"So, this is Estoria..." the young teenage girl muttered, stopping right in front of the city gate on Route 1, a short green surface tunnel that led into the city, staring up at the few skyscapers scattered around Estoria. Nellie had arrived by boat from Harport in the dawn, just in time to see the sun rise above the city. It reminded her somewhat of Jubilife. Oh right...I need to call my parents to tell them that I've landed before they start panicking, she thought, glancing at Checkers, who was leaning on her shoulder. With the few days she was with her, Nellie found out that the Minccino didn't like to get its tiny paws and tail too dirty, and usually climbed onto her whenever he had the chance.
Route 1 was a straightforward path and an easy one for Nellie and Checkers; there weren't that many Pokemon on the route, which was unusual for the amount of tall grass it had. It didn't really matter though, since she didn't have any Pokemon of interest she wanted to catch there. Checkers himself was fine as well, being easily able to defeat the wild Pokemon on the route. At this time, Nellie was still trying to learn what Checkers could and couldn't do, and a few times Checkers had to face a few blows, though it was hardly enough for him to be injured. Nellie hoped that her Minccino would heal up in a Center, however, just to make sure they're ready for the next route.
As she entered the city, however, the gate's security guards immediately moved out of the counter, with Pokemon at the ready, stopping her from entering the city; one of them was a young male with hair combed outward and his hat tipped on one side with a Timburr, and an older female officer with a Growlithe and Herdier. It seemed like the younger officer was a recruit, especialy since he had less chevrons on his shoulder badge. "We're going to have to stop you there, miss," the elder officer said calmly but with a hint of sternness in her voice. Something is definitely not right here... Checkers was as visibly uncomfortable as his owner, clenching against Nellie's shoulder and staring at the officers.
"Before you go on, you must show us your trainer card, if you have one, and if you are a newly applying trainer, you must fill in certain paperwork. You may be patted down if we have reasonable suspicion," the younger officer added, his Timburr jumping onto the counter and observing them with great vigilance. This only served to confirm Nellie's own concerns. Something bad had to have happened if officers had to stop trainers, especially with their Pokemon out.
But the teenage girl complied and quickly unzipped her backpack and took her Trainer Card out, handing it to the older officer, who read it thoroughly. "So you're a foreigner from Sinnoh, yes?" Nellie nodded, though the officer was far from done. "Why do you have a Minccino with you, then?"
Checkers frowned at that statement, though Nellie had kept a straight face. The worst thing they could do now was to defy a trained officer. She had seen delinquents in Jubilife mess around with law enforcement and swiftly get a well deserved ass-kicking. "Parents' gift. They worked at the Pal Park Preserve in Sinnoh. We haven't received any badges there; I decided to come to Fordis to challenge the League here," Nellie explained in deep detail.
The elder officer raised an eye. "Well, I didn't ask you about your reason for coming here just yet, but thank you for telling us," she replies, returning Nellie her Trainer Card. Both of them appeared relieved – that was a good sign. "Your information checks out and you are ready to go. You will need to go to the police department here, however, before you leave the city, to receive your regional Pokedex and other items if you need it."
Nellie blinks and slides her Trainer Card back into the front pocket of her backpack, zipping it shut. "Wait, isn't there supposed to be a PokeLab here?" Nellie asked.
The younger officer spoke up this time, crossing his arms and shaking his head. His face returned from relief to distress once more. "The Pokemon Lab and Center here have been destroyed by unknown assailants. They set the place on fire and may have directly killed or injured some of the people there; some of the injuries caused are not from burns. We have casualties numbering by the dozens." This kind of news was enough to cause Nellie to frown and bite her lip, before pushing her glasses and staring at the officers.
The younger man wasn't finished, however. "There's been reports of a similar case in Dune Town, where multiple buildings, including the Pokemon Center there, has been burned down and with casualties there as well, but a few of them seem to be caused by poisoned fresh water...we don't have any issues with our fresh water supply here and it is safe, but I would advise you do not drink directly from the sink or fountains. Drink water only from fountains. If you see anyone in visible distress...call us immediately."
Nellie nodded slowly and passed through the gate, glancing at Checkers uneasily. Less than a day here and there were already reports of not just violence, but outright mass arson and murder. This was beyond to what she had normally heard of in Sinnoh. She pulled out her Poketch – it was a newer version that now allowed extra functions such as phone calls, short messages, and location tracking, and had a larger screen, making it a bit similar to Unova's C-Gear. She immediately called her parents, and unsurprisingly they picked up after a few rings.
"Cornelia dear, are you alright? I know you may have just gotten off, but we just heard of what happened there on the news!" her mother was obviously distressed, if not more than the officers by the tone of her voice.
"I'm...I'm doing alright, Mom. I just arrived at Estoria, they're checking every Trainer there that's coming in, and maybe out, of the city. There's some bad things happening around here..." Nellie took a long pause, giving her mother time to respond back.
"S-Should you book a trip back home, dear? This region sounds dangerous...what if you get hurt?" her mother was getting frantic, speaking faster. "People have been dying, dear Cornelia. These people aren't afraid to hurt or even murder other people. I...I d-don't want that to be you. I've heard of children getting killed. They aren't beyond you..."
Nellie bit her lip again. She perfectly understood what her mother was thinking. What if she met up with these assailants? Could she defend herself? And should she give up on challenging the League here? There was again a long silence, before Nellie broke it. "...No, Mom. I'm not leaving now. I can take care of myself and keep myself safe...whoever they are, I'll avoid them. I'm not going to give up my challenge because of obstacles on the road. And I'll...travel with friend. Most likely. Don't worry," she responded, her sentences cutting more frequently with short pauses in-between. Her mom remained silent, and Nellie spoke up again. "Love you, Mom."
She ended the call seconds later and moved on towards the police department, muttering to herself as she went. Checkers looked around this time for anything suspicious. Nellie wondered what were the assailant's motives; surely their efforts would gain the attention of more trainers, law enforcement, and other people, and they couldn't expect their actions to last. At the same time, both Checkers and her felt a little bit paranoid. Maybe their method is to get people to suspect each other, create more chaos when there is currently none.
Nellie cut her thoughts right there when she entered the police department. Inside, a man in a brown trench coat with a black shirt inside was talking to two officers, crossing his arms and shaking his head. "They appear to be a terroristic organization. Witnesses say people of those organization dress a specific way; solid black clothing with blue sleeves and a letter 'N' on their bags, with blue shades," one of the officer mutters.
"Interesting..." the man combs his brown hair with his hand. "They also seem to have less pattern in picking what Pokemon they use, more varied than the likes of Team Galactic and Plasma, it seems. And more violent as well. They are not afraid to actively terrorize the populace and actively murder people. And there seems to be no motive why at the moment."
"Is there something you need, miss?" Nellie's eavesdropping was cut off, and she looked up at the female officer. She had several stacks of Pokedexes behind her, all of the newer generation.
Nellie nodded and walked toward her. "Oh...I have just been asked to come here by some gate officers to receive my Pokedex," she explained, taking out her Trainer Card once more.
The officer smiled slightly and nodded, taking out a Pokedex Generation 25 right in front of her. "Here you go, Miss...Nellie. If you need any help healing your Pokemon, feel free. Also, make sure to download certain apps for whatever Poke-device you have on you. Unfortunately these Pokedexes are not of the newest generation, but its Pokemon data is up to date; it was a rectangular red device with a large Pokeball insignia on the front, and a locked slide; pulling it out revealed an extra screen that could be hinged at another angle to view it more comfortably.
She didn't really care what generation she had received or not, as long as the Pokedex worked. "Thank you, officer," Nellie smiled and looked at Checkers, then putting her down on the front. "And I would like her to receive some treatment as well. He isn't doing that bad, but we're about to leave for Route 2, hopefully before noon."
The officer nodded while Nellie returned Checkers temporarily to her Pokeball, picking Nellie's sole Pokeball and placing it into the healing machine the department had. It wasn't as state-of-the-art as the Pokemon Center's, but it could do, and a ten minute rest was all the Minccino needed before the Pokeball was handed back to her. "Your Pokemon is back to full health. Be safe out there...and watch out for those ruffians," the officer reminded, to which Nellie smiled and left the department with, again, a bit of unease. Already this was totally different from what she was used to. "Great start to a long journey...I guess."
(Read description below; image is not exact, I just used it for reference.)
At 5'5" (165 cm), Nellie has a average build for a girl like her. She has dark brown eyes and wears glasses, and light skinned; her hair is short, and while her hair grows straight down she uses a large blue hairpin to pull them outward, with locks sticking out behind her neck.
She wears a light blue skirt with a pair of darker colored shorts inside that go a few inches above her knees, along with low cut hiking shoes and charcoal grey socks. Her shirt has a short collar and a white chest with gray sleeves that just extends to the elbows. She also has climber gloves that are fingerless on her index, middle, and thumbs.
Personality: Nellie never cared about what she looked on the surface; she is as subtle as a rock. The teenage girl did not dwell around with anything, and she is very straightforward with what she thinks and wants to do, and often trusts her own morality and capability to do the right thing rather than be concerned with the opinions of others. She can be a bit severe, though Nellie is hardly malicious or hateful, and she visibly likes training and working with Pokemon as she did in her younger trainer days. Pokemon cruelty especially angers her, and Nellie would find ways to return appropriate retribution.
Other than that, Nellie is not very hard to befriend, if people can handle her personality. As an ally and friend she sounds stubborn, but she's also direct and an experienced strategist and doesn't get very rude and snobbish unless someone gets on her nerves. While she's fine with helping others and hanging with pals, she won't bother to babysit brats and serious liabilities.
Outside of Pokemon training, Nellie likes playing board games or reading action novels. She is also a short sleeper, capable of functioning well even after a few hours of napping with energy instead of discomfort.
History: From the bustling Jubilife City in Sinnoh, Nellie had to learn to get used to urban life and live as independently as possible (with Pokemon); both of her parents, who came from the foreign region of Unova, had moved to the colder Sinnoh region for working reasons before she was born. She also has a younger brother one and a half years younger, which as a kid placed somewhat of a burden on her already tiring schedule.
In her early years, Nellie was quick to distinguish herself in her youth trainer school. Through diligence and heavy practicing she was able to get herself out of the beginners class at age 7 and compete with juniors around her age (though not trainers). People expected her to grow up to be a strong trainer and take on the Sinnoh League. But not many knew about her busy life and her parents' pressure to do research work with her, and when she became ten, Nellie abandoned the idea of challenging the League and did not become an active Pokemon trainer. In fact, when the Pal Park opened around in Sinnoh, her parents went to work for them and Nellie herself ended up observing and studying with her parents on outside Pokemon.
Her spirit for Pokemon battling never died, however. Whenever she had the time outside of her family work, Nellie would battle against passerbys and other young Trainers with whatever Pokemon she had on her. As much as she wasn't an official trainer, she still had some of her skill in battling, albeit a bit rusty. Being holed into rural life and having nothing to do was really getting to the girl.
Thankfully, Nellie's parents noticed their daughter's wanderlust. When Nellie was twelve, the Park introduced some Unovan and Kalosian Pokemon as Sinnoh's Pokemon distribution has changed and the Park was attracting more foreign trainers. They decided to give Nellie a Pokemon of her choosing in the park, giving her a few regular Pokeballs instead of the Park Balls normally used, but she wanted to withhold her decision and consider first.
While looking through the Pokemon in the park, Nellie finally approached one that was quietly dusting itself below a tree – a Minccino with pointed ears and angled white fur that gave it the appearance of sharp, white squares on the tip of its ears. Nellie approached it slowly, and to her surprise the Pokemon didn't run away but instead looked right back at her. She quickly noted those eyes – that of a Pokemon that its goals and dreams deferred, and stuck in the Park with nothing to do. But if he could come along with a trainer...
Nellie promptly caught the Pokemon, more determined than ever to go out and explore distant lands. When she heard about the region of Fordis, she asked her parents, who then agreed to send her there to start the journey she should have done years before. Now, on a boat to Estoria, Nellie prepares for what awaits her...
Here's my character sheet, by the way! I finally wrote it!
Name: Cornelia "Nellie" Dise
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Appearance:
(Read description below; image is not exact, I just used it for reference.)
At 5'5" (165 cm), Nellie has a average build for a girl like her. She has dark brown eyes and wears glasses, and light skinned; her hair is short, and while her hair grows straight down she uses a large blue hairpin to pull them outward, with locks sticking out behind her neck.
She wears a light blue skirt with a pair of darker colored shorts inside that go a few inches above her knees, along with low cut hiking shoes and charcoal grey socks. Her shirt has a short collar and a white chest with gray sleeves that just extends to the elbows. She also has climber gloves that are fingerless on her index, middle, and thumbs.
Personality: Nellie never cared about what she looked on the surface; she is as subtle as a rock. The teenage girl did not dwell around with anything, and she is very straightforward with what she thinks and wants to do, and often trusts her own morality and capability to do the right thing rather than be concerned with the opinions of others. She can be a bit severe, though Nellie is hardly malicious or hateful, and she visibly likes training and working with Pokemon as she did in her younger trainer days. Pokemon cruelty especially angers her, and Nellie would find ways to return appropriate retribution.
Other than that, Nellie is not very hard to befriend, if people can handle her personality. As an ally and friend she sounds stubborn, but she's also direct and an experienced strategist and doesn't get very rude and snobbish unless someone gets on her nerves. While she's fine with helping others and hanging with pals, she won't bother to babysit brats and serious liabilities.
Outside of Pokemon training, Nellie likes playing board games or reading action novels. She is also a short sleeper, capable of functioning well even after a few hours of napping with energy instead of discomfort.
History: From the bustling Jubilife City in Sinnoh, Nellie had to learn to get used to urban life and live as independently as possible (with Pokemon); both of her parents, who came from the foreign region of Unova, had moved to the colder Sinnoh region for working reasons before she was born. She also has a younger brother one and a half years younger, which as a kid placed somewhat of a burden on her already tiring schedule.
In her early years, Nellie was quick to distinguish herself in her youth trainer school. Through diligence and heavy practicing she was able to get herself out of the beginners class at age 7 and compete with juniors around her age (though not trainers). People expected her to grow up to be a strong trainer and take on the Sinnoh League. But not many knew about her busy life and her parents' pressure to do research work with her, and when she became ten, Nellie abandoned the idea of challenging the League and did not become an active Pokemon trainer. In fact, when the Pal Park opened around in Sinnoh, her parents went to work for them and Nellie herself ended up observing and studying with her parents on outside Pokemon.
Her spirit for Pokemon battling never died, however. Whenever she had the time outside of her family work, Nellie would battle against passerbys and other young Trainers with whatever Pokemon she had on her. As much as she wasn't an official trainer, she still had some of her skill in battling, albeit a bit rusty. Being holed into rural life and having nothing to do was really getting to the girl.
Thankfully, Nellie's parents noticed their daughter's wanderlust. When Nellie was twelve, the Park introduced some Unovan and Kalosian Pokemon as Sinnoh's Pokemon distribution has changed and the Park was attracting more foreign trainers. They decided to give Nellie a Pokemon of her choosing in the park, giving her a few regular Pokeballs instead of the Park Balls normally used, but she wanted to withhold her decision and consider first.
While looking through the Pokemon in the park, Nellie finally approached one that was quietly dusting itself below a tree – a Minccino with pointed ears and angled white fur that gave it the appearance of sharp, white squares on the tip of its ears. Nellie approached it slowly, and to her surprise the Pokemon didn't run away but instead looked right back at her. She quickly noted those eyes – that of a Pokemon that its goals and dreams deferred, and stuck in the Park with nothing to do. But if he could come along with a trainer...
Nellie promptly caught the Pokemon, more determined than ever to go out and explore distant lands. When she heard about the region of Fordis, she asked her parents, who then agreed to send her there to start the journey she should have done years before. Now, on a boat to Estoria, Nellie prepares for what awaits her...
Sure feel free to make a character. You can meet me and Otomosthecrazy in the lab so you don't have to catch up with anyone else, or if you want you can go solo. I wouldn't let anyone else in but we currently have two missing people, so :/
Yeah, sure. I'm making one soon...just returned to RP Guild when I saw this RP.
Levita chuckled with the exchanges from her team; Nina's introduction to the team had been relatively smooth, which was a good sign for the next days to come. She was pulled into deep thought again, thinking how the team would all play out. Already they had four members, but the possible increase of member count might make internal affairs a bit unstable, and she was considering separating teams. Maybe Rebecca and she can run two of them together.
The mission area wasn't too far, and within a few minutes in, they had found their first "CONFIDENTIAL" paper. Levita quickly snapped out of her daydreaming and grinned; she felt that the mission wasn't going to be too hard, but it was something as least, and they should at least get a bit of Poke for their troubles. "Hey...what do you think the papers have? The content on it, that is," the Drifloon suddenly asked, levitating higher to cover more ground. "If this Pokemon is attempting to hide his...or her name and the paper contents, surely there's something secret going on!"
The idea excited her as well. Maybe they're going to fight some massive crime syndicate, or beat down some baddies! Then they'll go back to the guild with stories of their awesome exploits...then Levita suddenly saw something else rustle in the tall grass...and a similar "CONFIDENTIAL" paper disappear with it. "Hey!" she exclaimed, moving down near the surface. She quickly assumed it to be a wild Pokemon, though it was hard to identify it. "There's something taking the papers!"