T-316: Lutfi

Name: Lutfi
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Height: 5'11''
System: Off-Grid

Nera-
Infused: Simisage
Additional: Fire

Partner Pokemon: Budi [Emboar/Oranguru]


History:
Born and raised in Alola, Lutfi was the middle child in a big family. With lots of siblings and cousins, all set on what they wanted to do when they grew up, Lutfi had lots of examples and ideas to follow. Yet he struggled with finding something he loved. Until he met a wise Pignite, who introduced him to the joys of cooking. He loved trying new recipes, and putting a smile on people's faces when they had a good meal, and when he heard his uncle came to visit and offered to take Lutfi under his wing and take him to his food truck in Reignsrest, he grabbed that hand and left Alola.

When the outbreak happened he didn't really understand it, so he mostly ignored it, content to work at his food truck. Then the fog descended and cut him off from his family. Then his trusted friend Budi came back to the truck, transformed. Then he was too. But it wasn't so bad! While trying to adjust to being part Simisage was rough when he was surrounded by many fire hazards all day, but funnily enough, despite other people's struggles with element nera, having a fire nera was quite helpful! Sure, he couldn't really get a grasp on the smoke on his head, and he constantly set off fire alarms, and sometimes he got way too hot, but now he could take things straight from ovens, and he could touch pans while they were on the fire, like his mom could. Having a fire nera was also very nice in his uncle's home in WinterVale, the furthest you could get from warm, tropical Alola.

Lutfi, and Budi took over the food truck after his uncle retired, and now they travel the region, bringing delicious food to everyone and anyone. He still misses Alola, but he's doing pretty good for himself.