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Pokemon: Periwinkle

Active Pokemon:
Location: Student Union

Smirking at Attica, Max nodded his head shortly after she agreed that they both could find a way to steal it. Mischievousness was something that Max had grown accustomed to, particularly in his younger years. Growing up in Castelia City, he had to get creative in order to get what he wanted, for better or worse.

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Castelia was a massive city with people walking up and down along the crowded sidewalks getting to their destination. Being the communication hub of the Unova region, it wasn't uncommon to see businesspeople crossing paths with the homeless. In the same vein, it was also commonplace to see a powerful Trainer showcasing a Hydreigon or the random Trubbish and occasional Garbodor nestled in the dark alleys that were littered across the streets. Max was just a boy with too much freedom and time on his hands that his mishaps with his friends often led him to do reckless things.

"Aaaand... now, Webster," Max said lowly, holding his hand in an inconspicuous manner. A yellow, furry Joltik slowly scrambled down the inside of his jacket's sleeve, perching itself on his wrist. Webster's blue eyes glistened slightly, sharpening his accuracy via the special ability Compound Eyes, and then fired a length web through a crowd people, landing directly in the suit pocket of a man dressed in a navy blue suit. Too busy holding an important conversation on his cell phone, the man didn't realize that Webster's web retracted, pulling a thick, leather wallet out of the jacket and whipping back into Max's hands. "Haha... good work, Webster," Max responded, stepping to the side and away from the flowing traffic of people.

Unfolding the wallet, he looked through the man's belongings. Trainer ID, gift card, a few dollars here and there... nothing of consequence of course.

"You would think the guy would have a credit card at least," Max mumbled, rolling his eyes and tossing the wallet into an alley, unbeknownst to him that it would smack a resting Garbodor, laying beside a small pyramid of plastic bags that were surrounding a royal blue garbage toter. Grumbling initially, the Garbodor eventually roared out in displeasure of having its nap interrupted, setting its sights on the culprit: Max. Another bellowing roar alert the boy, as he turned to see the Trash Heap Pokemon scurrying towards him quickly. "Shit! Webster let's go!"

Webster latched its legs firmly to the bottom of Max's wrist and began shooting its web against the side of buildings. The web was strong enough to sustain Max's body, but the Joltik was going to be in need of additional support in order to keep this momentum in a balanced way. Fortunately, Dizzy, who was resting inside of Max's backpack, oozed its way out, quickly transforming into a Joltik and attached itself to Max's other wrist so that he could repeat the motion with both Joltiks rhythmically shooting their webs. Meanwhile, the Garbodor was close on Max's tail, frightening civilians along the way. However, the Pokemon's sights were on Max and Max alone. Coughing vehemently, Garbodor hurled a Sludge Bomb from its mouth that caught on to one of the slinging webs.

"No-no-no-no..." Max exclaimed, successfully colliding with the fabric covering of a food stand that spring boarded him up into the air and crashing through a window of a building's third floor. Landing on his butt, Max lifted a hand up and rubbed his head before staring up at the group of office workers who were not pleased with their floor being broken in to by a kid. Chuckling, Max waved at them and said, "Um... can you show me where the restroom is?"

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Max followed Attica, albeit forcefully since she literally grabbed his hand and pulled him wherever it was she was taking him. The group of students gave them a surprised look, wondering how two students could possibly be already paired up within the first day of them actually meeting each other. Before Max could even make a facial expression to assure them that nothing was going on between he and Attica, they were situated in between two bookcases if you wanted to call that privacy.

"3:33... gotcha..." Max nodded, though he was certain he was going to struggle to get up at that time. He lifted his own Poketch and set multiple alarms. Glancing up at her, he nodded his head at Attica. "Yep, I'm good with this. She's been creeping me out anyway so... stealing what's rightfully yours and getting it back is gonna be satisfying."

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When the Victini students met up together prior to the meal, Max had the intent on keeping his eye out for Laeticia... but she was so damn elusive. It was clear that she was an excellent student given her scores and even the effortless manner in which she was able to defeat the proctor of her battle exam. Yet, it was difficult to read her because she literally never spoke or interacted with other students save for the few words she uttered to him when he was staring back at his friends. When Max did see her, she had her nose buried in her devices, as if she was waiting for a phone call or a message. Maybe she was just socially awkward? Did that relate to the fact she wouldn't return Attica's PokeNav? Max couldn't call it.

'No. No sign of her. She's actually not even here for dinner.'

Max responded to Attica as some of the Victini students walked in, but he had the misfortune of bumping into the absolute wrong person at the entry way of the dining hall. Turning slowly on her heel, Dr. O gave him the slightest but most powerful of scowls, sizing him up momentarily before barely softening the expression on her features.

"I suppose you're deprived of manners, hm?" she said coldly, giving Max a quick look over and then realizing who he was. "Ah, yes... Maxim Chase from Castelia City. Mediocre performance in the battle examination and a dreadful written score. It's a disservice to Periwinkle that we've allowed you in our corridors. Beauregard has gotten soft in his old age, letting just anyone admitted into the academy. You listen here, and listen good boy. Any amount of slip up, misbehavior, poor grades... I will gladly have you removed from the cohort."

Max was frozen in place, mouth slightly ajar. "I... I'm sorry... ma'am..."

"Sorry is putting it nicely, Mr. Chase," she snapped back at him, nodding her head towards the dining room. "Go before I expedite the expulsion process."

With Beauregard promoting school pride on this particular day, students were given the opportunity to sit wherever they pleased in the dining hall. After Max grabbed his food, he glanced around for somewhere to sit and saw Marquis, Nyree and another student donning a Celebi green blazer pulling up a seat with Attica. When Max came over, Marquis slid over so that he could sit between Attica and him.

"Not tryna stir anything up but uhhh..." Nyree began, her dark eyes glancing from Attica to Max. "...word on the street is that you two were spotted holding hands walking off somewhere else..."

"What!?" Max said, his face with genuine disbelief. Looking over at Attica, Max scoffed and waved off the thought. "No... that's not how it actually was. Anyway. You guys been good?" He glanced over at Marquis, realizing that he hadn't met the Celebi student.

"Nyree's just mad because I ain't held her hand yet," Marquis teased, winking at her playfully. "So far so good though. Apparently they're gonna have tryout for the House Battle Tournament in the next few weeks. Think I'ma try out for Jirachi's team. I heard that some of the upperclassmen are inviting some of the First Year's to some secret 'tryout' after curfew. I haven't heard anything yet though so..." Marquis shrugged.

Max's interest was piqued at the prospects of being involved in the House Battle Tournament, but knew that he needed to strengthen his team if he stood any chance of making it. Someone like Laeticia would surely be invited to this secret tryout. He glanced over at Attica and lifted a brow.

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♆ 𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝙱𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚁𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚜 ♆ (Roleplay Re-Booted)

@Vicier Thank you for posting this template!

👍🏾 Run me those plots, fam. [MxF]

Status: OPEN

Slots: 0/2

👋🏾 Yo! So, a few months ago, this IC was filled with a bunch of information and... yeah, I ain't doing that anymore ha! I'm just going to get straight to the point if that's a'ight with y'all?

About Me:

• 18+ Roleplayer in his 20s with a preference for mature themes in RPs.
• I'm on the Guild every day, probably on my phone.
• Casually advanced roleplayer. I'll give you something good to reply to more times than not. Multiple paragraphs, at minimum two good ones.
• Primarily play male characters along with side characters (male or female). For the purposes of this 1x1, I'm looking to play against female characters (with side characters thrown in as necessary).
• Speaking of preferences, I enjoy playing face claims of color (primarily Black). I like playing against faces of color as well too because I don't get to see them that much in RPs (at least in my experience)! I tend to have faces in mind for both our characters if you're open to that. None of this is a requirement on your part, btw.
• I'm not huge on character sheets prior to the RP. I like talking things out and then making one after we get started with the RP for a few PMs.
• Speaking of PMs, the RP will take place via PM. OOC can be done on the same platform or through Discord.
• I'm hella chill. If you're not feeling an RP, let me know. I post roughly every other day and hopefully you do the same. If we haven't had a response in a few weeks (IC or OOC), I'll probably lose interest and just delete things. Communication is key for me.

Plot Ideas:

• First Generation (Slice of Life, College, Romance) - I would love to chronicle the journey of two characters and their ups and downs through college. Regular college "slice of life" type things such as parties, games, clubs, drinking, sex, relationships, love triangles... All that crazy shit, to be honest. This one would have additional side characters as well too to keep things interesting and entertaining. If you've watched Grown-ish, that's the vibe I'm going for.

• Find Your Pack (Slice of Life, Supernatural, Romance) - A story about a town with two rival packs that have been going at it for years after a war with a witch coven. There hasn't been a witch in the small town since before the war, but when a seemingly regular woman (thinking 19 to like 22 years old) moves into town, she connects with a guy (who she doesn't know is a werewolf). True natures come to light after dangerous situations and now it's suddenly difficult to be in love with them when their pack and coven are at odds with one another.

• Your Plot - If you've got something you're interested in throwing my way, have at it. No promises that I'll be down to do it, but I'm willing to give any plot a listen! For more about other plots that I'm open to doing, check my Bio on my profile.

Hope to hear from you guys soon! Shoot me a PM or reply/react below. ✌🏾

♆ 𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝙱𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚁𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚜 ♆ (Roleplay Re-Booted)

I can confirm the food coma. 😂😂

♆ 𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝙱𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚁𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚜 ♆ (Roleplay Re-Booted)

I’ll be whipping something up soon! Definitely interested in this one.

Re:Connect - A Digimon RP

@Crow Potentially, but it all depends. Care to shoot me a PM?

Pokemon: Periwinkle

Active Pokemon:
Location: Periwinkle Stadium

As the placement event ended, the students in the four varying Houses were separated away from one another, initiating a time for them to connect with the other members of their House cohort as well as meeting with some of the upperclassmen. As Max merged into the traffic of other Victini students, his head turned and his eyes wandered over to the other students walking in the opposite direction. From the looks of it, Marquis and Nyree were at least paired together in Jirachi, but Attica appeared to have "suffered" the same fate as he did in not having a familiar, friendly face within their house. The good thing about being in Victini, though, was that that Elliott guy was in Celebi. Sure, he would have to see him soon enough, but Max was grateful that he wouldn't be sharing a dorm room with him... or anyone else that was an asshole of a personality.

"Take a picture, it'll last longer," a voice said from beside Max, causing him to turn and see the girl from before who was placed into Victini with him. Max recalled watching her battle where her Poipole absolutely dominated against the proctor's Pokemon. She was about the same height as mask with short but curly blonde hair and a gaze that could burn a whole through someone's body. With folded arms, she gave off an abrasive 'hmph' and walked past him along with a few other Victini students. Turning to pause in place, Max observed the girl, Laeticia was the name that he remembered, and narrowed his eyes at her backpack, noticing that it was slightly open and... was that Attica's PokeNav?

Max was about to take a few steps forward to confront the girl, but was caught off guard by another one who looked much friendlier than Laeticia did. Her vanilla aroma was faint but provided a magnetic pull to Max that directed his attention, completely disregarding Attica's PokeNav trapped in Laeticia's bag disappearing into a crowd of other Victini students.

"I promise we're not all like that," she said with a dimpled smirk at Max. Running a hand through her lengthy black hair, she adjusted her shimmery red bomber jacket with the Victini logo on the left breast of it. "I'm honestly legitimately surprised that she didn't make it into Celebi or something but... what can you do? Anyway... Alola! I'm Maria. This is my second year at Periwinkle. It's crazy because I feel like it was just yesterday that I was in your shoes: a wide-eyed First Year just trying to make sense of everything around me." Pausing for a moment, Maria lifted her hand to her mouth in slight realization that she may have trapped Max into a conversation he didn't want or didn't need at this time. The First Years were supposed to be meeting up with Professor Nawi prior to the social. "Ugh! Sorry umm... what was your name again?"

To say that Max was smitten would have been an understatement. He was sure that he was at minimum blushing slightly judging by the warmth rushing to his ears and face. "No... no it's cool. I'm Max," he stammered.

"Max... got it. Well Maxie, c'mon. We gotta catch you up with everyone else. Professor Nawi's a sweetheart, but she doesn't like people late for her classes. Remember that!" Maria said with a nod, reaching out to grab Max's wrist and tugged him in the direction of the other Victini students.

The Victini dorms were within a considerable walking distance from the main battle stadium. The corridor that led to the Victini area was decorated with crimson decor and the Victini logo against a brick wall. On the far side of the corridor was a lobby area where the Victini students could check in and directly adjacent from that was a set of double doors that Maria pushed her hand through to open, leading Max outside just in time to catch Professor Nawi beginning her spill to the Victini students. Everyone was gathered on a miniature battlefield near the center and in the far view behind Professor Nawi was a statue of Nidorino doing battle against a Gengar, a nod to one of the original broadcasts of the first Pokemon League many years ago.

"I'll talk to you later Maxie, gotta go find my friends. See you later at the social?" Maria said with smile and a nod, not really giving him an opportunity to respond as she slithered off through the crowd of students and out of Max's viewpoint.

He kept his eyes on Maria until she disappeared, but Max strangely still felt something on his wrist until he realized what it was. Glancing down at his hand, he noticed a yellow, furry Joltik glancing up at him with intent and pure joy on its face. "What the.... what are you doing here!?" Max whispered and yelled behind bared teeth. Chittering playfully, the Joltik scurried back up Max's sleeve before he could get ahold of it and instead had to not look completely uncomfortable in knowing that the Joltik from his home at managed to latch onto him en route to his first day at Periwinkle.

"Hiiii my Victini babies!" Professor Nawi cooed in an adoring fashion as her dark eyes scanned over the crop of First Years with the upperclassmen standing in the background. My name is Professor Sylvia Nawi. In case you didn't know, I am the Head of House for Victini... a former Victini myself and I take pride in ensuring the progression of all my babies. Even my Fourth Years that are preparing to leave the nest after this year!" Looking up to the group of older students, Professor Nawi lifted her hands to her lips and blew kisses in their direction. "Okay... enough about me. House Victini prides itself on displaying a burning passion in the classroom, in the field, and in battle. Exude the victorious spirit of Victini and you will go far. I am available whenever you need me, but you can definitely find me in the Day Care area if I'm not in my office, teaching a class or doing anything else. Welcome to Periwinkle! Now... our Ace Students will takeover from here." Gesturing her hand towards the three students that were standing off to the side, the trio of students glanced at each other momentarily before the red head that Max recognized in the audience before stepped forward awkwardly.

"Um... hey guys. I'm Nora and..." she said before halting momentarily to gesture over the two guys who were also Ace Students. "Basically... we're here to help you as best as possible while also holding firm to what Professor Nawi said about being a passionate bunch. But I'll save you the deep narrative. I'm sure you all want to head over to the social in the Student Union. Just find one of us, you can't miss us as we have the Ace Student patch on our jackets. Let's move out."

Ace Student. There must have been an immense amount of respect that came with being an Ace Student, at least that's what Max liked to think. As the group moved along behind Nora and the other two Ace Students, Max followed with the rest of the pack, spotting Maria once again, talking to some guy and playfully slapping him on the shoulder. Okay, maybe she's just friendly with everyone? Max pondered the thought as he felt a friendly shock on his right shoulder blade causing him to flinch slightly. It didn't hurt per se, but it did manage to tickle him. "...stop it..." Max mumbled lowly to the Joltik.

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The Victini House was the lab group to arrive at the Student Union. As Max walked around, he bit on his lower lip feeling slightly out of place of the other students. There was no sight of Maria anymore, he saw Marquis mingling with some of the other Jirachi students and the Victini students had somewhat cliqued together along the way here. So, instead of just looking lost, Max slipped his hands into his pockets and strolled around the union to soak in all of its glory. There were several students out in the quad, other lingering in the entry between that and the Union, as well as students inside taking in some of the food and showcasing their respective Pokemon.

Making his way to the snack table, Max leaned over to reach for a cookie when a thin web shot from his arm sleeve, pulling in a small cookie crumb. "Seriously," Max quipped with a slightly chuckle, using his free hand to grab a chocolate chip cookie... or a couple, and stuff them on top of a napkin as he made his way around the table and found a flight of stairs that was outlined by a railing. Finally, there was a familiar face in Attica who seemed to be just chilling on her own at the top of the stairwell that was flanked by the spiraling staircase on either side of it. Behind where she stood was another brief staircase that led to a lounge area with windows and a few doors on either side of the small lobby.

"Sup?" Max said with a head nod, offering up one of his cookies to her as he held out the napkin with a small tower of the treats on it. "Still can't believe how crazy this whole school is. Can you believe we get to study here? I mean... sometimes I low key think that I'm not even supposed to be here..." Max's written scores certainly weren't the best, but he assumed his tactics on the battlefield helped his case tremendously at the end of the day. Before he could finish his statement, he shrugged, shaking his head as he popped a piece of cookie in his mouth. "Any luck making friends? I see Marquis and Nyree are fitting in well with Jirachi."

He pointed over to the group of students donning their yellow-ish gold paraphernalia with Marquis square in the middle looking as if he was explaining a story. Nyree was there in the crowd as well, but was rolling her eyes at Marquis. Leaning against the rail, Max continued nibbling on the cookies in his possession, occasionally having the thought of sitting crumbs on his wrist as a small web of string shot out to pull the crumbs inside the arm of his jacket. Below on the first level, was the guy that Devina was referring to. He was dressed in a Celebi green pullover, taking a gracious sip from his plastic cup. He just so happened to glance up at the railing to spot Attica (and Max), giving her a slight wave before carrying on with his conversation with his other Housemates and Tony.

"By the way... you did say your PokeNav was like... a lavender color or something right? I saw it in Laeticia's bag on the way to our meetup with Professor Nawi," Max added, turning his back to the railing and leaning against it. "I dunno if she stole it or whatever... maybe she found or something? Either way, you could just ask for it back? Or... we could just steal it back." A mischievous look was painted on his features. If he was going to have an "unwanted" passenger come to Periwinkle with him, then he was going to at least try and put the Joltik to work.

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Re:Connect - A Digimon RP

In many ways, the Human World and the Digital World are alike... Both worlds are home to beings that are unique in their own ways as they attempt to live together peacefully in harmony despite the difference. In addition to this, the Human World and the Digital World are prone to being divided based on varying opinions in an attempt to sit on the proverbial throne and rule over their respective realms with an iron fist. It is this mindset of embracing warfare that ultimately disconnects the compassion needed in order to be a good citizen.

Though the worlds are different, separated literal and figurative barriers, select humans and Digimon previously coexisted in harmony. Specific humans (Digidestined or Tamers depending on the circumstances) were able to emotionally connect with partner Digimon for the sake of not only maintaining peace in the Human World but restoring balance in the Digital World as well. Shortly after the most recent Digital War, though, the connection between humans and Digimon was forcefully severed, dividing the worlds seemingly in a permanent fashion in an effort to prevent evil from maneuvering between the worlds.

The formation of the Firewall was 20 human years ago, nearly an entire millennium within the Digital World. Since that time, the barricade between both worlds has faltered and weakened, allowing access to and from depending on the location. One of those locations rests in the heart of a massive city, booming in technological advances... an attraction that has a magnetic pull on young adults looking to seek a better life. What are the chances that a ragtag group of individuals would be willing to set aside their goals and dreams in order to serve as protectors of both worlds?

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^{A Digimon RP}

Re:Connect is a casually advanced Digimon RP that will combine a bit of slice of life along with the good old action and adventure that you may know from the Digimon anime series. Because this RP will be 18+, there will be mature themes throughout the RP. There will be no little kids running around with violent monsters, but one could argue that adults (18 to 23) are probably more dangerous with these monsters in their possession! As evidenced by the tags, I'm hoping that this RP is a small group of advanced writers who want to work together to create a deep world with all sorts of twists and turns. I'm looking for 2 to 4 additional roleplayers who are dedicated to making it work while providing quality posts. I also ask that you be open to using real life face claims as well. It's not finalized, but would love for you to be open to it. A Co-GM to consult and flesh out the RP would be great but is not necessarily a requirement. If you are interested, post below, react to this initial post or shoot me a PM.

Pokemon: Periwinkle

Active Pokemon:
Location: Periwinkle Stadium

This moment was what Max was waiting for the most. There were numerous Trainers aboard the S.S. Periwinkle with a variety of different Pokemon from different regions. The length of the voyage allowed Max to get to know his cohort mates along with seeing the Pokemon that each of them had. Particularly, Max grew tight with Marquis, who apparently was from Mossdeep City. He learned that Marquis fond of music and dancing, looking forward to the parties that were rumored to be thrown by some of Periwinkle's upperclassmen. Parties were fine and dandy, but Max was itching to know what Pokemon everyone had and how they utilized them in battles.

"Ralts was my first Pokemon," Marquis had told Max. "Then, of course, I caught a Snorunt when my older brothers and I went exploring in Shoal Cave. Low key, we got lost and kinda stumbled upon the Ice Room. You wanna talk about the trouble we got into after the fact? Sheesh... my Pops was hella angry."

Lost in thought as the students went up one by one for their own personal showcase prior to the House placement, Max felt a familiar scurrying in his shirt that nearly caused him to jump. Luckily, no one was able to notice as it only appeared that Max had an itch he couldn't scratch on his back. Everyone else so focused on Nyree's showcase, especially Marquis who was looking on enamored with Nyree's performance... or maybe just her. Moments later, Nyree made her place over to the proud Celebi House section, followed by the roar of the students dressed in green.

"Hm?" Max mused to Attica when she mentioned her lost PokeNav.

"You got it, Attica," Marquis replied encouragingly, giving her a thumbs up in the process as the two boys' eyes followed her to the stage. "I call dibs on Nyree. You should call dibs on Attica."

"What?" Max said, eyes widening slightly. "I didn't... I..."

Bursting into laughter, Marquis bent at the waist and slapped his hands against his knees. Max's response really did tickle him. "I'm kidding, yo. I mean, I'm willing to bet that there are some upper class dudes that will make us completely irrelevant in the eyes of some of these girls. They like older guys anyway, right? More of a reason to prove ourselves while we're here, I guess."

"Oh... right..." Max chuckled nervously, his eyes returning to the screen to see where Attica would be placed. A torrent of water rushed over the screen as the Manaphy logo emerged on it just as Professor Hazel announced her placement which prompted a roar from the blue section of the stadium. Eyes venturing over to the section, Max mistakingly locked eyes with a massive guy who was standing along with the other Manaphy students with his arms folded. The stare didn't appear to be one of ill intent as the guy only looked for a few moments and then gazed elsewhere whenever Attica made her way to the Manaphy section. As more students were called, Max was growing more and more anxious by the moment.

Marquis was eventually called to the stage and by now, Professor Hazel was replaced by Dr. O and suddenly the entire uplifting spirit of the House placement went progressively flat by the Head of Manaphy House's demeanor. Marquis's battle was similar to a boxing match between two fighting Pokemon. It was clear that he preferred to sit back and let his opponent take the lead while he figured out a way to play defense with his Ralts and Snorunt. Once the opportunity presented itself, Marquis instructed his Ralts to use its Psychic powers to use the opponent's Carkol's momentum against it. The same held true for his Snorunt that managed to protect itself from a Sudowoodo's Headbutt and once the Rock-type Pokemon was close enough, Snorunt unleashed a furious Ice Beam attack to come out victorious.

"Marquis's defensive techniques are to be lauded and his... jovial victory dance shortly after winning makes it obvious that he is a person of... high spirits. He will fit in perfectly with the other students within Jirachi." Dr. O said, swiping over on her tablet to prepare for the next student as the Jirachi section proceeded to celebrate, followed by their signature sound effect of a Psyduck Caller, quacking sounds filling up the arena as Marquis ran over excitedly to the yellow section.

One-by-one, several other students were called upon until the battlefield was nearly emptied. As Max was standing there, he was beginning to wonder if he would ever be called upon. Sure enough though, his time had come as he was the only remaining student with all eyes in the stadium wondering where he would be place. Dr. O dryly called him to the stage but that didn't prompt his feet to move. Instead, a slight shock on his right leg caused him to stumble forward, followed immediately by the snickering of students.

"No... you're not supposed to be here..." Max mumbled, seemingly to himself but his comments were directed to someone... something else. Standing on center stage, Max gazed out to the audience as all eyes glanced at the massive screen behind him. His Academy headshot emerged on the screen along with the vitals of his Pokemon as the process began.

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The process of getting to this point was difficult for Max. He was waiting weeks upon weeks for the results of his application so when he finally received that email from Periwinkle, he was slightly confused as to why it was in his email's junk mail folder along with the fact that it had been forwarded. Either way, the acceptance letter had his name on it along with his personal Trainer ID so it had to have been for him. Even though he made it to the battle examination in the most unlikeliest of ways, Max was determined to prove himself that he was ready to compete with the best of the best.

His battle exam began with Barry, his Mime Jr. against, of all things, a Lickitung. The proctor commanded the tongue Pokemon to use Slam on Barry, but Max immediately called upon his Mime Jr.'s Barrier to lesson the blow and raise his defense in the process. "How about an Encore performance, hm?" Ducking out of the way of Lickitung, Barry quickly clapped his hands at Lickitung as the Pokemon continued slamming its tongue in the Mime Jr.'s direction with Barry dodging it repeatedly until the Lickitung was literally tongue tied. With no where to run or no way to defend itself, Lickitung was left vulnerable as Max called upon Barry's Copycat, the Mime Jr. then slamming its body into Lickitung, knocking it out and coming out on top with the victory.

The final round of the battle exam saw Max's proctor releasing a Shednja. Tossing his own PokeBall forward, Max let out his Ditto, Dizzy, who immediately transformed into a mirror image of the opposition. Max quickly noted the chain around the opposing Shednja's neck along with the claw attached to the necklace. Quick Claw. Shednja quickly struck forward with an Aerial Ace that should have completely got rid of Dizzy, but instead Dizzy remained unfazed. "With a Ditto, you gotta be ready for literally anything. And that goes both ways!" After being attacked, Dizzy had consumed a Focus Sash that kept it alive long enough to respond with an Aerial Ace of its own, knocking the opposition out. Dizzy's body transformed back into his pink blobby state as the two celebrated the victory.

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The screen shifted to Max's testing scores which were surprisingly lower than the average Periwinkle student. "Despite his... terribly low test scores, Max's preparation in battle accentuates his passion for admission into the academy. Because of this, I would like to welcome our final student, Max Chase, into the Victini House."

The red section of the stadium roared happily, praising Max for his efforts as he made his way to the Victini section, greeted by other students who were excited to see him placed.

Professor Beauregard returned to stage to make his final comments. "And there you have it students! This year's cohort is destined for greatness in every thing that they do! Upperclassmen, I trust that you will help raise up this new set of Trainers and teach them the ways of not only being an exemplar student within their specific houses, but also a student that will represent Periwinkle as well! Many of you are familiar with Periwinkle alumni across the world, including many of our staff. We take pride in our school and hope that you will as well! Now, with everything being settled, I'm sure you all are excited about this evening's festivities! There will be a celebratory event in the Student Union as well as numerous events taking place in the exterior of the campus. As always, please abide by Periwinkle rules but feel free to socialize with one another, take a tour of the campus, locate your dormitory, and things of that nature. We welcome all of you to another year at Periwinkle. Let's make this year the best one yet! Class dismissed!"

Pokemon: Periwinkle

Active Pokemon:
Location: Periwinkle Stadium

Inferiority complex... made sense. That Elliott guy did appear to give off the sense that he came from money, even without his snobbish response. His clothes appeared to be neatly ironed and brand new, as did his Zorua which was far from unruly looking like most Trainer's who couldn't afford to get their Pokemon groomed on a consistent basis. Conversely, Max himself was a stark contrast from Elliott: he was sporting a plain white t-shirt and a pair of jeans that tapered down into red and black running shoes. Compared to the rest of his outfit, the running shoes were the only thing that was relatively "new looking." The chilling breeze and misty rain from the atmosphere was offset by the black wind breaking bomber jacket that was all-the-way open, covering his upper half.

These other three people? They seemed pretty cool.

Marquis was about the same height as he was and just gave off a friendly vibe that Max knew he was going to be able to relate to. Nyree had a warm energy too, like a mother of sorts. Even when she nearly snapped on Marquis for implying something, Max didn't feel completely uncomfortable with her presence. Then there was Attica... Attica Grey. Max's first impression of her was that she was cute, attractive even but she was somewhat intimidating because he just knew that Attica was highly intelligent and knowledgable about many things. Granted, there was absolutely nothing wrong with that, but the way that she was able to essentially read Elliott like a book for who he was? It was somewhat... chilling. But still, the two of them had a shared experience of Elliott being disrespectful to the both of them, so there was that.

"I'm Max Chase from Unova." He replied, nodding his head to each of them. One thing was for sure: Max wasn't used to this sort of hospitality from people being from Castelia City where it was either move or be moved. You always had to be on guard in any situations because you didn't know what was bound to happen. "Guess we should probably get inside since we're about to be there soon, hm?" Max said to the three others as, in the distance, Periwinkle drew nearer and nearer.

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It wasn't long before the S.S. Periwinkle anchored itself at the dock, with excited First Year students fully prepared to disembark from the ship. In the midst of the slightly chaotic scramble, Max lost sight of his "safe group" of Attica, Nyree and Marquis, instead finding himself lost in the mix of students that attempted to pile out of the door all at once. Thankfully, there was a Periwinkle staff member standing at the door that alerted them to calm down and deboard the ship in an organized manner and not like wild Tauros.

"Wow... we don't even have to get our stuff?" Max asked, watching several members of the Machop evolutionary line helping to unload luggage from the cruise ship and escorting it down to be placed on a rolling cart that would then be transported to the student's specific dorm after the House Selection process.

"Nope." Marquis's voice said from behind Max, a bright grin on his face as the two of them followed in the naturally forming line of students that was being led through the main entry of the academy. "Periwinkle is one of the best, if not the best Pokemon Academy in the world. They gonna make sure that we are well prepared and well taken care of. Low key, it's kinda enabling but... hey, I ain't complaining."

"Look, there they are!" Nyree said as she was directing herself and Attica through the sea of bodies and pointed out Marquis and Max from earlier. Tugging gently on Attica's wrist, the two girls got in line behind the guys as another academy staff member continued leading the group of First Years into Periwinkle Stadium, located right in the center of campus. As the students walked in, there was a loud roar coming from the people within crowd, a mixture of Second to Fourth Year students along with other members of Periwinkle's staff. The stadium itself wasn't completely filled since it was often used for Pokemon Tournaments open to the public, but it was decently occupied by Periwinkle representatives.

The First Years were stopped in the middle of a battlefield with a large stage on the opposite side of where they stood. The back drop of the stadium showed four different banners with two on either side of the stadium. On the left was a red banner that displayed Victini and a yellow banner that showed Jirachi. Directly on the other side was a blue one with a Manaphy on it and a green banner with Celebi. Situated in the middle of the stage was a rectangular banner presented horizontally with a purple colored PokeBall in the center and directly behind all of the banners was a massive screen that was showcasing highlights from previous years at Periwinkle.

On the stage were the four Heads of Houses along with the Headmaster himself, Andres Beauregard, who finally took the stage to welcome everyone to a new school year.

"Friends... Faculty... Staff... Students... and most importantly... First Years. Welcome to the Periwinkle Institute of Pokemon Academia. Quickly, let's take a moment to welcome all of our returning students and our First Year student." Pausing for a moment, Andres stepped back from the podium to applaud as the crowd joined in on welcoming everyone to a new school year. "As you know... this is our educational institution's 48th year with opened doors and we look forward to 48 more. This isn't possible without a wonderful staff... including our Heads of Houses" He paused to gesture to the four professors behind him, followed by applause from those in the audience. "As well as our other professors... and of course students. I will spare you the details of going too deep into a speech because I'm sure you all don't want to hear me... and I am sure that the First Years want to know what House they will be placed in. I'll leave you all with this before handing off the microphone to Professor Nawi: embrace this school year. Wonderful things are happening here at Periwinkle. Buy in to the culture and I promise we will help you accomplish your goal, no matter what it is. Professor Nawi, if you would..."

Applause followed Andres's departure from the microphone as Sylvia took the stage, dressed in colorful assortment of clothing matched by her head wrap. Smiling brightly at everyone, she began. "Hi everyone! Okay... I just wanna quickly say I'm soooo happy to see you all again! And I look forward to you in my class. Alright, enough about me. Let's learn about our First Years woooo. So, what we're gonna do now is call up a First Year one at a time and show a quick snippet of their battle entry exam along with the results of their personality test and how it matches up with their battle style. Then, the screen will show you where we have decided to place you. Once you know your House, you can sit in your specific section indicated by the banners in the audience! In case you've been living under a Solrock, we'll inform you of the four different houses. Professor Branch, would you do the honors?"

Thomas appeared to have been whispering something to Dr. O who's look was fixated on the First Year students and not on her colleague's comments. Once he realized that Sylvia requested his appearance he made an 'Oh' expression and jumped up to take the microphone. "Right then! Sorry I was busy shooting the breeze with Dr. O about that one time I wrestled Feraligatr! Anyway... the four Houses. Let's hear it for...Victini!" There was a quick roar coming from the far right section of students dressed in a variety of different red hues. "Next up... Jirachi" The section to the left of the Victini students cheered loudly in their bright yellow colors. "Then... Manaphy!" The next section of students dress in blue delivered an uproar. "And last but not least... Celebi!" The section to the far left delivered a shout before finally settling down. "Alright! Now let's bring up Professor Hazel to do the honors of calling up our students to get placed!"