I Wanna Hold 'em Like They Do In Texas, Please (Grimsley)

[GRIMSLEY DELACOUR]

Meet Grimsley. He's the master of dark types in the Unova league, and a member of the previously socially famous Delacour family. He's a pure gentleman through and through, apart from his one little vice. He's a bit of a gambler. Otherwise, he's a charming little socialite who knows how to act politely in anyone's company - until you give him a reason not to.

You should know, I'm an absolute drama whore, so literally anything you suggest I will consider and probably accept - the only things I might not do would be things out of character for my Grim, and I'm more likely to reshape the suggestion than outright reject it. So hit me up with anything you've got, anything at all. The stranger, the deeper, the more dramatic, the better!

For the most part, Grimsley is a charming young man and most acquaintances will leave with a good impression of him. However, to be classed as a serious friend, you'd have to get past the outer layer of the trained socialite to reach the real Grimsley. That's not difficult, it's not like he's hiding away, it's just once you've exposed the more raw version of him, you may be a little put off. He's sharper, more sarcastic, and far more honest when you get past his public persona.

If you can handle that, Grimsley can be a great drinking buddy, and will make a game out of any situation to lighten the mood, so he can be a fun guy to have on your side. He's not much into the emotional side of things normally, but you never know, you may just be the person to open him up.

Any member of the Knights he happens to meet will find themselves in this category pretty quickly, but they won't be alone. Grimsley can be quite blunt sometimes, and has a tendency to be less than serious, particularly in confrontations. He can also give off a very holier-than-thou attitude if he decides you're not classy enough for him, so yeah, some people will dislike him.

He can have a pretty sharp tongue against people he's taken a dislike too and has the socialite training to destroy someone's reputation if given a motive to do so. He's almost never physically violent, but if it came to it, his Pokémon would be happy to defend him, and he didn't get to be an Elite Four member be dumb luck so don't take that threat lightly.

He's not overly experienced with relationships so there won't be a whole lot of previous girlfriends here. However, he acts like a knight of the round table with his chivalry and his charm, and it's easy to see a woman getting caught up in that, so his inexperience may not stay that way for long.

I'm open to anything here, from flirting to violent break-up to on-again off-again to whatever. And even though Grimsley is for the most part heterosexual, give me a good enough idea and I'll be willing to change that for the odd person.

Lyrics: Poker Face ~ Lady Gaga, Credit: Sigyn !

[RUTH IEGRIYEGA]

SO HIJINKS ARE IN STORE FOR OUR CHARACTERS.

Ruth x Grimsley

I'm gonna cut to the chase. Ruth is a TERRIBLY sheltered, lost berry farmer who has a tendency to personally and physically assault Dark type Pokemon (because she doesn't know better) and doesn't take too kindly to fancily dressed people whom she assumes can't handle the great outdoors said the person who has never left her orchard and is currently roaming the wilds in abject fear of the unknown. That said, it's a safe bet HA that even if Ruth ends up taken in by Grimsley's gentlemanly charms, as she might become a blushing mess due to hardly ever seeing other people until recent circumstances, it's gonna be a socially impaired fourteen-year-old clashing with a pretty socialite kind of relationship. If not outright HATE, I'm guessing the closest thing to a friendship they'd have is his pity and Ruth's impressionable nature.

All in all, a hilarious and terrible relationship.
extra fun times: Her lead Pokemon is a Hawlucha, and also on her team are a Bug and a Fairy. She doesn't know how to use 'em properly.

Ulysses x Grimsley

Ulysses is a Knight, and he's up to no good, hypnotizing people, robbing people of their dreams, and so on. Fortunately, Grimsley has a major type advantage over the majority of Ulysses's Pokemon, but... Well... Is Grimsley up to stopping one of his plans?

Also, for someone who carries himself with an educated air (being wicked cultured in the most stereotypical way, drinking tea, speaking formally, and playing the violin), Ulysses's upbringing has been anything but classy (aside from previously being a regular trainer, he used to live by a berry orchard with Ruth). In a way, should there be enough tells for Grimsley to pick up, I don't think he'd like Ulysses taking on a nouveau riche attitude since he mostly got power through siding with the Knights.

[GRIMSLEY DELACOUR]

Grimsley & Ruth

Haha, this sounds fun. He'd be crazy defensive over his Pokémon if she tried to do anything to them, plus she's young enough (and more correctly, naive enough) to fit with his 'dislike of children', so Grimsley certainly isn't going to be her number one fan. If she then starts attacking him for being too sheltered, he's going to want to retaliate some how.

This would be really quite fun, and a battle where it's type advantage versus experience would also be interesting to see. Let me know if you'd like to thread these two. I go on holiday for a week on Tuesday so I may not be able to reply until I'm back, but I'd get to it as soon as possible.

Grimsley & Ulysses

He'd be more than happy to stop one of his plans! Grimsley's already frustrated that the Leagues aren't combating the Knights themselves (and worse than not fighting them, they're handing their power over; they're actually helping the terrorists!). So he'd be thrilled to do something himself. Let me know how he can interfere and I'll throw him right in there xD.

As for his fake 'air of elegance', if Grimsley works that out it certainly won't play well for Ulysses. Grimsley can be quite bitchy and certainly prejudice against anyone who doesn't reach his 'standards', and lying to make yourself look better (which is how he will see it) will flare this side of him up. And he has a wicked sharp tongue against those he doesn't like, so just a general meeting between these two could end up quite fun. Happy to thread these too if you'd like.

[RUTH IEGRIYEGA]

Ruth & Grimsley

Yay-ness! Got a preferred region, or anywhere goes? I can make the thread and wait all patient-like~

Ulysses & Grimsley

There're certainly options. I know I have an open thread with Uly already, but I can make another thread where Uly has been performing tests to make a town sleepy/hypnotized via radio broadcast, and perhaps Grimsley can investigate, since as an outsider, he wouldn't be as conditioned to behave in suggested ways.

Other scenarios: Ulysses's Pokemon feasting on a town's dreams while he's researching and Grimsley catching him in the act, or Grimsley stumbling into a Trick Room experiment different from the one in the open thread.

[GRIMSLEY DELACOUR]

Grimsley & Ruth

Anywhere is good for me, although I guess Grimsley is most likely going to be in Unova. He also likes Kalos quite a lot so either of those two would be best probably ^^.

Grimsley & Ulysses

I'm happy for any of those ideas, so just go for the one you like best? I think they'd all work well and I can slot Grim into any of them quite happily ^^.

[RUTH IEGRIYEGA]

Ruth & Grimsley

Voila~
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