Laxmi Mallick

	Laxmi Mallick

Laxmi Mallick (Scenesys ID: 2919)
Profile
Name:	Laxmi Mallick
Superalias:	None
Gender:	Female
Species:	Mutant
Occupation:	Musician
Citizenship:	American
Residence:	Bushwick
Education:	Graduate of Julliard
Theme:	Original (OC)
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Details
Apparent Age:	22	Actual Age:	22
Date of Birth	09 Dec 1998	Played By
Height:	5'7"	Weight:	130lb
Hair Color:	Black	Eye Color:	Green
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Character Info

Profile

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Laxmi is a budding musician at the beginning of her career, determined to succeed despite her dark skin and mutant status. She hopes to be a trail blazer, opening access to opportunities normally closed to people like her. It's a steep hill to climb - but she's confident of her abilities.

Timeline

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Timeline:
* 1998: Born in December to parents Kiaan and Binita. She is the fifth and last child. Older siblings are: Aanya (f), Ekiya (f), Aahan (m), and Ishaan (m).
* 2001: From a young age, Laxmi showed an afinity for music and dance. She begins copying performances of traditional dances at Hindu cultural festivals.
* 2004: Laxmi's parents support their daughter's passion for the performing arts by enrolling her in Kathak dance.
* 2005: Laxmi begins singing lessons as well - focusing first on traditional Indian singing practices, before eventually studying modern Western singing as well.
* 2008: Laxmi begins studying the sarod - a traditional stringed instrument.
* 2011: Laxmi becomes known amongst her community for her usually moving singing voice. Unknown to her and her audience, this was the first manifestation of her mutant abilities.
* 2012: While performing a Kathak dance to commemorate the Phulaich Festival, Laxmi instinctively creates a few illusions to enhance the performance - manifesting the flowers plucked to honor the dead in shimmering, transluscent form.
* 2017: Laxmi graduates from public High School and is accepted into Juilliard.
* 2021: Recently graduated from Juilliard with a Bachelor of Music degree, majoring in Vocal Arts, Laxmi seeks to share her art with the world, melding traditional Indian singing techniques with modern musical styles, and taking advantage of her own unique gifts.

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Personality

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Conceited:
Look - Laxmi's a talented girl, and she knows it. And she believes in honesty. So it's no surprise that, every so often, she lets slip a sign of her rather healthy sense of self-worth. It's not bragging if it's true. Right?

Friendly:
Whether it's part of her Hindu upbringing, or simply a part of her own nature, Laxmi is always a warm and friendly presence. She shares warm smiles with everyone she comes in contact with, and is an attentive and curious listener. And if she is able to help someone - she usually does.

Generous:
Laxmi is generous with her time and attention. In particular, she delights in using her talents to help inspire and encourage other artists, particularly younger artists. She is always ready to answer a question, give a demonstration, and coach someone to improve their skills or acquire new ones. She is also always prepared to share anything she has with those who have less than her.

Hard Working:
Music and art is hard work - and Laxmi knows this. She spends hours every day, practicing her sarod, singing, and dancing. She also spends time dabbling in composition - attempting to create music that melds modern popular music with the music she grew up with. She also practices her mutant powers - in particular her illusions.

Polite:
Having been raised in a traditional Hindu household, Laxmi has Hindu cultural norms and rules of behavior firmly schooled into her behavior. As a result, she keeps a polite social distance of three feet from others whenever possible, never touches others in public (even to shake hands), always shows respect to her elders, and lives life joyously, treating everyone with kindness and consideration.

Character Sheet

Powers

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Illusions:
Though Laxmi doesn't entirely understand why, her ability with illusions first manifested while she was performing Kathak dance and has remained tied to movement ever since. Her illusions manifest as transluscent, shimmering effects which her family has insisted that she keep hidden from the world since the first time she accidentally manifested them during a performance. Now that she's out of school and starting a career, however, she has begun to practice them more studiously, hoping to capitalize on the ability in her performances. She is also experimenting to see if she is capable of creating more solid and realistic looking illusions - without much luck, yet.

Siren's Song:
The first power Laxmi manifested is her Siren's Song - and is tied to her voice. While singing, she has the ability to manipulate her audience - calming them, or eliciting joy, awe, melancholy or even anger - though the latter two she uses with sparing care. Since this power isn't obvious when it's being used, she's been able to use and practice it throughout her young performing career. This has lead to more than one review calling her performances 'unusually moving.'

Skills

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Kathak Dance:
Kathak dance is a form of storytelling dance native to Northern India. It features precise hand movements, foot movements, and facial expressions to help convey the meaning to the audience. Laxmi has been studying Kathak Dance since she was five, and is a skilled dancer.

Sarod:
A sarod is a stringed instrument from India with a deep, weighty and introspective sound. It is a fretless instrument with anywhere from 17 to 25 strings. Laxmi's instrument has 19 strings, and is of the Amjad Ali Khan school of sarod music. Laxmi has been studying the Sarod since she was 9 years old.

Singing:
Laxmi's body is her instrument - she has been studying the vocal arts since she was 6 years old, and majored in the Vocal Arts at Juilliard. She is skilled at both traditional Indian styles of singing, and modern Western vocal styles. She enjoys singing while accompaying herself on her sarod, and often experiments in melding traditional music with modern styles.

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Loving Family:
Laxmi has a large, successful, loving family to fall back on should misfortune ever strike - though her parents don't understand their daughter wishes to try living on her own, rather than simply staying in the family home until she marries, like she should.

Weaknesses

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Culture Clash:
Like many others, Laxmi is a woman trapped between two cultures. Raised in a traditional Hindu family, much of Laxmi's behavior is prescribed by her family's cultural norms and any deviation from this is severely discouraged. And being a young woman of marrying age, her mother seems determined to find a match for her daughter before she can become an old maid - which could mean the end of any serious career for the young musician. On the other hand - she's grown up in America, where women are free to behave as they wish and find their own path in life, including their own partner. There's an allure in that, and Laxmi is quietly envious of the freedoms many of her peers enjoy.

Target of Bigotry:
Not only is she a mutant - but Laxmi's dark skin also marks her as a dalit, a member of the untouchable caste in Indian culture. But this is America - and modern America at that. Laxmi is determined to be successful - dark skin, mutant powers and all, refusing to bow to the pressure to hide her abilities or lighten her skin.

Terrible Cook:
Though her mother and older sisters have tried, and Laxmi has dutifully paid attention and followed directions, she somehow remains a terrible cook without direct supervision. This may not seem like a problem to many people - but as her mother often points out, how is she going to find a husband if she can't cook?

Role-Play

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Title	Date	Scene Summary
Snowy Shenanigans	January 17th, 2022	Laxmi arrives at the ski resort and is greeted by Bobby and Logan.
Happy Birthday Laxmi	December 12th, 2021	Logan gives Laxmi a special birthday gift.
German Cooking, or German: Cooking	December 5th, 2021	Kurt prepares a big German meal for Xavier's. There is a vampire visit, also a 'sister' visit, which leaves the elf feeling awkward after recent revelations.
Dinner with Mystique	November 15th, 2021	No description
Genoshan Embassy Winter Ball	November 12th, 2021	Genosha is ready for international negotiations, the Winter Ball continued into the night with Random Acts of Chaos unique Heavy Metal stylings, right through the protests outside by human rights groups.
Logan's Making Sandwiches for dinner!	November 9th, 2021	Logan's night to make dinner leads to much devouring and many conversations, the night ends with he and Laxmi talking... she's going to learn Japanese, and he's going to learn about King Rama.
Late Night Tea with the Wolverine	November 8th, 2021	Laxmi and Logan meet in the evening - and awkward conversation leads to a glimmer of hope for the future.
Midnight Virgin Margaritas	November 8th, 2021	No description
Holiday Hope Release Party	November 6th, 2021	The party's on at the Sion! Several homeless shelters reap the rewards
Bring Your Pet to Milkshake Day	November 4th, 2021	A group of random folks all end up at Mootant Town Milkshakes to get their free shake for bringing their pets in! Oddities insue!
What's a little sparring between lovers	November 3rd, 2021	A few attacks, a few dodges, and a great deal of fun between the Beast and The Feline of the MOon
Dasha's First Halloween	October 31st, 2021	Dashenka learns about nachos and vegetarianism. Before Dash and Roxxi can explore the maze though, they meet a spicy Belle, with a meaty sense of humor.
Night at Harry's	October 22nd, 2021	Catching up with Lorna, Laxmi and Henry.
A tour of the School	October 18th, 2021	Lovely tour of Xavier's school, Tara gets to meet Rogue and have a lovely conversation with Laxmi
The Prodigal Daughter	October 16th, 2021	Laxmi and Logan meet Bellona, Gabby's older clone sister.
The Merc, the Herc, and the Siren	October 14th, 2021	The Merc with a Mouth waxes poetic about connections (or maybe is just blowing smoke to get a hook up) while the Olympian tries to give him some consolation (and attempts to be a competent wingman.)
The Canuck and the Siren Discuss the Merc	October 14th, 2021	Logan and Laxmi chat over tea and cigars - discussing Deadpool, and Logan's unfortunate past.
Telling White Lies	October 3rd, 2021	It's under 9000! Wait, no. Rahne gets berated gently for talking without thinking. Gently.
Awkward Apologies	October 3rd, 2021	Conversation in the rec room, a little pool, and no drama.
Atomic Karate	September 23rd, 2021	Practicing combat arts by the lake, Michael is happened upon by Laxmi - and a discussion as to whether or not students should be taught lethal hand-to-hand techniques ensues.
Figuring out Pool	September 18th, 2021	Dashenka meets many new people! She also might have made a friend. Yay! Also, pool was played.
Last Days of Summertime	September 18th, 2021	No description
An Evening Chat	September 16th, 2021	Laxmi and Logan chat some more, and learn more about each other. Also: they're friends now. And apparently Laxmi curses?
A Moment/Not A Moment	September 16th, 2021	The end of a hard workout leads into a discussion of religion over tea.
Welcome to Xavier's!	September 15th, 2021	Dashenka comes to visit the school that her foster parents hope to enroll her in. They speak with Laxmi and Roxxi makes an appearance to do her best Cookie Monster impression. Things go well, for the most part, though Dashenka does get a little bit overwhelmed at the end.
Staff Meeting: Jubilee Vamped	September 13th, 2021	Members of Xavier's school faculty and more discuss the situation with Countess Jubilation.
Rec Room At Night	September 13th, 2021	Beer, part of a game of pool, and an alien. Michael Laxmi and Logan talk about the Jubilee situation.
I Am Not A Real Title	September 12th, 2021	Soda and friendly chatter in the Rec room! Roxxi is excited about Monday!
The Wayward Waif	September 9th, 2021	Members of the Xavier's staff meet a young homeless woman who never completed high school - so they bring Roxxi back to the school to hopefully further her education. Muffin comes, too.
A Handyman's work is never done... stupid truck.	September 8th, 2021	Logan's truck needs a new clutch, but thankfully he gained a daughter instead. Logan, Laxmi and Gabby share a conversation, and Logan learns the full truth.
Meeting With The Headmistress	September 5th, 2021	Having come to pay his respects to the headmistress of Xavier's School, and see what he might do to repay the destructive antics of his people, Michael ends up with a proposition he certainly doesn't expect.
Just returned from places unknown	September 4th, 2021	Logan's back and Laxmi finds him in the kitchen. After passing her 'do you belong here' test, they talk for a bit over cake.
It's my birthday and it'll rain if I want to	September 3rd, 2021	Ororo hosts her own birthday party at the pool, Laxmi, Rogue and Rahne, as well as many others show up and enjoy the sun and rain.
Asking The Question	September 2nd, 2021	No description
It Yearns to Burn!	August 29th, 2021	There's a lake celebraiton for the new school year at Xavier's. STuff explodes, smores are had, its good innocent fun!
The New Transfer	August 19th, 2021	A new teacher (Laxmi) and a new student (Jay Guthrie) meet some of the other residents of Xavier's: Lockheed, Hank, Gabby, Rahne, and Talia.
Notnapped!	August 7th, 2021	A group of angry fans ragemob someone and Wade, Laxmi and Fire stop them!
And the clinic goes on.	August 7th, 2021	No description
New To Town...	August 1st, 2021	Laxmi and Tara had milkshakes and talked.
The Gig Economy	July 29th, 2021	Laxmi meets Ruth - and gets invited on a sight seeing tour of India!
Could we make money together	July 19th, 2021	June tries to convince Laxmi to help her make fast cash. It doesn't turn out how she'd like.
The Dharma of Giving	July 14th, 2021	Laxmi meets Maya - and feels compelled to share what she has with another, inviting Maya to find community in Bushwick.
The Aftermath of Bad Decisions	July 5th, 2021	Hungover friends catch up over breakfast and talk about issues.
La Caravane des Ombres	July 3rd, 2021	When La Caravane des Ombres comes to town, so does a soul stealing monster that threatens to devour the souls of everyone in the audience. Fortunately, a pair of sorceresses, a pair of mutants, and a talented Shadow are all on hand to save the day.
Music Soothes the Savage Teenager	July 2nd, 2021	Laxmi meets Jamie as he catches a dupe after a 9 story fall. Jamie explains the situation, and Laxmi saves the day by making things musical. A teenager is saved. A job complete.
It Is For A Good Cause	June 27th, 2021	A Mutant Town fire station holds a BBQ fundraiser to buy new equipment.
Lay Down and Die	June 26th, 2021	They thought they could just go back and regroup after gathering some samples, little did they know that the time to stand up and fight was upon them.
Ground Zero, Prologue	June 26th, 2021	It was a good day, until things went sideways.
Sion Re-Opens!	June 25th, 2021	Betsy hosts a gala at a nightclub, complete with barbarians at the gate.
Unnecessary Roughness!	June 23rd, 2021	Scarlet Spider, Silk, Owari, Astro-Knight gather to stop a jewelry store robbery, though an unusual song bird inside keeps the situation from boiling over. Plus, a cameo from Ms. Marvel and Bruno!
Summer in the Park	June 16th, 2021	Laxmi meets Albert - who repairs the broken swing in the park.
Art in the Park! With Laxmi!	June 15th, 2021	Laxmi and Lydia meet in the park - and marvel at each others' unique abilities.
Sarod in the Park	June 14th, 2021	Laxmi and Alison meet - and Alison offers the young musician a business card. Business contact score!

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Laxmi Mallick has been credited in 1 albums.

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HolidayHopeVol2	November 2nd, 2021	Various Artists

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