Post by train on Jul 18, 2012 9:46:40 GMT -6
[atrb= cellSpacing,5,true][atrb=cellpadding,0px,true][atrb=border,0,true] [atrb=style, width:550px; bTable]  I know in this world what is true, Victory Seekers will see me through! |
This is how I am, take it or leave it! Train tends to be, excitable and optimistic. He rarely pays attention to the seriousness of a situation, rather making light of it. He also has the habit of ignoring the old advice to 'look before you leap', which can get him into trouble when he does not take the time to think about the results of actions before he takes them. Train is a goodhearted man, on the other hand, and enjoys helping others out when he has the skills to be able to do so. He will often go out of his way to lend a helping hand, even if it may get him in trouble or be dangerous to his health. A bit of a practical joker, he enjoys annoying others with his uncaring attitude, knowing that it tends to unbalance them when they are unable to figure out what he is up to. He is also incredibly blunt, telling people what he things about them without bothering to 'soften' his opinion. At the same time, he cares very little for the opinions of others when it comes to himself. Train knows who he is, what he can do, and his own worth. No one can tell him otherwise, and therefore, to him, their thoughts are of no importance. Train is self-reliant and very, very good at taking care of any sort of problem that may crop up He will do what he has to in order to take care of himself and his team, without fail. If his team is in danger, he will not hesitate to help them. This is one of his few 'berserk buttons', and one that should never be pressed if it can be helped. When it is pressed, he tends to become vicious, not holding back on either physical or verbal attacks. When it comes to battling, Train is competitive, wanting to win, but he also remembers that his team does have feelings and their own personality. As such, while he loves winning, he never wants a win at the cost of his team's health. If his Pokémon get too injured, he is likely to pull them, or call a quit to a battle. Even if it means forfeiting a battle against another trainer, he has no interest in seeing his team injured. The story of how I came to be. Born and raised in Blackthorn City, Train was the son of a pair of trainers. His mother had at one point been in the running for Champion of the Johto league, only to withdraw when she realized she was pregnant. At the same time, his father, Robert, was a successful trainer who never bothered with any of the Pokémon leagues. He opted to stop training and return to Blackthorn after marrying Train's mother, Elizabeth, and from there has become an assistant to Gym Leader Clair. Because of this, a number of his Pokémon were dragon-types, which exposed Train to them relatively early. When his mother returned to Blackthorn once it was realized she was pregnant, she began assisting young trainers who came through the Ice Path. As such, Train has been surrounded by Pokémon since birth, and has never known anything else but the ideal of being a trainer. He has enjoyed working with his parent's Pokémon growing up, assisting them with making sure they were fed. He has also had experience helping out any trainers who would occasionally use their home as a rest area before continuing on their journey, as he parents built an addition to be used as a bunkhouse for traveling trainers. Some of these trainers were good to their Pokémon, helping him in taking care of them. They showed Train just how to groom each species they had, and what kinds of food they like best, as well as how to see if they were healthy or not. These trainers greatly influenced him, as he could see that the Pokémon under these trainers were vibrant, full of life, obedient, and trusting. He has also seen trainers who view their Pokémon as little more than tools. These trainers leave Train to take care of their Pokémon on his own, not caring if he does the job properly. Any Pokémon under their care were listless, weak, and shy. Many fought their trainer's simplest commands, wanting to get away from their trainer whenever possible. Train has always pitied these Pokémon, and more than once wished he could steal them away from their trainer. When Train was nine, he made the mistake of wandering onto the Ice Path on his own, without another person or a Pokémon to help him traverse the slippery ice. Within three steps he lost his balance and slid across the floor. Trying to use his right arm to prevent himself from running headlong into one side of the path, he broke it severely, putting it in a cast for several months. Because of this, Train had to spend nearly half a year using his left hand for everything, from eating to drinking to writing. By the time the cast came off his right, dominate arm, he was able to use his left hand just as easily. Realizing the advantage that being ambidextrous would give him, his parents encouraged him to continue using both arms equally. He has, until now, been more interested in helping his parents and visiting trainers with their Pokémon than actually becoming a trainer in his own right, but a few months ago witnessed something that has propelled him into venturing to the Varaia Region. Resting on top of the Blackthorn City Gym, watching the sky, he was given the rare sight of seeing a pair of Skarmory fighting over a meal, before a Dragonair interrupted the fight to steal the food. Watching the pair gang up on the larger dragon-type intrigued him, and he wanted to learn more about these kinds of interactions. A few weeks later Train watched a young Dratini evolve, and then saw what he swears was some sort of legendary run over the top of the mountains that surround Blackthorn. These events have sent him to Dust Town, looking to start his own adventure as a trainer in a region that has never heard of the Curean family. |
