Post by Ralts on Nov 23, 2019 0:54:30 GMT -5
HARUKA "RALTS" KATSUJI.
THE UNCERTAIN POKEMON
| AGE | GENDER | ALLEGIANCE | OCCUPATION |
| SEVENTEEN. | FEMALE. | NEUTRAL | DISHWASHER |
APPEARANCE
Sickly from a young age, Ralts had her growth considerably stunted during her formative years due to a lack of medical care and adequate diet. Despite being pretty much fully grown, she isn't even five feet tall, standing at a pitiful 4'9"- and weighs under 100lbs as well. Needless to say, she is incredibly sensitive about this fact, burdened by the constant anxiety she looks like a prepubescent boy wearing his mother's clothes- a fear that she probably couldn't kick even if she looked like a movie star, but hey, it is a very real fear for her.
Because of her personality, she has a very definite slouch and shuffle to the way she moves, making her look even smaller than she already is. She doesn't have much presence either, and tends to get lost in crowds easily, despite her vibrant hair. Loud noises and people raising their voices tend to frighten her- both make her flinch, and occasionally even cover her ears out of habit. When she doesn't have her hands busy, she also tends to fidget with them or chew her nails. This does not help her much in not looking like a shitty child.
Speaking of her hair, it is dyed a brilliant purple-pink, permanently. Slightly toxic berries she was made to eat in her childhood have made it discolored, along with the inside of her mouth and tongue. Luckily the latter isn't entirely noticeable, as pink is the color the mouth is supposed to be. The purple undertones merely make it look like she's constantly binging blue raspberry drinks.
She tends to dress modestly, partially because that's who she is, and partially to cover up scars on her body. Over the years, she's gotten quite a few. You won't catch her dead in a pair of pants, however. When she does bother with makeup, she doesn't really overdo it- usually sticking to concealer and potentially eyeliner, and that's about it. Her thin lips purportedly make her "look like a clown" when she puts on lipstick.
Because of her personality, she has a very definite slouch and shuffle to the way she moves, making her look even smaller than she already is. She doesn't have much presence either, and tends to get lost in crowds easily, despite her vibrant hair. Loud noises and people raising their voices tend to frighten her- both make her flinch, and occasionally even cover her ears out of habit. When she doesn't have her hands busy, she also tends to fidget with them or chew her nails. This does not help her much in not looking like a shitty child.
Speaking of her hair, it is dyed a brilliant purple-pink, permanently. Slightly toxic berries she was made to eat in her childhood have made it discolored, along with the inside of her mouth and tongue. Luckily the latter isn't entirely noticeable, as pink is the color the mouth is supposed to be. The purple undertones merely make it look like she's constantly binging blue raspberry drinks.
She tends to dress modestly, partially because that's who she is, and partially to cover up scars on her body. Over the years, she's gotten quite a few. You won't catch her dead in a pair of pants, however. When she does bother with makeup, she doesn't really overdo it- usually sticking to concealer and potentially eyeliner, and that's about it. Her thin lips purportedly make her "look like a clown" when she puts on lipstick.
PERSONALITY
| POSITIVE - Thoughtful - Curious - Gentle - Unambitious - Reserved NEGATIVE - Anxious - Spiteful - Hard-headed - Awkward - Shortsighted | If you slapped one of those little "nervous" dog vests on her, that would probably be more accurate than she'd care to admit. Ralts has, over her life, become hypersensitive to her surroundings, constantly on the lookout for a way out of any given situation- something that people around her tend to notice very quickly, because she is absolutely allergic to making eye contact, even when she's speaking to someone. Oftentimes she will sneak glances at whoever she's speaking with, but will look away as soon as they notice she is. This makes her... Not the most fun at parties, to say the least. Most people think she's either quite paranoid (she is) or quite rude (she isn't trying to be). People, she has found, are a nerve-wracking, judgmental mess. She does not care for them much at all. Even those that are stable and not actively trying to force her to bend to their will usually aren't willing to put up with her for very long. So she tries not to get attached- but that's very difficult for her, because true to her name, she's a very empathetic person who can sense emotions in other people extremely well. And it's only a matter of time, as those emotions tend to transfer over to her. Obviously, this means she's the type to cry at pictures of sad pokemon or tragic love stories. Her default state, then, tends to be staring at the floor and muttering that she's sorry to anyone she so much as mildly inconveniences. She's very easy to guilt trip. But don't get confused- just because she feels bad about something, and really she feels bad about everything all the time, that doesn't mean she's changing who she is. Once she's cooled down from her melancholy, she tends to fill that void in her heart with malice. There is nothing she hates more than being asked to compromise who she is for other people- but because she is too weak to speak her mind on this matter, she instead retreats into herself, merely running away from the problem. When she's not around people, she tends to be a better version of herself. Her pokemon are basically unable to judge her, and she likes that about them. Even the psychic types who can speak back to her usually have no concept of human society, so they're willing to listen to her ramble about it. It's not uncommon to hear her talking to one in place of a therapist. Therapy is more expensive than crying with your cat, obviously. However, she also tends to respect her pokemon a lot more than a typical person would- one of the few things she has retained from her background. As in, she doesn't really consider them... Hers. They're her peers and her friends, not her team. They're allowed to come and go as they please, and she doesn't control them. This isn't to say she's even particularly good with pokemon or anything. Sure, she's a gentle and kind person to them, because she respects them. But she's not psychic nor does she have an innate, spiritual connection to the local wildlife. |
BACKGROUND
tl;dr stolen(?) baby. cult. cult bad. left. now she works minimum wage.
Though of course Ralts likes to imagine she was some stolen but ultimately wanted child, she can never quite be sure. She's at least fairly certain she was no child of any of the members of the Order of Arceus- but it's still the first thing she remembers. So if she was some orphan shipped in from the mainland of Anrui or if she was stolen away from her crib, who can say? Does it even matter, in the end? Not like she has any hope or desire to reconnect with her imaginary parents.
Either way, she was raised by the aforementioned Order of Arceus, something of a hippie cult that made its base of operations on a small island a few miles off of the coast of Anrui. The members are all referred to by the names of their assigned Pokemon, and their hair is dyed to match that Pokemon's type. 0 points for guessing what Ralts' was. Their general religious services involved the worship of Pokemon as higher beings, ones that didn't deserve to be subjugated by humans. Consider them more like the other, lighter Plasma from Unova, but also with all the trappings of a fringe religious organization. You'll probably have a good idea of them if you keep that in mind.
Ralts wouldn't want anyone to get the wrong idea- it's not that she's a disbeliever in the core tenets of her religion. Rather, she grew apart from them around when puberty hit her and she started questioning everything else about herself. She truly does care about Pokemon and thinks they deserve better than the treatment they get in Anrui, but she is very small, not a legal citizen, and has a lot of her own problems to deal with before she has time to deal with the situation as a whole. Not to mention she’s the emo type who would go “you just don’t understand me, mom!”, especially in her early teens, so she just didn’t feel like she wanted to be there anymore.
Ralts ended up leaving the island several years back when she was much younger, closer to thirteen. Since then, she’s had a brief stint or two with her own Pokemon, but true to her nature, they have come and gone in her life. She does not like to keep them tied down, because that would be preventing them from living their best life- but she still likes to be close to them.
Though she is not fervently for the resistance like most residents, because she has Pokemon and no one there can criticize her for having no papers, she currently lives in Katsu under an assumed name. She still answers to Ralts, though. It isn’t much of a living, but she spends her time working as a dishwasher at a local restaurant during the day. Given she has no notable skills whatsoever, it’s about all she could ask for.
Though of course Ralts likes to imagine she was some stolen but ultimately wanted child, she can never quite be sure. She's at least fairly certain she was no child of any of the members of the Order of Arceus- but it's still the first thing she remembers. So if she was some orphan shipped in from the mainland of Anrui or if she was stolen away from her crib, who can say? Does it even matter, in the end? Not like she has any hope or desire to reconnect with her imaginary parents.
Either way, she was raised by the aforementioned Order of Arceus, something of a hippie cult that made its base of operations on a small island a few miles off of the coast of Anrui. The members are all referred to by the names of their assigned Pokemon, and their hair is dyed to match that Pokemon's type. 0 points for guessing what Ralts' was. Their general religious services involved the worship of Pokemon as higher beings, ones that didn't deserve to be subjugated by humans. Consider them more like the other, lighter Plasma from Unova, but also with all the trappings of a fringe religious organization. You'll probably have a good idea of them if you keep that in mind.
Ralts wouldn't want anyone to get the wrong idea- it's not that she's a disbeliever in the core tenets of her religion. Rather, she grew apart from them around when puberty hit her and she started questioning everything else about herself. She truly does care about Pokemon and thinks they deserve better than the treatment they get in Anrui, but she is very small, not a legal citizen, and has a lot of her own problems to deal with before she has time to deal with the situation as a whole. Not to mention she’s the emo type who would go “you just don’t understand me, mom!”, especially in her early teens, so she just didn’t feel like she wanted to be there anymore.
Ralts ended up leaving the island several years back when she was much younger, closer to thirteen. Since then, she’s had a brief stint or two with her own Pokemon, but true to her nature, they have come and gone in her life. She does not like to keep them tied down, because that would be preventing them from living their best life- but she still likes to be close to them.
Though she is not fervently for the resistance like most residents, because she has Pokemon and no one there can criticize her for having no papers, she currently lives in Katsu under an assumed name. She still answers to Ralts, though. It isn’t much of a living, but she spends her time working as a dishwasher at a local restaurant during the day. Given she has no notable skills whatsoever, it’s about all she could ask for.
POKEMON
NICKNAME. SPECIES. GENDER. LEVEL __.
ATTACK 1. ATTACK 2. ATTACK 3. ATTACK 4. ATTACK 5. ATTACK 6.
ATTACK 1. ATTACK 2. ATTACK 3. ATTACK 4. ATTACK 5. ATTACK 6.
she has some but they arent premades or reclaims so i’ll just deal with them when i get to the pc.
MISCELLANEOUS
| OOC NAME | FACECLAIM |
| MIMA | [b]TOUHOU PROJECT[/b] - komeiji satori, [i]ralts[/i] |
