Linoone



Made of goes fast. Dead. Hung around with Banette because they did the whole getting caught thing for a while. He spent almost all of his time either wandering or visiting his children, and was aging entirely too fast. Now he spends all of his time being dead. He has science to thank for that. Dead at parties.

Aliases

 * Given nickname:
 * Adel
 * Common nickname:
 * Linny

Stats

 * Unique skills:
 * Increased speed due to SCIENCE! and RocketMafia.
 * Moveset (used):
 * Belly Drum.
 * Giga Impact.
 * Shadowball.
 * Surf.
 * Likes:
 * Wandering.
 * His kids.
 * Berries.
 * Foods that are not berries.
 * Foods that include berries.
 * Dislikes:
 * Being dead.
 * Being inside for long.
 * Being around more than a few people/Pokémon.
 * Being stuck in one place.
 * Moving slowly.
 * Maybe Banette.

History

 * Arrived way back in April of 2009, and spent a good bit of time trying to go fast. Really fast. Like, stupid-racing-bullet-trains-and-running-on-water fast.

Birth

 * Spent two years wild in Hoenn, and then got caught by a sweet old lady.

The Old Lady

 * The old lady was more interested in companions than glorified cockfights. He spent about 14-15 years doing that. Adel, Banette and two other Pokémon lived with her. One of those Pokémon is confirmed to have been Hitmonlee, who died after a short time on Twitter in Fall 2012.


 * Not a lot to speak of otherwise. Good times had by all, until she died.

The Jerk

 * The son of their previous trainer, and a confirmed total jackass.
 * Adel and the others spent time fighting and earning badges for said son before the original four decided to run. The major motivation coming from Adel. During at least some of the two year period, Adel was sent off to a breeder. The son assumed he was simply too old to be of any use. This resulted in two children, one of whom has taken over his twitter account since Adel's death. The mother is unknown.

Back to the wild (times)

 * Adel and the other three separated at some point over the following couple years. Most of that time was spent looking for the rumored children and trying to make up for the two decades of captivity. Adel began to blame himself for not acting sooner, and standing by while he and his companions were treated poorly and his children taken from him. His confidence was shaken, something he never totally recovered from.
 * At some point he started collecting things that tickled his fancy, and he became a bit of a hoarder.

Life and Twitter

 * Adel spent most of his time on the move. He had a cave stocked with his favorite items, which eventually fell to the control of Banette and was filled with furniture of questionable origin. It also served as an art hall for Banette, but was eventually burned out by some trainers who found the art to be offensive.


 * Adel developed a nasty habit of getting himself into dangerous situations and all but ignoring attempts to assist him. He was regularly the victim of Banette and several other Pokémon, suffering a good bit of bodily harm, which was covered up by his thick fur.

Relationships with other Pokémon

 * Adel was friendly toward the other Pokémon, but rarely dealt with them in person. His closest Pokémon friends included Buizels, Banette, Houndour and Charizard, whom he would visit with some regularity. He was often awkward, and actively avoided situations that would bring too much attention to him. Even going so far as to avoid his own birthday party.


 * He may or may not be trying to act out his desire to be a father on the younger Pokémon, which almost never went well. Despite his best efforts, his knowledge was limited, but he meant well and was well received by his peers. Adel was, at the very least, a kind soul.


 * Terrible sense of humor.

Increased aging

 * Continuing his search for his children in secret, Adel spent several weeks attempting to artificially increase his speed. As he became more desperate, the idea of finding them spurred him on to some things he had never before considered. Adel eventually turned to RocketMafia, who used SCIENCE! on top of the number of other treatments Adel subjected himself to. Adel may have known about the possible side effects of the treatment before hand, but made no indication it concerned him and, in fact, did his best to hide issues. Buizels later pointed out that, with a dramatically increased metabolism, Adel's aging was also increased.


 * This sparked conflict among the active Pokémon, with Houndour leading the charge that humans were to blame. Others, including Buizels, argued that Adel had made a choice.


 * Adel turned down all attempts to assist him with his aging, and claimed that he would not do anything to remedy the problem as he continued his search. RocketMafia later revealed that it would be too little too late when Adel had a change of heart. Whether it was stupid pride, bullheadedness or something else is unclear.

Side-effects

 * Adel began graying, his joints started causing him trouble, and his vision eventually faded into blindness by way of macular degeneration. He was never quite able to see his children clearly, something he regret until his death. He has since died.

Attempts to find children

 * During his attempts to locate his children, Banette eventually revealed that he had been keeping information regarding location of the children obtained from breeder files. Adel brokered a deal with the ghost, and began his search anew.


 * Adel found his son, Rhubarb, and daughter, Butterscotch. He spent as much time as he was able with them, working to create some sort of meaningful relationship. Since his death, his daughter has returned to her trainer and a life of battling while his son has left his trainer and taken over the Twitter account for his father.

Son

 * After arguing with himself and Houndour over whether or not he should meet his children and knowing he was going to die soon, Adel stumbled across Rhubarb. The situation was made worse when Adel was challenged to a race by another Adel during Adel's peak level of fitness. Adel won the race by a large margin. Especially considering the other linoone ran into a boat and snapped his neck. Adel buried the body and had an emotional breakdown, made worse by Banette. That death was the tipping point leading Adel to realize that he was not long for the world and needed his children to know him. Adel was instrumental in getting his children to meet each other and him by bringing their trainers together. Over the next few months, the last of Adel's life, he traveled with them. Rhubarb met the rest of Pokétwitter through his father's account and was promptly made fun of for seeming emotionless and naïve. He has since worked to improve that.


 * Adel was eventually caught by his son's trainer during an attempt to protect Banette, who the trainers attempted to destroy after learning he likes to stuff dead things. Rhubarb, Adel's son, fled with his father's pokéball. He was eventually caught again and both Rhubarb and Adel were released. They lived together for some time before Adel died quietly off twitter. Rhubarb and his sister buried their father in the underwater cave Adel had moved most of this things to. Since then Rhubarb has taken over his Twitter account and is traveling with _Charizard_. He also has a borderline obsession with fish, berries and now jerky. Rhubarb runs as long and as often as he is able and has become addicted to the "Runner's High," complaining that if he stops running for too long he feels terrible. He seems to be a perfectionist and remarkably inquisitive. He questions anything and everything relentlessly and is currently being taught basic emotions and appropriate reactions by Charizard and PokéTwitter. He had a habit of stating exactly what came to mind, which caused some confusion and hurt feelings.

Adel's Death

 * Adel died without any attention from his friends for some time. Rhubarb hid it well, and avoided the question of death until pressed to answer. Since then he has taken Banette, Charizard and Buizels to visit the grave. Buizels planted a berry tree in the cave. RocketMafia, the man responsible for increasing Adel's metabolic rate, has also expressed distress over the fate of Adel and has made attempts to befriend Rhubarb, which has been met with cold distrust. Rhubarb has been mourning for his father, but does not quite know how to express it. He travels to the grave regularly and sleep on top of it.

Adel's injuries of note include:
 * Running into:
 * Trees.
 * Rocks.
 * A boat.
 * Popped lung
 * Injured leg(s)
 * Hit with a tree branch by Banette
 * Spent a day or so unconscious after being involved in a solarbeam incident (Lake Valor Incident) with Houndour
 * Blindness.
 * Death.


 * When he first arrived, Adel spent most of his time trying to do as much as he possibly could. Most of his stunts resulted in the above injuries, including an attempt to run on water and an attempt to fly using homemade wings and duct tape. Once he realized just how old he was and that his time was limited he decided he had wandered enough and it was time to find his children.


 * Rhubarb, on the other hand, was jokingly referred to as a robot by PokéTwitter at first, because he seemed to be utterly emotionless. His experiences and the death of his father have turned him away from being a trainer's Pokémon and have lightened his mood. He has also recently started flirting with the idea of prolonging his life after learning that Charizard is 25 and not yet middle-aged while Adel was incredibly old even before the SCIENCE! at 21. Upon learning that it would cause him to slow down considerably he has been reconsidering.


 * Rhubarb is very much his father's son and is at least as awkward as Adel, though he is much more outspoken.

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=Rhubarb=
 * Originally owned by a young trainer, Rhubarb was a skilled battler. His major focus in life was fighting in Pokémon battles, and could not understand why anyone would want to do anything else. He was about two years old when Adel came to find him. Rhubarb was fairly receptive to his father, but lacked the maturity to understand the circumstances through which they meant, or why his father seemed to desperate to befriend him.


 * Still with his trainer, Rhubarb was slowly introduced to the other active Pokémon and humans, as well as his sister. He was treated as a bit of an oddity, as his blunt nature and poor matters rubbed some of his new acquaintances the wrong way. Through conversations with his father's friends, he began to adapt to the new world Adel had introduced him to. He has developed into a curious and opinionated linoone who believes himself to be both incredibly fast and rather powerful in battle, but has attempted to expand beyond just fighting.

Aliases

 * Given nickname:
 * Rhubarb
 * Common nickname:
 * Minny

Stats

 * Unique skills:
 * Literally the cutest linoone alive.
 * Moveset (used):
 * Belly Drum.
 * Extremespeed.
 * Shadowball.
 * Headbutt.
 * Likes:
 * Wandering.
 * Anything made of food.
 * Humans.
 * Pokémon.
 * Round objects.
 * Shiny objects.
 * Being heroic.
 * Blanket forts.
 * Dislikes:
 * Being indoors.
 * Being stuck in one place.
 * Moving slowly.
 * Banette.

History

 * Minny is the hero this undeserving world is crying out for. He even has a cape and a mask to prove it. Unfortunately, he's a bit more interested in rolling around in blankets and grass.

Birth

 * Born into captivity, Rhubarb's egg was sold to a young trainer, something that would haunt Adel for the years to follow.

Training

 * Life was reasonably nice for Rhubarb under the care of his trainer. He was brought up battling, which he quickly came to love. In no small part for the fact that it was all he ever did. His trainer evolved him in short order, and a young linoone looking remarkably like his father was born. Rhubarb and his trainer, as well as their team, spent two years doing the trainer thing; they earned badges, camped under the stars, and battled.


 * Perhaps because of his ability to laser-focus on a goal, Rhubarb earned himself the first slot on his trainer's team, and took a great deal of pride in his speed and strength. As far as he was concerned, life was about as good as it was going to get.

Adel Arrives

 * Adel changed things for Rhubarb. He was very suddenly made aware of the world outside of his trainer and his team. A linoone claiming to be his father appeared, shouting into a tiny machine. There was discussion of traveling, living on your own. Being wild. Rhubarb was told he had a sister, Butterscotch. He didn't believe a word of it.


 * Adel, discouraged, decided it would be best to simply leave his son be. His life, Adel figured, was better this way. Houndour and others disagreed. After a great deal of arguing between the active Pokémon at the time and Adel, it was decided to keep trying. Adel began to notice his vision blurring in the center, and his fur was all but grey.


 * For several months, the children and Adel had regular interactions to the point that Rhubarb's and Butterscotch's trainers began traveling together. Eventually, Adel began traveling with them. On several occasions, Rhubarb managed to get a hold of Adel's gear, and began browsing. Convinced that he had to be the best at every single thing he did, Rhubarb consumed the tweets of other Pokémon voraciously to learn how to handle the device and reply.

Rhubarb Tweets

 * Completely failing to differentiate between the two of them, and with Adel now almost entirely blinded, Rhubarb started talking to the other Pokémon. It did not go well. He was accused of being a robot, as well as any number of other emotionless things. Still not quite capable of understanding what was going on, he seemed unable to appreciate Adel, who seemed to spend most of his time fretting and was totally unable to battle.


 * Through the combined efforts of the various Pokémon on Twitter and their father, Rhubarb and Butterscotch warmed to Adel. They continued to travel together, until Houndour introduced the idea that Rhubarb and Butterscotch might have to choose between trainers and family. Neither of them found that to be particularly fair.

Escape and Recapture

 * After the ordeal facing Banette and Adel coming to his aid, there was a breakdown. Following the events, Butterscotch decided to remain with her trainer, and Rhubarb was released. He was devastated. By this time, Rhubarb had totally taken over @linoone, and Adel was content to simply speak to his son and daughter when the opportunity presenting itself.

The Deal

 * [Redacted]

Life and Twitter

 * After Adel died, Rhubarb took it upon himself to "see the world" in the most literal sense of the phrase. He was driven to see every part of every region, stopping only to sleep and eat.

Learning

 * It has been an uphill battle for Rhubarb, who still feels a bit like an outsider. His tweets are a bit stilted, and he doesn't have much of a filter. Expect any conversation with him to be a bit direct. He has slowly focused less on traveling the entire world, and is making a good effort to be social. He is rather intelligent, and picks up on things rather quickly.

The Hero

 * Rhubarb has, in dealing with his father and Charizard, developed a strong sense of justice. Due in part to that and his time battling, he made the decision to take up being a masked hero. Actually, it turns out he was given a mark and a cape as a gift, and the heroics sort of followed.


 * Around the time Rhubarb was starting to come into his own as a hero, events began to unfold that caused him to question his value as a hero. He was not as fast as his father or nearly as strong as he thought he was. In fact, on reflection, a lot of his time was spent running through walls and destroying property. Because of that, he has since retired his cape, discouraged.

=Character Questions= What are your characters' middle names, if they have them?
 * n/a

Do your characters have any favourite books?
 * The Art of Manliness

If you could describe your character's current personality in three individual words what would they be?
 * Heroic Sandwich Wizard

Does your character have any habits they like, yet others have been known to find annoying/frustrating?
 * Existing (Banette), discussing gross Pokémon habits, constantly providing gifts of fish every time he visits someone.

How tall are your characters?
 * A matter of intense debate. Size seems to be inconsistent across media. Smaller than an American badger, bigger than a ferret.

how many and what kind of devices do your characters use to post?
 * Some sort of small phone that can be carried in his cheeks easily and is waterproof.

Are the favorites on your character's account IC or OOC?
 * In Character.

'''What would you say is your character's strongest quality? Both positive and negative.'''
 * Positive: Intensely curious.
 * Negative: Stubborn to a fault.

If your character started a band, what would they call it?
 * The Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Experience and Affiliated Wizards.

What smells appeal to your characters?
 * Petrichor, cave soil, campfires, other linoone, spring flowers, cooking.

'''Assume your character dances. Is there a particular style or form they enjoy over others?'''
 * The Sandwich Dance.
 * The Dance of His People.
 * Racing.

Now how did your characters rebel against their parents?
 * Not making the same mistakes as his father, which is not even rebelling at all gosh.

Even if your character isn't an artist, is there any hobby they consider akin or close to art that they're proud of?
 * The Dance of His People.
 * Headbutting paint cans at white walls.

'''Why does your character wear the clothes that they wear? Do they like it?'''
 * He loves his cape deeply, when he wears it.
 * Had a hairclip, but has returned it.

'''Assume your character started hosting a show on network television. What would said show entail?'''
 * "Look at that thing. I bet I can beat it in a race. Okay."

As an alternative, are there any shows your character would boycott/attempt to ruin with their presence?
 * All nature and cooking shows. By racing or eating everything.

What odd food combinations does your character enjoy eating?
 * Is it food? Is it possible to eat it? Any way it can be eaten. It doesn't matter.
 * Prefers to eat peanut butter by showing his head into the jar, and finishing by smashing it on the ground.

How do you think your character(s) will die?
 * The only canon death permitted, according to the community, is old age.
 * By way of lung damage after saving a bunch of Pokémon and humans from a fire, otherwise. Or. Whatever. Something heroic and sad.

'''Suppose your character could cast magic for one day. How would they use/abuse their powers?'''
 * He already possesses a magic sword. It did not go well.

What would your character's Patronus be?
 * Linny.

'''If your characters drive, what is their driving like? If they don't but are of age, why don't they?'''
 * Property damage in the millions.

What kind of drunk is your character?
 * Unknown. Presumably very friendly but prone to being surly or accepting any and all bets.

Templar or Assassin?
 * Templar.

What Archetypes apply to your character?
 * The Puer Aeternus.

what house at Hogwarts would your character(s) be in?
 * Gryffindor.

'''How would your characters react to the death of one of their Pokemon? (After grieving, if they do.)'''
 * n/a. Quietly grieved over his father for quite a while.

'''What are your characters' ethnicities? If they're of mixed heritage, what parts of their lineage come from which parent?'''
 * Linoone by way of:
 * Father: Linoone
 * Mother: ditto (unaware of this)

'''Why did your character choose their @ name? Have they had a different one in the past? Why did it change?'''
 * Chosen by Linny. Because that's exactly what he is.

What kind of swimsuits do your characters wear?
 * Au naturel.

'''What’s your characters dirty little secret? ;)'''
 * Has bouts of serious and crippling self-doubt, which often result in time off Twitter wandering.

do your characters play any musical instruments?
 * Sings In The Way Of His People.

'''what kind of car do they own? What kind of car do they want to own?'''
 * n/a

what kind of music do they listen to?
 * Enjoys things that are fast.
 * Does not like things that have yelling in them.

list some of the tropes that apply to your characters
 * Adorkable, affectionate parody, big eater, break the cutie, cannot tell a joke, cute bruiser, made of iron, ridiculously cute critter.

 If all instances of a single character were physically identical, what would set yours apart from the others?
 * Has a significant amount of scar tissue, so possibly patchy hair is some areas.

based on your character's appearance first THEN their personality what type of gijinka would they be if they were?
 * Teenager wearing driving goggles and racing gear. Rail thin, extremely muscular.

What sort of imagery do you associate with your character?
 * Badgers, ferrets.

'''How do your characters address people? Why? Does it vary in specific cases?'''
 * By Twitter handle. Tries to be formal, but would almost certainly just use first names regardless.

Are there any quotes or partial lyrics that you feel sum up your character's current position in life?
 * Five Iron Frenzy: Cannonball
 * I am unstoppable / I am the cannonball. / Thirty-two feet per second I increase, / as the exponents will multiply. / I'll never stop to look back behind me, / cutting through the bright blue sky. / And this is how it's meant to be.

How do your characters differ between public spaces and private spaces?
 * In no significantly noticeable way.

If your character doesn't already have a voice, what voice do you hear them with?
 * A teenage boy.

'''Your character is now a character in a cartoon where everyone is drawn as dogs/cats. What's their breed and coloring?'''
 * Dog, Jack Russell. Identical to his current coloring.

What does your soul smell like?
 * Spring.

'''Distinguishing marks? Scars, birthmarks, etc?'''
 * A fair bit of scar tissue, but most of it is hidden by fur.

W/is a childhood possession that your character still has, and if your character is a child, w/is it's prized possession?
 * His gear and his cape.

'''Do any of your characters wear a specific perfume/cologne? If not, what do they usually smell like?'''
 * No. Musky.

'''Are your characters superstitious? In what way?'''
 * Yes. Believes in heroes, that good always wins. May believe in fate. Believes strongly in luck.

What would your character(s) write in their Valentines Day cards?
 * Let me show you the dance of my people.

What or who does your character trust in the most?
 * His own body.

If your character's mind was turned into a videogame, what would it look like and what genre would it be?
 * A platformer. Bit.Trip Runner.

'''Is your character spiritual or religious? If so, how and why?'''
 * Not particularly.

what would your character consider a "good death?"
 * Death by way of heroic actions on his part.

'''Every fanart of your character is now canon. How would they react to these pictures getting out in public?'''
 * Already true. His fanart includes him in a cape as a hero and possibly sitting with SiverMerit.

Boxers or briefs?
 * n/a