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[EDIT] 3/7/2015: App has been updated to include shadow status! Changes in personality and history are listed below [/EDIT]
[EDIT] 20/7/2015: No longer a shadow pokemon!! Changes in personality and history are listed below [/EDIT]
[EDIT] 25/7/2015: Art Update[/EDIT]
[EDIT] 5/2/2017: VERY OVERDUE ART UPDATE[/EDIT]
[EDIT] 9/5/2017: Level removed as reputation system is put in place [/EDIT]

General
     ▶Name: Norton
     ▶Pokemon: Porygon-Z
     ▶Birthday: October 3rd ♎
     ▶Age: 32
     ▶Gender: Male
     ▶Sexuality: Asexual, Bi-romantic
     ▶Ability: Download
     ▶Faction: None

Pokemon Stats
     ▶Moves:
Lock on // The user takes sure aim at the target. It ensures the next attack does not fail to hit the target.
Recover // Restoring its own cells, the user restores its own HP by half of its max HP.
Discharge // A flare of electricity is loosed to strike the area around the user. It may also cause paralysis.
Zap Cannon // The user fires an electric blast like a cannon to inflict damage and cause paralysis.

PokeHuman Stats
     ▶Occupation: Programmer // Computer Technician
     ▶Town of Residence: Luminose City
   ▶Height: 6'0
     ▶Appearance:

Typically clean and well dressed, he looks like any other white collar worker. Unassuming and completely ordinary, save for the hair and eye colour, he's not someone you'd double take at walking down a busy pathway. Typically dressed in sweater vests or turtlenecks tends to give him away as a bit of a stereotypical nerd especially with his obvious social ineptness. Aside from sweater vests, he likes wearing layers, especially in the colder months as he is very susceptible to lower temperatures. On the more serious job calls, he does wear suits and normal not-sweater vests. Fond of formal shoes and ties. Physically he's quite lanky, sporting little muscle and a semi-slouched posture. This is more of a result of nerves, as he's usually tensed up with hands in his pockets or fiddling with whatever he is wearing.

Personals
     ▶Personality:

Norton is...quiet for a better lack of words. He's not quite used to speaking verbally, so when he does, it's often very soft and well mannered with a prominent stutter. This goes for other aspects of his personality too, as he's rather gentle and polite, however, due to this, he is very gullible and easy to manipulate. Coming from a background where all he did was follow orders, he doesn't really understand that he is allowed to say 'no'...nor does he understand sarcasm. He's learning though. However, not matter how much he learns, he will never get over the fear of failure, or failing to do right by others.

Despite his obvious social naivety, he's very intelligent when it comes to book smarts. A walking dictionary, thesaurus and pokedex, he's a trivia player's nightmare. This doesn't mean he won't search for new information, oh no, in fact he's very curious about the world around him and is always eager to learn more, having been stuck in a computer most of his life. Despite being in his human form for a small amount of time, Norton is still not really used to people and their ways. He's used to being seen as a tool, so when treated with kindness he gets a bit flustered and confused, and will seriously treasure anything someone gives to him. It's safe to say he's never had any friends before, so he's eager to try and make some.

Since the shadow pokemon incident and his subsequent shadowification/purification, Norton has been very quiet and reclusive, bordering self-destructive with an immense amount of guilt built up. With few people to bring him back out of this fear, Norton spent quite a bit of time in this state, until he began working through it himself and trying to get back to how he was. After joining in on some team events and having fun for the first time in forever, he's become a lot more chipper and willing to join social situations. He's had enough of recoiling away from people and is finally feeling brave enough to seek out company and friendship again.

     ▶History:

(( IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING ))

Born and bred for coding and programming, he's lived most of his life in a computer. The company that owned him purchased him with an up-grade, so that when he was transferred, he evolved. He wasn't ready for evolution, but they didn't care, they just hoped he was as good a programmer as the porygon2's before him. For a time, he was. Able to complete inhuman amounts of coding and fix breaks in programming, he became a valuable asset. That was until a virus threatened. Not having any experience in defeating the online foe, he watched helplessly as the hard work he had done was eaten away in front of him, barely managing to escape himself before the system blue screened. His owners were furious, and sent him right back where he came from, and his breeder wasn't happy either; he was failed product. And like failed product, he was sold cheaply to whoever wanted him along with a Dubious Disk in hopes that someone would take him.

He was eventually traded to a company in Luminose that had him do coding once again, but not before significantly leveling him up and training him against viruses as to not repeat his earlier mistakes. Although he was a much higher level than before, his attack and defense stats were too weak for battling...though it didn't particularly matter to them; they had their virus protection and coder. It wasn't much of a life, but it was enough. Sadly, good things never last and the building suffered massive electrical damage during a storm, forcing the Porygon-Z to evacuate in fear of system overload. Thinking he had run away, he was soon replaced, leaving Norton a now wild Pokemon with no direction. After a few days of being alone in the real world, he awoke to the most strange sight...he was human. During the night, a Dittech was given to him, no doubt passed on to the Porygon-Z while he slept by a sympathetic distributor after seeing the poor thing on the street. This change of events didn't just a different form; it gave him back his life. Overwhelmed, he spent the next few days learning the ins and outs of the device, and his new body, before realizing he needed a job.

Although he had no resume to speak of, and admitting his past was a surefire way to get discovered, Norton eventually managed to land a job in IT as a technician. His skills were quickly realised, which gained him the opportunity to work freelance as a programmer, coder and general computer technician -- even earning enough to pay for a small flat on the outer edge of the city. As the gangs began to dissolve and merge into PMA-Co, Norton was offered a job full-time as one of their members; which he graciously accepted of course. However, while monitoring security at the PMA-Co, Norton was ambushed and kidnapped during the height of the shadow pokemon threat. Although he was caught and purified soon after, Norton carries immense guilt for his participation in the kidnappings. He disappeared for a little while after, locking himself away in fear of hurting other people again. It took a while for him to heal and come to terms with things, but he feels that now he's ready to get back into the world and make friends again.

     ▶Relationships:

> Louis || Met her while she was on a photo shoot and their tech had a mishap. Enjoys her company, and feels some sort of kinship with her due them both being the same pokemon 'species'.
> Maii || Still getting used to her loud personality, but is very happy that they can call each other friend. They met after he tossed her some change after a street performance.

     ▶Extras:

> Typically asks for total privacy when on the job, as he often reverts back to Porygon-Z form to better fix the problem
> Very weak physically, and a real beanpole. His strength lies is speed and special attack.
> Although weak when it comes to pokemon battles and the like, his abilities in the digital realm are difficult to outmatch; even by his own kind. Verse him at online games if you dare.
> His pokemon form is 3'0"
> Able to split the end of his floating 'arms' into smaller pieces to act as fingers
> Norton is literally walking Wi-fi. After all, how can a programmer do his job with terrible internet?
> Fluent in binary. Well, typing at least. It's not very efficient speaking in binary.

User Info
     ▶Time Zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time - UTC/GMT + 10 Hours
     ▶Chat Availability:

I'm currently in my second year of university, so at times I might be a bit inundated with work and slow to respond! Skype is my biggest preference, so just shoot me a note and I'll give it to you! Notes are a second preference, then the chat.

     ▶Roleplay Mediums: Skype, DA chat

     ▶Role-Play Example:

Such enthusiastic excitement was the last thing Norton expected, so he jumped a good few inches in fright off the chair when she slammed her hands on the table. He couldn't help a meek smile though as she talked, it made him feel happy that she was interested in his pokeform -- and even thought it was cool. No-one had ever thought he was cool.

"N-no that's fine!" he assured her with a smile, rubbing his hands as he looked away, slight smile still visible. "In all honesty, n-not many people find me interesting. B-but...I can answer some of those questions if you want".

Clearing his throat, he looked at the table, "W-we are pokemon, but because we were m-man made, we can....go into computers...sort of...thing. I-I don't know how to explain it, but I guess we can...c-collapse ourselves and go into the computer's system" he paused and looked at her before continuing, "I...It's pretty interesting, actually. The virtual world. I-it's all coding and numbers, but i-if you know how to l-look at it...it's fascinating"

Norton flustered and rubbed his hands again, shooting an apologetic smile at Maii, "S-sorry, I guess I rambled there"

---taken from an rp with Animators-Voice

Description

[EDIT] 3/7/2015: App has been updated to include shadow status! Changes in personality and history are listed below [/EDIT]
[EDIT] 20/7/2015: No longer a shadow pokemon!! Changes in personality and history are listed below [/EDIT]
[EDIT] 25/7/2015: Art Update[/EDIT]
[EDIT] 5/2/2017: VERY OVERDUE ART UPDATE[/EDIT]
[EDIT] 9/5/2017: Level removed as reputation system is put in place [/EDIT]

General
     ▶Name: Norton
     ▶Pokemon: Porygon-Z
     ▶Birthday: October 3rd ♎
     ▶Age: 32
     ▶Gender: Male
     ▶Sexuality: Asexual, Bi-romantic
     ▶Ability: Download
     ▶Faction: None

Pokemon Stats
     ▶Moves:
Lock on // The user takes sure aim at the target. It ensures the next attack does not fail to hit the target.
Recover // Restoring its own cells, the user restores its own HP by half of its max HP.
Discharge // A flare of electricity is loosed to strike the area around the user. It may also cause paralysis.
Zap Cannon // The user fires an electric blast like a cannon to inflict damage and cause paralysis.

PokeHuman Stats
     ▶Occupation: Programmer // Computer Technician
     ▶Town of Residence: Luminose City
   ▶Height: 6'0
     ▶Appearance:

Typically clean and well dressed, he looks like any other white collar worker. Unassuming and completely ordinary, save for the hair and eye colour, he's not someone you'd double take at walking down a busy pathway. Typically dressed in sweater vests or turtlenecks tends to give him away as a bit of a stereotypical nerd especially with his obvious social ineptness. Aside from sweater vests, he likes wearing layers, especially in the colder months as he is very susceptible to lower temperatures. On the more serious job calls, he does wear suits and normal not-sweater vests. Fond of formal shoes and ties. Physically he's quite lanky, sporting little muscle and a semi-slouched posture. This is more of a result of nerves, as he's usually tensed up with hands in his pockets or fiddling with whatever he is wearing.

Personals
     ▶Personality:

Norton is...quiet for a better lack of words. He's not quite used to speaking verbally, so when he does, it's often very soft and well mannered with a prominent stutter. This goes for other aspects of his personality too, as he's rather gentle and polite, however, due to this, he is very gullible and easy to manipulate. Coming from a background where all he did was follow orders, he doesn't really understand that he is allowed to say 'no'...nor does he understand sarcasm. He's learning though. However, not matter how much he learns, he will never get over the fear of failure, or failing to do right by others.

Despite his obvious social naivety, he's very intelligent when it comes to book smarts. A walking dictionary, thesaurus and pokedex, he's a trivia player's nightmare. This doesn't mean he won't search for new information, oh no, in fact he's very curious about the world around him and is always eager to learn more, having been stuck in a computer most of his life. Despite being in his human form for a small amount of time, Norton is still not really used to people and their ways. He's used to being seen as a tool, so when treated with kindness he gets a bit flustered and confused, and will seriously treasure anything someone gives to him. It's safe to say he's never had any friends before, so he's eager to try and make some.

Since the shadow pokemon incident and his subsequent shadowification/purification, Norton has been very quiet and reclusive, bordering self-destructive with an immense amount of guilt built up. With few people to bring him back out of this fear, Norton spent quite a bit of time in this state, until he began working through it himself and trying to get back to how he was. After joining in on some team events and having fun for the first time in forever, he's become a lot more chipper and willing to join social situations. He's had enough of recoiling away from people and is finally feeling brave enough to seek out company and friendship again.

     ▶History:

(( IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING ))

Born and bred for coding and programming, he's lived most of his life in a computer. The company that owned him purchased him with an up-grade, so that when he was transferred, he evolved. He wasn't ready for evolution, but they didn't care, they just hoped he was as good a programmer as the porygon2's before him. For a time, he was. Able to complete inhuman amounts of coding and fix breaks in programming, he became a valuable asset. That was until a virus threatened. Not having any experience in defeating the online foe, he watched helplessly as the hard work he had done was eaten away in front of him, barely managing to escape himself before the system blue screened. His owners were furious, and sent him right back where he came from, and his breeder wasn't happy either; he was failed product. And like failed product, he was sold cheaply to whoever wanted him along with a Dubious Disk in hopes that someone would take him.

He was eventually traded to a company in Luminose that had him do coding once again, but not before significantly leveling him up and training him against viruses as to not repeat his earlier mistakes. Although he was a much higher level than before, his attack and defense stats were too weak for battling...though it didn't particularly matter to them; they had their virus protection and coder. It wasn't much of a life, but it was enough. Sadly, good things never last and the building suffered massive electrical damage during a storm, forcing the Porygon-Z to evacuate in fear of system overload. Thinking he had run away, he was soon replaced, leaving Norton a now wild Pokemon with no direction. After a few days of being alone in the real world, he awoke to the most strange sight...he was human. During the night, a Dittech was given to him, no doubt passed on to the Porygon-Z while he slept by a sympathetic distributor after seeing the poor thing on the street. This change of events didn't just a different form; it gave him back his life. Overwhelmed, he spent the next few days learning the ins and outs of the device, and his new body, before realizing he needed a job.

Although he had no resume to speak of, and admitting his past was a surefire way to get discovered, Norton eventually managed to land a job in IT as a technician. His skills were quickly realised, which gained him the opportunity to work freelance as a programmer, coder and general computer technician -- even earning enough to pay for a small flat on the outer edge of the city. As the gangs began to dissolve and merge into PMA-Co, Norton was offered a job full-time as one of their members; which he graciously accepted of course. However, while monitoring security at the PMA-Co, Norton was ambushed and kidnapped during the height of the shadow pokemon threat. Although he was caught and purified soon after, Norton carries immense guilt for his participation in the kidnappings. He disappeared for a little while after, locking himself away in fear of hurting other people again. It took a while for him to heal and come to terms with things, but he feels that now he's ready to get back into the world and make friends again.

     ▶Relationships:

> Louis || Met her while she was on a photo shoot and their tech had a mishap. Enjoys her company, and feels some sort of kinship with her due them both being the same pokemon 'species'.
> Maii || Still getting used to her loud personality, but is very happy that they can call each other friend. They met after he tossed her some change after a street performance.

     ▶Extras:

> Typically asks for total privacy when on the job, as he often reverts back to Porygon-Z form to better fix the problem
> Very weak physically, and a real beanpole. His strength lies is speed and special attack.
> Although weak when it comes to pokemon battles and the like, his abilities in the digital realm are difficult to outmatch; even by his own kind. Verse him at online games if you dare.
> His pokemon form is 3'0"
> Able to split the end of his floating 'arms' into smaller pieces to act as fingers
> Norton is literally walking Wi-fi. After all, how can a programmer do his job with terrible internet?
> Fluent in binary. Well, typing at least. It's not very efficient speaking in binary.

User Info
     ▶Time Zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time - UTC/GMT + 10 Hours
     ▶Chat Availability:

I'm currently in my second year of university, so at times I might be a bit inundated with work and slow to respond! Skype is my biggest preference, so just shoot me a note and I'll give it to you! Notes are a second preference, then the chat.

     ▶Roleplay Mediums: Skype, DA chat

     ▶Role-Play Example:

Such enthusiastic excitement was the last thing Norton expected, so he jumped a good few inches in fright off the chair when she slammed her hands on the table. He couldn't help a meek smile though as she talked, it made him feel happy that she was interested in his pokeform -- and even thought it was cool. No-one had ever thought he was cool.

"N-no that's fine!" he assured her with a smile, rubbing his hands as he looked away, slight smile still visible. "In all honesty, n-not many people find me interesting. B-but...I can answer some of those questions if you want".

Clearing his throat, he looked at the table, "W-we are pokemon, but because we were m-man made, we can....go into computers...sort of...thing. I-I don't know how to explain it, but I guess we can...c-collapse ourselves and go into the computer's system" he paused and looked at her before continuing, "I...It's pretty interesting, actually. The virtual world. I-it's all coding and numbers, but i-if you know how to l-look at it...it's fascinating"

Norton flustered and rubbed his hands again, shooting an apologetic smile at Maii, "S-sorry, I guess I rambled there"

---taken from an rp with Animators-Voice