[quote=@OneWayOut]
Val is not that hard of a person to understand. She's not mysterious or closed off, rather she is an open book. She is never afraid to speak her mind and hardly keeps secrets. She believes that knowledge and information should be shared and is a firm believer in protecting those who cannot protect themselves. She's is kind enough, not overly friendly but not a pain to be around. Her voice and demeanor might come across as nonchalant or bored depending on the topic. She can be quite the stubborn person. She doesn't easily let somebody persuade her, as she is the kind of person that first wants to see something with her own eyes before believing it. Though she doesn't judge people for their beliefs or what others say, she judges strongly based on actions. And if she disagrees with somebody, she let's them know it. She has never been afraid to speak her mind in fear of hurting someone’s feelings and she isn’t above tossing a snarky remark or two when/if the situation calls for it. The majority of her repertoire consists of sarcastic comments or jokes accompanied by a sardonic smirk or raising of an eyebrow. She has been called cold more than a few times, but only because has extremely selective empathy, being that she cannot bring herself to understand the ridiculous reasons which cause a great deal of upset and alarm to most people. She sometimes speaks in a crude manner, using curse words to emphasize her points, resulting in mixed reactions from people. On the other hand, she is normally a kind enough. Wise, though a tad bit young at heart, she is someone who would make for a good person to talk to about anything.
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She doesn't strike me as someone Mari would hate, but she doesn't strike me as someone Mari would go out of her way to interact with. I'm sure they're friendly towards each other but that'd be about the extent of the relationship.