Hm... Considering a new forum completely, I think I can justifiably reuse my favourite trainer. :3 We'll say she's older this time though.
Name: Griselda Gilbert. Hates the name, refuses to take any other.
Age: 24.
Appearance: Not an eyesore, but hardly attractive- Mediocrity tends to characterise most of Griselda's features. She is shorter than average and quite visibly so, especially thanks to a bad posture she's developed from far too many nights spent hunched over a book or computer. Her hat, a pale grey beret, does nothing to remedy the situation. Fairly athletic genes went mostly to waste on her (although she does tend to walk most places), leaving a figure that cannot be called thin but will never pass for full. Dull hair, an oddly colourless shade of brown, either sits in a single short braid that runs down to her shoulders or lies in a mess over her face. A wide mouth with pale lips sits under a somewhat-freckled nose and cheekbones that seem to cower below a harsh, bird-like gaze of hazel eyes. Ears pierced but without any jewellery, the only shiny that Griselda wears is an old family locket with a picture of herself, her parents, and he baby sister when she was still in primary school- Which even then usually remains in her pocket. Veiny hands with a wide, almost masculine grip usually rest by gripping the sides of a long, heavy brown coat. One of the few things that make Griselda easy to mark out is that she wears layers in most weathers, only losing her scarf, heavy coat and pants on the hottest days, on which she may (heavens forbid!) wear a plain skirt. She looks best, and feels most at ease, in a lab coat.
Trainer Class: ...I'll put 'Researcher' here, 'Scientist' if it has to be canon.
Personality: Clever enough to aim for a Master's degree in Biology, likable enough for friends that can be counted on the fingers of one hand- Parents included. Griselda's real smiles are rare and usually kept to herself, and her laughter gets little exercise and erupts in a cackle at inappropriate moments before fading into a sadistically gleeful grin. When not amused, which is most of the time, Griselda's expression is either blank and tired or frowning and staring violently, even baring her teeth slightly. Very quick to give merciless criticism to others but very quick to back down and act reasonable when someone challenges her own opinions. Griselda regrets nothing she does and tries to make that perfectly clear, but fortunately for her many aquaintences, she does not actively hurt others even if she takes great pleasure out of watching trivial pains (this is how she procrastinates when too tired to do any research). Sarcastic, rude, but witless when amused, defiant and more bristly than the average Ferrothorn when not. Is merrily confused, and sometimes uncharacteristically quiet, when anyone is kind to her. On the flipside, she behaves almost ashamed whenever she manages to help someone else. Tends to die down into a quiet snappishness when reading or busy with something else she considers important. Rarely becomes emotional for no apparent reason (Or at least none that she will admit to herself, although it's not exactly hard to spot that kind of loneliness) but loses none of her bitterness even when upset, lashing out even more harshly than usual. It is these moods in which she drove away most of her friends in university, and Griselda's social situation is not getting any better.
Backstory: Short, not exceptional, but it does help one to understand how she became what she is now. Griselda was born as a first child into the quiet Gilbert family, who lived in a modest apartment in Castelia. As a girl, she was quiet, studious, and inquisitive in her way. Defensive but not unfriendly, she got along reasonably well with other students, and even better with her teachers thanks to her eagerness to learn the right answers and tendancy ask the right questions. Her favourite topic was a friendly Trubbish she had found and befriended on a street once, which later became her only companion. When she was nine, Griselda's sister Sylvia was born after a long suspenseful wait, during which her parents became infectiously cheerful and excited. A few short weeks after the birth, however, Sylvia died of a lung infection, very quickly plunging the Gilberts into a long period of grief and solemness. The suddeness of the emotional turnover left Griselda with a state of deep confusion, but no grief. This confusion was what made Griselda start to consider harder questions, and very soon she encountered the world where answers weren't easy to come by. Gradually frustration and long-delayed heartache melted into an uncaring bitterness when, as a teenager, Griselda gave up with understanding her or anyone else's emotions, and dedicated herself to finding answers to questions scientifically.
From that point, Griselda entered a cycle in which she became steadily more frustrated as she watched her friends drift away, and steadily more alone as she became less and less likable. While her parents had recovered and were greatly pleased with her academic progress, worryingly, no amount of social events at high school or university would bring her any companions. With only rigorous study seeming to buy her contentment, her parents offered to send her to the rapidly developing Saros region in order to further her research there among the flocks of eager scientists and students uncovering its secrets. Pleased with the deal and hoping for a change of pace where she could work on her thesis, Griselda gladly accepted the offer, even if it meant leaving behind her longtime friend Mr. Smelly, who was now a Garbodor and lord of the dumpster.
Favorite Pokemon Type: Her research topic- Artificial Pokemon and Pokemon that don't seem to make sense without humans, eg. Sylveon, Bronzong, Sigilyph, Klefki, and her Garbodor.
Other: In the original roleplay she was made for, Griselda was nineteenish and sent on a journey through Unova in a final attempt by her parents to teach her to be loving before she went to university- And before her second baby sister came into the world. In this one though, there was no new sister and Griselda remains an unlovable bitch even in Saros. ALSO HER FAVOURITE COLOUR IS WHITE AND WHATEVER
Ok, I think that's all. Tell me if I missed anything out or contradicted myself, or if something about her doesn't make sense, I haven't done a character sheet in a while. q:
Vec,
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