Admin Neffy

**Nephele Gelarden**, preferably known as **Admin Neffy**, is one of the original Admins left over from Team Prism's previous era. Known as the Team's UB Enthusiast, he has a passion for aliens, space, and especially Ultra Beasts.

### Relatives

Marian Gelarden (father)Meredy Gelarden (mother)Team Prism Grunt 19 (cousin)

## Personality

Neffy is reckless and quick to anger, rarely thinking before actions and acting mostly on instinct. His aggression and projected confidence are his way of masking his inner insecurities and fears. This personality has given him a reputation as the worst Admin in Team Prism. However, while he may not be widely respected, he has shown that he can be trusted, and he holds an undying loyalty for the Team.

## History

### Before Prism

#### Early Life

Neffy's parents, Marian and Meredy, met, married, and had a child in Mossdeep City. When Neffy was nearly four years old, a freak accident ended in his mother's death. Neffy only vaguely remembers her.

Later that year, Marian took Neffy and moved to Anville Town in Unova, where they would live until Neffy reached age eleven. As the years went by, Marian put more and more of himself into his job, leaving less and less time for his son. The two became somewhat nomadic as Marian frequently had to travel for work. With a distant father and unable to make any stable friendships, Neffy developed a habit of acting out in aggression and false confidence.

#### Manaphy

In 2017, Neffy and Marian moved to Alola. There, Neffy finally made a lifelong friend in Jackie Clearwell. Unfortunately, their lives would soon be irrevocably changed.

In August, on Melemele Beach, Jackie and Neffy found an injured Manaphy. Their attempt to bring Manaphy to Professor Kukui for help led to Manaphy believing it was being attacked, and it used its fastest defense mechanism: Heart Swap.

While most Heart Swap events wear off after a few hours at most, the boys never switched back to their rightful bodies. As the days went by, their families grew more and more panicked, until eventually, Marian left to pursue and capture Manaphy. Originally, Neffy was left to stay with the Clearwells, but the mental stress of living there and constantly being reminded of his curse proved too much. He fled, and began living in Seaward Cave.

### In Team Prism

#### Anti-Kukui

After discovering Team Prism by chance, he joined under the title of Anti-Kukui and got in on Admin level, skipping the Grunt phase entirely. His loneliness caused him to become over-attached to the Team. Half of the members despised him, and the other half liked him a lot. This sharp divide of opinions only added to his infamous reputation.

#### Dark Turns

Neffy always showed interest in wanting to help the Team and its members, but rarely could participate, as doing so would likely affect his curse. Unwilling to share that he was cursed, he could feel nothing but guilt whenever he was unable to help. Determined to prove himself, he sent his Naganadel on several missions without him. After the battle to rescue Shadow Merci, Nathan returned home with a massive scar and was unable to fly for weeks.

When Admin Minty was kidnapped by her mother, Neffy was at his wit's end. He half-convinced, half-dragged Jackie to come with him to Unova in order to save Minty. Alongside them were Fluffy, Minty's Sylveon, and Victor, a fae who cursed Katie, Minty's mother.

#### The Team's Rebirth

After a series of hardships for the Team, the Team Leader became sick of it all and disbanded the Team, vanishing back to her home dimension. For a while, the Team existed in a sort of limbo, with some leaving and some still wanting to stick together. Neffy was of the latter party, and eventually the group decided to form a new Team from the ashes. They took a vote on the new name, and Neffy's suggestion, Team Prism, was accepted.

In the new Team, Neffy became more respected than he had been previously. Perhaps his decision to stay proved his loyalty and care.

#### The Fog

During the Glitches' siege on reality, Neffy and Jackie were lost in the dimensional unstability known as the Fog. While in another world, they struggled to hold onto their memories of home, as they were constantly being overwritten by the memories of this new world.

While they were lost, Rune attempted to track the pair down, and somewhat succeeded. A strange ticket was thrown into the Fog by a stranger with a Shiny Sandslash, which made its way to Neffy and Jackie, allowing them to board a ghostly train home.

Once home, their memories slowly returned. Their curse had been erased in the other world, but once their memories were fully restored, their curse was also.

## Relationships

### Familial

#### Marian Gelarden

Neffy loves his father dearly, but often feels disconnected from him, due to Marian frequently burying himself in his work.

#### Meredy Gelarden

Neffy barely remembers his mother at all. All he can really remember on his own is something about the color purple. However, he has pictures to remember her by.

### Romantic

#### Admin Minty

Admin Minty hid her feelings for Neffy for a very long time, and it became a running joke around the base due to how oblivious Neffy was. However, after Minty confessed, the two bonded deeply, and are still in a relationship to this day.

### Platonic

#### Jackie Clearwell

Neffy's best friend. The two share a Heart Swap curse, but have slowly been learning to cope.

#### Admin Hallow

Neffy and Hallow have a sort of rivalry-friendship combination. They frequently scare each other by leaving pictures of the Pokémon they fear - Manaphy for Neffy and Necrozma for Hallow - in random places around the bases.

## Pokémon

### Current Members

#### Ollie (Male Poipole)

Ollie was Neffy's very first Pokémon, hatched from an Egg that Neffy raised. Ollie has a bubbly, cheerful personality, and enjoys giving gifts and drawing. His favorite treat is spicy jelly beans.

#### Zephyr (Male Tranquill)

Neffy received Zephyr as a Pidove from Prism Admin Minty. Lazy and a bit prideful, Zephyr sees the world as his bed, and will nap anywhere he pleases. If you try to wake or move him, you'll receive a nasty pecking.

#### Cobalt (Female Unknown Ultra Beast)

Cobalt is a bizarre, unknown Pokémon that Neffy barely managed to catch in the raid on Area 51. Resembling a six-legged blue panther with blade wings, she does not match any known Pokémon nor Ultra Beast. Trial and error determined her to be a Water/Steel-Type, but little else is known about this odd creature.

### Temporary Members

#### Nathan (Shiny Naganadel)

Nathan is a shiny Naganadel, lent to Neffy by his father. Nathan considers himself the leader of the family's hierarchy (except for Marian), and thus can often be difficult to handle. His pride and aggression often lead to Neffy being unable to command him in battle. However, Nathan does not dislike Neffy - he believes it his duty to protect Neffy, and was responsible for giving Neffy the power of flight.

## Trivia

* Admin Neffy is one of few characters in the Team Prism universe that is related to a canon Pokémon character - in his case, Lawrence III from the Pokémon 2000 movie, who is his uncle.
* His real name, Nephele, means cloud. He is often teased about this.