PLAYER: Josh Devlin	CHARACTER: Josh Devlin
PRONOUNS: he/him AGE: 25 ORIENTATION: Straight LOCATION: Peoria, IL OCCUPATION: CSR	GENDER: M AGE: Adult ENABLE PKMN SPEECH? Yes PAIN THRESHOLD: Reduced TRAINER CLASS: Kindler

OUT OF THE GAME A young man that lives under his parents' roof not for his own necessity, but theirs, Josh is a kind-hearted and empathetic young man that lives to help those around him and make them comfortable, often to his own detriment. He studied to be a network engineer but was never able to do anything with his certificate. He now works remotely for McInnes Forestry, one of the largest online nurseries in the United States, blasting video game music through his headset while answering customer email four days a week. Though much of his social life is online, he does frequent a hobby store once a week to play his favorite collectible card games in person. That and UNOVR are his money pits, and his friends know him to whale on the latter. Due to the lack of activity, he has become a bit pudgy; not obese, but his weight is a concern. Josh started playing UNOVR when his entire family had to isolate due to testing positive for a virus that was spreading through his local community. The municipality was ordering the infected to isolate for weeks at a time while scientists devised countermeasures. Ever since then, he found himself hooked, able to partake in activities in a full-sim environment he would never be able to do in the real world due to being overweight. UNOVR helped him get through his isolation period. As a fan of Japanese-style role playing games, particularly ones with a large number of recruitable minions, the game was a natural fit for him. One thing he wanted to do in the real world but could not due to his weight was go horseback riding. A draft horse could bear his weight, but they did not have the speed he was looking for. In the full-sim world, he could do just that. Not just with horses, either. With creatures that were even faster. His imagination was truly the only limit.

INSIDE THE GAME While Josh Devlin inside the game is a self-insert of his real-world persona, he is an idealized version of himself: handsome, physically fit, and sharp-witted. His personality in the real world and in the game world are largely the same: a true Defender. He is highly protective of those he loves, and is not afraid to throw himself into harm's way to do so. Josh is very particular about what Pokémon he desires. He is only interested in a Pokémon if it can wear a saddle. He has a need for speed, and gravitates toward extremely fast Pokémon. Ones that meet both criteria interest him the most. They are the two traits Josh is most loyal to. Born in the saddle, he is far more comfortable traveling on the back of a Pokémon rather than walking. This quirk tends to draw him toward electric, fire, flying, and dragon Pokémon. Josh is brutally honest with people. Not beating around the bush, he will tell things like they are, even if it might hurt their feelings. He is still empathetic, trying to soften the blow when he can, but he is oftentimes blunt. Nonetheless, he had a fantastic, almost self-destructive work ethic, and is a good person overall. One of Josh's biggest dreams is to meet, befriend, and ride on the back of the legendary Pokémon Raikou. He believes the Johto Beast is the fastest Pokémon on land, and dreams of taking the Beast to Pokémon races. Though he admires all three of the Beasts, Raikou is his favorite by a long shot. Pokémon that are aesthetically similar to Raikou, such as Manectric and Luxray, are also high on his list of desirables.

FACE CLAIMS IRL CHARACTER [u]NARUTO[/u] SASUKE UCHIHA as [a href="https://unovr.boards.net/thread/2414/ti-complete-josh-devlin?page=1&scrollTo=21204"]JOSH DEVLIN[/a] PLAYER CHARACTER [u]GOLDEN SUN[/u] ISAAC as @joshdevlin

OOC NAME raikourider

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