Thanks @Pokemon Trainer Sarah! It means a lot!

As for Jacob, he originally was supposed to be a carbon copy of myself because I was too lazy to make another character. I tried reacting in ways I have/would. For example, when I was in year twelve, one of my mates snuck up behind me and scared me, and I nearly punched him in the head out of sheer shock. I had Jacob do this when put in the similar situation.

However it proved the the GM didn't like this, and there were a lot of instances where Jacob would get himself into trouble by doing the stuff that I would do, even silly stuff, such as asking the cops who were wanting to take their Pokemon (directly after they were stolen) for ID. It became clear that the GM really didn't like him, so I decided to embrace that, and make Jacob the screw up he was meant to be. Every time stuff would go wrong, I'd add to his instability. Eventually I began helping JD write the plot, so I was able to really develop his character around that, and work the plot around him and the other characters.

If you want a rundown of Ruby and Delta Emerald, I did a journal entry that covers most of it. Message me if you want to read it!