Me: So welcome to the show. First question how did you come to join the ECPL?
Cheryl: I was told to join by squeak. .. sorry David Kelman. We calk him squeak
coz he looks (not really just an old school joke) like squeak from baseketball
Me: Ok. What led you to being the fairy gym leader?
Cheryl: Basically I learned very early on mawile was going to be fairy so I
rushed through the game and made a fairy team. This was just before we introduced
the trials so as I was the first (my team was ready 1 week after x and y came out)
with a team I got the privilege of being voted fairy gym leader.
Me: Is that your favorite type?
Cheryl: It very much is now. Until the glorious fairies came along it was fire though.
Me: Favorite Pokemon?
Cheryl: Im going to have to go with snorlax in that one. Always have and always will
love that giant cuddly beast.
Me: Is that any reference to your husband? Lol
Cheryl: Lmao now you mention it I do call him snorlax sometimes when im not calling
him totoro that is lol
Me: Rofl
Any other games beside Pokemon?
Cheryl: Many lol I have been playing the atelier series recently. I also play final fantasy,
hyperdimention neptunia, borderlands, bayonetta, metal gear solid. .. the list goes on lol
Me: Does your husband play as well?
Cheryl: Yeah he plays all the same games. .. he's much better at it all then I am but that
doesn't stop him wooping my ass if I try to compete with him lol
Me: Hey it goes down like that. Any kids?
Cheryl: No I borrow my sister in laws little princess every now and then but don't want any of my own.
Lol just thought saying I borrow her probably doesn't sound that great. I help look after her sometimes
and try to keep her entertained at family gatherings.
Me: Ok. What all systems do you own?
Cheryl: We have a ps2, a wii, 2 ps3's, a ps4, a wiiU, a psp, a psvita each, a original ds, a dsi xl,
and a 3ds xl each
Oh I just remembered we also have a gameboy advance each lol
Me: Nice. No xboxs? Shame on you. What do you do for a living?
Cheryl: Lol I did have an original xbox but my younger brother used to play it more than me so I gave
him it. I am a housekeeper at premier inn... I think its the uk equivalent of a hotel maid. But im
hoping to finally get back into an accounting job soon
Me: Nice. Means your good with numbers. How long have you and your husband been together?
Cheryl: We have been together 9 years will have been married for 2 years on Halloween. We was engaged
for 5 years as we both wanted to be married on Halloween but it also had to be a Thursday and it was Halloween 2013
Me: Ok. I saw that your wedding looked like everyone was dressed up like the renaissance. Was that the theme or am i wrong?
Cheryl: It was kinda gothic/Halloween/ final fantasy all mixed together. My dress was the bits I love best from Victorian
and Tudor style dresses so I can see where you get the renaissance from.
Me: Ah ok. Did you have a crazy bachelorette party?
Cheryl: It was definitely different. My head bridesmaid arranged it all for me so I had no idea what was happening.
We went to York for a meal and a night out (which I knew was happening) but she booked the York dungeons out so we
had a private tour of them with champagne and group photos. It was totally unexpected and sooooo awesome lol
Me: Dungeons are definitely all the rage this year. Lol so since becoming the fairy gym leader, have you had any
really difficult matches?
Cheryl: They have all been difficult in their own way! It has taken me a while to find out the best team. Probably
the most difficult has been the 2 battles I had against robyn. She is sooooo good at judging what the opponent is going to do lol.
Me: Yeah. Her and her damn Talonflame (burn in hell you winged bastard). So do you watch any shows or anime?
Cheryl: I tend to watch things after the hype for them has gone down lol. Recently I watched attack on titan,
sword art online and finally made myself watch the full metal alchemist brotherhood and was pleasantly surprised
that it didn't ruin the first one. Im reading the game if thrones books before I watch the show (if a show is
based on books I always try to read the books first... no idea why lol)
Me: My old boss said read the books first then watch the show. But im telling you right now do not get attached
to anyone in that series. So what was the last thing you read in the game of thrones books?
Cheryl: Im almost finished the first book so im not that far in to the grand scheme of things.
Danerys has just started giving birth. Robb has just captured Jamie and its hinting towards ned being
dead but its not confirmed it yet. I believe that is the next chapter
All I can say do not tell me that tyrion dies at any point. That dwarf is hilarious
Me: As far as I know no he's not dead. I'm watching the show so im well ahead of you. Lets just say
be prepared for some kicks to the gut. Moving on.
How did you and your husband meet?
Cheryl: We met through the pool team we both play in. He already played and a friend started dating
one of the other guys that was in it so we started going to watch. And after a while we went in mates
and came out holding hands neither of us quite sure how but it was the start of the rest of our lives
Me: Awwww. So does he play Pokemon as well?
Cheryl: Yeah he's the better breeder so all my team have been bred by him lol.
Me: I bet. Giggity.
Is he part of the ECPL?
Cheryl: No he doesn't have Facebook and hasn't signed up to the forums yet
Me: Smart man (on the facebook part). I take it he'll be reading this interview after the fact?
Cheryl: Maybe lol he does already know about my snorlax/totoro references for him as I stated laughing at that point lol
Me: Hey at least he has a sense of humor. Some people can't take a joke. So how did you first get into Pokemon?
Cheryl: I played my little brothers yellow on his game boy colour (I wasn't allowed one as id got a ps1) and then didn't
really play again until they started coming out on the ds. I've always watched the anime though. The x and y ones have
just started back up in the uk now so watching them as they come out
Me: Yeah I skipped ruby and sapphire.
What was your first Pokemon?
Cheryl: Since I played yellow first im assuming it was pikachu. But the first one I could choose was piplup
Just because I love penguins lol
Me: Do you have an empoleon in your competitive team?
Cheryl: Nope. I've never figured a way to use it... and its just not as cute as piplup
Me: Lol ok. What would you say was the most challenging game you've ever played?
Chery: I tend to stay away from games that im not going to be able to do. .. although im
not great with the controls on a fair few games so I find them more challenging then most
people do. So in that way the one I've found hard to control but stuck at is shadows of mordor
Me: Wow really? It's basically batman arkham city with swords. Lol
Cheryl: Any game with those kind of controlls is a challenge for me. No idea why but my hands
just refuse to acknowledge what to do quick enough
Me: Any games you're looking forward to?
Cheryl: Mgs5 I sooooo can't wait to capture everything to my base.... this is another game I find
challenging because of the controls. But I love that series so much lol And I an slowly getting better
with the controls. Although this is why I tend to play things like final fantasy and the atelier series...
it doesn't matter so much if your too stupid to aim at the thing your trying to slash at lol.... such a noob really
Me: Ah not really. Takes a lot of hutzpah to admit when you're not good at something. So what other hobbies do you have?
Cheryl: I read, I play pool on a pool team I do cross stitch, and I do jigsaw puzzles
Me: Any embarrassing stories you can tell us about David kelman?
Cheryl: Not really embarrassing but he left a mouldy sandwich in the wall at school on the last
day before the summer holidays. He tends to be the one watching us do embarrassing things rather
than actually doing them himself lol
Me: Ok darn. Lol you mentioned you have a younger brother. Is he part of the ECPL?
Cheryl: No he isn't as into pokemon now and wouldn't have the time even if he did lol. He is at uni
studying performing arts, he is in the air cadets and he is in a drama group lol
Me: Wow. Busy man. So how has your time in the ECPL been?
Cheryl: Its been great. I've met (not face to face yet but there's time) so many awesome people who are
like minded and willing to help each other out when we need it. I couldn't imagine not been a part of this
group anymore lol... it seems to almost be a part of my life lol
Me: Now I've asked Robyn, Kat, and Erika this question. Do you feel that we're not diverse enough gender wise?
Or that some of us in the group have a set view when it comes to females in the group?
Cheryl: I've not really noticed tbh. I never really think about people's gender when I interact with them.
I just treat people how I would like to be treated regardless and have assumed others are doing the same.
I tend to not think about stuff like that in too much depth coz thats when you see things to take offense
from that isn't really there...
All I can say is ive never felt like ive been treated different due to being a girl.
Me: K. Few more questions and we can call it a night/day.
Cheryl: Ok
Me: So if you hadn't gotten the position of fairy gym leader would you have tried for a different gym?
Cheryl: Maybe fire but not entirely sure I would have deffo gone for it
Me: Awhile back smogon banned greninja. If you were able to ban a Pokemon from competitive play would you?
And if so what Pokemon would you ban?
Cheryl: Tbh I wouldn't really ban anything other than the full on legends. .. but I would make a clause that
made people be more imaginative with the general pokemon used rather than just using pretty much the same as everyone else
Me: Nice. Speaking of legendaries, do you have a favorite one of those?
Cheryl: For full on legends I love jirachi and victini they are both tooooo cute to decide between them lol
Me: Ok. If you could use any legendary in your gym or for competitive play, who would it be and why?
Cheryl: It would be mew2 just because it's mew2 lol
Me: Smh so sad. Lol what do you like to snack on when you play games?
Cheryl: I tend to not really snack tbh... that would mean having to get up and move away from the game
to the kitchen to get something lol (so lazy when im playing a good game) refusing to move for a week when
borderlands 2 came out is how I quit smoking lol
Me: Thanks for proving games can make you quit any addiction. Lol
Cheryl: Lol no problem
Me: Last question. If you had a finishing move, what would it be and what would its name be?
Cheryl: It would be a dual welding samuri sword attack and (im useless at giving things names lol)
so it would look awesome but probably have a lame name like ninja warrior death attack lol
Me: Lmao. Thanks for the time Cheryl. It's been grand
Cheryl: No problem thanks for the fun interview
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