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Vinnie
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Twenty Two
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Lilycove City, Hoenn
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Lavinia Linnea
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POSTED ON Feb 23, 2024 18:58:04 GMT
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That fancy mixology course has done Lavinia much good in the long run. Her eccentric personality and willingness for change helps with that. Annual ren-faires aren’t out of the ordinary in Hoenn, and lucky her! They’re always open to new seasonal staffing. Preferably staffing that’s more than willing to dress in some silly old-timey clothes and talk the part as well.[break]

Lavinia’s more than in. She already has the wardrobe, actually! One of those medieval-y, off-shoulder white blouses, a nice, long burgundy skirt, and a green corset top to finish the look! Barmaid accomplished. The Rattata poised atop her shoulder isn’t necessarily part of the dress code or very sanitary, but he’s there to stay! Some customers seem more than happy to see him.[break]

The bar set-up is a bit different than she’s accustomed to. That makes sense as it’s a temporary fixture. What she finds truly fascinating are the mugs. Ceramic pieces sculpted to resemble the many trees surrounding the fair. Lavinia slides an empty one on the counter before a new customer.[break]

“Howdy, traveler!” She says with a bright grin and a wink. “Anythin’ I could get ya? Drink or otherwise?” Her Rattata chirps, crawling down her arm and onto the counter in a greeting of his own.
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POSTED ON Feb 23, 2024 20:15:37 GMT
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Enjoy yourself.[break][break]
It’s an order from up top. All work and no play dulls the soul. He hasn’t been to one of these renaissance fairs in years, not since his brother’s passing. offered a few times, but like all offers, they stopped after enough nos.[break][break]
He walks among the people he protects, clad in a guise from another life. When last he wore clothes like these, men called him the Pale Rider. He strode on a Spectrier across a poisoned land, delivering news and keeping the bonds binding mankind tight. Today, he is nothing more or less than a reveler. At his side trots Tormund, a Perrserker who very much enjoys the atmosphere.[break][break]
Already the cat, obeying his nature, has plundered a leg of Torchic. He chews on it greedily, savoring the taste of warm meat. Those who walk too close to the rider and his escort are threatened with a dramatic wave.[break][break]
Har!” The cat scowls, and those around him listen. Beneath his face mask, Navy smiles. He doesn’t get to take his Perrserker out enough.[break][break]
As is his usual m/o when told to take R&R, he heads to the nearest bar. There, he spies a lovely barmaid. Again, the smile is there. It feels like a scene from the fantasy movies those around him love so much. Tormund eyes the Rattata, but makes no immediate move to chase the sworn enemy of Meowthkind yet.[break][break]
Mead, if you’ve got any. I have it on good authority that there’s a stock of the stuff from ’s meadery.” His fellow Elite 4 was a businessman before he was a battler, and he makes fine mead. Taking his hat off and lowering his mask, he reveals a face topped with long, dark brown hair. “Seen any duels today? Seems like there’s lots of guys outside dressed up like knights.



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Vinnie
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Twenty Two
August 16
Lilycove City, Hoenn
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5'0" height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
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Lavinia Linnea
the barmaid beckons [m/o]
POSTED ON Feb 24, 2024 22:03:36 GMT
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The Perrserker doesn’t need to make any moves to prove frightening. Lavinia’s Rattata comes crawling straight back up her arm, hiding itself behind her head and into her hair–only leaving its snout and little red eyes peeking out. The rodent gives a furious glare, but the trembling and cowering certainly don’t portray him as threatening.[break]

Lavinia turns her head just enough to aim a laugh at her Rattata before facing the customer once more. It’s hard to read facial expressions through that mask but his tone seems pleasant enough. “Your authority is correct!” One moment fiddling behind the bar is all it takes to fish out a bottle of the specified mead brand. “Comin’ right up!” And one more moment is all it takes to fill up the ornate mug on the counter.[break]

Lavinia slides it forward, watching the liquid inside ripple against the edges of the container. “Can’t say I have.” Her station happens to be a little far from the main action. “I’ve been seein’ some of the knights after, though! All muddied up.” And very liable to complain about the outcomes of their matches. Lavinia winces only slightly at the memory of one of them.[break]

“Y’wouldn’t happen to be one of ‘em yourself, would ya?” She asks with a friendly smile. He seems like he could be dressed for the part, mysterious mask to seal the deal. “Mister…?” Lavinia tries to dig out his name in curiosity.[break]


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Navy
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October 13th
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E4; Gym Leader
Sheriff
I'd go through hell
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5'10" / 177.8 cm height
5'10" / 177.8 cm height
In the warrior's code, there's no surrender. Though his body says stop, his spirit cries, "NEVER!"
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POSTED ON Feb 24, 2024 23:12:54 GMT
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Navy.” Some could interpret the answer as a lie, but the one speaking the word certainly doesn’t think so. Navy is a fine name, finer than could ever be. Peering around, he sees no one else paying them any special mind. He drops the mask, revealing a beard to match the full swath of hair. Raising the mead, he drains much of it in one gulp. Even in the February chill, his outfit proves warm.[break][break]
Once upon a time, that warmth kept him alive. It was the hairline fracture difference between life and death when travelling the snows of the Crown Tundra and beyond.[break][break]
Don’t fancy myself much of a knight.” Having met a real knight in , he would never dare to take that title for himself. “But I like to fight every now and then. Swordfights aren’t really my scene. Fistfights? That’s where it’s at, or Pokemon fights.” Not that he enjoyed doing them idly anymore. Tempered by a dream’s wisdom, he needs to fight for a purpose. A fight without purpose for Michael Navidson is like air for a fish.[break][break]
You a bartender by trade? Doing a side gig here to pick up some extra cash?” He always does this when caught in a barroom scene. Bartenders, in the grand storytelling tradition, are listeners. So often, he tries to turn the inquiries back upon them, learn their story. Just one of a lifetime of bad habits picked up in lower Slateport.



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Vinnie
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Lavinia Linnea
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POSTED ON Feb 26, 2024 15:30:57 GMT
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“Lavinia.” A name for a name. “But y’can just call me Vinnie!” That’s less of a mouthful and much more fun! Lavinia finds her full name superfluous, a reminder of where she’s been–of how she’s been. Nice and complacent and well-groomed enough to get by. A woman expected to skip the messy unpredictability of young adulthood.[break]

Well, screw that! Lavinia blew the nest and gave herself a new name to boot. If she’s not allowed to be messy and curious in Lilycove, then she’ll be messy and curious outside of it.[break]

She makes a sound of quiet awe as Navy describes his preferred ways to rumble. “Yer a proper trainer, then?” Bartenders are listeners by trade, and Lavinia’s no exception. When you have regulars, it’s easy to forget who you’ve told what. It becomes much easier to get strangers to talk about themselves. Seems to be a crowd-pleaser as well.[break]

Lavinia’s all for sharing when asked, but otherwise she tends to keep her mouth shut about herself on the clock. “By trade! Not always workin’ the Faire, of course.” It’d be hard to count on a seasonal activity for a steady income. “Usually, I’m in Slateport. Work at a cafe during the day, too!” She has to pay the bills somehow![break]

“Ah, but enough about me!” Lavinia says with a dismissive wave of her hand. “What’s yer trade, Navy?”[break]

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Navy
He/Him
32
October 13th
Slateport
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E4; Gym Leader
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I'd go through hell
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5'10" / 177.8 cm height
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War, he thinks at once, war is my trade.[break][break]
This region is, after all, spring shotting from one crisis to the next. Hoenn needs its warriors. Passing strange that people come to this place every weekend to play at warcraft when the real thing is so close. At least the mead is good.[break][break]
Elite Four.” Is what he voices, sipping on mead. “Newest member. Fighting type specialist. Battler by trade. Still run a gym down in Dewford for now, too.” His interest is perked when Vinnie mentions Slateport. A man seldom forgets his hometown, although he does not think he will know her café. Slateport changes more in a week than Dewford does in a year.[break][break]
Slateport, huh? Used to work as an investigator before signing up with the League.” A moment’s pause, another drink, and he adds a small correction. “Well, mercenary, really, with what kind of jobs I got. It was a fun gig.” Until he realized it wasn’t all fun and games. People have lost more than their eyes in this war.[break][break]
Working at a café in the big city sounds nice. Sure you meet some characters there.” Arceus knows people can be eccentric in Slateport.



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