Character Name— Melisande Blythe
Short Biography—
In her earlier, much younger days and despite living in a place, namely Castelia City, where Pokémon was most prevalent, Melisande—and her entire family in fact—had never had much of an exposure when it came to Pokémon; this was both partly due to how imposing and restrictive her parents were and partly because Melisande had never held much of an interest to begin with, let alone conduct some sort of an investigation of her own. Truth be told, they had kept her in the dark about most things, Pokémon included, and kept her isolated from the most outside world, apart from her own home. While their intentions were pure and good, Melisande felt that they had deprived her of something important—her freedom. The one instance where she had actually met a Pokémon was when she'd had taken a stroll outside—sneakily as to not alarm her parents— and visited the nearby Pokémon park, where a plethora of both Pokémon and trainers alike had dwelled fairly often. It came as a shock to her when she'd found out that such "animals"—as she had called Pokémon back then—were seemingly forced to battle one another. But further inspection led her to believe that it was merely a recreational activity of sorts—that it was friendly. And while this was so, to her, it still seemed like an inhumane thing to do. Needless to say, afterwards, long after the dust had settled, she had gotten into quite the trouble when her parents eventually confronted her about this sneaking around that she had done behind their backs.
That all changed, however, when she had met one Maya Aldaine. While her parents kept her in the dark and kept her isolated from the outside world for most of her childhood, when she'd came of age, she had decided to try and work things out for herself, and not just merely rely on her parents intuition and what they thought would be fitting and best. This pursuit and hunger for travel eventually led her to meet Maya. This had happened a long ways after Melisande had decided to become somewhat of a Pokémon coordinator. But somehow it was all still relevant as Maya herself was also a Pokémon coordinator, one of high caliber in fact. They had met at the final rounds of Sunnyshore City's Pokémon contest, sometime after Melisande had turned seventeen years of age. Seeing how innate and how easily Pokémon contests came to Maya had enflamed somewhat of a jealously inside of her. But as per usual and as it was in her nature, she had kept discreetly quiet about it. Needless to say, despite all of her efforts to win, it was Maya that had won the match—and quite comfortably too, much to her disappointment.
Abruptly after the match and after they had said their congratulations, Maya had quickly approached her and said that she had heartily enjoyed their match. Praise ensued afterwards and after some chatting, they had become friends. Melisande didn't know what it was, but there was this air about Maya that had somehow disarmed her usual distrust—a trait of her parents' that had somehow, by some unknown chance, rubbed off on her. Maybe it was her sincerity that had done her in; the answer was beyond her. But even so, she liked it. Finally, after some time of searching, she had found someone she could confide on—someone she could be open and honest to. Maya had changed her somehow. She was merely a shell of her former self. No longer was she cynical or distrustful of others either; in actuality it was more the polar opposite nowadays.
Travelling soon followed, and the two had grown ever the closer. Sometime after their meeting, they had forged somewhat of a "rivalry" if one could call it that; it was more of a "friendly competition," as Maya would refer to it. Often had they competed in Pokémon contests and often it was had they faced each other even before the final rounds. With every intention to compete in the Grand Festivals, they had soon bounced around various regions trying to do so. While often had Melisande placed a respectable third or fourth, she had never once won. The Grand Festivals were filled with exceptionally talented Pokémon coordinators after all. But even so, Melisande wanted to change her luck. She wanted to win this time. This determination of hers eventually led her into competing in the Hoenn region's Grand Festival for a second time. At twenty- four years old, she was undoubtedly older than most of those who had entered. Even so, she was determined to win this time, regardless of age; nothing was to stop her from pursuing that goal.
Team—
Azumarill—Female—Huge Power
Moves: Belly Drum, Aqua Jet, Play Rough, Waterfall.
Dragonite—Male—Multiscale
Moves: Dragon Dance, Dragon Rush, Iron Head, Aqua Tail.
Darmanitan—Male—Sheer Force
Moves: Belly Drum, Flare Blitz, Stone Edge, Earthquake.
