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Player
Name: Kati
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Current Characters in Route: not_scary
Character
Name: Jirou Akutagawa
Series: Prince of Tennis
Timeline: End of the anime (OVAs).
Canon Resource Links:
FET
MyAnimeList
Personality: Jirou spends most of his time sleeping. He can fall asleep at any place, at any time, no matter what is happening around him. He may seem like a narcoleptic to outsiders, but he's actually completely healthy; sleeping is just his favourite hobby.
Because Jirou sleeps most of the time, he has a lot of energy stored up. When Jirou is awake, he's cheerful, sociable and friendly. He gets excited about things very easily and he's easy to impress. Jirou tends to fanboy over people and things he finds cool, like his tennis idol Marui Bunta. Pretty much anything out of ordinary (an unnatural hair colour, extreme hobbies, cool special skills) piques his interest. Keeping him interested and awake is a totally different ordeal, though. He'll fall asleep once the new shiny thing stops interesting him. He can't stand being bored.
Even though Jirou's mostly a fun friend to have, he can also be very bothersome. He's somewhat self-centered and stubborn. He doesn't really think about what a burden he becomes when he falls asleep whenever he feels like sleeping. If he wants something, he won't stop demanding until he gets it - be it a new manga or game or a tennis match against someone he idolizes. The good thing is that he doesn't care about winning games or tennis matches; the match itself is the most important thing to him. He's not the most dependable partner or team mate to have, if they're aiming to win...
Strengths/Weaknesses:
+ He has a lot of energy stored up.
+ He's quite fit, being a tennis player and all. He's flexible.
+ He's a good loser. If he enjoyes the match itself, the results don't really matter to him.
+ He can fall asleep anywhere, at any time...
- ... but he spends most of his time sleeping and thus isn't a very good traveling partner.
- His attention span is really short.
- He doesn't really listen to orders and forgets things quickly.
- He's really, really lazy.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Munchlax ("Terminator")
Password: Taco Bell.
Samples
First Person Sample:
[The feed turns on. Jirou's wide, excited grin fills the screen. He makes small, excited noises. ]
THIS IS AMAZING! POKÉMON! Real, living Pokémon! This is soooooo coooooool!!
[The video starts shaking - Jirou is so excited that he can't stay in one place, so he's pacing from other foot to another.]
Oooooh, hey, hey, hey! Does this mean that I'm a Pokémon trainer now? Can I become, like, the Pokémon Master, too?! That'd be so, so, so AWESOME!
[More excited flailing ensues.]
I want to have a battle! Right now! I want to see just how great Terminator is in a real batt--- woah!
[The Pokégear slips from his hand. A faint "oh, whoops" can be heard before the feed shows the ground coming closer and turns off.]
Third Person Sample:
It was just like a dream. One of those really vivid ones that Jirou usually had every time he fell asleep in class. The biggest difference was that this time he knew that he was awake. He had woken up at a house that was not his - which wasn't an uncommon occurence in itself - but he remembered that he hadn't fallen asleep there. He wasn't sure about his whereabouts, but he was sure that the woman who had called him "darling" and gave him his "backpack for the long journey" wasn't his mother.
Not really minding the cold goodbyes he had gotten from his supposed mother, Jirou opened the backpack and peered inside. Maybe he could find some answers inside it. Clothes, towels, a lunch box, other random stuff and...
"OH, HEY, is that a Pokéball?!"
He picked it up. A genuine Pokéball. He threw it in the air and caught it. It was a bit heavier than a tennis ball, but roughly the same size. A Pokéball. He thought about tossing it up in the air again but then he realized that since it was a Pokéball... There might be something inside it. That something might not be happy about being used as a juggling ball. He petted the ball gently.
"Oops. Sorry, I didn't mean to make you feel nauseous! What are you, anyway? Oh, before I call you out, I need to give you a nickname..." Jirou scratched the back of his head, thinking about names that might fit his own Pokémon. It had to be something cool. Something that would make the Pokémon feel and seem strong and formidable. Something like... "TERMINATOR! That's perfect! Go, Terminator!"
The Pokéball opened and the Pokémon appeared. It stared at Jirou. Jirou stared back at it. He seemed a little disappointed at first. He had been hoping for a Gyarados or Charizard or some other cool and intimidating Pokémon like that, but a mini sized Snorlax was fine too.
"Uh... You don't look very strong. Or, I mean, Terminator-y. But don't worry! We can make this work! I'm sure you'll learn super cool moves! Like, Ultimate Mega Hyper Super Beam and Fiery Explosive Dynamite Punch and stuff! We'll become a great combo!"
Well, at least it was a start.