Exploration is a way of life

Hey there. I'm Brendan; Brendan Birch if you want the full name. If you are looking for a battle, I have no qualms in complying. If not, enjoy your stay here in Hoenn! Just stay safe, alright? (Independent roleplay blog for Brendan from Pokemon R/S/E. Please read rules before following)

[thehoennranger]

Account is dysfunctional

No drama, going to list reasons right here why I'm breaking the habit.

#1 Time. Seriously, I'm practically running my CAP Squadron alone, and now that my Commander is in the hospital, I don't think I'm gonna have any free time in... a good long while. Plus, whenever I do get on, I can't seem to control myself. It really bugs me that I can't force myself off at a specific time and STAY off, but it seems it's become a serious addiction. #2 Temptation for sexually explicit roleplays. Even with my strict rules set down straight, I keep finding loopholes for the damn things (if you'll pardon my language), and it's driving me up the wall with how WEAK my willpower is. I believe such things aren't just disgusting, but thoroughly immoral, and yet here I am exposing myself to such stuff day and night. I'm being pathetic, and I've got to put an end to it. #3 It's making me extremely ill tempered in real life. Just like when a smoker can't grab a cigarette or an alcoholic is denied a drink, I get cranky as hell when I don't get on the computer. And when someone interrupts me, I come this close to physically harming them. It's terrifying, especially around my own family and younger siblings, whom I should be protecting instead of snapping at.

My apologies to all my partners and friends here; you've all been fantastic, wonderful and a whole slew of other adjectives I could go on about forever. However, duty calls, and besides; we'll all see each other again someday.

Take care, everyone, and may God bless you all with happy, joyous lives!

[toxicdogars-deactivated20170601]

Roxie let out a whistle at what he had to tell her. “Hoenn’s pretty far. Never see much of you types out here. Especially over here in Virbank. Usually people come in through that airport in uh…Mistralton, I think the name is,” she commented, a friendly enough smile on her face, though she was eyeing what she thought MIGHT be hair…but it also might be a hat. Huh.

"And I getcha about the higher class. I don’t like those types of people. They’re always so damned prissy and stuffy. And they expect anyone who looks grungy to do stuff for free for ‘em. Tch, self-important asses if ya ask me. But I guess ya do what ya gotta do for your job, Birch."

[thehoennranger]

"It is really far out; roughly two thousand nautical miles far out. And search me why they wanted in on Virbank. Maybe the ports at Castelia city were closed?" He gave a shrug, hardly wanting to carry the conversation any further. At least, until he noticed her gazing at the crown of his head, that is. "...and for the record, that's hair up there. Not a hat."

"Arceus dammit, you don't know the half of it! It's like I was just some bloody slave to them the entire trip over! The only reason I was assigned the job was because everyone else Torchic'd out, and frankly? I can't blame them for not wanting to deal with those asinine morons! I swear, if those snotty nosed, over sized brats show their faces in front of me again..." He trailed off into angry muttering, running off a list of just what he'd end up doing to the unfortunate souls that ran across his foul temper.

[thehoennranger]

LEGAL NAME: Brendan Skies Birch

NICKNAME[S]: Sock Head

DATE OF BIRTH: April 8th, Age 20

GENDER | SPECIES: Male | Human

PLACE OF BIRTH: Littleroot Town, Hoenn

CURRENT LIVING CONDITIONS: Resides in family home in Littleroot

SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English, French (Kalosian) and a spattering of Latin.

EDUCATION: Bachelors Degree, obtained at Ranger Academy. Homeschooled by father.

OCCUPATION: Pokemon Ranger Corps First Lieutenant, Search and Rescue Division.

CRIMINAL RECORD: None.

DRINK | SMOKE | DRUGS: None | None | None

LIKE[S]: Honesty, charitableness, aiding others, exploration, Ground and Steel type Pokemon, seafood, his home region, studying rare Pokemon and ruins.

DISLIKE[S]: Liars, criminals, Team Magma and Aqua, waking up late, cold.

FEAR[S]: Failing to rescue someone, letting his Ranger team down, Barry on sugar, Blue on sugar.

PERSONALITY TRAITS: Quiet, compassionate, generous, sharp witted, stubborn, overly serious (on occasion)

{ P H Y S I C A L   I N F O R M A T I O N }

HAIR COLOR:  Albino

EYE COLOR: Red

HEIGHT:  6' 2"

WEIGHT: 154 lbs.

TATTOOS: None

{ F A M I L Y   I N F O R M A T I O N }

SIBLING[S]: — None

PARENT[S]: — Mary Birch (deceased)           Prof. Henry Birch, MD                                 

CHILDREN: — None

PETS[S]: — N/A

{ R E L A T I O N S H I P   I N F O R M A T I O N }

SEXUAL PREFERENCE: Heterosexual

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Currently dating

SINCE WHEN: 3/12

[toxicdogars-deactivated20170601]

"Going to be blood huh? You’re gonna have to not do that, otherwise I’ll beat ya down myself," Roxie, ever the socialist, spoke up from nearby. She’d actually been watching the ocean. The girl liked seeing the boats coming in, she liked imagining that some of them contained either people who came from far away to challenge her, or people who came from far away just to listen to her music. Either way was a nice thought.

"Name’s Roxie. What’s got ya so peeved, kid?" she said, ironically. She herself could easily be considered a kid, especially with the way she acted at times, but it was just her way of talking to people.

[thehoennranger]

Looking up with a rather sour expression on, Brendan forced himself to bite his tongue at the girl's comment on his bemoaning of his situation. Best not to start something, especially out in public, and while in uniform.

"...First Lieutenant Birch, Hoenn Ranger Corps. I'm on assigned duty here to... provide escort to some of Unova's higher class back to their places here. If that doesn't explain my impatience with the situation, then I don't know what will."

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                ❝I promise I pay well.❞ Misty mumbled. She waited a second, to see if he would change his mind, before slowly trudging towards the counter. ❝I’m— okay, see, I’m not that… good… at cooking.❞ She continued in her low voice. She’d rather be caught dead than to admit she wasn’t very good at something out loud— but this was only going to end in disaster. Good intentions only get you so far.

[thehoennranger]

"Oh come on, Misty. You can't be that bad, and besides, practice makes perfect! I'll be here to help you each and every step of the way." Giving the Gym Leader a reassuring pat on the shoulder, Brendan paused to retrieve a quartet of uncooked steaks from the fridge, as well as a bottle of lemon juice. "Reach up into that cabinet and pull out the rosemary, would you? We're gonna keep this a nice and simple meal."

[compassionatelight-deactivated2]

Dawn took a moment to take note of all of that. At least it all seemed reasonable enough - nothing that would be too hard, she imagined. (Well, she wasn’t entirely sure how to approach being more strict with Prince, but she’d have to come up with something sooner or later.)

"I think I got all of that… thank you!"

[thehoennranger]

"You sure? That's a good deal of information to take in all at once, Dawn."

After all, he had just provided what one might call an information overload. Last thing he wanted to do was confuse her and indirectly end up having her Pokemon treated the wrong way. "Maybe we should have a small battle just to see how some of them might act, now that I've run an analysis?"

[thehoennranger]

Down The Beaten Path - Closed RP with FighterInWhite

[cxndidum]

"I love to travel around. It’s something I do! The thrill of being in a new place is something I always wanted in life." Her eyes brightened up in an instant. As a little girl, Touko had always heard about the how humongous the world truly was. While her father could put constraints on her whereabouts, she always found a way to listen to stories that strangers were willing to share. As a young kid, it was much easier to approach a person with pure curiosity, and dolly eyes which held a naive perspective. 

"I wasn’t able to do it before, so now I’m just trying to explore everything as much as I can. This region seems very cozy and the nature is marvelous. I’m glad I stopped by!" A bright smile was given to the boy by her, a genuine one. It was funny how a simple question could bring back many memories in a person. 

"I guess I’m also trying to broaden my views. How about yourself? Have you ever been anywhere else?"

    Maybe this person could relate…

          somehow. Maybe.

[thehoennranger]

Brendan smiled at Touko's enthusiasm, and it only widened as she praised Hoenn for it's natural beauty. If you ever wanted to get the young man grinning like an idiot, you need only mention how wonderful Hoenn was, and he'd have a smile on from ear to ear. In fact, it was half the reason he even enlisted in the Ranger Corps; being tasked with the protection and safekeeping of his region.

"Hoenn certainly is something, isn't it? No other region has the locale and sights this place has to offer, that much I know."

The question came as a surprise at first, but in retrospect Brendan felt he should have expected it. After all, considering her hobby of journeying, it was bound to come up sooner or later. "I've ventured abroad before, usually on a research job or mission for the Corps, but there's been the occasional personal trip. I've been to Johto, Unova and... Sinnoh before on just vacations, while I've seen pretty much all of the regions on official tasks."

[thehoennranger]

Okay remember what I said about being out all day?

Turns out my Civil Air Patrol squadron Commander was hospitalized last night, and we (the squadron members) just got word of it when we walked into the briefing room. At the last reported time, his situation was not good. If I could ask you all to pray for his recovery, as well as for the consolation of his wife, I'd be exceedingly grateful.

[thehoennranger]

It had been one doozy of a day, that was without a doubt. Brendan had been stuck at the docks ever since nine in the morning, providing escort to some of the 'higher ups' of a ship load of Unovan tourists, and he was about ready to scream bloody murder.

Thanking Arceus for the chance to take a break, the Ranger absentmindedly plopped himself down on the nearest bench overlooking the sea, resting his head in both open hands. "Ugh, I swear, if I get dog-called one more damn time, there's going to be blood. Or something of that nature, at the very least..."

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                ❝That sounds amazing.❞ Misty grinned. ❝Feel free to go all—out.❞ She assured him. 

                ❝I mean, you don’t have to come around all the time. Maybe on the weekends or something and make enough food for the week for my sisters and I.❞ Misty shrugged, as if it was the most casual request she could make. ❝Besides— I need to make sure whoever cooks for us won’t spit in our food. Especially since they’re picky eaters.❞

[thehoennranger]

"As... tempting as the offer is, perhaps it'd be better if I just, y'know... taught you how to cook? It isn't all that hard, just basic memorization, as well as creativity to spice things up a bit. C'mon, I'll show you," he finished, giving her a wave to join her at the kitchen counter. Oh Brendan, if only you realized the apocalypse you were risking, you would have never offered.

[compassionatelight-deactivated2]

"Alright! Well, Princ - no, sorry, my prinplup!" She quickly amended herself. Her pokemons’ nicknames felt… kind of childish, honestly. She felt silly using them around other people. "Prinplup was my first pokemon, and… hm, I guess he’s kind of stubborn? He doesn’t always listen…

"Then my shinx. It seems like he’s scared of… uh, a lot of things. He doesn’t like battling much, either. I’m not sure if there’s much way to get him to…” Not that she’d tried yet. She was too worried about making Blitz hate her to give it much thought.

"My budew isn’t too strong just yet, but I keep her out of her pokeball a lot. I guess I understand her the best.

"And last is my drifloon. I just caught it, so I don’t know much about it yet. Also, it doesn’t do all that much…"

Is that enough?”

[thehoennranger]

Thinking over all the information, Brendan mulled it over for a bit. Eventually coming up with as best a set of theories as he could, he gave voice to them in a thoughtful tone. "Well, it sounds as if your Prinplup could use some discipline, before he gets too accustomed to disobeying. He might end up getting hurt in battle, not listening to commands."

"Your Shinx might have been rather young when you caught him. Perhaps he's still inexperienced with... well, everything. All I can say would be to give him time, and see if you can't obtain an EXP Share for him."

"As for your Budew... she may very well work the hardest, and might be the most in need of a break. Simple rest ought to do the trick."

"Unfortunately, I can't say much for your Drifloon. It's a Pokemon I am currently unfamiliar with, and it sounds rather nonchalant about everything, regardless."

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                ❝I don’t have to watch my weight!❞ Misty protested. She can thank her high metabolism for that one. Although she probably should, it was just far too boring. Daisy probably did it for her anyway. After all, she’s technically a Sensational Sister. Technically. ❝Meat, definitely."

                ❝That’s actually a good idea.❞ She mused. ❝None of us can cook, and Brock and Tracey both haves lives outside of making food for us.❞

                  ……..

                ❝Hey Brendan, do you wanna make some extra money?❞

[thehoennranger]

Rolling his eyes at the Gym Leader's retort, Brendan replaced the pan with a griddle as soon as she mentioned meat. "Alright then, how does grilled steak sound? I could whip up some mashed potatoes to go along with it, or maybe even stir fry some shrimp, too."

The Ranger paused at the offer, turning his head to give his friend a perplexed look. "You... aren't suggesting I come work for you, are you, Misty?"

[thehoennranger]

"It just hit me; If I'm gonna be May's boyfriend, I really need to step up my game as a trainer. Maybe I should challenge the League..."

[maritiime-blog]

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                ❝I don’t care. I’m just happy to have something filling again! You can only get so far with ramen noodles and Pikachu Scout cookies. I don’t even like noodles that much, actually…❞ 

                Misty pulled out a chair at the table though, resting her head in her hands. ❝It’s not easy to rely on busy people for food. Good food, at least. I wish my sisters could cook.❞ 

[thehoennranger]

"Seriously Misty, you ought to eat better. Even for someone who has to watch their weight as a swimmer, it isn't healthy." Brendan, knock it off. The girl's had a rough patch with food lately. Stop being insensitive.

"From what I've seen, they probably have hires for that duty, if you don't mind me saying so." Reaching up into a cupboard, Brendan pulled out a frying pan and set it on the stove. "Would you rather have something with meat, or just something starchy?"

[compassionatelight-deactivated2]

"That’s great! Thank you again!" She was quick to produce the four pokeballs from her bag, holding them out for him to see. "I have a prinplup, a shinx, a budew, and a drifloon - oh, and do you need me to tell you about them at all or should I just let you see them?" 

[thehoennranger]

"Any information you can provide about them would be appreciated," he answered, watching the young female happily pull out her team member's capsules. If anything, you had to give her credit for her energy.

[cute-charms-deactivated20170116]

"Erm, Blue? Did you take a trip to Kalos and not tell me?"

"I— Uh, no-? I didn’t. Long story, little time."

[cute-charms-deactivated20170116]

"Too easy, huh?"

[thehoennranger]

"One of them threatened to make me wear a dress once. Considering that look isn't your usual attire - though it doesn't look half bad - I guess it was kinda blatant. How long d'you think it's supposed to last?"

[cute-charms-deactivated20170116]

"Erm, Blue? Did you take a trip to Kalos and not tell me?"

"I— Uh, no-? I didn’t. Long story, little time."

[thehoennranger]

"...anons?"