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Selena is the youngest of three daughters of the Desmarais family from Kalos. They are known throughout the region for their wine-making business. Her older sisters took upon themselves to continue the Desmarais legacy but Selena wanted to mark her name in history by different means.[break][break]
Her biggest break revolves around making the greatest investigative story of all time: Team Rocket. Her first year in Hoenn has been a roller coaster ride, ascending the ranks from a strange nobody to a controversial figure in the Hoennian politics. Selena grabbed the gym leader title in the region while establishing the name of Vantage in less than six months, cemented her name in the region's history as a water veteran in the battle against Megalopolans, and acknowledged as an avatar of the legendary Tapu Koko.[break][break]
After a personal crisis transpired in the events of the autumn festival two years ago, Selena found herself on the opposite side of the news story: a part of the infamous, Team Rocket.[break][break]
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Selena came from a well-off family in Kalos, a big name in the industry of wine-making in the region. Bearing the banner of fennekins, the Desmarais were known to be sly and cunning tycoons in the liquor businesses and anyone who dared competing with them ended up being absorbed or destroyed. Noble families from various regions like Kanto, Alola, and Unova would want to be under their graces since the wealth of the Kalosian vixens meant prosperity and safety net for the start up enterprises.[break][break]
Recently, her father Dominique took advantage of her influence and reputation after the
Three Days War and
entered the business scene in the region, setting up the bases of operation at Lilycove City. He made Selena the brand ambassador without her knowledge, keen on involving his youngest daughter into the family business. When Selena left the region, the brand experienced a steep decline in sales, forcing them halt operations until her return.[break][break]
APPLES DON'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE
Selena hates her family. Dominique's insistence of making Selena the representative of the Desmarais in Hoenn and quit her job puts a heavy strain between their relationship; especially when her sisters are far too detached about her feelings on the matter.
Looking for: father (Dominique Desmarais), siblings (Sophie Desmarais, Sable Desmarais)[break][break]
WHAT'S A GIRL TO DO
As a business scion, Selena was expected to acquiant herself with the children of her parents' friends. While some of them are indeed people she trusted, most of them were actually who she despised and hated as a child.
Looking for: childhood acquaintances/friends/rivals[break][break]
WE LIVE IN CITIES YOU NEVER SEE ON SCREEN
What inspired Selena to resist against the pressure of her family, despite their wishes for her to succeed the the wine-making business, was the influence of a few people she actually considered "friends." Sons and daughters of vineyard farmers, children of processing workers—as her father indoctrinated her with the world of profit, she only saw the injustice and oppression of her people. The Kalosian was not naive to the social inequality of her region, despite being at the other end of spectrum.
Looking for: childhood friends with a sense of social justice [break]
mighty is the hand that knows when to pick aegislash and when to pick a pen
Selena chose to study journalism and worked on unraveling controversies in the Pokémon world. She wrote articles exposing League corruption in other regions, unfair trainer treatments, alleged Pokémon abuse, gang groups in the making, and many more. All of these earned her the monicker, "Eye of Staraptor", for she sees things other people cannot immediately recognize. This career goes hand-in-hand with her passion for pokémon training, working like a kecleon in society full of unexpected turmoils and ambiguities.[break][break]
The apex of her career, however, has always been following Team Rocket and unraveling all the secrets about its operation and global influence. With their success in conquering Kanto and with futile attempts at Johto, the organization has been at their zenith in their efforts to capture Hoenn. Coupled with various League controversies and supernatural phenomena that seems to surround the region, Selena parries with power struggle and prejudices in order to reach her ambition.[break][break]
MEMORIES
Selena studied journalism without her parent’s support, seeking day-time jobs as model or endorser, to keep her expenses paid as she tailed scholarships after scholarships. This earned her friends from various media fields: the fame of her family name biting at every opportunity given to her as she continue her dreams and aspirations. Looking for: classmates/friends in the university and/or during her internship year as a reporter[break][break]
I'LL COVER YOU
Selena had been following rocket-related leads since she started her career and that often tumbled her with circumstances leading to her unfateful confrontations with such people. Selena does not know their full intentions with the her—perhaps most of them would like to scare her, if not silence her. Looking for: rocket rivals [break]
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Selena was promoted as the
Lilycove Gym Leader during her brief stay in Hoenn, working alongside her position as the
Vantage Editor-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer. While it is her ambitions which drive her to join the Hoenn league's top brass, she became invested in fulfilling her responsibility to protect her city and her region. It is for this reason that she became
chosen as Tapu Koko's avatar until her untimely departure months ago.
The
accusations about her involvement in the
Littleroot incident eventually removed her from post and ultimately affecting her career as the Journaliste International summoned her back to Kalos to resolve misunderstandings, prompting her to suspend operations of Vantage as contributors started pulling out because of the controversy.[break][break]
As she returns to Hoenn, Selena is focused on working on her career as a trainer while working to build back Vantage, scouting for sponsors and shareholders and new contributors and staff.[break][break]
LEAP OF FAITH
Selena built Vantage with the reputation she earned herself during her years as a freelance reporter. The money came from people who were convinced with her skills and those who wanted to be under the graces of the "Desmarais" name, but eventually pulled out money after the controversy she involved herself in. Despite the backlash in her career, Selena is still set on reestablishing her queendom, looking for likeminded individuals who would carry on the legacy of Vantage.
Looking for: aspiring reporters/contributors (More information in Newsroom Wanted Ads. Click here.)[break]
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plot with me!
This list is to be updated as soon as ideas come up. Feel free to hit me (
Selena Desmarais ) or in Discord (@/lancelot) or reply to this plotter. If you have ideas that are not included here, you can still tell me so we can work on it![break][break]
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