Sup bbs. I'm Ashley, a new addition to your cozy community! A wee bit about me before I plunge into the proper character intro. I'm a chick, I've been into Marvel comics for 20 years. I dabble in DC, Vertigo, and a little Dark Horse, but nothing compares to Marvel. I've got a whole bookcase of TPBs and resource material, so I go a little hardcore sometimes. I've also been RPing for... gosh, officially 15 years this summer. I started on MUD/MUSH/MUCKs, then graduated first to LiveJournal and then to GreatestJournal. I still miss GJ. I sometimes wax sorrow over it.
To start, I'm testing the water with Laura Kinney, which might be something of a challenge because I'm
nothing like her OOC, I promise you. I'm bubbly and friendly and adore yammering on and on about plot, lines, and HBO shows. And Laura is... well, Laura.
Much of the in-depth stuff can be found in her flashy new
file. But she's basically one big hot mess. I try to downplay some of the more eyeroll-worthy aspects of her Quesada origin story, but I do value them as part of her characterization. I just don't want to shove them in everyone's face, and neither does Laura. So I promise you folks that she won't be going on and on about being a former prostitute, for example! Since Laura is very matter-of-fact and very internalized, this shouldn't be too hard. She likes to keep her shit to herself. She doesn't open up easily, even though she's desperately craving a little human connection after setting the Facility ablaze.
She
does know about her "daddy". I don't think they've had time to sit down and have tea though, so that'll be fun. She's a recent addition to Xavier's in-game, after a hairy situation in NYC sorta implicated Wolverine in the murder of a bunch of thugs. So I guess when the X-Men came through to investigate, they managed to convince Laura to return with them? Idk, that's the vague idea but I don't want to step on any toes.
Tl;dr -- Laura is a hot mess. She struggles with her self-image. She hates herself a lot of the time. She battles her living weapon programming, because a part of her just wants to feel human and normal and blahblahblah. She's paranoid, defensive, somewhat cold, but prone to mood swings and flashes of animal-like behavior.
I would adore anything for her. People who can't stand her, people who want to reach out to her. Be warned, though, she'll likely be very difficult to befriend at first because she can come off as an emotionless bitch sometimes. She has yet to encounter a "crush", so there's that. (Especially if anyone wants to pick up Julian Keller, but I'm flexible.) She has "family" to meet, including Logan and Daken. So, anything! You can
dropbox me, or I can set up AIM again. If this community is AIM-heavy, I have no problem signing on. Just lemme know!
Unfortunately, I have to work the day after July 4th. So I'm hungover and stuff, but I'll be off for two days after tonight.
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