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Beast of Auralia
- Pronoun
- she/her
"Oh, no," Ben said, shaking his head. "I was raised by my mama, another citizen mon. Had a pretty normal childhood for a citizen mon, with the education and everything, though then there were the bullies..." He scratched his arm. "Well, when I was thirteen, my mama signed me up for self-defense. I didn't think of myself as a fighter before then, but my tutor was supportive enough for me to discover the joy in battling. And then after mandatory education ended, I started doing gigs - you know, for when trainers' teams are momentarily short one member because of illness or disagreements and they need someone to fill in. For a while, I didn't think I was good enough to be a regular member of any team, but then I saw Mike on social media saying he was looking for a new battler. Something about his personality was... magnetic, and I decided to take the chance. And it worked out for me!" he said, grinning, but that grin soon melted away. "Until it didn't work out for him, I guess."
Ben crossed his arms. "...Something that bothers me," he began, "is that Andre said Mike was mistreating us. And that's why he deserved to... go. But he was always supportive of me. Or maybe he brushed me off a few times, and sometimes he criticized me, but... all trainers are like that, right?"