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Fiona | Tales From The Borderlands
Name: Kay
Age: 25
Contact Info:
Other Characters: n/a
Character Information
Name: Fiona
Canon: Tales From The Borderlands
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Canon Point: Post Episode 3
Background Link: Borderlands Entry | Tales From The Borderlands Entry
Inventory: 1 Elemental Deringer (capable of chambering 3 bullets max, one fire, one corrosive, one shock), $2000 in cash, pack of 100 shot
Personality:
Fiona, like most Pandorans, is fairly no-nonsense when it comes to trusting others and surviving the day-to-day. There is not a day on Pandora where you aren't being shot at or having the crap kicked out of you, and it shows in the way Fiona approaches others. She trusts nobody off the bat, often does not give out her name or any defining details about her life or connections to others. Often she approaches interactions with others by building a story about herself and plays a chosen role rather than being herself.
Fiona is an excellent liar and knows how to play it cool even when being faced with murderers or people who are stronger than her. She can stare down the barrel of a gun and lie through her teeth (and has). In particular, when she and Vaughn are trying to get into the bandit chariot race, she is forced to aggressively tell the guard holding a gun that he needs to go get her car so they can suit up for the race. She is also seen speaking "psycho" to one of the insane bandits on more than one occasion.
That said, in spite of all her strengths, Fiona is somewhat icy when it comes to people who try to get to know her. Sasha, who initially comes off as angry, is quicker to warm up to Rhys and Vaughn after they prove themselves to her, whereas Fiona never really manages to get passed the fact that they're Hyperion workers. She constantly throws their company and their deeds in their faces and refuses to get overly personal with either man beyond what's necessary for survival. Every time Vaughn tries to connect with her, she pushes him off by saying that she doesn't need his help or that she's doing all the work. This is only reinforced when Felix, who had been one of the closest people to her, finally betrays them. Her last words to him, even after he tells them that they are still family, are "Choke on it" (whether you choose to shoot him or choose to let him blow himself, up the final words are the same). There is not much insight beyond her rough beginnings that point to why she might be this way, but once her trust is lost, its very difficult to regain. It could be argued that she fears betrayal as much as she expects it, and thus avoids getting personal for this very reason.
Fiona is also very proud, expecting thanks when she happens to offer people her help or whenever she preforms a particularly nice deed. She saves Vaughn's life during the chariot race and he is too busy recounting the fact that his life was flashing before his eyes to thank her for it, and she subsequently ends up calling him out for it. That said, in spite of all her negative qualities, Fiona is not actually difficult to be around. She is sassy, but she is fairly cooperative and understanding when it comes to teamwork. At the end of the day, she isn't out to kill anyone or screw them over unless she needs to (or they screwed her over first somehow). After all, you can't be a good con-artist if nobody trusts you. It would be incorrect to say she has a heart of gold, but it would be just as incorrect to say that she doesn't have a conscience.
At best, Fiona is an opportunist. She's not about to let some money lay out in the open just because the man it belongs to is dying in front of her. If she doesn't know the person directly, she is fairly unbothered by death and other gruesome things. Calling her sociopathic would be a stretch, but her Pandoran upbringing means she is desensitized to violence. It also means it is harder for her to form lasting relationships. She is more likely to keep things short-term and business like than let anyone close enough to get her actual opinion on a situation. Though Fiona may not wear her heart on her sleeve, she is just as likely to let you know when she thinks your idea is stupid -- likely because she has a better idea. She does it to Rhys a few times in the game, the most obvious being when they are first trying to track down the case full of money. Rhys attempts to download another employees ID chip and passes out, and Fiona instead lets Vaughn track the case on his own (and greets Rhys by insulting his plan when he finally does wake up).
In spite of Fiona's icy exterior, she harbors a soft heart when it comes to people she perceives as family and friends.
Flavor Abilities: Fiona's one talent is said to be the ability to see the outcome of her actions, though not enough of this is expanded on for it to be considered a 'power'. The game implies that its just unparalleled foresight without actually being supernatural, but since Borderlands has things like literal invisible ninjas and ice mages, I thought it best to include it in case the later episodes prove me wrong.
Suitability: Fiona's entire canon is based on treasure hunting on a planet that is WAY more dangerous than it has any right to be. She grew up living on said planet without any real parents until she was 15, so she's quite used to camping/holding out in extremely harsh conditions. Since she's a con-artist and a survivalist, she'll be spending most of her tenure trying to make it out alive, while also scraping as much resources as she can to either make a profit off of or to use for herself.
RP Samples:
In game sample with Rhys
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Ok so. Verdict for those who are curious:
- Barren desert > Snowy wasteland
- Desert nights > Snow wasteland nights
- Literally anything > This
I could live a thousand years without ever getting snow in my boots ever again. But ignoring that, who's figured out how far this place goes?? There's shelter, that means this was obviously a settlement at some point, but seriously, there's nobody here. Nobody except people who are on this thing, I mean.
If any of you come on this post and try to make a joke about snowmen, I'll
do
something.
I don't know what but it'll be something.
ACCEPTED, NOTE
This house is perhaps most easily recognized by the picket fence, paint worn off and wood exposed, that pushes up out of the snow and encircles the backyard. There's a half-buried doghouse near the main house, large enough for a human to crawl into--which is good, because the front and back doors are locked tight no matter the time of day. If you crawl through the doghouse, a large dog flap is attached to the house at the back, and you can get inside there; of course it's locked at night just like any other entryway. Inside is a standard single-story house consisting of a living room, kitchen, dining room, bathroom (though the shower doesn't work), and bedroom.
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NOTE: Fiona will not have the gun or shot with her.
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