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❂History❂

Tallow spent a majority of his youth in a cave and not just any cave, but 'The Cave' the only passage between one city and the next. The Cave was a tough place to grow up; with so much competition from all the other dark dwelling creatures and so little space to inhabit. Maybe to the humans who wandered through the cave and its tunnel system seemed vast and near endless, but to the inhabitants who spent their lives there; it was not nearly enough.

It was crowded really, and everything was tooth and nail; scraping for food and other resources. Even the humans who traveled through the caves became a resource. The food they dropped and other things they left behind when they made camps or were scared running from the caves were very valuable to the residing pokemon. Dealing with the humans was risky though; even when the reward was great enough to be worth it. There was always the chance of running into the darkness after one and never returning. The humans carried evil pokemon with them that had turned on their kind, and strange devices with which they captured others and took them away; never to be seen again.

Although few except the family's ever complained about the disappearances; the less mouths fight with for food the better. Many other pokemon began to come up with clever little ways to stop short the humans and steal their things. Rock-slides, pitfalls, sudden dead ends, and tunnels that seemed to lead in circles. Real-estate was prime, and clever as Tallow was he was still smaller and weaker then many of the others and often forced to work his tricks at the end of the tunnel. Where most of the travelers who did make it through were already picked clean anyway. Whether the Mawile won out or not it seemed he only ever wound up with scraps...

Until one day a short fat man came his way. The man older then most he'd seen before; dressed like a hiker yet laden with strange looking packs. The fact that the man had made it through at all told Tallow that he was experienced, and the fact that he'd made it through without a scratch told Tallow that he was also 'dangerous'; maybe even a trainer!

As the man passed he caught sight of the little Mawile hiding away in the ceiling, and again following him all the way to the end of the cave. The creature was obviously curious, and yet when the man left the tunnel and moved out into the open air and sunlight the Mawile would not follow. He found it strange being tailed by a pokemon who'd not yet attacked him as the ones in this cave were notorious for. The incident made even stranger by the fact that the mans repellent had run out some time ago. Which meant this one was special, or maybe just a coward, but the man wasn't choosey when it came to picking partners for his sales.

Tallow was wary at first; having known humans to carry such wonderful treats and fun items to play with, but never having known them to be 'tasty' or 'fun' themselves. He watched from back in the safe darkness of his cave; jaw clenched and feeling tense as the man invaded his territory once more; only this time to set up some..thing? The man gingerly sat down on the rocky surface at the exit of the cave and began to unpack his favorite 'shell game'; the traveling con artist and gambling enthusiast occasionally peering back into the cave to see if the Pokemon was watching. Unsure, but feeling lucky enough he began to play the game with himself, and when that brought no results he moved onto cards, and then dice..

Unbeknownst to the man the Mawile was moving closer and closer with each game. Tallow's curiosity winning out when he saw so many fantastic things in the mans pack! Things that shone and flashed and moved; games, toys and cards that the Mawile had never seen before, but knew he wanted to have. Even if it meant leaving the cave. After all he couldn't just allow such a great opportunity to walk out on him! When the man next looked up Tallow was standing there before him with an impish grin and excited gaze. The man returned the smile and a fast friendship was born. They were not simply a trainer and his pokemon, but partners, equals. The man never saw fit to lock Mawile up in one of those silly balls as long as Mawile followed along at his side.

Tallow came across a great many wonders and vast new knowledge when the man brought him into the city; teaching him all he knew about the way's of being a con-artist. Some days they lived like kings, and others they barely lived at all. The days they spent together went on like a roller-coaster, rising, falling, and twisting without ever loosing the excitement they held. Tallow found that he enjoyed the change, and more importantly enjoyed being top dog when the opportunity arose. It was always better to be the one doing the using than to be the one being used; that was what his partner taught him, and as long as they worked together there was no way to loose!

Despite all of Tallow's new gained savvy, and confidence; the little Mawile knew very well that if he were ever alone in this kingdom of human's he'd be crushed by it, at least until he found his next partner..his next mark. One day Tallow's fears came to light and the game he'd been playing for so long beside the man ended. Coming back from a successful day on his favorite strip Tallow caught sight of his partner whispering with a man dressed in black..the exchange of money..a smile Tallow recognized as 'cruel'.

The next thing Tallow knew he was surrounded; chains and a cage were presented and subsequently destroyed by his powerful jaws. A net and an obscenely strong Machoke would prove to be his undoing. Tangled and hurt Tallow cried out to his partner; pleaded with tear filled eyes as he was being loaded into the back of the van. He did not understand what he'd done wrong or why his partner had turned on him; Tallow only knew that he did not want to join those other shadowed faces in the van. The other small huddled figures locked in cages waiting to be sent somewhere..

The man approached the van as the doors were closing, sighing and pocketing his money as they spoke for the last time. "You were never valuable before, not like this, and now that you are I'm afraid our journey together has ended. Don't you worry though little friend of mine. I'm sure someone else out there will find you just as valuable as I did, you'll have lots and lots of new 'friends' in no time..."

Mawile spent the rest of the seemingly endless ride sobbing in his captivity; hot angry tears streaming down his face even as the swaying motion of the vehicle lulled him to sleep. His dreams were dark and hateful; first full of self-pitying images and resentment. How stupid had he been to ever trust anyone; to allow himself to grow weak, complacent, and then the greatest slap to his pride. He'd let himself be used when it was HE who was supposed to be the user!
His dreams shifted again into dark red and pink swirls; the idea of revenge and freedom twisting together with the greater vision of power and wealth. He would be better than the humans, stronger; no longer just a 'partner' or something that could be sold away at greatest convenience, but something more!

The truck lurched to a stop and Tallow's dreams with it. Yet even as the pokemon had slept his maw had worked away at the pitiful ropes; gnawing them to shreds around him. When the doors swung open Tallow made his escape; letting loose a feral scream as he leaped past the astonished men and ran.

"The hell was that! A person? No couldn't have been?!"

The words were background noise as Tallow threw himself into darkness he'd once called home, and slowly made his way back to the city. He didn't understand this new gift that had been given to him, but he knew just how he was going to use it. This beautiful new body would help him make his dreams a reality.

I am DONE! -passes out- I blame this on Foster the Peoples new album. Soo good..such a creativity spark -fizzles-

Again any and all crit is greatly appreciated and LUVED.

-rolls up in the fixit mobile- Man my English teacher would eat my soul for this, blah...

WOOO EPINE ON A DATE! Sounds soo fun, I hope it went well for you!

Okay reworked the Strength/Weakness, added some physical traits to that.

Reworded the other things..Did not wish him to come out as Naive at all, but I did want to keep him at least a little curious. Reworked that and made it a 2nd Neutral point.

Fixed the other stuffus.

Whoa..and yess..and THANK YOU EPINE YOU WONDERFUL BEING YOU! -dashes in- Alright I'm gonna hunt down the typos and try to fix them up..I already see some of what your talking about..

I even added a few words where they werent needed..yesh..

Ahhh Gijinka with a J not a..fft lulz mai bad! Btw, is it better to call them Gijinkas or Humans? Technically they're like some kinda hybrid thing, but would other humans call them Gijinkas..or...would they even consider themselves human? I cant imagine a Pokemon calling itself a Gijinka until it heard the word from a human, because it would originally think itself turned human maybe.. -shrugs-

He sounds like a wonderful guy to rp with~<3

And that is my crit. Q u Q;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Oh cool! Extra info is always good to know -luvs shop lore already, fft..so cool- Thank you so much Epine! And thank you too Katsu for the positive fluffehness. LOVE IT ALSO!

Syrs, you'd think since Americans got their English from primarily the UK we'd have all our words spelled similarly.

Or..are is US English more of a Spanglish, Latin, Greek thing now..-shrugs- Spanglish btw, so awesome my spell check recognizes 'that' as a word, hurr!