Name: Darrel
Age: 17
Appearance: Darrel is extremely thin, the bare minimum to be considered "healthy" by most doctors. The boy stands about 5'10". His skin is pale, as he's spent most of his life indoors, having very little appreciation or compulsion for the outdoors. His hair is brown, and of medium length, very feathered and unkempt, which he claims is natural. He has the beginnings of a beard, with a halfway-developed goatee.
His face is very relaxed, with no lines whatsoever save for a faint outline of the smile he constantly has. He has gray eyes, long eyelashes, and constant smirk, which combine to make it seem as if he's always in a trance of some sort.
He tends to wear carpenter jeans, along with a black hooded sweatshirt with red trim. On the sweatshirt is a flaming skull with bright orange shades, angled to ludicrous extents. He claims it's from a show, but nobody can imagine what program inspired such an odd design. He also usually wears a pair of thin-framed sunglasses, with oval shaped, rose colored lenses.
Hometown: New Bark Town
Bio: Darrel grew up in New Bark Town, like many would-be trainers, but actually spent very little time interacting with the other children. He spent most of his time inside, either playing video games or activities he made up, which he then played with his father's Houndoom. He figured that since he knew he'd grow up to be a trainer, he could save interaction with others until then. As a result he became a bit of a shut-in, only going out when required. Despite this, he was a very good-natured soul, and his laid back demeanor made him friends among those who got to know him.
The only person he spent much time with was his father, an old veteran who now spent all his time raising Darrel. He told the young boy war stories, and all sorts of legends, myths, and rumors about the Pokemon world, especially the exploits of the world's newest star trainers, Red and Gold. Over time, Darrel took heart to these stories and began to look forward to his chance to make his mark on the world.
Eventually he began to be ostracized by the adults of the town, starting around the age of 13. His constant dream-like expression, relaxed attitude, and lack of drive to interact with others made many of the town's moral guardians suspect him to be abusing some sort of substance, and therefore he was kept away to prevent him from corrupting the other children.
So for the last four years, Darrel has grown up relatively friendless, and when denied the chance to be with friends actually began to desire human interaction. He persevered, and now eagerly awaits his chance to head out into the world and be a Pokemon trainer.
Not long ago, he and his father went on a long fishing trip, out near Olivine, in an attempt at bonding. However, when they returned home they found New Bark Town burned to the ground, utterly destroyed. Now without a home, Darrel's father insisted that he begin his Pokemon journey immediately; he would not be safe anymore. Taking his father's old bayonet, Darrel set out to find the reason behind the destruction of New Bark Town, and change the world like the heroes he'd been taught so much about.
Items:
*A set of clothes
*Rose sunglasses
*Dad's old bayonet (for protection)
*$50
