SHADOWTASK#001: INTRODUCE YOUR TEAM
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— MAIN TEAM
METANG (STEEL/PSYCHIC)
level 39
ability: clear body
adamant nature
moves: psychic // take down // earthquake // zen headbutt
holding: leftovers
STEELIX (STEEL/GROUND)
level 37
ability: sturdy
brave nature
moves: earthquake // ice fang // rock slide // gyro ball
holding: quick claw
LAIRON (STEEL/ROCK)
level 37
ability: rock head
adamant nature
moves: iron head // earthquake // stone edge // headbutt
holding: air balloon
SCIZOR (BUG/STEEL)
level 36
ability: technician
jolly nature
moves: bullet punch // swords dance // bug bite // aerial ace
holding: white herb
SKARMORY (STEEL/FLYING)
level 35
ability: sturdy
impish nature
moves: fly // counter // dark pulse // flash canon
holding: shell bell
??? (???)
the last slot in kaine’s team is a shadow pokemon that changes based on the mission he is assigned to
it is usually left empty
but if needed, it tends to be either a shadow lucario or a shadow excadrill
— STORAGE SYSTEM [HIS TEAM BEFORE HE JOINED STYGIAN]
CHARIZARD [level 37]
VIBRAVA [level 36]
AMPHAROS [level 35]
LAPRAS [level 34]
DRIFBLIM [level 33]
AXEW [level 30]
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SABINA:
oh yeah, she knows that look. fuck, oops, sorry ! it’s something that frequently slips her mind, how uncommon this all is for people to experience this first hand. she can’t exactly give them a warning, she’s been told it’s still surprising even if she does signal for it, anyway.
sabina dips her head quickly, trying to shake off the small embarrassed she feels at the sudden bewilderment she put this poor boy in. she needs a better way to let people know what’s coming. ‘ sorry we shocked you, ralts is the voice of us. ’ well, it’s her voice just, not spoken, but thought… ? anyway, semantics. still, one thing she can agree on is that ralts is indeed impressive, adjusting her backpack straps so her pokemon is higher on her back now, giving her partner a bright smile. she’s quick to focus back on him, smile sticking to her lips following the introductions. ‘ sabina. nice to bump into you. ’
you’d think one surprise for another made them even, but he seems hellbent on apologizing for something that really, isn’t a big deal at all. bur arguing isn’t something she likes, and she rather sucks at it too. no point in turning him down when he hands something over, and a curious look takes over her eyes as she picks it. free hand signs a thank you in synchronism with ralts’ delivery, then she breaks out a part of the puff, handing it over her shoulder. ‘ you’re a good chef. ’ happy noises from ralts seem to make that an understatement. ‘ were you off to icirrus city as well ? ’ she doesn’t have treats to offer, but she makes a good journey companion.
if everyone in the pokedex team were going to be as intriguing as her, he could not wait for his chance to defeat them all. nonetheless, he was still aware that complacency and arrogance only acted as catalysts for downfall. letting his guard down would be foolish, no matter how harmless someone might seem. case in point: he knew that the trainer in front of him was probably a lot stronger than she seemed.
upon hearing her words, the smile that found its way onto his face was genuine. he couldn’t believe the chances - perhaps this was a reward for all his efforts in the past few months; an opportunity for him to impress and even advance, as long as he didn’t mess up. “oh, you too?” he begins, “i heard from a few of my friends that there was a pokemon fan club there, so i decided to go check it out myself.” a lie, or as kaine would call it; a partial truth.
while he did hear from his group that there was a pokemon fan club there, that was the least of his concern. after the citrine’s announcement in castelia city, he was tasked to stand guard at icirrus city, keeping a lookout for anyone that mess up stygian plans. as such, since he was the leader of the group, he was merely doing his due diligence in checking up on his members and ensuring that everything was in order.
“if you would like, we can go there together,” he says it like a suggestion, a simple raise of an eyebrow conveys interest; he hopes that there was no trace of forcefulness. was that enough? he needed to seal the deal somehow. “i mean, meeting someone that uses telepathy is rare, after all. i’d love to learn how you and ralts first found out.”
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ALI:
he was watching the little pokemon stash the objects that seemed so obviously not theirs with interest, very nearly pulling out one of his notebooks to record the behavior with a laugh. “that’s not yours, is it?”
kaine stops in his tracks. “no, not mine. the pokemon and those items.” he squints a little, watching the tiny pokemon struggle. “but i’ll turn a blind eye. i mean, it worked hard for those objects. besides, since the owner hasn’t even realised, i’d say they weren’t important to them.” he pauses, turning back and realising that he almost walked past a certain professor's assistant.
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SABINA:
icirrus might not be as big as castelia, but after what happened in the large city, there’s no saying as to what citrine could do to the smaller ones. she’d offered to go take a look at the western area, promised to not take on anything she couldn’t handle. a bump on the shoulder she wasn’t expecting doesn’t fall in this category, but it does take a startled gasp out of her.
waves one hand, dismissing any kind of fault the other wants to put on their shoulders for her very own lack of spatial estimation ability. what she lacks in distance guessing, she makes up in being quite sturdy on her feet. no harm done, barely a step backwards as to not stumble even taken. she definitely should keep her eyes trained on the road ahead and not on the hovering tranquills.
sabina nods to his question, offers the stranger a kind smile to amplify the reassurance that she is indeed okay. ‘ if anything i should apologize. head in the clouds. ’ ralts pokes its head from behind her shoulder, hitching a ride in her backpack this time around. ‘ are you alright ? hope i didn’t disturb deep thoughts. ’ she also knows a lot about that, wonders if it’s some side effects of being surrounded by so many psychic pokemon.
when kaine hears the voice loud and clear in his head, he pauses for a moment, confusion apparent on his face. as he tries to process what had happened, he sees a small movement behind her shoulder. ah, her ralts — that would explain it. he decides to dissipate this uncertainty by laughing.
“i don’t know what to say... it’s truly impressive.” he does a small wave to the feeling pokemon hiding behind her, not intent on letting his composure slip and choosing to trust his intuition. there was no way the ralts could hear his thoughts, and even if they could, he was presuming that communicating their exact worries to their trainer might not be the easiest thing to do. so, as long as he did not give the both of them any reason to mistrust him, he was safe. “ah, i’m perfectly fine. kaine, by the way.” he offers her a relaxed grin, as he introduces himself.
he couldn’t just bring up the pokedex team just yet — that would be too conspicuous. instead, he would have to at the very least start by building some rapport with her — that should be easy enough, right? “let me see...” he ruffles through his crossbody bag, “i still can’t help but feel bad, so here, have this. i made it myself.“ in his outstretched hand was a pink-coloured poke puff. “ it’s strawberry flavoured.” he hopes this act of his was enough to win her trust.
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CARMICHAEL:
LOCATION && WITH WHOM : : ROUTE 15 W / ANYONE @shadowstart
Well. This is embarrassing, like, really embarrassing. So embarrassing that Carmichael can’t even bring himself to remove his hands from his face, not wanting to face the reality of the situation. It’ll only make him groan and sink into an even more depressive episode. But he does look through his fingers, just for a few seconds, to see if his prayers have been answered. Unfortunately, they have not as the thing he tries to pray away… stares back at him from the tree, Carmichael’s bag in its hand. What bag exactly? Oh, you know, his bag that carries his ribbon case, potions, empty pokeballs, and the pokeballs that house his team of Pokemon. Yes, all three of his Pokemon were still inside of their pokeballs, probably shaking their heads in disappointment at their trainer who could do nothing to save them. It’s humiliating! Luckily for him, Carmichael spots another trainer nearby, and while he didn’t want to ask for help, he desperately need it. “Hey, uh,” he called out, cheeks flushed red. “Could you help me out with something? That Purrloin stole my bag when I wasn’t looking.”
route 15 was familiar to kaine, especially since it was where the only poke transfer lab in unova was located at. however, he was used to it being mostly quiet, so when his attention was captured by the trainer asking for help, he could not help but feel annoyed. without a word, he immediately pushes past the trainer, letting his metang out of its pokeball, and walks towards the devious pokemon that was biting on the bag. he was uninterested in the purple feline, but if he had a choice, he would rather not hurt it, since it wasn't at fault here.
“metang, take down.” the iron claw pokemon doesn’t hesitate, easily charging towards the purrloin, before stopping mere inches away from it. kaine smiles inwardly, proud that his metang knew his intentions without him instructing it. the purrloin, now startled, drops the bag and flees, unharmed. only then does kaine turn back to look at the helpless trainer with narrowed eyes.
“what if i wasn’t here to help? would you have just stood here waiting?” his metang returns to his side and kaine picks up the bag from its metal claws before tossing it towards its owner. he decides he may have been just a little too critical and sighs, calming himself down, “i’m just saying... you should be more careful. especially since your pokemons are inside, right?”
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as trained, he scans the area in front of him, taking note of where the wild patches of grass were as well as where the other trainers situated themselves at. if feasible, he would try to avoid unnecessary battles in order to get to icirrus city as quickly as possible. and that was when his eyes land on a certain trainer — one that he’s certain he has seen her before.
it takes him a while to remember but he stalls for time by pretending to check on his scizor beside him. then, it hits him: after citrine’s reveal when the some of the pokedex team were gathered together. as his eyes land on her again, he was sure of it now — and he was imagining the amount of information he could get out of her if he played his cards right.
before he knew it, he was already walking in her direction, while pretending to be looking behind him. as planned, he brushes past her, pretending to not have noticed her. “oh, my bad.” he turns to face her, an apologetic look on his face as he flashes a sheepish smile, “i wasn’t paying attention. you okay?”
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{kim dong-young, twenty-five, he/him} KAINE JANG KIHYUN is a STYGIAN EXECUTIVE (POKEMON RANGER) from the KANTO REGION. they’ve been a stygian member for THREE MONTHS, sometimes you can find them making poké puffs for their team. their partner pokemon is METANG. [elle, 22, she/her, gmt+10, none]
BACKGROUND;
was born in saffron city, with unimpressive parents and a boring childhood
always found it a little difficult to form a connection with others; perhaps they found him too competitive or assertive, but either ways, he figured he didn’t need them too so it all worked out
self-reliant and calm, especially in the most dire of situations, because he knows trusting someone other than himself will only lead to disaster; others were too slow, so he only had himself
his first encounter with team stygian would be through a battle with a grunt, easily defeating him and that’s when he first hears of the team
naturally, his interest was piqued and ends up being recruited as a grunt
was introduced to the workings of the team; lacklustre at best to him at first, but it paid him decently so he wasn’t complaining
he likes the existence of shadow pokemons though; if the other trainers weren’t strong enough to protect their pokemon, then they didn’t deserve them
after a while, he ended up getting really involved in the team’s affairs, mainly the identity of the boss, and realised that he wanted to unmask who citrine really was. but to do that, he would first have to become an executive, then an admin
so, he does what he has to, ends up being promoted to an executive two months later due to his ‘outstanding’ performance and is on the track to becoming an admin soon - as long as he keeps it up, and no one gets in his way, he’ll meet citrine soon, and who knows what might happen after that
PERSONALITY;
might appear carefree or happy-go-lucky to strangers but there’s this sort of unspoken quiet confidence about him (and an undeniable air of dispassion about things that don't involve him)
deep down, he prioritises himself, so while he might entertain you at the start, if you show no use to him, he wouldn’t hesitate to ignore or avoid you
he is usually quite compassionate towards pokemons; it is weak trainers he despises. his mindset is simple: if your pokemon respects and loves you, at the very least, you should train them well so they don't ever get hurt or lose
so, he looks down on trainers who don’t train their pokemon well and as a result, if you end up losing to him, he just might mock or spite you a little (eg. “you don’t deserve your pokemon.” “they’d be better off with me.” “at least i wouldn’t let them get hurt.”)
as for his position in team stygian, he might be new, but the grunts and executives are aware of how fast he has made a name for himself and his steady climb up the ranks. he’s aiming for the top spot everyone, and he’s not afraid to make enemies in order to get that (so watch out)
TEAM;
METANG (STEEL/PSYCHIC) - level 39
STEELIX (STEEL/GROUND) - level 37
LAIRON (STEEL/ROCK) - level 37
SCIZOR (BUG/STEEL) - level 36
SKARMORY (STEEL/FLYING) - level 35
CONNECTIONS;
friends (or somewhat positive relations at the very least): poke puff enthusiasts, someone he can be a mentor too, someone that can mentor him - try to lead him in the right direction y’know, complete opposites but it somehow manages to work
enemies: can be people in team stygian, or just trainers he doesn’t respect, can even be people he accidentally pissed off just by being himself
one-sided: maybe someone he associates himself with because of the good rep you give him, or someone that he finds easy to manipulate for his own benefit
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221122 DOYOUNG
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