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Finally decided on my starter/partner pair for EoS!
Instead of self-inserting, I usually come up with little personalities/backstories for them. I wanted to go for a male/female pairing this time totally not because I'm a shipfag :>, and after realizing that partner gender was predetermined by species (and the female choices are all the most basic bitch "girly" ones like Eevee or Chikorita), I went for a female starter and male partner.
I decided on a female Turtwig named Terra, she's slightly tomboyish, down-to-earth, analytical, mostly a no-nonsense type.
For the partner, I wanted something with a cute/boyish look, and didn't really have many good options so I went with Riolu, even though he's really overpicked. He's starry-eyed and a bit mischievous, and often accidentally gets the team into trouble (though he means well). I was thinking of giving him a celestial name to contrast Terra, right now I'm considering Eris (the second-biggest trans-neptunial technically-not-a-planet, and actually beats Pluto in mass), which was named for the Greek goddess of discord and strife—it seems fitting, since their personalities clash so much that they'd definitely get into disagreements often, and he'd probably break from her plans a lot, for better or worse.
I haven't totally settled on that name yet, though... seems a bit too feminine. Then again, everyone knows tomboy x femboy is the best pairing.
I also need to come up with a team name—my first idea was Team Firmament, but I think a more down-to-earth name might be better.
Does anyone else put lots of thought into their starters, or just me?