"Show me something I haven't learned the hard way and I'll show you hateful lies."
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INTRODUCTIONS
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⌘Name: Sara Riley
⌘Age: 19
⌘Birth Date: November 28th
⌘Gender: Female
⌘Height: 5'4"
⌘Weight: 112 pounds
⌘Eye Color: Dark Brown
⌘Hair Color: Black
⌘Deformities: None
⌘Usual Wear: Sara has almost never been seen not wearing her black getup - modeled relative to the patterns of an Umbreon and tailored (twice, though only the second was professional) to fit her form at every inch. Beneath her patterned skirt she wears equally-tight shorts that extend beyond the lower rim of the skirt, and black-and-white jail socks leading down to her Umbreon-patterned shoes (the only piece of her outfit without black being its primary color). As often as not she wears a gray bandana - either atop her head or around her neck, depending on her preference for the moment - and a standard Trainer's kit at her hip.
⌘Years of Training with Pokemon: Two years
⌘Occupation: Undercover Team Void Grunt
⌘Personality: At the base of her being, Sara is a punk. From the get-go, she always has a difficult time accepting the reality of the concept of 'authority', and is not above getting dirty if it means accomplishing a goal or even proving a point. And, while this mentality has led her to adopt a carefree attitude towards the mistreatment of others, she has always expressed a small level of empathy towards those victimized by her actions - typically in the "best learned the hard way" manner.
Aside from her relationship with Luna (her Umbreon), Sara actively avoids establishing bonds with other people or pokemon, having developed a very stand-alone attitude towards everyone and everything. On the flip-side of the same coin, she takes her relationship with Luna to the absolute, insisting and acting on her self-made reality that there is no one who would be able to pry the two apart, no matter the circumstances.
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SOME HISTORY
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⌘Family: Sara no longer acknowledges her family.
⌘Friends: Luna
⌘Enemies: No
⌘Romantic Interest(s): No
⌘Life Story: Sara's life was difficult from the beginning. Born into poverty on the edge of Laverre City, neither of her parents had the means to support a growing child, and were forced to give young Sara up for adoption. At first, all went well, but while Sara was content living with her adoptive family, when the time came that she learned she was adopted from birth, she rebelled and ran from home with only her pet Eevee. With no place else to turn, however, Sara fled across the desert to Coumarine City and tried desperately to carve a life out for herself there.
The end result left Sara on the streets, rejected and helpless aside from her Eevee, and the two spent countless nights watching each other's backs for thugs or officers alike. One night, after a particularly harrowing storm that brought with it a number of wild pokemon into the city borders that she found herself fending off for dear life, her Eevee evolved almost inexplicably. Though the newly-evolved Umbreon was in terrible condition - and frankly Sara was in not much better condition herself - it was the happiest moment of her life so far, and to celebrate, she named her companion under the same moon that had influenced the evolution - Luna.
Her life on the streets - theft to keep eating, assault to keep from being detained, and as much trickery as she could manage - continued for nearly four years before Team Void made themselves known, and offers began being made to trainers that included fine payment for anyone who could turn a member of the ambitious team in to the authorities. Taking this as her chance to get out of the streets, Sara took up the offer and made a stand.
She was quickly - and soundly - beaten. When the grunt she had challenged moved to take Luna for himself, however, Sara fought back with everything she had. While still beaten (although much less soundly) Sara made a desperate plea for mercy. Rather than mercy outright, however, a counter-offer was extended to her. The terms were simple; she could stay with Luna, but she would have to join Team Void herself. Reluctantly, Sara accepted the terms.
After an analysis of her skills as a trainer and her resourcefulness as a person, Sara was quickly deemed inadequate for participation in many battles without extra aid. As it was, she was offered a selection of pokemon geared towards more specialized activities, and given her choice of supplemental roles to fill on the team. While she openly resented the thought of answering to the command, she hardly needed reminding that if she revoked the terms of her agreement, it meant the end of her relationship with Luna. As it was, she took to what she knew best - working in the dark.
Armed with a few pokemon and cleaned up as an under-cover agent - which included most of the perks Sara had hoped to gain from having a place to call 'home' again, Sara took two weeks just to sort herself out and accept her new life as part of the growing organization. Eventually, once she was finally ready to start, she was simply released into the public with nothing to tie her to Team Void outside of the cell phone and earpiece they had given her for when she would have to be called in.
Since then, it was all she could do to pretend she could live the life of the normal citizenry with Luna still at her side. But with each day passing, she would still grow more and more uneasy; she was on-call for the moment, but how long before she went on-duty?
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A LITTLE DEEPER
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⌘Hopes and Dreams: With her bright dreams for the future crushed as a child, Sara's dreams currently consist of merely being able to lead a normal life among the people around her.
⌘Worst Nightmare: Sara dreads a grand total of one thing; separation from Luna.
⌘Likes:
Ease of life - having been opened up to commodities that her acceptance into Team Void has allowed her access to, the matter of otherwise everyday activities (makeup, for example) brings a thrill to Sara after so many years merely surviving.
Solitude - having spent so much of her life alone (Luna notwithstanding), Sara has developed a fundamental distrust of company that merely manifests as relief when left alone. Strangely enough, however, the reverse is not true (erego, she manages not to feel particularly awkward around other people either).
Luna - honestly, this speaks for itself. Luna was Sara's closest friend before she was even homeless, and has proven herself more times than Sara knows how to count.
⌘Dislikes:
Authority - Sara's extensive life living homeless plays into a flat begrudging of the concept that anyone has the right to tell anyone else what to do or not do. This includes her superiors in Team Void, but like anyone else, there are often strings attached to her refusal.
Bullies - while Sara has no fondness of people in general, and has often been herself a detriment to others for her survival, her acceptance of that mannerism does not extend to being a detriment to others for the sake of one's own amusement.
The System - Be it government, economics, or the impact of history, Sara has recognized what she perceives as a fatal flaw in the existence of a set-in-stone system that perpetuates the inequalities of society (with a particular disinterest towards law enforcement, for other reasons).
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Sirens Cry
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