Name: Eiji (I’m assuming those that were sold don’t remember their last names)
Age: 19
Evolutionary line: Riolu – Lucario
Ability: Justified
Appearance: Without the ability to hide her pocket monster attributes, Eiji is always sporting her pointed canine ears, her aura sensing dread locks behind her head, a short, dented tail, and small bone like fixtures on her hands. She stands at 5’6, a reasonable height for a female, with a slim but (being a fighting type) muscular build. What little hair she has is the same shade of blue as Riolu and Lucario’s fur, and is very choppy and uneven, as if it is managed by sawing off the edges with a small knife when the hair gets too lengthy. Her eyes are slightly larger than the average human adult, which would give off the look of wide eyed innocence, if her irises were not a deep, unnatural shade of red.
Eiji chooses to resemble her Pokémon counterparts as much as possible, which prompts her to wear clothes matching the color pallet of Riolu and Lucario: blue, black, and yellow. She is typically seen wearing a high collar, faded yellow shirt with lined with black fringe, over a long sleeved blue shirt, which matches her slightly oversized blue shorts. She also wears long grey stockings, in order to cover up any skin on her feet and legs. She is very much against wearing shoes; stating that they interfere with traction and slow her down.
Personality: Eiji feels it is best to come off as having no personality when interacting with scientists or someone she is unfamiliar with. In these situations she keeps her eyes narrow and distant, appearing bored or perhaps not all there. Similarly, her voice is very quiet and monotone; however, her true colors shine through when she is with others who were sold to the company, or choice volunteers.
Eiji has a motherly streak about her, being very protective and nurturing to those who are younger than she. Being a fighting type, she enjoys physical combat in all forms; whether it be a practice sparring match, or an all out battle. She was made to fight, not to think, leaving her strategic skills something to be desired. She will punch and kick at a wall for hours in order to break through, rather than try to find a way around said wall. This lack of common and strategical sense, along with a limited amount of knowledge based on the outside world, can make her easily confused when dealing with others.
History:
Like most of the infants sold to the lab, Eiji has no memories of her birth mother, being taken away from her minutes after her birth. Throughout the years she has managed to collect bits and pieces of information; however. Her mother was one of the many Pokémon trainers that was never able to make it to the league, and was already struggling desperately for money when she became present. As the product of a random hookup, the woman did not know the man’s last name, much less how to track him down and ask for help.
Eiji’s mother was an acquaintance of one of Rocket’s scientists. According to him, it wasn’t until the week before her children were born that Eiji’s mother signed her second child’s life away. The only way the former trainer would have been able to afford to keep both children would be to sell her Pokémon, something she realized she simply could not do.
Knowing that her mother did not make the decision lightly provides Eiji with a small amount of comfort, as well as a softer view on her mother, and humans in general, than some of the other children are bond to have. This knowledge might also play a large part in Eiji’s desire to appear even more like her Pokémon half, as it would seem Pokémon are more valued than humans.
While Eiji knows nothing of her sibling, she has a sneaking suspicion it is a male, due to her mother’s request that her second born child be named Eiji, which is a male’s name, she probably thought she was giving birth to two boys (or maybe she chose the name at random, no one knows the reason behind the request). Despite the confusion her name can cause, she is quite proud of it, and its meaning: Protector. Knowing the meaning of her name is in part what drove Eiji, even at a very young age, to train as much as she could—to become as strong as she could, in order to live up to her name.
Though what it is she is supposed to protect remains a mystery still.