Temana Tribe (She/Her)

Personality

Valeria herself is a soft-spoken person. She often likes to avoid talking to others due to the influence of the parasitic mushrooms on her back, so she's not particularly used to, or good at socializing. She spends most of her time in the patient wing of the "Mental Domination Prevention Research Center", which had an impact on her interests. She likes to read, watch movies and write poems. She's desperate to get her parasite removed before it gains full control of her, leaving her a dying husk under the parasite's control, which can lead her to act "out of character" for her normal behavior even when not controlled by the parasite. When she has wronged someone while under the parasite's influence she usually seeks out the person she hurt if she considers them close enough, or beat herself down over it in solitude otherwise. She does not keep her Parasite issue a secret. | The Parasite prying into Valeria's mind causes her to lash out and get aggressive, be it at friends, strangers or foes. It has caused her to lash out both physically and verbally in the past, but *most of the time* Valeria manages to fight back against the parasite to prevent it from causing physical harm. If Valeria denies the Parasite too much too often it gets harder for her to do so and act rationally, as the Parasite will try to gain control by making her feel physical pain messing with her pain receptors.

Backstory

Valeria was born the only child to two loving Paras. When she was really young she was spoiled by them as much as they could. Then, suddenly one day her father evolved- which changed him forever. Her mother brought her to some relatives, telling them to take care of her until she returns, which she never did. Not understanding what happened, Valeria asked her relatives why her mother hasn't come back. To which they explain to her that as Paras, everyone's mind will someday be replaced by the mushrooms growing on their backs, losing who they were before. Valeria was sad but accepting of this fact for a while. That changed when the relatives that took care of her for a few years brought her, and her cousins to other relatives. Those relatives were the first time Valeria was exposed to a Parasect for a longer duration than a few minutes. Her Aunt, while away from her Husband, a Bellossom would act very irrational and aggressive. Only while subjected to the sounds and scent of his leaves would she remain calm. With a sad expression on his face Uncle Bellossom explained that the bloodline of Valeria's family has especially fickle and aggressive mushrooms. Valeria cried, saying she didn't want to end up that way. She begged her Uncle to cut off her mushrooms, but it was to no avail. Her uncle searched for a solution for her sake, and heard of a up and coming research facility to research prevention methods for Possession and other Takeovers, including a Paras' mushrooms. Talking it over with her uncle she decided she would live at the facility, in hopes that their research would help her avoid that fate. Now in her late teens, Valeria's symptoms have been weakened and stalled, but not prevented. And the research facility doesn't have enough funding to make much progress in their research.

Important Vocal Notes

This character will shift between who is in control, her normal self and her parasite. Her normal form will speak in a soft-spoken and gentle tone, with some hints of anxiety. Her parasite form is loud and screechy and angry! So you'd have to switch between these voices.