Vivian Graywood

Vii is a self appointed and proud of it business woman. She’s approximately 3 years old by her account, placing her as young child for her Skorupi species. She has an impish and strong willed nature which often shows itself in the levels she is willing to go to help her “business” grow. She has the tendency to be a bit wishy-washy with how she treats others around her, but those she calls her “Janitors” and general employees, she’s likely to at least fight to protect both their image and their well-being as she associates that with the over all health of her business (and maybe even actually thinks of them as friends). Vii also has a healthy fear of what she calls “Demons” or the shadow creatures summoned from the Great Mother’s energy.

After being practically forced to join the Shivering Uroh guild, Vii’s sights have been set on creating a powerful merchant empire by utilizing the resources the guild provides her. It’s abundantly clear from those around her that she doesn’t actually know how to do that, but she’s sure as heck going to try.

## Backstory

Vii hasn’t been one to give comprehensive stories, often speaking bluntly when people aren’t clear enough with their questions. It is known knowledge that apparently Vii has been getting by for a bit as a trash goblin, breaking into homes and storage spaces to steal food and she still has a bad habit of scavenging things that should not be scavenged.

She shared while in the city that she had schooling for a bit and wasn’t a fan and that someone would come to teach her instead of her going to any kind of community schooling. She also had no idea where her last home was located claiming “They never told me where it was”.

It’s also been revealed that Vii had parents that were rarely around but apparently wealthy. Wealthy how and why has yet to be clarified, but Vii claimed her dream is to be as rich as her parents. She did make a vague claim when fearing Carbunkle may be gone for good- that she “didn’t want to lose another one”. Afterwards she was incredibly deflated.

After Sval taught Vii an “adult” word to use on Aurora, Vii exclaimed that he mother apparently was a fan of using these words on other Pokémon as well. She also eventually asked a question to Sval asking about Cutiefly, wondering if he thought a Cutiefly could survive outside in the cold. Sval said a few encouraging words about how him and Nils eventually found each other, but when Sarin piped in saying she knew a Cutiefly in her old town, but it was not apparently who Vii was thinking about, Vii got a bit more dejected. She then muttered about Carbuncle comparing the two bugs as being lost before falling asleep.

Vii has further clarified that her mom used to yell cuss words loudly and that her father might have had a second home they went too. Not much else was clarified.

Vii has shared and given the other team members her last name of Greywood. This was apparently something she shouldn’t have done. But she felt it didn’t matter anymore when asked to clarify.

## Opinions

* **Nils**: Vii is often confused by Nils and what she sees as someone who can flop between moods too quickly for her to get a grasp with. Despite this she is currently very pleased with the level of trust he has placed in her lately, taking his attempts to wrangle her into doing certain things as a genuine attempt to be a good “employee”.
	+ (Current Opinion) While Nil’s true ambitions remain completely unclear to Vii, she has continued to view Nils as a great team player and friend. She genuinely likes him and she’s content to start dropping her game of seeing him as an employee, and is seeing him more as a dependable older teen. How much of this Nils actually feels is true of his own feelings is still something to see. She is very unaware as to why the rest of the team seem upset by him.

* **Sval**: Vii at the start had a lot of trouble reading Sval's intentions and never did catch on to the fact that some of his earlier actions were meant to be "pranking" her. Right now she’s incredibly optimistic about him since he’s been very gentle when communicating things to her. That continues to be the case as for reasons Vii is unable to comprehend fully- she is starting to really like Sval being around. After finding Peter, Vii has officially decided Sval is one of the best "*employees"* she has, equal only to Selkie. She feels incredibly safe near him which has been a rare occurrence for her lately. This level of parental guidance and care is something she's not really used to receiving with the adults around her which is also contributing to her high levels of attachment to him.
	+ (Current Opinion) Vii has found her self incredibly emotionally attached to Sval and may find it difficult to not have him near by. She has started taking to following him around and is constantly making sure she knows where he is at for a sense of comfort and safety and also because he's a lot of fun! It seems to her that only him and Selkie truly know how to "play" correctly, although she would call it something along the lines of partaking in *team building activities* to fall in line with her ongoing game of pretending to be a boss of a merchant company. She also incredibly worried about Sval. She seems to understand to some degree why he is depressed and grieving, especially since she has something that can send her to a similar place, but isn't really sure how to fix it and is super hoping Durin knows how. She doesn't have much confidence in being able to fix it herself and is incredibly worried he might become "broken" for good though she doesn't quiet know what that means or looks like for Sval- she just knows she badly doesn't want to see it happen. At the least, she hopes being near him might help somehow.
	+ As the group continues forward these feelings are steadfast and whether Sval likes it or not he has gained a quite strong “Dad” position in Vii’s young life.
* **Daphne (formally Durin for old entries):** Durin has been one rollercoaster of a Pokémon for Vii. Vii had originally thought lowly of Durin for her lack of knowledge due in part to her amnesia. Then, when Durin started acting weird and roaring like a beast, Vii was certain Durin had to be some sort of demon. And then finally her tune changed once again when Sarin shared the idea about Durin being a possible prophet. Now Vii is Optimistic that Durin might lead to good things. After being whisked away into what Vii was sure was a demon world, Vii isn’t sure how to understand what was said near her in regards to Durin’s situation. Apparently she was a different shape and had friends? Vii can’t make heads or tails of it.
	+ (Current Opinion) Durin's peculiar past seems to have grown to be less of a factor in her opinion of Durin. It seems now to her she has somehow become a part of a fairy tale with Durin and as such Durin is there to play a roll which is much easier to grasp then it had been before. She's convinced she still wont really get her in the end, but she has been enjoying how much she has been chewing out the "enemies" with her sass and is also incredibly grateful to her for trying to fix Sval (although that particular appreciation could disappear quickly if Vii ever begins to feel that she is making things worse).
	+ Daphne is more the fairy tale hero then ever and Vii, while excited to take a part, feels alienated from Daphne quite a bit. She’s been trying to understand her world and Daphnes situation the best she can, but seeing her deal with the heavy emotions coming from her “hero” status makes Vii intimidated to talk to Daphne. Especially with Zelda’s reveal- Vii understands that it seems that daphne is not only a hero, but a tragic hero possibly never to go home. She continues to feel a bit too intimidated of these emotional moments to approach daphne on more friendly terms. She still likes her though and is happy to engage when it’s more “normal” situations. Like a friendly aunt.
* **Sarin**: Sarin had not made a good impression at the start when she questioned Vii about why she was staying at the guild. Vii felt like she was openly calling her dumb in a way, although that was far from the truth. Her opinion of Sarin continues to be somewhat nebulous, not really able to pay her much mind with the number of thoughts that have been running through Vii’s head. She understands she been yelled at some by Sarin recently, but was immediately preoccupied with Selkie’s wellbeing.
	+ (Current Opinion) To Vii, Sarin much like Durin - appears to be here for the story they've found themselves in, which makes her less suspicious and more forgiving oh her past choice words Sarin had shared about Vii's behavior. She's a little uncertain about how to approach her still since it seems that she is a kid, but doesn't really act like how she is used too. Though right now there is a positive impression in how Vii feels in regards to her. When she had been struggling to defend Sval and make what she felt to be true known, Sarin had stepped in and convinced their guild leader somewhat of Sval's "goodness". Vii will likely be slower to judge Sarin's intentions in a negative light in the future because of this.
	+ Sarin’s dependability and willingness to help Vii during tense moments of missions has made Sarin seem pretty cool too Vii. Her ability to fly some, shoot fire, and convince a whole town to throw their leader in jail was amazing to Vii. She kinda wants to talk to her about how to get “cooler”, but the current mission and Selkies safety have stopped Vii from asking. Time will tell if future conversations change this opinion on a dime. Especially with Sarin’s pain and opinions on her teammates grow ever the more complex, she might not understand why Sarin is so frustrated by everything and everyone.
* Selkie is her great mother sent savior, a genius that is bursting with good luck that has already worked twice to help Vii in major ways. Vii from just a normal child standpoint thinks Selkie is really fun and she loves playing around with her. She’s Vii's best friend in Vii's eyes, which is something Vii is putting a lot of value in at the moment considering she’s been without for a while. Her trust only grew more solid when Selkie lead them to town safely despite Nils allegations. After accidentally hurting selkie, Vii’s starting to feel paranoid and has been increasingly thinking about her wellbeing. Between Carbuncle and everything, she can’t afford any more losses.
* Vii has little respect for her guild leaders which she sees as purely an obstacle to overcome. She was really upset by the threat of being kicked out of the guild, forced to fend for herself once again. This lack of what she saw as understanding, appreciation, and compassion has lowered her opinions to not really care much for them, but she is still in the game to win so she’ll continue to work willingly for them in order to use the guild resources. Feelings of anger about the guild leaders have grown after their report to them about the Carbuncle case. What had been an attempt to speak to Vii in her own terms quickly went wrong when they dropped the stories and expressed their true feeling about Carbuncle being a traitor. Vii found this a strong confirmation of her ideas of them as two faced lying thugs made all the worse when they attempted to “steal” the stone they were given while in the memory world. The distrust thrown at Sval for reasons she can't fathom have left her mood as sour as ever.
* **Carbuncle**: Carbuncle was one of her original janitors and someone Vii became attached too rather quickly. She believed that Carbuncle was just as invested as she was in their team doing well and really appreciated the support, whether Carbuncle really felt that way or not. Now that she’s confirmed to be gone for good, Carbuncle has been immortalized in Vii’s mind as a victim of Aurora. She will avenge her one way or another.
* Aurora can go get lost and eaten by demons. In fact, Vii would love to assist Aurora on her journey to get lost for good, but for now she has learned to scream power words at her. That’ll show her.
* Chilly is still someone Vii is excited about, especially with her managing to get into the guilds shop network. She hasn’t caught on to the truth of the matter which would flip her opinion entirely.
* “Mama”- an idol to be respected! She wasn’t around much but that was okay. She was so important and strong. Vii wants to be like her and father someday!