Lani Larson/3.0

Lani Larson is a character role-played by EllenLan.
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==General Description==
The "all-natural" carefree Swede, Lani Larson, has a childish demeanor and playful appearance. But not too deep beneath the soft-spoken voice and whimsical presentation, a whole bunch of emotional issues can be found. Impulsive behavior, a short fuse, and a twisted misconception of consequences often lands her in dangerous and/or quite awkward situations. Her aversion to soap, and tendency to smell and taste other people have given her quite a feral reputation. The blonde tangled hair on her head has always been kept short for convenience's sake.
Over the years however, Lani has become slightly more domesticated. In her futile attempts to find love, she has forced herself to be more hygienic, wear more stylish clothes, use makeup, and even allowed Dimitri Barkov to pour acid all over her body, burning away all of her thick body hair. However, old habits die hard, and beneath the now "clean" exterior her true feral self can still be found.
Lani Larson can often be seen representing her home country and with her heavy accent preach Norse pagan beliefs. It's quite clear to anyone who meets her, or catches a glimpse of her vehicles that she truly cherishes and embodies her origin.
==Background Information==
Lani is the middle-child and was raised in a rural town with a very limited exposure to the outside world. Her life growing up revolved mostly around her siblings, and surviving the harsh upbringing that her parents thought necessary for their kids to grow strong. She was taught the importance of being independent and self-reliant at an early age, and often had to fight her three brothers and her three sisters for the food that they acquired.
With her father being more of a stern teacher, than an affectionate force in her life, and her siblings being the competition, it was up to her mother to teach her about empathy. But her mother, who was a devoted practitioner of Norse paganism unfortunately had more interest in passing on her beliefs than helping the troubled daughter dealing with her overwhelming emotions. Lani left her childhood home without really understanding the basic ins and outs of interacting with other people.
Facing adulthood, Lani moved out and moved on from the lush Swedish forest she had grown up in. She quickly realized however, that her quirks were frowned upon in the more civilized society, and she felt alienated by her own people. After a few years she had gotten more than enough of the mundane everyday life of Sweden. Driven by these frustrations she instead moved to Los Santos seeking adventure and self-fulfillment in a world that would hopefully offer something more exciting.
==Momentous Dates within the Government==
===Police Dispatch===
Rank 	Insignia	Note 	Date
Administrative Assistant	- 	Hired as an Admin Assistant for SDSO	July 21st, 2022
Administrative Assistant	- 	Resigned 	May 19th, 2023
==Plotlines==
Humble Beginnings  
Lani arrived to Los Santos on Monday, June 7, 2021. But being all alone in the big frightening city had the young woman trembling in her small Alta Street apartment. Utterly broke and alone, only the dream of being appreciated and loved kept her going. Los Santos living was nothing like the small-town life she had grown up with. Lani’s obvious lack of social skills was her biggest obstacle, and to survive in her new environment, she knew that she would have to adapt. That’s when she started to study the people around her, sometimes from afar with binoculars, other times, getting far too intimate, shuffling up close to strangers to smell their scent.
Having grown up in an outdoorsy family, and raised by her survival-crazed father, Lani already knew everything that she needed to know when it came to surviving in the wilderness, but the big city was a completely different beast. The Swedish woman spent months looking for a stable income. Her chance for a job at Maldini's Pizzeria was quickly shut down, as Lani would refuse to wash her hands before preparing the food. It wasn’t until she spent some time outside of the city that Lani would find the solution to her monetary problems. She secured a significant income by purchasing a spacious Sandking (nicknamed the IKEA-mobile) and regularly poaching protected wildlife. Having been taught by her father from an early age, handling a rifle was not an issue, and taking the life of another living creature had never been a problem in the first place.
Hunting for Friends  
At this point Lani was still feeling quite lonely. So, her solution was to “hunt” down some friends. Walking the streets, she preyed on people who seemed more accepting of her undeniable lack of boundaries. She made sure that they were impressionable enough to do whatever she asked of them. These people often had their own fair share of problems, but that just made it easier for her to manipulate them. Her first real close friends in the city were Knate Anker and Barclay Castro. To her own surprise, feigning empathy, and leading people on with empty promises came quite naturally to her.
The more injustice that Lani got away with, the more comfortable she got with being a manipulative and pathological liar. She would often stir drama, snitch to the cops, and spread rumors about others for her own gain. But more often than not would she end up tangled in her own lies. Her kind first impression made it easy for her to make friends, but her abusive behavior scared them off just as fast. Ultimately not even her closest friends felt like that they could trust her anymore, so one by one they disappeared from her life. That's when Lani's search for love and purpose in life would take an unexpected turn.
Finding her North Star  
Returning from a dark market job, Lani was driving the IKEA-mobile down Rockford Drive. Her car was packed with illegal goods obtained from her criminal escapades. There was a home invasion in progress and multiple police cars were circling the area. Lani understandably got very nervous and slowed down the car to a crawl. Out of nowhere, a stern heroic voice informed her to “Move along!”
That’s when she looked over and saw an incredibly handsome officer in his best years wearing a pair of wicked looking shades. The officer in question was Ernest Kaminski and to Lani it had been love at first sight. Driving away from the encounter, she realized how lucky she had been to get away with all of the illegal goods in the back of her car, and pondered on the command that she had been given. His words had touched her soul, and the delusional woman knew then and there that it was time for her to “Move along!” and move on with her life. Once again attempting to start anew in the chaotic city, but this time, with a brightly shining north star guiding her way. Lani no longer felt neither lost nor scared, for she was convinced that one day she would possess the heart of Kaminski, and then she would never have to feel alone ever again.
Unforseen Kinship  
Tracking down Ernest Kaminski to the Senora Desert Sheriff's Office, Lani somehow, despite lacking any prior knowledge of janitorial work, managed to bluff herself in and get hired as a janitor there. She officially joined the SDSO on July 21st 2022. Her new job allowed her to get closer to Kaminski than she could ever had dreamed of. But working alongside the cops didn’t only give her opportunities to fish for details about her alleged "future husband", but it also gave her a new purpose in life.
The office quickly became a retreat and sanctuary from her previous criminal lifestyle. Her effort at keeping the place tidy and snug were appreciated by the deputies, and her insistent gossiping wasn’t frowned upon. What had started as a con had somehow turned into a legitimate part of her life. At long last, Lani felt like she had found kinship. And while most deputies agreed that she was a socially awkward oddball, they all seemed to accept her place within their department. During this time Lani grew particularly close to Philomena Hawthorne, Kraven MacRae, and Rose Rhodes, all whom at the time were cadets in the department.
Lani Larson’s love for the department and its’ employees grew stronger every passing day. Leaving her life of crime behind, she fully mantled the role as a sentry and janitor of the office, vowing to protect her new home and family with her life. Her loyalty and consistent presence in the building gave her a reputation as a pet, or a gargoyle (as she was often seen attentively gazing down from the roof). And while her stalker-like behaviour concerned outsiders, most members of the SDSO quickly realized that it was simply the strange woman’s way of looking out for her family.
The Downfall  
After working for the Senora Desert Sheriff's Office as an administrative assistant for five months. Silas Grimmer and Roy Armstrong had both approached her about trying her hand at being a police cadet. Her good behaviour and loyalty to the department was finally being rewarded . However, shortly after meeting (and falling in love with) the newly hired janitor Dimitri Barkov, it was clear that fate had a different plan in store for her. Dimitri proved to be a dangerous man with a dark past and a long rap sheet.
Subjected to some of Dimitri's more sinister habits, Lani started to lose control of her life. Her wild side was finally being reawakened and after hooking up with Dimitri, Lani found herself falling back into her old criminal habits. All while doing drugs and changing almost everything about herself to meet her new boyfriend's expectations.
The April 18th 2023, Lani, Dimitri and Massimo Gossimer were all arrested and sent to jail for their unlawful rehabilitation attempt of Philomena Hawthorne's addiction to lean. The three were given the name "the Goon Squad" by Silas Grimmer and while they weren't fired from the SDSO, it would come to send Lani down a path of no return.
Homeless  
Lani, Dimitri Barkov and Massimo Gossimer bonded over their suspension from the SDSO and their mutual dreams of one day becoming corrupt law enforcement officers. During their time away from the office however, they found alternative ways of making money. One of their ventures was together with Dimitri’s adoptive daughter Petunia Brookshire, and deputy Kraven MacRae. They started a fraudulent raffle with the prize being Dimitri’s van and a date (as well as a potential marriage) with Lani.
Following the suspension, Silas Grimmer informed Lani that the only reason that Senora Goon Squad hadn’t been fired was because of Philomena Hawthorne’s wish to give them another chance. Lani however felt unappreciated and betrayed by the entire department, whom she considered her family. Combined with a failed crime expungement process, her dreams of ever becoming a deputy were rapidly deteriorating. And while she was welcomed back to work as a janitor in the office, she would never again be able to feel at home there.
Being shunned from the place she had considered her sanctuary for the last eight months; she ventured out back into the city once again in search for purpose. That’s when she found a partner in crime in Kitt Catsworth, a stray cat looking for an owner. Together they reveled in criminal activities and the income that they made from it. They vowed to one day buy a home together, so that they no longer would have to be homeless.
The Goon Squad  
Over the coming months Lani, Dimitri Barkov, and Massimo Gossimer became an established trouble-making trio within the Senora Desert Sheriff's Office. They would haze new hires of the office, trying to get them to join the Senora Goon Squad as well as make them confess their darkest secrets on tape. Amongst these hires were Bruce Collins and Ross Adams. The aforementioned recordings, referred to as “Goon audition tapes” – were basically just a form of blackmail and would later come to cause quite a stir within the department.
While most of the department were very vocal of their dislike of the Goon Squad, a few took a liking to their dedication to the office. The head administrative-assistant Wally McGillicutty returned from a LOA to help steer the Goons in the right direction. Wally, together with Silas Grimmer managed to fast-forward an expungement-process with the Department of Justice in order for the three Goons to be able to start the process of becoming cadets. During this time, Silas, Philomena Hawthorne, Jeffrey Price, Neil McReal, Michael Pike, and Lei Sanya did their best in preparing them for their cadet phase. This included taking them on ride-alongs and inviting them to the Burglary Task Force mini-academy.
The Fish That Got Away  
Coming Soon.
==Trivia & Quotes==
===Trivia=== 
*Has promised Jeffrey Price to name her first born child after him for sneaking her into Ernest Kaminski's apartment.
*Has a bullet hole in her skull from being shot by William Gunner at a SDSO meeting.
*Is the adoptive owner of Kitt Catsworth.
*Has failed the crime expungement program twice.
*Has almost no remaining body hair follicles after being bathed in acid by Dimitri Barkov.
===Quotes=== 
*"I would never."
*"Live, laugh, Lani."
*"You will always be my best friend, even if you die." — to Philomena Hawthorne.
*"I will always love you, even if you die." — to basically anyone.
*"It's just like in Romeo and Juliet!"
*"Back in my country..."
*"... it's a Swedish thing."
*"Puss puss!"
* ♫ "Homini homini honi." ♫ — Lani's prayer.
*"Do you want me to euthanize them?" — whenever someone gets even the slightest injury.
==Gallery==