Post by subtleAssiduities on Sept 1, 2024 20:16:58 GMT -5
YEJIDE LADIPO IMG HEREthe basics full name : Yejide Josephine Ladipo nickname : Josie, used almost exclusively by grandfather age : 19 years birthday : October 25 gender : female sexuality : heterosexual(?) occupation : Traveler, Pokémon trainer, Assistant to Ebele The Looks hair colour : Dark brown eye colour : Dark brown height : 5'7" general looks : medium brown complexion; tans easily. Hair is cut into a masculine buzz; at the longest the curls get a couple inches long. Generally wears cooler colors- blues, greens, and greys. Likes jackets, flannels, crop tops. Jeans, shorts, etc. Does not wear skirts or dresses. She and Ebele are identical twins. The Personality likes (four plus)
dislikes (four plus)
strengths (two plus)
weaknesses (two plus)
dreams (one plus)
fears (one plus)
overall personality : two short (or one long) paragraphs (minimum) about personality In the last couple years of travel, Yejide has settled into the role of protector, guide, and assistant to her sister as Ebele climbs the rungs of the Pokémon contest ladder. She's also thrown herself into training Huff to help her triumph over any hurdle they may face. This dedication has made her tactical, level-headed, and dutiful. She will stop at nothing to help Ebele and Huff be the best that they can be, and their success is her success. However, as a result, she's developed a sort of tunnel vision and sense of worth that sees her being valuable only in these two circumstances. She's become somewhat codependent with both her sister and her Pokémon, and should either of them become unavailable to her, she wouldn't know what to do with herself. Ebele has no internal goals; she can't envision a life that doesn't revolve around serving Ebele and Huff. What's worse is that at 19, she has no idea that she's emotionally cornered herself this way. She is not aware that she's stunted Huff's growth and her own success by not taking on any more Pokémon, and she doesn't realize that her sister does not need her as much as she believes. Either realization would shake her worldview to pieces. the history mother : Anais Taylor (deceased) father : Malomo Lapido siblings : Ebele Lapido, twin sister home town: New Mauville current residency: Traveling for work other important people : Koyinsola Ladipo, paternal grandfather The entire Surge family Yejide and Ebele were born in New Mauville, where their mother Anais and father Malomo Ladipo had recently moved in anticipation for their birth. Their mother died during childbirth; they were only expecting one baby and complications arose with the second. Yejide, the expected baby, was born first, and Ebele was born second. Their father named them, and their seconds names are the names their mother mused about. After Anais' death their father sold their home in New Mauville and moved the twins to their grandfather's (Koyinsola Ladipo) house, where they lived in relative seclusion. Due to the house being off the main trail, the girls rarely talked to other kids before they were five, at which age they began venturing onto the route to socialize with wandering trainers and Pokémon. Growing up, the girls were inseparable. Their father and grandfather put very few restrictions on them, and so they never felt pressured to act a certain way. Their curiosity led them all through the uncharted forest south of Route 118 and as a result they know the area very well. They made occasional trips to New Mauville with their father, but due to his bad feelings toward the city neither of them felt a strong positive connection to it either. Their grandfather and father would often take them farther, and they have been to a few of the surrounding towns but have no strong memories of these places. They had wild Pokémon that they occasionally played with, but they did not have any Pokémon of their own. Certain trainers came to know them, but these trainers were generally older, and only passed a few times; most of these people did not remain connected to them in later years. The only major source of conflict for Yejide and Ebele growing up were the disagreements that their father and grandfather had: Koyinsola wanted his grandaughters to seem more "Hoenn" and less foreign, while Malomo wanted his daughters to maintain their foreign roots. Koyinsola also showed no bias towards the girls- he could occasionally mix them up -while Malomo could never completely shake the feeling that Ebele was responsible for her mother's death. The two men tried to keep their bickering to a minimum around the girls, but the twins noticed the discord, and Ebele always felt her father's bias. Nonetheless, both of the men love the girls, and they love them. While Malomo always calls the girls by their first names, Koyinsola switches between their first and middle names. When the girls were ten they moved to KantÅ with their father. It was a huge deal for them, and despite the friendly atmosphere, they never felt as comfortable in a small town as they did at their grandfather's house. Nonetheless the girls made the best of it, and their father seemed much happier. He soon made friends with the Sure-Curtis family, although the girls' shyness kept them from meeting the kids. When the girls expressed an interest in going back to Hoenn for their Pokémon journey, it took their father some time to warm up to the idea. He relented after they received their Vulpixes from the Surge-Curtises for their 14th birthdays. At fifteen the girls set out for their Pokémon journey with Huff and Puff. For the first six months of their journey they traveled with the Surge children, before their interest caused the two groups of siblings to diverge. Yejide learned to develop Huff's strengths, and focused on making him a one-man fighting force. She was successful, and together they won several gym badges. However, a single unevolved fire type could only take her so far, and when she began to stagnate on the badge journey, she shifted focus to Ebele, who had a clearer path to success laid out. The twins continued to travel, venturing into different regions in pursuit of contests and battles. Yejide acquired badges in Kantō, Hoenn, and Johto before Ebele's contest success took them across the sea. They then went to Galar, where there was a bustling contest and battle scene. Both girls flourished there, but as was the trend at this point, Ebele was able to go further than Yejide. When Yejide was no longer able to beat the gyms, she devoted herself to making her sister's dreams come true. She has proven to be a very good assistant and prides herself on her sister's success. the team Huff Vulpix, lv. 43 Item: Focus Band- may prevent fainting, recoil damage, and confusion damage
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