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Jolyne was not born in the world of Hisui, nor the world of the other fallers. She was separate from them, and lived in a universe where major events occurred opposite of what her fellow fallers experienced, though she had no way of knowing this. Being a normal trainer living her life, Jolyne had no way to predict the end of her world, either. She’d lived in Hoenn her entire life, and one day began to hear rumors and see news about some team of weirdos causing trouble, but as far as she knew someone had been stopping them. When the rains started, Jolyne didn’t think to connect them to what she’d heard. The rains poured heavily, and without end, until the seas began to rise and swallow up everything in its path. First went the island cities and towns, then those of the coast, until eventually even the mainland was not safe. Jolyne and her twin brother Jonathan attempted to find family left behind in the now evacuated Mauville only to be stopped by the intense floods, and deprived of all hope. It was then that the tsunami came. It was not just a mere wave, but a leviathan from the deep taken form. Jolyne could only watch in mute terror and awe as the water crashed down upon her. As the darkness overtook her existence, she swore she was dead.

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Jolyne somehow, against all logic, survived her ordeal. She awoke in what she eventually learned was an entirely new world, one completely separated from her own. How this happened, Jolyne held no earthly idea, but she understood that her home was lost to her forever. Her family, her Pokemon, the places she knew-all gone. Knowing she was utterly alone, and clearly traumatized, Jolyne was taken in by the Diamond Clan. They were wary of outsiders, especially one of such dubious origins, but Jolyne’s earnest nature won many of the clan members over. She was particularly loved by children, as she had no issues getting along with them. The clan became special to her quickly, and though it couldn’t replace what she’d lost, Jolyne felt her new bonds had saved her. Even her newfound, intense phobia of water was accepted. One day, Jolyne was introduced to a special companion after completing her ritual for full clan membership: they were a Gastrodon, one specially trained by the warden Iscan to assist her with water travel and keep her from being hurt or drowned. Jolyne actually did cry during this. She was a stranger in a world that was not her own, alone after the death of all she’d cared for, and still there were people who loved her. It hurt, but not in a terrible way.

During the events of Legends Arceus, Jolyne is not center stage, but rather off hunting down Legendary Pokemon with her new besties, Frost and Ingo. Laventon had requested this of them to keep the faller trio from being overburdened, and she was more than happy to get an excuse to go out and travel. Even better, it sometimes gave her an excuse to talk to Irida, who was Jolyne’s age and very cute. There was one glaring issue, though, a problem she managed to put off for awhile but eventually had to face. One of the Legendaries, Manaphy, was an ocean Pokemon. Jolyne and oceans did not mix; her thalassophobia screamed bloody murder at the mere thought of approaching the Cobalt Coastlands. Yes, she had her beloved Gastrodon, but the two were yet to test how she fared in the ocean. Torn between helping her friends and avoiding the water that terrified her so, Jolyne reluctantly chose the former. It didn’t turn out so well. Her thrashing and panicking earned her another experience of drowning; only the quick actions of her Gastrodon, her friends, and then Lynn saved her life. This experience was a huge wake up call. Jolyne understood now that, while she could always avoid water, repressing the trauma and fear was only going to make her life worse. Eventually, she finally manages to tell her story to her friends, finally revealing-outside of the Diamond Clan, anyway-her secret of being from a world unknown to everyone but her.

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Her later story is AU-within-AU dependent, but usually, Jolyne is forced to stay out of the banishment arc to prevent any trouble from falling onto her clan. She makes gifts for the protagonist trio as a way of offering support and care for the trials they were forced into, and is particularly attached to Lynn after being saved by her. If the trio and Ingo leave for their original world, Jolyne is extremely upset to see them go, especially her close friend.

• Has severe aquaphobia and thalassophobia.
• Her team is: Hisuian Lilligant (transmasc), Rufflet, Duskull, Gastrodon, and Jolteon.
• Has no concept of the pandemic the other fallers talk about; Mega Evolution also didn’t exist in her world.
• Very Very Sapphic. Her girlfriend is Irida (I hc her as being early 20s, so it’s NOT a minor/adult relationship, I would rather die).