Josuke Higashikata

The Basics
Name: Josuke Higashikata (POKEGO Code name: Zelkova)
Age: 24
Occupation: POKEGO Aide and college student.

The AU History in a Nutshell: Weird shit jostles a relatively normal kid's past life memories and Stand power free, and he only barely avoids being recruited into The Black Order by a conveniently nearby POKEGO member. He's been affiliated with POKEGO for seven years, and was sent to Kaisou in mid-May (2023) to help out (and maybe to free Sorey of some of the social skills burden). Currently lives with Yuuki (killerapp), and currently a mentor to Caleb (actnormal).

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Regains/Acquired Things

Appearance, Monster Changes, Traits, etc.

💎 Monster types: Merfolk (Elf) + Dragon
💎 Joestar Birthmark: The distinct and inexplicably hereditary star-shaped birthmark that marks Josuke as a member of the Joestar bloodline. (x)
💎 Immortality (Low): You still age at a normal rate, but you don't ever get gray hair, regardless of age or stress. (x)
💎 Scales (Partial): There's now scattered patches of metallic blue scales on Josuke's body--namely around his eyes, around his wrists, his shoulders, lower back, hips, and thighs. (x)
💎 Instrument Proficiency: Immediate proficiency with acoustic guitars. (x)
💎 Musical Healing (Large): Singing or instrument playing will heal moderate injuries. (x)
💎 Underwater Breathing (Breath): Can breathe underwater. (x)
💎 Underwater Senses (Medium): Your senses work just as well underwater as above water. (x)
💎 Stealth (Low): You can silence your own footsteps. (x)
💎 Durability Boost (High): You will shrug off bullets and it takes a lot to take you down. (x)
💎 Swimming Ability (High): Swim 3x as fast as an average person. (x)
💎 Dragon's Breath (High): Breathe a stream of your element as long as your lung capacity can manage. (x)

Powers

💎 Crazy Diamond: Josuke's Stand, which has the ability to heal and repair at more or less full power. He can heal most injuries (including mortal wounds, if he gets there in time) and reattach limbs, he can restore an item to a previous state. That being said this power cannot cure illnesses, cannot revive the dead, and cannot be used on Josuke himself, or anything he'd consider part of his own person at the time. Additionally, it won't work on certain plot-relevant items, and can't be used on any characters' regained items without explicit player permission. Its physical ability is back up to more or less full capacity, too! (x, upgrade)
💎 Cold Resistance (High): Can withstand temperatures as cold as -100F (-73C) without a coat. (x, upgrade)
💎 Diagnostic Touch: By touching someone, Josuke can tell immediately what's medically wrong with them. (x)
💎 Purify Water (Medium): Purify a bucket of water from pollutants to make it safe to drink. (x, upgrade)
💎 Freeze Water (Low): Can cool down a cup worth of liquid to freezing temperatures. (x)
💎 Web Powers: He can now shoot webs like Spider-Man. Because this is exactly what he needed. (x)
💎 Flexibility (Low): Extremely flexible. (x)
💎 Hammerspace: Courtesy of the Koroks in Hyrule. One slot currently. (x)
💎 Mirror Transportation: You can now fast travel through uncovered mirrors so long as you can have visited the location of the mirror before and can recall it. (x)
💎 Magical Girl: You can change into a magical girl outfit that will give a boost to powers. (x)
💎 Spatial Creation: You can create a realm that's about the size of a walk-in closet. Only you and allowed guests may enter this domain. This is eventually going to be one part weapon/supply storage and one part infirmary on the go. (x)
💎 Water Manipulation (Low): You have limited control over water. You could make small waves in a bathtub without touching it, or move around cup of water. (x)
💎 Conjure Fog (Low) Create enough fog to cover a person. (x)

Items - Day to Day Inventory (Normal)

💎 Magic Outfit Wand: A magic wand that will magically change Josuke's outfit to one of any ten preset outfits he has ready. (x)
💎 Duct Tape: A roll of duct tape. Kept in the car. (x)
💎 Inconvenience Note: A black leatherbound notebook with the words "Inconvenience Note" written on the front. There are rules inside explaining how it works. If Josuke writes someone's first and last name, they will be inconvenienced. It must be their real name and he must know what they look like. He can write a description of how they'd be inconvenienced, but it will not work if it requires something that's impossible or would kill them. Should he not begin writing a method of inconvenience within 40 seconds of writing down a name, the target will step on a lego. Pages can be torn out of the Inconvenience Note and still used. (x)
💎 Cat Paw Gel Pens: A set of gel pens that look like cat paws. Mrow. (x)
💎 Swiss Army Knife: A standard Swiss Army Knife. How practical! (x)
💎 Sewing Kit: For any sewing Josuke may need to do on the go. He keeps it well-stocked. (x)
💎 Beloved Wakizashi: A beautifully ornate wakizashi, gifted to him by Ayato for Christmas in 2023. The character for "healer"/"healing" is etched into it, the braiding holds a heart design similar to Crazy Diamond's own in its wrapping, and the hilt is designed to represent the waves of the tide. Josuke uses the Korok-granted hammerspace to make sure it's always close at hand. (x)
💎 Treasured Ring Set: A pair of rings inlaid with emerald, gifted to him by Ayato for Christmas in 2023. Attuned to wind, these rings grant a permanent speed boost and allow Josuke to control the volume of sound around him when worn. (x)
💎 Phone Charger: Just a spare phone charger. Nothing special about it. (x)
💎 Smartphone: A smartphone with top of the line specs. He happily replaced his old one with this one. (x)

Items - Spirit Realm Mission Inventory

💎 Fireball Jellies: A jar of red "jelly candies" that are actually fire pellets. Josuke was smart enough to read the label first, so he mostly keeps these on hand just in case he needs to throw them at things. (x
💎 Cryo Vision: A Cryo Vision--it's a fist-sized trinket that, as long as Josuke has it on him, allows him to conjure and manipulate ice to some extent, and do two elemental skill moves reflective of his personality/style detailed here. He can also sense magic around him so long as he stands absolutely still. Why did that weird shopkeeper insist the stars wanted him to take this...? (x)
💎 Soul Device: A magic/psychic weapon stored on Josuke's phone--it's a staff called Signs of Life and its capabilities are detailed here. (x)
💎 Yarn of Ariadne: Magic yarn that can't be broken and if it's used to make a trail through a maze--either one in the real world or in the Spirit Realm--it won't be moved by anyone but the user. (x)
💎 Magical Girl Sword: A mostly normal sword, except it glows pink and it sheds flower petals when swung. This is Josuke's primary weapon when he doesn't want an elemental affinity attached to his attacks. (x)
💎 Cutting Card Deck: A deck of cards that seems like a normal deck, but if Josuke throws a card at something, they'll slice the same way a knife would. (x)
💎 Magic Kitty Cloak: A magical kitty cloak that gives Josuke catlike grace and the ability to always land on his feet while it's worn. Has a second one that he's planning to either loan out or give away. (x, x)
💎 Dimension Chalk: A bucket of sidewalk chalk that when Josuke draws a door with it, he can make a portal that'll take him to any available gates (meaning current plot gate or the stable gates). (x)
💎 ARCUS II: A cellphone-like device powered by magic rocks that confers a number of passive self-buffs and allows the user to cast magic. Josuke's came with the Emblem Master Quartz. Info can be found here. (x)
💎 Sword of Summoning Ducks: A sword that can summon 1 to 6 ducks three times per day. Kept on hand in case someone else needs a weapon. (x)
💎 Vibranium Shield: A shield made out of nearly indestructible vibranium metal. (x)
💎 Boomerang Brick: A brick that when you throw it, will always come flying back at you. (x)

Items - Around the Home/Other

💎 Nail Polish: A bottle of glittery nail polish. (x)
💎 Magic Insta-Pot: A magical insta-pot that will be magically filled with any food that Josuke's currently craving, fully prepared. The quality's better than he expected. (x)
💎 Thread: Just some regular thread. There was a color he was running out of, so! (x, x)
💎 Motorcycle: A motorcycle, found at that strange Goodwill. It's Josuke's primary method of transportation. (x)
💎 Popsicle Stick: A popsicle stick that says "WINNER" on it. Now basically just a toy for the Pokemon. (x)
💎 Red Cape: A very dramatic, long red cape. Has since been cannibalized for other sewing projects. (x)
💎 Nail Bat: A bat with some nails in it. Kept by the door. (x)
💎 Snake Eye Dice: A cool-looking pair of bone dice enchanted to roll snake eyes no matter what. He has a second pair and he doesn't know what to do with them. (x, x)
💎 Tape Deck: An old-fashioned tape player deck. "Best of Queen" is lodged inside and cannot be removed. Josuke is skipping particular songs whenever he listens. He will not elaborate. (x)
💎 Magic Comb: A comb that makes your hair change to a different color when you brush it. It'll remain that color until you use it again. (x)
💎 Vacuum Cleaner: A good-quality vacuum cleaner. Not much else to say about it. (x)
💎 Extra Snuggie: A snuggie that is enchanted to always be warm and cozy. (x)
💎 Bonsai: A Zelkova bonsai, gifted to him by Ayato for Christmas in 2023. Right by the trunk is a small stone with the Cryo symbol etched into it. It's been meticulously taken care of. (x)
💎 Misc. Christmas Gifts, 2023: Found here.
💎 Deity Statue: An action figure-sized statue of a deity that Josuke can't put a name to. (x)
💎 Friendship Lamps: A set of two lamps that's meant to be shared with a friend. When you touch the lamp, the other lamp will light up no matter how far away they are. Both are currently in the living room of the house he shares with Yuuki. (x)
💎 Rice Cooker: A good quality rice cooker, complete with steaming and a bunch of other cooking modes! (x)
💎 Car: A regular-ass minivan in Josuke's favorite shade of purple. (x)
💎 Geese Measuring Cups: A set of measuring cups that resemble geese. (x)
💎 Hello Kitty Drawers: Drawers that resemble Hello Kitty. (x)

Items - Wardrobe

💎 Lab Coat: A lab coat with the POKEGO insignia and "Zelkova" embroidered on it, signifying that Josuke's part of POKEGO. (x)
💎 Fashionable Glasses: A pair of fashionable glasses that match Josuke's prescription He doesn't need glasses, necessarily, but they're helpful and they go with Josuke's outfits that feature the lab coat. (x)
💎 Rolex Watch: A legitimate Rolex watch, what the fuck was this doing in a Goodwill-- (x)
💎 Magic Coat: A magic coat that will change to match Josuke's style and the weather. (x)
💎 Custom Heelys: These used to be a pair of pizza-themed heelys until Josuke took fabric paint to them. Now sport a blue and purple color scheme with a heart design. (x)
💎 Expensive Boots: A pair of ankle boots from a French luxury fashion house, in his size and everything. Thanks, Birthday Skeleton! (x)
💎 Necklace of Resizing: A necklace that seems pretty ordinary but will always adjust to fit perfectly with the wearer and their outfit. (x)
💎 Rainbow Jacket: A sparkly rainbow jacket. (x)
💎 Locket: A heart-shaped locket with mother of pearl. It contains a photo of Ayato. He has a second one with a different photo of Ayato, this one silver and engraved with two dragons. (x, x)
💎 High Heels: A nice pair of high heels. Does he need the height? No. Does he care? Also no. (x)
💎 Snowman Pin: A snowman enamel pin that when touched, will cause snow to start to fall around you. (x)

Pets and Other Companions

💎 Pearl the Quaxly: Josuke's starter Pokemon, acquired after he graduated from the POKEPUPS program. Wears pink and purple bird booties to protect her feet from pavement, and has a special cup she drinks out of. Current Moveset: Surf (x)
💎 Joseph the Nickit: Spat out at Josuke by some weird flower?! Wears a black bandana with purple vine-like patterns. Current moveset: Play Rough (x)
💎 Maybelle the Audino: Found in the Kanto stable gate. Shiny. Wears a light blue ribbon in day to day life, and a tiny nurse's cap when "on-duty" as a medic. Current moveset: Surf (x)
💎 Silk the Mimikyu: Found in the Kanto stable gate during the Ghost-type swarm of October 2023. Current moveset: Play Rough.
💎 Akane the Dipplin: Found in the Kanto stable gate in January of 2024 as an Applin. Evolved in late February of that year.
💎 Mabosstiff: A currently unnamed Mabosstiff, found in the Kanto stable gate shortly after Josuke and Yuuki agreed they needed a more effective guard dog. Current moveset: Play Rough, Thunder Fang
💎 Azelf: The Legendary Pokemon Azelf, depowered. Acquired thanks to a Pot of Gold reward at the weird Goodwill. (x)
💎 Dragon: A currently unnamed dragon of an undecided element. It's about the size of a horse, can breathe its element, and fly. (x)
💎 Dog: An unnamed ordinary dog. Details to come. (x)

Flaws
💎 Vengeance: If someone wrongs Josuke, he feels an urge to do something to get back at them. (x)

IC Permissions
💎 Backtagging: Willing to keep threads going as long as you are! Feel free to poke me if I'm taking a while.
💎 Threadhopping: If it's fine with everyone else involved in the thread, go for it
💎 Fourth-walling: Please don't.
💎 Offensive Subjects: OOCly, I'm uncomfortable with extensive discussions of alcohol and drugs, sorry!

OOC Permissions
💎 General Affection: Go for it!
💎 Flirting and Romance: Josuke's currently taken in-game, sorry! Please keep in mind if anyone tries flirting with him at this point, they'll be shot down.
💎 Fighting/Injury/Death: I'm not great at threading out fights, but we can talk this out. Run injury by me first, and I'd like to avoid death.
💎 Telepathy/Mind-reading/Etc.: Yeah, go for it, he doesn't really have any way to block it.
💎 Anything Else?: Nope! We're good.