead with silence."

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Jirai Lovic

"The Silent Derecho"

Age:
26

Gender:
Female

Origin:
Eterna city

Appearance:
Jirai's axilla-length hair is light blonde, marked by the occasional slightly darker strand. While her eyes are normally cloudish-grey, they seemingly grow darker when it rains.
She never goes anywhere without her signature bluish-grey cloak, which is specially woven to prevent her from being soaked even in the heaviest of downpours - and she is rarely seen with the hood lowered.

Personality:
If you were to examine each member of the Elite of the Sinnoh region, you would most definitely come to realize that Jirai is the least outgoing of them all. Usually donning a visage of solemnity, she is visibly unmarred by most other emotions. She takes each battle - each duty she is bestowed as an Elite - very seriously, refusing to allow herself any distractions. If there is a task unfinished, she will be finishing it - or planning its completion with mental vigor, should she not be in the position to do so physically.
Despite being rather distant by normal social standards, Jirai is far from emotionless on her own time. She shows great affection to her Pokémon, sharing tight bonds with them, and is able to communicate well amongst them while forgoing most speech.
Beyond her Pokémon, very few people see this less rigid side. This is because Jirai believes that many battles can be won before the Pokémon are ever even released from their ball. By being one of the most mysterious and potentially one of the most unpredictable Elite, she can sow fear - uncertainty - into the thoughts of those who would oppose her. This also has a second, more unintended effect of amassing her a weird following of individuals who want to try and see what's behind her stoic mask, or admire it.
If she were to allow anyone to see her softer side though, it would definitely be one of the other Elite.

Short Biography:
Jirai hails from the ancient, respected city of Eterna. A city connecting the past and the present, it sees a good deal of activity - especially considering it sits in between a number of other cities in the region.
Having been orphaned to one of the older residents of the city, Jirai lived a fairly sheltered life. Her elderly guardian, Jessamine, was a strict woman - but still one of love and compassion. Throughout her childhood, Jirai grew up participating in and enjoying activities that one would usually attribute to an older person; sewing, knitting, watching soaps in a rocking chair, etc. Such...thrilling activities were what she grew up on - what she enjoyed - at least, until she grew a bit older. As she started reaching her mid teens, she grew mightily curious of the world of Pokémon. She'd had moments of fascination before, but those were just that - moments - and the only Pokémon she ever interacted with were a few of Jessamine's cats. Eventually she couldn't take it anymore. She begged and begged Jessamine to help her catch a Pokémon of her own. At first, the woman declined outright - but she couldn't say no to that cute little puppy-eyed face forever. Soon enough, Jirai had caught her first Pokémon. A Golduck that she named Kimi.
After a couple years of growing curiosity and slow training, Jirai soon learned of a local team of villains known as Team Galactic. She'd never heard of such mean-spirited people. One day deciding to try and talk to one of the grunt of the group, she'd soon come to realize that not everybody in this world was as nice as Jessamine. The grunt and their Pokémon attacked and fainted her Golduck just for sport. Jirai sat on the ground and cried over her Golduck's unconscious body for hours, until Jessamine finally found her and dragged the both of them home.
From that day forward, Jirai swore she would grow strong enough to teach Team Galactic a lesson - and not just them. She never wanted anyone to go through the pain she had that day of being mocked for her weakness - she would deter all evil-doers from imposing their mean-spirited ways on the innocent citizens of the Sinnoh league.
After some years of training and making new Pokémon friends, Jirai was more than strong enough to teach those who had wronged her a lesson. But she knew it wouldn't be enough. She needed to help others, too.
She enhanced her training, her new vigor bolstered by the love of her Pokémon. Her strength and that of her friends soared, finding themselves more than a match for any ne'er-do-wells within reach. After so many years of training, she decided to put herself to the test and challenge the gauntlet of Sinnoh's best trainers.
Seeing as though she is a member of the Elite - she obviously succeeded, now using her position as an Elite to help her protect the people of Sinnoh.

Pokemon:

Kimi

Name: Kimi

Species: Golduck
Gender: Female
Ability: Swift Swim
Appearance: Kimi is indistinguishable from other Golduck.
Personality: Kimi is just as stubborn in her ways as Jirai - and perhaps even more. She is Jirai's longest and closest companion, very commonly sharing their thoughts between one another. Just about one of the only people who can make Jirai smile in public. She is generally quite sassy and forward, contrary to her trainer.
Special Moves:
Rain Dance
Ice Beam
Mud Bomb
Psychic

Kano

Name: Kano

Species: Toxicroak
Gender: Male
Ability: Dry Skin
Appearance: The normally red features of a Toxicroak are dark purple on Kano.
Personality: Kano is quite energetic, and always looking for some way to prove its mettle - whether through battle, or some other form of competition.
Special Moves:
Rain Dance
Stone Edge
Bullet Punch
Drain Punch

Chica

Name: Chica

Species: Noivern
Gender: Female
Ability: Infiltrator
Appearance: Chica is indistinguishable from other Noivern.
Personality: Chica is a very curious individual, often inspecting people and Pokémon without worrying about personal space. She also becomes quite mischievous when paired with Poyo. She also loves headpats.
Special Moves:
Snatch
Solar Beam
Draco Meteor
Wild Charge

Baraka

Name: Baraka

Species:
Gender: Male
Ability: Sheer Force
Appearance: Baraka has a distinctive and wide notch in his left ear, and another on his tail.
Personality: Baraka is a rather competitive individual, often competing with Kano in contests of strength.
Special Moves:
Rain Dance
Thunder
Sludge Wave
Surf

Poyo

Name: Poyo

Species: Politoed
Gender: Male
Ability: Drizzle
Appearance: Poyo is indistinguishable from other Politoed.
Personality: Poyo is an often lazy but occasionally mischievous frog. He also loves headpats.
Special Moves:
Toxic
Ice Beam
Focus Blast
Haze

Shiisha

Name: Shiisha

Species: Delcatty
Gender: Female
Ability: Normalize
Appearance: Shiisha keeps a tiny red band wrapped around her leg, in memory of Jessamine.
Personality: Shiisha is a rather lazy cat, often displaying no interest in any sorts of battle. She also doesn't like rain very much. She's quite stubborn.
Special Moves:
Sucker Punch
Double Team
Attract

Summary: A storm-loving, reserved gal who's sworn to carry out her duties as an Elite, and put down any evil-doers.

Other:
► Jirai adores storms and rain. It comforts her, and she finds it beautiful and inspiring - why is why she commonly allies with Pokémon who also enjoy it. Her battle gimmick is, obviously, rain.
► Jirai has no known family members, seeing as she was an orphan, and Jessamine passed a time ago.
► Has traveled to a couple other regions, after defeating Sinnoh's Elite.
► Jirai trains her Pokémon to listen particularly well through rainstorms - allowing her to issue commands without raising her voice.

Edge of Darkness | Pokemon

@Ambra@Hey Im Jordan Wee Woo

Hider

"Storms pave the path ahead with silence."

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Jirai Lovic

"The Silent Derecho"

Age:
26

Gender:
Female

Origin:
Eterna city

Appearance:
Jirai's axilla-length hair is light blonde, marked by the occasional slightly darker strand. While her eyes are normally cloudish-grey, they seemingly grow darker when it rains.
She never goes anywhere without her signature bluish-grey cloak, which is specially woven to prevent her from being soaked even in the heaviest of downpours - and she is rarely seen with the hood lowered.

Personality:
If you were to examine each member of the Elite of the Sinnoh region, you would most definitely come to realize that Jirai is the least outgoing of them all. Usually donning a visage of solemnity, she is visibly unmarred by most other emotions. She takes each battle - each duty she is bestowed as an Elite - very seriously, refusing to allow herself any distractions. If there is a task unfinished, she will be finishing it - or planning its completion with mental vigor, should she not be in the position to do so physically.
Despite being rather distant by normal social standards, Jirai is far from emotionless on her own time. She shows great affection to her Pokémon, sharing tight bonds with them, and is able to communicate well amongst them while forgoing most speech.
Beyond her Pokémon, very few people see this less rigid side. This is because Jirai believes that many battles can be won before the Pokémon are ever even released from their ball. By being one of the most mysterious and potentially one of the most unpredictable Elite, she can sow fear - uncertainty - into the thoughts of those who would oppose her. This also has a second, more unintended effect of amassing her a weird following of individuals who want to try and see what's behind her stoic mask, or admire it.
If she were to allow anyone to see her softer side though, it would definitely be one of the other Elite.

Short Biography:
Jirai hails from the ancient, respected city of Eterna. A city connecting the past and the present, it sees a good deal of activity - especially considering it sits in between a number of other cities in the region.
Having been orphaned to one of the older residents of the city, Jirai lived a fairly sheltered life. Her elderly guardian, Jessamine, was a strict woman - but still one of love and compassion. Throughout her childhood, Jirai grew up participating in and enjoying activities that one would usually attribute to an older person; sewing, knitting, watching soaps in a rocking chair, etc. Such...thrilling activities were what she grew up on - what she enjoyed - at least, until she grew a bit older. As she started reaching her mid teens, she grew mightily curious of the world of Pokémon. She'd had moments of fascination before, but those were just that - moments - and the only Pokémon she ever interacted with were a few of Jessamine's cats. Eventually she couldn't take it anymore. She begged and begged Jessamine to help her catch a Pokémon of her own. At first, the woman declined outright - but she couldn't say no to that cute little puppy-eyed face forever. Soon enough, Jirai had caught her first Pokémon. A Golduck that she named Kimi.
After a couple years of growing curiosity and slow training, Jirai soon learned of a local team of villains known as Team Galactic. She'd never heard of such mean-spirited people. One day deciding to try and talk to one of the grunt of the group, she'd soon come to realize that not everybody in this world was as nice as Jessamine. The grunt and their Pokémon attacked and fainted her Golduck just for sport. Jirai sat on the ground and cried over her Golduck's unconscious body for hours, until Jessamine finally found her and dragged the both of them home.
From that day forward, Jirai swore she would grow strong enough to teach Team Galactic a lesson - and not just them. She never wanted anyone to go through the pain she had that day of being mocked for her weakness - she would deter all evil-doers from imposing their mean-spirited ways on the innocent citizens of the Sinnoh league.
After some years of training and making new Pokémon friends, Jirai was more than strong enough to teach those who had wronged her a lesson. But she knew it wouldn't be enough. She needed to help others, too.
She enhanced her training, her new vigor bolstered by the love of her Pokémon. Her strength and that of her friends soared, finding themselves more than a match for any ne'er-do-wells within reach. After so many years of training, she decided to put herself to the test and challenge the gauntlet of Sinnoh's best trainers.
Seeing as though she is a member of the Elite - she obviously succeeded, now using her position as an Elite to help her protect the people of Sinnoh.

Pokemon:

Kimi

Name: Kimi

Species: Golduck
Gender: Female
Ability: Swift Swim
Appearance: Kimi is indistinguishable from other Golduck.
Personality: Kimi is just as stubborn in her ways as Jirai - and perhaps even more. She is Jirai's longest and closest companion, very commonly sharing their thoughts between one another. Just about one of the only people who can make Jirai smile in public. She is generally quite sassy and forward, contrary to her trainer.
Special Moves:
Rain Dance
Ice Beam
Mud Bomb
Psychic

Kano

Name: Kano

Species: Toxicroak
Gender: Male
Ability: Dry Skin
Appearance: The normally red features of a Toxicroak are dark purple on Kano.
Personality: Kano is quite energetic, and always looking for some way to prove its mettle - whether through battle, or some other form of competition.
Special Moves:
Rain Dance
Stone Edge
Bullet Punch
Drain Punch

Chica

Name: Chica

Species: Noivern
Gender: Female
Ability: Infiltrator
Appearance: Chica is indistinguishable from other Noivern.
Personality: Chica is a very curious individual, often inspecting people and Pokémon without worrying about personal space. She also becomes quite mischievous when paired with Poyo. She also loves headpats.
Special Moves:
Snatch
Solar Beam
Draco Meteor
Wild Charge

Baraka

Name: Baraka

Species:
Gender: Male
Ability: Sheer Force
Appearance: Baraka has a distinctive and wide notch in his left ear, and another on his tail.
Personality: Baraka is a rather competitive individual, often competing with Kano in contests of strength.
Special Moves:
Rain Dance
Thunder
Sludge Wave
Surf

Poyo

Name: Poyo

Species: Politoed
Gender: Male
Ability: Drizzle
Appearance: Poyo is indistinguishable from other Politoed.
Personality: Poyo is an often lazy but occasionally mischievous frog. He also loves headpats.
Special Moves:
Toxic
Ice Beam
Focus Blast
Haze

Shiisha

Name: Shiisha

Species: Delcatty
Gender: Female
Ability: Normalize
Appearance: Shiisha keeps a tiny red band wrapped around her leg, in memory of Jessamine.
Personality: Shiisha is a rather lazy cat, often displaying no interest in any sorts of battle. She also doesn't like rain very much. She's quite stubborn.
Special Moves:
Sucker Punch
Double Team
Attract

Summary: A storm-loving, reserved gal who's sworn to carry out her duties as an Elite, and put down any evil-doers.

Other:
► Jirai adores storms and rain. It comforts her, and she finds it beautiful and inspiring - why is why she commonly allies with Pokémon who also enjoy it. Her battle gimmick is, obviously, rain.
► Jirai has no known family members, seeing as she was an orphan, and Jessamine passed a time ago.
► Has traveled to a couple other regions, after defeating Sinnoh's Elite.
► Jirai trains her Pokémon to listen particularly well through rainstorms - allowing her to issue commands without raising her voice.

Edge of Darkness | Pokemon

If y'all ever find yourselves having another spot vacant again, I would be glad to see if I can fill it if possible <3
@Ambra

Monster Girl Mecha Academy

Collab - @Foster,@LemonZest1337,@Bartimaeus

Felix Kuntz, Sami Mizu, Oriro Lovice

Sami coughed and rubbed her neck. ”Oww. That was a bit rough.” Sami pursed her lips and a mist of water sprayed from her mouth right into Felix’s face. ”Bad kitty!”

“Well if I’m a kitty, then you’re food!” Felix shouted, before biting into Sami’s shoulder, utterly annoyed that she’d need to correct Sami again that nargas and nekoes are not the same, as though the wings weren’t enough of a giveaway.

Sami gasped as Felix bit her, well if she was going to play like that then Sami would have to return the favour. Sami pulled Felix’s shoulder close and bit down, injecting some of her sleep-inducing venom. ”Hawve fwon fleeping.” Sami said her mouth teeth still digging into Felix’s shoulder, waiting until Felix passed out before letting her go, although the nargacuaga’s teeth were still sunk plenty-deep through Sami’s wetsuit and into her shoulder, she was stubborn like that. The only upside being that her fangs were also plugging the wound they’d just created.

”Great…” Sami let out a sigh and headed to the mess hall, bracing Felix so that she’d not get a chuck of her shoulder ripped off. Sami slid onto a seat beside Oriro. ”You look strong. Could you help me pry this kitty off my shoulder?” Sami’s wings shifted so they wouldn’t obscure Oriro.

Oriro had been sitting at one of the many lunch tables, making a partially lucrative attempt to utilize a set of eating utensils, despite her cumbersome digits. She was definitely getting better at it, but she couldn’t focus on doing so while somebody was asking her questions. She looked up, having not heard what was asked.
”What did you-” Her eyes widened a bit as she saw the unconscious feline latched onto the other girl's shoulder via what Oriro could only assume were some sizable fangs. ”Woah. What happened?” She asked, standing up and backing out of her seat as she stared at the pair.

Sami let out a soft sigh ”Felix just can’t take a joke. Got upset when I poked fun at her about how the higher ups were gunna grill her. And I may have sprayed her face with water.” Sami shrugged as well as she could with Felix latched onto her shoulder. ”So she bit me and I knocked her ass out, now we’re here. It’s all in good fun don’t worry, we do this all the time.”

”Riiight.. okay..” Oriro responded as she bent over to get a better look at Felix’s grip on the seated fish girl’s shoulder. She put her hands on either side of Felix’s sleeping face, trying to decide the best grip to take with her large hands. ”Alright...I hope this doesn’t hurt too much..” She said tentatively. Oriro applied pressure to either side of Felix’s jaw, loosening its grip as she pried the fangs out of Sami.

Sami hissed a little from the pain, letting out a sigh as she gently placed Felix’s head on the table. ”Thanks for that. Oh also the name’s Sami, Nice to meet you! Are you new around here or something?” Sami looked Oriro up and down taking note of the wings and especially the tail, that thing looked strange.

Oriro stood a little awkwardly as the other girl looked over her. "No problem. My name's Oriro.." she responded, offering one of her paws for a handshake, "..and, I guess you could call me new, yeah."

Give Me Your Favorite Lyric(s).

Faith is so unkind,
Love's so hard to find,
Life will wear you down,
Blind will lead the blind!
Preachers fade away,
Sinners stay the same,
I had to escape,
Cause I couldn't find my way!

[...]

Hell is what you make,
It's about how much you hate,
Trust will harm your faith,
Secrets make you break!
Victims fade away,
Martyrs stay the same,
I am due to fight
The devil inside my mind!

[...]

Days of Jupiter, Fears Come Alive

Post a random fact about yourself.

When given a multitude of choices for something completely based on preference, I generally pick the thing least-chosen by others - the reason being that it is least chosen.

Word association Game!

Mage Hand

Ban the Person above you

Banned for not continuing the trend of having the word "lewd" in your post.

Monster Girl Mecha Academy

Oriro Lovice

Pilot

Name: Oriro Lovice | Race: Manticore
Appearance:

Reference

Oriro's beastly features, much like her hair and eyes, are all a dark shade of red. Although said features make it pretty difficult to clothe herself - and most Manticores don't seem to mind - Oriro values her modesty. For her torso, she wears an áo yếm, which keeps her wings comfortable while still retaining modesty in her front. For her bottom she wears a maroon-plaid skirt tailored to permit her tail. Unlike her normal Manticore appendages like her tail, fur, and wings, Oriro's hands are slightly different. They are smaller than her brethren's hands, though still just barely able to text using a cellphone, with difficulty. Notably, the more flustered she becomes, the more they grow towards regular size. She is known to be able to reduce the animalistic features on her hands with intense focus.
Oriro is six feet tall.

Personality: Dissimilar to her race's normal behavior, Oriro is not aggressive towards those around her. Quite the opposite, actually. She is generally reserved around those she is not too familiar with - often aloofly so, but is more talkative to those who have gained her trust. Despite her outward indifference though, she is quick to be flustered by things other members of her race would not be bothered by at all - such as wing or ear touching, or generally embarrassing occurrences.

When it comes down to serious business, Oriro is more of an observer and planner, as opposed to someone who's only plan is to just charge in all guns blazing. She'll try to contribute to the plan of attack and allocating their most useful assets to the most vital areas. Notably, if the rest of the group is adamant on one plan, she still won't budge if she believes she is right - unless somebody she trusts persuades her - or if they put enough pressure on her to make her fold. Which is rare, considering she's pretty stubborn when her mind is set.

Mech

Callsign: Black Wing | Type: Mobile Suit
Appearance:

Reference

Eight meters in height.

Abilities: Black Wing is a highly mobile mecha designed to infiltrate the back line of enemy formations and defenses, minimizing damage to itself through agility while applying precise attacks to disable opponents. By utilizing (or sometimes being) a distraction, the Black Wing can open up an opponent's vital areas to attacks from Oriro's allies - encouraging the targeting of areas such as the cockpit, joints, or any other weak points.

◽Kinetics Recycling System [KRS] - The thighs and calves of Black Wing contain a locomotion-enhancing system that sustains itself on the kinetic energy of the suit itself. Hence, it is powered by movement. To induce enhanced movement. The device allows for explosive bursts of powerful speed to emit from the leg "muscles" of the machine when it has enough energy stored up to do so. However, after a handful of activations this system's energy reserves are depleted, and must be recharged via normal movement. Luckily though, the suit is already pretty agile on its own. Hypothetically, this system can be mastered in such a way that the pilot can sustain their energy supply while also having sustained bursts of speed throughout every moment of the battle - though Oriro is not skilled enough to reach that point yet.
◽Aerial Propulsion System [APS] - The Aerial Propulsion System, or "wings" as Oriro calls them, appear as two thick, fin-shaped protrusions that sprout shortly from the shoulder-blade positions. Being relatively small, they are not very powerful and do not hold much fuel, but are meant to be used sparingly and as a supplementary form of movement. They do not function underwater, but are protected from debris by the tough carapace of the torso.
◽Grippers - The Black Wings's feet and hands are augmented by a set of gripping tools which allow it to - well, grip. This specific augment has forms such as magnetism, super-strength digits, film/liquid/goop/etc dissipating heat-expulsions, etc. Basically, its grip is really good - making it an excellent mecha for scaling terrain, when paired with the suit's other functions.
◽Plasma Disperser - Black Wing's tail contains an array of capsules which hold and slowly produce stores of white-hot plasma. These capsules can be launched from or directly sprayed out of the sides or end of Black Wing's tail. Naturally, Black Wing's tail and back area are resistant, but not immune, to heat and plasma attacks. One technique Oriro often uses is racking her Heat-sink blade through the plasma in the tail to enhance its cutting.
◽Visual Aids/AntiScramble Lenses - Black Wing's visual receptors and aids, such as infrared, are highly resistant to scrambling technology. It can also parse through smokescreens a bit easier than other mechas.

Loadout:
◽Heat-sink High Hilt - A long-hilt weapon more akin to a spear than a sword, it still assumes its position in swordsmanship due to its main use as a slashing weapon. The hilt and blade alike are seemingly impervious to damage from any heat source, regardless of intensity. However, the blade goes even further, seeming to even absorb the heat's energy and allow itself to cut through many more materials than a regular blade(and many plasma blades) would be able to. The weapon's hilt and blade are about the same length, allowing for effective grips in both defensive and offensive stances.
◽120mm Grenade Launcher - A relatively long, large, detachable cannon that Black Wing carries strapped to the rear of its left shoulder. When required for use, it easy latches onto one of the forearms of the mecha for more stability. While Oriro is not entirely a fan of explosives, she finds this weapon useful in that she can launch smoke canisters with it, among other utility capsules - such a rocket-intercepting shrapnel blasts.
◽Scrambler Smokes - Smoke canisters that, when activated, emit a thick black smoke that is seemingly impossible to see through. However, they are much more useful than just a smokescreen. These smokes also release particles of signal-scrambling energy which also disable infrared and other visual aids, like targeting and missile lock-ons. Any mechas standing within their radius will also have their communications scrambled.
◽7.62mm Machinegun - A simple weapon, not meant to do much damage - just an annoying and repetitive 'ting ting ting ting' against other mecha's faceplates.