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[imprudens]

Name: Tatara Totsuka
Age: 19
Origin: Union
Occupation: Trainer

Enlightened Changes: n/a
Abilities:
Far From Ordinary (specializing in fire types)
Kindred Soul: The Trainer is seen by Pokémon as a true friend and an ally, not so much human as a fellow Pokémon. Kindred Souls can understand the speech of Pokémon to a degree and do not need to use their Warp Band to connect to Pokémon. They have the ability to attract and befriend many Pokémon, and can bond with one additional Pokémon companion every week. Additionally, the maximum number of Pokémon companions they may have is increased by 10.

History: Totsuka was abandoned by his birth parents when he was only 3 years old. Whatever their reasons were, if they already had too many children, or they had other plans for themselves, he does not know and never shows any interest in finding out. The couple who finds him in the park where he was first abandoned later adopts him, though that also doesn't go well for long - his adoptive father's gambling destroys their relationship within a few years, prompting his adoptive mother to leave.
Totsuka grew up poor but cheerful for it, winding up a really self-sufficient child from an early age due to their many difficulties. Often, they'd have trouble paying bills. Sometimes they'd have trouble paying for food. He learned to forage from childhood, wandering out into the forest to find edible things and very likely got to be on friendly terms with pokémon as he went.

Throughout his school career, he was difficult to deal with for his teachers. Not because he was the type to cause much trouble or pick on other students, but simply because it was hard to find a niche for him to fit into the world. He changed his preferences often enough to leave anyone exasperated, until he finally settled on becoming a trainer.

It wasn't until Totsuka was a teenager that he formed his first important bonds, despite his amicable nature. Much to the concern of his teachers, he became best friends with a powerful enlightened, who happened to be the kind of person most everyone expected to wind up a delinquent. True to form, Totsuka began getting into more trouble than before, but he still never looked back.
Now at 19 years of age, he continues not to.

Pokémon bonded with: 22/70
Usual team: Kotori, Nara, Sora, Kiku, Lady, Touko, Yin.

(Last updated Sept 13th.)

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miyo.

[imprudens]

lileep, m
rock/grass
relaxed nature
lv. 22
ability: suction caps
encountered: week 87, refuge, lv. 22

miyo is a bit of a misanthropist and finds it extremely difficult to relate to anyone or anything. he tolerates tatara as long as he feeds him, but most of his time is spent plotting the downfall of various other pokémon he dislikes (read: all of tatara's other pokémon). fortunately, miyo is a plant growing out of a rock, so the mobility to carry out these plans tends to be a bit of a stumbling block. a crinoid can always dream, though.
it doesn't help that mochi has immediately tried to befriend him and tends to hang out around the same rock so long as it happens to be in the sun. whether an unlikely friendship is developing here or an attempted murder is only a matter of time remains to be seen.