[NRP] Eclipse Monday & Melomar's Journal (161 views)

[Jirachi's Wish]

CHILD

Name: Eclipse Monday

Gender: Male

Pokemon: Void Umbreon

Stage: Child

Player: Melomar

Artist: Orpheus Solon

This journal belongs to Melomar, don't post without permission.

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Rules
- Follow Gaia and Jirachi's Wish rules in my threads. Content within PMs may be another story. Maybe.
- No, you may not copy my layout. You may use it for inspiration in your own design, though.
- Please do not use this thread to chat. (Is that rule necessary at this point? xD )
- Be happy. Or leave! Or you could just leaf. *puts on leaf hat* :B

Notes
- I reserve the right to add more rules. I reserve the left, too, just in case.
- I reserve the right to pun. Repeatedly and beyond the point of poor taste.
- Yes, those rules were basically copy-pasted from my other journal threads, why do you ask?
- I like gift art and fan art. No hater art. Nobody likes that.
- Sometimes the sprites hide things.

Updates
- 18 September 2022: Shiny banners!
- 01 March 2020: Moving journal to Proboards
- 12 February 2020: Finally getting that journal set up!
- 19 October 2014: Eclipse!

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Page One
- Post 01: Introduction by Orphe
- Post 02: Rules, Notes, Updates
- Post 03: Table of Contents
- Post 04: Personal Profile
- Post 05: Umbreon Basic Stats
- Post 06: Eclipse's Learnset
- Post 07: Relationships
- Post 08: Trainer Profile
- Post 09: Home
- Post 10: Photo Album, Art Gallery
- Post 11: Family and History
- Post 12: Growth and Forms
- Post 13: Disclaimers

Page Two
- Tales of a devoted ruffian ensue!

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Eclipse Monday is a poké-child full of contradictions, though he would say that there are no conflicts there. He is devoted to his family to a fault. He will do anything to accomplish his goals, regardless of morals, cultural barriers, or level cringe-worthiness. Do not question his methods. If he likes you he will do anything for you, too.

Eclipse Monday - Pronunciation(s): EE-klihps, mun-dey - Meaning, Given Name: As in a lunar eclipse, when the shadow of the Earth  casts its shadow upon the moon - Meaning, Surname: Refers to the first day of the work week (for some, not  all), formerly known as "moon day" - Hidden Meaning(s): Eclipse has taken on the family name of his trainer, Nigel  Monday, whom he regards highly. Nickname(s) - At Home: - In Town: - By Friends: Physical Stats - Sex, Gender: Male - Pronouns: He/him - Stature: Pokémon or poké-child, he has always been tall and solidly built, but with fairly small feet. - Skin/Fluff: Eclipse partook of a vial of the peculiar Void Potion, rendering his skin and fur with celestial markings, except where umbreon bands and forehead "0"  of gold mark and sometimes glow. He also has a full head of nearly shoulder-length, straight black hair. - Optical Orifices: Red-on-red eyes seem to glow, even in daylight hours. - Other Features: Eclipse retains the expressive umbreon ears and tail; broad, long, and elliptical in shape.

Clothing
- Style: He enjoys the life he leads, and dresses accordingly. Favorites leave him like a cross between a frontiersman or cowboy, and a fantasy world thief. Common accessories include ropes, daggers, easily-conceived throwing knives, and the like. Out on the prowl for valuables to steal he wears gloves and soft-soled shoes, but will dress a little nicer for a rich client.

Personality:
- Nature: .
- Summary: .

- Myers-Briggs Profile:
- - ESTP
- - Extravert Sensing Thinking Perceiving
- - The Persuader, he is a hands-on learner and it does not take him long to learn. He is a realist and practical with his actions and choices. Keeping cool under stressful situations, he can persuade others to act. Given criticism he will weigh changes with an open mind. He can read your thoughts through your body language.

- Likes: Girls, boys, making others smile. His trainer, whom he adores and focuses his actions upon.
- Strengths: Charismatic, social, loyal. He has night vision, a strong sense of balance, and better than average sense of smell and hearing, including directionality thanks to his large, swiveling ears. He can take a lot of punches, especially from Ghost and Dark types. He is immune to psychic attack.
- Abilities:

- Dislikes: .
- Weaknesses: He sometimes gets bad headaches from glaring sunlight, as like an albino, his eyes have no pigment to protect them. He lacks a certain concept of right and wrong, and has trouble understanding why others may be angry with him for his lack of morality. We're still friends, right?
- Fears: .

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Umbreon is one of the growing number of eeveelutions, Dark-aligned and achieved through raising an eevee's strong friendship/bond with their trainer, during the night.

Designation - National Pokédex Number: 197 - Type: Dark. - Species: Moonlight Pokémon. - Habitat: Rarely seen in the wild, they are most likely to be found in urban areas with people as its caretaker. - Diet: Unknown.

Physiology
- Overview: .
- Height: 3 feet, 03 inches / 1.0 metre
- Weight: 59.5 pounds / 27 kilograms

Behavior: describe this.

Breeding
- Egg Group: ?? group
- Gender Ratio: % male, % female
- Gender Differences: ?
- Courtship: ?

Abilities
- Synchronize: See Eclipse's Learnset (below) for more information.
- Inner Focus (hidden ability): Prevents the umbreon from flinching.
- Other: .

Base Stats:
- Hit Points: 95
- Attack: 65
- Defense: 110
- Special Attack: 60
- Special Defense: 130
- Speed: 65
- Total: 525

Type Effectiveness
- Damaged Normally By: (1x) Normal, Flying, Poison, Ground, Rock, Steel, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Ice, Dragon
- Weak To: (2x) Fighting, Bug, Fairy
- Immune To: (0x) Psychic
- Resistant To:
- - (½×) Ghost, Dark
- - (¼×) None.
- Notes: if given Ring Target, or opponent uses Miracle Eye, effectiveness of Psychic is 1x.

Base Learnset:
- Snarl: Dark-type Special Attack with STAB bonus, rants and yells, decreasing SP Atk.
- Covet: Normal-type Physical Attack, cute plea for held item (and takes it) that causes damage.
- Swift: Normal-type Special Attack, shoots rays of stars that never misses.
- Bite: Dark-type Physical Attack with STAB bonus, bites the opponent.
- Copycat: Normal-type Status Effect, mimics the opponent's last move (fails if none was made).
- Baton Pass: Normal-type Status Move, switching out of battle and passing on any stat changes.
- Take Down: Normal-type Physical Attack, charges at the opponent, taking 1/4 the damage in return.
- Charm: Fairy-type Status Effect, stares charmingly at the opponent, lowering their Atk stat.
- Double-Edge: Normal-type Physical Attack, a charging tackle that takes 1/4 damage in return.
- Helping Hand: Normal-type Status, boosts an ally's Atk stat.
- Tackle: Normal-type Physical Attack, a full-body charge at the opponent.
- Growl: Normal-type Status Effect, lowers opponent's Atk stat
- Tail Whip: Normal-type Status Effect, lowers the opponent's Defense stat

Lore:
- Japanese Name: ブラッキー, blacky, "black" + "lucky"
- English Name: Umbra has several meanings, "ghost" and "shadow" in Latin, and the moon's silhouette during an eclipse.
- Pokémon Origin: probably based on a black cat, which in Japanese culture is considered lucky. May also be tied to various mythologies.
- Trivia:
- - Umbreon is the only non-Psychic type to know Synchronize.

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Ability:

- Synchronize: this ability has two affects upon Eclipse. First, it allows him to more frequently encounter other pokémon and poké-children who share the same Nature with him. Second, he will share (and also retain) any status ailments he receives with the opponent who gave it to him, though it does not affect those who are immune to it. Ailments it does not apply to are Sleep or Frozen.

Current Learnset:
Feint Attack
Moonlight
Baby-Doll Eyes
Snarl

Level 30-33:
- Moonlight: Fairy-type, a Status Effect on himself. He can restore HP, the amount dependent upon the weather. If clear he can restore 2/3, if normal or cloudy 1/2, and if stormy only 1/4 is restored. Replaces Tackle.
Level 20:
- Feint Attack: Dark-type, a physical attack with STAB. Eclipse throws a sucker punch without fail, after disarming his target with his charm or some other similar deceit. Replaces Covet.
Level 15:

- Baby-Doll Eyes: Fairy-type Status Effect. Eclipse gives the old puppy dog eyes to lower an opponent's Attack stat.

Starting Learnset:
- Snarl: Dark Type Special Attack with STAB bonus. Eclipse yells viciously at opponent to harm and lower Sp Atk stat of opponent.
- Covet: Normal-type, Physical Attack. Eclipse begs cutely for the opponent's held item, hits with a sucker punch and steals the item.
- Tackle: Normal-type, Physical Attack. He throws himself at the opponent, doing some damage.

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Nigel is the best ever.

Trainer Profile.

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Family
- Doreami: interactions coming soon
- Lilac: no interactions yet
Friends
- Mitja: no interactions yet
- Gao: no interactions yet
- Yanmei: no interactions yet

Acquaintances
- Name: no interactions yet

Enemies
- Mitja: no interactions yet

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Sorry to say, but it's a dump.

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Photo Album
- Official art, by Orpheus Solon. Nigel set up a nice little scrapbook for Eclipse. Unfortunately all pictures from his days as a pokémon have not survived the years.


Art Gallery
- Artwork Name, by (name): no artwork yet

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Family
Boop.

History
- ironing out the details; stay tuned!

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Child to Teen

Requirements:
☑ 2 Months Time 19 October 2014 --> January 2015.

☐ 1 Response to the growths/changes caused by the star they found.

- ?

☐ 4 PDs -
- Meta II: To Catch a Fallen Star
- - counts for two
- From Rubble and Destruction -- Meta wrap-up (7 posts, incomplete)
- ?
☐ 2 Solo RPs or Journal Entries
- - Stargazing is Star Finding (as there was no pokemon stage)
- - boop
☐ 1 Skill Learned
- - boop
☑ 1 Evolution! (optional)
- - nope

Form:
Name: Eclipse Monday
Stage: Teen
Pokémon Breed: Void Umbreon
Evolving: No
Gender: Male
Hair Style:
Eyes: Red and red and red
Attitude/Nature:
Clothing Style: Fantasy/RPG thief and/or ninja meets cowboy
Body Style: Tall, strong but not musclebound
Pokémon Features:
- Void coloration (I loved how it turned out in his child stage!)
- Umbreon ears and tail, markings
- The eyes

Teen to Adult

SPOILER: Click to show

Requirements:
☐ 3 Months Time - ? --> ?
☐ 1 Response to Growth
- - boop
☐ 5 PDs
- - boop
- - boop
- - boop
- - boop
- - boop
☐ 2 Solo RPs or Journal Entries
- - boop
- - boop
☐ 2 Skill Learned
- - boop
- - boop
☑ 1 Evolution (optional) - N/A

Form:
Name: Eclipse Monday
Stage: Adult
Pokémon Breed: Void Umbreon
Evolving: No
Gender: Male
Hair Style: ...
Eyes: Red and red and red
Attitude/Nature: ...
Clothing Style: ...
Body Style: ...
Pokémon Features:
- Void coloration
- Umbreon ears and tail
- The eyes

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All sprites and pokémon concept art obtained from Bulbapedia's Bulbagarden Archives; Bulbapedia (the unofficial, online pokémon encyclopedia) was the primary source for pokémon info. Character concept art was created expressly for Jirachi's Wish. Each piece is listed below, and owned by its respective artist. Any omissions from this list are unintentional; no infringement is ever intended. If anything seen here is in error, please let me know in a nice way, and I will do my best to correct it in a timely manner.

Characters and Content
- Pokémon (Pocket Monsters) © Nintendo, concept by Satoshi Tajiri.
- Jirachi's Wish concept (and star thumbnails) by Orpheus Solon.
- Original character concept for Eclipse, his trainer and family, Nigel's other pokémon by Melomar.
- All other character concepts (such as for the poké-children and their trainers) by their respective owners.

Sprites and Concept Art
- Eclipse's child concept art, and the art for the consecutive growth stages, by Orpheus Solon.
- Original Umbreon pokémon concept art by Ken Sugimori.
- Tiny sprites are the menu sprites from the games.

Layout Design
- Pokémon stats informational layout borrowed heavily from Bulbapedia.
- Some design layout ideas were borrowed from MoogerMint and used with permission.
- Banners by me (Melomar) for this journal only. Do not use!
- Banners use Stars free font, © Lime

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Solo One: Stargazing is Star Finding
Date: 19 June 2020
Word Count: 1227
Notes: Star finding is funner than hunting lightning bugs! With DoDo and Lilac.

SPOILER: Click to show

Nigel took his doduo, swablu, and umbreon out onto the Plains one night. It was supposed to be part of a series of nights during a meteor shower, with the best viewing that night. He wasn't sure if the pokémon would appreciate an astronomical event, but he would want to share it if they did.

He set out a blanket with a basket of snacks and drinks that they would like and released them from their pokéballs. He explained as best he could and sat down with them. The snacks were a big hit. Nigel lay down and crossed his arms under his head to watch. Already he saw one out of the corner of his eye, and with one blink it was gone. "Hey guys, it's starting," he said.

The pokémon witnessed the spectacle with varying levels of interest.

- - -

Dominic and Reagan sat down on the blanket. It was so much nicer than just sitting on the ground. Reagan continued leaning backward so that he could lay back and see the sky better. Dominic wanted to remain upright for snack snorking but his twin had other ideas. The two heads squabbled for the majority of the meteor shower.

- -

Lilac was shaped like a semi-deflated ball. She rolled onto her back; it was the perfect view, but when she tried to roll upright again found she was stuck. She struggled like an upside-down turtle several times during the show, when she wanted to stop for a snack. Well, at least she was getting her exercise, Nigel thought.

- -

Eclipse was having a great time. He wasn't too interested in the meteor shower. Stars were pretty and all, but lightning bugs were possible to catch! He could be seen hopping through the taller grass throughout the night, but he was hard to hear. Light paws sprang like a well-oiled machine, but his glowing markings were an easy target for Nigel to see.

- - -

"Look, look! This one's coming down!" Nigel struggled to his feet and watched as one "star" approached on a vector that would hit the earth nearby. But then a strange thing happened. Five-pointed like the symbol of the same name, the star whizzed overhead with a shower of sparkles. When it reached the group, it slowed and almost stopped. Spinning rapidly, three pieces broke away and shot downward onto the Plains. Then the main part continued on a new trajectory toward some place unknown. Nigel was completely baffled.

"Those three pieces landed somewhere nearby. Each of you, go after one and find it!" Nigel had not brought his uncle's ponyta or he would have lead the charge. Only his pokémon would be fast enough to find those star fragments.

Lilac and the doduo looked at each other in puzzlement for a moment. Neither was sure what they would do when they found a shard, but at least they knew where to go. They nodded to each other before heading off in two separate directions.

Meanwhile, Nigel took off after the umbreon, leaving their blanket and snacks behind. "Eclipse, don't lose sight of that star!"

"Brrrreo!" The umbreon leaped into the air and bounded off in the direction of the third star fragment.

Nigel was surprised if nothing else when they reached the star piece. There was no crater like he'd imagined, no burn marks like he would have expected. It was just a softly-glowing star-shaped object seated neatly in the grass, which had been bent as if by something of mass. "Be careful," he said in awe, as he noticed his umbreon approach it. "It might be hot."

It wasn't hot at all. If anything, it was cool and metallic. "Brrr," the umbreon purred, booping it with his nose. Then he pawed at it lightly, turning it over and over in the grass with a batting paw. He turned to look up at Nigel, who caught a bit of glare and thought he saw something other than Eclipse's face: a child's face. Blinking it away, he smiled at the umbreon. "Great job, Eclipse."

"Brree!"

- -

If Dominic and Reagan could agree on one thing it was where the star fragment landed. At top speed it took them little time to find it. Like Eclipse and Nigel, they found the star seated in a small clearing of grass. No evidence of high temperature could be found, even if they were looking for it, which they weren't. They were transfixed upon the glowing piece of metal and picked it up in their beak.

Don't swallow it, Reagan muttered to Dominic.

I won't, came the annoyed reply.

I wonder what it is.

Ah. Hm.

Shortly thereafter, they headed back toward the blanket and snacks. On the way, they met up with Nigel, who took the fragment gently from Dominic's beak. "Great job, guys!" the boy said cheerfully. It would be easy to say that they all were in high spirits.

Now, to find Lilac.

- -

The swablu was not used to being out at night. The darkness stretched out everywhere, as far as she could see in all directions, further than during the day even. It was just so... vast. Everywhere, night birds and bugs could be heard making their noises. Shrieks and hoots, crackling, croaks and creaks. She became terrified as soon as everyone left. She was alone in this great cacophony.

Then something hit her. It was like a song. Each piece had its part to play in a symphony. It was just like the day time, but the creatures making the noises were different, so their sounds were different. As she listened, she began to croon, and in her own way added to the song.

Now that that's decided...! Lilac headed off toward the star shard only then, but she knew the general vicinity of the landing site.

Nigel and company found her before she had found the fragment. I'm not done! I'm not done! she wailed. Let me find it!

Okay, find it if you can, just don't keep us waiting!

I won't! I was scared, but now I'm not. I can find it. She wouldn't say that they gave her strength. She honestly believed that she would have found it on her own. Sure enough, she found it moments later, glowing softly in the grass. It's folded over like someone sat on it, she commented.

Ours was like that too, Reagan replied. Dominic nodded, though she was looking only at the star.

Here too, Eclipse piped in. The metal is cold, go ahead and touch it.

Lilac glanced back at the umbreon. Really?

Yeah. Go on. You should touch it first anyway, you found it.

Lilac reached forward with a cottony wing and touched it. The feel was of cold metal, just like Eclipse had said. Wow, she marveled.

- - -

That night, Nigel put the shards of starlight on the nightstand by his bed. No one came into his room normally, and no one did overnight. Nevertheless, when he awoke the next morning, the shards were nowhere to be found. And his pokémon, they had disappeared too. In their place were three children. One had glowing yellow markings, one was definitely a bird, and the last had two heads. "AHH!" His shout woke all three, and their voices added to his.

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Solo Two: After Star Finding
Date: ? ? 2020
Word Count: ?
Notes: Results of star finding.

SPOILER: Click to show

Come.
"Ing."
Soon.