Jokull

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One of the mathematics professors at the university. Jokull is cool, both literally and figuratively. His chilly yet gentle demeanor makes him popular among students, although sometimes students end up leaving his classes completely frozen, again, both in the literal and figurative sense…! 

Although many may think that Glaceons have a cold heart, Jokull is quite the opposite, he is easygoing, friendly and patient. He almost never loses his cool even when faced with the rudest of Pokemon. But it's still pretty easy to tell when he is stressed out, as ice storms conveniently start to form around him during these times. 

Jokull can often be found in the university's library either browsing through mathematical papers or just enjoying the peace and quiet while enjoying a good book. He is trilingual, speaking Galarian and Freyurrian fluently, and is currently learning Kalosian. He also has a decent collection of sweaters and is almost never seen wearing any other kind of shirt. He finds them comfortable and they keep him warm even during the coldest of days! 

Relationships 

Family:

• Kari (Glaceon): Mother
• Jan (Glaceon): Father 

Friends:

• Marcin (Lopunny): Partner and longtime best friend
• Mitzi (Eevee): A friend and colleague. 
• Beau (Umbreon), Julien (Absol), Paul (Electrode), Boris (Luxio): Friends of Marcin that Jokull sometimes hangs out with. He is cool with most of them. Jokull takes Kalosian classes with Beau and has an admiration for him.  
• Miles (Leafeon), Thalia(Umbreon), Marjorie (Espeon): His TAs (currently) 
• Flopsy(Minun): A colleague and...friend?
• Basil (Leafeon): A colleague who Jokull works closely with, much to his chagrin 
• Courbon (Sylveon): A colleague
• Marty (Swoobat): His old friend, roommate and partner. They are still good friends. 

• Jokull was born in a small town in the Freyurr region, inhabited solely by ice type pokemon due to the cold climate. He is an only child. 
• He didn’t have the best childhood. His parents were very overprotective, and he didn’t have many friends. He spent a lot of his free time walking the streets of his town, in particular during the winter festivities.
• On his 13th birthday, Jokull was given an Ice Stone to evolve into a Glaceon, as per family tradition. Immediately after evolution, it was revealed that he has a condition that makes his powers go haywire when untreated, and almost froze to death right there and then. 
  • The condition, if untreated, renders him lethargic and frozen. He is also very sensitive to heat. It can also become worse depending on his emotions. 
  • Although evolving into a different Eeveelution would have not affected the outcome, the effects could have been less severe. Jokull seems to be a little bit sad about not having had a choice. 
• Since he was very sick, Jokull’s parents did not want him to leave the home once he was fully grown. Jokull went behind his parents’ back and made arrangements to move out. This angered his parents, in particular his mother, and they have not talked or seen each other since, despite Jokull’s efforts.
• Jokull started out his undergraduate studies in chemistry, and at some point changed to mathematics.
• Throughout his undergraduate studies, Jokull lived with a Swoobat named Marty. The two became close friends. At one point, the two were even romantically involved, but it seems to have been short-lived.
• During their 4th year, Marty introduced Jokull to his brother, Marcin (a Buneary at the time).As Jokull was planning on pursuing postgraduate studies in mathematics as Marcin did, Marty encouraged them to try and talk with each other. Although awkward at first, the two quickly became friends. 
• After graduate studies, Jokull landed a job at Harmonia University and moved in with Marcin. 
• After many years of being close friends, Marcin takes Jokull out on a dinner date. Upon recounting stories of his past to Marcin, Jokull begins to feel homesick. After the date, Marcin asks Jokull if he wants to spend a life with him, but Jokull runs off not knowing how to respond. Later, Jokull realizes that even though he is homesick, his past wasn’t very happy and life with Marcin now is what he wants. Jokull confronts Marcin to apologize and the two reveal that they’ve wanted each other for a long time. Until now, Jokull didn’t say anything due to being uncertain about the future, but decides he wants to play it out with Marcin. 
  • To this day, Jokull is still feeling a little bit homesick and contemplates moving to where he wants with Marcin, but isn’t sure how it’d play out. 
• Over time, Jokull begins to feel more uneasy about things. His physical condition begins to worsen, due to the stress from his job and not having time to properly take care of himself.Jokull begins to become very bothered by all this, and in turn becomes more distant from a very worried Marcin. Jokull contemplates telling Marcin about his condition and all his worries, but hesitates presumably due to past incidents. 

Ask Hints

• What made you want to become a math professor
• Life before Harmonia e.g. Where were you? Where did you attend school? What was it like. 
• Questions regarding parents: e.g. What was your relationship like. How did your parents react to you wanting to leave? 
• How/why did you run away as a kid. Where did you go?
• Relationship with Marcin: you guys remained friends for a long time? Did you see each other a lot during your studies? How'd you become close? 
• What drew you into Harmonia university? Do you enjoy your work? Would you want to work there forever? Also mentioned being on a contract at one point? what does that mean 
• Relations with other characters, in particular other professors (Basil, Courbon, Mitzi, Marcin's friends, etc.)