Alice Meriford (Lightascetic)

Name: Alice Meriford

Gender: Female

Age: 16

Hometown: Garven City

Occupation: Florist

Appearance: Height: 5’3 Weight: 118 lbs
Alice isn’t as tall as she’d like, but is content with her slim body. Although it often gets in her way, Alice takes pride in her long, flowing hazel hair. She keeps it in a loose ponytail, the end of which fans out along the middle of her back. As her fringe can reach down to cover her forehead and eyebrows, she keeps it at bay with a faded white headband, while several strands of hair always manage to fall in front of her ears. Almost completely flat against her head, Alice often tucks them behind her ears, only for them to return to their original place later. Her eyes are coloured a soft, misty blue, complete with light lashes that amplify her wide-eyed look. Alice’s thin lips are pursed together whenever she’s thinking, and her small, thin nose is always attentive, as seen by its frequent twitching.
Alice’s everyday attire, which mimics her florist’s uniform (minus the apron), consists of a loose, short sleeved lavender shirt, the bottom of which is neatly tucked into a knee-high denim skirt and held in place by a white belt. On her feet Alice always wears shin-high calico boots with padded soles for comfort. This leaves some of her lightly tanned legs on slow, along with her knees, rough from frequent kneeling in the dirt. Her apron is made of simple cloth, dyed brown with the image of a daisy imprinted on the front. Below the image is a wide pocked spanning most of the apron, which Alice can use to store seeds and berries.

Personality/Motivations: Alice can be a spritely young woman when it comes to her passions, which include most aspects of nature. As she spends a considerable amount of time tending to customers, Alice always makes sure to be polite in the presence of new people. She enjoys most forms of conversation, sometimes to the point where she rambles beyond what is necessary. Due to her occupation, Alice is a true believer of kindness bringing out the best in people, and so she strives to give everyone a second, third, or even a fourth chance. In the heat of the moment she can become quite rash, but is always willing to make amends once things have calmed down. Alice isn’t particularly mad about boys just yet, meaning that if she had to choose between spending the day with a handsome young lad, or frolicking in a forest with a wealth of flowers, the latter would always win.
When it comes to Pokemon, Alice stereotypically favours the Grass type, especially when they can help make her job easier. Although she loves nothing more than to show off the wonders of Grass Pokemon when she battles, Alice also acknowledges that some battles can’t be won with one type alone. Although she is far from a fanatic, she would like to think she knows enough about Pokemon to be a formidable force in a battle, and will stop at nothing to defend her friends.
Alice has no true aspirations just yet, aside from spreading the joy of flowers as far as her arms will reach. Although with each passing day, her fascination with Grass Pokemon blooms a little more.

Backstory/Family: Alice’s family live above their shop, which resides just on the outskirts of the bustling streets of Garven City. They make their living by tending to flowers and berry trees in their own private garden, situated at the back of their shop. The garden, surrounded by tall, square hedges, encompasses much of what was Alice’s childhood. Although she attended school, she would always be excited to return home so she could dump her bags and race out into the fragranced air of her family’s garden. Before she was old enough to assist her mother, father and grandparents in monitoring the progress of the flowers and the ripeness of the berries, Alice was content with running around the flowerbeds, climbing the berry trees, or reading books underneath the generous shelter of the branches. When the garden was grace with the presence of wild Pokemon, Alice was usually the first to find them. She would run indoors, garnering attention with her shrill voice so that somebody could tell her what Pokemon she had found.
As she became older and more familiar with Pokemon, Alice refrained from starting an uproar each time one entered the garden. When she was deemed ready to begin tending the plants and trees, Alice often found herself holding the attention of the very Pokemon that held hers in her youth. More often than note she’d feel the tickle of an Oddish’s leaves against her elbow , or the buzz of a Ledyba’s wings floating around her head as she worked away.
Alice was extremely used to coming into contact with Grass and Bug Pokemon, so when she ventured out into the garden to double check the netting over the berry trees, she was astounded to see a small, pink body amongst the flowerbeds. Creeping closer, Alice was unsure what she had found, almost compelling her to revert back to her childish self and retreat indoors to find someone to identify it for her. Instead, she merely observed, fascinated as the Pokemon gently patted the petals on the flowers, its short arms bouncing off the delicate plants without so much as bending the stems. Alice continued to watch until she was noticed. For minutes, both her and the Pokemon remained still, staring into each other’s eyes. Gradually, it began to move closer. When she thought that it just might come within touching distance, the porch blinds behind her flew open, covering the garden in light from the house. The startled pokemon quickly bounced off into the shelter of the berry trees, leaving Alice to turn to her mother. Putting her finger to her lips to shoo her away, she crept into the long shadows of the trees, her eyes peeled. When she could not find the pokemon after circling the trees numerous times, Alice moved to the center, sitting in the grass completely still.
It wasn’t long before the pink body re-emerged. It started to approach again, but seemed to stop, standing still and refusing to move. Slowly, Alice stood, reaching up above her to gently pull a Pecha berry from the branches of a tree. Returning the the grass, she held the berry out in her open hand. The Pokemon resumed its advance, once again moving very close to Alice. She could see its short arms shaking as it reached for the berry. When no harm befalled it, the Pokemon happily ate the berry. Stifling a yawn, Alice decided it was time to return to the house. Content with leaving after the delightful encounter, she didn’t expect the pink body to come bouncing after her, this time unafraid of the artificial light that streamed from the porch door. Alice didn’t notice until her mother reappeared, her face lighting up before she spoke;
“Looks like you’ve made friends with a Cleffa!”
It wasn’t long before Cleffa became a regular visitor to the Meriford’s house. When her parent’s suggested putting her into a pokeball, Alice was reluctant, but Cleffa seemed more than happy. Soon after, much like the rest of her family, Alice applied for a Trainer’s License. Following the family tradition, she wasn’t particularly interested in Gym Badges, but battling was another story. Sometimes when asked to run an errand, Alice would come across trainers battling, and would watch intently. She had only been brave enough to participate in one herself a handful of times, for fear of hurting Cleffa, but soon realised that it made the bond between them stronger than ever.

Wishlist:
Beautifly
Budew/Roselia
Venonat
Illumise
Ralts
Oddish
Sunkern
Castform
Sun Stone, Shiny Stone, Miracle Seed, Rose Incense

Pokemon in Party:
- Cleffa - Cleffa - Female - Mild - Lv. 5 - 100%
Cute Charm & Magic Guard
-Pound
-Charm
-Encore
-Aromatherapy

Pokemon in PC:

None at the moment.

Items:
Trainer License
Pokedex
Pokegear
Pokeballs x5
Potion
Oran Berry
TM18 - Rain Dance
P2000