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[color=#be7d4d][i]"Beauty in might."[/i][/color]
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[color=#be7d4d][b]Name:[/b][/color] Rachel "Roux" Gibson

[color=#be7d4d][b]Nicknames:[/b][/color] Roux

[color=#be7d4d][b]Age[/b][/color]: 16

[color=#be7d4d][b]Gender:[/b][/color] Female ♀

[color=#be7d4d][b]Origin:[/b][/color] Canalave City

[color=#be7d4d][b]Appearance:[/b][/color] 
At 5'7", Rachel's meek 118 pounds lend her a lanky, almost frail physique, that is further accentuated by her whispy mannerisms and shut-off posture. Her hair is a desaturated copper, a remnant of what was a proper red during her childhood, and the origin of her nickname. Despite taking care of herself, and dressing remarkably well, Roux is often described as "seeming" disheveled; perhaps due to her cautious and distanced disposition. She can be most often seen sporting cozy sweaters or hoodies in a variety of rustic, autumnal colours, with matching skinny jeans or corduroy skirts. 

[color=#be7d4d][b]Personality:[/b][/color]
One-track-minded and pessimistic, Rachel is quick to make a poor first impression, sometimes even coming across as a little haughty; She tends to dismiss things that are in opposition to her own goals, devoting the entirety of her time and emotional capacity to her own pursuits. Though once an approachable and loving girl, Roux has developed a more negative disposition and even a bit of an obsession with developing strength lest she misses opportunities to make things right, as a result of her childhood. Regardless of what attributes people tend to ascribe to her, she avoids conflicts, confining her animosity to the ocassional cutting remark before withdrawing from the situation. Almost devoid of pride, Roux carries herself with a bit of a defeatist attitude, a trait that usually difuses alterations on its own.

Beyond her personal values in life, her fascination with strength extends to her philosophy as a trainer; Roux is in love with raw, brutal strength. She admires trainers who have formed a strong bond with feriocious Pokemon such as Tyranitar, and greatly dislikes trainers who choose their partners only for their cuteness. 

Despite her quiet and sometimes difficult personality, Roux is not anti-social, and in fact is quite well-connected. In her formative years, she has become aquainted with the Kids Grid, a relationship she maintains to this very day. Roux is highly curious and studious, soaking up information and stories from all around the world, as she did in countless hours spent in the Canalave Library, and is genuinely interested in the experiences of others should they be in any shape or form connected to her own situation. She also deeply loves her family and is a proud resident of Canalave City, feeling rooted and protective of her hometown. 

[color=#be7d4d][b]Short Biography:[/b][/color]
The lone child of a sailor and an apothecary-turned-stay-at-home mom, Rachel lived an unremarkable but happy life as a young girl. Though her father was often away, he would return with little gifts and treasures for the two women in his life, including rarities like Moon Stones and Genius Feathers. Rachel was obsessed with his stories as to how he acquired the treasures, what kind of people and Pokemon he'd met aboard the latest cruise, and what places he'd seen. With her mother, who had coined her nickname due to Rachel's much more vibrant childhood hair, Rachel would spent countless afternoons in the library, reading through the myths of Sinnho, learn about how her mother's Pokemon helped with medical aid, researching the places her father had told them about, and burst with recited information on their way back home. With her sheer endless thirst for stories, her mother, a trainer originally from Orre, introduced her to the Kids Grid, who'd turned into a much more accessible network these days, and Rachel quickly became friends with the kids abroad.

It was her mother, a specialist with poison and grass-types, who gave Roux her first Pokemon; a tiny Venonat, whom Roux loved dearly and named Cookie, and trained it along her mother's own Venomoth. Though she never had intentions of letting her partner get hurt in real battles, she considered contests a possible path, and wanted her friend to be the best it could possible be. 

However, things turned for the worse shortly after Roux's 14th birthday. After returning home from a little adventure on Route 218, Cookie had disappeared, not reacting to her trainer's desperate calls. She combed through the route to the best of her ability, returning home to tell her mother of what had happened. Soon, her mother had set out to search the city with her own Pokemon, while Roux called her friends in Orre, asking if they had any of their satellites in Sinnoh. And though this wasn't the case, her foreign friends told her of a rumor they had heard, that Pokemon poachers had recently been sighted all-throughout the chilly region. When her mother returned without Cookie, a heavy air of tragedy hung around the house, and not even her father's return could lift the gloom.

Since the events, Roux became more and more reclusive, spending her days elsewhere. She didn't eagerly await her father's stories upon his return, and she didn't ask her mother to to spend time at the library anymore. She did not catch Pokemon, either, seemingly turning her back to the trainer life. It wasn't until a year ago, when a package arrived with her name on it. Inside were an envelope, a little card, and a Pokeball. Surprised, Roux took the card, and read it. "Your friends at the Grid told me about you a while back. I know some people in Hoenn, who know some people in Sinnoh; it works out. You should try to go your own path. Maybe an old friend comes along. For now, please make new friends, like this one." 

With her endorsement for the next challenge in hand, and an Eevee pushing its head into her leg, Roux knew there was a path for her. If only she could get through this, and become strong enough, maybe there was a way to make things right.

[color=#be7d4d][b]Pokemon:[/b][/color] 
[hider=Eevee][img]https://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/black-white/anim/normal/eevee.gif[/img]
[b]Name:[/b] Anri
[b]Species:[/b] Eevee
[b]Gender:[/b] Female ♀
[b]Ability:[/b] Adaptability
[b]Personality:[/b] Loyal, protective, confrontational, scheming
[b]Move Set:[/b] Bite, Quick Attack, Iron Tail, Sand Attack[/hider]
[color=#FFFFFF][b]Summary:[/b][/color] Strength-obsessed mope searches for her best friend.

[color=#be7d4d][b]Other:[/b][/color]
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