Appearance:
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Age:
16
Birthplace:
Yekueze City, Ke'oa Island, Kealu Region
Personality:
Quinn is an easygoing trainer, perhaps a bit too easygoing sometimes, as he prefers to laze about looking into the sky most of the time. No matter how crazy a situation gets, Quinn keeps a calm composure, though he may feel some turmoil inside. He comes off as a bit stoic in social situations, but does his best to make friends all the same with those he meets. Those who earn his trust usually find a caring and understanding friend to look towards.
Whenever he undertakes an investigation, Quinn's personality lights up. He becomes super focused on the investigation, sometimes to the ignoring of other factors. Often, he will follow the first instinct he has in a case until it has become obvious that it was not the solution. Unfortunately, his overactive imagination tends to lead him astray; he often conjures up a fanciful explanation for the crime, but ignores most of the more mundane explanations that are often true.
When not on the job, Quinn likes listening to his classical tunes on his (rather outdated and beaten up) CD player. He also keeps an extensive collection of rocks, though not rock Pokemon. When it comes time to eat, Quinn often makes his own meals, quite good ones too according to some.
Strengths and Weaknesses:
Despite his chosen profession of private investigator, Quinn is actually rather bad at the job. His imagination typically leads him astray into following a completely silly lead. Worse, he tends to disregard people's attempts to steer him away from these ideas with a dismissive "Hah!". If he finds the correct path at all, it is because of his Pokemon assistants poking him in the right direction. Additionally, while he hides it well he can be rather envious of other's successes at times, due to a lack of confidence in himself.
His fears include a considerable case of claustrophobia. While he can take buildings fine so long as he's not cooped up too long, if he finds himself in a cramped space he is prone to panic. He tends to dislike Rock Pokemon, due to some unspecified reason that has nothing to do with his rock collection.
Curiously, even though he is easily led astray by his own thoughts, attempts to lead him astray tend to backfire more than not. Behind his fanciful imagination lies a fair bit of intelligence, and once he does get the hint, he is relentless in pursuing it. He is also surprisingly observant, assuming he is looking for the right thing. As a result of some training in karate class, he knows how to defend himself quite well, not enough to take perpetrators out himself, but enough to keep him from being knocked out easily. Throughout his trials, he takes things calmly, and with a good dose of humility.
History and Present Life:
Quinn's life has been a mostly quiet one, living with his family in Yekueze City. He has two little brothers that he hangs out with regularly, under a caring mother and father. At the age of 10, he was given his first Pokemon by his father, a cute little Pikipek. Pikipek is a special Pokemon to Quinn, and he treats Pikipek as a member of the family. For most of his life, he was simply taught as a typical child.
One day, however, something happened that changed Quinn's life. When he was about 11 years old, one of his neighbors had his Whimpod stolen by a nefarious thief. The thief was such a mastermind that nobody could figure out who it was, not even the police. Just when the case was about to go cold, a famous private investigator of the region, Richard Strauss, came to town. In the matter of a few days, he managed to find the culprit, bring him to justice, and even got the man's Whimpod back. Quinn had interacted with the investigator several times, and was inspired by the man's work. In fact, he was so inspired that he decided that he would follow in Richard's footsteps and become a private investigator as well.
Soon afterwards though, his family decided to move to Leiluahu Town for reasons Quinn still is not aware of. He presumes that they moved to the town for a lower crime rate, as the Whimpod stealing was one of a long string of burglaries. For a few years, Quinn trained himself, trying to become an investigator, but has met many obstacles to his dream, not least of which his parents trying to get him to find a real job. Finally, at the age of 16, his parents got fed up, and decided to send Quinn to Trainer's School in order to get him to decide what to do with his life. While Quinn is not too pleased with the situation, he has decided to make the most of his experience.