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OOC Username: van
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Post by Vincent on Nov 14, 2022 19:04:07 GMT 9
"You're right, let's start somewhere that might be a little bit easier to manage." After reviving her from the shrine, Serena nestled into Vincent's arms like the princess and royal fox that she claimed to be. +That Sneasal was horrid, anyway. How dare she think that she is better than me? Stupid sharp, tree-covered imbecile.+ The fire pokemon huffed in annoyance as she purred at Vincent. He was a big dummy when it came to pokemon but perhaps there was a reason they were partnered together, something they could both learn together.
At least, that's what Vincent was trying to tell her but she didn't want to hear it after the first few minutes.
"This is a better place too, I think. There should be more to see here, hopefully someone a bit more our speed." Vincent eagerly stroked Serena, trying to shush her from trying to retort something and having her enjoy being carried before a battle would begin.
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Post by Vincent on Nov 14, 2022 18:15:12 GMT 9
HE HAD FAILED SERENA
That much he knew to be true and so the hour or two it had taken him searching for the Precipice Shrine was nothing to make it up to his starter pokemon. Perhaps, they started too big? But how was he to have known what too big meant or that the enemy was miles ahead of them in stamina, stature, and power. It would all take time for Vincent to learn and he trusted Serena, who seemed to have it all together. It seemed like they were both trying too hard (putting it on) but they were both still simply trying to figure it out.
"I can't promise you i'll have all the answers, Serena." He spoke directly to the pokeball as they arrived at the shrine. "But I can promise you partnership, we can get through this together, me and you. I'll never give up on you, even when you call me names." He was thankful their was a healing feature in this game because if not, this would've been the saddest and shortest video game Vincent would ever play.
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Post by Vincent on Nov 14, 2022 18:03:43 GMT 9
Well, all that glitters isn't gold? No, that's not the right analogy. Something about what doesn't kill you makes you stronger? Although, Serena is indeed now knocked out and it was up to Vincent to show up for her in this moment with what seemed like a pissed off Sneasal with a vendetta for fighting.
"Alright, c'mon Serena. We gotta get you out of here pronto." With a quick click of a button on the pokeball, he was able to return his Fennekin back into her pokeball and waved the Sneasal away and rushed off.
"Something about a shrine..." He mumbled to himself, feeling horrid that she fainted and maybe they would need a training montage of sorts for their next bout in the wilderness.
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Vincent
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Post by Vincent on Nov 14, 2022 17:56:43 GMT 9
Fatigue began to show on his Fennekin's face, Serena's chest continued to heave as she saw the pokemon that she was battling do such a great job at holding her off. She was always so confident but this was once where that ego seemed to crack a little, perhaps she wasn't as strong or as innately powerful as she once thought she was.
"You can do it, Serena. Tackle 'em again!" Vincent didn't feel as cheesy this time when the battle felt fairer, when she could use any external forces she could muster up for success and to show that straight out of the gate that she was a Fennekin who meant business.
"Ignorant child, you will lose to me here and now. I'm better, faster, and stronger than you, simply and a forest-born with no pedigree. Faint at my hands." Her blades were sharp as she moved in to slice as Serena's brows furrowed and she released a large blast of ember, calling down into the pit of her stomach with everything she had to try and succeed. She knew she had it in her, she simply had to will the energy forward.
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Post by Vincent on Nov 14, 2022 17:45:36 GMT 9
Vincent got himself closer to the action, but still far enough away so that the Sneasal wouldn't switch it up on him in the back and forth to try and sneak itself a win. At least, that's what Vincent would've done if he found himself backed into a corner and he needed this very first win badly.
"Seems like the Tackle moves work the best!" A mere observation, maybe in time Serena would listen to him but she seemed to egotistical and he was too incompetent for that to happen quite yet. Perhaps, Professor Ash knew exactly what she was doing with this combination.
While the Sneasal was slashing at the flames, it seemed to disappear in an instant before reappearing tackling Serena in the chest and causing the little Fennekin to tumble backwards until she found herself on the floor with her feet spread apart.
"I'll show you!" The fury continued to build, the rage was pumping in her veins as the fire started ran at full speed attempting to tackle the dark pokemon into the ground, jumping up at the very last minute for some leverage to send this sharp claw pokemon tumbling back with an energy twofold that she received.
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Post by Vincent on Nov 14, 2022 17:40:05 GMT 9
The tackle proved to be very successful as it sent the dark-ice pokemon flying backwards into the trunk of the many trees that made up her home.
"Alright Serena! Look at you go, maybe it is me. You should do that again." Feeling like perhaps this wouldn't be a total fail, Vincent gripped onto his fists and squeezed it hard as his pokemon seemed to be getting the upper hand. How trainers just did that and didn't find themselves fighting pokemon he couldn't understand. He wanted to jump in too to help out, too bad he knew that to be the worst idea and he would end up fainting in a second.
"I got it!" Serena called back, her body still feeling light and nimble as the Sneasal pushed itself back up to fight, running the sharp edge of her claws against each other as she lunged forward getting a few scratch attacks off against Serena's pristine fur. The fox let out very upset grunts and sent another fiery ember over to the Sneasal in retaliation.
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Post by Vincent on Nov 14, 2022 17:35:18 GMT 9
"Darn it." Serena called out in a fury as her blazing ember seemed to barely hurt the enemy, who swung from the trees like a true expert at its home.
"Maybe you need to focus a bit more?" Vincent asked, giving Serena a confused look as she let out a growl towards him. "Let me focus on battling, trainer! Unless you have any advice!!" The pokemon's bite was clearly there in her frustration as she could see the Sneasal getting close and attempting to use her thick claws to attack. With enough adept dodging, she was able to move her body flawlessly to evade the claws and decided this would be a perfect time to tackle the Sneasal hoping to send the beast flying backwards.
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Post by Vincent on Nov 14, 2022 17:28:08 GMT 9
The wild pokemon appeared from the canopy, large claws moving their way against the tree as Vincent's eyes widened at the pokemon. Now, this little fella felt a little bit more on-brand with what he was thinking.
"Okay Serena, I don't know what you can do but you attack that guy, alright!" Is this how battling worked? He knew he had buttons and things to learn but he just couldn't be bothered in this moment to do all of that heavy lifting, he would simply use the momentum and innate knowledge of Serena to do what needed to be done.
"This is from what my mama, Rina taught me. Take this from the elite lineage of Fennekin's in all of Unova!" She had quite the dramatic flare, her flames growing directly in her mouth as she shot out a powerful blast aimed directly for the wild pokemon.
"Sneasal!" Vincent called out, happy that he was able to squint to see the pokemon's name.
See, in time he might be useful after all.
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Post by Vincent on Nov 14, 2022 17:18:36 GMT 9
"What the heck are you doing, Silas?" The large-framed man felt entirely out of his element as he stood with a pokeball that said FENNEKIN on it, but he was a bit too afraid to let the pokemon out of its ball.
Instead, he decided to make his way to a place called MISTY TIMBERLAND where trees resembled giants, untouched and branches meddling with the clouds and a canopy barely visible. Vincent (he'd have to get used to that) knew how badly he wanted to hide for the moment and did so by venturing with his pokeball in hand, a safety net, as he curiously and very much in awe, explored this incredible pokemon world that he had never expected.
He wasn't a huge fan, he barely watched the games thinking it was mostly for kids and young girls. This hadn't changed his mind necessarily but it was quite the budgeted produce that he could then make lots of money if his content was interesting enough.
" I guess the journey of a thousand steps." He sighed, releasing the pokeball and a fiery fox pokemon yawned as it appeared directly in front of him. The Fennekin's nostrils flaring at the wet, dampness at her feet while she blew a quick ember to warm up where she was standing.
"I guess you'll do, but my name is Serena, got it?" The Fennekin quickly made a claim on her name, a regal air spread around her as Vincent couldn't help but look at her with the funniest of faces.
"Alright Serena, I guess that will have to do, huh." And with that, he gestured the pair forward, still weirded out that he was able to understand Pokemon here.
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Vincent
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Post by Vincent on Nov 14, 2022 16:57:00 GMT 9
If this were to have been the real world, the Professor mightāve seen the sweat growing on his brow as he sommersalted and bent his way through some of those answers. She didnāt seem like someone who was foolish and so he figured she was simply being kind more than his own ability to lie working on someone as profound as a professor.
āAnd thank you too, Professor.ā He offered a genuine smile, mostly in relief that the interview was over and with quite interest watched the womanās process in finding him the perfect partner. At her explanation of the perfect partner, Vincent nods with as much suave and casual energy that he can muster as the pokeball is placed into his hand and he reads the word FENNEKIN.
Like hell, he had no idea what this meant or how to pronounce it.
āIāll take care of āem with my life, that I can promise you.ā Vincent gave a nod, standing up from his seat and heading out into this new video game world, ready to finally do his intro and start his ascension into UNOVR streaming.
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Post by Vincent on Nov 14, 2022 13:34:42 GMT 9
This new body of his feels fraudulent, it takes up the entire width of the chair as he sits tall while his back resembles the rigids of a mountain range. Vincentās gaze is broken for a second at the first question, his teeth biting down into his bottom lip for a moment as he began to craft the web to maneuver around with as much cleverness that he could muster up while still being honest.
"What a question, Professor Ash." Vincent began, "You know, iām not against a white lie here or there.ā he answered with a voice lower than his natural one, maneuvering hands that were thicker and a frame built with more muscle than Vincent could even imagine on his actual body. ābut lying about big things? out of the question." This was one of the first times he hadnāt felt empowered by his attitude on switching, adjusting, and hustling to achieve his goals. In Los Angeles, it was simply what was done on the climb to the top.
"My parents are my lifeline, they give me what I need and I feel indebted to them to make them proud." Vincent looked directly at the Professor, hiding that his biggest lifeline had also been his biggest critic and the reason why he felt less than in comparison to the ideal. "Iām sure there are others who have helped, but saving my life? Iām not sure. I think there are more doubters than there are people on my team." A hint of resentment could be heard in his words, a rough gravel in the depths of his voice and a purposeful glance to the side made Vincent feel far more exposed than he was expecting to feel.
At the last question, his pride swelled and the man sat up a bit taller in his seat while he crossed his legs and placed his hands onto his lap. "Iām the biggest hustler that youāll find in the world. I know what iām destined for and iām fighting tooth and nail to achieve that. Iām also pretty clever, a good speaker, and good with people." His voice bellowed with ego but in a way that Vincent knew that these were simply facts.
"Iām also pretty good at battling, iāve been that way since picking up the original games, especially with the birds. They were always so strong." And there he went again, potentially biting off far more than he could chew in trying to white-lie about things he barely knew anything about.
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Post by Vincent on Nov 13, 2022 17:00:19 GMT 9
The very first thing that Silas could think in this VR game was that his body felt heavy as he ran a hand down his avatar and felt the computer-generated muscle. Vincent stifled a laugh at the thought of him being so beefy.
His entire growing up heās been the kid who would be good for sports like soccer and cross country, never football or basketball because of his slimmer frame. But now, it seemed like he even got a little bit of a growth spurt within this new body. Heck, even his shirt seemed to be struggling to fit. A smile grew on his face as he figured out how to record, wanting this to be a part of his introduction video for his stream versus doing this live ; he needed time to figure out the controls and mechanics.
After his time spent ogling and feeling himself up, Vincent pressed a button and is immediately being transported and his senses hit overdrive while the sensation of this pokemon game feels like nothing heās ever experienced before. A beautiful, tall woman appears in his vision and he offers her a dim-witted smile.
" Alright, that sounds good to me. Pokemon, yep. I know all about āem. " He lied through his teeth, his information barely scratched the surface with the research he was trying to do. Vincent barely could tell the types apart and mostly memorized the very first generation, he could only hope that would be enough.
" Ask away, prof, I wouldnāt be here if I wasnāt big into games, yanno? " Vincent crossed his arms against his wide chest, his gaze looking the woman up and down before glancing over her to the 24 balls, which he assumed to be the pokemon. A genuine nod as he sat down across from Professor Ash.
All he wanted was something useful, maybe even something that would be good for a beginner, but he couldnāt tell her that.
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Post by Vincent on Nov 13, 2022 14:56:49 GMT 9
PLAYER: Silas Derango | CHARACTER: VINCENT | | | PRONOUNS: He / They AGE: 20 ORIENTATION: Pansexual LOCATION: Los Angeles, California OCCUPATION: Streamer | GENDER: <M> AGE: Adult ENABLE PKMN SPEECH? Yes PAIN THRESHOLD: Realistic TRAINER CLASS: Kindler |
OUT OF THE GAME SILAS DERANGO IS A C-TIER STREAMER whose parent's patience is wearing thin. He's a a young twenty-something living in LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA from some middle of nowhere town in podunk Oklahoma with a penchant for clever quips, a little bit of charm, and a fairly quick reaction speed which makes him good at video games but not quite enough to break into the professional leagues.
Silas focused on FPS / MOBAs and made some money but it was always never enough, his parents having to chip in every month for the hundreds of dollars he needed to make rent count. He always felt like he was so close to his break through, an ounce away from making it big like some of these huge streamers.
His parents were running out of patience and gave him until he was 21 to make it big or he'd have to figure out something else to do for the rest of his life.
When he heard about UNOVR, his mind quickly got excited at the possibilities at a world that could really help him make it big if he could be some of the first to explore the content. Silas wasn't a huge POKEMON fan and so for the month or so that he had before launch, he quickly tried to learn as much as he could.
Without any first-hand experience, could he really make it to the top and finally feel the success of streaming? Only time would tell.
| INSIDE THE GAME VINCENT IS MEANT TO BE POWERFUL ; a force to be reckoned with but he seems to often fall short on the presentation he was trying to give off. Using wrong pokemon or not knowing the type disparities, he's quite the mess and learning by failing forward.
At the very least, it seems to be entertaining to his stream and so VINCENT is born out of a sheer need to succeed and a fan bases love of baras/himbos and he doesn't mind leaning heavy into some of that for the streams as well. | FACE CLAIMS mo guan shan from 19 days toji fushiguro from jujutsu kaisen
| OOC NAME Vanq / Menace#0101
| STARTER PKMN Do you want to receive your starter in-character at the Starter Lab?
- YES, AND RANDOMIZE MY STARTER!
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