Elena's Introduction -please read-

“There we go!” the young woman sang, putting the finishing touches on the sign outside her home. “'The Eeveelution Research Center'. Hopefully now I'll get some adventurous folk to assist me! Right, Eden?” The Eevee at her feet nuzzled her leg affectionately. “Who could possibly resist the opportunity to be a part of the research that leads to the discovery of all the Eeveelutions? One would have to be mad to pass up such an opportunity!” Elena placed her hands on her hips and looked out toward the village, confident that soon a passerby would see her sign. Curiosity would set in, and the passerby would feel compelled to enter her home. Her messy home...

“Oh dear! The research center isn't ready for guests yet! It's still disasterrific in there!” the breeder cried, quickly turning to run inside. “Mizu! Where are you?” she called out after screeching to a halt in the hallway, Eden running right into the back of her legs. “Sorry, sweetheart. Mizu! Can I have you help me wash the floors?” A Vaporeon appeared and obediently sprayed water on the hardwood floors of the hallway as Elena ran in search of a mop. “Can't have a dirty research center now. No one will come to visit if it's a mess!”

Suddenly, a knock was heard at the front door. Mop still in hand, Elena skitted across the wet floor, nearly falling a few times. Finally, she made it to the door and threw it open. “Why hello there! You must be here to help with science!” She looked down at the mop in her hands and threw it aside, embarrassed. “What's that? Who am I? Oh! I'm Elena! Elena Dahlberg! I'm the leading expert in the evolutionary process of Eevee! Well, self-proclaimed expert... but that's beside the point. I've been conducting research on Eevee since my parents' Eevee both evolved into Umbreon and Espeon respectively. Do come in!”

Elena showed the stranger to the living room where a Flareon lay next to the fireplace. “Go on and take a seat, make yourself at home!” she called over her shoulder as she went in search of tea for her guest. “You see, in theory, Eevee should be able to evolve into every type there is, so it is my goal in life to discovery each and every one of them. But, scientific progress is rarely made alone, and that's where you come in! Here, have some tea.

“You seem like the adventuring type. So on your travels, should you come across an item or any other kind of information that could lead to the discovery of a new Eeveelution, bring me the item or information and I might reward you with an Eevee of your very own should the information help my research! See, I not only research them, I breed them as well! Something I learned as a young trainer on my own journeys. If you agree to help me out, I'll lend you an Eevee to travel with on the off-chance that it should evolve on your journey. Should this happen, bring it back, tell me how it happened to the best of your knowledge, and I'll reward you with an Eevee once again. But, only one Eevee per assistant. What do you say? Up for the task?”

Elena sat down sadly at her kitchen table, Eden floating above her. She ran a hand through her hair as she stared at the clipboard in front of her. Somehow she had hoped that the list of names on the paper would be much longer. This was what she got for putting all her faith in the hands of strangers. “Maybe... maybe I won't discover them all...” she whispered sadly. Eden landed on the table and pawed at the researcher's hand comfortingly. “I'm just one person... I can't do this on my own...”

A group of Eevee entered the room, curious as to why the air in the room seemed so heavy. Elena glanced at them, her frown deepening. She had promised the Eevee that they would become something beautiful and powerful. But her only progress was Eden. She had to do something. She intended on keeping her promise to these Eevee. Determination in her eyes, Elena snatched up the clipboard and headed outside, her Breezeon following closely behind.

Cupping her hands around her mouth, the researcher yelled into the afternoon air, “Come be a part of the hunt for Eeveelutions! Sign up at the Eeveelution Research Center to receive your very own Eevee in order to discover new Eeveelutions for yourself! Don't be shy now!” Her voice rang through the air even after she ended her speech. A few people stopped for a moment to give her a confused look, but immediately returned to what they were doing before her interruption.

Sadly, Elena plopped herself down on the steps leading to her door. Eden lay her head in the woman's lap. “Hopefully someone stops by, Eden,” she said, stroking the Breezeon's beautiful fur. “Hopefully...”

((OOC: So yeah, come on down and grab yourself an Eevee? I know you wanna see the new Eeveelutions for the site~!))

((OOC: This thread is basically to kinda introduce Elena's character and to explain her research a bit. I wrote it this way so that it could be anyone and wrote a second post just to try to get people interested in her story again. If you would like to be part of the research, check out the quest paperwork. You are more than welcome to start a thread with Elena elsewhere if you so choose, just let me know! Thanks!))