GREENBURGH, arti

[ARTI GREENBURGH]

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PERSONALITY-

PERSONALITY TRAITS;;

• Relentlessly exuberant
  
• Maternal
  
• Cloying
  
• Slightly childish (fondness for potty humour and making messes)
  
• Genuinely appreciates things most people find to be ugly or repugnant
  
• Airheaded and forgetful
  
• Indiscriminately compassionate
  
• Nonconfrontational by nature
  
• Outspokenly Progressive
  
• Tolerant
  
• A bit neurotic
  
• Explosively loud
  
• Obsessive to a fault, at times (especially about bugs)
  
• Has been accused of being "flamboyant"

LIKES;;

• Insects and Arachnids (duh)
  
• Indie music
  
• Social activism
  
• Children's television
  
• Bizarre food combinations
  
• ATCs (Artist Trading Cards)

DISLIKES;;

• Predatory birds
  
• Mean/Ignorant/Bigoted individuals
  
• Fishsticks (he got a bad one once and it soured him for good)
  
• Confusing instructions
  
• The Orthodontist's office
  
• Impressionism

AMBITIONS;;

• Make someone's day just a little bit better any chance he gets
  
• To assist in broadening humanity's horizons so they can see that everything really will be alright
  
• To keep a Tamagotchi alive for more than 3 hours, dangit
  

FEARS;;

• Going bald
  
• Having his thigh touched
  
• Being unable to prevent something bad from happening or unable to help in the event that it already has

BELONGINGS-

• Veritable hoard of found toys "in need of love" and objects that could be used as art materials one day
  
• Smartphone equivalent with a dodgy Pokedex app
  
• Messenger bag full of myriad knitting supplies and a needlessly expensive leatherbound sketchbook
  
• Plastic retainer case containing two retainers (top, rainbow; bottom, pink glitter) that he just can't throw away
  
• Acne
  
• "Hipster Handbook" from 1965
  
• Snacks (never without them)
  

ODDS & ENDS-

• The name "Burgh" is actually just a publicity name. It comes from the end of his last name, Greenburgh. He was encouraged to change it, as his given first name, Arti, invited far too many dumb jokes. Also, it rhymed with "Farti," but he himself pointed that out.
  
• He's a vegetarian, albeit a very bad one.

POKEMON-

ON HAND;;

Holga - Male - Whirlipede
Screech | Poison Tail | Pursuit | Struggle Bug

The first pokemon Arti can truly say he caught. When Arti was roughly 9-years-old, his father- another appreciator of bug-types- took him on an outing to Pinwheel Forest. After a long day of "pokemon that got away," a pretty standard-looking venipede was found rooting around by a garbage can. Said venipede was caught without a fight. The venipede was then dubbed Holga by its beaming, bucktoothed owner, after the brand name on a plastic camera found moldering in basement storage. Holga took his sweet time evolving, but it wasn't for naught, as he grew into a pretty solid specimen of a whirlipede. Though Holga might seem aloof and unfriendly at times, he really is partial to Arti and respects him as a trainer. Holga can be critical of Arti's sudden bizarre whims and impulses, however (I mean really, who WOULD want to admit to belonging to the guy who thanks chairs for supporting him while he stands on them?).

Funicello- Female - Leavanny
Protect | Razor Leaf | String Shot | Struggle Bug

Contrary to what most would guess, Funicello was not Arti's first pokemon. Caught in Pinwheel Forest during a weekend away from the Art Institute, Funicello was uncooperative and of markedly sour disposition. She was named from a list provided in that archaic "Hipster Handbook" that Arti believes to be such a priceless artifact. Funicello begrudgingly battled alongside Arti, only half-obeying his instructions. However, she often managed to come out victorious solely via the desire to "get it over with." She evolved into a Swadloon six months after being captured and completely retreated into herself, much to Arti's frustration. It was only after some pretty intense bonding through bad apartments, cruddy food, and the bohemian existence of a starving artist that she and Arti formed a friendship, thus encouraging her evolution into a Leavanny. Funicello has since "grown into herself" with such grace and poise that she has become Arti's primary pokemon and sometimes confidant. Sure, she may not give the best advice, but she's a great listener. (Something to note: Funicello is biologically a male Leavanny, but prefers to answer to a female pronoun. In the words of her trainer, "There's nothing wrong with that!")

Tuesday- Male - Dwebble
Sand Attack | Faint Attack | Smack Down | Struggle Bug

A very recent rescue. Tuesday was found inside a discarded pokeball from a garbage dump outside of Nacrene. A momentary burst of "save our strays" activism sent Arti careening into the shelter to adopt him. Tuesday is fairly low-leveled, but very eager to learn and already quite adept at battling. He's curious and can often be found "getting into trouble," as many young pokemon do. Tuesday, having claws, has learned of his innate ability to open jars, and has since discovered a fondness for tempera paint. Thus, he is not allowed in Arti's studio unsupervised.

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