Actually, I was talking about my mom. But to me, Illumise sounds more like Misty, since Illumise is at least halfway-sane. And don't worry about description too much, eventually you'll know when to add it and when not to. A good idea is to read through it while "role-playing" the reader, so to speak, and assuming that the reader is fairly clueless about recent happenings in Pokemon. That helps me quite a bit in my writing, and it'd probably work for anyone who can effectively put themself in the shoes of the reader. Good luck, have fun in Lake Placid, and please continue!

P.S. Did you hear about all the blackouts in the northeast? I hope you don't have to deal with trouble because of that on your vacation... well, have fun up there!