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Name: Melon
LJ: melonchest
Contact: N/A
Other Characters Played: N/A
Series: Daria
Character: Jane Lane
Timeline: Mid way through S5 E7, "Art Burn", when she begins to believe she's stumbled into an art forgery ring.)
Personality: Jane Lane; artist extraordinaire is far from what you'd expect a high school girl to be like. Instead of being brainless and perky, Jane's sharp as a tack and cynical beyond her years. While Jane shows incredible intellect via her art and speech, her grades don’t reflect as such. According to ‘Jane’s Addition’, she’s on academic probation for her low grades. This may be causes by her laziness or simply by her lack of care towards school.
Jane's shown to be quite the gambler, beginning several bets with Daria, most notably in S5 E3, "Fat Like Me", where makes numerous bets, such as gambling five dollars on that there are more Juicy Joe's than there are Zoo Zoo Drops in a packet. When she loses the bet, she offers another five in the belief that Kevin Thompson will crush a can with his head in an attempt to impress his friends. Again, the loses the bet, but, once more, bets that the fashion club will disband in the President's absence.
Her witty banter even extends to her superiors. On numerous occasions, Jane pokes fun at Ms. Barch's fury over her divorce, once even quoting Shakespeare's "'Tis better to have loved and lost". This fearless playfulness is even used on Mr. DeMartino, shown when Jane finishes his sentences in S5 E3 "Fat Like Me", by quietly guessing each insult he's about to use on the students. Although, despite her playfulness, Jane is shown to be extremely sarcastic. When Lawndale High goes on a camping trip, while some students discuss the concerning weather Jane looks at the dark clouds and asks if they're 'in for a storm of epic proportions'. Again, when Mr. DeMartino begins to go on a psychotic rant about how his 'buddy' married his Mother, Jane wanders by, asking Daria if she 'wants to hear any more of this story'. Her sarcasm also seems to give her something of a morbid personality, as during the group hike the supplies are left at the bus due to Quinn's idiocy, Jane smiles and informs Daria that things could be worse, and that at least they were going to get to watch a lynching.
Jane also demonstrates a wild imagination, considering that Quinn might become the Fashion Club's leader and bring about the apocalypse and that Daria might be a communist, lesbian alien. Due to her serene attitude, it's hard to tell when she's serious, and she's most likely doesn't believe in such things; although, she is a fan of 'Sick, Sad World' a newspaper similar to 'The Weekly World News', which may have inspired her insane ideas. She also shows interest in the more macabre side of things, expressing an interest in cannibalism and unique ways to die. Since somewhat it works into her imagination, it's worth a mention that Jane will make up things in order to help her friends. When Daria wanted to have an apology session, believing she and Jane were to die, the two only made one apology each. Since Daria wanted to apologise for more, Jane says she's sorry that the M&M people 'added those ugly, blue M&Ms', successfully letting Daria make her peace.
As for her social graces, Jane prefers to keep out of things, observing them and mocking them from the sidelines. One could assume it's a defense mechanism, one designed to keep people from getting to know her, when, in fact, it's as simple as Jane just not liking people. She sees the majority of the world as dumb, therefor, a waste of time. Often she shows borderline sociopathic tendencies, often seeming to refer to her classmates more as things of either entertainment or annoyance, than people. If she didn't show genuine, human affection for a select few, one could say she's a complete sociopath. This leaves her out of the realms of mental illness into the realms of a plain, old anti-social personality, where only those with an intellect high enough to match her witty banter can have her positive attention.
Despite her dislike for humanity, Jane will give credit where credit is due. She calls Mrs. Li 'kinda heroic' when she volunteers to go save Mr. O'Neill. While she recanted the statement after finding out Mrs. Li was only doing it to get Mr. O'Neill's video camera, it still demonstrates a side of Jane that isn't completely sarcastic.
When it comes to romance, Jane is far from shy. When she first meets Tom, she fearlessly speaks to him, even mocking his assumption she's a singer by preforming the worst rendition of 'Old McDonald' in the known world. When he informs her of how terrible it was, her attraction to him grows, and she compliments him on being 'an honest one'. Clearly, Jane values honesty in a person - not just in friendships, but in romantic relationships. But, this confident air comes at a price. She’s incredibly insecure about her romantic relationships, being accusatory towards those who she believes are trying to threaten her romance. She always comes to her senses, though, and realises how unreasonable she’s acting. Although, her accusations always have a root of truth, making them not entirely implausible, just slightly paranoid, which she openly admits and accepts. In all, she’s afraid of abandonment, which makes sense, judging by how her parents are around her.
While Jane exhibits incredible loyalty towards her friends - as show through her constant support of Daria, even during Daria's relationship with Tom, even suggesting the two go out, despite having her heart broken - doesn't mean she's above teasing. In the S4 E7, 'Antisocial Climbers', Jane agrees to go on a school hike with Daria. When Daria thanks her, Jane shrugs it off, asking what else are friends for - then demanding fifty dollars. In earlier episodes, she teases Daria about her relationship with Trent, often dragging Tom away in order to give the two 'alone time'. When she feels emotionally overwhelmed, Jane tends not to express it, but to run, instead. Not run away, just run, something she shows a real talent for. When she does show emotional turmoil, it’s always quiet, no screaming - aside from her fight with Tom, though the screaming only lasted a second - or crying. Just quiet talking with someone close to her. Jane even seems confused about her own emotions, asking Trent why she feels like puking after breaking up with Tom.
Background: Born and raised in Lawndale, Jane Lane is the youngest of the five Lane children (her siblings being - in ascending order - Trent, Penny, Summer and Wind) brought up by Vincent and Amanda Lane. She uses the phrase 'benign neglect' when referring to her home life, which is highly justified by her parents almost permanent absence, leaving Trent and Jane to fend for themselves. At a young age, Jane joined the Girl Scouts - although holds no more of the perkiness or good will, thanks to what she calls 'the deprogramming', and developed a hatred of camping after a group trip. She was forced to camp once more in her high school years, attending the overnight field trip to the local woods with Mr. O'Neill.
It's unknown when, exactly, she and Daria became best friends, but it's believed to have been somewhere around the age of fifteen. Regardless, she and Daria remain the best of friends over the years, attending concerts and talking on the phone together. She had her first serious romance at age seventeen with Tom Sloane, the son of a wealthy local business man. They met at a Mystik Spyral concert, instantly connecting over their similar sarcastic and cynical senses of humour. She dated him for several months, despite Daria's initial protests, but eventually broke up after Tom kissed Daria. This caused pretty intense animosity between the girls, but, eventually, Jane forgave Daria, urging her to go out with Tom. When Daria and Tom become an official couple, Jane remains Daria's best friend, and holds no animosity towards Tom, even telling them to 'have fun' on their dates.
Through-out the series, Jane shows an incredible talent for art, being able to perfectly copy famous masterpieces as well as create her own works. After she and Trent accidentally destroy the family gazebo, she begins selling her art, only to stop Wind from his eternal bitching. Although her art is met with critical reception, due to her hanging her version of Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' upside down, she is approached by a gallery owner who promotes copies of famous art works. Jane agrees to work with him, cloning masterpieces, in order to earn the money needed to fix the gazebo. Only after many days of thought does Jane begin to believe she may have gotten herself into an art forgery ring.
Abilities/Additional Notes: Jane's got pretty good muscle endurance in her arms, stamina and speed. That's all, really.
Advocate Note:: N/A
Sample Journal Post: both samples recycled from Axiom Nexus
Hm. Alright, then. Howdy, Magical Alien Diary. My name's Jane, what's yours?
[The voice is over the top perky, clearly a mockery of an over excited teen. Thankfully, the act ends to be replaced by good, ol' fashioned teenage boredom.]
No name, huh? Alright, guess I'll call you 'Hunk'. As in, 'hunk of trash', seeing as you've yet to bring me that damned pizza I asked for.
[There's a shuffle of fabric, one that sounds a lot like someone fiddling with the device, before the camera finally springs to life.]
What's this? A webcam? I can work with this.
[The black haired girl holds the device higher, giving it a bored little sniff.]
Hey, world. This is Jane-cam, where we follow the mysterious Jane Lane in her search for something that'll take her home. If all else fails, I guess I can always drink my own piss.
Sample RP: The processing was pretty easy for Jane. In fact, it was almost like every other day back at Lawndale High. A bunch of forms you had to fill out, a giant idiot ordering you around, and the urge to piss constantly prodding the back of her mind. Just like any one of her classes. Of course, she'd yet to obtain proof any of her teachers were robots - she had her theories about Mr. DeMartino, but no proof as of late. But, knowing her luck, this world was ruled by the Fashion Club, and she'd be forced to wear tight jeans and a tank top for the rest of her life...
Maybe if she lay down in front of one of those robots, they'd put her out of her misery. Just a quick stomp and she'd be free of Quinn's highly varnish tyranny. Thankfully, one of her processors nudged her along, and out into the extremely metallic outside, proving to her that Quinn simply couldn't survive in a world without strawberry clouds and unicorns prancing in cashmere sweaters.
"Thanks, pal." Jane nodded at the 'bot, shoving her hands into her pocket as she calmly strolled away from the processing center, leaving behind a rather confused robot. So what if she wasn't crying and screaming? All she'd really done was mutter 'damn' a few times, due to not getting to find out if she was in a crime syndicate back home. Besides, this whole thing could be written off as a mental health holiday; help her regain some of that blocked creativity. Who wouldn't want to buy a painting of a mechanical wonderland? Maybe she'd work on some of her architectural pieces, should be find inspiration from the giant robots that wandered around the city.
All she needed was an easel. Where, exactly, she’d find one, was the newest appointed task of her communicator, which, after a debate brought on by the piece of crap not bringing her a pizza, was forever named ‘Hunk’. Leaving the finding of inspiration to the artist, herself. As well as finding the nearest CD player. Aaand finding loud rock music to drown out anyone complaining about said loud music. Then, again, couldn’t a robot just destroy the CD player, therefor leaving the option of debate useless? Hm. Food for thought.
LJ: melonchest
Contact: N/A
Other Characters Played: N/A
Series: Daria
Character: Jane Lane
Timeline: Mid way through S5 E7, "Art Burn", when she begins to believe she's stumbled into an art forgery ring.)
Personality: Jane Lane; artist extraordinaire is far from what you'd expect a high school girl to be like. Instead of being brainless and perky, Jane's sharp as a tack and cynical beyond her years. While Jane shows incredible intellect via her art and speech, her grades don’t reflect as such. According to ‘Jane’s Addition’, she’s on academic probation for her low grades. This may be causes by her laziness or simply by her lack of care towards school.
Jane's shown to be quite the gambler, beginning several bets with Daria, most notably in S5 E3, "Fat Like Me", where makes numerous bets, such as gambling five dollars on that there are more Juicy Joe's than there are Zoo Zoo Drops in a packet. When she loses the bet, she offers another five in the belief that Kevin Thompson will crush a can with his head in an attempt to impress his friends. Again, the loses the bet, but, once more, bets that the fashion club will disband in the President's absence.
Her witty banter even extends to her superiors. On numerous occasions, Jane pokes fun at Ms. Barch's fury over her divorce, once even quoting Shakespeare's "'Tis better to have loved and lost". This fearless playfulness is even used on Mr. DeMartino, shown when Jane finishes his sentences in S5 E3 "Fat Like Me", by quietly guessing each insult he's about to use on the students. Although, despite her playfulness, Jane is shown to be extremely sarcastic. When Lawndale High goes on a camping trip, while some students discuss the concerning weather Jane looks at the dark clouds and asks if they're 'in for a storm of epic proportions'. Again, when Mr. DeMartino begins to go on a psychotic rant about how his 'buddy' married his Mother, Jane wanders by, asking Daria if she 'wants to hear any more of this story'. Her sarcasm also seems to give her something of a morbid personality, as during the group hike the supplies are left at the bus due to Quinn's idiocy, Jane smiles and informs Daria that things could be worse, and that at least they were going to get to watch a lynching.
Jane also demonstrates a wild imagination, considering that Quinn might become the Fashion Club's leader and bring about the apocalypse and that Daria might be a communist, lesbian alien. Due to her serene attitude, it's hard to tell when she's serious, and she's most likely doesn't believe in such things; although, she is a fan of 'Sick, Sad World' a newspaper similar to 'The Weekly World News', which may have inspired her insane ideas. She also shows interest in the more macabre side of things, expressing an interest in cannibalism and unique ways to die. Since somewhat it works into her imagination, it's worth a mention that Jane will make up things in order to help her friends. When Daria wanted to have an apology session, believing she and Jane were to die, the two only made one apology each. Since Daria wanted to apologise for more, Jane says she's sorry that the M&M people 'added those ugly, blue M&Ms', successfully letting Daria make her peace.
As for her social graces, Jane prefers to keep out of things, observing them and mocking them from the sidelines. One could assume it's a defense mechanism, one designed to keep people from getting to know her, when, in fact, it's as simple as Jane just not liking people. She sees the majority of the world as dumb, therefor, a waste of time. Often she shows borderline sociopathic tendencies, often seeming to refer to her classmates more as things of either entertainment or annoyance, than people. If she didn't show genuine, human affection for a select few, one could say she's a complete sociopath. This leaves her out of the realms of mental illness into the realms of a plain, old anti-social personality, where only those with an intellect high enough to match her witty banter can have her positive attention.
Despite her dislike for humanity, Jane will give credit where credit is due. She calls Mrs. Li 'kinda heroic' when she volunteers to go save Mr. O'Neill. While she recanted the statement after finding out Mrs. Li was only doing it to get Mr. O'Neill's video camera, it still demonstrates a side of Jane that isn't completely sarcastic.
When it comes to romance, Jane is far from shy. When she first meets Tom, she fearlessly speaks to him, even mocking his assumption she's a singer by preforming the worst rendition of 'Old McDonald' in the known world. When he informs her of how terrible it was, her attraction to him grows, and she compliments him on being 'an honest one'. Clearly, Jane values honesty in a person - not just in friendships, but in romantic relationships. But, this confident air comes at a price. She’s incredibly insecure about her romantic relationships, being accusatory towards those who she believes are trying to threaten her romance. She always comes to her senses, though, and realises how unreasonable she’s acting. Although, her accusations always have a root of truth, making them not entirely implausible, just slightly paranoid, which she openly admits and accepts. In all, she’s afraid of abandonment, which makes sense, judging by how her parents are around her.
While Jane exhibits incredible loyalty towards her friends - as show through her constant support of Daria, even during Daria's relationship with Tom, even suggesting the two go out, despite having her heart broken - doesn't mean she's above teasing. In the S4 E7, 'Antisocial Climbers', Jane agrees to go on a school hike with Daria. When Daria thanks her, Jane shrugs it off, asking what else are friends for - then demanding fifty dollars. In earlier episodes, she teases Daria about her relationship with Trent, often dragging Tom away in order to give the two 'alone time'. When she feels emotionally overwhelmed, Jane tends not to express it, but to run, instead. Not run away, just run, something she shows a real talent for. When she does show emotional turmoil, it’s always quiet, no screaming - aside from her fight with Tom, though the screaming only lasted a second - or crying. Just quiet talking with someone close to her. Jane even seems confused about her own emotions, asking Trent why she feels like puking after breaking up with Tom.
Background: Born and raised in Lawndale, Jane Lane is the youngest of the five Lane children (her siblings being - in ascending order - Trent, Penny, Summer and Wind) brought up by Vincent and Amanda Lane. She uses the phrase 'benign neglect' when referring to her home life, which is highly justified by her parents almost permanent absence, leaving Trent and Jane to fend for themselves. At a young age, Jane joined the Girl Scouts - although holds no more of the perkiness or good will, thanks to what she calls 'the deprogramming', and developed a hatred of camping after a group trip. She was forced to camp once more in her high school years, attending the overnight field trip to the local woods with Mr. O'Neill.
It's unknown when, exactly, she and Daria became best friends, but it's believed to have been somewhere around the age of fifteen. Regardless, she and Daria remain the best of friends over the years, attending concerts and talking on the phone together. She had her first serious romance at age seventeen with Tom Sloane, the son of a wealthy local business man. They met at a Mystik Spyral concert, instantly connecting over their similar sarcastic and cynical senses of humour. She dated him for several months, despite Daria's initial protests, but eventually broke up after Tom kissed Daria. This caused pretty intense animosity between the girls, but, eventually, Jane forgave Daria, urging her to go out with Tom. When Daria and Tom become an official couple, Jane remains Daria's best friend, and holds no animosity towards Tom, even telling them to 'have fun' on their dates.
Through-out the series, Jane shows an incredible talent for art, being able to perfectly copy famous masterpieces as well as create her own works. After she and Trent accidentally destroy the family gazebo, she begins selling her art, only to stop Wind from his eternal bitching. Although her art is met with critical reception, due to her hanging her version of Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' upside down, she is approached by a gallery owner who promotes copies of famous art works. Jane agrees to work with him, cloning masterpieces, in order to earn the money needed to fix the gazebo. Only after many days of thought does Jane begin to believe she may have gotten herself into an art forgery ring.
Abilities/Additional Notes: Jane's got pretty good muscle endurance in her arms, stamina and speed. That's all, really.
Advocate Note:: N/A
Sample Journal Post: both samples recycled from Axiom Nexus
Hm. Alright, then. Howdy, Magical Alien Diary. My name's Jane, what's yours?
[The voice is over the top perky, clearly a mockery of an over excited teen. Thankfully, the act ends to be replaced by good, ol' fashioned teenage boredom.]
No name, huh? Alright, guess I'll call you 'Hunk'. As in, 'hunk of trash', seeing as you've yet to bring me that damned pizza I asked for.
[There's a shuffle of fabric, one that sounds a lot like someone fiddling with the device, before the camera finally springs to life.]
What's this? A webcam? I can work with this.
[The black haired girl holds the device higher, giving it a bored little sniff.]
Hey, world. This is Jane-cam, where we follow the mysterious Jane Lane in her search for something that'll take her home. If all else fails, I guess I can always drink my own piss.
Sample RP: The processing was pretty easy for Jane. In fact, it was almost like every other day back at Lawndale High. A bunch of forms you had to fill out, a giant idiot ordering you around, and the urge to piss constantly prodding the back of her mind. Just like any one of her classes. Of course, she'd yet to obtain proof any of her teachers were robots - she had her theories about Mr. DeMartino, but no proof as of late. But, knowing her luck, this world was ruled by the Fashion Club, and she'd be forced to wear tight jeans and a tank top for the rest of her life...
Maybe if she lay down in front of one of those robots, they'd put her out of her misery. Just a quick stomp and she'd be free of Quinn's highly varnish tyranny. Thankfully, one of her processors nudged her along, and out into the extremely metallic outside, proving to her that Quinn simply couldn't survive in a world without strawberry clouds and unicorns prancing in cashmere sweaters.
"Thanks, pal." Jane nodded at the 'bot, shoving her hands into her pocket as she calmly strolled away from the processing center, leaving behind a rather confused robot. So what if she wasn't crying and screaming? All she'd really done was mutter 'damn' a few times, due to not getting to find out if she was in a crime syndicate back home. Besides, this whole thing could be written off as a mental health holiday; help her regain some of that blocked creativity. Who wouldn't want to buy a painting of a mechanical wonderland? Maybe she'd work on some of her architectural pieces, should be find inspiration from the giant robots that wandered around the city.
All she needed was an easel. Where, exactly, she’d find one, was the newest appointed task of her communicator, which, after a debate brought on by the piece of crap not bringing her a pizza, was forever named ‘Hunk’. Leaving the finding of inspiration to the artist, herself. As well as finding the nearest CD player. Aaand finding loud rock music to drown out anyone complaining about said loud music. Then, again, couldn’t a robot just destroy the CD player, therefor leaving the option of debate useless? Hm. Food for thought.