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[color=#c1cdcd][i]"Mmm, fine...but you owe me big time~"[/i][/color][/center]
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[color=#c1cdcd][b][u]Name[/u]:[/b][/color] Katalya Akiyama

[color=#c1cdcd][b][u]Nickname(s)[/u]:[/b][/color] Kat.

[color=#c1cdcd][b][u]Age[/u]:[/b][/color] 21

[color=#c1cdcd][b][u]Gender[/u]:[/b][/color] Female

[color=#c1cdcd][b][u]Appearance[/u]:[/b][/color] Katalya is slightly above average in height, standing at 5’5”, and weighs about 175lbs. Her light gray hair falls to about her collarbone, being just long enough for her to keep it up in a ponytail or do other small cute things with it, if she wanted - though it is very rare that she does. Her eyes appear to be a dark, watery teal, and are often very watchful of small details. She general keeps a rather neutral expression, but her friends can quickly change that.

Her wardrobe usually consist of duller colors - but you never know what fashion piece she’ll add to her outfit next, being that she’s often looking for new designs - though she usually tests these on her friends before herself.

[color=#c1cdcd][b][u]Personality[/u]:[/b][/color] When it comes to personality, Katalya is a rather reserved person. She prefers to watch a situation rather than attribute to the chaos, and is generally rather good at coming up with plans while others are discussing out loud.

However, that demeanor totally changes when she’s engaged with her friends. To them, she’s a playful, sarcastic, fun-poking companion who loves to make them smile, cry, and blush - even if she’s rather susceptible to that last one herself.

She’s quite slow to trust others, which makes her bond with her friends all the more special.

[color=#c1cdcd][b][u]Short Biography[/u]:[/b][/color] Kat lived a pretty simple life throughout her younger years up until she was almost twenty. She lived with her mother in a modest home in New Bark Town for all her life, making a few friends along the way. Her father was never around - in fact, she’s only seen him a handful of times. Something she [i]still[/i] doesn’t understand and kinda resents.

In the later years of her teen life, misfortune fell upon the household when her mother began to fall ill. Katalya did her best to take care of her mother in any way possible, but her efforts were proven fruitless when she eventually became completely bedridden. Soon after she was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Yet, still her father did not come to visit. He sent money - but what good was that?? They needed [i]him[/i].

For almost a year Kat stayed by her mother’s bedside, fetching whatever she wanted even at the tiniest signs of discomfort. She often tried to comfort her by smothering her in her fashion creations - little costumes she made her Pokémon wear, specially-made scarfs, and other things. However, after a time, her mother beckoned her over to the bed. She wanted her daughter to leave her side. But why?

Of course, Kat refused - but her mother was persistent. She implored her daughter to travel the region - to follow her own desires and dreams. She knew how badly little Kat had always wanted to travel and discover new Pokémon to study and tailor her creations after.

After weeks of discourse, Kat reluctantly agreed to follow her mother’s wishes - which she said would make her very happy. But, she promised to have a letter for her every time her mother’s Bisharp came to visit. She didn’t like leaving her mother’s side, but if it would make her happy...she could understand that.

[color=#c1cdcd][b][u]Pokemon[/u]:[/b][/color]
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[b]Name:[/b] Lily
[b]Species:[/b] Sneasel
[b]Gender:[/b] Female
[b]Ability:[/b] Keen Eye
[b]Personality:[/b] Mischievous, Hardheaded, Sassy. Lily and her master have pretty similar personalities - which makes for a love/love-harder relationship. They often clash, but those gritted teeth are accompanied by a wry smile that hides their mutual affection for one another.[/hider]

[color=#c1cdcd][b][u]Reason for Traveling with Main Group[/u]:[/b][/color] Katalya travels the region with her friends in order to see new Pokémon - hoping to study and perhaps catch some, in order to gain new inspirations for her various fashion creations. Whether they be for people, Pokémon, or something other - she’s always intrigued when it comes to fun, cool, and cutesy designs.

[color=#c1cdcd][b][u]Relationships[/u]:[/b][/color][hider=Relationships][CENTER]
[SUB][B][I]// [color=0072bc]Friend[/color] // [color=00a99d]Acquaintance[/color] // [color=f26522]Frenemy[/color] // [color=fff200]Rival[/color] // [color=ed1c24]Enemy[/color] // [color=ed145b]Crush[/color] //[/I][/B][/SUB][/CENTER]
[INDENT][LIST]
[*][B][color=0072bc]/[color=ed145b]/[/color] Cho Toyama[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Cho and Kat have grown to become close friends over their twenty-odd years in New Bark Town. Although more aloof than her slightly older friend, Kat finds that Cho never fails to bring out her more adventurous side, often getting dragged into situations she normally wouldn’t find herself. Although some might not expect it, the both of them are pretty sharp-tongued, and have no problem proving it to one another.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=0072bc]/[color=ed145b]/[/color] Flynn Arata[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Flynn and Kat grew to become the best of friends as children. She very much has them to thank for how she has matured, even if she is a little older than her red-haired friend. Back then, they’d taught Kat how to be more open to potential friendships - and though it definitely didn't always stick in her head, she now has great friends that she otherwise might not for it. When Flynn had to move away all those years ago, Kat was devastated - but now she is ecstatic to see her friend’s return - maybe moreso than she lets on.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=0072bc]// Dante DiAngelo[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Dante is another friend that Kat has grown close to over all their years in Bark Town together. Their lives have had their similar ups and downs, but they’ve been a constant for each other during trying times - something Kat appreciates more than she lets on.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=00a99d]// Judas Alto[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Kat doesn’t really know Judas all that well - but she recognizes him as a friend of some friends, and that at least puts him on the more positive side of the scale by default. Plus, he seems like a pretty positive guy.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=00a99d]// Bartholomew Mulkaper[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Kat holds a feint memory of young Barry from an age where she would accompany her mother to their pharmacy -- but that was quite a long time ago.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=00a99d]// Naoko Jin[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Naoko is a good friend of really good friends - something that puts her on Kat’s more open side. She’s a total fun-loving, open-book type girl from what Kat has seen, and she seems interested in a rather intriguing hobby - mechanics. Kat sees some artistic merit in that, and empathizes with her level of passion. She probably wouldn’t mind getting to know her further, beyond just a purchaser of her designs. It’d be a good opportunity to give her a hand in decorating that blank canvas of an arm.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=00a99d]// Zola Amari[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Although she never really got to know the girl well, Kat finds herself admiring the valiant efforts Zola and her family undertake to help unfortunate Pokémon. The girl seems the polite sort - generally rather amicable; treating Pokémon and people alike with care.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=00a99d]// Kenneth Hardroot[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Kat has only met him a couple times when he has come to her to pick up design packages for a family member, but from those times he seemed to emit a simple air about him. A country boy - doesn’t hold his tongue, and speaks honestly - the way country boys are.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=00a99d]/[color=fff200]/[/color] Ezekiel Miyamoto[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Kiel’s personality is likely the best one could find if searching for Kat’s rival. Joking, brazen - traits they sometimes share. But Kat’s friendship doesn’t have [i]“limits”[/i] - once you get there, you’re her friend through and through. So in terms, she can’t help but somewhat like the exterior, but the true shallowness irks her.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=00a99d]/[color=ed1c24]/[/color] Sam Quinn[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Kat doesn’t know him very well, but she knows enough to know she doesn’t like his kind very much. He reminds her of her father. [i]Money, Money, Money[/i]. Ugh.[/I][/INDENT][/list][hr][sub][i][b][center]// [color=C1cdcd]Family[/color] //[/center][/b][/i][/sub]
[list][*][B][color=C1cdcd]/[color=0072bc]/[/color] Yua Akiyama[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Katalya has a deep appreciation and respect for her mother. She thinks about her every night and every morning, and sends her letters through her mother’s Bisharp whenever possible.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=C1cdcd]/[color=ed1c24]/[/color] Eiji Akiyama[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Katalya has an ingrained resentment for her father. He was never there for her and her mother - only sending money and never love. She can’t forgive him.[/I][/INDENT][/LIST][/INDENT][/hider]

[color=#c1cdcd][b][u]Other[/u]:[/b][/color][list][*]Katalya’s speech color is [color=C1cdcd]C1CDCD[/color].
[*]Her Sneasel, Lily, was not caught by Katalya, but was instead caught by her mother and gifted to her when she was 16.
[*]Being a mutual friend between the two, Cho Toyama and Dante DiAngelo met through Kat - something she’s very glad for.
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