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[voidedrogue]

Player
Name: Megan
Personal Journal: sleeting / ~sleeting
E-mail: flufflekittens@gmail.com
AIM/MSN: theoryofillusion (AIM)
Timezone: MST / Arizona
Current Characters in Route: None!

Character
Name: Roxy Lalonde
Series: Homestuck.
Timeline: Act 6 Act 6 Intermission 2, after being knocked unconcious by Aranea Serket.
Canon Resource Links: Series! Roxy's wiki page!

Personality:

Prone to whimsy and absurdity, as well as somehow being surprisingly sensible on occasion and of a very relaxed nature, Roxy Lalonde is a layered young woman who is not always what she seems. It's best not to assume anything about her, least of all that she knows what she's doing-- she isn't exactly known for making sense, ever. It's almost a skill.

Roxy is a lighthearted girl, upbeat and not prone to taking things incredibly seriously. She's rather relaxed, and prone to a flirtatious / amused nature regarding the majority of things. Even while held captive and working for the enemy under pain of many deaths, she still finds time to be fairly good-natured about it (and also make a fort, because forts are awesome). She's a social girl who's lead an unfortunately unsocial life thanks to humanity's demise some 400 years before her life began-- which, also, she's managed to remain lighthearted in the face of being one of the last two people on the planet, the other one being thousands of miles of ocean away.

Roxy is a very caring person, but that caring does not quite extend to how she presents herself to others. She has never been very tactful, lacking a filter. She says what she thinks. She does know when to shut up, but that's mostly from having to keep secrets and less from not wanting to tease her friends-- because she does do plenty of the latter. Both in calling them things such as chumps and in actual flirting, though the flirting never gets her anywhere. But she does it anyway, because if she didn't all she would be is a drunk kid who likes wizards and cats too much.

Roxy has led a lonely life (though not on purpose), and it has left her at least a little bitter. It doesn't help that her best friend Jane refused to believe her on major things in Roxy's life-- even about Roxy's mother being dead. And deep down-- not very far deep down, even-- one of the things Roxy wants most is to have a mother. More than that, she wants to not be alone. It's why she took so long in sending her stolen cat Frigglish home to his rightful owner. Being alone sucks, especially for a naturally friendly and outgoing girl like Roxy. It also doesn't help that all her friends have crushes on each other, leaving her to flirt roleplay with her friend's auto-responder sunglasses because everyone else is "off-limits". This dash of bitterness doesn't keep her from helping her friends in their romantic pursuits, however, as Roxy is a loyal friend first and foremost and wants her friends to be happy. Which is tough, considering two of her friends have a crush on the same other friend.

Roxy always has good intentions, but she does have a habit of making less-than-sound decisions in the name of her good intentions (such as blowing up her friend's computer to prove that an evil corporation is after her-- though, to be fair, Roxy did realize her mistake after Jane did agree to believe Roxy's "conspiracy" theories, and did feel terrible about it). She never sets out to intentionally hurt anyone, she just tends to make big mistakes. That she is terrible at cleaning up, as well, sometimes.

She doesn't always screw things up, though, and is a very caring friend. Growing up in a slum-like neighborhood of aliens, them having taken care of her when she was too young to take care of herself, she has become close with them at least, even if it isn't quite the same as what having people of her own species around. Now, she takes care of them when she can, too-- stealing food out of the past to feed them and the like. And while her friends can't necessarily 100% count on her for, uh, a lot, she does generally try to do her best and wants to help them out.

While Roxy may be a bad decision making flirt, she is also a very intelligent girl. She's played around with enough science-y toys to have solid scientific knowledge, and a good enough understanding of computers to use a file to blow one up from afar-- while intoxicated, no less. Given that she has never had a day of school in her life, the fact that she can read and write-- or do anything, for that matter-- speaks to her intelligence more than anything else. She also is a lady of SCIENCE, as well as someone who knows what the red flag on a mailbox is for, despite coming from a place where there likely is no mail. That said, she is also prone to misspellings and doesn't care for capitalization, though that is clearly more from not caring than anything else.

Surprisingly even-tempered, Roxy is more bark than bite even in the worst situations. She's never been seen legitimately angry-- frustrated, vaguely rebellious, sad, but never severely upset. The calmest among her friends, Roxy is seen to put up with a whole lot of shit-- from getting stuffed into Derse jail twice, her friends' absurd love triangle and subsequent drama, among other things. The word chillaxed comes to mind. Even if she is somewhat absurd, Roxy isn't an idiot and always appears to have her wits about her.

Strengths/Weaknesses:

STRENGTHS
• It is said that her coding credit is totally ridiculous, making her "the HOTTEST SHIT HAXXOR BITCH" she ever knew, as "deadly to the grid as she as beautiful". In canon, her only feats are downloading the unsecured Sburb Alpha file and using a fake file to blow up her friend's computer. Considering how little she had to day-to-day, it's possible and likely that she took the time to learn how to hack and code during any number of boring days. Given that she thought she could break through Betty Crocker's database and pirate what she had expected to be encrypted files (while drunk), she probably has the skill she claims to have. On the same note, it is also said that she enjoys a variety of "retro" games (given that she lives in a time long past humanity's demise makes all games retro to her, but her favorites are said to be Earthbound and Pimkin. She has a number of pink consoles in her room, ranging from a Super Nintendo Entertainment System to an Xbox360. This seems to be more of a hobby of hers than a lifestyle, but given that she's never had much to do besides work on her hobbies she's probably pretty aces with a controller.

• Partially because she is a Rogue, Roxy is prone to sneakery. On several occasions she's managed to avoid trouble by absconding, and only a couple of those times involved invisibility powers. She is also prone to thievery for much the same partial reason, but in a Robin Hood-sense. While it's possible she's stolen stuff for herself, she is shown using her appearifier to primarily steal pumpkins for her carapacian neighbors. It's possible and likely she has gathered other objects this way, and while it's unknown if she would thief things minus her appearifier, it's possible and likely if she wanted to.

• A curious and intelligent girl, even able to operate complex scientific machinery while drunk and curious enough to go ahead and do-- well, most of the things she does. She's someone who knows what the red flag on a mailbox is for, despite coming from a place where there likely is no mail. Admittedly, most of her intelligence is lost since she tends to rarely capitalizes her words, and talks like your average teenage computer girl. But that's less from being stupid and more from not giving a fuck.

• Warm-hearted and kind, Roxy is a caring and loving person as well as a loyal friend. She likes to help (whether that help is wanted or needed doesn't really matter) and tries her best to look out for those she cares for. While her methods of taking care of her friends can sometimes be a bit chaotic and not well thought out (see: blowing up Jane's computer, and her meddling in the love lives of her three best friends) she does mean well. She's the one who takes time to save the carapaces, and she's the one who seems to put the well-being of the others above her own personal problems (for the most part).

WEAKNESSES
• While her heart is always in the right place, Roxy's planning / helping skills are not always fantastic. While it may because of her (former) drunkenness, Roxy has been shown to "help" her friends at least once by blowing up a computer in a fake assassination attempt. She also crushed her own cat accidentally when using her appearifier to prove a point to the same friend later. Far less grandiose, her attempts to cheer up a friend who was upset on their birthday also were met with failure. As much as she is a caring person, sometimes her help is unwarranted and not helpful. Leaving plans in her hands is likely a recipe for at least mild disaster.

• In a similar fashion, Roxy is not the most cautious of people. Patient tempered, yes, but also prone to just doing whatever the fuck occurs to her without a whole lot of forethought involved.

• Having grown up with her only human contact being through a computer, Roxy is not a fan of being alone. Naturally outgoing as well as loving, she puts her friends above-- er, well, a lot of things. Not that she has a whole lot of things to put her friends above, when you get right down to it. She did after all accidentally end up with her mother's cat and put off returning him until she accidentally killed him.

• Maybe it's because she didn't grow up confronting things, Roxy hates confrontation. Or at least dislikes it. Usually because it tends to be her friends angry at each other or angry with her for trying to help (though she deserves that). She has never been seen really arguing, tending to just be only vaguely obstinate and then accepting whatever it is that's going down. It's obvious she much prefers happier, non-confrontational times where everyone gets along. This also means she isn't great at really standing up for things, when it comes to actions. She'll sass the Batterwitch and a girl threatening to rip out her innards, but actually doing something about it seems a bit beyond her-- which can also be a boon, since that way she doesn't actually, y'know, get her innards ripped out.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Breeder.
Starter: Purrloin.
Password: Strawberry Sherbert!

Samples
First Person Sample:

so it occurs to me that it was prob super unnecessary to take the boat to kanto
i mean i thought hey don't pokemon games start in pallet town? i should go be there
purrincess agreed that a boat ride was an a+ choice
so i went and did the thing

i could have stayed right in new bark town i guess and started there
i didn't break the game did i
fuck may have broke the bank a bit
2/3rds cash down

so kanto is where i will be either way

wait purrincess is an awful name nvm
i'll think of somethin better later

oh oh or wait i got an idea

[ After the text comes a video. The first five seconds are an absurdly close shot of Roxy's eyeballs, so uh. Enjoy that. View of the ferry as Roxy spins the pokégear around to show a Purrloin of impeccable class and stature. ]

I ask you, people of Pokéland, what would you name this gorgeous creature? She likes boat rides, clawing my things, and attempting to suffocate me in my sleep. Out of love, obv.

I reserve right to reject any names that are awful as fuck. I have already considered: Purrincess, Purry Herbert, and Purrity. Give me your best shot. [ Video ends with Roxy giving a thumbs up. Apparently she never thinks to introduce herself. ]

Third Person Sample:

After being woken up and unceremoniously pushed out the front door by her "mom", she took only a short while to gather her bearings. A short while and a small snack. Roxy was enough of a gamer to recognize Pokémon when she saw it. Yes, usually it was on a small screen with tiny pixel people and places, but clearly this was some sort of... immersible version. That she had somehow accessed without knowing about it. To be fair, it was prob a really vivid-ass dream, but considering how fucking ridiculous real life had gotten, Roxy was not going to knock a good Pokémon dream.

The dear, sweet cat pokémon that was her apparent starter was a clear sign that Roxy's subconscious was bullshitting her. She knew all 150 and there was no "purrloin" anywhere in there. But whatever, her new purry friend was purrfect.

What was odd was this New Bark Town. Pokémon games started in Pallet Town, and after asking around that clearly wasn't where she was. It seemed reasonable, then, that she should get to Pallet Town and head off on Route 1 to begin. The dream-NPCs were kind enough to direct her and Purry Herbert-- ugh, no she needs a better name-- to the docks where a ferry service was available that would take her to Pallet Town in Kanto. But, she was unsure. A three-day boat ride wasn't didn't scream FUN POKEMON ADVENTURE, after all.

There was only one person pokémon to ask.

"What'ya think, Purry? Should we take the route on land, or boat ride? Run in the direction that your meowbeast instincts tell you is right, friend."

The purrful feline sat on the ground, swishing her tail for several moments. Roxy gestured that the cat-like creature should, y'know, make a decision. She was about to give up when the dark colored meowbeast jumped up and took off at a sprint toward the docks. "Ferry to Kanto it is!"

Perhaps (purrhaps) trusting your pokémon, that you've only just met, to decide where to go was not the greatest idea in the world. But when had Roxy Lalonde ever been known for her fab decision making skills?