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[color=Crimson][i]"Do you ever wish things were... different...?"[/i][/color][/center]
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[color=Crimson][b]Name:[/b][/color] 
[indent]Flynn Arata[/indent]
[color=Crimson][b]Age[/b][/color]: 
[indent]18[/indent]
[color=Crimson][b]Gender:[/b][/color] 
[indent]Non-binary[/indent]
[color=Crimson][b]Appearance:[/b][/color]
[indent]Clear skin, tall and slim, with a boyish face and long hair, Flynn has done a lot of growing up since the last time whey were in New Bark Town. As a child they were small, messy hair always cut short and more frequently than not they were streaked with dirt as they played with their group of friends. There was always a smile on their face. That smile is rarely seen nowadays. Their bright eyes, though somewhat dimmed over the years, is the most familiar thing about them.

Flynn most often dresses in a furred traveling cloak. Underneath it, quality clothes that cling to their skin, betraying an elegant, if somewhat boxy figure. They wear ribbons in their hair as a force of habit, but often remove them throughout the day.[/indent]
[color=Crimson][b]Personality:[/b][/color]
[indent]Reserved, but surprisingly stubborn. Flynn spent most of their life obeying their grandmother's orders, but they ran away hoping to change that aspect of themself. They are unfailingly polite even through their stubbornness, and can border on being passive aggressive when arguing, but unless pushed to the edge Flynn won't cause a scene. Often feels bitter but tries not to let it show on their face. Though they often fail, Flynn does try and come off friendlier and more helpful than they actually feel. Tends to over think things.[/indent]
[color=Crimson][b]Short Biography:[/b][/color]
[indent]Flynn was a happy child, spending the first ten years of their life in New Bark Town, growing up amongst other children and Pokemon alike. Their raw joy for life and Pokemon was unrivaled. Looking back, Flynn would say they were the best years of their young life.

At eleven years old, the Arata family moved to their ancestral home of Ecruteak after Flynn's father became too ill to support them in New Bark. Flynn had come from a long line of shrine maidens and dancers, commonly known as "Kimono Girls," on their mother's side. Unbeknownst to many outside of Ecruteak, it was a harsh lifestyle. Training day and night, both the mind and the body. Posture, fluid movements, even making sure minute turns of the head were polite and beautiful. Dancing until their feet were bruised from the effort. Keeping their bodies ready for performances, wrapping themselves tight in elegant silken robes. All for the sake of trying to entice Ho-Oh, the legendary Pokemon, to return to it's tower.

Flynn's father had become smitten with their mother and whisked them away from that life... but in the light of his failing health, the family had little choice than to move back to Ecruteak and into their family's large estate. From their, Flynn's grandmother took them away for kimono training. They had a lot to catch up on after all.

It was horrible, miserable, all of Flynn's days consisted of [i]dance dance dance[/i] and [i]worship worship worship[/i], all for some Pokemon they had never seen and frankly, was starting to doubt existed. Everything was ingrained into their brain, and although they made a wonderful dancer, the one fault they had was that they were never quite able to appear [i]happy[/i] while dancing, only neutral at best.

At sixteen, Flynn was given a Pokemon. The past five years Flynn had barely even seen a Pokemon, but now apparently they were a good enough dancer that they could begin training with one. It was an Oddish. Said to evolve into the beautiful Bellossom, the perfect dancing partner. Needless to say, Flynn didn't want anything to do with it. The Oddish tried very hard to bond with her trainer, but Flynn had closed themselves off a while ago. Sure, they did grow closer over the next too years, but one couldn't really call them true partners. Flynn picked and ripped the Oddish's leaves whenever they were stressed or anxious, which was most of the time.

The breaking point came just after Flynn's eighteenth birthday while training with the other dancers for an annual ceremony. Oddish, who'd eventually been given the name Iris, was twirling in the studio with a few of the other Pokemon. It tripped over it's own feet and crashed into another Pokemon, which fell into another, and so on, until the lead dancer toppled over and twisted her ankle pretty badly. There was a lot of yelling, anger and blame being thrown about. Worries about the ceremony. The next best dancer was Flynn, but many protested them taking up the lead due to their Pokemon being the cause of the accident. Tears were shed by some, vicious words shared from others, until finally Flynn ran back to their family's estate, packed a single tote bag and ran from the city.

[i]It's time to take control of my own life,[/i] Flynn thought. The headed South, unknowingly heading toward New Bark. A few days after leaving, Flynn was surprised to see Iris running after them. The Pokemon actually looked happy to see them, beat up a bit but happy all the same. It had followed after Flynn and was looking for them all that time. Honestly, it broke Flynn's heart - they felt something other than indifference for a Pokemon for the first time in many years. They cradled the Oddish and continued on, eventually arriving in New Bark just as their old group of friends was gathering to travel the region.[/indent]
[color=Crimson][b]Reason for Traveling with Main Group:[/b][/color] 
[indent]Flynn wants to fall in love with Pokemon again. They want to be free to see the world and try and connect with the person they used to be. And, deep down, they want to know if all of their training was for nothing, if Ho-Oh and the other Legendary Pokemon were real and if they were, did humans even matter to them. They need a purpose, and feel compelled to find one.[/indent]
[color=Crimson][b]Pokemon:[/b][/color]
[img]https://veekun.com/dex/media/pokemon/icons/43.png[/img]

[hider=Oddish: Iris]
[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/17QFLb0.png[/img][/center]
[b]Name:[/b] Iris
[b]Species:[/b] Oddish
[b]Gender:[/b] Female
[b]Ability:[/b] Run Away
[b]Personality:[/b] Obedient, if a bit clumsy and at times nervous. Iris has a big heart and loves helping people after she gets to know them. The Oddish's relationship with Flynn is a strange and complex one.[/hider]
[color=Crimson][b]Relationships:[/b][/color]
[list][*][b]Katalya Akiyama[/b][list][*][i]A close childhood friend. They often found comfort with one another when illness affected their family. Confided a lot in each other. Kat is the nearest thing to a best friend that Flynn has, especially now.[/i][/list]
[*][b]Dante DiAngelo[/b][list][*][i]A close childhood friend. They were each other's partner in crime. Nearly inseparable until Flynn moved away. Understandably, they have grown a bit apart since then. Still, Flynn feels comfortable talking to him.[/i][/list]
[*]Cho Toyama[list][*][i]A bit older than Flynn, but someone she knew nonetheless as a kid. Flynn thinks they haven't changed much since childhood, but finds their attitude commendable.[/i][/list]
[*]Bartholomew Mulkaper[list][*][i]As a child, Flynn thought Barry to be a very boring person. Now, they very much appreciate Barry's calm personality. Curious about his goal.[/i][/list]
[*]Naoko Jin[list][*][i]Exactly the type that a young mind would imagine had "cooties." Flynn was surprised to see Nao's prosthetic and may be more sympathetic towards her because of it, whether Nao appreciates it or not.[/i][/list]
[*]Sam Quinn[list][*][i]Not very close, but still, Flynn feels some kind of weird kinship with him. Sometimes they find him annoying, sometimes endearing, and sometimes even admirable. Very confused about him.[/i][/list]
[*]Kenny Hardroot[list][*][i]Flynn recalls playing with them a lot as a kid, but those days seem far away. Now, Kenny's pushy personality irks them - not that Flynn would let that be known in public.[/i][/list]
[*]Zola Amari[list][*][i]They were never very close, and now as adults Flynn keeps her at arm's length. Something about her rubs Flynn to wrong way. It's not that Flynn doesn't like her, but... it might take a while to warm up to her.[/i][/list]
[*]Ezekiel Miyamoto[list][*][i]They say you either love Kiel or hate him. Flynn's feelings lie more toward the hate side. Now that isn't to say they actually do [b]hate[/b] Kiel, but since they can't get a read on him at all past his obnoxious surface personality, it's safe to say that they aren't very close.[/i][/list]
[*]Judas Alto[list][*][i]No prior relationship.[/i][/list]
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[hider=Family][list][*]Franklin Nadir[list][*]Father, passed away when Flynn was fifteen. Loved him very much.[/list][*]Kikyo Arata[list][*]Mother, a very passive person, not that close with Flynn.[/list][*]Aika Arata[list][*]Grandmother, controlling but genuinely loves Flynn. Can't say the feeling is mutual.[/list][/list][/hider]
[color=Crimson][b]Other:[/b][/color][indent]- Color is [color=crimson]#DC143C[/color]
- Has a travel bag of random mismatched clothes, including their dance outfit which happened to already be in the bag.
- Absolutely no money or items to start with, didn't really think things through.
- More interested in Legendary Pokemon than they want to be. Initially fueled by bitterness, they are genuinely curious about them.[/indent]