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Dave Lalonde (AU) | Homestuck | Reserved
Player Name: Rose
Preferred Contact Methods: AIM/Plurk: kakarikarose
Other Characters: N/A
CHARACTER INFO
Character Name: Dave Lalonde (AU of Dave Strider)
Series: Homestuck
Canon Point: One year point on the meteor
History Link: Link.
AU History: The link is to canon Rose Lalonde, as Dave Lalonde fits into her history but with a few changes because of him being himself. He actually had no ill-will towards his mother, actually found her a bit endearing other than the fact that he was slightly unsettled by the extent she took the wizard thing, thinking it was going just a bit overboard. Dave was the server play to the first one into the game in his session, Jade Egbert, and like Rose he made a walkthrough for it up to a certain point. However, his walkthrough continues longer than Rose's as he didn't blow up his gate like she did. Dave continued his quests as he should have, even learning to play the rain as Rose was supposed to. However, when he realizes that his mother was killed he abandons it, removing it from the earth's servers and placing it in the furthest ring so that no one else could get as far as they did since it wasn't worth risking the lives of anyone who would be in their homes when they enter the medium. There it was found by his world's jade troll, Tavros Nitram, who read it before playing Sgrub and looked up to him for his abilities.
His role in Sburb was "Knight of Light", and he spent most of his time in the Land of Light and Rain. He still had the knitting needles as his weapons, later turned to wands, as they were a present from Jade Egbert and while he never bothered actually using them himself he just didn't have the heart to throw them out. His room on Derse was just like Rose's, with the letters M, E, O and W written on the walls, as Jasper was his cat he would play therapy with. However, unlike Rose, when he finds out their game can't be won he becomes determined to look more into it and try to figure out a way to fix things, learning more about the game in the process and coming up with plans to basically fuck shit up in hopes that it would have a positive result. Instead of taking on a fully dark wizard step though, he dons a yin/yang based outfit to fit his belief that there's light and dark sides of everything and that both are necessary where one exists. His two wands match his belief, one being primarily for dark magic and the other for white magic.
He learned of the nature of the Green Sun as the First Guardians' power source and planned to use his dream self to travel through the furthest ring with his sister's (Rose Strider) guidance to destroy it and nullify Bec Noir's powers. Unlike Rose however, he's a Knight and not a Seer, so he didn't possess the magic cue ball as he wouldn't have been able to see inside of it in the first place. Instead, his seeking out Bec Noir was fully fueled by his rage and desire for revenge at his mother's death. When he finds Jade Egbert there looking for her father, he can't find the words to say it to her, can't break her heart like that and instead decides showing her is the best option. When they encounter Bec Noir and Jade gets killed, it only fuels his rage even more, a rare and near nonexistent case of him snapping so completely that he almost loses himself. He's killed in the fight, but when Jade resurrects she kisses him and awakens his dream self on Derse. There, him and his sister sever the chain connecting Derse to its moon and he knocks her unconscious so he can head to the Green Sun himself without her trying to stop him.
Personality: "Creepy bastard" is usually a term that Lalonde hears quite frequently. He finds it funny really, how other people can be so unsettled by the grimdark. Sometimes he even goes out of his way to expand on things he knows will get to people, just to play with them and judge their reactions. Because really, that's what he loves more than anything else. The reactions he can get from people, predicting how they would act based on what he knows from how their mind works and seeing if they move in predictable patterns or if they'll surprise him with something completely different. Almost every move he makes is based on action and reaction, just waiting to see something out of the norm. Psychology is his passion, and he abuses it to an almost unhealthy degree sometimes. His focus is so strong, sometimes he can come off as detached from reality if he gets too deep into a project he begins working on. The more issues someone has, the more inclined he is to like them simply so he can pick apart their minds. But it's not all selfish, he does do what he can to help them through their problems. But he's not exactly nice while doing it, which of course is where the bastard part comes in. He has no issues telling people what they don't want to hear, even knowing if it would hurt them in some way or another. To his friends, he at least makes somewhat of an attempt to be a bit kinder about it but when it comes to strangers he couldn't give a fuck less. Cold and almost uncaring, he'll tell them everything they never wanted to hear with that little amused smirk on his face the whole time.
But it's not all maturity there, far from it in fact. Much how Dave Strider likes to view himself as a "coolkid", Lalonde likes to see himself as a "mysterious badass" most of the time. He wears trench coats and various shades to give off this effect and always tries to be as vague as possible to keep people wondering. Always keeping his cool and never letting his image down as he's obviously trying to impress others. He keeps his image up at all times, using a confident casual smirk much in the way Strider uses the emotionless flippancy. He abuses his knowledge of psychology to help him with this image, knowing just what to say and do to keep people guessing about him and keeping himself shrouded in mystery. Or so he likes to think at least, his friends (especially his best friend John Harley) can call bullshit on him at any given moment but just let him think what he wants. He knows they see through it and he doesn't care, they're special in that way, but he keeps it up nonetheless around them as much as he feels.
Raised by his mother in a high class environment has changed his interests slightly in various ways. Like how Strider likes drawing his ironically shitty comics, Lalonde is high fond of painting and has spent enough time on it to make himself rather proud of his skills. His drawings are almost always dark in nature, his grimdark obsession showing through the most when he paints. His mysterious and psychological mindfuck ways blend together with his painting more often than not. A simple picture at first, a cave or obscure shadows, nothing too odd at first glance. But after a moment of staring at the picture one begins to see the other shapes hidden, done with just a few shades darker than the main colors so as to be only noticeable when you really look at it, horrorterrors and their rituals in the backgrounds. And if he has enough time on a piece, he adds in special paint which only appears under a blacklight and depicts even more gruesome scenes involving sacrifices and such. These layers fit in with his psychological views nicely, and he's always rather proud of his work. Another thing which he views as a big part of his life is music, though instead of rap he goes for the more dark and soothing types. Bands like Evanescence and Ludo are his favorites, their lyrics and tones relaxing him and letting him go off in his own little world. Sometimes he even goes out of his way to learn their songs on his violin, practicing and playing them in his spare time so he can get better at them.
Despite being a Lalonde, his view on his mother is drastically different from what Rose Lalonde believes. Much how Strider looks up to his guardian and respects his interests, Lalonde actually realized that wizards were indeed his mother's passion and he finds it a bit endearing, if not far too over the top at times, and actually picked it up from her. He doesn't have a close relationship with her though, barely speaking to her most of the time but still giving respect at a distance. He views himself as more independent, able to take care of himself and letting his mother do as she pleases with her alcohol and whatever other hobbies she might indulge in without having to worry about taking care of a child. He usually appreciates the gifts she gives him, even not minding it when she gave him a pony despite it being something more for females. He actually became rather attached to it.
Which is another thing about him really. Despite how he can come off as cruel and uncaring when psychoanalyzing people he doesn't care about, he's actually very nice and thoughtful towards his friends. He doesn't have very many, so the fact that they'll put up with his shit in the first place pleases him to the point of where he'd do just about anything for them and likes seeing them happy. When Jade sent him a knitting set telling him he needs a hobby other than being a total creeper he found the thought endearing and while he never had any intentions of using them he still kept them right next to his desk, he didn't have the heart to throw them out or put them away somewhere out of sight. It was the thought that counted really, and when he needed a weapon when the game came around he finally found a use for them so her gift wouldn't be in vain. He also doesn't mind helping out his sister whenever she's having problems, fully willing to walk her through whatever issues she may be having. He teases her about certain things at times, but really his heart is into it when he's psychoanalyzing her no matter how much personal satisfaction he's getting out of it.
When it comes to his other friend however, it's like a wave breaking down the dam. His best friend John Harley, the only one who can break the image he likes to keep up for himself and prove that he's really just a spoiled kid under it all. His irritation at the other boy slips through at times, even under that little smile he always tries to keep up. He can be prone to annoyance and slight temper flares when his defenses are down, but they're hardly if ever directed specifically at his friend. Those moments when he realizes he does have faults and there's nothing he can do in certain situations to change that. The times when he actually bothers to stop and analyze himself, and he hates what he finds. He appreciates Harley for giving him those chances, even if the boy is completely oblivious to the fact that he's doing it in the first place.
Those moments where he does take a chance to look into himself, he finds everything he never wants anyone else to see. Insecurities being a big one, something that he shares in common with his Strider counterpart. He doesn't believe he's as badass as he likes to make himself out to be, knows full well that it's just an image he keeps up because he's afraid of letting others get close to him. He pushes people away intentionally, never wanting anyone to be able to analyze him like the does to them. The idea that someone could see into his mind and heart and know every move he'll make and thus taking the situation out of his hands scares him and is something he never wants to face if he can avoid it. Which he also knows is why he tries to pull off the mysterious persona so strongly because if you bullshit all the time with vague things then people can't pinpoint your actual thought process. Because of this, if he ever meets another Lalonde he becomes territorial and cautious, staying away from them as much as he can and avoiding any actual conversations so that they can't take the chance to look at what he really is. His defenses are always up and no matter who they are or what alternate timeline they may come from, he knows a Lalonde is a Lalonde and they're the ones who would be able to see straight through his mask into what he never even wants to fully see for himself. He can dish things out without a care in the world, but he has a harder time actually taking his own medicine. It's rare times like those when he can lose his temper, become a bit more sharper with people than he is normally. When all of his defenses are up and he's like a caged animal baring it's teeth and daring someone to step into it's cage.
Powers:
+ Sylladex: An inventory system that consists of two decks of cards: the Captchalogue Deck and the Strife Deck. When an item is stored, they have no physical size or weight which essentially makes it like a magic satchel.
+ Magic wands: Dave possesses two knitting needles which work as powerful magic wands, capable of causing great destruction even from long distances. Able to banish a document from Earth's servers and send it where it could be found in another universe and even able to blow up someone's computer in said universe, they're dangerously strong and he's an expert at using them. Limiting them is an option if needed.
+ God tier: He's immortal so long as his death is not just or heroic. Powers specific to being the Knight of Light are unknown at this time.
+ On the nonmagical side of things, Dave alone is highly intelligent and well versed in matters involving psychology and various forms of art. He prides himself in his ability to analyze anyone no matter the situation along with his skill in painting and playing his violin. He's also rather proud of his knowledge of the horrorterrors and other questionable such creatures.
Other Details: The following samples are from a sex game where he was aged up, but only physically so his. I'm not importanting previous game memories, they're just the best samples I have for him. The first one is threads from him and the second is a self analysis journal he started working on to track his own progress.
SAMPLES
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Link 2
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