#sevenyearswaiting

[inthemurder]

sevenyearswaiting replied to your post “I’m in the mood for pokemon right now, so here’s a starter call for...”

hey i'm def interested, but I've got my hands full atm! can I get back to you in hopefully a week or so? I've got some ideas too :) :)

Oh, no problem! Just IM me or something when you can ^_^

[tannumregion]

ABOUT THE MUN

Name: Castor Age: 25 Url: @sevenyearswaiting​

ABOUT THE MUSE

Name: Zelda Shanae “Sheik” Harkinian Age: 20 Gender: Genderfluid masculine-leaning. (He/Him when presenting as Sheik. She/Her when presenting as Zelda) Sexuality: Demi

Hometown: Rustboro City, Hoenn Moved to Pinefield Town Occupation: Team Astra Grunt Badges: N/A Ribbons: N/A

Team Astra Rank: Grunt Recruited: 2 years ago Loyalty: double agent

BACKGROUND

Sheik is a relative newcomer to the Tannum region, originally hailing from the industrial hub of Hoenn, Rustboro City. In fact, he wasn’t always known as Sheik, and to this day his parents are unaware of the location of their child, ‘Zelda.’

Zelda’s parents had placed high hopes of achievement on their only child, a pressure that eventually made her resent them and the high-paced city life that she associated with them. She studied hard in school, for their sake, worked diligently to train for pokemon battles, for their sake, and applied to internships at the Devon Corporation, for their sake. It was when her parents took away the pokemon she had trained (so that they could be traded out for rare collector species) that she realized that she deserved to start living for herself rather than for them. At age seventeen, they rid themself of the identity ‘Zelda’ and instead took on an identity that was, for the first time, theirs: “Sheik.” Sheik left Hoenn without telling a soul, cutting all ties with his past life and seeking a new one in a distant region.

Upon moving to the Tannum region, Sheik settled in Pinefield Town, a complete antithesis to the city he’d grown up in. Here, he reached out to the local JL Agency to receive his second starter Treecko (his first in Rustboro, a Mudkip, had been among those confiscated by his parents). Sheik accomplished very little his first year in Tannum, spending most of his time exploring the surrounding forest for soul searching, and trying to adjust to a life that was no longer structured. Aside from Treecko, only one other pokemon, a Nincada, was added to his team during this time.

Sheik found purpose again when he encountered a man recruiting for Team Astra. Knowing how troublesome the ‘Teams’ of Hoenn had been, he was naturally wary of the one of Tannum. He stayed long enough to listen to the man’s fervent assertions regarding Astra’s goodwill, and then went home that night to do some research on his own. While perusing through any information he could find on the team, he concluded that their goals were reasonable, and that he needed to see for himself if there was any truth to the rumors surrounding their illicit activities. The next time he encountered an Astra recruiter, he immediately expressed interest in joining their ranks.

It took no longer than a month for Sheik to realize that he completely disagreed with the methods employed by the organization. However, he also recognized that the threat predicted by Astra could not be ignored, and while their methods were crude they were the best resource to learn more about the legendary beast. Thus sparked Sheik’s newfound determination to climb the organization’s ranks and he worked harder than ever to impress his superiors, all while helping alert the authorities to some of Astra’s more heinous crimes when he could.

He began to train his pokemon seriously again, something he hadn’t done since leaving Hoenn. No stranger to long work hours and rigorous study in both academics and battle, his past experiences in Hoenn have become valuable in his efforts to impress the Astra admins. The only thing stunting what would have been a quick ascent were, though mild, some suspicions regarding his loyalty.

As a double agent, Sheik corresponds with Team Astra as ‘Sheik,’ and corresponds with the authorities as ‘Zelda’ in situations where face-to-face communication is necessary.

Sheik is a thoughtfully quiet individual. However, he can prove to be talkative and pressing if he finds reason to learn more about a person (be it for friendship or for assessing threats). Although his past experiences have left him rather disillusioned and somewhat cynical, those he feels comfortable with may see the rare glimpse of his playfully teasing side.

POKEMON

Name: Chance Gender: Male Species: Grovyle First Met: at 17yo. First arrival in Tannum. Pinefield Town Nature: Serious Moveset: Mega Drain, Leaf Blade, Agility, Detect Ability: Overgrow Hold Item: None

Background: As Sheik’s second starter, and the first upon restarting a new life, Chance became an important member of his current team. The Grovyle had provided a sense of stability during his initial year in Tannum when he was still trying to find some direction in his life. Having stayed by Sheik’s side through both his best and his worst, Chance has proven to be a loyal partner who could adapt quickly to situations with or without Sheik’s direction. Chance is sometimes serious to a fault, and is the first to refocus a distracted team back to their main objective.

In terms of Sheik’s work as a double agent, the Grovyle’s keen sense of nearby threats as well as their agility have been invaluable in avoiding trouble. He usually remains outside of a pokeball.

Name: Arrow Gender: Male Species: Ninjask First Met: at 17yo. Everscape Forest. Nature: Brave Moveset: Swords Dance, Baton Pass, Double Team, Cut Ability: Speed Boost Hold Item: Focus Band

Background: Sheik encountered Arrow as a Nincada while he’d been resting at the base of one of Everscape Forest’s titanic trees. It had been an empty time for Sheik, then, as he was still struggling to find a way to define himself in this new region, and he’d caught the Nincada with as much purpose as he’d had with his own life.

Arrow, who had burrowed out of the ground nearby, had been caught simply as battle practice for Chance, as at this point the Treecko hadn’t had any battles for months. Sheik couldn’t have anticipated how valuable Arrow would be in the years to come. Arrow’s strongest characteristic is his mettle against opponents vastly more powerful than him: The Ninjask blindly follows Sheik’s orders even in fights where they are clearly outmatched, and fights with more fervor the higher the perceived threat of the opponent.  

Outside of battle, Arrow’s ability to Cut through overgrowth has been useful in navigating areas with thick vegetation.

Name: Snitch Gender: Male Species: Mightyena First Met: at 18yo. Immediately upon joining Team Astra. Nature: Relaxed Moveset: Thief, Crunch, Roar, Take Down Ability: Quick Feet Hold Item: Black Glasses

Background: Sheik was introduced to Snitch upon his entry into the Team Astra organization. The Poochyena was skeptical of the newest recruit at first, especially considering how the other two pokemon in Sheik’s team were not the most impressive. Over time, however, Snitch was able to observe Sheik’s change from a disillusioned youth into one with a fiery passion to make a difference in Tannum. It was something the pokemon could appreciate, and Snitch now maintains a close bond with the rest of the team as well as with the trainer.

With a generally lax attitude, the Mightyena is often responsible for easing the nerves of the rest of the pokemon, especially Arrow, who is known to have a tendency of boldly harassing those deemed dangerous to the team.

Snitch is also known to be skilled at swiping possessions off people and pokemon alike, though Chance is sometimes able to see through his tricks.

Name: Avys Gender: Female Species: Xatu First Met: at 18yo. Pinefield Town. Nature: Modest Moveset: Confuse Ray, Teleport, Psychic, Ominous Wind Ability: Synchronize Hold Item: Bright Powder

Background: Sheik encountered Avys as a Natu while he was on his way to leave Pinefield Town for one of his first missions for Team Astra. Recognizing that he needed to expand his team if he wanted to become a valuable member of the organization, he decided to catch the pokemon as his first wild pokemon encounter since joining Astra.

Avys is extremely shy regarding compliments, and may teleport away if she believes she is receiving too much praise. Sheik has learned the hard way not to overdo it with the encouragement for this Xatu.

While her Teleport ability can be troublesome in this regard, it has helped Sheik quickly travel from one location to another. This has become useful whenever he needs to slip away to report Astra movement to the authorities.  

Name: Cleo Gender: Female Species: Joltik First Met: at 19yo. Underroute Caves Entrance. Nature: Impish Moveset: Thunder Wave, Electroweb, Signal Beam, Gastro Acid Ability: Compound Eyes Hold Item: None

Background: The most recent member of the team, Cleo, was added on accident. In one of Team Astra’s missions in the Everscape region, Sheik slipped away briefly to rendezvous with an officer near the Underroute Caves. After the meeting, he quickly rejoined Astra, but had not noticed that a resident Joltik had dropped and clung onto his back.

The presence of the Joltik had not gone unnoticed by the Astra Agent he’d been following for the mission, and Sheik was interrogated regarding its sudden appearance. Thankfully, with some clever improvisation and creative storytelling, Sheik was able to convince the agent that he’d always had the Joltik on his team.

Cleo was caught promptly after the mission ended and the grunts were dismissed.

The Joltik remains fond of clinging to Sheik, and can be found sitting somewhere on his person at any given time.