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the one-eyed wolf
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28
april 1st
montenevera, paldea
bisexual
ANVIL mercenary
grunt
late nights
and love bites
6'6" height
6'6" height
you got me dancing in the dark, hit the lights with a blackout
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Cade Atreides
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POSTED ON Jan 8, 2023 12:15:42 GMT
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As it turned out, wasn't the only one who took odd jobs here and there. He even employed his Pokémon to go out and make them some money, too. The latest Pokéjob had come from a bookstore in MAUVILLE CITY named WORBLE & HARNES. And, being something of a Ghost-type specialist on the side, Cade had exactly what they were asking for.


Unfortunately, NADYA the SABLEYE's creepy smile and off-putting gemstone eyes did not draw in too many people when it came to advertising. Instead, they reassigned her to the debut of the newest occult section. Her job was to slink about and scare the children like some sort of haunted house actor. If she could provide additional ambiance to the debut as well, however, she was encouraged to do so with glee.

Needless to say, she was a natural at it.

Slinking through the shadows, she set alight the nerves of anyone who dared walk through the occult section: child and adult alike. Shark-toothed grins and gemstone eyes served her well here. When an entire group of teenagers dared tread on her workspace, she even summoned a bit of POLTERGEIST activity to create a whirlwind of books and scare them.



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A HOENN BOOKSTORE is setting up a new section for occult books. They are requesting Ghost-type Pokemon to assist with advertising and to add a spooky flair in the store during the section's debut.

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thorn

the Harbinger
he/him
37
october 28th
circhester, galar
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the harbinger
underboss
I want corruption, I think I'm the devil in disguise.
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In place of Rocket underboss 's signature shadow Dhelmise, the one to which he'd synced with for his sygna suit is offered in response to the bookstore's request for Ghost-types. Wealthy though he might've been, Gavin hadn't got that way without several ongoing side-hustles. Pokejobs were one of them, even if he had to offer up his Pokémon under a false name.[break][break]

Being in Hoenn, an island in and of itself with smaller islands surrounding it, sailing was a popular past-time and subject for stories. Dhelmise is perfect for the nautical section of WORBLE & HARNES.[break][break]

Stripped of its sinister shadow move in order to ensure compatibility with the sygna suit, the Dhelmise presents as an ordinary member of its species. A column holding up the structural integrity of the store becomes a perfect centerpiece for the specter's ANCHOR SHOT, steel and seaweed coiling around the pillar with decorative flair. The Dhelmise itself seems to delight in posing as a mere prop before starting any who get too close by rattling its metal chain.[break][break]

All and all, a successful venture.

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triple h
he/him
twenty-seven
september 14th
rustboro
bisexual
rustboro gym leader
champion (hoenn & vct)
now come together, come apart
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what else is more spooky than pokemon mystery dungeon explorers of sky's main villain? the dusknoir terrorized children worldwide, adding to its infamy which is why when it shows up at the hoenn bookstore, the kids are instantly spooked.[break][break]

floating through the bookstore, dusknoir carefully picks books out of the bookshelves, stacking them up before finally making its way over to the reading section.[break][break]

there, it stands next to the reader, handing them books full of scary short stories that are sure to give the children a fright.



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hoffman
he/him
twenty-eight
october 20th
blackthorn city, johto
heterosexual
ranger
ex-gym leader
missing no.
5'11" height
5'11" height
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DEREK HOFFMAN
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POSTED ON Jan 10, 2023 3:32:40 GMT
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Careful with it's selection of prey, the Gengar stalking various sections of the bookstore finds itself coercing individuals into checking out the occult section. By means of a mean look it deters the attention of adults and teenagers away from simple reads, urging them along into the occult section with it's menacing gaze.

By it's trainer's instruction the Gengar avoided scaring any kids. Though it lamented the fact. And that was evident by how it took out it's frustration by trying much harder to frighten those who could allegedly "handle it".

The first was an elderly man. He'd wanted something for his granddaughter. Delving into the occult surely wouldn't make a maniac of her, would it? His nervous glancing at the shadows cast by the bookshelves would be met by another set of eyes every time he picked up something the pokemon deemed boring or lame.

The next was a teenage boy who thought books about dragon pokemon were cool. Gengar's menacing gaze did well to change their mind, prompting the youth into the occult section where he landed on quite the find. A long list of early tales recording Hoenn's first interactions with type pokemon after the founding of Mt. Pyre as a burial site. Some of which covered it's kin, no doubt.

The last was a brave little girl who ventured into the occult section all on her own. The Gengar simply smiled and nodded as she picked one out. It's approval even seemed to encourage her enough to tell her friends, who came inside to look around for the ghost.

But it had already receded into the pitch black, allowing the others to frighten the children however they saw fit. It didn't have to be the Gengar's very own handiwork for it to relish in a good scare.
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outcast

genni, gen
she/her
twenty three
august 10th
aspertia city, unova
bisexual
ghost, poison, & steel
grunt
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
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genesis aria fox
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POSTED ON Jan 10, 2023 21:34:44 GMT
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What was scarier than a gengar’s sinister grin? Surely, there was no other pokemon than the OG ghost pokemon that started it all. Any time someone thought of a ghost type, the genger line was the first to come to mind. Right? At least, that’s what Genesis was going for when she sent her oddly colored ghost and poison type to scare the piss out of people.[break][break]

The ghost type lingered in shadows of the book store, snickered out loud whenever someone got closer to the spooky section. This was fun for her, more than anyone could ever imagine. She turned herself invisible, eyeing a young adult female human who wondered into the scary stories. This was her chance to shine.[break][break]

The young female moved to a selection of books, looking over them thoughtfully before she pulled out one and began to read. The shiny genger let her snicker be here, moving to the bookshelf and letting another book fall to the ground with a thud. Large red eyes flickered to the female human, waiting for the scream. However, she didn’t. Instead, she flipped the page. Genger huffed.[break][break]

The creature wasn’t giving up. She got closer, pushing several more books off the shelf while snickered louder. Much louder than she should. Wide grin spread across her circular body, gaze flickered to see if this would set off the woman. But, a frown formed. She ignored it. Genger huffed, moving in closer as she started to turn the pages for the woman in hopes to scare her. Surely, this would work.[break][break]

“Thank you,” the woman mumbled, carelessly.[break][break]

Furious, genger revealed herself and yanked the book from her hands. The woman blinked at her, startled maybe. Snickering, she gave the woman a MEAN LOOK. Massive tongue out and all. At this moment, the human girl screamed her head off and ran out of the store without looking back. She snickered more.[break][break]

“Hey,” an attendant called out, “You’re suppose to give them a scare, not scare them away.”[break][break]

The shiny genger glared at the human. Slowly vanishing for sight. That’s what she did. She tried to easy way but that one was being stubborn. The ghost and poison type crossed her arms. Pfft. Humans.


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litton wickham
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20
september 25
lumiose city, kalos
???
webnovelist / council assistant
civilian
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nagi miwa
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in between the straight spines of new books and dangling keychains, bright-eyed children might spot a dancing glow, flickering out of the corner of their vision.

the curious ones might be drawn in closer.

through the self-help shelves, down the cookbook aisle, past literary fiction and glossy magazines, little legs with grabby hands follow the steadily burning WILL-O-WISP — the pied piper, dancing unseen through the streets of hamelin. and if their frantic parents chase their errant children into the occult section; if, with their hands tight around their child's hand, after a round of thorough scolding, their eyes alight on a book, or a trinket or poster and stay, considering, then — no one can accuse sherlock of not doing its job.

the litwick lets them go in the end. it's not that kind of ghost anymore.[break]

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Solo

Seraphim
He, Him
27
June 25th
Eterna City, Sinnoh
Heterosexual
Billionaire, Playboy
Head Scientist
"I can't take the pressure....I'm gone beyond repair...."
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With all the other ghosts around, Zahak thought he wouldn't have much to do, but since he was a Dragapult, he had little helpers. So as store goers perused the books, the Dragapult, and his Dreepy would ominously peer over their shoulders. Giving them that forboding sense that they were being watched. Which admittedly did scare some customers, but some weren't bothered at all by it. So it was definitely a win/win, because they enjoyed reading as well. Phasing in, and out of the bookshelves as they went from person to person to creep over their shoulder, and give them the true experience of having an unknown entity looming over you. It was a success in the ghost dragon's opinion.

The others helping out were all each adding to the atmosphere in their own ways, Amor did however forget to mention not to perhaps scare any children. Thankfully Dragapult itself didn't go up to any kids, and instead it sent the Dreepy over to them which didn't do much at all to scare them, and they wound up playing together in the store instead. An easy game of hide, and seek with ghosts, which out of context does sound like a horror story. Still while it's little missles played around Dragapult continued to be that ominous presence over the shoulders of casual people.

Then came one particular customer, and Dragapult stayed with it the entire way. Mainly for the reason that the person was incredibly scared that they were being followed. Which they were, but Dragapult creeped on them until they practically ran out of the front door after paying for their merchandise, and only appeared when they ran off giggling to itself. Feeling that it had done it's work for the day, it lounged around a bit until the end of the job.

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Josh Dragomir
He/Him/His
30
Feb 5
Lavaridge Town
Eyes For Izumi
Exec VP of RaiCorp
Senior Ranger
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Josh Dragomir
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A simple advertising job, easy enough. Why they wanted Ghost Type for a spooky vibe, however, was beyond Josh's understanding. But if that's what they wanted, well, he would oblige. Following up on the man who likely thought of this as some kind of twisted joke (and hopefully wouldn't decide to kill every last one of them!) as well as his (unknowingly evil) friend, Josh had sent his Gastly, Charon.
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Charon had waited until the moment that someone would go to pick out a book... And then bam! Pops right up out of nowhere. Gives 'em a good jolt. Maybe even a jolt of inspiration?
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GONGAGER
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25
October 13
GONGAGA
gongaga-romantic
gongager
gongago
me?
gongaga
808 height
808 height
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