"Rush" Prince
Dec 5, 2013 18:17:14 GMT -5
Post by Ghiris on Dec 5, 2013 18:17:14 GMT -5
"Rush" Prince
The Basics
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Homosexual
Age: 41
Birth Date: 15th of April
What Do You Look Like?
Appearance: A veritable mountain of a man, too big to be allowed in every sense!! Mega tall and built like a gigantic brick that somehow sprouted sausage hands. Completely top heavy and muscley, but more chunky than chiseled and attractive. Specifically his arms are the size of baby elephants or something, it's like he buffed them up and forgot about the rest of his body! In comparison his hands are comically tiny and delicate and his legs are like wiry short sticks. Basically he's huge but somehow looks silly and awkward instead of imposing...His skin is a light brown, his eyes dark blue and his hair a bright reddish pink. (Dyed, obviously. It glows in the dark!) It's styled in a short bob that's like.. ridiculously straight and strawlike, practically like plastic cos of all the gel. It's rather obvious that he was born with curly locks and has completely wrecked his follicles in an attempt to get a flatter style. It looks like a hair helmet! He's usually seen wearing rose coloured glasses- literally. They're a kinda cutesy circular style of sunglasses with light pink lenses and red frame.
He's got a pudgy baby face instead of the chiselled beardy chin that would fit with his macho body. Big eyes, cute button nose and a teeny lil mouth that does the most irresistable bottom lip wibble whenever he's pulling a puppydog face~
Oh, and his hearing isn't very good. He doesn't need a hearing aid yet but if a situation ever requires perfect pinpoint hearing then he's screwed!
Starter Outfit: A strange sort of jacket that has full-sized sleeves but only covers the top of his torso, leaving the abs bare. It's white with red collar and buttons, and a tattoo-esque fractal pattern drawn on the sleeves. Very fancy! But because it's so expensive he ain't gonna get it messed up on his journey!! So he takes it off whenever there might be risk of dust bunnies leaping out and attacking >_>
Cos people tend to get mad if he walks around topless in the middle of the city, he keeps a standard black turtleneck to wear on these occasions. Pretty boring except he took a pair of scissors and chopped half of it off so it also has an ab window XD
Along with that he wears standard denim jeans, a black belt and red converse shoes.
One of his most (emotionally) valuable possessions is a necklace made of jade beads that was given by his ex-boyfriend, and he never takes it off, though he usually keeps it tucked under the neck of his shirt.
Where Did You Come From?
Hometown: Rustboro City, HoennFamily:
Has a really bad relationship with his father Darius, who raised him alone since his mother abandoned them. Lets just say that the dude was very controlling and saw his child as a way to accomplish things, rather than a PERSON let alone something to love. Darius was a Pokémon trainer in his youth, and didn't really achieve anything before a gamebreaking leg injury stopped his journey prematurely. The full details of exactly what went on are gonna be saved for potential flashbacks, but the gist is that he tried to take his kids and train them body-and-soul to become fighting machines both in and out of Pokémon battles. And by now he cared less about beating the league through honest effort and more about using Pokémon to gain fear, respect and MONEY.
Rush escaped his father as a young man and managed to make a new life for himself, but it's taken this long for him to become comfortable again around Pokémon and want to start his own journey at last. He hasn't seen his father in over twenty years, though he's heard rumors that the old man was caught associating with some sort of criminal gang, it backfired on him, and he went missing. For all Rush knows his dad could be dead, and he doesn't really know what to feel about that.
Rush did also have a younger brother named Harvey, but he died young in some sort of accident during the "training", and Rush doesn't remember much about him because his father forbid any mention of him in the house ever again.
Background:
Uhh.. I kinda described it all above XD But after moving out from his father's house, Rush lived rough on the streets for some time since he had no belongings or any money to his name. He had to use his fighting skills to rob people, and wasn't even all that successful since being a bodybuilder isn't gonna hold up against the power of Pokémon- and even a little child could have a Pokémon! Plus, being malnourished, insomniac and homeless wasn't exactly keeping him in shape!
He was saved by the kindness of a rather-nieve and cutesy rich boy named Wesley, who offered to let him bunk as his roommate, got him some food and took him to the doctor and even covered up his crimes so he could start anew. At Wesley's mother's prestigious boarding school! To be honest, it was kinda like a dream, or a shoujo movie or something o.O How often do you get rescued by a selfless prince in real life?! (Y'know, especially when your name is Prince...) Naturally, they ended up dating for a while and even though it didn't work out, Rush owes the man his life and will always have a place for him in his heart.
But after that... things just got bland and depressing. Rush graduated school with average grades and then just... did nothing ever again. He's been sponging off of Wesley's money ever since (they stayed roomies even after breaking up), unable and unwilling to get a job, and at a complete dead end with his life.
Eventually Wesley put his foot down and bought a cruise ticket to Kalos, figuring that a Pokémon journey would be exactly what Rush needs to motivate himself again and stop acting like he's already old and dead and useless. Plus he REALLY NEEDS A PET OR SOMETHING! Stop being so antisocial, you lump!!
Who Are You?
Likes: * Cute/fluffy/happy/playful/colourful things! And his fave colour is pink. Basically his aesthetic tastes are very feminine even if he's a butch guy in general. (Ain't nothing wrong with being a complex person!)
* Walking! It's kind of his hobby. He's not necessarily adventurous, he just finds it relaxing to go for long walks and zone out while surrounded by nature. Though he's always scared of some dangerous wild Pokémon jumping out so he'll probably enjoy this adventure a lot more than his usual jogging route just because he'll have his own Pokémon to make him feel less unsafe and and alone.
* Learning~! Despite not getting very good grades at school he loves to learn new things, to read, to figure out problems, etc. It's just that he isn't very interested in academic subjects and he REALLY choked under the pressure of exams in high school. He's determined to learn everything he can about Pokémon now he's finally starting a journey. He doesn't wanna become like his father but he can't shake the mindset of "if you're gonna do it, you need to do it PERFECTLY" and "Pokémon battles are more important than anything else, ever"
* Pie! ALL OF THE PIE!
It's his fave food and tea is his fave drink. He's very overly serious about them. Gotta put all your effort into everything you do!! So he gets super pissed off if the tea is bad or the pie is small or doesn't have whipped cream, etc etc* JUSTICE!! He's big on being a good person and upholding goodness in all its forms!! The problem is that he's no perfect bastion of justice and he's still on a quest to figure out the true definition of the word. He has a bit of a problem of being a follower to others and parroting thier beliefs rather than being able to form his own. So he might do things he regrets later cos he got caught up in the moment and THOUGHT it was the thing a hero would do.
* Wesley <3
Dislikes:
* People who're "macho", when they use "macho" to mean a ridiculous stereotype and a lack of emotions and empathy. You can be a man without being a complete asshole who hates himself and everyone else too!
* Ambition. In general. He distrusts people with big dreams and worries that they'll slide off the slippery slope and do anything to make them come true. Because of this he can't really be all that enthusiastic about his own goals and he'd never say "I'm sure I can make it!" He's just gonna try his best and try not to get dissppointed if he fails.
* Feeling useless. He's one of those people who can't see it as MOTIVATIONAL to be a failure. If he's doing badly, he'll crash and burn and do even worse until he's a smoking crater on the ground and gives up. He doesn't have that "I'm at the bottom, so I'll work to get better!!" sort of mindset. So, for example, when he couldn't get a job he stopped trying to get a job and felt like he had no useful skills whatsoever so it was impossible to even try. And then he never ever even tried to train his skills despite getting more and more into debt and feeling really guilty, because he was SO convinced that things would never change.
* Thinking too much about things. He prefers to charge in and attack!! And then if he fails he'll run away!! And if he dies he'll die!! Stopping and composing some sort of plan will only make him overthink and wind up determined that failure is imminant and he shouldn't even try...
* Beer. He's more of a wine and cocktails sort of guy- he can't stand alchohol without some sort of other flavour to mask the gross tang. A shame, cos he really likes to get drunk! So sometimes he'll just buy a lager and then chug it all down as fast as he can and go UERRRRRGHHHHHH *quickly pops a mint in his gob*
Fears:
* He used to be terrified of all Pokémon due to his backstory. He's over most of it now but is still easily scared by overly large or dangerous ones. The idea behind this journey is that making a Pokémon friend who can protect him would help this issue of going into panic attacks whenever he sees someone walking thier perfectly tame Tyranitar down the street.
* So yeah because of that he's also drawn to small, cute and fuzzy Pokémon for his team. :3
* And he's scared of becoming a monster himself. He's done bad stuff in his past and even now he's more of a confused guy TRYING to be good, rather than a fully functional average law-abiding citizen. It's his biggest fear that he'll hurt someone, or even worse than that, he'll become like his dad and be a selfish bastard who doesn't care about hurting others as long as he gets what he wants.
Goals:
* Gather many good Pokémon friends of cuddlesquishyawesomeness!
* Feel less depressed and/or conquer fears.
* Gather cash to pay back debt to Wesley.
* Find something to do with his life... a Pokémon-based career!
Personality:
Mostly a sweet goofy kind of guy who wouldn't hurt a fly despite his huge size. But also he can't stop working out, it's an addiction even if its more about looking good than being strong. So yeah he's a little vain, cares a bit too much about fashion and really wants people to like him. (In a platonic sense and a "I want all the Pokémon" sense as well as being desperate for love now he's getting old.)
He's kinda lacking in common sense and blunders through life like an idiot.. despite how much knowledge he amasses he will ALWAYS be this reckless socially-inept kind of guy! Not to mention clumsy, and even clumsier because he's so bulky!
He runs into everything with his idealistic belief in heroism, and it's sorta hard to hate him cos he's so darn bubbly!! But despite his hyperactive personality he's got a lot of worries hidden away below the surface and not much self confidence...
This Pokémon journey both scares and excites him. He can't wait to hug all the things but all the battling and danger has no appeal at all. That's what he's SUPPOSED to care about as a trainer and as a man but he'd really just rather hang out with his Pokémon and treat them like pampered pets. Then again he can't get more Pokémon and learn all about them if he doesn't go out and explore!
Miscellaneous Facts
* Though he was born in Rustboro City, Rush was living in Verdanturf Town for over a decade before starting this journey, and considers it more of a home.
* His name is pronounced "Roosh" rather than the word for bustling about quickly and charging into things without thinking. But... he still does that XD
* Rush is allowed to quit this journey whenever he wants and call Wesley to arrange a boat back home. But he's determined not to dissappoint his BFF, and wants to at least catch a few Pokémon and make a bit of progress towards being less of a useless sad sack.
* He isn't embarrassed about having a female middle name. It's no biggie!
* Though he was born in Rustboro City, Rush was living in Verdanturf Town for over a decade before starting this journey, and considers it more of a home.
* His name is pronounced "Roosh" rather than the word for bustling about quickly and charging into things without thinking. But... he still does that XD
* Rush is allowed to quit this journey whenever he wants and call Wesley to arrange a boat back home. But he's determined not to dissappoint his BFF, and wants to at least catch a few Pokémon and make a bit of progress towards being less of a useless sad sack.
* He isn't embarrassed about having a female middle name. It's no biggie!
Behind The Scenes
Your name: Uhh... do I have to tell you my real life name? XD
RP experience: Been RPing since I was around 11, been part of the management team on a few Pokémon forums, ran my own one once, been out of practise for two years but wanna get back into it ^_^ To name names... I think one of my oldest good Pokémon RP sessions was on Zephyr Island as Tanka, and then I ran Yabai Region which was a private sort of thing with Sunny and a few other buds. It never really took off, sadly.
RP example:
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Blinny hovered behind his master and rubbed his chin with his hand in a very sherlock holmes way as he deduced the identity of the berries. "Ah, these are Pecha berries!"
Oba stopped skipping and looked up at him. "And they're good?" he asked enthusiastically.
"Well.. they're meant to cure poison. So it would be good to take a couple along. But they're also very sweet tasting so sure, you can have some!" giggled the balloon, seeing how Oba's face lit up.. literally. Don't laugh.. don't laugh..
The Litwick immidiently ran forward to the closest tree and went to pick em all! "How many do you want Blinny? Huh, Blinny? Eh, Blinny??!" he squeed in motor-mouth talk, jumping up and down, his eyes blasting light like torches..
Blinny managed to muffle the sound of his giggling by jamming a hand in his mouth, and then held up the other hand. He only had two fingers, so it was obvious.
"Only TWO?" repeated Oba, shaking his head at his partner's wimpy appetite. "You'll never evolve if you don't eat well!" he said, genuinely concerned.
"So I'll pick you four..no five.. and I'll have ten.." he began, turning back to the tree.
Blinny sighed again, and decided he was gonna pick three to take with them in case of poison.. someone had to be the responsible one here!
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OOC: Sorry I moved the backstory section, but I felt it was easier to explain his personality if I explained his story first. And I wasn't sure if the RP example had to be a short paragraph starring the character I'm entering? Cos I picked a favourite post from an old RP instead.
AND sorry for the longness!! 2708 words, wow! You can tell I'm Sunny's friend, lol XD
RP experience: Been RPing since I was around 11, been part of the management team on a few Pokémon forums, ran my own one once, been out of practise for two years but wanna get back into it ^_^ To name names... I think one of my oldest good Pokémon RP sessions was on Zephyr Island as Tanka, and then I ran Yabai Region which was a private sort of thing with Sunny and a few other buds. It never really took off, sadly.
RP example:
**
Blinny hovered behind his master and rubbed his chin with his hand in a very sherlock holmes way as he deduced the identity of the berries. "Ah, these are Pecha berries!"
Oba stopped skipping and looked up at him. "And they're good?" he asked enthusiastically.
"Well.. they're meant to cure poison. So it would be good to take a couple along. But they're also very sweet tasting so sure, you can have some!" giggled the balloon, seeing how Oba's face lit up.. literally. Don't laugh.. don't laugh..
The Litwick immidiently ran forward to the closest tree and went to pick em all! "How many do you want Blinny? Huh, Blinny? Eh, Blinny??!" he squeed in motor-mouth talk, jumping up and down, his eyes blasting light like torches..
Blinny managed to muffle the sound of his giggling by jamming a hand in his mouth, and then held up the other hand. He only had two fingers, so it was obvious.
"Only TWO?" repeated Oba, shaking his head at his partner's wimpy appetite. "You'll never evolve if you don't eat well!" he said, genuinely concerned.
"So I'll pick you four..no five.. and I'll have ten.." he began, turning back to the tree.
Blinny sighed again, and decided he was gonna pick three to take with them in case of poison.. someone had to be the responsible one here!
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OOC: Sorry I moved the backstory section, but I felt it was easier to explain his personality if I explained his story first. And I wasn't sure if the RP example had to be a short paragraph starring the character I'm entering? Cos I picked a favourite post from an old RP instead.
AND sorry for the longness!! 2708 words, wow! You can tell I'm Sunny's friend, lol XD
