Moxie | |
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Portrayed By | Willa Holland |
Gender | Female |
Species | Human |
Date of Birth | June 6, 1986 |
Age | 15 |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Aliases | Mox, Bait, Julie |
Place of Birth | Van Nuys, LA |
Current Location | South Central LA |
Occupation | Troublemaker |
Known Relatives | None |
Significant Other | None |
Special Powers | None |
First Appearance | Wrong Turn |
A precocious teenager, troublemaker, orphan, pot-stirrer, smart mouth, and morally grey soul to be won over by good or evil. Not exactly a wide eyed innocent, the young girl is still too naive for her own good. With a self-destructive steak a mile long and a tendency to say the wrong thing to the wrong person, she's just a whole lot of trouble waiting to happen.
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Known History
The Basics
Moxie doesn't like to talk about her past. Her parents are out of the picture, and she's on her own after being unceremoniously abandoned by her dear big sis. Her rent is paid until the end of the month, but with no job and no prospects, time is rapidly running out.
Mysterious Past
Timeline
- December 4, 2001 Wrong Turn: A bad day turned worse.
- December 8, 2001 Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Underage drinking, FTW.
- December 9, 2001 Monkey Business: So apparently they were filming some sort of crazy movie at the Observatory and just hid the cameras really well.
- December 10, 2001 Bar Snacks: Moxie becomes convinced that both Seth and Francis are stalking her, geez.
- December 11, 2001 Jesus Saves: Moxie is outright attacked by a vampire and Seth ends up reluctant hero. Faced with no other choice, Mox finally decides to believe all this supernatural stuff.
- December 12, 2001 Down On Skid Row: A bad week just gets worse when a stop into the florists ends in gunfire, arson, and the people turning into stinky flowers.
- December 14, 2001 You Make Me Laugh Little Girl: And the bad week just keeps on coming, as Moxie is dumb and ends up in jail.
- December 15, 2001 No More Rhyming, Now I Mean It: Several hours after You Make Me Laugh Little Girl, Colin comes to bail Mox out. She's not as grateful as you might expect.
- December 17, 2001 Help: Faced with the fact that Moxie is an especially stupid teenager, Seth extends an unlikely offer.
- December 18, 2001 Payoff: Moxie returns the pilfered items and is faced with another unlikely offer, this time from Colin.
- December 21, 2001 Breaking In: Moxie moves into the Ward-Blackwell home and attempts to break in her new room.
- December 24, 2001 Presents: Seth has late holiday shopping to do. Moxie is dragged along because she is untrustworthy and a child and Seth likes making other people miserable.
- December 29, 2001 Non-Fiction: A portal opens up in the North Hollywood Regional Library which deposits the Groosalugg as well as a nasty creature right in people's path. Moxie gets both injured severely and healed. What a night.
- January 16, 2002 Jail Bait: Ah, jail bait in a strip club. R Kelly would be proud.
Quotes
- "Oh my god, I hate this stupid city."
- "So that's it? You're telling me vampires are real, but I'll be fine if I'm a good girl and I, what, accept Jesus as my personal saviour?"
- "Are we, like, in danger here or something?"
- "I need cash, and you need to not end up dead over a shit job that pays minimum wage."
- "So you make dangerous weapons and get me arrested for having them? Nice. Real nice."
- "You can hone whatever questions you want, but you're not sticking me with any needles."
- "So what if I am? You're not going to get all responsible grown up and call the authorities again, are you? 'Cause if so, I'm totally not living there alone. There are tons of responsible adults."
- "And, dude, you aren't that hard to figure out. Not like you're deep. It doesn't take very long to get to know a shallow person. Sort of the point of shallowness."
- "I eat, okay? I'm not starving."
- "Gee, sorry my weird week isn't hip enough for you."
- "I knocked over the convenience store just fine. I just got arrested trying to leave."
- "[N]othing about my chaos is random. I do things for a reason."
Trivia
- My Father, the Vampire - He's still out there somewhere. It's only a matter of time until she learns the truth. (If anyone is interested in playing him or even NPCing him down the road, I would be your biggest fan forever!)
Friends, Foes, and Acquaintances
In order of appearance (more or less)…
- Gunn - He's saved her from vampires, she repaid this by calling him a perv. That's gratitude for ya.
- Seth - He bought her some booze, so she could overlook the fact that he's kind of an ass, which led to the start of a very unlikely and very snarky friendship. Though she'd sooner die than admit it, he's saved her ass in more ways than one, not least of all letting her move in with him before the rent ran out.
- Francis - She's not sure about this one. She's even less sure after finding out he's a cop.
- Gwen - Knowing her only on sight, Moxie's seen enough to at least be curious about this particular woman.
- Celestina - Being a little too weirded out by monkey men running around the park, Mox didn't really have the chance to notice there was something a little strange about this one too.
- Colin - The man with the glowing glove. She's snagged his bag of tricks, which turned out to be a one-way ticket down the rabbit hole. When she tried to use one of his devices in her new life of crime, he called the police. And then bailed her out in apology. Now there looks to be some sort of job offer on the line.
- Groosalugg - Okay, this guy is really weird. But also pretty hot. So … it kind of balances in his favour in the end.
- Dajan - Healed Moxie from what could well have been a fatal wound, which the kid might actually realize at some point when she's not in shock.
- Dan - He also helped her out after she was hurt, which might earn him a tiny bit of grudging respect. Tiny.
- Carlton - Hi Mr. Boss-man. You're kind of crazy, but as long as you pay me, that's okay.
- Chanda - Moxie has no idea what to make of someone so, um, into that stuff. But other than the fawning over her new boss, the woman seems okay.
Hooks
- Daddy dearest - Moxie's dad is now a vampire. She doesn't yet know it. Much fun enlightenment to be had!
- Big sis - After abandoning baby sis to move upstate after a job, there's always an opening to return.
- Influence - Moxie's been left morally grey on purpose. She's young, growing desperate, and still largely oblivious about the things that go bump in the night. I'm totally open to her being influenced in any which way, so feel free to try and sway her over to the dark side… or the light side!
- Fellow poor people - As a person now left on the fringes of society, I'd love to see Mox develop a network of folks of similar social standings.
- The Fuzz - Cops and kids like her don't tend to get on so well. It would be fun to develop an antagonistic relationship along those lines.
- Caritatas - Moxie is a waitress there. Just poke if you'd like a scene!
Tunes
- Don't Let Me Get Me - Pink
- Fallen Leaves - Billy Talent
- Stupid Girl - Garbage
- Anthem Part 2 - Blink 182
- I'm Just a Kid - Simple Plan
- Mercy Me - Alkaline Trio
- Prisoner of Society - The Living End
- Prevent This Tragedy - Alkaline Trio
- Little Know It All - Iggy Pop
- Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk - Rufus Wainwright
- White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
- Still Suspicion Holds You Tight - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club