Potemking

World of Light

LOCATION: The Maw
WORD COUNT: 1,063 (+2)
MENTIONS:

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Taking in Jr's assessment of the 'fatsos', Mirage had to agree with Geralt and Kamek's caution. "Considering everything that's happened so far, I wouldn't be surprised if they could fight." He added, not liking the idea of picking another fight with creatures bigger than them. Especially if they wanted to go after an obese crocodile, that just sounded like a terrible idea all-around. Even if they knew him. "Maybe the crocodile guy wouldn't attack us, if you guys know him? But, uh, that doesn't account for everyone else around 'em... Could be game over, for sure."

Ace's positivity about them startling that Lady seemed to be in good spirit, though Nadia brought up a good point on why she was running off. "I mean, yeah. Like in any horror movie! They come into view, run off," He simulated running with two of his fingers, having them 'run' behind his other hand. "Then when you get to where they were, poof!" He raised the hand from behind his fist, wriggling his fingers like he'd performed a magic trick to make something disappear. "Gone."

Mirage was pulled from his theatrics as Sakura's concern over the opinion of her homeland came into play. Hey! He knew someone who was partially Japanese! Even had her help him understand his Japanese fans online a few times. "Don't worry," He insisted to the miniaturized street fighter. "I'm repressing the hell out of all of this once we're done, I'll more than happily bury it by seeing where you're from." Not knowing particularly where that'd be, he'd be interested in hearing about it later. He wasn't too familiar with most of the world, just his small slice of it. There was always room to learn somewhere. Unfortunately, that wasn't now. Instead, Mirage found his eyes going towards the stage at Bella's suggestion. Tilting his head, he wasn't sure what that little speck of light was he kept seeing, but as Nadia brought herself forward his curiosity brought him to do the same. Though his approach was grounded, rather than climbing upwards. He stayed huddled close to one of the 'seats' he didn't identify in the dark from down below, instead trying to peek past and see what was going on.

That kid they'd brought with them earlier had seemed to make his own way out here. But something felt weird, at least to him. He'd been eager and a little cautious before, but now he was full-booking it like his life depended on it. Which it might have, since he seemed to know where he was heading. Was their exit up there? For a moment he looked back at the others, eyes still glowing even through the darkness in the room. But he quickly turned his head as the lights went out with a loud slam, eyes narrowing slightly as he tried to adjust to the sudden change, but he couldn't see jack aside from the one spotlight left up front. The kid scrambled for freedom, but quickly the harsh reality of the threat they were dealing with became far too apparent. Mirage felt frozen in place, hands forming tightly into fists at the sight of those creatures. For a moment, Mirage thought he might escape. But then that Lady appeared, stopping any hopes he ever had of getting farther.

The horrible sight of seeing the kid reduced to nothing but a motionless husk on the ground shook Mirage to his core. But what made it so much worse was seeing that Lady gesture towards where they were, causing him to instinctually stop peeking and instead hide. "Oh shit." He repeated it in his mind several times. _{Ohshitohshitohshit.} Just what the hell were they supposed to do if she could just scoop them up and turn them into whatever that kid was now? A moment of dread and hopelessness surged through him, causing him to stressfully take an observation of the area, as if to find an alternative route. Or maybe just to hide until he withered away as himself, instead of whatever that was.

That kid had helped them, and though barely knowing the guy it was a lost member of the group regardless. First he watched a copied version of himself die, then what was more normal with Larry was absolutely escalated by a curse that nearly made him eat the butcher. And now, as Mirage peeked out again, he saw that shriveled husk again. After all of this, shadowfall almost felt like nothing. At least then he was fully-grown. Had a gun. Now? He was just small. Not someone who could fight a situation like this bare-handed, or with such short stature. What the hell were they going to do?

That's when Nadia's words gave him an answer. Even if he was small, even if he had a lack of weaponry. One thing that was always important in his line of work was teamwork. They had a team; They had a BIG team, even if they were small people. And as revenge for that kid, an all the hell that Lady put them through, there was only one real way to handle this. Kill her.

Mirage brought himself back around, and leaned against the back of what he was still unaware of being a mannequin. Having looked around in his moment of panic, he at least was aware there were other doors leading them to areas around the Maw. "That door over there is labeled "The Lady's Chambers", you think she goes in there often?" He raised as an idea, hoping the location was actually just a room for their horrible host, and not something weirder. "Maybe we could set up a trap in there? Turn her into food with the power of one of those weird shrimp-headed things? Then bash her apart before she changes back." It was assuming she actually went in there, of course. And he could see some of the potential flaws. "She pointed this way, though. She might know we were watching. So there's a chance she'd know if we go into her chambers... Maybe there's something in there we can use against her? If she tries to come in and stop us from digging around, we can still transform her. Sounds like the best bet to me." Not like they had any reason to not go for it, right? They either sat and starved, ran forward and ended up as husks, or tried to find a secret weapon or route to the helm.

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I am sure that Apri's earthen meatshield would be happy to come with her! Especially if it's to the place with all the Rock- and Fighting-types, since he's resistant or immune to most of their attacks xD

@Lightning Fast

Meat shield is so rude, lol. But it's always good to not be trucking alone, especially in more dangerous places.

I figured she'd be more worried about him since he's not as prepared for dungeon exploring. Did he pack his items? Did he look over the type chart reference sheet she probably made for him, once she knew he was planning on jumping into the dangerous work? So many things to nag on and make sure he does right for his own safety. v.v

Digimon Net Ocean: Nightmare Archipelago

I'm sure it'll work out somehow lmao

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@CleverUsername

There are countless ways you could get on Herissmon's nerves. Deface his art, prod at him during one of his egotistical speeches, tell him there's a bug in his food...

But Reina? Probably startle her into thinking an attack is going on. Or try and poke at her during softer moments. That being said, I wouldn't prank the human who's train of thought on enemy Digimon will eventually become "Alright, I'll punch it!"

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Too true, too true.

Leave them to shamble away to treat their burns and poisons as the little witch enjoys her nice sunset or grotto walk. And gets work done, of course

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Really cool list.

Abandoned pieces of cities, graveyards, and mystery-filled lakes! Not to mention a Beginner dungeon where Apricoatl can venture off to when she's feeling lazy and wishes to watch the sun. Too bad most of the other calming areas are sprawling with violent residents wanting to ruin her mid-job vacation.

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Our trio of stocky punchy bois (of which lu can be an honorary fourth member) need their own fun sub team/group name at this point like the burly bash bros or something.

@DracoLunaris

My vote goes directly to the initial suggestion. Burly Bash Bros is gold.

I love this idea. It gives us a nice little side-objective (more like two; building up the shop and figuring out Clay's past), adds a sort of mentor relationship between the two, and anything that Clay discovers while digging he can bring to the Swap Shop.

@Lightning Fast

Then I guess you can say this idea is set in stone!

Fortunately the shop didn't need a metric ton of work. It's essentially a fancy stall, just made of stone in one of the more open spaces within the Guild. But business is always appreciated, and helping him out now that he's started desiring to give venturing a chance is the least she could do to pay him back for putting those little rocky muscles to use

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@Lightning Fast

Sounds cool, yeah! She definitely would've saw him as a potential interest when he was down in that dungeon, and eventually discovering he was actually alive was probably super startling, but only fueled the questions she had. With him not knowing about himself, or his evolutions, it could turn into a joint effort to discover what exactly he is and perhaps see if someone like him is out there.

Plus, since he's so handy around the Guild, he probably could've helped her work on the space for her Swap Shop once he started getting used to the place. I was mostly going to disclose it to some side-character NPC rock types anyways, but having it be another player that helped out setting it up would be fun.

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Looking good. Here's my character.

A water-type with no water moves!

Pokémon Species: Poliwrath, and don't you forget it.

Name: Bromwell. Just 'Poliwrath' is perfectly fine, though.

Desired Rank: Elite. I'm guessing that's the middle rank, right?

Hat: A nice newsboy cap. It's got a silk lining!

History: "History? Whaddya mean, 'history'? History belongs in a book. I'm a man of the moment, I am! Born to me mother and taught by me father. I ate cold scum and salt biscuit 'til I was big, and hard yakka 'til I was strong. No fancy rock in my family, not since me great-grandpa! He was the youngest of seven, see. No, we had what we had and what we had was enough. But my Ma's getting old now, and my Pa's long gone. I need to put away money so I can take care of her. And it's past time I found me a wife meself, too!"

Strengths & Weaknesses: Bromwell's a good strong fellow, a fine enough swimmer*, a well-travelled ferryman, and, of course, a formidable doorman. He'll work in any weather and walk off a fireball the very same day. The one thing he just doesn't believe in is special attacks.

Oh, he knows they work, all right, and he doesn't mind having a few on his side. He's just never seen the point. Hypnosis? Hydro pump? Why bother? Even ice punches are a little over his head, frankly. Oh, sure, he's still a swamp Pokemon, he can splash and dive just fine, but when it comes to water blasts, you shouldn't expect him to do much more than blow some bubbles. Really, the only exceptions are the moves that involve chucking clods of mud, because those are simple, and involve swinging his arms.

And what arms!

When it comes to wrestling, Bromwell is just capital. He's an expert in all kinds of throws, tosses, grapples and slaps. Bromwell considers the perfectly common punch and kick to be frightfully under-appreciated. But it's not just the basics with Bromwell! He's proud to have studied ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡɪɴ sᴛʀɪᴋɪɴɢ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ sᴋᴜʟʟ ᴀxᴇ ᴄʜᴏᴘ from an old military Machoke, which he keeps on him in case of ghosts and spectres. Granted, he's never used ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡɪɴ sᴛʀɪᴋɪɴɢ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ sᴋᴜʟʟ ᴀxᴇ ᴄʜᴏᴘ outside of a dojo before, so how well he'll be able to pull off ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡɪɴ sᴛʀɪᴋɪɴɢ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ sᴋᴜʟʟ ᴀxᴇ ᴄʜᴏᴘ in combat is... open for debate. _{"It is NOT!"}

Greatest Fear: Overall, Bromwell's a pretty easy-going guy, and even he gets curious about what life is like on the other side, where beams and bolts are the norm. Rumour has it that he once let a Spoink scam him into trying to learn Psywave, spinning such lies as it being 'easy', 'like Seismic Toss with your brain', and 'worth every penny'.

Even quieter rumours have it that he paid most of his nest egg for the lesson. It might not be such a sin, but he dreads ever having to explain what he considers his most stupid hour. He'd spent so long saving that dosh for his mother and future wife- How could he hide the shame!? The only thing worse would be if he were ever called upon to actually try and use such a ridiculous move...

* "I said fine, not fast. Stop looking at me like that."

@Antarctic Termite

I didn't actually look over Bromwell's CS before making my own but he looks like a swell guy.

hope its ok just dropping a sheet outta nowhere

I ain't great at personality descriptions, but hopefully the rest gives you an insight on who she is better than it

bug horse bug horse bug horse

Rosalinda la Punaise rescuing a Burmy from a dungeon

Pokémon Species: Scolipede
Nickname (if applicable): Lady Rosalinda la Punaise (or just Rose to her friends or anyone who refuses to use her full name (which is basically everyone because its a pretentious mouthful))
Type(s):Bug-Poison

Desired Rank: Ace

Notable features: Carries a sword made from a scyther’s blade, and wears a set of courier saddlebags (that come from her side job, and which generally hold provisions when she’s doing her main profession) that also includes a scabbard for her weapon.

Personality:

Rose is a bit uptight, prideful and pompous all things considered, while also being very by the book. That book being one on chivalry. As a result she is also kind, generous and polite to a fault, leading to an odd mix of hard edges and a soft center.

She is unflappably brave and gallant and is a stickler for honor. She refuses to lie and finds deception and trickery abhorrent (while also being rather susceptible to them). She hates bullies and will shove herself into confrontations no matter how wise that might be. She also hates unfair fights, and has been known to hobble herself to ensure that a battle is an even one.

History: Rose was born to a family of self styled bug knights, who claim a long and fruitful legacy dating back all the way to when Irenia still stood, though a lack of any actual historical texts or data means that only the family's oral tradition is the only evidence of this fact. Still, while their ancient history might be in question, the Punaise family do have a well earned more recent reputation as skilled warriors of the blade. Which made Rose’s father(Malcolinus)’s decision to follow his heart and marry his mother (Elise, whom he met after the woman performed a rather daring delivery of much needed supplies to his party while they were in middle of a battle) a somewhat conscientious one, considering the fact that their children lack the blades of their father, let alone hands to wield artificial ones with.

Still, despite this natural born disadvantage, and the disinterest/failure of her older brother(Joscelin) and sister(Emblema) to take up the blade, Rose has done everything she can to embrace her knightly heritage, up to and including rejecting her poisonous nature as a dishonorable form of combat. When she was young the sight of a Venipede attempting to learn how to wield a wooden training sword earned her the mockery that drove her older siblings from her path, but Rose soldier on regardless and was rewarded when it turned out that a Whirlipede rolling at you while holding a sword is actually rather dangerous. Like a runaway chariot wheel coming for your shins.

Just when she was getting the hang of things, however, tragedy struck when one day her father left on a secretive quest with a few other members of her family, and then never returned. The loss struck Rose hard, and for a time she fell off the path to knighthood, first relying on her family while stuck in a bout of depression, and then, once fully evolved, bitterly joining her siblings profession, namely as members of her mother’s courier service, to help make ends meet.

It was only months later, when one of her family who had left with her father returned suddenly bearing great wounds, that her fervor returned. Following the wounded mon’s directions, and ignoring his warnings, she descended into a mystery dungeon, seeking her father. Whatever danger had struck the cadre of knights within seemed to have vanished, along with the knights themselves. The only trace she found of them was one of her father’s blades, embedded into a stone and surrounded by a burnt out field.

Yet danger still remained despite the disappearance of her father’s foes. Enough at least to threaten the out of practice young knight and, having lost her own she was forced to use her father’s blade to escape the dungeon. Having unwillingly used it at first, once it had saved her life her opinion of using the unsavory blade changed. She fashioned the blades into a proper weapon and then vowing that never again lay down the sword till she found what had become of her father.

Years have passed since that day, and the young woman has grown into the very image of the knight her father always wanted her to be, who braves the dangers and depths of the world to save others and seek the truth. The money she gets that helps grow her family’s courier business doesn't hurt either.

Strengths:
As befitting a knight who is her own horse, Rose is strong, tough and fast. Her heavy chitin is tough as steel, while her four legs can carry her at breakneck speeds and let her move with surprising agility despite her size and weight. She’s also capable of curling up into a ball like a pillbug, either for increased defense or a devastating rolling attack.

Rose’s most notable strength however, which sets her apart from her kind, is her sword. Fashioned from one of her father’s blades she holds the sword’s handle sideways with her mouth, wielding it a highly unorthodox yet deadly style, putting her entire body weight behind heavy blows or dexterously parrying and countering swifter opponents.

While using her horns (front and back) and ‘hooves’ in combat is not out of the question, as a knight she considers poison to be dishonorable, and as such never uses her neck spines in combat. Indeed, said spines have been filed down as a commitment to this ideal, and are as a result entirely blunt.

Rose generally gets stronger as the fight goes on, with her blade striking harder with each slash as she dances from blow to blow, each strike swifter and stronger than the last. When badly wounded, she can reach inside herself and find additional power to win the day as she ‘stops holding back’ and delivers some truly titanic blows.

Reputation wise she is known for being straightforward, reliable and is known for taking on jobs for less than they are worth if it's for a good cause. Connections wise, her mother and two siblings run a local courier service, transporting goods from town to town (and sometimes to parties mid adventure, though these days that is mostly Rose’s job) quickly and safely. All three of them are proud of her, though they do wish she’d stop undercharging for her knightly services.

Her extended family meanwhile are well renowned knights who can be found across the land, though her relationship with many of them is a touch strained due to their reaction to her father’s marriage to her mother. There are a few exceptions: the only member of her party to return (a Galvantula named Fenri) is one, having helped continue her training after her father disappeared, and a few of her younger cousins aren't old enough to remember, or simply don't care about, the family drama dividing Rose’s little branch of the family from the rest.

Weaknesses:
Rose has a strict code of honor as a knight, and abhors deception, trickery, lies and all things dishonorable. The ethics side of things do not particularly clash with her chosen profession, other than her refusal to tell even the whitest of lies sometimes making her come off as blunt, but when it comes to combat her refusal to use her natural poisons is considered wasteful by some and downright negligent by others. It also results in her lacking in ranged options, though with her speed the enemy is never going to be at range for long.

Her vows to protect others come first, of course, but it would take a great deal to get the knight to embrace her toxic nature (and if she did she would be incredibly bad at using it). On the other side of things, she will often insist on ensuring her opponents have a fair fight, and refuses to use, and becomes outraged by, underhanded tactics. She has, as a result, something of a weakness to dark type’s strategies.

More generally, she has trouble hurting a lot of types with her biological blade and though most of those can be taken down with a good kicking she has a lot of trouble even hurting steel and ghost types. She doesn't exactly have a lot of good offensive advantages either with her limited set of bug and normal moves. She also has nothing to handle fliers, teleporters or speedsters who stay at range, and her biological armor doesn't stand up well to fire.

Learning to understand what she is saying while talking through the sword is a skill in and off itself, so she doesn't make a particularly good shot caller in the heat of battle.

She has a mixed relationship with her extended family, many who see her as the shiny wooloo of the family, more so even than those who have simply abandoned their knightly ways, due to her being emblematic of her fathers ‘poor’ choice in partner and her mouth based sword wielding being considered an insult to their fighting discipline.

Greatest Fear:
Rose is scared of losing anyone else, which can make her rather overprotective, sometimes to a detrimental degree, of those she is close to. While protection is part of her shtick, sometimes you don’t want a mass of chitne throwing itself in your way, especially if she is already hurting badly or is stopping you from dealing with a problem.

More directly, she is deathly afraid of fire, both due to her natural weakness and because it was likely her fathers’ end.

(basically the entire inspiration for this is that furry cutter is an egg move for Scolipede)

@DracoLunaris

And Draco's here now? Super blessed! Welcome friend.

Too bad (Or maybe it's good?) That our characters exist as moral opposites when it comes to a fight. I'm sure that won't cause any sort of conflict or issue, none at all.

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Gal With The Big Brain

Pokémon Species: Pachirisu (Appearance Image)

Nickname: Apricoatl, though does get identified by her species as well. Some annoyed folks may simply refer to her as a 'Rodent'.

Type(s): Electric

Desired Rank: Elite

Personality: As sly as they come, Apricoatl's the type to be quite a sassy individual when she pleases. Playful and lacking in aggression, it makes it extremely difficult to tell if she takes anything in her guild work seriously. She often comes off as aloof, head assumingly empty at times despite the knowledge she has crammed up there. This is mostly a farce in attempt to mess with others in specific situations, though occasionally moments of actual absent-mindedness can leak through.

Often around others she can come off as a bit teasing, and somewhat of a flirt in a playful way. Beneath it is a genuinely caring nature, though sometimes frantic in the middle of work. She loves seeing the reaction she can spur out of others, and has a tendency to fast-talk people obstructing her job or just saying nonsense while in her way. It's not abnormal for her to dismiss someone if she's busy, though depending on her mood she can throw things down and chat if she ends up liking an individual.

Though she tends to not express how seriously she regards her job, she can occasionally put on a sterner face to those dealing with peril, as to not disregard their concerns on more serious matters, such as lost loved ones in need of saving, or they themselves being in peril. To younger Pokemon she tends to play mother hen, often having a weak spot for kids and showing more maturity, at least in some manner.

Often completely losing herself in research and a true nerd of past and present, Any chance she has to make a discovery she jumps at it, and tends to be seen taking notes on anything of interest she encounters. Occasionally this obsession can grow too strong and lead her into bad decisions, not taking regard with her own life if it means losing information she'd never get to document again. This can make her occasionally seem reckless, or perhaps stupider than she leads herself to be, and despite the heat of the moment she'd probably agree with someone about it.

Reckless in the face of knowledge doesn't mean all the time, however. Priding herself on her knowledge, she shows high competence in the field, having an assortment of talents that exceed her battling capabilities. Slick and quick-witted is the name of the game, and despite her less than serious demeanor she has no issues approaching a job and putting effort into it. Fully devote to the idea of a rescuer and researcher, she'll fight tooth and nail to make progress, even if things seem dire. This means she, of course, doesn't always come out on top. But nobody became great without a few failures under their belt, right? Even if those failures can perhaps haunt you, as she may unfortunately discover.

History: Before the Guild, Apricoatl was already a traveler. Her family was always on the move, her curiosity being sparked from her parents as they'd taught her just how much old world knowledge could be valued. Eventually when her folks got old, they settled into a town while she still ventured, though in her life she made a few pitstops along the way to pick up a few skills. Learning basic medicine from a group of medical Audino, and picking up abilities and tips from other adventurers like herself to deal with the stronger opponents that existed out in the world. She'd found a love of studying and documenting, and took great pride in how much knowledge she could retain. History and general world knowledge became a fond avenue for her, documenting countless Pokemon and learning about her world in anyway she could manage.

For Apricoatl, traveling just eventually became too dangerous. Pokemon grew more aggressive, and while she had some honed skills, she hadn't the capability to just traverse wherever she pleased without having issues anymore. As the world became more filled with strife, it forced her to find her place in society, which upon some heavy thinking just so happened to be guild work. Explorers were an old daydream of hers, and still in fair youth she hadn't hesitated to jump at the opportunity to study further out with guild funds, and rescue folks where she could along the way as the world descended into more danger by the passing day.

Although at first things were a bit rocky, she managed to overcome and secure herself a place in the guild through hard work and grit. She showed competency with others, and it was easy to appreciate someone who would patch you up after a battle mid-dungeon, so she climbed her way up from her beginner roots and has reached a respectable middle ground at Elite rank.

At this point, she runs a Swap Shop inside of the Guild to help fellow members, and to score a little extra cash. She's not among the best of the best in solo-capability, but she's fairly proud of her work nonetheless. Though she's yet to sink her teeth into a real juicy exploration, she hopes once the time arrives she proves capable enough to be brought along once an expedition for the Guild occurs.

Strengths: Apricoatl's a charmer, tending to use her cutesy appearance to her advantage whenever she can, socially or in the midst of battle. Being a living book essentially, she's highly competent in multiple regards, keeping everyone informed and trying her best to provide an offensive, though mostly supportive role to any team she takes an adventure with. She excels on gathering information, a favor trader and investigator, she's just as comfortable working outside of dungeons as she is inside of them.

Using her knowledge, she can easily identify Pokemon and typings, having extensive knowledge on type matchups as well as identify Lookalike Items to try and keep her team safe. When it fails and they take damage however, her doctoring capabilities come into play. An item handler, she can patch up her companions sustained damage or statuses mid-dungeon or aide them once they return from a successful, or even failed, mission.

While out in the field, Apricoatl relies on her wit, speed, and item usage to excel in combat. Taking advantage of a situation by using her surroundings and applying status effects are her game, often carrying items that can inflict statuses on other Pokemon, or simply using her own moves to do so. A crippled enemy is much easier to defeat, and she's far from the type to play fair in any regard, especially against criminals.

As mentioned before, she also runs the local Swap Shop, which allows for her fellow Guild members to trade out some obscure loot they don't need, and potentially get something useful back. This comes at a fee of 150 Poké for the service, of course. And not every item is promised to be what you dreamed of. She's a trader, not a miracle worker. When she's out on adventures, other Guild members can make a print tag at her station with provided paper and ink, then leave their items and nickname for her to sort through once she is home via a rather large deposit box.

Weaknesses: Small and frail, there's a reason Apricoatl isn't the frontal force of a fight: Without her agility and knowledge, she's easy to just beat down and leave in the dust. Due to this, she has issues with larger Pokemon, and their physical capabilities. Mostly due to her not having a lot of stopping power, and their own power being able to stomp her flat if they desired. Notable threats are physical-oriented Fighting or Rock types, things that can knock you out quick if you can't withstand much. Her small body can also easily be blown away by shockwaves, or large generated wind gusts.

And obviously, as an Electric Type, she is weak against Ground Type moves. Due to her own fragility, a super-effective move can usually be a large hinderance, even a minor Mudslap can cause a lot of damage depending on the strength of the user. It doesn't help that her typing is also absolutely negated by Ground Types, making her signature attacks that much harder to make use of against them.

If she is for some reason unable to apply statuses to enemies, she has a much harder time facing them. Physical attacking fire types being immune to burns cause her great strife, speedy electric types that can't be paralyzed, or steel and poison types avoiding painful toxins. She tries her best to mix and match statuses, but occasionally immunities leave her at a rather worrisome disadvantage. Especially if her item bag starts declining.

As mentioned before, her recklessness regarding knowledge can lead her into some terrible situations. When a piece of history is at stake, she'll fling herself at it unless she's physically stopped, though can pull away from this dangerous act when someone else's life is at stake. However it opens an entirely different can of worms, showing her valiant side as she'll still rush into a dangerous situation to assist someone else. It's one of the few situations that can send her head-on towards larger Pokemon, despite her obvious disadvantages.

Outside of battling, she's notably bad at physical labor, mostly due to her stature. Her nonchalant nature can also sometimes upset a client, even if she gets the job done with all conditions met. Sometimes angering them, though in her opinion it's not a loss if she accomplished the goal at the end of the day.

Greatest Fear: As she's taken a historian lifestyle over the years, one of her greatest fears is falling into irrelevancy. Given there's so much work being done at a more effective rate than her own, she fears that she'll never truly amount to anything substantial. She's yet to make a big breakthrough in any regard, making her question her own worth as a researcher, and easily becomes discouraged when it's brought up against her. Especially if it's by someone else in the same field, leaving her pride injured to a great degree. A desire for self-worth is a large part of why she put so much effort into learning, and having that prove in some situations to be worth nothing to individuals can be disheartening and painful. Doubly so if her information proves to be wrong and ends up getting someone hurt; Nobody's perfect, after all. And the last thing she wants is for someone to suffer due to her own failure to get facts straight.