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Pokemon Chrome

hey I finally decided to show up here's my shitty cs

Novis

[ Novis Shannon ]

Age: 18
Gender: Male
Nationality: Unovan/Chromian, born in Opelucid City
Personality:
He's the guy who always picks dare, and always plays rock. Notoriously high-energy and easily excitable, Novis doesn't take too much seriously and is generally just there for the ride. Not to say he doesn't have passion (he has it in spades), but his talent is rolling with the punches. He's more of a in-the-present type of guy, y'know? Generally doesn't worry about the future, and especially doesn't worry about the past.

The most eager to ride a flying-type.

Biography:
First things first: no, Novis hates dragon-types. One might expect a tragic "a mega-Haxorus killed my parents and now I must avenge them" backstory, but no, he thinks it's because an Axew bit his hand when he was young and now he's just kinda afraid of them. Awkward, when you live in a city with a dragon-type gym leader.

Except he didn't really live there too long, considering one of his earliest memories was moving to his Uncle's place in Damascus town. It was pretty standard living for a while-- minus the gripping phobia of dragon-types-- and the only real irregularity was that his single uncle worked in the mines way too long and Nov was pretty alone everyday 'till late in the evening. Thus, he took to taking care of his uncle's Growlithes. They were fairly popular and sold quickly, so they just let their Arcanines have a puppy every once in a while. To occupy the boredom between friends and school or whatever, he just took care of them. It was a pretty good time, and once he was older, Nov started taking it more seriously and basically bred fire-types part-time with his Uncle, who still worked in the mine, albeit less than when Nov was a tween.

Did you know Espeon and Growlithe can breed? Well, they can, and now he's just kinda here to beat the league one day and maybe catch an ice-type or two. Standard stuff.

Inventory:
5/5 Potions
5/5 Pokeballs
1/1 Revive

PKMN Team

Nier - Growlithe ♂
Ability: Justified
Moves: Bite, Roar, Ember, Morning Sun
Battle Experience: 0
Extra Info: Nature is Naughty.

Pokemon Chrome [Interest Check]

I'm interested in this. For starting pokemon, are we allowed to start with any Pokémon (with the exception of Legendries of course)?

@BladeSS4

Yeah, you're allowed to start with any first evolution, as long as it isn't legendary/mythical.

Pokemon Chrome [Interest Check]

I guess I should probably post just to confirm my interest lol

Persona - The True Self

Sato Hashimoto // Sapphire Inn, F2 -> Royal Suite

The entire team jumped on the moment before any other shit, blasting the monkey with everything they had. Luckily, the shadow failed to realize it was even taking damage, so it was a quick moment of going all-out before the shadow was ripped apart into a fine black dust that was swept away in the breeze created by their wind attacks. With their leader defeated, any remaining small shadows fled into the mist with a single look, the lack of purpose and chance of winning driving them away.

With that done, Sato took a deep breath, breathing in the thick onsen air. He looked over to Chronos, who was standing over the spot where the leader monkey had been, and, like it was just a dream, the persona disappeared into nothingness as well. A vague sense of vertigo overtook Sato for a moment, a pounding in the back of his skull stopping him in his tracks as the team was starting to head forward. He'd felt it before; back in a few battles against peoples' shadows. It soon faded with a moment of rest, the mental fatigue dripping away like water from wet clothes, and he caught up with the rest of his team.

The party moved on through the dungeon, and before long, Sato found himself walking out of the inn-like tunnels and into a courtyard area, a "Royal Suite" being garishly advertised by an entrance to somewhere. The bright lighting and haphazard decoration of a traditional architecture did little to ease Sato's tension, and even when Rui joked about being a save-point room, Sato couldn't help but feel like something would jump out at them as some kind of miniboss. Even as the other team emerged from behind a wall, he couldn't feel as though something was amiss.

Regardless, though, Sato found himself ignoring his anxiety and shifting his focus from the shadows and onto the merging of the two teams, and more specifically onto Mako. After the entire squad had a brief chat regarding what they were doing, when everyone broke away to rest up a bit, Sato decided to inch over to Mako.

"I don't exactly know how it was for you guys, but it looks like the two teams had to rely on eachother to get here. It's a good thing we had enough people, if that was the case." He said, fingers clutching tight to his bow. This would mark the first time they had fought with this many people at once, but they had two navigators to help out, so maybe it would work out well. Sato wasn't really sure how to help out, though; besides buffing defense, Sato didn't really have much to help out beyond throwing garus at shadows' faces. Maybe that was all that was necessary from him, though... Was he a DPS class?

"Looks like we'll be tackling this next shadow together, though. How are you holding up?" Sato gave a smile, trying to show legitimate concern through the stress on his face.

Persona - The True Self

Sato Hashimoto // Sapphire Inn, F2

Before the monkeys could prove too cumbersome, Megumi suddenly chimed in and informed the team that the veil of the leader shadow was fading away. The other team must've done something good if that was the case, so Rui immediately called in a 'Zeke'. Sato tried to rack his brain for who the hell Zeke was, but that question was quickly answered as a screech resounded throughout the area before explosions lit up the onsen. The bombs luckily didn't hurt the persona-users, but the monkeys on the other hard were practically obliterated save for the boss monkey, who got out with some scratches.

With that having cleared out the crowd blocking the way, the team immediately jumped into a rush-down assault. It was obvious enough to attack, even without the signal from Rui, so Sato summoned his persona and began hitting it with all the spells he could, blasts of wind and light knocking it around as the others hit it with blades and personas. After they pretty much wore it down, Kotori hit it with a powerful crack of lightening, knocking it down perfectly for a finishing blow. Sato was neither close enough nor powerful enough for anything stylish, so he waited cautiously for Rui or Akane to take it out.

Persona - The True Self

Sato Hashimoto // Sapphire Inn, F2

While Rui cut down the crowds, the other three members of the team tried to get in on the main monkey. Their attacks did actually connect, but whenever the attack hit, they could see a strange cloud over it. Megumi quickly chimed in with the fact that it had some kind of barrier that was undoing all the work they had been doing on the shadow. The barrier was apparently linked to something the other group was dealing with, so that left Rui's group with little else to do but stand their ground. It was essentially the opposite of the last battle.

The group closed the distance between each other at Rui's command. If they couldn't take down the leader, all they could do was survive the onslaught of monkeys all around them. Sato couldn't help but feel a bit anxious, especially considering there was only one person in the group with particularly wide-aimed attacks. They'd have to be more precise than usual to keep the heat off, but with both the offensive and defensive buffs available to them, they could tear through the adds with little effort. It was just a war of attrition, to Sato. All he could do was make sure nothing got in on them.

Persona - The True Self

Sato Hashimoto // Sapphire Inn, F2

Well, they were right in assuming the lounging shadows were still passive. It just doesn't help that, as the team neared the end of the open area, actually aggressive shadows jumped them. Shadow expected something like before-- knights, something humanoid-- but instead, screeching monkeys lounged out from seemingly nowhere. They were in reasonably large groups, with one noticeably unique monkey. Said monkey was probably the leader, as after it grunted a bit, the shadows jumped into the fray. Thankfully, the passive shadows ran off into the steam of the hot spring at the sight of the shadows, screaming as they disappeared into the fog of it. Sato was almost glad they were gone, but he wasn't sure if he was just feeling embarrassed about it or if the heat was getting to him in his every-day outfit.

Pulling out his bow, the team had little defined strategy besides full assault. It was pretty implied, though, that it would be a good idea to do something about the "leader" monkey, but that entailed carving through the small army of soldier monkeys first, as they made it a bit of a hard target. Megumi needed a moment to properly scan it before they could get any intel, so Sato took matters into his own hands and started off by launching an arrow into the chest of one of the monkeys. It was a good shot, so the shadow dropped back instantly, disappearing into a small cloud of black smoke.

Picking a crowd off one-by-one would be tedious at best and dangerous at worst, so Sato decided to try to get creative with it. Arrows weren't getting anywhere fast, but none of his attacks screamed area of effect... Well, wind was a force and force launched projectiles, so Sato summoned Chronos to his side. When the moment was right, his persona launched a torrent of wind out in front of Sato, tearing throw a monkey and tossing it crashing through another two. The collateral damage was fatal, but it knocked them away enough to prove better than anything else Sato had up his sleeve. As a bonus, it also cleared away the rising steam for a bit, but that was more of a quality of life pro if anything.

Rui was probably the only one with a good sweeping attack, so he would most likely be dealing with the crowds. If they could pierce through the primate forces fast enough, an opening to the ringleader would have to show itself sooner or later. Realizing this, Sato tried to keep close to the front line, trying to multitask with his persona by sending a Garu one way and shooting an arrow the other. If the moment for a decisive blow appeared, Sato would be ready with his persona's scythe.

Persona - The True Self

Sato Hashimoto // Sapphire Inn, F1 -> F2

With the urn gone and the mobs retreating, the entire team had little else to do but blast the black knight with everything they had. A Tarukaja'd assault later, blasts of winds and cracks of lightening storming around the room, and the knight's chestplate cracked. It only took a second for the entire cage of armor to crumble into dust and release the prisoner inside. The person simply fell to the ground unconscious. The team was informed that Kazuki would come pick up the saved person, but Rui decided to protect the person until Kazuki got there. A couple of minutes later and Kazuki showed up with Riku in tow, and the two young men carried the rescuee back to the dungeon entrance with little said.

With that having been dealt with, the group of four decided that it was good time to move on now. Climbing up the nearby stairs, Sato could feel the air get a bit more... humid. Stepping onto the floor of a bathhouse, he couldn't help but wonder how the knights they'd seen fit in with a traditional Japanese onsen. With multiple people in mirror world at the same time, it was almost definitely a result of the victims mixing dungeons. That didn't quite answer why one "theme" was so much more overwhelming than the others...

There was no point in trying to figure it out while they were still exploring it, so Sato merely followed along with the group as they waked out into the outdoor portion of the bathhouse. It was almost freeing to step into a much more open space, even if they hadn't been walking through the corridors for very long. The heat and humidity of the hot spring had a heavying effect on Sato, but it had an artificial, fake feeling that unsettled him. It didn't help that there were a group of the "passive" shadows lounging about in the spring, doing more stuff. Sato subconsciously looked away instead of watching the weird shadow flirting, or even thinking about what the others thought about it. Was this still a metaphor for something, and if so, was it... okay to watch?

The team seemed to grind to a halt, much to Sato's dismay. The boy was already trying not to look flustered. "Well, I don't know about you three, but I have no intention of getting in. Are we going to attack them as Akane suggests, or try to move on with the mission?"

Persona - The True Self

I would, but honestly I feel like nobody else here would enjoy it.

Persona - The True Self

badly