BMDR - Laura


Name: Laura Quail Gender: Female, Bisexual Age/DOB: ~15, 2023 (?? her date may be off due to Rachel's reawakening being wrong) Origin: Repurposed Earth, AAEC, Auburn Alabama Family: Known to be a 'full' sibling to Martin Quail, and thus a semi-sibling to Cricket, and it's entirely possible that Melissa snuck in a little bit of Rachel Cooper into this remade girl; she and Jon DeWok have a daughter, Janet Other: Part of the Reborn group, though she wasn't originally even out of the splicing machinery yet - Martin 'worked so well on paper' that she was going to be mixed up and gestated, but had yet to fully be finished when the Events occurred Height: 5'1" Weight: super tiny, like what? Why do you keep looking at me like that? Yeah I know I'm all 'light as a feather', what? (Icarus processing did wonders for her figure) Hair: Extremely red, it looks 'too red if you know what I mean' but it's natural; short, perpetual bad hair day and always in her eyes Eyes: Vibrant, dark blue, quirky expressions and always scanning for something to stare at Appearance: peaches and cream skin, some freckling when she gets sun which isn't too often; diminutive, slender but not skinny or bony; prefers a modified Icarus outfit, but no heavy armor; extraordinarily chipper tone of voice, but she also swears like a sailor, thanks Mel Icarus Processing: Yes at age 3, though she was not artificially aged, it was believed that she would benefit more from growing at a normal pace. This puts her slightly 'younger' than many of the Reborn group, but she deals with that just fine; this process caused her weight to plummet - as above, she hardly even registers on a scale, though she still does actually weigh something like 60 or so pounds; also this gave her a remarkable speed as described below; she is not markedly healthier or stronger than normal	Image Credits: Garry's Mod / Dino Crisis
Genetic Abilities: Very strong electric and electronic manipulation, Vortally storing electrical energy and able to release it in quick, very close range bursts; she can discharge static electricity in a way that disrupts most nearby electric and electronic items, though they remain unharmed by this process. Some might have 'gaps' in recordings, show only static on screens, and have at worst garbled code that needs to be fixed. Because the Icarus processing affected her body as strongly as her Vortal powers, she is able to burst-run or move with such speed as to be nearly a teleport, though it's quite short range, best around 20 meters or less, she can do this multiple times before tiring out, particularly if it's just a few meters at a time. This is coupled with more of the poltergeisting effect that causes lighting to dim or fail, then come back; she may also be able to 'feed' off of electricity like Martin, has anyone ever seen her eat? Oh yeah, she does like lemonade. Since she can focus on electronics, and not just electrical energy, Martin has taught her how to 'read internally', the code that almost every small device or computer station around her uses. She isn't able to affect it, but certianly reads it with a simple glance.
Skills or Profession: Like her brother Martin, Laura is an absolute pro with both downloaded and practical programming skills. She can type stupidly fast, faster than most keyboards can handle, actually. She can pick locks - electronic ones just fall open for her, but she can also use lockpicks, and no one knows exactly where she got those tools we're looking right at you, Wilson. Because she wears a modified Icarus outfit, she can turn herself nearly invisible, camouflaged with the suit acting on her electric impulses, however what she more likes to do with it is scale walls, cling to ceilings, and take rides on small Combine devices before they stop working. She loves math, science, and technology, and has studied in Black Mesa's library as well as taking tours of those at the Enrichment Center or Icarus facility. Not so much on chemistry, but still, if it's a mechanical or electronic device, she'll have it opened up, rewired, and back into circulation before it's even missed. She also is fascinated by the history of such things, and asks far too many questions. Laura really enjoys listening to Cave Johnson's old speeches, and on the Rookery world, has started digging deeper into the North Aperture facility where plenty of insane and fun experiments were being done.
Personality: She's like a young Caroline on crack. No, that's pretty much it.
Events or History: When some classmates were playing with plastic cars and toy guns, Laura was busy making lemonade out of potatoes. She's really the best part of Martin, Cricket, and Rachel lumped in - curious and fun loving, a bit overbearing, and deviously smart. When the Combine were put down, she was still in the Icarus center, so she did enjoy growing up among people who were positive and looking up again, rather than the blankly terrorized looks that some on the Rookery world still give. She knows that her own brother went through that phase, saw not only some of his friends die to the horrors that happened in their youth but according to Cricket almost lost his own life to them. Of all the things she is wary of, versions of GLADOS are certainly among them. However, she won't let that deter her from exploring, experimenting, and having plenty of fun with Bubblegum.
Dragon Name: Bubblegum Gender: Female Size/Shoulder/Length: Medium-Small 9'4" s / 50' l / 100' ws (narrow) *Colors: Yes. Features: Rainwing, four slender and muscular legs with 5 and 4 long curved claws, two leathery wings with 4 visible fingers, elbow strut, and prominent wrist thumb all with very long curved claws; body is slender and sinuous with an extremely long prehensile tail; scaled skin with even armor along chin, neck, belly, and under to tail tip, tiny scales on all the rest, some amount of plating on fronts of limbs and between belly and main scales, neck, body, limbs, and tail have large round brighter spots; face is angular with small nose and jaw horns, two elegant upturned horns, external ears, and neck frill with webbing; entire spine from head to tail tip has short triangular ridge scales; all colors except claws are capable of changing Powers: Winged Flight, Bubblegum is good for quick lifting flights, but not really for extended workouts. She's got a lot of verticality to her wing beats, and can scale tall ruins or Combine structures in moments either flapping horizontally, or much more commonly just shooting head-first upwards if she doesn't have to worry about dislodging any riders or gear. 'Quick' flights means both short duration as well as incredibly speedy, as she's not very durable with much weight, though she can break a fall or glide enough with heavy weights (such as a cargo container held in those dangerous claws) that she won't just collapse on the ground. She can fly around 10 miles in a minute and a half, but must rest after that exertion. Verbal and Visual Communication, She is as chipper and chatty as her rider, and they do a lot of talking - both in high, cheerful voices until someone comments and then it's a hushed hiss. She understands only a little of the technical jargon that Laura rattles on about, but she does understand the need for those pieces of equipment and goods. While not fluent, she can speak many different Draconic dialects (mostly small talk), as well as a decent amount of English and some Vort without the contextual background (so they claim she often isn't making any sense, but she is so cheerful they don't really stop and correct her). Her coloration is where she truly communicates, and far from being unconscious, though she does almost always seem to be fluctuating around all those pretty colors seen below, Bubblegum has a good amount of control over what colors show up where and when. She concentrates mainly on red-centric shades, with accents of those bright blues and whites, but with effort goes into violet, brown, and almost pure white - the texture and grain of the colors almost always has a bit of sparkle to it, note that there are teensy bits of white almost everywhere. She can try to go 'full' colored, but there is usually a scale or two out of place giving her a sparkly appearance. Her wingsails are 'calmer' than her body, and the shiny dots on her sides respond to her mood more than anything else. Prehensile Tail, Like all Rainwings her tail is quite strong, and rather than just try and lift things with her claws (she doesn't want to break them) she'll hook her tail under a big box or pole, and heft it around more evenly. She can use this as a rudder as well, but at her speed it's rarely wise. She can, however, be seen to dangle upside down like her rider, from sturdy beams or structures. Venom, her teeth are coated in a thick pale substance that causes blistering wounds, rather like photosensitive sap - exposure to sunlight (and to a small extent artificial lighting) will cause these wounds to become incredibly painful and 'weep' when touched. She's immune to this so she likes to bite, wait, and gobble up whatever's left after a creature dies from the wound. Other people though, should avoid contact with things she's bitten. Parentage: Unknown pure Rainwings, really super colorful ones. Is the mother of Vegas, Baby! with Verdant the Leafwing. Origin: Adopted from Moonshimmer981 on Deviantart, Wings of Fire by Tui Sutherland Other Info: She's a cheerleader, (golden) retriever, and transportation expert all in one shiny ... noisy package.