Longo

## History

Longo was born to a boring family in a boring village. He lacked aspirations, direction, and much of a sense of self. He didn't get along well with his folks, and eventually dropped out of Pokémon High School to set off on his own. This amounted to him working a draining night shift at the local McRime's while barely managing to make rent.

One fateful encounter, two minutes before closing, was all it took to change Longo's life forever. He left this job, dedicated himself to the groove, and started taking work with Team Cipher and Team Snagem. It was around this time that he met his partner, a Bonsly who he named Lil' B. Once Orre's local villainous teams took their tumble, Longo and Lil' B. set out to wander the world, marching to their own beat. Longo's travels eventually led him to the Kairos region, where he's taken up residency. He's now testing his mettle against the local gym and contest circuits, ready to show the world just what Longo is all about.

## Appearance

Longo has the look of a scrapper. He's usually sporting some sort of bruise and his jacket has plenty of wear and tear. He wears plenty of jewelry ranging from earrings to eyebrow piercings to a spiked collar, but all of it is cheap, fake, plastic lookalikes. He rarely stands still, always tapping his foot at the bare minimum. He has a thick and messy bird's nest of a 'do, which is his attempt at growing out an afro. Despite how much product he puts in his hair, he can never quite get it there.

## Personality

Longo is unapologetically Longo and nothing can stop Longo from being Longo. Longo is a hedonist at his core, most concerned with doing what makes him feel good. This generally involves dancing or listening to loud music. Longo's favorite hobby is expressing himself, which he does loudly and vehemently. He'll lash out at anyone trying to stop him, but respects those who have a form of self-expression they're passionate about. Longo lives each and every day like a party; the special occasion is existence itself.

## Ace Pokémon and Team

Lil' B. (Sudowoodo) - Lil' B. is Longo's oldest friend and truest companion. They fit together like two peas in a pod. Longo met Lil' B. back when he was working for Cipher; the Bonsly was the offspring of a Shadow Pokémon being held by a higher up. Longo practically raised Lil' B., but considers him more a brother than anything else. The two are always well in sync and can often be seen practicing their dance moves together. They act as each other's hype man and are ready to throw down at a moment's notice to defend the honor of their partner.

Mercury (Whimsicott) - Mercury is a ditzy fellow who seems to have nothing but air between his ears. Still, he knows how to get down and groove, which makes him A-okay in Longo's book. He has trouble focusing but more than makes up for it with his natural skill and talent in both battling and dancing. Mercury is clingy and loves to grab onto Longo's head or Lil' B.'s fronds. Neither of them will ever admit just how okay they are with that.

Torque (Electrode) - Torque is just here to have a good time. They were born on the streets and took to threatening explosions after a few bad scrapes left them with permanent scratches. They were taken in by Professor Camelia, who worked to curtail its fear and to channel its aggressive tendencies into more constructive avenues. Longo adopted Torque and began raising them as a fully-fledged member of his team. He eventually evolved Torque from Voltorb to Electrode. After a particularly groovy jam session in the forests of Schwald, Torque underwent a strange transformation. They now appear much more organic, with an almost nut or apricorn-like texture, though the scratches remain. Longo is now trying to record information about this anomaly for the professor.

Mira (Ludicolo) - One of Longo's happiest moments in the Kairos Isles was when he finally caught a Lotad. His idol's signature Pokémon was Ludicolo, and Longo wanted to emulate that. He kept Mira as a Lotad for a very long time, even bringing her to challenge the Steel Gym as her first form, so that she could learn some more useful moves. As soon as that was accomplished, she evolved and came into her own. She's not nearly as bad a ditz as Mercury, but she has her moments; she's the most common victim of pranks on the team, since she's gullible enough to fall for them and cognizant enough to realize she's been pranked. Otherwise, she's jovial and just as ready to groove at a moment's notice as Longo is.

## Friends

Longo's in your face attitude and willingness to cause problems makes it a little difficult for him to make friends. That said, he quickly bonds to anyone who can match his wavelength.

Alice - Longo feels an understanding between him and Alice, as fellow dancers. Sure, she's kicked his butt every time they've met, but he was just going easy on her, definitely.

Argent Bask - Longo doesn't quite realize that it's entirely Argent's doing that makes their friendship possible. Argent's easy-going nature makes shrugging off Longo's Longo-ness possible. After their tag team victory over the Dark Gym, Longo considers Argent a total bro, and he trusts him enough to go to him for help. He also figures that if Camelia trusts him, he can too.

Holly Dusk - Holly is Longo's bud. He loves his freaky forest friend! They both work within odd enough thought processes so as to sync up and get each other. He sees her as something of a little sister at this point. It's hard to call him "protective" over her, but he understands how intimidating the city can be, and wants to help her out best he can.

Piers Veleno - Piers is Longo's BOI. Just good vibes. Longo gets his balls from Piers, got an Oddish from him, and just like... vibes with him. He gets the feeling they came from similar backgrounds, and their personalities are similar enough that they can hype each other up ad infinitum.

Professor Camelia - Longo trusts this lady with his life. That's the long and short of it. She's kind, she's respectful, she sees his worth as a person and a trainer, and she trusts him too. That means a heck of a lot to him. Whenever he doesn't feel like squatting, he goes to sleep under her roof, and she's the first person he goes to if he ever needs help. It's difficult for him to trust "authority figures," but she's shown enough common decency to make it work.

RiSin - Are you kidding me? Loud and proud and make some noise and groove and boogie and- Longo wants to make better pals with this chick.

## Foes

Longo's rivalries tend to be one-sided. Either he's ready to square up against someone who doesn't know he exists, or he's managed to annoy someone enough that they want to take him down while he's none the wiser.

Audelle Sisyphorus - Audelle is the closest Longo could call to a rival, 'round these parts. After their physical altercation, he got all sorts of messed up. They've jabbed and barbed at each other, and battled again. Longo is quite proud of his victories over her. He doesn't hate her, to be sure, but he enjoys riling her up.

Lucy - Chick cut me man!

Nedri - Longo legitimately has no idea why Nedri seems to dislike him so much. As far as he can gather, Nedri is super jealous of him and wants to be him. Why else would someone use every other sentence when you're around to insult you?

## Accomplishments

* Second place ribbon for a Normal Tough Contest.
* Perception Badge.
* Eclipse Badge.
* Stalwart Badge.
* Medicine Badge
* Spirit Badge

## Goals

Longo's goal is simple: to be Longo. What that might mean may change on a day to day basis, but it matters not. Longo is here to show everyone Longo. He's going to win contests, defeat gym leaders, train a dance team the likes of which the world has never seen, and do it all while being Longo.

Also he wants to grow an afro.