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TheKandra
GLaDOS
Female
Backstory
GLaDOS is heralded as the greatest scientific mind of Viscetkind. As a Viscling, she wasn't able to fit in with the other Visclings. They were terrified of her and with good reason. She had an obsession with all things science to a frightening degree. GLaDOS stayed up to the wee hours playing with her various chemistry sets, winning the science fair every single year. She was finally scouted out in her twenties by a male Viscet named Cave, who was the son of a multimillionaire. Cave saw her infinite potential and paid for her to attend a prestigious college for only one condition. Once she graduated, they would found one of the greatest scientific corporations to ever exist. Naturally, their science facilities had humble beginnings, but, together, they became the CEOs of a mighty industry. All seemed well for the two, until Cave grew very ill from a horrific lab accident. GLaDOS tried her hardest to save him, to find some sort of cure, but things were too late. She had lost her best friend and true love. Driven mad by loss, grief, and power, she became uncontrollable. Poisoning many of her former employees and driving away the rest, the ruthless Viscet remained alone in her lair...except for one other, her daughter.
She remains alone in the abandoned facilities with her Viscling to this day, spending her life making even more discoveries. She is no longer crippled with her own sadness, but has moved on for the betterment of everyone.
ALL THINGS PHYSICAL ~GLaDOS is incredibly agile and her posture is flawless. If you looked past the scars from all her burns from chemistry class, she carries herself like a model
~It is rare to ever catch her walking. She prefers to climb along the elecrical wires that line her lair or do a sort of parkour between the furnishings of the facility.
~Her manner of sleeping is peculiar as well. She will rest hanging upside-down, tail wrapped around a particularly thick pipe. This is the pose that she does the majority of her thinking in.
~Her front paw pads are scarred all over by accidents in her workplace...they don't make gloves in Viscet sizes.
~Her teeth are whiter and sharper than most Viscets'. She will polish her teeth on old keyboard sets when she is stressed or bored.
~She was missing a tail tuft as a Viscling. Why? She set fire to it while testing out her fifth grade science fair project. Luckily, it all grew back in.
~Her ear has an unnoticeable nick in it from the time when she was defending herself from a bully. They were laughing at her charred tail tuft. She made sure they wouldn't be able to laugh at it ever again.
~ Her sense of smell is terrible. She can only smell something if she presses it
right up against her nose.
~ Her balance, however, is impeccable. She was the first in her kindergarten class to ride a bicycle.
ALL THINGS PERSONALITY ~GLaDOS is not her birth name. She was originally named Carolyn but changed it since GLaDOS was more imposing and was from one of her favorite video games.
~She is an INTP, or a logician personality type. INTPs are known for their curiosity, analytical, original, and honest personalities. They are not, however, known for being sentimental or emotional. She took a test to find this out back at the university.
https://www.16personalities.com/intp-personality ~Her daughter is both her favorite thing in the world, and the thing she despises most. Her daughter Michelle does not share the same vision and tends to cause trouble for her mother.
~ GLaDOS loathes literature, especially romance novels. She feels that they are too emotional and irritating. Nicholas Sparks is the worst offender in her eyes. She would rather burn her tail tuft off again than sit through another rerun of "The Notebook".
~After losing Cave, she is very clingy when it comes to Michelle. She does not let the little Viscet out of her sights nor ever plans to.
~As much as she hates to admit it, she's a big time gamer. Gaming is her all-time guilty pleasure. GLaDOS keeps at least three of her gaming consoles running at a time.
~She is a neat freak. A filthy lair is her worst nightmare. In fact, she buys the most expensive soaps (lemon scented!) to keep those paws nice and tidy.
~ As much as she'd like to deny it, the two are not alone in the facility. Rumors of a band of other Viscets roaming the more dilapidated areas of the facility have been confirmed.
~She was the first to create the time machine. She uses it to defy aging and extend her lifespan.
~GLaDOS also is the inventor of the shower curtain.
Playlist
This is the playlist that she has on her Spotify account. She has it on a repeat almost 24/7.
Monster- Imagine Dragons
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hhSA9H9Iaqw It symbolizes so much in her life, including her own doubts about herself.
Welcome to the Black Parade
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pInrJ72eeUU It got her through the low points in her life. She still smiles weakly when she hears it.
Mr. Blue Sky-Electric Light Orchestra
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bjPqsDU0j2I This one makes her uncontrollably wag her tail. She can't help it. She knows evil geniuses aren't supposed to like happy-go-lucky songs like this but it takes control. The song is just too catchy!
Kidnap the Sandy Claws from Nightmare Before Christmas
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bN5RbRoZFGA She loves the lyrics. They're chaotic and make her bust out her wicked grin. Nightmare Before Christmas is her absolute favorite film!
What's This?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPblZa10_Pk Also from Nightmare Before Christmas, she sings it all the time, especially when she comes up with a new breakthrough. It is almost like her victory song.
Horn Concerto.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L_TrR2uH3T4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I flipped off my perch and landed on the floor on all fours. An wailing siren alerted me to the disaster that had occured while I was deep in the realm of my own head. My tail was sore from resting upside-down and the awful headache that I had warned me that I hadn't eaten in at least a day. This was rare for me to travel along the floor. Walking was almost unfamiliar after spending so long swinging between the wires. Still, I kicked my system into high gear as I sped off for the labs. A sharp metal twang tinted the air. Ugh!
Shoving open the lab door, I snarled. "What have you done?!?"
A chair was on fire and I ran to grab an extinguisher. I looked the four Viscets in the eyes as I growled, fangs dripping in anger. "You nearly destroyed MY facilities!!!"
A grey-and-blue male perked up. "Just a lil' misunderstanding, love. Not much. We were just
very interested in what exactly this green powder does when mixed in that yellow liquid."
"And YOU!" I shouted at my own Viscling. "You know better than to tamper with the only thing I have left from your father! Get out!"
The three mysterious morons vanished into the shadows, going back into the twisting maze that was my lair. My daughter looked up at me nervously. I nudged her with my nose. "You didn't know, but this was your father's favorite place in the world. I'd hate to see it ruined by a couple of idiots."
Scooping her up, I trotted back to my perch, snuggling her close to my chest fur. Maybe this old evil genius had gone soft after all.
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Q and A with GLaDOS So, what does GLaDOS actually stand for?
It stands for Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System. I got it out of a video game. It just has a nice ring to it. Okay! Who do you feel is your 'special someone'?
If you plan to get me a box of flowers and some sort of romance novel, I'll have to show you who I think is your "special someone". Oh, look. It's deadly poisons! You two would make such a cute couple! Mind if I introduce you two? Umm, I'm good... (sweats nervously) Do you have a favorite food and drink?
Now that you ask, yes I do. My favorite drink is the Blood of My Enemies...and steak. Come on! These questions are fun! If you could meet any celebrity, who would it be?
That is an easy one. It would have to be Einstein, so I could ridicule him on his lack of belief in time travel. Why? Einstein is a genius...and my favorite scientist!
So is the inventor of time travel! Wait, what do you mean by that?!? Okay! I guess that's it for now! *anxious smile*