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 Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 5:02 am
 "Well hello and welcome! Here you can find out just about whatever it is you might want to know about me, me being Dith, or Dima, or maybe Dmitry if you are annoyed with me or don't really know me... Humm, so first of all I should tell you about myself I guess? A sensible place to begin. Then if you want I can give you my life story, I'll try very very hard not to bore you to death.... Oh, that's my diary, you have there I keep a record of things that happen to me in there, along with bits and pieces of scribbling... You're not going to read it are you? Ahahaha! Well, I suppose I have nothing to hide, knock yourself out."Playlist
Citizen Soldier
Pokémon
Viktor: Yawn (egg), Dream eater (tm), Future sight (lv), Psychic (lv)
Rumpleteazer: Pay Day (egg), Faint Attack (egg), Sand Attack (lv), Fake Out (lv)
Zla: Toxic (tm), Venoshock (tm), Shadow Ball (lv), Hex (lv)
Luna: Helping Hand (lv), Protect (tm), Flash (HM), Heal Bell (tutor)
Dolly: Morning Sun (egg), Flame Wheel (lv), Sunny Day (tm), Solar Beam (tm)
Tesla: Thunderwave (lv), Fury Cutter (lv), Electroweb (lv), Thunderbolt (tm)
Volga: Dragon Pulse (egg), Aura Sphere (egg), Water Pulse (lv), Protect (lv)
Jörmungandr: Heavy Slam (egg), Rock Tomb (lv), Smack Down (lv), Dig (tm)
Ada Lovelace: Disable (lv), Recover (lv), Psychic (lv), Signal Beam (tutor)
George: Water Gun (lv), Mud Shot (lv), Slam (lv), Mud Bomb (lv)
Scruff: Avalanche (egg), Mud Bomb (lv), Ice Fang (lv), Bulldoze (tm)
Gabrielle: Last Resort (egg), Ember (lv), Sand Attack (lv), Peck (lv)
Gulp: Double-Edge (egg), Tackle (lv), Growl (lv), Water Gun (lv)
Sorbet: Helping Hand (lv), Sand Attack (lv), Icy Wind (lv), Quick Attack (lv)
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 5:11 am
All about Dith Basics
Full name: Dr. Dmitry Konstantinovich Vladamirin. "Try saying that three times fast! Usually for westerners I spell my name Dimitri and drop the patronymic, that's middle name; your father's name with 'ovich' on the end for a man and 'ovana' for a woman. The use of any of these names in full is quite formal though; none of my friends would call me Dmitry unless they were annoyed with me."
Nickname: Dima, Konych, Dith. "Dima is a diminutive form of Dmitry like Tom is to Thomas I suppose? Konych is a diminutive of my patronymic; I don't use it often but it's a legitimate informal way to address me that I don't mind. Dith was the result of my trying to write my name in a vaguely western form for the first time while I was excessively drunk; I decided I kind of liked it and have stuck with it. I suppose about as many people call me Dith as call me Dima, either is fine by me."
Age: 49 "Hoi, I am getting uncomfortably close to fifty!"
Birthday: January 1st "Double parties on new year, and making it hard for me to forget; useful!"
Height: 6'8" "I suppose I'm a little above average height... Yea, I hit my head on doorframes quite a bit; you might think that after so many years I would be learning to duck, but apparently I am not that bright."
Weight: 250lbs "I've broken a few chairs in my time. To be fair, they weren't very good chairs."
Build: Powerfully muscular, wrestler/boxer's build. "I like to work out a bit after work, it's a great stress reliever... Work out after work? Eheh, your language! Exercise after work then. I do a lot of weights, and boxing exercises to keep fit and agile. I haven't actually boxed against anyone since I was in my twenties though, I really hate hitting people."
Skin: Fairly pale "I am Russian, what did you expect, a sunkissed tan?"
Hair: Wild, thick, messy burnished golden curls that fall to around his shoulderblades. Often tied back in a thick plait. Occasionally tamed into glossy ringlets. Starting to get white flecks around the temples. "Yea, I know, it's long and impractical and girly and usually unmanageable. I like it though, and I don't plan to cut it to please other people."
Eyes: Left: deep amber-gold. Right: covered by a black eye-patch, "Ah... yes. Well, there was an exploding jeep and shrapnel. It could have been worse though"
Face: Square-jawed, nose that could plough rocks. Laughter lines and crow's feet, usually smiling or grinning. Scars across the right side. "The scars are again from the exploding jeep. They'll fade with time, I'm glad they're not painful and haven't turned out to be keloid scars but... well, people have always stared at me anyway! Is no big change I suppose."
Voice: Very deep, farily thick Russian accent. "Though I have lived away from my homeland for many years I have never lost the accent, partially on purpose; I suppose I feel it gives me a connection to my roots? Anyway, everyone loves the silly foreigner sound."
Manner of dress: Casual - Slightly worn looking faded jeans with a t-shirt or buttoned shirt, and comfortable looking boots. Almost invariably carrying a battered leather satchel or bag of some other description. Work - Scrubs, possibly plus a lab coat. "Okay, so I have two excuses for my scruffiness. Excuse one: I like to be comfortable. Excuse two: do you know how hard it is to find clothes to fit you when you're my size?"
Detailed description: Umm... He's big. Seriously big. Not cool sexy tall man big, just... big. Massive. Hulking. Looming. He's not one of those skinny tall men who appears to be made up mostly arm and leg either; he's of fairly average proportions, and built like a heavyweight boxer. The eyepatch and the scars on the right side of his face don't exactly help matters either.
His manner and expressions, however, that make it clear he's really just a big softy despite his huge physical presence; he greets strangers like friends, and friends can expect to be picked up and swung around whenever they run into him. Quite soft spoken by and large, he is given to bass chuckles when amused, but when he gets excited about something the volume of his voice rises significantly, and he starts to gesture expansively. He is seldom seen without a smile or a grin on his lips, and his single amber-gold eye is almost always full of warmth and good humour.
When given the choice he dresses very casually, perhaps bordering on scruffily; worn jeans and a faded t-shirt or buttoned shirt are his favourite clothes, and his gold hair though brushed isn't often tamed from its natural wild and messy state. While on duty, of course, he's very much the professional; dressed in scrubs, and with that mane of hair tied back in a thick plait, but you can guarantee it won't be long before he's back in his jeans. Depending on the length of his shirt's sleeves, you may or may not be able to see tattoos on his arms; there is one in Russian script on his left bicep, and the rod of Asclepius on his left forearm.
He's obviously not a young man; there are laughter lines around his mouth, crows' feet around his eyes, and his mane of gold hair is going a little white around the temples. Further to these signs he has an air of experience about him and the easy confidence of somebody who has been comfortable in their own skin for a long time.
Personality
Five words: Protective, good-humored, gentle, stubborn, dork
Detailed personality: Dith wants to be the wise older friend, protective big brother, fun uncle, and supportive father to everyone more then two or three years younger than he is. He is very protective of those he considers friends (and it doesn't take much for him to consider somebody a friend), willing to go a long way out of his way for a casual friends and to do absolutely anything for somebody he's really close to, excluding hurt somebody else at their request. While he's not actually a pacifist and will fight when he really really has to Dith is very much aware of his size and is loathe to hit anyone; he really doesn't like the idea of hurting people, and it would take something really really drastic to make him swing back at somebody who hits him, let alone throw the first punch.
It's easy to tell when Dith likes you, as he is very affectionate both physically and verbally. He's something of a softie in general actually; he has been known to cry at sad movies/sad moments in movies, or because somebody else is crying, or because of number of other things that aren't supposed to make men cry. One might assume that he has developed this way because most people wouldn't dare question his masculinity and while that isn't the crux of the reason it probably played a part in the development of the main reason. Said main reason is simple self confidence and self acceptance; he is the way he is, feels the way he feels, and doesn't see why he should feel ashamed of that. Also, when people call him a pansy, he tends to grab them by the ankles and invert them. Indeed, while he almost never strikes people, he is quite happy to use his size and strength to pick them up/otherwise restrain them if he feels they're getting a bit too heated or annoying. Gregarious and generally good-humored as he is however he's very hard to annoy, and almost impossible to really anger.
As well as being an easy sort to get along with, he is an excellent sympathetic listening ear. No matter how large or small your problem is he's more than happy to hear you out, and to do whatever he can to help you solve it. Unfortunately this desire to help (and belief that he probably can fix or partially fix almost whatever is wrong) can lead him to be rather nosy; it's really quite difficult to get him to butt out.
Dith is a very relaxed sort - some might say he's so laid back that it's a wonder he doesn't fall over - and he deals very well with pressure and stress. This is fortunate given the amount of stress and pressure he piles upon himself at work; he's a quietly stubborn man, and expects perfection of himself on the job. Once he starts something or plans something you'd better believe that he's going to do it even if it means missing lunch and working on into the evening. He's stubborn in his life outside of work as well, and while this means that he's steadfast and dependable it also means he sometimes does some things he knows are really dumb or dangerous because he's said he will.
Finally, it is rather notable that he likes being liked. He goes to great lengths to make friends, and to make people happy because this in turn makes him happy. His over all self confidence keeps him from being needy as such - if somebody doesn't like him it's hardly going to destroy him - but he will keep on trying to befriend whoever it is, and thanks to his stubbornness it will take a heck of a lot to make him give up on anyone no matter how much contempt they shown him.
Inventory
On person
Wallet: A black leather wallet containing cash, a bank card, driving licence, various other cards, and a few photographs.
Pokegear: Includes all standard features, plus a decent flashlight.
Party pokeballs: Contain Dith's current party, see below for details.
Satchel
First aid kit: Includes disposable gloves, dressings and bandages, plasters, the makings for a tonriquet, a foil insulation blanket, a set of strong sharp scissors, tweazers, lighter (to santise metal equipment), alcohol rub, antiseptic spray, an oropharyngeal airway, asprin, ibuprofean, burn gel.
Pokemon healing kit: Assorted potions and status healers. Pokemon are so much easier than humans.
Pokedex: The model is a few years old, but all software is up to date.
Pokeballs: Various.
Laptop: Small and lightweight; practically a notebook in Dith's hands.
Glasses: A pair of half-moon reading glasses kept in a hard case.
Food: Generally a sandwich/pasta pot, large bottle of water, bag of crips, piece of fruit, Kendal Mint Cake, and dried pokemon food.
Dish: A two part dish for water/pokemon food.
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 5:20 am
History Pre-game history
1968 - Dmitry is born in Moscow to Konstantin and Il'ya, a pair of political dissonants living under a veil of respectability and good communist work ethics. Konstantin works a blue collar job in a widget factory and despises every minute of it, but is unable to get anything more interesting. Il'ya would just like to be able to have a job rather than staying at home cooking, cleaning, and looking after the baby. Konstantin is contrite and shuts up, a very smart move on his part.
1973 - [5] Dmitry discovers a beautiful Eevee rooting around in an alley. Its collar declares that its name is Viktor, and a hastily scribbled note wrapped around the collar begs that whoever is reading it take care of the small creature. After some discussion (pleading, puppy-eyes, crying), he is allowed to keep the evolution pokemon.
1974 - [6] Konstantin and Il'ya have a daughter named Valentina; Dmitry instantly adores her, as does Viktor.
1975 - [7] Konstantin and Il'ya acquire a small printing press and begin secretly distributing suppressed news, political satire, and other miscellaneous inappropriate material. They decide that everything will be blamed on Konstantin if they are found out, as Il'ya can play the weak and feeble woman part. Il'ya expresses that if weak and feeble women are ever mentioned again except to save their hides she will castrate Konstantin and keep his balls in a jar of vinegar on her desk.
1977 - [9] 'Konstantin's' clandestine printing is discovered; the family pick up in a very great hurry and flee half way across the continent to Yakutsk with a variety of false documents prepared for such an eventuality. It is very, very, very cold; -45F average daily low in January cold.
1980 - [12] Having set up the press again in Yakutsk, Konstantin is accused of anti-Soviet agitation by a neighbor (who didn't actually believe it but just happened to hate him), and the family moves in a very very big hurry again, this time to St. Petersburg. While running for the car with Valentina, Dmitry is intercepted by a Machoke owned by the 'whistle blower'. Viktor tries to fight it off but is losing badly until the first rays of the first sunrise after the permanent nighttime of dead winter touch the ground and glimmer off a stone that resonates with the eevee. Upon touching the dawn stone he evolves to Espeon and kicks righteous a** before escaping with the pair of humans.
1981 - [13] Connections between three suave cocky bastards in three different cities are made; the NKVD (public and secret police force) move in on their apartment. Only Konstantin is home, but he has great fun kicking butt in a mass pokemon brawl until Dmitry arrives home from school with Valentina. Dmitry sends Viktor in to join the battle before attacking one of the NKVD officers. While he is almost six feet tall by this age he has no idea of how to fight and is built like a twig anyhow; a very unpleasant beating follows. Fearing for his children Konstantin quickly surrenders and is arrested, along with Dmitry despite Konstantin's protests that he is only a child.
After several days in a cold dank cell a very battered Dmitry is released into his mother's care after all relevant individuals had been persuaded that yes he really is only thirteen and not around seventeen. Konstantin is not so fortunate; he is sentenced to life in a labor camp in an undisclosed location. This makes Il'ya very, very angry and she carries out a series of late night arson attacks on police stations with her Ninetails. On some occasions she brings Dmitry along when she needs more than one set of hands; rather more militant than her husband she believes their cause is more important than anyone's personal safety rather than just her own. They aren't ever caught, and have some success in damaging property etc.
Without her husband Il'ya also has to earn the family's keep, and so gets a job as a cleaner, juggling the often very long waits to buy food and other basics along with it. Dmitry meanwhile takes over looking after his sister, cooking, and cleaning (though Valentina does help). Making ends meet is a struggle, but Il'ya does whatever necessary to find a bit extra when they come up short for bills. So far as she told her children she was just working nights at more cleaning jobs, but as time has passed Dimitry has come to suspect that this is far from the truth. Exactly what the truth is however he still isn't certain.
1988 - [20] Under glasnost (a policy of maximal publicity, openness, and transparency in the activities of all government institutions), many prisoners are released from labor camps and prisons with vague apology notes and pardons stating things such as 'new evidence has come to light'. A thin, battered, but excessively smug Konstantin locates his family and is crush-hugged by Dmitry, who is by this stage very much bigger than he is. With borders and communication with the rest of the world becoming more open, Il'ya contacts an old friend of her father's in England and arranges for Dmitry and Valentina to move there.
Dmitry applies to med school and gets in with a scholarship which he suspects is possibly partially due to Il'ya's deceased father's friend having a friend in the right place and his sporting ability. He feels a little guilty about this but decides that med school it worth it and sets out to prove to himself that's he's smart enough and dedicated enough to deserve to be there. He continues boxing along with hockey and rugby throughout med school and does well mostly thanks to being big and scary. While he makes it to several finals as a boxer he never has the killer instinct to win a major title. His hockey team does reasonably well too, and he's much happier about playing once he starts playing goalkeeper rather than forward, and he also quite enjoys rugby. Though he hasn't seriously played in years he still has his hockey stick; it's usually displayed on a wall wherever he's living at the time. He still has his boxing gloves too, but these are tossed into the back of a cupboard somewhere. During his university years he also enters a few local amateur pokemon battle tournaments with Viktor; they do fairly well but never come out as champions.
1991 - [23] Food rationing in St. Petersburg, Moscow, and other cities, dissolution of the USSR. Il'ya and Konstantin have had quite enough and move to England, where they set up a small party-planning buisness.
1994 - [26] Dmitry finishes med school in the summer, and begins work as a Foundation Doctor a couple of months later. With the help of his parents he gets together the down payment for a mortage on a two bedroom flat with high ceilings. Once moved in, he puts out an advert for a flat mate to bring in some extra money to pay bills. Eventually he settles on a first year engineering student at the local university who seems to be having trouble fitting in in student halls. His name is Jack White, but Dmitry soon dubs the peculiar young man Snowy/Snezhok. Without the time-pressures of boxing and hocky he has more time for training Viktor, and playing video games; yay!
1996 - [28] Dmitry becomes a Speciality Registrar in emergency medicine. Jack/Snowy turns twenty, and is presented with a young Eevee by Dmitry. Viktor becomes a sort of father figure to the shiny-esque pokemon, which Jack names Skiron.
2003 - [35] Dmitry becomes a Consultant (Attending) Emergency Surgeon and moves with Jack, Viktor, and Skiron from his little flat to a much nicer flat in a much nicer area of the city. In July year he meets a woman named Anna when she falls down a flight of stairs in a shopping center and breaks her leg. He looks after her until an ambulance arrives, and as she's taken away she gives him her business card. He discovers that she is a freelance artist, and that she apparently wanted him to have her number. Awesome. Once she gets out of hospital they go on a date; he gets a kiss and a second date. Awesome.
2004 - [36] Dmitry and Anna have been dating for around nine months when she decides she wants to go traveling to get inspiration for her work and breaks up with him. In October (six months later), however, she returns and they get back together. Dmitry proposes to her on New Year's Eve.
2005 - [37] Anna moves in with Dmitry and Jack in mid January. Jack moves out in mid February. Dmitry and Anna marry on New Year's Eve but Jack (Dmitry's best man) fails to appear. His only explanation - a short note - explains that he remembered an important prior engagement; a plane ride, and no he isn't coming back. Dmitry is a long way from impressed. Anna swears vengeance, and tries to comfort Dmitry by saying that the stupid little man doesn't matter and she never liked him anyway. This does not make Dmitry feel better (epic understatement) but he manages to restrain himself from shouting at her for the sake of wedding day and everything. Valentina stands in as best (wo)man and things proceed more or less as normal, but there is a definite blot on the day.
2006 - [38] In mid March Dmitry finally decides to call Snowy, and demand 'what the hell'? He doesn't get any explanation, and is informed that he never will, but he does get a sincere apology. The pair continue to communicate by phone and email, slowly patching up their friendship. Dmitry keeps asking where his friend is living and when they can meet up, but is only ever met with silence.
2007 - [39] Walking along minding his own business one evening, Dmitry hears a great deal of commotion and hurries to investigate. In a back alley he sees a shadowy figure climb onto a Yanmega and fly away, leaving a young man with serious lacerations to the face, torso, and leg bleeding on the ground. Said young man would have bled out very quickly and is damn lucky to be found immediately at all, doubly lucky that the person to find him knows exactly what he's doing. Once the injured man is taken to hospital Dmitry provides what evidence to the police he can, which isn't really very much; he saw somebody fly away from the scene, and the injuries look as though they were made by a pokemon that has some kind of blade, or large thin claws.
2008 - [40] Jack stops answering phone calls and emails, but starts sending letters by Pidgeotto. Every time it brings a letter, the bird patiently awaits a reply before flying away again.
2010 - [42] Dmitry receives a letter telling him that he will not be getting any more letters, that Jack can't explain why because it would be dangerous, and that if Dmitry wants to reply to this last letter he has half an hour before the bird will leave. Dmitry scribbles a very quick letter full of lots of mushy stuff and pleading that Jack reconsider. He just manages tie the letter onto the bird's leg before it flies away, and spends the rest of the day staring out of the window after it. Very caught up in his work and depressed over the loss of the last link with his best friend, Dmitry is not exactly an attentive husband over the next few months. Anna, who was feeling kind of neglected anyway due to Dmitry's increasingly long work hours and preoccupation with a friend who he hasn't even spoken to for two years, or seen for four years, asks for a divorce. While she still certainly loves him she says isn't in love with him anymore and wants to move on.
Dmitry is completely blindsided by this (though he quickly realizes he shouldn't have been), and they separate peacefully. She moves away but they remain in contact a little as (awkward) friends, but Dmitry is understandably even more miserable than he was before. After a few more months of doing nothing but mope, work, mope, and drink too much he decides that enough is enough. Near the end of the year he leaves his job, sells his flat and sets off to do some travelling. The break from his old routine, and leaving behind all the places he used to go with Anna (and Snowy before he left) starts to lift Dmitry out of his depressive spiral before long, and his naturally upbeat nature reasserts itself. While he still misses Anna and misses/is worried about Snowy he feels like himself again and starts to really enjoy seeing new places with the one creature that has been by his side ever since he can remember; Viktor.
May 2011 - [43] Having visited Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, Dmitry and Viktor arrive in Campheron city, Kodo. He ends up embroiled in conflict with Team Rocket and resolves to stay to do his bit to fight them, and protect the young friends he has made.
Jan 2013 - [45] Dith leaves Kodo in a hurry to sort out some Stuff with his sister.
Sept 2013 - [45] Dith returns to Kodo just in time for a major attack on rocket. The mission to the desert is a success, they take a number of captives including and Elite Agent, but Dith loses his right eye in the process.
Jan 2014 [46] Dith starts to cut back on his previously slightly mad hours at work so that he can spend more time training his pokemon, preparing to fight Team Rocket.
Feb 2015 [47] Dith officially joins up as a KSO volunteer.
April 2015 [47] Strange happenings surrounding a stranger egg-like artefact (dubbed The Egg of Arceus) result in a two week headache for Dith, which then turns into the ability to speak to ground type pokemon. Amazing!
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:12 am
Relationships
Special people
Snowy: If I ever catch up with you we are going to have words. Even after all the crap you've put me though I can't seem to hate you though. You are my bratyshka, nothing can change that.
Anna: Ah, Anyuta. I wish things had worked out differently. If I could go back and do things again I would do them differently, and maybe we would still be together. Then again maybe not. Impossible to say, and the less I dwell on it the better.
Family
Konstantin: I am very close to my father, and so I am well aware that he is a sly, sneaky, cad. It would have been nice to inherit his ability to be at once unbelievably audacious and utterly charming. Ah well, one cannot have everything.
Il'ya: My mother is terrifying. She's got a tongue like a whip, and she's not afraid to use it! She taught me good manners, and I think I inherited her stubbornness albeit of a softer variety.
Valentina: My dear little sister; complete tomboy and all around action girl. She has me wrapped around her little finger and she knows it. Luckily she is kind enough not to exploit that too often.
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:15 am
LogsWriting
Dith explains Russian names
IM convo: Being a 1337 bloomer
IM convo: useful house-warming presents
IM convo: remarkably poor ideas
Encounter logs
Total: 54 -- {Fin} 47 -- {Active} 1 -- {Inactive} 6 --
{Fin} Spring Jubilee - Dith meets an interesting girl with a robotic arm! (ORP. Izumi)
{Fin} RAID - Appeal for Applause - Dith goes to watch a contest, and meets a young man who seems to know Jack 'Frost'. Just as he's trying to question Xander Team Rocket make their move, and Dith joins the battle to try to drive them off. Needless to say the attempt fails miserably, Rosie and Izumi have pokemon stolen, and Dith has his torso clawed open by an Aggron. (PLOT)
{Fin} Ugly Truths - Dith leaves hospital because he's Russian, apparently. He meets up with the other trainers (plus a mysterious kid named Shawn), and they discuss what to do next. (Trainer group, Shawn)
{Fin} We Could Really Use Some Help - Plans are laid with Steven Stone. Dith drinks a Large coffee. (Trainer group)
{Fin} What Friends Are For - A much needing relaxing trip to the beach is had. (Trainer group)
{Inactive} Epic Shopping Experience
{Fin} Time to step it up - The crew arrive in port, ready for their adventure! (Trainer group)
{Fin} Father Figure - Dith and Rosie head off to get in some training and have a chat. (Rosie)
{Fin} Something strange... - A fun party is had, and Dith only bristles over protectively a little bit. (ORP)
{Fin} Care for a swim? - Dith happens across Claire, who happenes to have Skiron with her for a day trip. Things are a little tense to say the least. (Claire)
{Fin} Rainbows are visions, but only illusions - Dith runs into Claire again, asks more about Jack, and about her newly acquired pokemon. With reference to the recant museum break in, he leaves even more sure that she's a member of TR. (Claire)
{Fin} Strenuous activities - (Luke)
{Fin} Hope for the hopeless - Another encounter with Claire; Dith finds our for sure that she's a Rocket, and soon after she is called away by a bleeping from her 'dex. Dith is left confused and conflicted. (Claire)
{Fin} Spring has sprung
{Fin} Trip to the faire (ORP)
{Fin} Small world, big people
{Fin} Twilight in the park (ORP)
{Fin} Halloween! (ORP)
{Fin} Deck the halls (ORP)
{Fin} RAID - Attack on Rocket - Dith returns to Kodo earlier than planned to take part in a strike against the scattering Team Rocket. His group makes several arrests including an elite (Lucas), but several of them including Dith are injured when Claire blows up the cars.
{Fin} Shiny happy people (unfinished)
{Fin} Getting to know you
{Fin} Better late than never (unfinished)
{Fin} Call to Aid - Dith joins up with some of the other trainers to look for Ray and solve a mystery!
{Fin} You're invited! - Rosie and Luke tell Dith about their engagement; yay!
{Fin} All Aboard the SS Party! - Dith has a birthday party/New Year's party/engagement party for Rosie and Luke.
{Fin} Things that are new - Dith meets Hen at the Camphoreon trainer centre and ends up giving her Luna's daughter Horizon.
{Fin} Getting to know you even better! (Dove) Dith and Dove spend some time together chatting.
{Fin} Volunteer progress (Rosie) (unfinished)
{Fin} We are gathered here today - Dith attends Rosie and Luke's wedding!
{Fin} Don't you just love summer? - Dith runs into somebody in the desert who really is not dressed for the weather!
{Fin} [OPR] Mako Shore Festival - Dith heads to the Mako Shore Festival and catches a Wooper!
{Fin} Something in common (unfinished)
{Fin} [ORP] Winter Diversions - Dith takes advantage of an open day at the Ski range!
{Fin} Come here often? (unfinished)
{Fin} [ORP] Day at the beach
{Fin} Horse Sense - Dith runs into Citrine again having not seen her for a couple of years!
{Inactive} Camphoreon Tea
{Fin} [ORP] Making History - Dith heads to The Jinko Regional Natural History Museum to look at artefacts!
{Inactive} [ORP] Oh My God
{Inactive} The Beautiful People (Robin)
{Fin} Roommate wanted? - Dith meets Lovelace in the forest again and ends up offering to let her move in with him as a roommate.
{Fin} Digging up the Past - Sera helps Dith to sneak Lovelace into his apartment and then the two catch up. Dith has some revelations about Dove!
{Fin} Earthshaking Revelations! - Dith discovers he can talk to ground types, because Onyx
{Fin} [ORP] Jumping at Shadows - At a spooky house attraction Dith befriends a Zubat!
{Inactive} Call me Crazy
{Fin} [ORP] Seasons' Savings - Dith hangs out at a big sale in the mall, making a couple of potential friends in the process.
{Fin} Peaceful Afternoons - Dith meets Ion under slightly unfortunate circumstances.
{Fin} Nothing is fine
{Fin} [ORP] The Floor is Lava!
{Fin} We Have to Stop Meeting Like This - (Abel, Taavi, Zev)
{Fin} New Years Date - (Abel & Zev)
{Fin} Picking up the Pieces - (Abel & Taavi)
{Active} Deep Breaths (Abel)
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:22 am
Viktor
Ability: Passes a burn, poison, or paralysis to the foe.
Nature: Calm (+10% Sp. Defense, -10% Attack)
Pokedex: #196. Sun Pokemon. An Espeon is extremely loyal to any trainer it considers to be worthy. It is said to have developed precognitive powers to protect its trainer from harm.
Description: 2'10". 53lbs. An Espeon of around average size but with a very slight build. His movements are collected and graceful, and there is an air of stillness about him.
History: Viktor's memories of his first trainer and home are vague and fuzzy; he recalls purple hair and freckles, and his cushion by the oven but no more than that. He doesn't remember how they came to be separated either, but does remember a small boy picking him up out of the rubbish he was digging through in search of food. He has been with Dith ever since through all the ups and downs of life, and wouldn't swap him for the world.
Personality: Calm, steadfast and well-spoken Viktor is definitely a gentleman. It's very rare to hear him raise his voice: if he does something is almost certainly seriously wrong. His loyalty to his friends - especially his trainer - and the goodness of his heart are beyond question: he would live and if necessary die for them without question. This can lead him to be a bit of a stick in the mud though, he won't do anything that he finds even vaguely morally questionable or otherwise 'not right'. He does quite enjoy a good battle provided all parties are agreeable to it, but if he wins he will try to make sure the other people are alright afterwards. Other than a good battle his favourite things are naps in the sun, and exploration with his trainer.
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:53 am
Dith explains Russian names
Welcome to class!
So let us start with the basics; a Russian name is made up of: Personal name, Patronymic, Family name. My name is Dmitry Konstantinovich Vladamirin
Personal name works like your western first name, but it is formal to use the name as it is; for friendly address we have the diminutive. Common first names and their diminutives you can look up, but Dmitry has two: Dima and Mitya, I use Dima.
Patronymic is the name of your father plus a suffix based on your gender. My father is Konstantin. Because I am his son, I am Konstantinovich. My sister, his daughter, has Konstantinovna as her patronymic. To use the full patronymic is also formal; the diminutive of mine is Konych. Generally you can make the patronymic diminutive this way: -ovich or -ovna becomes -ych. You may note that this ought to make me Konstantinych, but for longer names a greater shortening is often used; it is supposed to be informal after all! For making diminutive of a big name, you may either cut more off the end of the name as with me or perhaps cut some off the start of the name, an example is Aleksandrovich becoming Sanych.
Now finally is our last name. Usually like in the west, when a couple marry the woman takes on the man's name but again here we have gender specificness; I will get to that in a moment. Usually our last names are coming from possessive adjectives of forenames, animals, or birds; names that are just nouns or... ah... qualities, or attributes (the former say Lebed "the swan", the latter say Tolstoy, an old form of "thick" ) are rare. Now for the masculine and feminine; our last names usually end in one of a few ways: -ov (-ova for a woman), -ev (-eva), -in (-ina), and -skiy or -sky (-skaya). Within the list you see 'in', which is what I have in Vladamirin, while my sister has Vladamirina. For us this isn't changing the name, it is still the same thing just right for the gender, but sometimes people who emigrate will just use the masculine form for all members of the family to save confusions.
Now then! We go onto forms of address, and this is very important to know so that you don't say 'what up dude' to your boss, or 'good morrow to thee noble sir' to your bff, well not unless you do it on purpose. So without further ado, we shall begin:
* First name: diminutive form = Familiar. My friend might say; "Hey Dima, I hear you knocked yourself out on the doorframe of the bar last night."
* Patronymic: diminutive form = Familiar, usually used among male friends not female. My other friend might say; "Yea Konych, that beautiful woman practically passed out laughing at your dumb arse."
* Patronymic: full form = Familiar but with respect, really the only use is a child to an adult they know well. The son of my workmate who I know well might say; "Konstantinovich, can I please just call you Dith because this is a real mouthful for a non-Russian seven year old."
* First name, Patronymic: full form = Formal, might be used to address an older colleague or mentor. A young doctor might say to me; "Dmitry Konstantinovich, could you please come and deal with this drunk unruly patient?"
* First name: full form = Formal, but comes from western influence; it is beginning to replace the example above. A young doctor might say to me; "Dmitry please come now, he has already given me a black eye and I have a date tonight so I do not want another."
* Prefix, Last name: full form = Very formal, gospodín is like sir, gospozhá like m'am, and grazhdanín/grazhdánka is like 'citizen' as perhaps used by the police. Somebody wanting to be very polite to me might say; "Gospodín Vladamirin please put me down, I am very sorry for punching that young doctor."
Then we have speaking of somebody in third person, who might or might not be present. All the previous ways can be used with the normal considerations attached to them. Also we have three more possibilities:
* First name, Last name: full forms = Formal. One young doctor might say to another; "I'm pretty sure Dmitry Vladamirin would not think much of you putting on his lab coat and pretending to have been shrunk by a terrible experiment."
* Last name, First name, Patronymic: full forms = Alphabetizing, and for legal/official documents. I would be sorted as "Vladamirin Dmitry Konstantinovich," and be close to the end of whatever terrible list it might be.
* First name, Patronymic, Last name: full forms = Introductory or very very formal, it is used to give a name not previously known, or to show very high respect, it is now rare even to use for our president. If I were to become king of the world somebody might say; "Dmitry Konstantinovich Vladamirin?... Seriously?"
Well, I think that is all of the basics covered. If you don't know a Russian's full name and want to be respectful, my advice would be to tack gospodín or gospozhá on before whatever you know them as. Oh! Final note; you can call me Dima, or Dith if you prefer.
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:08 am
IM chat with Konstantin: being a 1337 bloomer
KV: Dima, you're such a late bloomer!
Dr.Dith: Hello to you too. Also, what?
KV: Getting into fights and nearly decapitated/crushed/eviscerated. I was starting to think you'd never start, I was doing that sort of thing when I was still in my teens you know.
Dr.Dith: Harharhar. ¬¬"
KV: Oh don't be like that! It was very impressive! Also, I've saved all the clips from youtube so you can show your children when you finally have some. Also, thinking of making some kind of a music video with the best bits. Any suggestions for backing track?
Dr.Dith: Thanks Pa, I am fine, your concern for my health after nearly being killed by an Agron is touching.
KV: Oh hush, I found out you were fine(ish) before I knew I had any reason to be concerned FCOL!
Dr.Dith: ...What the heck does FCOL mean?
KV: *facepalm* My son, you are so not 1337. It means 'For Crying Out Loud'; try to keep up with acronyms, eh?
Dr.Dith: I know some, like STFU. ¬¬
KV: XD Tetchy.
Dr.Dith: I have three big lacerations on my chest and about umpty-billion stichjes, leave me alone.
KV: Stichjes?
Dr.Dith: ¬¬ Stitches.
KV: Ahh, I see! Your huge sausage fingers hit more than one key eh?
Dr.Dith: I'm glad I have such a kind and supportive father. Oh, and FYI (see, acronyms!) I'm going to try to get some more pokemon given nice friendly Kodo is apparently not so nice and friendly.
KV: Excellent idea! Maybe next time you run into TR you won't get quite so badly owned with a few more pokemon to help you.
Dr.Dith: Again, thanks for being kind and supportive. Anyway, I've decided that I'm done with hotels if I'm going to stay here a while, so I'm looking for a small flat to rent/buy. I really should get myself a fixed address again.
KV: Aww, I'll have to stop telling everyone that my son is an unemployed drifter, you'll only be unemployed and that's not half so much fun.
Dr.Dith: I hate you so much. Start being nicer or I'll tell Mama, and she'll kick your butt.
KV: Nooooooooooooo*breath*ooooooooo. *Ahem* Well alright, I'll start being nicer. Once you have an address (bought or rented) I shall post you a housewarming present that I think you will find useful.
Dr.Dith: Like the last 'useful' house warming gift? What was it again? Oh yes, I remember, it was a huge flat-screen TV box filled with eighty six rubber Pysducks.
KV: LOL, your face was priceless. No though, something actually useful this time... It was your sister's idea anyway, so don't blame me I just bought the Psyducks.
Dr.Dith: Well she was your idea, so I'm blaming you anyway.
KV: Touche! Anyway, G2G, must get ready for big wedding we've been organising since the beginning of time.
Dr.Dith: kk, is this the one with the crazy(er than usual) mother of the bride?
KV: Yesssss. I hope she doesn't b***h about anything, I think Il'ya might actually murder her.
Dr.Dith: Hehe, well good luck then!
KV: Thanks! Take care you, try not to get into any more fights you can't win for a little while?
Dr.Dith: I'll do my best, and if I do I'll try to make sure somebody films them for your entertainment.
KV: So thoughtful! Bye now, GWS, and send pics of battle scars! *hugs*
Dr.Dith: GWS?
KV: Get well soon, obviously.
Dr.Dith: Oh! Well thanks, at long last you are nice to me! I will take pics when I'm changing the dressing next seen as you've been so nice now. Byee! *Hugs*
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:46 am
Rumpleteazer Ability: Immune to paralysis.
Nature: Naughty (+10% Attack, -10% Sp. defense)
Pokedex: #510. Cruel Pokemon. Stealthily, it sneaks up on its target, striking from behind before its victim has a chance to react.
Description: 3'0". 78.1lbs. A smallish Liepard of fairly average build. Her colouring indicates Meowth heritage.
History: One of the first Purrloins brought to Kodo promptly escaped her wealthy owner and joined up with a small pride of Meowth. She fell into a relationship with one particular individual, and Rumpleteazer resulted. Teazer ran with the pride while she was small, but when she was a few months old she and the rest of them were captured and sold across the region. Like her mother before her 'Teazer quickly escaped her new trainer, but wasn't fortunate enough to find a gang to join up with and had to survive on her own in a strange new city. She got by well on cunning for the most part but was in more than a few scrapes, and during a particularly nasty scuffle with a Raticate she evolved to Liepard. Not long after this she made the mistake of trying to steal a sandwich from a very large human: for her trouble she was put to sleep by his Espeon and promptly captured again.
Personality: Sneaky and selfish, fond of pranks and generally causing trouble Teazer can be a bit of a trial. She is mistrustful and a bit cynical about people in general, especially humans. At present she obeys Dith only in order to gain rewards, and if a better opportunity (in her eyes) came up she'd leave him behind without a second thought. She is capable of love and loyalty to others, but currently fears losing people or being betrayed by them too much to open up to anyone.
Teazer has come to be very fond of 'the big dumb two legger' and of the rest of his pokemon. Her best friend without a doubt is Luna and she devotes a great deal of energy to trying to bring the Esepon out of her shell and into the fold more. Not one for anything as dumb and stuck up as morals she joins Zla in doing what is necessary to protect their little family when Viktor would balk at a less than honorable but thoroughly effective course of action.
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:52 am
Past relationships
Sara ( 18 )
Dith's first girlfriend. Having been rather too busy for dating while still in Russian he felt rather at sea on moving to England. When he started med school he asked out the girl in the next dorm room, hoping that having a girlfriend would help him to fit in better with the culture, and feel less lonely. Sara, a rather shy and not especially pretty girl, was only too happy to accept his offer of a date having never been on one before. They continued to go out for a couple of months, but in the end there was absolutely zero chemistry and they decided they were better off as friends. Though they don't speak much anymore on occasion they co-ordiante convention trips to see one another and catch up on life.
Notable events: Sara was and is an unashamed geek, and as such felt it was her duty to introduce poor deprived Russian boy to all the wonders of star trek, star wars, transformons, mutant ninja squirtles, all manner of video games, and more besides. It is certainly fair to say that Sara started Dith's love affair with geekery.
Velma (19-20)
A wicked, wild, wonderful woman out to enjoy all the sensual experiences life has to offer her. She led Dith on a lot of wonderful adventures and they had a great deal of fun together, but Velma's volatile nature eventually led to her feeling stifled which led to arguments, a Long Talk, and a break up. The two still email one another from time to time to this day, Velma is currently having great fun being a cougar living on they money she received in the divorce settlement from her brief marriage to a rather wealthy man.
Notable events: Velma once handcuffed Dith naked to a drainpipe in an ally in the middle of a summer storm because he insulted her favorite movie star. She eventually came back for him and Apologized.
Sam
Anna
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:15 am
Zla
Ability: Immune to ground type attacks.
Nature: Quirky
Pokedex: #93. Gas Pokemon. It likes to lurk in the dark and tap shoulders with a gaseous hand. Its touch causes endless shuddering.
Description: 5'3". 0.2lbs. This is an average sized Haunter.
History: Zla's origins are unknown, he's mysterious on the subject but it's possible that even he doesn't remember what he was in life or when he died. The first concrete event in his un-life that he speaks freely of is being captured by a young trainer in a ruined building somewhere deep in eastern Russia. He stayed with his trainer for many years, and helped in in countless battles and sneaky endeavors. Of late however he has found himself with less to do, and when promised interest and excitement beside his trainer's son he was only too happy to hop into his seldom-used pokeball and be shipped to Kodo.
Personality: Despite his frightening appearance Zla has a metaphorical heart of... Well, not quite gold - maybe bronze or copper or something. Anyway, he's a trickster and a sneak and certainly has a mean streak but he's a long way from evil. He puts number one first - i.e. himself and by proxy those he likes - and will lie, cheat, steal and suchlike in order to keep himself and his friends safe and comfortable. If he sees no cost to himself or his friends he will speak up for and act on the behalf of any party he sees as unfairly downtrodden, but he would certainly think twice if taking action would put those he cares for in harm's way. He is fairly obedient, but he sees himself as something of an older relative to Dith and as such puts keeping his trainer safe above doing exactly as he's told.
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:49 pm
IM chat with Konstantin: useful house-warming presents
Dr.Dith: I'm afraid to open the box.
KV: Evening! Clearly I have trained you well. Promise nothing will spring out of it though, it's just your promised present!
Dr.Dith: I trust you as far as I could throw an Aggron in matters like this, but ok I'll open it.
[Five minutes pass]
KV: Well?
Dr.Dith: I'm not speaking to you! Rubber Psyducks! Agaim! Seriously! You said you were sending something useful and I got excited but noooooo, you send me bath toys! I don't even have a bath here eyt, you want me to float them in thesink or what?
KV: *Snerk* Oh calm down! Aren't you doctors supposed to be diligent an so on? Have you looked properly? I don't believe you can have.
Dr.Dith: ...What have you hidden in amongst them?
KV: Just look!
Dr.Dith: ¬¬ Okay, okay!
[Two minutes pass]
Dr.Dith: OMG you sent me Zla?
KV: Well he was getting bored around here and spooking clients, I thought you two could help each other out. Have you let him out of his ball?
Dr.Dith: Yes! He's flying around the place exploring... Just went through the wall into the next apartment. Hi neighbours, nice to meet you.
KV: Somebody scream?
Dr.Dith: Yup. I should probably bake an apology cake for them or something but all I have in the house is pokemon food, instant noodles, instant coffee and a pineapple.
KV: ...A pineapple.
Dr.Dith: A pineapple.
KV: Glad you've got your priorities sorted out.
Dr.Dith: STFU XP
KV: Is that any way to speak to your father who just very kindly sent you a second pokemon?
Dr.Dith: That'd be third, caught a Liepard the other day when it tried to steal my sandwich.
KV: Well lar-di-dar, aren't you just a budding pokemon master? Going to catch them all, Dima? XD
Dr.Dith: Of course; at least two of each are required!~
KV: Well naturally. Anyhoo, gtg, posh dinner to attend, must caffinate myself so I don't fall asleep during the no doubt dire speeches made by wealthy (self)important men whose waste-lines are equal to their age and sometimes greater than their height.
Dr.Dith: Tell them from me diet & exercise or GTFO because heart disease/high blood pressure/joint problems/diabetes/etc.
KV: I will bear that in mind, but will probably just stroke their egos if it's all the same to you: people don't want to be given health advice by people who they're looking to pay to organise events for them that involve large quantities of food and booze.
Dr.Dith: XP Well fair enough I guess. I'm sure you'll find a way to entertain yourself bad speeches or no though.
KV: Entertaining myself and others is just one of my many talents.
Dr.Dith: Like modesty?
KV: Oh yes, modesty too of course! Anyway then, bye for now, try not to let Zla traumatize your new neighbours too much.
Dr.Dith: Willdo, sned love to Ma for me!
KV: XD How exactly does one sned?
Dr.Dith: XP STFU, you know what I meant!
KV: Hehe, yes, alright, I will send love. Take care of yourself!
Dr.Dith: Willdo, talk soon, byeee!
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:35 am
IM chat with Konstantin: Remarkably poor ideas
KV: Got your text, tried to phone you back but your phone was mysteriously off. Don't think you're going to avoid an earful that easily; kindly contact me when you get online.
[Three hours pass]
Dr.Dith: Right. What can I do for you then?
KV: TR Dima? Really? Really? Have you gone completely insane?
Dr.Dith: I thought you might approve.
KV: Why did you turn your phone off then?
Dr.Dith: Actually it ran out of battery, thanks.
KV: Oh. Well then I'm sorry for assuming you were trying to dodge a bollocking, but the bollocking is still coming your way. Why on Earth did you think I'd be happy about you deciding to take on an enormous criminal empire?
Dr.Dith: Wait, wait, weren't you telling me about how you were pleased I was finally getting around to getting myself into insanely dangerous situations?!
KV: That would have been what we call a joke Dima! Of course I don't bloody well want you tangling with TR, you've got about as much chance as a snowflake in a volcano!
Dr.Dith: Sorry, mind is made up, and leaving to start training tomorrow. Something has to be done, so somebody has to do it and I'm going to be one of the somebodies. Isn't this the sort of thing you used to do? Fighting impossible odds for what's right? Isn't that what you taught me to do?
[Two minutes pass]
KV: That was different. We were stuck there, we didn't have the choice of just staying away from all the crap; it was fight or suffer it. You have choices, you can walk away from this!
Dr.Dith: Quite a long pause there, I note. Sorry but I'm not changing my mind; there are things that need doing and people that need protecting. The rest of the people signed up for this are kids, one of them's just eleven. Do you seriously expect me to walk away from them? The oldest is about twenty one I think, they need me.
KV: Damnit Dima I did not spend five years in an internment camp so that you could deicide to throw your life away for a stupid lofty idea and a bunch of children I've never met! I fought all those years so that you and your sister could have happy, free, safe lives.
Dr.Dith: I'm not going to argue with you about this. I'm doing what I believe to be right whether you support that decision or not. I'm sorry, but I think I'm quite old enough to be aware of the risks and to dedie they're woethwhile.
[Two minutes pass]
Dr.Dith: It's not that I'm ungrateful. I have no idea what it must have been like in that place but everything you did taught me to stand up for what I believe in without letting fear of the possible consequences stop me. I'm going, and that's final.
KV: Bloody stupid boy.
Dr.Dith: Probably.
KV: Leaving tomorrow you say?
Dr.Dith: Right, for Hoenn.
KV: Right. Your mother and I will come and see you there. You may consider me persuaded, unwillingly, but I can't speak for her.
Dr.Dith: Already had an email from her; she sends her approval and tells me to keep the powder dry.
KV: Bloody woman.
Dr.Dith: Sorry, but she was bringing me along to hold the flashlight/keep watch over the exit when I was thirteen, did you really think that three decades later she'd have suddenly decided that I should be kept far far away from danger?
KV: Perhaps I hoped she would. Then again I hoped you'd listen to me, and there was never much chance of that now was there?
Dr.Dith: Not really. I'm sorry, I am, but I cant just let this be. They're hurting people, innocent people, and the bloody police are bloody useless as ever. It's up to the pokemon league and to the little band of us that's come together now.
KV: I understand. Wish you'd change your mind, but I understand.
Dr.Dith: Thanks.
[Half an hour passes]
Dr.Dith: There's something else too.
KV: ...Oh?
Dr.Dith: I have good reason to believe somebody I know is involved with them. I need to find out for sure.
KV: Somebody you know?
Dr.Dith: Yea.
[A minute passes]
KV: ...?
Dr.Dith: Jack.
KV: Oh. I see.
Dr.Dith: Yea.
KV: What will you do if you find out he is?
Dr.Dith: I haven't a bloody clue, I really haven't. It's late, and we start early tomorrow so I should head to bed.
KV: Right. Give me a call before you set off will you?
Dr.Dith: Sure. Talk to you tomorrow.
KV: Goodnight, sleep well lad.
Dr.Dith: Thanks, you too.
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:40 am
Luna
Ability: Passes a burn, poison, or paralysis to the foe.
Nature: Quiet (+10% Sp. Attack, -10% Speed)
Pokedex: #196. Sun Pokemon. Its fur has the look and feel of velvet. The orb on its forehead glows when it uses psycho-power.
Description: 1'11". 20lbs. A very small, very lightly built Espeon. She is elegant, and always seems somewhat aloof.
History: Luna was her trainer's favourite thing in the world for about half a year after she bought her, but then the next big thing came along (pokewalkers!) and she lost interest in the Espeon. Some time later - while the trainer and some of her friends were playing with their pokewalkers - the trainer group including Dith happened by and acquired their neglected pokemon.
Personality: By and large, Luna keeps herself to herself. Despite the kindness she has been shown by Dith, his friends, and his pokemon she is quite sure that they will grow tired of her and start to neglect her in the end. As such she prefers not to form any strong ties and, oddly, this makes her get on best with the snarky rude Teazer, whose temperament is so different to her cool detachment. It is possible that she will warm up in the future but for now she remains a cold jaded individual who is happiest when left alone to gaze at the stars and dream.
Despite having been with Dith and the gang for a couple of years now she remains quite withdrawn and detached. Internally she is very fond of all of them, especially Teazer, but she still doesn't dare express it; her first trainer's betrayal cut deep and some scars take a long time to heal. Nevertheless she has become willing in battle and while she won't risk her feelings in her comrades hands she will risk her life for them.
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:54 am
Dolly
Ability: Enables a sure getaway from wild Pokémon.
Nature: Relaxed (+10% Defence, -10% Speed)
Pokedex: #077. Fire Horse Pokemon. Its hooves are 10 times harder than diamonds. It can trample anything completely flat in moments.
Description: 6'02". 500lbs. A huge muscular Rapidash with extra fluffy flames around her hooves.
History: Though bred in captivity, Dolly was kept loose on a ranch in Hoenn which allowed trainers to capture, and thus be the original trainer of, pokemon with interesting egg moves. During a storm one winter however a section of fencing was badly damaged, and several pokemon spooked by the weather broke out and vanished into the night. Dolly was one of these pokemon, and although slow for a Ponyta by the time she stopped bolting she was a long way from home and had no idea how to get back. She survived alone comfortably enough for some time but was actually quite pleased to be caught by Dith; she might have been doing alright for food but she had grown lonely without a group of friends around her.
Personality: Nothing much bothers Dolly; she's relaxed, open, and friendly but never pushy. Strange new experiences can rattle her, but once she's experienced something once it looses the power to spook her and she's more likely to approach it to carefully investigate than to run away from it. She's a gregarious sort; very much a herd animal she's never happier than when surrounded by lots of friends, though she tends not to add much to conversations she's a good listener and very much enjoys hearing a good joke or observing clever battles of wits between others.
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