O'Sullivan Louise

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It started with Lou's parents, two childhood sweethearts that lasted the years. But like many young lovers, there was the problem of money. They struggled to make ends meet, and when Louise Erin o'Sullivan entered the world, this only seemed to worsen their situation. They couldn't bear to give her away, so the next best option was finding a guardian for her. Lou was raised in the outskirts of Celestic Town, quaintly located a fair distance away from the hustle and bustle of city life. Her parents were too busy trying to work things out in the city, taking up jobs at Hearthome City, so she spent most of her time with her grandmother - a strict woman and her large furry Arcanine.[break][break]

Her childhood mostly consisted of her playing the days away with that Arcanine, be it taking care of it or exploring the Celestic Town ruins on the large dog's back. Her adventures was probably what developed her love for adventure, even though most of them ended in futile attempts to find new rocks. They were the only things she actually didn't misplace, organising them in boxes and making logs in jotter books. Like most girls she played with dolls and had tea parties. Childish as it may seem, she always loved playing pretend, as though to distract herself from the truth that she wasn't nearly as pretty as her dolls.[break][break]

She was never the smartest - Lou always had a tendency to forget something one way or another and ended up devising a system of coloured bands on her fingers to try and recall stuff. She was born with astic running in the family and wore glasses as a baby, and grew up with a speech impediment that they couldn't fix. She speaks with a slight lisp as a result. Lou wasn't the popular girl in school - She got teased about her glasses or her buck teeth or her lisp and she never enjoyed learning. At one point in time she was bullied so much that she was home schooled for a period of time by her grandmother. She was naturally a shy kid and didn't like socializing, especially if it meant being treated badly.[break][break]

Lou was a wallflower in every meaning of the word. She dropped the 'ise' in her name because she couldn't pronounce it properly and refused to let society come out on top. She started to make changes to herself, not allowing herself to succumb to the opinions of others. When her dad got a promotion, she came out from her shell and tried socializing. It wasn't as bad as she had initially thought, and it motivated her to try and be more open and accepting towards meeting people. Lou opened herself up to the world and enjoyed it. Granted, the occasional rude word got her down at first, but she learned to internalise it, well, for the most of it. Getting angry and socking a boy her age during said socials wasn't her wisest decision, but she decided it was the best decision she had made. [break][break]

Her parents finally decided to take her back and had plans to settle in the city when she turned 15 or so. At this point of time, Lou had become accustomed to a rural lifestyle, save for the occasional dinner parties on Saturday nights. She descended into the hell that was puberty, pimples across her forehead and body at awkward angles. As unwilling as she was to leave her grandmother, Lou ultimately did, and they settled down in Jubilife City. She accustomed herself to city life, but more importantly, started to understand how things worked in society. She was awkwardly out of place, a girl raised to fend for herself and with little grasp of society's expectations now in a city that overwhelmed her. [break][break]

It didn't stop her from trying to fix it though. She took up night classes in Trainer's School and found herself interested watching kids half her size battling. The concept itself was foreign to her - She had never seen Pokemon being used in such a way. She began to pick up the fundamentals at night while she ran around the surrounding areas by day, exploring by herself. The following years passed quickly with little interesting things, and Lou made the decision months before her 18th birthday to leave and explore the rest of the region.[break][break]