SPECTRE, leo falkov

leo falkov

I USED TO TRUST THE MEDIA TO TELL ME THE TRUTH

If one were to ask who the Falkov's were they'd likely be met with a blank stare; rightly so. Leo's family were by all accounts nobodies in the eyes of the empire. Residing in the town of Bellfield his mother assisted with the exportation of pokemon in and out of the region while his father worked as a miner in the Caves along the town. They weren't swimming in wealth, or even considered middle-class despite their heavy labor occupations. Leaving everyday life both exhausting and difficult since a vast majority of their expenses went toward schooling their two children. Due his his parents absence much of Leo's shows of affection came from his older brother, Aries. The eldest Falkov son became a strong role model in Leo's younger life and left the boy to idolize his sibling before that happened.

An cave it left his father crippled but thankfully alive. Though a missing arm and a gimpy leg rarely fit the criteria for those seeking workers, leaving the man unemployed and angry at the empire; after all the years he spent serving. The eldest son would have voluntarily taken up the position in the caves but mining itself was a dangerous business and not one their father wanted either of his boys to go in to. But rather than do nothing at all, It was around that point his family, namely his parents, began to grow increasingly fond of the ideas of rebellion. Leo didn't think much of it other than the thoughts of being able to train his own pokemon being appealing. As a child it was normal to dream big though Aries could sense the danger of the waters they were treading.

The day Aries shattered him. By then his brother had taken a part-time job alongside his mother handling the pokemon meant for the empire's ranks and had shown a considerable amount of skill in doing so. But unbeknownst to Leo, word had reached the ears of higher-ups about his parents supposed sympathetic views toward Spectre along with rumors of his father's intentions of joining them. In the end it came to Aries, and a confrontation involving no small amount of blackmail resulted in him being forcefully inducted into the ranks of the empire that left their family high and dry. For the sake of his father's life and his mother's and little brother's by extension,

Leo began to resent his brother's abandonment and become distant. The small payments the empire has promised the family due to Aries' induction ceased after the first month with no reason leaving them in what could only be described as poverty. With his mother falling ill from overworking herself and an invalid father it seemed like things couldn't get any worse. But of course they did. A night raid made Leo an orphan, lucky enough himself to have evaded their detection thanks to his mother urging him to flee from their home and into the wilderness before they had the chance to spot and identify him. The blonde didn't look back as he ran fearing for his life and unaware of his parents fate. But he could only assume since they'd likely been captured foe being sympathizers to an apparent criminal cause.

He became a street rat. He wasn't willing to place much trust in others, least of all enough to be taken in and cared for by a complete stranger. It was in travelling to Valedge he found himself not so alone. Finding places to spend sleepless nights came easy to him, namely dark places rarely passed by people or decrepit old buildings void of life or yet to be resided in. It was in one of these vacant alleyways up high in a ledge that he encountered a wayward joltik that took it upon itself to nestle in his hair without much room for argument. Leo knew full well the repercussions of being caught in possession of a pokemon, it was illegal without a permit. And where would a street-rat like himself ever have a hope of receiving such a thing. Even so, with the little bug's refusal to leave him along he begrudgingly allowed the joltik to accompany him as a type of companion, hoping the creature's interest would waver and he would wander off and leave him along. This wasn't the case however. And Leo found himself becoming attached.

He was near saying his prayers of forgiveness when someone had caught him in the presence of the wild joltik. So sure that he'd be carted off and incarcerated without a moments notice, but instead the individual presented him with a slightly worn but clearly unused pokeball. After a very brief and unsure exchange of words he came to learn of their affiliation with Spectre and an offer to join their ranks. After that Leo was quick to flee with the pokeball in hand and joltik, he had affectionately names Scruffy, on his shoulder. He knew well enough he didn't want to be used by anybody. But he could sympathize with their cause given what he'd been through..



Name Scruffy
Species Joltik
Gender Male
Ability Compound Eyes
Moveset Signal Beam | Poison Jab | Discharge | Giga Drain
Origin Encountered while spending the night on a back-ally street in Valedge.
Personality Scruffy is like Leo's little voice of reason. Despite not being able to understand him. He takes it upon himself to look out for the little human he's become fond of and prevent him from doing something drastic that'll cause him harm. A generally cheerful creature when in Leo's company but has shown he can become just as weary and cynical as the boy if needs be. Given his small size and familiar colour he likes to hide in Leo's hair or nestle in the hood of his jacket or under his hat rather than be confined in the old, worn pokeball but understands the purposes of being discreet. His favourite thing in the world are Leo's belly-rubs.

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