蓮 // 所長

Cerise shifted her weight slightly and began to toy with her hair. Talking with people was already so hard, but strangers made it even worse. Sure, Erika seemed quite nice, but she’d learned long ago that pretty faces weren’t always the most trustworthy.

“O-oh, I’m staying in the Blooming Lotus Hotel…i-it looked really nice from the pictures…”

She gave a small, nervous smile.

“Th-thank you for offering to help…”

“Blooming Lotus Inn? Oh I know that place very well.” she informs before starting to walk down a bath, she stops briefly to look back and make sure the other woman was following her. 

“So, you are here to see Oak-san? that’s impressive! what sort of work do you do?” it’s really just idle chatter, and if the nervous woman doesn’t want to awnser she doesn’t need too. 

Not too long after they are standing before an impressive hotel building. 

“Here we are.” she smiles up at the building. “If you ever need any more help, feel free to give me a call,” she quickly slips a business card into the other woman’s hand. “You are no bother at all.”

with a wave she turns to start walking home.

Then tengela looks up at Garnet, large tears still in his eyes, he hadn't even bothered moving out of the puddle of mud, as it would only risk tripping again! Vines shake on his head as he tries to reign himself in, and finally manages to do so. 

“Morty...” gently, her hands find her wife’s, laying over them as they wrapped around her waist. She presses back as she is coaxed too, wanting nothing more then to continue to feel the warmth of the other. “Is it that time already?”

Post Journey

After losing to Lorelei she takes her loss and goes home for a brief period of time, as she seeks out what to do next

Hearing of her accomplishments as a trainer, the elderly leader of Celadon gym contacts her and offers her a job as a trainer in the gym

It is decided she will officially move out on her own and her father and mother help her find an apartment and pay for it in full. 

With Erika moved out and all their kids starting their own lives her parents divorce on pretty good terms, agreeing mutually the spark was just never really there

Erika starts training under the current Gym leader, easily proving her skill and finesse. 

The position of gym ref comes up and is passed to Erika.

The current leaders daughter who is about erika’s age is angered by this decision, thinking her relation to the current gym leader should put her ahead. 

Early Life

She was born in saffron city

Erika has two older brothers, ten and six years ahead of her respectively

Her parents were not in a loving marriage, but not a toxic one either, more one born from necessity for the children

She was a very spoiled child

at the age of 6 the entire family was involved in a more casual business dinner, which she falls asleep during

that was the final straw for this sort of thing and she is taken to a doctor where she is diagnosed with narcolepsy

Her father gave her a small plot in their garden to work

She was expected to partake in many traditional hobbies, such as flower arranging, tea ceremonies and even archery

Her schooling was handled by private tutors

Her main staff member is a woman called Namari, she is older then Erika (in her thirties) and acts as Erika’s main ref in matches as well as running things in her absence. She has been working with Erika almost since erika took the position. 

She used to be married. The marriage wasnt a healthy one, and before Erika took over the gym they would often meet around Celadon as Erika was on errands for the elderly leader. She always seemed hurt or bruised and she took notice of that. Eventually they would talk and became friends (in the surface atleast, she didnt open up to Erika about it all until the night she went to het for help after a bad night that had been far worse then was the norm for the couple) Erika did help her out of it, when the gym was taken over by her she gave the woman a job as a clerk to help her gain autonomy (and this is part of the reason she turned her gym into a safe space for women recovering from this to begin with). 

After awhile Namari showed interest in learning to battle, and proved to be very good at it. She became a trainer and soon, due to Erika’s trust in her and her gowing talent she was promoted to Gym referee after the one Erika had first appointed decided to change careers.