Dotty
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Quote: "Read my shirt!" To be "Dotty" is to be eccentric, daft, and absurd. Being one of the most odd (and hence popular, naturally) Boardies reaffirms this young woman's use of said nickname. Sometimes madcap and insanely energetic, other times serious and quietly intelligent, Dotty fuels her bright internal fires with her (or rather, the biologists she funded) greatest invention...the engineered coffee beans in the Funky Horror's hydroponics gardens. These soil-depleting marvels can be ground down for use in a thick, strong coffee laced with vitamins and sugars, to say nothing of several powerful amphetamines. This alone would have secured her a seat in High Command and considerable influence if it hadn't been for...politics. While she wouldn't describe herself as attractive, Dotty does have a perpetual cuteness that surrounds her...even going so far as to be crowned "The Queen of Cute" by various irreverent Boardies (Thus sparking intense rivalry in the years that followed). A far safer method of referring to her is by her habit of saying "Meep" at semirandom intervals. In fact, this is often the sign of runaway vocal chords - Dotty's energy often makes her more comfortable speaking with high-speed gestures or typing rather than speech. After a high-octane life on the Board, most "normal" people (and their slowness) actually scare her, and she tends to be reclusive in her quieter phases, preferring to operate in closed meetings or via telecommunications. One of the first to see the potential in the growing and increasingly organised fleet, Dotty spoke up on their behalf in early Command meetings as Bob and later Loweko began to flex FLEET's political muscle. Dotty thus found herself backing the proverbial dark horse, as the Funky Horror neared completion and FLEET steadily gained influence. Her word rapidly carried rather more weight than she quite knew what to do with...peaking with assignment as Captain of BSS Minerva in a blatant backhander from the Admiral. Fearing accusations of overpromotion, she rose to the challenge remarkably well, assembling and training a crew within weeks. Although mostly a testbed for later designs, Minerva has became a capable vessel under her aegis, and in her hyper phases very little can stop Dotty taking the ship out to battle ol' Stanny with everything she has.A final note is Dotty's famous resemblance to Margaret. While High Command have yet to employ this in any meaningful manner (and are somewhat loathe to expose her to such a level of risk), it's an option that remains open... |
Height: 5`8½"/174cm