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Description:
Aria originally hails from Kalos, but she and her family moved to Kanto when she was about 7 years old. It was a bit of a culture shock for her. She has two younger brothers (twins) and one older sister. Their names are Rosette (the sister), Allen and Rory. They live with only their father, as their mother is in coma after being attacked by a psychic pokemon. Her father is named Ricardo and her mother Isabelle. The twins were born after the attack, and they were brought into the world through a caesarean section. The sudden absence of her mother hit her the hardest out of the children, the teenaged Rosette being too busy with her social life, and the twins only being babies.
She found her escape from real life in books. Her father was just happy she found a hobby, not realizing it was an unhealthy coping mechanism instead. It wasn't until high school that a teacher rang the alarm bells.
The therapy for it continued well past her 17th birthday, which is why she's only starting now.
Age: 19
Sex: Female
DOB: 05-05-1997
Birthplace: Lumiose City (Although she moved to Cerulean City)
Height: 1.80 cm
Weight: 75 kg
Hair Color: white
Eye Color: yellowish-green
Body Type: Mesomorph
Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano
Starting Pokémon: Chikorita
Legendary Pokémon: Celebi
Personality:
The rather passive Aria can almost always be found reading a book, even at times she should be paying attention. While at first it was an unhealthy coping mechanism after her mother fell into a coma, it developed into a genuine hobby. Aria -as a result of these experiences- is a quiet girl that prefers to fade into the background. This caused her to have few friends. She wasn't bullied though, and this wasn't through luck. She might be somewhat absentminded most of the time, but she has a wicked tongue if you manage to provoke her. One or two times she even brought her assaulters to the brink of tears. Aria dislikes this part of herself though, and even when annoyed she usually tries to hold her tongue.
Aria might seem dismissive at first glance, although you couldn't be further from the truth. She's a rather sensitive person, even if she has the social skills of a ' little slug'. It was Rosette that coined this phrase. Being called that way is one of the few things that can truly annoy Aria, and the bitch-fests between her and her sister are practically legendary. They still love each other though, in that weird sibling way. Speaking of siblings, she absolutely adores the twins, and almost blew of her pokemon journey in order to stay with them. She often puts her own needs below those of others, a mindset nobody has managed to break her out yet..
Strengths:
- Knowledgeable (although most of it is random trivia)
- Patient
- Steadfast
- Has some skill with the violin, although she is rusty.
Weaknesses:
- Social skills of a 'little slug' (not the animal, but the ammo)
- Puts her own needs below those of others
- Absentminded (although she might yet break out of this after some bad experiences)
- Might react badly when coming eye to eye with psychic pokemon.
Biography:
Aria was born in Kalos, and was raised there until she was 7 years old. After that she and her family moved to Kanto's Cerulean City. She started playing the violin when she 4, learning from her mother. Between her 7th and 11th years of life, she often spend her time in the pokemon center. She listened to the stories a few kind trainers had to tell. Most of them were too jaded to indulge a little kid though. Nevertheless, she did learn a few things about surviving on the road, even is she forgot parts of it over the 8 years following the Incident. The Incident is also what stopped her visits to the pokemon center and violin practice.
When she was 11 years old her mother was attacked by a psychic pokemon, and fell into coma. Her father drowned himself in his work, while her sister distracted herself with her social life. The twins were taken care of by a nanny, but nobody really spend a lot of time with Aria. As a result of this bleak reality Aria escaped into books, until a teacher rang the alarm bells after a few years. Her therapy took 4 years in total, 1 of which was spend in an institution. It turned out that being exposed to the psychic members of the team -whether human or pokemon- had an adverse effect on her mentality though, although she tried her hardest to break out of this bad habit. While she has made progress in the latter, she still isn't completely successful though.
Aria has spend three months preparing herself. By getting a few sets of sturdy clothing for example, or rekindling her memory of what little she knows about survival in the wild, and -of course- studying the pokemon she was likely to meet at the beginning of her journey. While she hasn't gotten very far with this third option, she found ot to be great fun, as there were always new details to be discovered. This has caused her to begin considering being a pokemon researcher instead of a school teacher after she finished her pokemon journey. It also made a lot more sense, since her journey exposed her to pokemon either way, while it for the most part hindered her ambition to become a teacher. She figures that maybe she can combine the two, although that is still a long way off. Especially since she just arrived in Pallet Town. (Took a flight to Cinnabar Island and took a boat to Pallet Town from there.)