Name: Teri Romer
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Appearance: Teri is the kind of face that doesn’t really stand out in a crowd unless you know him for what he is. Standing a rather unimpressive 5’5” and having a pretty, expressive face, and lean body. most people are quick to believe he’s a teenaged girl rather than a young man. This often leads people to misjudge Teri’s physical strength, which he often views as a blessing and a curse. Shaggy purple hair that’s badly in need of a cut and style pokes out from under a gray beanie, which sports a gold pin in the shape of an increasingly familiar hourglass in the cuff. His bright hazel eyes always seem to suggest he’s taking note of the world around him, though he often fights to keep his bangs from obscuring his vision. He’s usually found wearing darker jeans in various states of disrepair, as well as dark hoodies and t-shirts in similar states, alongside black high top shoes that are now almost literally falling apart. When out in public, he usually carries his things in a gray messenger bag, also decorated in with the hourglass, but in black paint that clearly wasn’t applied by a professional hand.
Personality: Teri’s a quiet individual, and tends to be softspoken even when you get him really going about something--usually taking care of Pokemon, or his little brother, Alan. He gets a bit fidgety around unfamiliar and larger numbers of people, not that he lets this interfere with how much he interacts with society, though the difference in how he interacts with people and Pokemon is astounding. The young man knows a lot about Pokemon and how to raise them, which makes sense when you realize he’s running a Pokemon rehabilitation center out of his home...that’s as self sufficient as it could possibly be. Despite his unease around large numbers of people, however, Teri is the founder and leader of Team Hourglass, and is determined to stop the Natural Order group, if not expose them for what they truly are.
History: Teri doesn’t talk about his early life, and that is that. Most people who know him well know that he arrived in Alola by himself when he was eleven years old--he’s never mentioned anything about his parents or relatives, and he’s never been seen sending anything at the local post office. At the time, he was accompanied by a shiny Boldore and a Honedge, as well as a Braixen, which leads many to believe he was born in Unova, but no one really knows. He began to try his hand at the Island Trials shortly after his arrival, but not long after his adventure began, he gave up on the Trials in order to work at a Pokemon Center. He was still working at the Center when people began to realize that what remained of Team Skull had finally grown bored of Po Town and cleared out of it. At the age of thirteen, he and his Pokemon rolled into the now abandoned town and began fixing up the old mansion, turning it into a living space that would eventually double as a Pokemon rehabilitation facility that Teri handled alone, with the help of his team, of course.

With the aid of some of the locals, the facility flourished, and word of the place got around--which Teri is pretty sure is why one morning when he was fifteen, he opened the front door of the mansion to find a very young boy crying. No more than a few months old and wrapped in blankets, strapped inside a baby carrier, it was obvious that the child was left there on purpose. Used to taking care of Pokemon by now, Teri adopted the little boy as his brother, and named him Alan. While the local police did try to look into the abandonment and find the boy’s parents, they never turned up--not that it was much of a problem. The Pokemon portion of the household quickly took to the idea of raising the boy as well, and things were good. Teri picked up odd jobs here and there to cover the costs for the food they couldn’t grow, and electric, as well as repairs to the house. He and Alan got along well, and alongside their Pokemon, the crew became a tightly knit family.

Of course, that’s why when he overheard the Natural Order group meeting discussing the mass elimination of Pokemon, Teri couldn’t let it go, no matter how hard he tried to dismiss it. He couldn’t listen to their speeches without hearing and seeing contradictions. And that is why he ultimately decided to try to form Team Hourglass--to protect all Pokemon and their bond with the Trainers that they came to love so much, and to protect his family. He’s well aware that he may only ever be known as a villain in history, but he is willing to accept that risk, if that is what it takes.
Pokemon Team:
Herman, the male Passimian
Shiki, the female Tsareena
Morrigan, the female Salazzle
Gaia, the shiny male Gigalith
Lucina, the female Doublade
Beetle, the male Golisopod
Other: Often lovingly calls Alan “Alice” at home, has the utmost love and respect both for and from his Team, though most of the Pokemon he live with would attempt to shred anything that poses a threat to him. Also, if you haven't figured it out yet, he's the leader of Team Hourglass.



Name: Alan Romer
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Appearance: Despite his young age, Alan seems to be catching up to his big brother pretty quickly, and standing in at 4’11”, he tends to have the exact opposite problem Teri has--most people tend to think he’s older than he actually is. His more athletic build makes him a bit more suited to his household duties--which he often has to do with a particularly clingy Komala attached to his arm. His golden blond hair is usually every bit as unkept as his brother’s, if not worse since he doesn’t have the benefit of a hat to hide most of it, and his blue eyes are almost always lit with amusement and mischief. He’s often seen wearing various t-shirts that have seen better days, usually bearing designs that have something to do with local plants or berries, paired with jeans that are starting to look rather worse for wear, and travels everywhere he possibly can without shoes on, though in a pinch, flip-flops will do.
Personality: To say that Alan was raised by Pokemon wouldn’t be wrong, and it’s reflected in how the boy acts. While full of cheer and seemingly endless reserves of energy, Alan’s got little to no fear of Pokemon, regardless of their size, type, or even power level. He seems to be able to understand and communicate with Pokemon in a way that most can’t, and despite his age, he’s learned to put this skill to good use--usually to get help doing his household chores. He’s surprisingly mature for his age, and it’s not rare for Teri to leave the house under Alan’s supervision when he has to leave for work, and he spends most of his free time using their excess collection of berries to make different juice mixes to sell visiting tourists and native kids on their Island Trials. While fully aware that Teri isn’t actually his brother, he loves the young man and the Pokemon who raised him just the same, and wouldn’t have it any other way. Which is exactly why he’s determined to try to help his brother and Team Hourglass in any way that Teri will let him.
History: Abandoned on Teri’s doorstep when he was just a few months old, Alan’s never known what it was like to have a normal family--and he’s totally okay with that. Actually, his closeness with Pokemon has helped him learn to understand and communicate with them more effectively...as well as learn from them. He’s given the passing locals plenty of scares over the years, including an incident when he was seven in which he spent a week in the hospital on a diet of pecha berry recipes after trying to pet a Grimer, not quite believing Teri when his older brother told him it was poisonous. He has ince learned his lesson, and no longer challenges what his brother tells him to do (Teri had told him to put on gloves before touching the Grimer to begin with).

While not having a mother growing up hasn’t ever really bothered him, Alan has formed a particularly close bond with a mute Primarina that has been with in the house only a little longer than he has, and often lovingly refers to the Pokemon as Makuahine, and it’s actually the Primarina who initially got the boy interested in working with berries, as he wanted to see if mixing berries might be able to ease the discomfort he’d noticed she had been feeling. While his adventures in trying to combine berries to create more effective natural medicine haven’t proven very effective yet, though, he has discovered that mixing berry juice can result in some very tasty and refreshing drinks--a fact he has used to start up his own small juice stand in order to bring in money to help with the house. Teri’s asked him time and time again, and even encouraged the boy to try and participate in the Island Trials, but he’s not really interested in battling Pokemon--he’d rather take care of them He dreams of going to school to study Pokemon medicine in the future, but right now, his priority is helping his older brother in any way he can to protect their family, and everyone else’s bonds with their Pokemon...not that Teri will let him do very much.
Pokemon Team:
Irwin, the male Komala
Stella, the female Petilil
Ame , the male Rockruff
Kim, the female Bewear
Sally, the female Passimian
Christine/Makuahine, the female Primarina (mute)
Other: Usually refers to Teri as “Teresa” or “Resa” instead of his actual name, the result of a joke made when both were younger, and doesn’t get mad when Teri calls him “Alice” and “Allie.” Is absolutely adored by most of the Pokemon that live with he and Teri, the most notable exception is Alexander the Oranguru, who often regards him with annoyance.