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Username: Promised Land

Name: Jason Hemming

Faction: Team Liberty

Hometown: Pallet Town

Age: 19

Appearance: Jason stands at around 6' 3" and has a fairly average build (not out of shape but not exactly athletic either). While he's not much of a fighter, his long limbs allow him to run pretty fast and are also useful for locking in crippling submission holds if the situation calls for it. He has dark brown eyes and his hair is black and long enough for him to tie back in a short ponytail. For clothes, he dresses casually; black pants with red markings running down the sides and a grey short-sleeved hoodie, over which he wears black vest for storing items. He wears his Poké Balls on his belt.

Personality: Outside of missions, Jason is laid back and easy to get along with. He'll listen to personal problems but he also always says exactly what he thinks, even if it might sound blunt or harsh. When it's time to go to work, he's a team player who looks out for his allies and tries to do things as smoothly as possible. Unfortunately, sometimes he'll hesitate when faced with a big moral decision.

Background: Jason lived a relatively normal life. Despite the struggles going on between Teams Liberty and Rocket, he was fortunate enough to be able to avoid the more explosive conflicts that occured between them throughout his days as a trainer. That is, until a hotel that he was staying in one night in Goldenrod City was raided by Team Rocket, who was searching for Liberty Agents who might be hiding out in the city. During the raid, the Rocket Agents "confiscated" the Pokémon of every trainer in the hotel, including Jason's. Following the incident, Jason realized that as long as the two Teams were at war with each other, future trainers would never be able to go about on their journeys without having to worry even more for their safety.

Three years have passed since Jason first joined Team Liberty. In that time, he has participated in several missions but never anything major. For the sake of keeping his family safe from Team Rocket, he has not contacted them ever since he joined Liberty. The previous team of Pokémon that he had been using for missions has been sent away for medical treatment and now works with two new ones as well as a new partner. By working with Team Liberty, he hopes to not only pave a new future for the next generation, but also possibly find clues regarding a missing friend.

Pokémon: Wildwing (Pidgey) and Nitro (Rapidash).

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Species: Pidgey

Nickname: Wildwing

Trainer: Jason Hemming

Appearance: Identical to other Pidgey.

Personality: Wildwing was actually born to a Pidgeot from Jason's first team and the two have known each other since Wildwing was a fledgeling. As a result, he is very obedient but does have a certain amount of pride. He has a habit of pecking Jason's head when he wants something.

Ability: Keen Eye

Specialty: Wildwing uses his natural speed to quickly move in and out to strike at targets.

Known Moves: Sand-attack, Gust, Quick Attack, Brave Bird (only used for emergencies), Agility

Species: Rapidash

Nickname: Nitro

Trainer: Jason Hemming

Appearance: Slightly larger than an average Ponyta but not to the point where Jason can ride her.

Personality: Nitro is fairly docile and will allow others to touch her but she is also fiercely protective of Jason and will sometimes lash out with a fire attack or her diamond-hard hooves if she feels he is in danger.

Ability: Flash Fire

Specialty: Nitro's special attack power is unusually high.

Known Moves: Fire Blast, Double Kick, Flame Wheel, Tail Whip

Username: Promised Land

Name: Rachel Camilla

Faction: Team Liberty

Hometown: Olivine City

Age: 18

Appearance: The first thing most people notice about Rachel is that she is rather muscular compared to most other girls her age and is also fairly tall at around six-feet even. Her build and strength is thanks largely in part to the work that she did on the docks of Oliving City while she was growing up, such as lifting metal drums filled with liquid. Her skin is also tanned thanks to the numerous hours she spent each day under the sun and marked with a few tattoos as well. She keeps her brown hair short and usually wears a steel-blue headband bearing a silver Poké Ball logo over it. The rest of her attire consists of a grey sleeveless top and baggy blue pants. She usually has a blue jacket tied around her waist and wears her old working boots and gloves, although the fingers have been worn down to the point where she has simply removed them. She keeps everything except for her Poké Balls and important items in a small backpack.

Personality: If there's one thing that Rachel understands, it's the value of working hard to accomplish a goal no matter what may happen. That's not to say that she doesn't like to have a good time and while she may seem a bit rough around the edges, she usually means well and is very passionate about what she does, giving everything she has to any task. Unfortunately, she also has a bit of a temper and can come across as hard-headed at times. Due to her competitive nature, she can be hard on herself when she doesn't perform as well as she would like to.

Background: Being the only girl out of five children, Rachel had always strived to prove that she can be just as good as her brothers not only to her family and the community but also to herself. She spent a majority of her childhood working on the docks of Olivine City with her father and brothers, starting out with small tasks and eventually found herself going out to sea with them at times. Three of her brothers died in accidents either on the docks or at sea but instead of being frightened off, Rachel took this as a reason to get stronger so that she wouldn't have to share their fate.

Because of her busy schedule, Rachel didn't become a trainer until she was about seventeen. Her family all pitched in to buy her the necessary equipment as well as her first Pokémon, a Squirtle. Rachel was only away for a few months when she received word from home that a Team Rocket smuggling operation had gone horribly wrong and resulted in the sinking of several boats, including the one that her father and brothers had been working on at the time. When no news of the whereabouts of her family surfaced after another month, Rachel got tired of waiting and took matters in to her own hands, joining up with Team Liberty to strike back against the people she believes are responsible for the disappearence of her family. Being a relatively new member, she is being paired up with another Agent, Jason Hemming.

Pokémon: Diamondback (Wartortle) and Masamune (Scyther)

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Species: Wartortle

Nickname: Diamondback

Trainer: Rachel Camilla

Appearance: Rachel thought it would be cool to draw a design similar to one of her tattoos on to Diamondback's shell. With permanent marker.

Personality: Like his Trainer, Diamondback can get very competitive in a battle and has a bit of a tough-guy complex.

Ability: Torrent

Specialty: Diamondback has high defensive stats and can take quite a bit of punishment.

Known Moves: Withdraw, Watergun, Mud Sport, Skull Bash

Species: Scyther

Nickname: Masamune

Trainer: Rachel Camilla

Appearance: Another scribble courtesy of Rachel, this one being on Masamune's left shoulder.

Personality: Tempermental and very aggressive. Will sometimes lose himself in the heat of a battle and attack relentlessly until Rachel returns him.

Ability: Technician

Specialty: Masamune specializes in blitz-style attacks, coming in fast and striking hard to keep the opponent off balance.

Known Moves: Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Agility, Fury Cutter

Username: Promised Land

Name: Jessica Ortrune

Faction: Team Rocket

Hometown: Lilycove City

Age: 19

Appearance: A sort of cold beauty surrounds her. Her pale blue eyes and platinum blonde hair contrast drastically with her black Rocket uniform, which she tops off with a black beret. Her pale face usually carries a stern expression.

Personality: Jessica does whatever it takes to get the mission done, no matter how low she has to stoop, and is the kind of person who always goes through with her threats. She won't hesitate to resort to violence to settle a situation and never shows remorse for her actions. At least, not on the surface. Deep down, underneath the cold facade, Jessica detests the things that she forces herself to do to other people and Pokémon. Underneath every threat is a silent hope that her targets comply if only to keep them from becoming victims.

Background: Jessica was born to be a Rocket Agent. Her father, a former member of Team Magma, joined the Rockets after Magma was disbanded and all of his children, including her, were expected to follow in his footsteps. At first, she resisted, running away from home and assuming a false identity as a Trainer to see the world. For a while, she managed to avoid being discovered but that all changed when a Rocket sympathizer spotted her and a friend walking through Saffron City. When she realized that the Rockets were coming for her, she left Saffron City to draw them away and then quietly surrendered to avoid raising a commotion.

Once she was back home, her father inplemented a strict training routine that she was forced to follow for the next few years. All connections to her career as a Trainer, including her Pokémon team, were confiscated or otherwise disposed of. Several styles of martial arts and firearms training were only a few of things that she learned and today, she is the very thing that her father wanted and that she had tried to avoid. A Rocket Agent.

Pokémon: Aderyn (Torchic) and Kojiro (Farfetch'd)

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Species: Torchic

Nickname: Aderyn

Trainer: Jessica Ortrune

Appearance: No different from regular Torchic.

Personality: Though she is loyal to her Trainer, Aderyn can still be a bit excitable at times. This side of her actually helps Jessica to get by sometimes.

Ability: Blaze

Specialty: Aderyn focuses primarily on special attacks from a distance followed up by physical ones when the opponent is weaker.

Known Moves: Peck, Sand-attack, Counter, Fire Spin, Ember

Species: Farfetch'd

Nickname: Kojiro

Trainer: Jessica Ortrune

Appearance: No different from regular Farfetch'd

Personality: Kojiro is vigilant, even outside of battle. This helps him to keep alert and aware of his surroundings at all times.

Ability: Inner Focus

Specialty: Like the famous swordsman he was named after, Kojiro uses mostly fast attacks to weaken an opponent before going in for a big hit.

Known Moves: Fury Cutter, Aerial Ace, Swords Dance, Slash, Mirror Move

I'm planning to have Jessica (Team Rocket) go after Cressalia and have Jason and Rachel go after Pyramid King Brandon in the long run.

Come now, Arch-Angel, don't be discouraged over such a trivial subject. Look at me; as a normal member, I can't even create blogs, much less win the award. So rest assured that you at least have a better chance than I do.

That's a pretty good way to put it. I myself have been in my first relationship for nearly two years now (which is apparantly quite an achievement from where I'm from) and there are times when I feel like my outlook on love is different from hers.