Post by achilles on Oct 19, 2009 4:19:20 GMT -5
Name:
Molly Emerson
Nickname:
Molly-kins, Kiddo,Mollywobbles
Age:
15
Gender:
Female
Occupation:
(aspiring) Trainer
Appearance:
Truth be told, Molly isn't exactly the prettiest gal in the world. Her hair is mundane, flat, straight, and dark brown in color. No matter what she does or how hard she tries, it only manages to hang limp and flat, and extends down a few inches past her shoulders. The rest of her head seems to be just as plain and ordinary; rosy, somewhat chubby cheeks, dark green eyes, and simple rectangular black glasses that she finds herself pushing up her nose almost constantly. Even her clothes are plain, consisting of a short variety of monotone hoddies, simple varying shades of denim jeans, beat up tennis shoes, and a brown leather satchel she keeps with her at all times. Molly is more than a bit embarrassed about her appearance, though it's not her plainness that irritates her; it's her build. Molly is a bit chubby, and tends to hide this with somewhat-baggy clothing. None-the-less, Molly's seemingly innate plainness allows her to blend easily into any crowd, and that doesn't bother her at all.
Personality:
Despite how cold she may look at first glance, Molly is actually a very cheerful and optimistic person. Towards good friends, she's a joy to be around and can easily cheer up even the saddest of folks. Her optimism knows no bounds, and she always finds the bright side of any situation no matter how dire it may be. Molly is also rather intelligent, having diligently studied the various type differences of Pokemon, movesets, ect. Though she has yet to ever battle with a Pokemon, she is quite the strategist. While a joking, happy-go-lucky girl at times, she also knows when to be serious and has a strong maternal side to her. With the few Pokémon she's cared for, she treats them almost as though they were her own children.
However, no one is perfect, least of all Molly. Her cheerfulness and innate desire to please are positive things, this also means she's a bit of a pushover. Despite her happy-go-lucky attitude, she has little self confidence. And though she is a great person to 'vent' your problems to, she often times bottles up her emotions and hides her distress from others.
History:
Molly was born in Olivine City in the region of Johto to Samantha and Isacc Emerson. Though in Molly's memory they were a happy family, her parents divorced when Molly was at the tender age of four and her mother departed for Kanto via the Magnet Train in Goldenrod. Despite this, Molly found she never really missed the company of her mother in later years, perhaps because her parents separated at such a young age.
After her parents divorced, Molly remained with her father, who owned an inn that typically housed rowdy sailors that came in and out of the port town. Unfortunately, the inn was shut down when Molly was ten, so her father went to work at the shipyard loading and unloading cargo. It was hard work that often left her father stressed and tired when he returned home, but as he often said "it keeps bread on the table, and it keeps your old man in shape!". When Molly was thirteen, she began to grown anxious, and found herself daydreaming of an epic Pokémon journey outside of her little port down. When she asked her father, he simply said, "Well Kiddo, if you want to go off trainin' Pokémon you'll have to finance it yourself." So, Molly promptly started work as a cook at a small, local eatery, and in the process found that she was an excellent cook (if you ever stop by, you'll always hear folks saying that she makes the best pastries in all of Johto).
By the age of fifteen, Molly concluded that she had enough money to start her journey, and began perorations for her journey to New Bark Town so that she could receive her first Pokémon. But shortly before she was to leave, her father confronted her and told her that 'something terrible had happened' and that she was to go to Purity Valley in Lanorae and stay with her 'uncle' Jake and his family. Though distressed by her father's impromptu command, she respected his wishes and soon found herself on a boat bound for a new region, unsure of what awaited her.
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