HC12: Alice Lin

EDIT: HC12-079
EDIT2: Quick art change as of 5/17/12 because ow how did anyone stand to look at the old one

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ALICE LIN
age: 16
height: 4'9"
weight: 92 lbs
trainer orientation: hovering somewhere between neutral and evil/creepy
hometown/region: Castelia, Unova

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Personalitywise:
- Would (possibly?) be a cool person to hang out with if she wasn’t a HUGE BITCH with a TWISTED SENSE OF HUMOR and MORBID INTERESTS. This is probably on purpose, as she has a habit of pushing people away due to her lifestyle.
- Is never seen without some kind of music player, which she keeps in an inner pocket of her deformed poncho thing. She makes it a point to listen only to either instrumental or music in languages she doesn't understand, for reasons she refuses to disclose. Also, likes rollerskates. Somehow has a lot of worthless crap that she refuses to sell, despite being a hobo in everything but name. Stores most of it in the PC.
- (Facetiously?) calls Seth, Misa, and Luca her “business partners”. This is partly because they all have their own reasons for hanging around, and partly because Alice really does believe in Plasma’s philosophy regarding Pokemon. On the other hand, Sanja, Aislinn, and Ailill are her "babies".
- Although Alice is Team Plasma at heart, she honestly doesn't care what other people feel like doing with their Pokemon. Possibly because she figures that a sufficiently angry Pokemon could probably kill their trainer anyway, or maybe she’s just exceptionally lazy. As such, most people tend not to realize Alice is Plasma, since she doesn’t go around preaching it.

History:
- Grew up in the ghettoes of Castelia with a single mom who was kind of nuts
- Ran away at ten, met Misa, a Gothitelle on the outskirts of town. Misa effectively adopts Alice and raises her
- Alice starts hanging out with Team Plasma, taken in by the Shadow Triad after Ghetsis notices her lack of reaction to psychic prodding
- Spends five years or so running errands for the Shadow Triad/Team Plasma, becomes vaguely notorious as that creepy midget chick. Assembles a "team" through a ton of serendipitous... events.
- Leaves Plasma for no explained reason.
- Meets Seth shortly after, continues being a hobo around Unova
- Arrives in Nimbasa as Hyperion gets underway, registers mostly for the hell of it.

Pokemon:
Seth, Absol m
Lonely -- Justified -- Blackglasses
Night Slash | Blizzard | Razor Wind | Flash
- The main battler. Pretty badass. Is pretty clever and powerful, but lacks versatility or staying power. Rarely interacts or speaks unless he has to/feels like it.
- Spends most of his time lazing around in his Luxury Ball. Joined up with Alice after she left Plasma, and hasn't disclosed much about himself. Mostly he stays with Alice for the hell of it, and for the battles, which he is very good at.
- Wears Blackglasses partly for the boost on Night Slash, but mostly because his eyes are very sensitive to bright light (coughFlashspamcough).
- His real name isn’t actually Seth. He just told Alice to call him that. On occasion, Misa calls him Aurgelmir, though Seth rarely responds to it.
- Enjoys abusing his disgustingly strong Blizzard, especially in tandem with Razor Wind.


Misa, Gothitelle m
Calm -- Shadow Tag -- Brightpowder
Psyshock | Thunderbolt | Miracle Eye | Trick Room
- A very motherly young man. Gothitelle. Whatever. Basically spent five/six years babysitting Alice and part of that raising Sanja, Aislinn, and Ailill. Also, coaching Luca through angry teenage angst or whatever.
- Spends most of his time battling messing with people's minds and perceptions, usually by telepathically psychoanalyzing them.
- Is a veritable library of information, most of it useless. Misa is also much smarter than he appears or acts, though he does a good job of hiding it.
- Acts as interpreter for the group in general, and manages to communicate with Alice through use of Miracle Eye, though she hasn't caught on to that yet.
- Loves storms, especially the ones with thunder and lightning.

Luca, Audino m
Bold -- Regenerator -- Leftovers
Flamethrower | Heal Pulse | Protect | Toxic
- A grumpy Audino who is essentially going through puberty. Is very closed off and defensive, especially around strangers.
- Joined Alice's team about four years ago, when he ran away from a previous abusive trainer and met Misa. Misa gave Luca the scarf that he was wearing, since it was freezing out, and basically convinced Alice and Luca to tolerate each other.
- Generally stalls his way through battles, and occasionally often sets things on fire. Fares better in double battles with someone to help cover his back.
- Keeps his Leftovers in his scarf, which confuses people since it appears not to have pockets. Luca offers no explanation.
- Taught himself how to use Flamethrower after that winter he nearly froze.

Sanja, Zweilous f
Timid -- Hustle
Crunch | Dragon Pulse | Roar | Protect
- Easily frightened and shy, Sanja spends most of her time in a Pokeball to avoid having to confront the rest of the world. This is weird because she is a Zweilous and Zweilous are all about terrorizing people, usually. When not able to stay in a Pokeball, Sanja is usually trying to hide behind Alice. This does not work very well.
- Alice found Sanja as a Deino while she was off in the Dream World. Sanja was badly injured and doesn't remember from what, so Alice took her to the Pokemon Center. There was no record of a trainer on any of the League databases and since Sanja didn't want to go back to the Dream World/be alone, so Misa suggested they take her in.
- Sanja is weird. Her heads actually get along quite well, and are in agreement that the rest of the world is really scary. This did not stop Misa from forcing Sanja to learn how to defend herself.
- Although Sanja could probably hold her own in battle, she tends to panic and try to run away. She only attacks if she has no other choice, preferring to use Roar or Protect to fend off battle.

Aislinn and Ailill, Zorua (f/m)
Hasty/Mild -- Illusion -- Soothe Bell (x2)
Night Daze | Agility | Detect | Double Team
- Twin Zorua children. Both the twins are mischievous and fond of everything, though it's usually Aislinn getting her more level-headed brother into shenanigans. They are usually out and about, as they're quite active and clever enough to find Alice again if they get lost.
- Aislinn and Ailill have little Soothe Bells and collars, because otherwise it's too much effort to keep them from sneaking into everything. Not that the Soothe Bells really stop them, but it makes them more likely to be heard and their ambushes less likely to succeed.
- Alice found their eggs in Lostlorn Forest, and they hatched into these hyper Zorua midgets that were kind of adorable but mostly a nightmare. Although she meant to just let them go after they got old enough to fend for themselves, Aislinn and Ailill insisted on staying anyway, which simultaneously frustrates and makes Alice happy.
- Their entire "battle" strategy focuses on avoiding attacks and running away as fast as possible. They're actually pretty good at this.

Fun facts:
- Alice’s last name is actually Athangelos; she goes by Lin because it’s shorter and less distinctive.
- She plays flute, and is one of the many street performers that can be found in major cities in Unova.
- Alice would probably be LESS OF A HOBO if she didn’t spend all her money buying stupid clothes/other junk and storing them in her PC.
- Alice always wears black and/or white. It’s rare that she wears actual colors. Though she tends not to wear all black or all white unless on Plasma/other shady business.
- When on aforementioned Plasma/shady business, Alice adopts a surprisingly good British accent. This is mostly so it’s harder to track her down by voice, as she’s given up on physical appearances since she is kind of distinguishingly short. But also because British accents are cool. Also, sometimes she wears gold contacts (don’t ask me how they work with black eyes okay) despite the fact they’re kind of pointless. She usually uses Celia as an alias, which Misa makes fun of because anagrams are lame, but that's never stopped Alice before!
- Although she’s technically an ex-member of Team Plasma, Alice still keeps in touch with the Shadow Triad on occasion. Also, she hangs out at Striaton sometimes and often works at the gym as a part-time waitress/has tea parties.
- Alice is a “darkling”, which basically means she’s the human equivalent of a dark-type. Psychic powers of any kind don’t work on her (which is why Misa has to use Miracle Eye for telepathy), human or pokemon, and ghosts/channelers/etc have more difficulty with her than normal. Not that she knows this; darklings are pretty rare (they were kind of wiped out at an earlier point in history and most, if not all knowledge about them lost, and don’t have really flashy latent abilities like psychics or channelers). This will probably not come up, but I felt it was worth mentioning.
- Alice has pretty much “adopted” the Iron Cross as her symbol. And by “adopted” we mean steal. She wears them because she thinks they’re cool and really can’t give a shit about religious significance.
- All of Alice's Pokemon are in Luxury Balls.
- Both Misa and Seth were native to the Dream World. For some reason, Seth turns into a human/gijinka in the Dream World. Alice takes this as meaning he either secretly wants to be a human/wants thumbs. Misa does this too when he remembers/bothers to care, which implies this is a voluntary act.
- Misa named all of the babies.
- Alice has a tendency to flip between psycho tiger mom and spoiling her "babies" (never mind Sanja is too old to be a baby she does not care). She also quarrels with Misa a lot, which has resulted in divorce/bestiality jokes. Extending the metaphor, Luca is the angry teenage child and Seth is a creeper uncle or something.
- Unsurprisingly, only Seth, Misa, and Luca battle on a regular basis. The babies will not be in any battles whatsoever.


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