[SU/DS] Spiritwater – Tides of Witchcraft

[HorusMyDude]

Name: Ruford McDonough
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Role: Operative
Appearance:
Physical: Ruford McDonough is a string bean of a man, thin as a rail, with long legs and lanky arms. He's got brown, curly hair – hair that refuses to straighten no matter what he tries – and yes, he's used every hair product in the world, including that new one that's only supposed to be used on Furfrou that left his scalp burning for weeks. It can at least be cut, and he keeps it as a bush on his head, making sure it never grows past his ears – he has dread nightmares deep in the night of his hair reaching down to his ankles, furry and monstrous, a Legendary Pokemon in of itself.

Aside from that, Ruford is a relatively plain fellow. Perhaps due to his job, perhaps due to the fact that he runs more often than fights, but he's got quite the runner's physique, able to run long distances without stopping to rest or to meet the pining men and women no doubt chasing after his godly form.
(Note: No one likes Ruford.)

Attire: Ruford heard 'business casual,' and those two words burned into his heart as a permanent fixture of his identity. He wears dress pants and a nice shirt, the colors of which change depending on the day and his mood. He wears a tie or a bowtie, depending on how fancy he wants to go, though that effect is ruined by the wilder patterns he puts on them. His coat, though, is always the same – a blue overcoat that he always, somehow, finds a replacement for when it's destroyed.

Costume (Optional): Ruford, in spirit of the holiday, is wearing a Lickilicky costume. He can't see very well in it, and something about the mascot suit is unsettling and makes children cry.

Personality: Ruford McDonough is a strange man, to say the least. A coward in some points, who loves his wordplay, likes the good-natured pranks, tolerates authority, and generally prefers to live life by his own beat. He often jokes that he's Arceus's gift to men and women, though both he and his would-be lovers know this is rather far from the truth. He's amicable enough, though sometimes his antics can be grating. Nonetheless, he tries his hardest to be as friendly and well-meaning as possible, though the slip-ups and crude jokes he makes sometimes turns people off. That said, Ruford is also a competent battler and strategist, known for his unorthodox method of battling. He can also be scary when he battles, as his primary goal is to overpower his opponent by any means possible.

History: Ruford McDonough was born in Dewford Town in the Hoenn Region. Not much to say about that, save that if you love surfing and macho Pokemon, Dewford's the way to go. If you don't, tough luck. So Ruford left and struck out on his own at the good old age of ten years old, Yanma and Torchic in tow. He started his League journey collecting each of Hoenn's gym badges, left Hoenn for a couple of years to train in other regions, before returning and going through a series of League runs as one of the star contenders. Ruford, despite his lackadaisical nature, was a dangerous battler, ruthless in taking any advantage he could in a battle, almost becoming Champion multiple times.

Of course, the career of a professional Trainer can only go for so long, and Ruford, after his thirteenth loss in the quarter finals, decided to pull a Ketchum and leave. Only, instead of going to another region to catch another lot of Pokemon and abandon them at Oak's, Ruford decided to retire. He spent two years in retirement, before one day the League came to him with the offer of becoming an agent, working with them in investigation works. Ruford at first refused, until he realized that joining them basically meant a blank check to vacation in other regions and do a bit of detective work on the side. A win-win, in this case.

So that's what Ruford's been doing these last five years or so, hopping from region to region, doing the League's dirty work while enjoying martinis, exciting battles against criminals, and generally having a good time. All of the fun battles, none of the stress associated with being at the top.

Ruford was already in Alola by the time he received the job in Akala, investigating his own conspiracy connecting the recent Ultra Wormholes and the latest fast food chain's sudden popularity. He was unceremoniously taken off that job – which broke his heart – and put on Akala.

Pokémon Team:

Flyboy – Yanmega, Ruford's first Pokemon that he obtained as a gift from an uncle in Johto. He's also the ace of Ruford's team, possessing several powerful moves. Ruford's go-to.

Sanders – A Blaziken and Ruford's first Pokemon after Flyboy, which he obtained when he first set out on his journey.

Jim – A Kecleon that Ruford caught during his travels in Hoenn. Has a thousand-yard stare, and not even Ruford's really sure if Jim actually has a brain or not. Likes eating drywall.

Maisy – Ruford's Floette, which has yet to evolve and chooses not to. The first Pokemon that Ruford caught outside of his original journey in Hoenn. Of note is that Ruford keeps a special flower for Maisy to use in particularly special battles, one that gives her quite the boost in power.

Ice Johnson – Arctozolt, taken after a particularly nasty raid in Galar involving the illegal experimentation on fossil Pokemon, Ice Johnson is named after Ruford's favorite basketball player, Ace Johnson.

Kartana (Legendary, I hope this is okay, if not I can change) – Part of Ruford's assignment in Alola, Kartana is the most recent of his captures, an Ultra Beast that he caught and was allowed to keep in order to further research the phenomenon.

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