
Originally Posted by
Manaphy Mare
Name: Curran
Legendary: Celebi
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Curran, Celebi, Male, 16. Acceptable.

Originally Posted by
Manaphy Mare
Description: Curran stands at a medium-tall height with a slender and athletic build. He has tan skin for someone who appears to be of Celtic descent with no visible acne. His earthy-brown hair is somewhat long, falling just past his earlobes, and pin-straight with bangs that serve to perfectly frame his dazzling emerald eyes.
You have shown much improvement in the making of your sign up, however, in the starting paragraph of description I still see some faults that I would like to point out. The first sentence of height and build is acceptable. It could always use more description, as can anything, but it is acceptable. Those that are not:
1. About his tan skin. What is "tan?" Is it naturally tan, or tanning caused by the Sun? There is more to tanned skin tone than 'tan.' Also, yes those of the Celtic regions, are more fairer in skin, and when they are fairer of skin that means the Sun is not as kind to them. They might burn more than they tan. As for the acne, that is alright, though there can be more to describing with the blemishes that exist on our skin, there is much more objects then acne.
Here are some quick Wiki Links to help you with skin tone in color. Doing research on things is a huge aspect of creation, and quite fun.
Olive "Tanned" skin.
Color terminology for race.
Skin color distributions.
2. The next sentence, describing the hair, his eyes, his earlobes; I believe more description can be made. You can turn that one sentence into it's own separate paragraph. The first thing I noticed was the word "somewhat." There are many choices of word which can be better. As "somewhat" is like "sorta" "kinda" "not really" "maybe." His hair length can't be a "maybe," it needs to be a "definite." I can see that you do not want his hair to be short, medium, or long. I personally do not see hair past the earlobes as long, but rather shaggy perhaps.
I see improvement in your Sign Up, though there are still these fatal flaws.

Originally Posted by
Manaphy Mare
Curran’s ears come to an elf-like point. His face is moderately long, yet a little rounded with high cheekbones and smooth cheeks. His eyebrows are fairly thin when compared to his peers. The expression that is usually adorning his face is one of both wisdom and curiosity. His features seem to by fairly sharp and pointed. All aside from his nose, that is. His nose is actually quite petite and comes to a rounded, slightly upturned point.
Starting with your second paragraph in description, I found nothing fatal, however when you state "elf-like," I has the reader must assume you possibly mean the "Fantasy" version of the elf, Lord of The Rings if you will, Dungeons & Dragons. As there are many "elves" of Myth. The common sight of an elf-ear however is the Fantasy wood-dwelling elf. Everything else: fine.

Originally Posted by
Manaphy Mare
Curran’s wardrobe varies from day to day, but always has a green/blue/white color scheme. One of his typical outfits is a white shirt with green trim at the bottom with a green and lapis-lazuli-blue striped sweater over it. The sweater itself is quite interesting in construction, because it cuts off just above his hips, but his top continues down another quarter foot. His sleeves, on the other hand, manage to extend a little past his wrists, ending just before his thumb. His pants are emerald-green, lapis-lazuli-blue, and white plaid and go down to a pair of shoes that are designed to resemble shadow the hedgehog’s air-skates and have a color scheme that matches his outfit. Atop his head rests a white bucket hat with green rings embroidered onto the brim.
Your description of the outfits exceed the other parts of your description by far. I'd like to see a more even representation if you could. Add more detail to the body and physique or the face to even it out. Else I find the first part of clothing acceptable.

Originally Posted by
Manaphy Mare
His other outfit of choice is a green, skin tight turtleneck with sleeves that reach just above his elbows. The top itself is a poly-cotton blend and cuts off roughly an inch and a half below his sternum, revealing a faint six pack. Over this he wears a sleeveless, lapis-lazuli-colored jacket with a lighter blue inside that is usually left open. When he wears this outfit he wears a pair of blue, stonewashed jeans that seem to be right there in-between regular and skinny cut. With this outfit he wears a pair of blue, half finger gloves made from the same material as his top. His shoes with this are a pair of blue, slip-on vans with white ankle socks.
This "secondary" outfit is acceptable.

Originally Posted by
Manaphy Mare
Personality: Curran is innocent like a child and occasionally gullible. He cares about all life, and will often put someone else’s safety before his. His most obvious quality is his purity of heart; he is always kind and caring. He tends to be calm with a very level head. This is not to say that nothing can rattle him, he is actually easily startled or scared. Curran is fairly curious and willing to try new things at least once. It is this curiosity that often gets him into sticky situations; luckily he usually has his friends there to bail him out.
There is some filler material in this paragraph, like mentioning his friends bailing him out, but I find personality appropriate so far.

Originally Posted by
Manaphy Mare
His general demeanor is fairly kind and outgoing. He still remains quiet and serious, but he is much more outgoing and willing to put his two cents in. The two constant traits he has is his ease of scaring and startling; especially by thugs, gang members and thunder. His typical reaction when presented with any of these is to duck behind one of his tougher-looking friends for protection or –in the case of the latter- duck under the covers. Even though he is easily frightened, ghost stories and haunted houses don’t really scare him that much due to their predictability (and the horror movies he and his “older sister” watch every Friday night); they may, however, get a scream of surprise -especially if the source is behind him- and an occasional jump behind his closest -physically speaking- friend for cover.
How can one generally be quiet but still fairly outgoing? That is a contradiction, as the two contrast. You can be both, but how you wrote it, it contradicts. The quiet and serious portion simply seem as filler with the kind and outgoing part. Also, "thugs" and "gang members" can correlate to one another, so I found those two together filler material that needs revision. Also you over-killed the "---s" Most of all the words tied with the "---s" are filler, need revision.

Originally Posted by
Manaphy Mare
The first thing people notice about Curran is his high levels of energy. He tends to be very adventurous with a can-do attitude. On his free time he usually explores the urban jungle some people call New York City. He can find his way anywhere quite easily and his sense of direction is impeccable.
For being someone who awoke in a strange world, I find this ability of direction and perception to be quite Power Played. Not even New York City dwellers know their way around the City that well. NYC is a HUGE city, that stretches for miles. There are many parts of it, and it holds many different "environments." I could understand if he had a good sense of perception, which is appropriate, but it seemed to me that this paragraph made it seem he was a mastermind behind anywhere in New York City. His direct settlement where he is currently located is enough, for now. I found this paragraph to be complete filler otherwise.

Originally Posted by
Manaphy Mare
Curran is generally sweet and gentle around others. Overall he is very weak, both emotionally and physically. It takes very little for him to burst into tears. Another shortcoming of his is his lack of athletic ability. In contrast, however, he is actually quite intelligent when compared to most of his peers. Despite his intelligence he is not pompous or aloof, but rather humble and down-to-earth. He tends to be very formal and well mannered. Hurley has one major vice: sweets. His favorite happens to be chocolate.
You already told us what Curran was "generally." When one is "emotionally" weak as well, it his hard for them to remain serious toned, as clutter affects their mind. Also, who is "Hurley?" You really should proof read more when editing before re-submitting.
Your personality had many filler materials within it, so I would like you to rethink your personality, edit the filler materials out, and make it fulfilling to the psyche. Make sure you know your character inside and out while you submit him.

Originally Posted by
Manaphy Mare
Origin: A teen began awoke in a back alley along New York's fifth avenue. He stood up and looked around as he tried to figure out where he was. He looked down to discover that he was naked. Upon realizing this, his face became a bright scarlet. His cheeks would have made Groudon seem pale. When he looked up he saw a woman in her mid-thirties closing up a shop his face did the unimaginable, it turned an even brighter shade of red. He quickly moved his hands to cover himself up. The woman looked at him in shock.
I would like to see more emotion and more of Curran's reactions within this paragraph rather than him just waking up, turning bright red, seeing a person, turning even brighter red, instinctively reacted to preserve dignity.

Originally Posted by
Manaphy Mare
“Who are you? What happened?” She bombarded him with questions, probably even more shocked and embarrassed than he was.
“I… Don’t know.” Was all that he could whisper in response. And it was true. He had no memories beyond waking up in the alleyway. Heck, He couldn’t even remember his own name! He had woken up in some strange alleyway in some city he had never been to before. Confusion was all that buzzed in the teen's mind; flooding it like a storm surge.
You can bombard with questions without the dialogue. I'd find Curran too shocked, startled, and confused to take what the lady is saying coherently, and vice-versa for her.

Originally Posted by
Manaphy Mare
The woman sighed and let him into her store, she gave him a few pieces of clothing that she thought would look good on him. They sat down and began to talk. With every passing moment the woman was beginning to become more and more reminded of her younger brother. Not because of how he looked; actually it was how he acted that reminded her of her late brother. It was then that she decided to take him in. Soon he began to help her with housework in the mid-sized, two bedroom apartment that they shared. He also would help, from time to time at the boutique the woman, whom he had since found out was named Sylvia, owned. She later saw how he walked and carried himself and decided to include him in her weekly fashion show. He started modeling one of her outfits, an emerald-green and bright blue outfit. It was an instant success among many of the spectators, especially the teenage girls. The next show had him modeling two outfits. The first was a casual ensemble while the other was more suited for the beach or pool; again a success in attracting teenage, female customers. Soon he became one of her regular models with two or three outfits per show. He is currently enrolled in a nearby High Schoo and models in the weekly fashion show at the boutique.
From previous reviews, you haven't really made significant changes to what I requested. For one thing, I wouldn't think the lady would care for fashion on the boy when first dressing him up, she'd just throw a random cloth to him to see if it fit, dignity before fashion. They also simply sat down and talked? Give a dialogue exchange, flesh out your character through this dialogue exchange. You are telling what is happening more than showing, I want to see the seen, I don't want it to be summarized. She's too young to be a mother of a 16 year old, but too old to be a sister, even though both are possible. I personally find the age difference and the reference of "sister" awkward.
Also, "late" brother? What happened? It should be mentioned as it sounds significant enough. Modeling? OK I suppose, but how you go about it, you need more detail, more to the scene. I don't want a summary, I want an event, one singular scene, of how he entered the world. You have a summary. Also, having an apartment in New York for a single woman in her 30s is tough. Higher standard of living, thus increased taxes and commercial things are quite expensive in New York. Sure there is the higher paycheck to counter this higher standard of living, but still, living comfortably in New York with the size apartment would be rather tough for a small business owner unless her boutique was quite the fame. As for school, I don't care about it. That's not relevant, so not needed. I would suggest rewriting the Origin to make it more a scene than a summary. Also if you were to increase it in length, dialogue exchanges help at this at times.
Miscellaneous: As stated above, Curran currently models for the woman’s boutique. He sings baritone, but is capable of hitting the occasional high note. He is also a very skilled dancer and can play the harp quite well.[/quote]
Wait...he models for a WOMAN's Boutique? Uhm...why? Do they cross dress him? And also, what is with singing, the dancing, and the harping? Sure it is Miscellaneous, but just random. I put Miscellaneous for objects that were relevant to the character and the plot, tis not a random things about the character field.

Originally Posted by
Manaphy Mare
Aura: Curran’s aura slightly warps the flow of time around him, causing him to seem like he’s running faster than he is. His tattoo (or rather tattoos) is probably among the most simple yet intricate. For starters he has a pair of green antennae with blue tips on his forehead. In addition to that he has a pair of black circles around his eyes. However, by far, the most intriguing one is a barbed-wire-like ring that runs around his navel; though it is hard to see unless he is in the presence of another legend in which case it glows with a sepia-like gold color.
Celebi's power is not the manipulation of time, but the ability to time travel. Dialga I believe is the Time Manipulating Pokemon. How can it "seem" that he is running faster than he is? Time travel would be something like teleportation, or things relating in the travel between time and space. Creating portals, black holes to a very miniscul degree is another thing. As "jumping" in space/time can distort it slightly.