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Character Name: Laurel Jane “Laurie” Juspezcyk Blake
Series: Watchmen (HBO 2019)
Age: 70
From When?: End of Watchmen s1 finale, “See How They Fly”
Inmate/Warden: Warden. Laurie may give off a disinterested and frankly unapproachable vibe, but rest assured she is, at heart and in practice, a Good Guy.
Item: Okay so. It’s. A giant blue vibrator. She keeps it in a very posh and fancy Halliburton briefcase. It’s special to her. The end.
Abilities/Powers: Laurie doesn’t have any powers or magical abilities, but she does possess a razor-sharp wit. She is also skilled in martial arts/combat, and can fire a gun like nobody’s business.
Personality:
Laurie is practically the embodiment of “what you see is what you get.” She seems to lack a filter of any kind, from her facial expressions to the often uncomfortably blunt things she says out loud. Some of this is purely performative; a lot of it is the honest truth. Because Laurie is not particularly easy to read, the line between the two is often blurred. She must maintain, on the outside, an impenetrable shell. FBI Agent Laurie Blake, head of the anti-vigilante task force, is not to be messed with. She has seen it all, and given that her world is one in which an alien squid killed three million people and her ex-boyfriend is the most powerful superhuman entity known to man, that isn’t exactly an understatement.
Her place in that particular branch of the FBI is somewhat ironic, given that both of her parents were themselves masked crimefighters and that she, at the insistence of her mother, dabbled in the very same thing for much longer than she cared to do so. After being taken into custody by the FBI for continued vigilante-ism in 1995, a cynical and definitely-over-it Laurie cooperated with investigators and gave over a good deal of relevant information in order to avoid jail time (and also, because it was, at the time, the right thing to do). Part of this deal involved her joining the Bureau to lead the newly established anti-vigilante task force, something she was all too happy to do at the time. Disillusioned with crimefighting and the attempts of masked men and women to take the law into their hands, she has since become even more cynical about her former way of life and about the world at large.
“Prickly” is also an excellent descriptor. Laurie does not let down her guard easily if at all, and the only time said guard drops without warning is when she is fully shocked or surprised. Otherwise, she says what she thinks, often employing dry wit and sarcasm to serve her bleak, morbid sense of humor. Humor, however dark, certainly makes up a very substantial bit of her personality. But for all her cynicism and outward disdain for the past, her home reveals her to be secretly sentimental. She keeps a pet owl, Hoo, as homage to another ex, Dan Dreiberg (aka “Nite Owl” in vigilante days. Also, what kind of person names their pet owl Hoo? Laurie Blake, that’s who. Or. Hoo.) On her living room wall hangs a portrait of herself along with the three vigilantes with whom she was most associated. That aforementioned giant blue vibrator is, uh, a memento itself. Laurie is rarely vocally reminiscent of her storied past, preferring to keep any special memories private and close.
While she does not seem to revel in her place of power over others, she does seem to breeze through most situations as though she is in total control or, at the very least, knows exactly what is going on. Therefore, when she does not know what is going on or cannot anticipate the next turn of events, she is thrown and it is obvious. Still, it is rare for Laurie to outright panic. Example: after being kidnapped by a very dangerous group, restrained and no doubt in fear for her life, she simply… stays, for the most part, cool. Again, this is likely performative cynicism, but it would seem that there is a good deal of honesty in it: she just no longer cares. Period.
Don’t be fooled, though, Laurie is actually capable of letting loose and having a good time. She very much enjoys music, and would probably be a boss bitch to have on your trivia night team. Not everything about her is intimidating and unapproachable. She doesn’t take herself (or many things, really) super seriously. She is intelligent, friendly when she wishes to be, and loyal almost to a fault. Drink with her and she might tell you some fun stories. If she teases you or jokes with you, it probably means she likes you. You’ll know if she doesn’t.
Barge Reactions: At this point in her life, Laurie is outwardly (and for the most part, often inwardly as well) blasé about many, many things, and I see her reaction to the Barge being largely the same. She spent many years of her life in a serious relationship with a large blue god. She hails from a universe in which, during her lifetime, a giant manmade alien squid killed three million people. Teleportation is possible and she has experienced it. The Barge is definitely not the weirdest thing she’s ever encountered, but it will pique her curiosity one way or the other. Expect her to explore to an annoying degree, getting into just about anything she can, any way she can.
Deal: To get her ex-or-possibly-still-lover, Dan Dreiberg, out of jail. Simple. Easy. Yay.
History: https://watchmen.fandom.com/wiki/Laurie_Juspeczyk (please kindly ignore the “film version” section as it does not apply to the HBO series iteration of Laurie)
Sample Journal Entry: TDM spam and network here
Special Notes: None as of this time!
User DW: n/a
E-mail: trashwitchsupreme at gmail dot com
Other Characters: Zelda Spellman
Character Name: Laurel Jane “Laurie” Juspezcyk Blake
Series: Watchmen (HBO 2019)
Age: 70
From When?: End of Watchmen s1 finale, “See How They Fly”
Inmate/Warden: Warden. Laurie may give off a disinterested and frankly unapproachable vibe, but rest assured she is, at heart and in practice, a Good Guy.
Item: Okay so. It’s. A giant blue vibrator. She keeps it in a very posh and fancy Halliburton briefcase. It’s special to her. The end.
Abilities/Powers: Laurie doesn’t have any powers or magical abilities, but she does possess a razor-sharp wit. She is also skilled in martial arts/combat, and can fire a gun like nobody’s business.
Personality:
Laurie is practically the embodiment of “what you see is what you get.” She seems to lack a filter of any kind, from her facial expressions to the often uncomfortably blunt things she says out loud. Some of this is purely performative; a lot of it is the honest truth. Because Laurie is not particularly easy to read, the line between the two is often blurred. She must maintain, on the outside, an impenetrable shell. FBI Agent Laurie Blake, head of the anti-vigilante task force, is not to be messed with. She has seen it all, and given that her world is one in which an alien squid killed three million people and her ex-boyfriend is the most powerful superhuman entity known to man, that isn’t exactly an understatement.
Her place in that particular branch of the FBI is somewhat ironic, given that both of her parents were themselves masked crimefighters and that she, at the insistence of her mother, dabbled in the very same thing for much longer than she cared to do so. After being taken into custody by the FBI for continued vigilante-ism in 1995, a cynical and definitely-over-it Laurie cooperated with investigators and gave over a good deal of relevant information in order to avoid jail time (and also, because it was, at the time, the right thing to do). Part of this deal involved her joining the Bureau to lead the newly established anti-vigilante task force, something she was all too happy to do at the time. Disillusioned with crimefighting and the attempts of masked men and women to take the law into their hands, she has since become even more cynical about her former way of life and about the world at large.
“Prickly” is also an excellent descriptor. Laurie does not let down her guard easily if at all, and the only time said guard drops without warning is when she is fully shocked or surprised. Otherwise, she says what she thinks, often employing dry wit and sarcasm to serve her bleak, morbid sense of humor. Humor, however dark, certainly makes up a very substantial bit of her personality. But for all her cynicism and outward disdain for the past, her home reveals her to be secretly sentimental. She keeps a pet owl, Hoo, as homage to another ex, Dan Dreiberg (aka “Nite Owl” in vigilante days. Also, what kind of person names their pet owl Hoo? Laurie Blake, that’s who. Or. Hoo.) On her living room wall hangs a portrait of herself along with the three vigilantes with whom she was most associated. That aforementioned giant blue vibrator is, uh, a memento itself. Laurie is rarely vocally reminiscent of her storied past, preferring to keep any special memories private and close.
While she does not seem to revel in her place of power over others, she does seem to breeze through most situations as though she is in total control or, at the very least, knows exactly what is going on. Therefore, when she does not know what is going on or cannot anticipate the next turn of events, she is thrown and it is obvious. Still, it is rare for Laurie to outright panic. Example: after being kidnapped by a very dangerous group, restrained and no doubt in fear for her life, she simply… stays, for the most part, cool. Again, this is likely performative cynicism, but it would seem that there is a good deal of honesty in it: she just no longer cares. Period.
Don’t be fooled, though, Laurie is actually capable of letting loose and having a good time. She very much enjoys music, and would probably be a boss bitch to have on your trivia night team. Not everything about her is intimidating and unapproachable. She doesn’t take herself (or many things, really) super seriously. She is intelligent, friendly when she wishes to be, and loyal almost to a fault. Drink with her and she might tell you some fun stories. If she teases you or jokes with you, it probably means she likes you. You’ll know if she doesn’t.
Barge Reactions: At this point in her life, Laurie is outwardly (and for the most part, often inwardly as well) blasé about many, many things, and I see her reaction to the Barge being largely the same. She spent many years of her life in a serious relationship with a large blue god. She hails from a universe in which, during her lifetime, a giant manmade alien squid killed three million people. Teleportation is possible and she has experienced it. The Barge is definitely not the weirdest thing she’s ever encountered, but it will pique her curiosity one way or the other. Expect her to explore to an annoying degree, getting into just about anything she can, any way she can.
Deal: To get her ex-or-possibly-still-lover, Dan Dreiberg, out of jail. Simple. Easy. Yay.
History: https://watchmen.fandom.com/wiki/Laurie_Juspeczyk (please kindly ignore the “film version” section as it does not apply to the HBO series iteration of Laurie)
Sample Journal Entry: TDM spam and network here
Special Notes: None as of this time!
