History Characters / InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailParkerCerise

* GooGooGodlike: A six year old child given theoretically infinite wish-making abilities, made even more dangerous by his inability to control his emotions and lack of sympathy for other people who aren't Chloe in general.

* StealthPun: Parker is into spiders, [[Franchise/SpiderMan huh?]]

** At one point, Zeno [[ProfanityPolice calls Goh out for swearing]] with the Parker simulation within earshot. When Goh fires back that Zeno had just ''melted Tokio'' [[HarmfulToMinors with Parker looking on]], Zeno claims that Parker is ''five whole years old'' and [[NightmareFetishist plays horror games]], so ''that'' was totally fine. He then launched into another spiel about how horrible Goh was, this time for “forgetting how old Parker is” and not knowing his preferred genres.

* UnwinnableTrainingSimulation: This is basically what Parker and Zeno's "Nightmare Therapy" boiled down to. No matter how much they might ''claim'' the [[CruelToBeKind "therapy"]] was made [[ForYourOwnGood in Goh's best interest]], it was ''never'' going to end well, because that wasn't really the point: Zeno might have expressed frustration at how long it took Goh to "learn his lessons"- but that was a bit difficult, considering some of the "lessons" Goh was meant to learn. During his "therapy," Goh was taught that [[ItsAllAboutMe he didn't care about anyone but himself]], to that point that [[LackOfEmpathy he would]] ''[[LackOfEmpathy just not care]]'' if Chloe was DrivenToSuicide. He was forced to accept that he was a FalseFriend, and that their crumbling relationship was [[ItsAllMyFault entirely his fault]]. He learned that pursuing Mew was ''[[InformedWrongness inherently]]'' wrong, because it took his attention away from Chloe, and that forgetting about [[SeriousBusiness the curry promise]] was an unforgivable slight. He was also told that he was a similarly [[WithFriendsLikeThese horrible friend]] to Ash and Raboot, and that both of them were ready to leave him for the sort of friends that they ''deserved.'' While not ''every'' lesson was totally wrong, ''[[EveryoneHasStandards even Chloe]]'' was horrified to see the sum total. But, since [[FuryFuelledFoolishness Chloe]] had previously made Goh out to be [[TheScapegoat the source of most of her misery]], [[BigSisterWorship Parker]] believed every word. As his creation, Zeno [[AmbiguousSituation either]] honestly believed every accusation he hurled at Goh, or thought that his hyperbole was excusable to get Goh to ''take a hint.'' Naturally, the therapy session [[GoneHorriblyRight went horribly right]], and in the aftermath [[TheAtoner Zeno]] was forced to either walk back a ''lot'' of his earlier points, or [[{{Hypocrite}} outright contradict them]].

* UnreliableExpositor: From the moment of his creation Zeno inherited plenty of information that [[MindOverManners UnChloe]] had gleaned from the minds of those she encountered. He was ''happy'' to share much of this information with Goh as part of his "Nightmare Therapy," giving the young Trainer insight that Ash wasn't giving him and Raboot [[PokemonSpeak couldn't]]. The one issue with that was that Zeno's purpose was to ''hurt'' Goh, so all these "insights" were presented to [[KickTheDog further that goal]]. Telling Goh that [[TheDogBitesBack Ash]] and [[EmoTeen Raboot]] were close to despising Goh was actually the ''least'' of it- At one point Zeno had [[ObliviousToLove Ash Ketchum]] go out of his way to [[OutOfCharacterMoment show off how many girls were in love with him]] just to drive home how much more socially adept he is than Goh.

** Parekr did all of the horrible, unspeakable things he did in Act 2 to try and get the catharsis that he thinks Chloe deserves. As a result, his family is in ruins, the campaign made in Chloe's name has been tarnished along with Chloe's reputation, and just about everybody hates him for what he's done. Even ''Chloe'' is disappointed in him and calls him out on his actions while visiting him in juvie.

* InsaneTrollLogic: Zeno is not above using this in his efforts to break Goh’s self-confidence. At various points in his chapter-long TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, Zeno painted Goh as the primary culprit of basically every mistake and wrongdoing committed in Vermillion City, from Ash’s inability to reach Chloe, to the bullying Chloe endured. In the nightmare therapist’s book, it was Goh’s responsibility to be Chloe’s defender, advocate, and translator, and so anything that went wrong was a case of AccompliceByInaction.
** This went double for the horrible scenarios that Goh was ForcedToWatch ‘’inside’’ the nightmare. This included Chloe [[DrivenToSuicide committing suicide]] and Dream!Goh [[TheSociopath not caring]], Ash and Raboot being murdered, and Tokio [[ImMelting melting]]- and Zeno acted as if all of these tragedies were logical consequences of Goh’s failings.

* SlipperySlopeFallacy: This is shown to be one of the ‘’many’’ faults of “Nightmare Therapy.” Over the course of the “session,” Zeno used his NightmareWeaver powers to demonstrate to Goh how continuing on his path of [[AmbitionIsEvil catching Pokémon and pursuing Mew]] would lead to him alienating everyone he knows and his grandmother [[DeathByDespair dying of grief]], and that actually ‘’reaching’’ his goal [[AndThenWhat would be absolutely pointless]] and could never bring him happiness or fulfillment. It’s only ‘’after’’ Goh takes Zeno at his word and [[DespairEventHorizon gives up on his dream and life in general]] that the specter backtracks and admits that that was only ‘’one’’ possible future, and it’s totally feasible to pursue Mew while still maintaining friendships.

** As [=UnGoh=], he is the opposite of his counterpart in several critical ways -- chief among them his [[spoiler:willingness to apologize, showing sympathy and empathy for others]].

*** Second, Parker never considered the fact that the "Nightmare Therapy" consisted of brutally drilling it into Goh's skull that every ''single'' complaint Chloe and Parker had [[TheScapegoat about his character]] was completely valid. Every time [[JerkassHasAPoint Goh]] tried to [[CassandraTruth protest]] that Zeno's accusations were unfair, the NightmareWeaver responded by subjecting him to more horrific imagery, [[InsaneTrollLogic blaming him for all of it]], and {{Gaslighting}} him about how he was a selfish monster who couldn't do anything but hurt the people around him. Goh would ‘’never’’ have been allowed to brush his experience off as "unreal", and simply knowing his torture took place [[MindRape inside his own head]] wouldn't do anything to mitigate the trauma he endured.

** While Parker is still scrambling to [[NeverMyFault deny his responsibility]] in the aftermath of his rampage, he admits to Zeno, "Yeah… maybe I should've paid more attention to [[ColdBloodedTorture the rooms]] we [[MindRape were making]]... but how was I supposed to know about Gard and Neil's problems?" He was apparently neglecting to remember that "not knowing about ''Chloe's'' problems" formed the crux of his [[TheResenter hatred]] of ''half the cast,'' especially [[AllLovingHero Ash]] and [[TheScapegoat Goh]]. The [[NotSoSimilar difference]] is, when Ash, Goh, and the others discovered how much they had unwittingly harmed Chloe, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone they were]] ''[[ItsAllMyFault horrified]],'' and proceeded to [[TheAtoner do everything they could to make amends]] - even if Chloe and Parker [[RejectedApology declared their efforts "too little, too late."]] When ''Parker'' learned that he had given Neil an ImpossibleTask by ''[[BullyingTheDisabled attacking his color-blindness]],'' and that Gard was having [[TraumaButton flashbacks]] to when he'd nearly ''died at the age of seven,'' his instinct was to [[KidsAreCruel make the rooms]] ''[[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior even worse]],'' just to be sure that the "lessons" sunk in!

* MotiveDecay: He originally wanted to make Vermillion City an ''actual decent place'' to live so that when Chloe returned, she wouldn't leave him again. The longer the Unown are in his control, however, the more his mind moves away from Chloe and more into what ''he'' wants.

* NotQuiteTheRightThing: Asking his mother to do an illustration combining her cute aesthetic with Chloe's [[NightmareFetishist spine-chilling creations]] was a harmless and clever gesture that could be the first step to reconciling with Chloe. When he asked Talia to depict Goh, a real-life child, being [[RevengeViaStorytelling drained to death]] by Chloe's creations, and proceeded to post it on the internet, which ended up being the first strike against Chloe in [[ConvictedByPublicOpinion the court of public opinion]]. When he followed up by putting Goh through a session of "[[MindRape Nightmare Therapy]]", that illustration became an InUniverse example of HarsherInHindsight, and sank his mother's reputation by association.

** During the Unown incident, when Renji points out that Chloe did ''less'' to make a connection than Ash had and he wasn't punishing her by 'making ''her'' dance like a freak', all Parker hears is his sister being called a 'freak'.

** Interestingly, he's also what Chloe herself could've become had she never been picked up by the Train and continued to fester in her anger and been the one to unleash the Unown.

*** First, Parker had neglected to include any sort of failsafe to wake Goh up, or an "alarm clock", as Zeno put it. With no time limit or way to wake Goh up from the outside, the "Nightmare Therapy" would only end when [[BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible Zeno]] was satisfied; or, as it happened, when Zeno was forced to acknowledge after [[YearInsideHourOutside ten subjective hours]] that he'd broken Goh so badly, [[KnowWhenToFoldEm there was no way he could fix him within the mindscape]].
*** Second, Parker never considered the fact that the "Nightmare Therapy" consisted of brutally drilling it into Goh's skull that every ''single'' complaint Chloe and Parker had [[TheScapegoat about his character]] was completely valid. Every time [[JerkassHasAPoint Goh]] tried to [[CassandraTruth protest]] that Zeno's accusations were unfair, the NightmareWeaver responded by subjecting him to more horrific imagery and {{Gaslighting}} him about how he was a selfish monster who couldn't do anything but hurt the people around him. Goh would never have been allowed to brush his experience off as "unreal", and simply knowing his torture took place [[MindRape inside his own head]] wouldn't do anything for the trauma he endured.

* AllForNothing: He did all of the horrible, unspeakable things he did in Act 2 to try and get the catharsis that he ''thinks'' Chloe deserves. As a result, his family is in ruins, the campaign made in Chloe's name has been tarnished alongside Chloe's reputation, just about everybody hates him for what he's done, and to top it all off, even ''Chloe'' is disappointed in him.
** His "therapy" session with Goh to prevent him from getting worse is also pointless as well, since a single conversation with Ash under normal circumstances would've stopped him from crossing the line. Even when he ''does'' end up breaking the guy, he's sent to the Train shortly after, and the action only gives people ''even more'' incentive to despise him.

* BarbaricBully: Once he gets the Unown at his side, he proves to be an even bigger monster than ''Sara''.

** One of the reasons Parker thought that his final plan for Goh was a “[[CruelToBeKind kind and helpful]]” punishment lay in the fact that it was a dream. He expected Goh to wake up, realize that his nightmares weren’t ’’real,’’ and just take his second chance and be a better person. As Zeno [[WhatTheHellHero coldly explains]] after the fact, Parker failed to consider a couple factors in this.
*** First, Parker had neglected to include any sort of failsafe to wake Goh up, or an “alarm clock,” as Zeno put it. With no time limit or way to wake Goh up from the outside, the “Nightmare Therapy” would only end when [[BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible Zeno]] was satisfied; or, as it happened, when Zeno was forced to acknowledge after [[YearInsideHourOutside ten subjective hours]] that he’d broken Goh so badly, [[KnowWhenToFoldEm there was no way he could fix him within the mindscape]].
*** Second, Parker never considered the fact that the “Nightmare Therapy” consisted of brutally drilling it into Goh’s skull that every ‘’single’’ complaint Chloe and Parker had [[TheScapegoat about his character]] was completely valid. Every time [[JerkassHasAPoint Goh]] tried to [[CassandraTruth protest]] that Zeno’s accusations were unfair, the NightmareWeaver responded by subjecting him to more horrific imagery and {{Gaslighting}} him about how he was a selfish monster who couldn’t do anything but hurt the people around him. Goh would never have been allowed to brush his experience off as “unreal,” and simply knowing his torture took place [[MindRape inside his head]] wouldn’t do anything for the trauma he endured.

* LaserGuidedKarma: For his using the Unown as torture instruments to "punish" everyone for harming his sister, he has to watch as everyone turns against him and his family, with his parents facing lawsuits and his father facing potential unemployment for what he did. The Calling Chloe movement, the one good thing that spawned from Chloe's disappearance, is now reviled as a symbol of the destruction the Unown caused. His attempts to have Goh go through EpiphanyTherapy only succeeds in making the older boy suicidal since his attempts to "help" were born out of vengeful sadism, and he is forced by Zeno to see the horrors of what he put Goh through. He also gets slapped hard in the face by Ash for his actions, with no one interfering.

** Out of all the scenes Parker could have asked Talia to illustrate for Chloe, he chose a RevengeFantasy of Goh being [[LifeDrain drained to death]] by Chloe’s creations and posted it online, never considering the possibility that that aspect might tip the narrative about Chloe from "misunderstood creative genius" to "CreepyChild who’s harboring major resentment against her ChildhoodFriend for petty reasons". Parker then compounds the issue by putting Goh through a brutal session of MindRape with the aid of [[RealityWarper the Unown's power]]. As Professor Cerise bluntly explains afterwards, from that point on, that illustration came across as [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Talia]] encouraging a ''sadist''.

** Out of all the scenes Parker could have asked Talia to illustrate for Chloe, he chose a RevengeFantasy of Goh being [[LifeDrain drained to death]] by Chloe’s creations and posted it online, never considering the possibility that that aspect might tip the narrative about Chloe from “misunderstood creative genius” to “CreepyChild who’s harboring major resentment against her ChildhoodFriend.” Parker then compounds the issue by ‘’actually’’ putting Goh through a session of MindRape with the aid of [[RealityWarper the Unown’s power]]. As Professor Cerise bluntly explains afterwards, from that point on, that illustration came across as [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Talia]] encouraging a ‘’sadist.’’

* NotQuiteTheRightThing: Asking his mother to do an illustration combining her cute aesthetic with Chloe’s spine-chilling creations was a harmless and clever gesture that could be the first step to reconciling with Chloe. When he asked Talia to depict Goh, a real-life child, being [[RevengeViaStorytelling drained to death]] by Chloe’s creations, and proceeded to post it on the internet- ‘’that’’ ended up being the first strike against Chloe in [[ConvictedByPublicOpinion the court of public opinion]]. And when he followed up by ‘’actually’’ putting Goh through a session of [[MindRape “Nightmare Therapy,”]] that illustration became an InUniverse example of HarsherInHindsight, and sank his ‘’mother’s’’ reputation by association.

* OutsideContextProblem: Twofold; not only does she resemble, when nearly every other threat in the Pokémon World is a Pokémon, but she's not part of a team, which is common among human antagonist, and she holds the ability to use DarkMagic, something that's rarely seen in this world.

* HorrifyingTheHorror: Even ''he'' finds Grapploct a creepy resident of the UncannyValley.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Untreated anger issues, propensity towards violence, inability to accept his own faults... there's something clearly ''wrong'' with this kid.

* AmbiguousSituation: While it's true that her form fluctuates, the exact means of what she appears like isn't quite so black and white. Yamper, who both knows Chloe the best out of everyone, even Parker, clearly sees her as something that ''isn't'' Chloe while Renji notices details about her change as his own feelings about the Chloe situation come out. One of Chloe's classmates who was very deliberately not close with ''anyone'' (due to his Asperger's) sees her as just a bored Chloe, despite knowing her even less well than Yamper and Parker. Professor Cerise speculates that how [=UnChloe=] may be a bit more complicated than the initial thematic suggestions offered.

* [[BigBrotherWorship Big Sister Worship]]: Looked up to his big sister and found her horror stories to be the best thing ever. He feels horrible upon learning that she ran away and felt like it was because he didn't love her enough. According to the author notes in Chapter 11, it's thanks to Chloe that Parker is more confident in being okay with his interests. He also stands up to his sister's bullies when they start gloating about how they harassed her. [[DeconstructedTrope This isn't without issues, however]] - he doesn't acknowledge Chloe's flaws and defaults to thinking the absolute worst of everyone who didn't support her as he did.

** While Parker is still scrambling to [[NeverMyFault deny his responsibility]] in the aftermath of his rampage, he admits to Zeno, "Yeah… maybe I should've paid more attention to [[ColdBloodedTorture the rooms]] [[MindRape we were making]]... but how was I supposed to know about Gard and Neil's problems?" He was apparently neglecting to remember that "not knowing about ''Chloe's'' problems" formed the crux of his [[TheResenter hatred]] of ''half the cast,'' especially [[AllLovingHero Ash]] and [[TheScapegoat Goh]]. The [[NotSoSimilar difference]] is, when Ash, Goh, and the others discovered how much they had unwittingly harmed Chloe, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone they were]] ''[[ItsAllMyFault horrified]],'' and proceeded to [[TheAtoner do everything they could to make amends]] - even if Chloe and Parker [[RejectedApology declared their efforts "too little, too late."]] When ''Parker'' learned that he had given Neil an ImpossibleTask by ''[[BullyingTheDisabled attacking his color-blindness]],'' and that Gard was having [[TraumaButton flashbacks]] to when he'd nearly ''died at the age of seven,'' his instinct was to [[KidsAreCruel make the rooms]] ''[[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior even worse]],'' just to be sure that the "lessons" sunk in!

** Deconstructed when Zeno decides to place Parker in one of Chloe's stories. At first, Parker is excited to actually see all of the characters Chloe made...then Zeno shows off [[SarcasmMode the new and improved]] [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Revolver]], [[MonsterClown Playmaker]] and [[LivingShadow Soulburner]]. He only enjoys scary things if they're happening to ''other people'', be it imaginary characters in fiction or people he feels deserve it. As soon as ''he's'' living a situation that actually terrifies him, the fun abruptly stops.

* TheSociopath: If Chloe in Acts 1 and 2 of ''Blossoming Trail'' is a high-functioning sociopath, then Parker's an example of a low-functioning one. He has ''terrible'' restraint and impulse control, [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption is quick to default to violence]] when he doesn't get what he wants, [[NeverMyFault is completely incapable of assuming responsibility for his actions]], quickly finds himself indulging in his own sadistic fantasies when he gets the power of the Unown, and his relationship with people are incredibly shallow at best; he barely pays attention to his father and mother, hates Goh with a burning passion, Serena's attempts to cheer him up go in one ear and out the other, and while it seems like he understands and likes Chloe, it's made clear that who he likes is his ''idealized'' version of Chloe and not the real one.

--> '''Parker Cerise:''' If he [Goh] just apologized... if everyone else apologized... if her class didn’t laugh at my sister but treated her like a friend ...maybe went to sit with her at lunch or gave her a compliment or invite her to slumber parties and birthday parties and actually come to her birthday parties and not rip up invitations from her...if the teachers did more to help her...What did she do to deserve all of this? Someone tell me! '''''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion Why did you all hate my sister?!]]'''''

[[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailRedLotusTrio Red Lotus Trio]] ([[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailChloeCerise Chloe Cerise]]) | [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailTheInfinityTrain Infinity Train]] ([[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailPassengers Passengers]] [[[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailTheApex The Apex]]], [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailCageOfFlauros Cage of Flauros]], [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailTheUnsubsCrew The Unsub's Crew]]) | [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailPokemonWorld Pokémon World]] ([[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailVermillionCity Vermillion City]] [[[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailGohFujihachi Goh Fujihachi]], '''Parker Cerise'''], [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailKetchumFamily The Ketchum Family]], [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailPokemonTrainers Pokémon Trainers]]) -] ]]]]

** He also assumes that Goh and everyone else should be able to handle the nightmares he put them through because ''he'' could.

* PutOnABus: He's sent to juvie after his trial, with the added caveat that he's not to go anywhere in Vermillion City or even returns to his parents until he ''proves'' he's not a danger to society anymore.

* WalkingSpoiler: You better believe it. They're related to him obtaining the power of the Unown which changes ''Blossoing Trail'' and its sequel.

* WhatTheHellHero: Gives several of these across the story, though how valid they are starts to weaken as the story progresses.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Eventually becomes one of the main antagonists of Arc 2, alongside his creation.

* AllForNothing: He did all of the horrible, unspeakable things he did in Act 2 to try and get the catharsis that he ''thinks'' Chloe deserves. As a result, his family is in ruins, the campaign made in Chloe's name has been tarnished alongside Chloe's reputation, just about everybody hates him for what he's done, and to top it all off, even ''Chloe'' is disappointed in him. And his therapy session with Goh to prevent him from getting worse? Pointless as well, since a single conversation with Ash under normal circumstances would've stopped him from crossing the line.

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Apparently likes to tease his sister about her dislike of curry. That said, he doesn't hate her enough that he wants her gone. Later chapters reveal he was the only person in Chloe's life who shared her interests and was essentially the closest thing she had to a friend, which makes his line that he loved her harder to look at.

** During his ShamingTheMob speech at his court trial, he tearfully begs to know why everyone in Vermillion City hates his sister's guts and what she has done to deserve such hatred.
** He also gets several of these after the Unown are dispatched, primarily dealing with whether he thinks everything he did was worth it for his revenge.