bottlecapooc | OOC INTRO ⟡ 001

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OOC INTRO

We've gotten a nice first round for the start of the game! There's a form below for you all to introduce yourselves, or get reacquainted after the interest check, and start your plotting in game! Quests will be releasing in about a week along with the first event that will center largely around these quests. Afterwards, we plan on having a temperature check of sorts where you can all express thoughts or concerns on the pacing, handling, or anything else. Things aren't fully set in stone, and we can make adjustments moving forward!

Remember to follow the plurk (

baymods) for more minor updates! As you jump into the intro, here are some important things to note:

⟡ ICly, there was a "town meeting" held today where the guild leaders announced that newcomers would be invited to guilds. It has been decided that characters should join a guild to help give back to the city that will, in turn, help them find a way home. Dr. Denne mentions that he's been assigned to make this his top priority for the time being.

⟡ Characters may have been ICly told about this decision before the meeting, depending on their intro blurb.

⟡ This meeting is when characters receive their grumpearls, meaning they have been taught how to use the network! You are free to post open logs or network posts now that the game is officially open. Remember, the network is a psychic connection, so it is quite possible to transmit thoughts unintentionally, have issues, etc.

⟡ The guild leaders are very busy getting everything in order with these decisions, but they will be available for threading with in some limited capacity on the event post. Until then, if there's an urgent question your character would seek them out for, or maybe a message they'd like to send (due to their intro prompts or otherwise), there will be a header below for you to do so.

⟡ Many "newcomers" have vanished. Those faces you met on the TDM are gone just as quickly as they arrived. Some have trouble remembering them. Maybe even you can only imagine a fuzzy outline of someone, no recognition of the conversations you might have had, or maybe certain highlights are more clear. Dr. Denne mentions that this is a known phenomenon, that some of them can recall them, but not others. They say they'll be keeping a record of the Pokemon here now so that they won't be lost, and will try to find out what happened.

LET'S GET PLOTTING

PLAYER INFO
PLAYER: Your handle
ABOUT: Tell us a little about yourself.
CONTACT: How do you prefer to be contacted?

CHARACTER INFO
CHARACTER: Character name
CANON: Canon, or Original if an OC
POKEMON: The Pokemon they ended up as (if this has changed from the TDM, make note), and if they're shiny or a regional variant!
GUILD: Represent your new home! Feel free to change the hex #f29923 to your guild hex color, if you want.
INFO/PERMISSIONS: Link your info/permissions post and any other relevant posts (opt-outs, etc) here!

ABOUT:

Give us a little blurb about your character here! As short or as long as you want, this is to explain to those canonblind what your character is like, so that even someone unfamiliar can encourage you.

PLANS:

Talk about goals, plans, things you're interested in, etc!

SEEKING/OFFERING:

Can your character be the big brother type? Are they the mom friend? Maybe they NEED one of those? This is the section for the type of CR you're most interested in! Feel free to omit if your plan section covers enough.

ANYTHING ELSE: Extra pictures, memes, or other little tidbits you want to add can go here.

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PLAYER INFO
PLAYER: Lu
ABOUT: Love Pokemon! EST! Don't know how to introduce myself!
CONTACT:

lluosogrwydd

CHARACTER INFO
CHARACTER: Ingo
CANON: Pokemon lmao
POKEMON: Hisuian Typhlosion
GUILD: Oran Berries!
INFO/PERMISSIONS: here! I'm still working on building it out tho

ABOUT:

Ingo is himself a Pokemon trainer! Originally hailing from the modern-day setting of Unova, he found himself flung through time and space to make an appearance in the distant past of Sinnoh as well - so this isn't exactly his first rodeo. This one just involves a few more Pokemon transformations!

A responsible and dedicated sort of person, Ingo cares a great deal about helping lost passengers! His demeanor may make him seem harsh and unapproachable; he isn't very good at expression, mostly just wearing his natural severe-looking frown, and he's also quite a loud speaker, especially when he becomes excited. But he's very friendly and always willing to help others learn more about The World Of Pokemon (TM)!

Ingo's going to jump right into making himself a resource for other new arrivals. Whether it's identifying species and probable abilities or helping people work out how to conduct themselves in battle, he's your guy! And so is his long-lost brother Emmet! Working through the personal upheaval of randomly meeting the identical twin he forgot existed and learning that he was actually somehow from the future this entire time will be a pretty big distraction for sure, but honestly it may give Ingo even more reason to focus on helping others rather than uhhhhh worrying about his own shit!

LET HIM TEACH YOU ALL ABOUT POKEMON BATTLES

Friends, unofficial mentorships, new rivals, whatever! As much as he's considering himself something of a guide for others in this new world, it would be nice to have some people who were able to push past that and get him to talk about some of his own personal drama as well. Emmet seems nice, but he can't really talk about that stuff with him so easily, you know?

lu im so excited to play with you more!! i always enjoy writing with you. and we're guildmates yay! i think dark heart will appreciate The Explainer lol

oh NEAT, guildmates! Yeah, Ingo's just so visibly enthusiastic talking about Pokemon that he kinda skips over any possibility of being condescending about anyone's lack of knowledge. This is a fun and exciting topic and he's really excited to tell people all about it!

I've been enjoying Ingo so much so far. x) Even if Akechi confused the heck outta him with his talk of ordinary animals and the ethics.

This prickly orb carves knowledge...

lmao, Ingo enjoyed talking to someone who was so curious! he'll certainly engage with Akechi wanting to grow stronger, too; he likes seeing trainers learn and improve! and this is.....kinda basically the same thing

wow isn't it funny that they're basically going about not actually working through and dealing with things the same way

i think it's funny, anyway

god no it really is though....................................

For real, though, Ingo does want to get to know Emmet! He may be a bit unsure of himself, considering the whole Amnesia Complication, but they're doing the same work more or less and they're guildmates so like....let's hang out maybe?

no one in pmdland wants to actually focus on their own personal drama and would much rather focus on everyone else's, it turns out..............................

Ah yes, the enforced sleepover that is the enclosed spaces and tight fit of the Oran Berry housing. Let's hang out!!!

back to sleeping in the same room like when they were kids....fortunately Ingo's used to this when he travels

ingoooooo go to sleep already not all of us are noctow—

wait. has hisui turned ingo into a morning person

yes in that he now automatically wakes up with the sun, no in that he is not happy about it

lmao rip

-- wait no double rip, i completely forgot that no one is sleeping well right now due to the nightmares.

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Lu! (Waves excitedly from across the plurks)

I feel like we end up like. Adjacent to the other a lot, wheeze, I'm exicted to be in a new game with you! Anyway-

No guildmate here but after seeing you with Ingo I got really excited- and Hisuian Typhlosion! I love that as a pokemon for him holy shit.

Emporio has a whole different version of drama trauma going on for himself but he's at least canny enough to potentially go 'heyyyyyyy you like...okay???' so who knows if that will come as a cr bonus,

Handshaking in 'intros???? Uh,' and 'the page is a wip shush' though, what a mood...

Gosh, we really do, huh?

That could be fun! It would be......something, he guesses...to find out that other people also somehow are primarily dealing with interpersonal drama despite the absolutely wild circumstances. Like, what are the chances?

Who'd have thought it....an entire pack of extradimensional people with nothing but Problems.........

You need somebody who can help you with personal drama??? A dude who gets past the surface??? That sounds like something Perrin is good at!

While hiding his own personal drama. Of course.

Oooh, delightful! For his part, Ingo would much rather focus on anyone else's drama first!

Listen! Focusing on others' drama is clearly the best way to ignore your own problems. Which would be so funny, them both trying to ignore their own but figuring out the other.

LUUUUUUUU IT'S BEEN A WHILE

would he like a fantasy lady who would very much like to learn how to do the fights as a baby nidoran girl

HEYYYYYYYYY yeah totally! He's used to dealing with little poison types!

30yr old paladin in the body of a poison baby...it's weird dude...

submas!! I can't begin to express the joy it gives me to see Ingo and Emmet reuniting here

yaaaaaaaay train twins reunite! it's all good! probably!

eeeee I'm so excited to play with Ingo! I feel like he and Ren got off on a good (if awkward) foot! Renren's gonna seek him out for advice for sure i think LOL

yessssss let him show you the ropes!