Obsidian and Winifred were dead.
. . . . . .
Ob and Wini were dead, and not even buried. There hadn't been time. They were just sitting in their pokeballs, corpses taking up empty space. Her corpses- no, her pokemon- her starter and her first gone forever, their last mark a spec on the ever changing desert.
Cally could almost see the sand and winds shifting, erasing any trace of their valor, their existence, and finally taking them away from her forever.
They said that the desert consumed all, and now she could see that it was only partly true. The war- the awful, godforsaken war- had taken the rest. Her pokemon, her family, her region, her pride as a trainer, everything. All that she had.
She wondered what else it would take away.
And, yes, listen to your subconscious, it has a crazy amount of wisdom. *_*
XDD Yeah, but that means completely changing the character.
Well, it really just depends on her role in the story/rp. You say that she's supposed to be the happy, optimistic one of the group, but your writing has shown a more bitter, sorrowful side to her. Frankly, I feel like Marie's personality somewhat overlaps that of Cally, so a little change wouldn't be totally bad in my opinion. But it's up to you. xD