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Player Name: Bex
Other Characters: None
Character: Alex Drake (Alexandra Drake née Price).
Series/Fandom: Ashes to Ashes
Deviance: d1
Age: 35 (no canon age is given, but this is my best guess)
Gender: Female
Species: Human
Canon Used: Television Series
Appearance:
Note: For at least the beginning of her gameplay, Alex will also be sporting a medical head-dressing, the result of her recent brain surgery.
Psychology: Alex's personality was hugely affected by her experiences in the 1980s. Although a relatively grounded individual, Alex's perception of all she has known about her world and the death of her parents was shaken to its limits.
Having a background in psychology, Alex is an extremely logical thinker. However, in times of crisis or emotional distress, Alex's judgment is easily clouded and she tends to act before she thinks, often saying things or alluding to events that she suspects other people to understand even if they don't. There is a huge implication that this behavior developed after her coma, and much of her judgment has been impaired by the bullet in her head. Although the bullet was removed during her coma, resulting in a marked improvement in her cognitive abilities, she still has moments of not being entirely lucid. She was severely traumatized by her parents' death as well as the shooting, and suffers frequently from flashbacks.
Alex is also stubborn, often to a fault, and considers herself in a higher educational class than those she worked with in the 1980s. She is often patronizing, although rarely deliberately, and she has no problem prodding at people to get her way when she is aware of an exposed weakness. As proud and professional as she is, Alex also has a fun streak and is willing to take chances. She is also, at times, extremely insecure about her place in the universe, and often turns to those she trusts in times of need to validate her.
She considers herself the CID den mother, often offering unsolicited advice when she feels it is needed. Over time, and as her comfort levels rise with her new team, she is more honest and open about her feelings towards her team. She genuinely cares about their well being, but her compassion is not strictly confined to her co-workers. Alex is more than willing to stick her neck out for anyone in need if she feels it will protect or assist them.
During her time in the 1980s, Alex developed a dependency on alcohol. No doubt encouraged by her co-workers, it became a coping mechanism. She was disturbed by her acceptance that this dream world was real, and drinking made her feel like she was still in a dream – in a way, it justified what she knew was logical instead of what she wanted to believe. As she adjusted to her life more in 1982, she became less dependent on drinking, but it is still used as an escape for her.
Other Skills/Abilities: Nothing special. Alex is your run of the mill human police officer – in fairly good shape, and she'll definitely put up a physical fight. She's tall and can use her height to her advantage when she can. She also yields one hell of a right hook.
Other Weaknesses: Alex is more of a short distance runner, and she loses her stamina pretty quickly. She's not particularly strong and can easily be overpowered. To add, she recently regained consciousness from a coma, which no doubt with have an effect on her strength and her ability to react quickly in physical situations.
History: Alex Drake lived a relatively normal and privileged life until her parents died in an explosion caused by a car bomb in 1981. It was upon their death that she was adopted by her godfather, Evan, and although her life remained privileged, the effect of her parents death was something that she continually felt through her life.
Alex married at a young age, having one child, Molly, although her marriage dissolved only six months after Molly's birth. Determined to still succeed in her goals, and aided with the unending support of Molly's paternal grandparents, Alex continued to concentrate on work and her role as a single mother. Eventually, Alex obtained a degree in psychology and the rank of detective inspector within the Metropolitan Police force, and worked a police psychologist, assisting other coppers who had experienced trauma in the line of duty. She decided to write a book on the most interesting cases.
It was then that she came upon the experiences of one Sam Tyler, who had been in a coma, and claimed to have woken up in 1973. Although Tyler had returned to his life in modern-day London, his story ended in suicide, and Alex became morbidly fascinated with his accounts.
On the day of Molly's twelfth birthday, Alex was called to a hostage scene to talk down a man named Layton. In a turn of events, Molly was taken hostage. Alex eventually got her daughter back, although Layton escaped. Sending her daughter off with Evan, Layton took Alex hostage in her car. Layton alluded to knowing the secret behind the unsolved crime that killed her parents, and without hesitation, shot Alex in the head.
And within moments, Alex woke up. She discovered she regained consciousness in 1981, the year her parents had been killed. She immediately encountered three familiar names – Gene Hunt, Chris Skelton, and Ray Carling, three of the main players in Sam Tyler's “delusion” she had become to fascinated with. Like Sam, Alex discovers that she is the new DI for CID, having requested a transfer to work for Gene Hunt.
Convinced she is in a coma and biding her time in 1981 as she dies in 2008, Alex embraces her new role as DI as well as she can, convinced if she continues to live in 1981 it will keep her alive in the future. Haunted by visions of her daughter and vague memories of witnessing her parents death, Alex eventually comes to the conclusion that saving her parents will get her home.
However, this is not meant to be, and although she tries, Alex watches her parents perish once again. She learns the dark secrets that is the sham of her parents' marriage, but eventually comes to terms with the fact that she did for them what she could. She also learns that the car bomb was set by her father, a secret that only Layton, Evan, and Gene Hunt knew.
1982 rolls around, and Alex is still trapped in what she once believed was a world of her own making, but she begins to come to terms with the belief that she may simply be living in a different or past reality. She meets familiar faces from her past along the way, forms a strong bond with Hunt and the rest of her team, and even learns about the entire life Sam Tyler had lived even after his “death” in the modern world.
A man named Summers begins to contact her, alluding to something called Operation Rose and making mentions of events only someone from the future could know. Eventually, she learns that Summers is in a coma in 2008 as well, having returned to 1982 when a younger version of himself had assisted in corruption in the police force. Alex and Gene begin to investigate the corruption, forming an alliance while trying to clear the the Met's name. Eventually, Summers kills his younger self in an attempt to frame Alex for the murder, and she is forced to hide his body. He manipulates her, forcing her to become more entangled in a web of lies, until Operation Rose, the code-name for an illicit operation formulated by bent coppers to obtain money illegally, comes to a head.
Alex, having admitted her belief that she is from the future to Gene and thus losing his trust completely, is ostracized from CID and left to her own devices even as her team attempts to put Operation Rose to a stop. They succeed, but not without the death of Summers; as he dies in 1982, he also dies in 2008.
However, Gene inadvertently shoots Alex as well. 1982 fades around her, only to find herself awakened in 2008, Molly at her side. Relieved to have survived her attack and found her way home, Alex is more than ready to reclaim her modern life.
...Until the television turns on, and Gene's face appears, telling her she is in a coma in 1982 and he is being held under suspicion for attempting to kill her. With the sudden and unexplained collision of her two realities, Alex is left confused, helpless, and completely alone.
Canon Point: Shortly after the series-2 finale.
Reality Description: Alex's reality is that of London in 2008. It's your average kind of world, with cars and mobile phones and computers. Time travel is the stuff of science-fiction; unless you're Alex, in which case it's a strange circumstance she doesn't particularly like to mention.
Her main point of interaction in this world would be the hospital, where she is attempting to recover from being shot in the head. Also, her flat in London, and the house where her godfather, Evan, resides with her daughter, Molly.
Most of Alex's interactions with characters from this world will remain within the realm of unnamed nurses as well as Evan and Molly, who frequently visit her in hospital. Another frequent “visitor” is the face of Gene Hunt, who taunts her through television screens, a constant reminder of the world in 1982 that she left behind.
First Person Speaking Sample:
[Alex is confused. This is extremely obvious by the way she's standing, mouth slightly open, blinking at the sky.]
No...
[She looks around. She puts a hand to her head, feeling the gauze dressing she's become accustomed to. It feels real enough, but that's an old trick, isn't it?]
This is absurd. Completely. It's all in your head, Alex, just like last time, you knew this could have happened again but...
Well, to be fair, my mind could have conjured up something just a bit more familiar, couldn't it have? I mean, I think I bloody owe myself that much.
[Her eyes close for a moment. If it looks like she's just trying to will the Plane away, well, that's precisely what she's doing.]
I'd put up with Gene Hunt over this. But really, is 2008 too much to ask for? London, Earth, 2008, I made it back once already, wasn't that enough?
[She's shouting now, at the star-speckled sky, possibly at the point of hysteria. But don't expect her to go admitting it.]
I'm not leaving there again, you hear me? I am not going through this again!
Third Person Writing Sample:
A completed log from a game Alex is currently in:
http://community.livejournal.com/crowdedhour/21026.html
Did you read the rules? Yes.
Other Characters: None
Character: Alex Drake (Alexandra Drake née Price).
Series/Fandom: Ashes to Ashes
Deviance: d1
Age: 35 (no canon age is given, but this is my best guess)
Gender: Female
Species: Human
Canon Used: Television Series
Appearance:
Note: For at least the beginning of her gameplay, Alex will also be sporting a medical head-dressing, the result of her recent brain surgery.
Psychology: Alex's personality was hugely affected by her experiences in the 1980s. Although a relatively grounded individual, Alex's perception of all she has known about her world and the death of her parents was shaken to its limits.
Having a background in psychology, Alex is an extremely logical thinker. However, in times of crisis or emotional distress, Alex's judgment is easily clouded and she tends to act before she thinks, often saying things or alluding to events that she suspects other people to understand even if they don't. There is a huge implication that this behavior developed after her coma, and much of her judgment has been impaired by the bullet in her head. Although the bullet was removed during her coma, resulting in a marked improvement in her cognitive abilities, she still has moments of not being entirely lucid. She was severely traumatized by her parents' death as well as the shooting, and suffers frequently from flashbacks.
Alex is also stubborn, often to a fault, and considers herself in a higher educational class than those she worked with in the 1980s. She is often patronizing, although rarely deliberately, and she has no problem prodding at people to get her way when she is aware of an exposed weakness. As proud and professional as she is, Alex also has a fun streak and is willing to take chances. She is also, at times, extremely insecure about her place in the universe, and often turns to those she trusts in times of need to validate her.
She considers herself the CID den mother, often offering unsolicited advice when she feels it is needed. Over time, and as her comfort levels rise with her new team, she is more honest and open about her feelings towards her team. She genuinely cares about their well being, but her compassion is not strictly confined to her co-workers. Alex is more than willing to stick her neck out for anyone in need if she feels it will protect or assist them.
During her time in the 1980s, Alex developed a dependency on alcohol. No doubt encouraged by her co-workers, it became a coping mechanism. She was disturbed by her acceptance that this dream world was real, and drinking made her feel like she was still in a dream – in a way, it justified what she knew was logical instead of what she wanted to believe. As she adjusted to her life more in 1982, she became less dependent on drinking, but it is still used as an escape for her.
Other Skills/Abilities: Nothing special. Alex is your run of the mill human police officer – in fairly good shape, and she'll definitely put up a physical fight. She's tall and can use her height to her advantage when she can. She also yields one hell of a right hook.
Other Weaknesses: Alex is more of a short distance runner, and she loses her stamina pretty quickly. She's not particularly strong and can easily be overpowered. To add, she recently regained consciousness from a coma, which no doubt with have an effect on her strength and her ability to react quickly in physical situations.
History: Alex Drake lived a relatively normal and privileged life until her parents died in an explosion caused by a car bomb in 1981. It was upon their death that she was adopted by her godfather, Evan, and although her life remained privileged, the effect of her parents death was something that she continually felt through her life.
Alex married at a young age, having one child, Molly, although her marriage dissolved only six months after Molly's birth. Determined to still succeed in her goals, and aided with the unending support of Molly's paternal grandparents, Alex continued to concentrate on work and her role as a single mother. Eventually, Alex obtained a degree in psychology and the rank of detective inspector within the Metropolitan Police force, and worked a police psychologist, assisting other coppers who had experienced trauma in the line of duty. She decided to write a book on the most interesting cases.
It was then that she came upon the experiences of one Sam Tyler, who had been in a coma, and claimed to have woken up in 1973. Although Tyler had returned to his life in modern-day London, his story ended in suicide, and Alex became morbidly fascinated with his accounts.
On the day of Molly's twelfth birthday, Alex was called to a hostage scene to talk down a man named Layton. In a turn of events, Molly was taken hostage. Alex eventually got her daughter back, although Layton escaped. Sending her daughter off with Evan, Layton took Alex hostage in her car. Layton alluded to knowing the secret behind the unsolved crime that killed her parents, and without hesitation, shot Alex in the head.
And within moments, Alex woke up. She discovered she regained consciousness in 1981, the year her parents had been killed. She immediately encountered three familiar names – Gene Hunt, Chris Skelton, and Ray Carling, three of the main players in Sam Tyler's “delusion” she had become to fascinated with. Like Sam, Alex discovers that she is the new DI for CID, having requested a transfer to work for Gene Hunt.
Convinced she is in a coma and biding her time in 1981 as she dies in 2008, Alex embraces her new role as DI as well as she can, convinced if she continues to live in 1981 it will keep her alive in the future. Haunted by visions of her daughter and vague memories of witnessing her parents death, Alex eventually comes to the conclusion that saving her parents will get her home.
However, this is not meant to be, and although she tries, Alex watches her parents perish once again. She learns the dark secrets that is the sham of her parents' marriage, but eventually comes to terms with the fact that she did for them what she could. She also learns that the car bomb was set by her father, a secret that only Layton, Evan, and Gene Hunt knew.
1982 rolls around, and Alex is still trapped in what she once believed was a world of her own making, but she begins to come to terms with the belief that she may simply be living in a different or past reality. She meets familiar faces from her past along the way, forms a strong bond with Hunt and the rest of her team, and even learns about the entire life Sam Tyler had lived even after his “death” in the modern world.
A man named Summers begins to contact her, alluding to something called Operation Rose and making mentions of events only someone from the future could know. Eventually, she learns that Summers is in a coma in 2008 as well, having returned to 1982 when a younger version of himself had assisted in corruption in the police force. Alex and Gene begin to investigate the corruption, forming an alliance while trying to clear the the Met's name. Eventually, Summers kills his younger self in an attempt to frame Alex for the murder, and she is forced to hide his body. He manipulates her, forcing her to become more entangled in a web of lies, until Operation Rose, the code-name for an illicit operation formulated by bent coppers to obtain money illegally, comes to a head.
Alex, having admitted her belief that she is from the future to Gene and thus losing his trust completely, is ostracized from CID and left to her own devices even as her team attempts to put Operation Rose to a stop. They succeed, but not without the death of Summers; as he dies in 1982, he also dies in 2008.
However, Gene inadvertently shoots Alex as well. 1982 fades around her, only to find herself awakened in 2008, Molly at her side. Relieved to have survived her attack and found her way home, Alex is more than ready to reclaim her modern life.
...Until the television turns on, and Gene's face appears, telling her she is in a coma in 1982 and he is being held under suspicion for attempting to kill her. With the sudden and unexplained collision of her two realities, Alex is left confused, helpless, and completely alone.
Canon Point: Shortly after the series-2 finale.
Reality Description: Alex's reality is that of London in 2008. It's your average kind of world, with cars and mobile phones and computers. Time travel is the stuff of science-fiction; unless you're Alex, in which case it's a strange circumstance she doesn't particularly like to mention.
Her main point of interaction in this world would be the hospital, where she is attempting to recover from being shot in the head. Also, her flat in London, and the house where her godfather, Evan, resides with her daughter, Molly.
Most of Alex's interactions with characters from this world will remain within the realm of unnamed nurses as well as Evan and Molly, who frequently visit her in hospital. Another frequent “visitor” is the face of Gene Hunt, who taunts her through television screens, a constant reminder of the world in 1982 that she left behind.
First Person Speaking Sample:
[Alex is confused. This is extremely obvious by the way she's standing, mouth slightly open, blinking at the sky.]
No...
[She looks around. She puts a hand to her head, feeling the gauze dressing she's become accustomed to. It feels real enough, but that's an old trick, isn't it?]
This is absurd. Completely. It's all in your head, Alex, just like last time, you knew this could have happened again but...
Well, to be fair, my mind could have conjured up something just a bit more familiar, couldn't it have? I mean, I think I bloody owe myself that much.
[Her eyes close for a moment. If it looks like she's just trying to will the Plane away, well, that's precisely what she's doing.]
I'd put up with Gene Hunt over this. But really, is 2008 too much to ask for? London, Earth, 2008, I made it back once already, wasn't that enough?
[She's shouting now, at the star-speckled sky, possibly at the point of hysteria. But don't expect her to go admitting it.]
I'm not leaving there again, you hear me? I am not going through this again!
Third Person Writing Sample:
A completed log from a game Alex is currently in:
http://community.livejournal.com/crowdedhour/21026.html
Did you read the rules? Yes.
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