[b]Name:[/b] Alexandra Herrera ("Alex")
[b]Age:[/b] 35
[b]Home:[/b] Worcester, Massachusetts >>> Morrison, Colorado
[b]Appearance:[/b] 
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[b]Personality:[/b] Generally put off by the chaos and calamity of the "busy life," Alex has grown into something akin to a free spirit. She can be rather aloof, though not in a ditzy way, especially when caught well out of her elements. She absorbs wholly into the subjects and hobbies that excite or interest her, even if it comes at the expense of a social life and most relationships with fellow humans. Even so, she isn't brash or dismissive of others; she doesn't act invalidating or condescending. Rather, she is genuinely, and at times endearingly, ignorant of a some social norms, a trait that she is aware of to the point of taking comical passes at herself over it. What she lacks in her ability to connect with most other humans, she might very well make up for when it comes to wildlife, especially Pokémon, which she seems to have genuinely strong bonds with, and understands on a level that many others. Pokémon are among the only living beings Alex will venture off her beaten path to engage with, and she will more readily put herself in harm's way to rescue one in peril than she would most other people. This often serves a point of friction between her and her peers, though she's quick in her endeavor to justify by any means necessary. 

Overall, she follows a strict doctrine of inward focus, opting not to allow the toils and strains of others to impact her course. 

[b]Biography:[/b] Formerly from central Massachusetts, Alex originally moved to Boulder, Colorado at the age of 18 in the interest of pursuing higher education, and escaping to an environment that "brought her peace." 

After a year at University of Colorado in Boulder, she transferred her studies to Naropa University where she sought a degree in environmental studies while exercising her academic pursuits through spiritual focus, and doing a web-based program in Zoology through another institution. Alex's long standing interest in nature, the outdoors, and Pokémon, lead to her to seek employment at the Denver Zoo, where she apprenticed through college under PokéZoologist Professor Sylvia de la Rosa, whose research focuses chiefly on Pokémon behavior,  with an emphasis on researching differences between those in the wild and those in captivity. She would continue to work in this position through her time in college. 

Following her graduation, Alex was promoted to being one of Professor de la Rosa's assistants. As an assistant, she frequently accompanied the Professor out into the areas surrounding the city, wherein rolling plains gave way to the Rocky Mountains. Alex, being one with a knack for photography, would take frequent pictures at the Professor's request. On occasion she would assist in the field observations, though she was generally responsible for comping de la Rosa's notes. Mundane as the work might have been, Alex was happy to be of help, and was equally enthralled in her own research in regional variances within Pokémon species. 

While she enjoyed her work with Professor de la Rosa, Alex longed to be able to strike out on her own in order to expand upon her own research. When she learned that the Zoo would soon be starting a project to fund an aspiring Pokémon researcher to go out into the field, she began to polish and consolidate her own notes, photos, and videos, hoping to submit them to the board responsible for allocating the funds and earn their approval. 

[b]Pokemon:[/b] 
Popplio - "Sidon" - Male 
• Growl 
• Pound 
• Water Gun