Post by markoohno on Jul 19, 2009 22:46:19 GMT -5
Name: Thomas Dark
Nickname
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Occupation: Trainer
Appearance: Tommy tends to look rather disheveled in his appearance and dress, usually wearing the same old torn, dirty, ragged-looking clothes. His hair is wild, shaggy, unkempt and dyed green. His eyes are sky blue. Although he gives the appearance of being malnurished, he's not entirely thin, he just looks tired and fairly weak. His eyes betray a deep, personal sadness.
Personality: Tommy is frequently depressed and is accustomed to not having much hope. He also doesn't trust many adults readily. Pokémon are the only creatures he regularly feels he can rely on.
He also tends to isolate, finding more comfort in his own company than with others. As a result, he has no identifiable friends. Between this and his abnormally strong will, Tommy has never been at risk for any sort of substance abuse despite its rampant availability.
When he does spend time with others, particularly with Pokemon, his depression isn't as readily apparent. His behavior tends to turn more serious. There are many who have felt that Tommy would make a natural leader, if only he would spend more time with people.
History: Tommy has never had a stable family and spent much of his life on the streets as a result. He has never known any other option. The first time he ran off, he was very young and been badly hurt by his mother's boyfriend. Not knowing where to go, not having any plan, he left and just kept walking. It was about a week before he was picked up by the authorities. The legal action which followed left his mother unable to claim custody. Not coming from a close-knit family, his fate was left in the hands of the government. Strings of foster placements flew by over the years as though through a revolving door, often times ending when Tommy returned to the street. It's uncertain why he continuously did this, particularly since he's reported that he'd been in a few extremely frightening situations. On one occasion, he was actually abducted by an unidentifiable, shadowy stranger. It was only by luck and guile that he managed to get away.
While on the streets, he made acquaintances with a number of wild Pokemon, primarily Rattata, Raticate, ghost types and poison types. With their help, he was able to find food, water and shelter, at times protection. It was while interacting with one of these Pokémon that he was spotted by a lab assistant, who was markedly impressed with the boy's innate mastery over uncaptured, untamed Pokémon and directed him toward Professor Aspen's lab.
Tommy mulled over the decision for quite awhile, intimidated by the prospect of such a stark change to his life: becoming a Pokémon Trainer. Even though it was readily apparent that the change would be good, he was paralyzed by the thought. The next day, he gathered up his scant few belongings and set off for Konika Village, ready to make something of his life.
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