Post by Darcy Quinn on Jul 15, 2018 11:56:08 GMT -5
Brief History
The youngest of four siblings growing up on the outskirts of Castelia City in the Unova Region, Darcy spent the majority of time underfoot of his mother in her kitchen, taste testing anything she'd scrape together for the family on her nights off work from tending bar in the city when his father didn't need to slap together one of his staple meat and potatoes dishes. Darcy's mom instilled a passion for cooking and baking in him in those early days, the scent of cooking oil fighting off the smell of cigarettes from the bar patrons that she served five nights a week. His dad had an unremarkable office job at a waste treatment facility, clicking through numbers constantly and together the pair managed to make ends meet for a family of six on a tight budget and a little help from friends and family. Case in point being the other passion in Darcy's life: Pokemon. His first job was on his Aunt's Ranch an hour from their neighborhood by bus, with a ten minute walk from the station thrown in for change in either direction. It always astounded him how close to nature the city managed to be, despite the clear urban environment he lived in. Still, he adored the Miltank and Tauros the woman raised, grooming the bovine Pokemon twice a week and helping out with farm chores as often as he could just to get a breather from sharing a room with his older brother. His older siblings didn't make Darcy's life easy for him, mind you. He was always a little strange to them, clinging to their mother's and aunt's apron strings, and he was also the biggest of them, round wise at least. Spending that much time in a kitchen and around sweets, was it any wonder that little Darcy was a butter-ball? In his teenage years he finally did manage to get his diet under control and start working out seriously, but the impact of the relentless teasing he underwent has had a rather detrimental effect on his self confidence. A part of him will always be the awkward tubby kid, too shy to speak up in case someone's going to throw a barb at him for his appearance. His self confidence is perhaps most shot in romantic scenarios, given how often his siblings used to "joke" he'd die alone at his size before he was thirty.
Darcy's training as a breeder came from a childhood spent on a Ranch than one in a laboratory, and his personal fitness journey and passion for food translated into his decision to become a Pokemon Breeder; having groomed Miltank for years, he's got more than a fair handle of a brush and his studies of Pokemon food have proven invaluable. After a brief stint in a few kitchens in other regions, most notably working the line at one of Alola's famous resorts, Darcy left for Johto with enough money in his pockets to focus on his long term goal for a change, opening his own high end Cafe where Pokemon and people could enjoy food together. To do that though he'd need far more funds than what he had readily available, but prize money in the bigger Pokemon competitions, the gym battles and Contests and league? Those might just have been enough...
Friends
Darcy's pretty easy going, all in all, though a little shy at first. He'll actively avoid eye contact with people on the street and hurry through a quick head nod when passing extroverts who simply have to say hi. His best friend is undoubtedly Cupcake, the Munchlax that follows him around just to eat the occasional culinary disaster and be his guinea pig (even if she would literally eat anything.) Get him talking about cooking or baking though and you'll see the light in his eyes fire up, and the same goes for raising Pokemon. He's a little nervous about finally starting a journey so much later than kids seem to do these days (his own sisters left home at 13 to become Pokemon trainers), but it's his best bet to help him reach his dream. Anyone with pointers for him would be greatly appreciated, and he's likely to feed you too.
Enemies
Darcy's relationship with his sisters and brothers is still strained, even into adulthood, so while he does love them he also hates them somewhat too. He can't tolerate people who bully others from his own experiences, or ignorant folk who hate and fear the unknown either. The majority of his time as a breeder has been spent on grooming and diet for Pokemon, so he also has on some occasions run into two extremes that both bug him: people who pamper their Pokemon to their every whim and deck them out like fashion accessories and people who don't seem to give a damn about the creatures they've captured and only get them groomed once in a blue moon while feeding them garbage. There's a certain balance that Darcy finds people lacking in which annoys him. Existing on either extreme is likely to earn you his ire.
Lovers
Darcy's still single though not quite looking to mingle, though perhaps the old adage is true that love can find a way. One of the main reasons he fled his job back in Alola was a break up with a surfer way out of his league; you'll find Darcy puts most guys out of his league in the end. Given his shyness and the unreliable chances of meeting someone else of his orientation without using a hook-up app though, Darcy's not likely to openly flirt with someone and can be easily flustered when hit on. At heart, he's a terrible romantic though and just wants to meet a guy who'll bring him flowers or who he can bring flowers for no reason. Still getting in the way of this, and the thing that led to the failure of his last relationship, is his own lack of self confidence in most areas not revolving around the kitchen or Pokemon. Particularly his self-deprecating sense of humor; potential partners be warned, there are moments when Darcy literally hates himself.
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