Louis Bloom/Relationships

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==Relationships==
===Family===
Lily Bloom (Wife)
Louis and Lily Bloom, formerly known as Pond, have been married for years.
Amber † & Clint Bloom (Parents)
Bloom has an upsetting family history.
He has made it clear that his father, Clint, was abusive, alluding to a turbulent and "very eventful" childhood and describing each day as having been "fear" and "hiding." Occasionally, Louis will drop tidbits about the abuse he suffered into conversation, often creating a somewhat awkward and uncomfortable atmosphere. He has described his father's physically violent behaviour as including beating his late mother, Amber, and putting cigarettes out on Louis' arms and other easily accessible parts of his body. Clint also maintained that he loved his victims in spite of his actions, which has resulted in his son having a strong aversion to the term. Clint also forced Louis to finish all the food on his plate regardless of how he was feeling.
Bloom has gone to therapy to work through this trauma, where his therapist made him aware that what happened to him in his childhood was not, in fact, normal. Through therapy, he has become fairly well-adjusted and does not take his feelings out on those around him, though he still carries shame and disappointed in his younger self for not being able to stand up for and protect his motherClip: Louis speaks to his childhood self.
Louis does not have any siblings, to his knowledge.
Catherine Cuddlepuff (God-daughter)
To his surprise, Louis was recruited to play godfather to Catherine by his friend and colleague Jessie "Nova" Gallagah in December, 2023 after she admitted that she didn't think she could "do this" on her own, and insisting that they "have to save her"Clip: Bloom becomes a godfather.
Incredulous, Bloom asked Catherine if she wanted to be in Gallagah's care, to which she responded that she "never said no" and "[felt] great with the care." He was then charged with assigning her a 'quest' to complete, which he promptly used as an opportunity to encourage his new god-daughter to take care of herself by going to get some food.
Louis anticipated that his new relative was "gonna be a pain in [his] ass," and upon expressing some hesitation to agree to the job, Gallagah lamented that he'd "already been appointed the position" regardless.
===Friends===
The Girlies (Friend Group)
This budding friend group came together after Louis connected with some new friends he'd met while responding to an alleged kidnapping involving two women and a pair of law enforcement agents on January 24th, 2024.
Diana Blackwood and Lucy "Lulu" Sharpe were supposedly summoned to the Federal Investigation Bureau by FIB Director Bench Guy and Deputy Randy Wrangler, having been offered $5 million "compensation" and a cheeseburger in return for answering some questions as part of the FIB's secret experimental efforts to force recall of memories from an alternate timeline. This incident was reported as a kidnapping by Aiden Harrow, and Bloom responded to the scene. After Louis questioned the ladies about this situation, the three expressed appreciation for each other's time and assistance before dipping into a more personal conversation. Lulu asked about Bloom's availability for a hang out and if they could be friends, resulting in exchanging of phone numbers and chitchat. Louis was glad to have made some new friends outside of his workplace; ones he could be sure weren't just humoring him because he was their boss.
Later that day, Bloom called Lulu and Diana to seek their companyClip: Louis asks Diana for a 'girls night'Clip: Bloom is pleasantly surprised that Lulu wants to hang out after having been encouraged to spend more time off duty by therapist Sylvia Lipschitz. Despite his timid request for a "girls night" and subsequent hanging up on them for fear of having embarrassed himself, the two called Louis back and organised to pick him up. After being joined by a handful of others, including Alfie Pepperdale and Jessica Halley, the group hung out at the Roach Motel and enjoyed their time together, which Bloom described as the "best night ever," and Jessica commented would be the "first of many girlie nights."
The next day, Lulu and Jessica called looking for Louis, who invited them to join him in his therapy session with Quimbley Hayabusa along with his colleagues Lana Gray and Sloan Morgan. When they arrived, Bloom introduced the group enthusiastically as his "new friends [he] made yesterday, bar Johnathan" who he emphasised that he hates. Johnathan Sterling had been present at the police scene where Bloom, Lulu, and Diana first met, and had commented that Louis "ruined" their night, which he didn't take well. Since then, Johnathan has been a source of constant frustration for BloomClip: Louis is fed up with Johnathan. In spite of this, Johnathan still offers affection and support, much to Louis' chagrinClip: Johnathan bids farewell to his best friend BloomClip: Johnathan gives Louis an invisible crown.
Following the therapy session, Bloom created a group text chat named 'Girlies (NO JONATHAN)' so the friend group could keep in contact without the looming annoyance of Johnathan.
The Girlies were some of the few people to check in on Louis while he was hospitalised, texting to ask if he was okay and send well-wishes. This was very much appreciated by Bloom, and led him to reflect on the lack of enthusiastic support and expressions of care from others in his life such as his colleagues. Even after he returned and got busy with work, they would still call and text to check in and offer emotional support and commiserationClip: The Girlies are there for Bloom.
Monroe Grier (Doctor Friend)
Doctor Monroe is concerned about Bloom's blood pressure, and encourages him to relax.
On March 9th, 2024, Louis gave Monroe his phone number upon request so she could text him reminders to breathe and calm down. She expressed her intention to make contact multiple times per day. He received the first messsage only 30 or so minutes later, directing him to "find a quiet spot, close [his] eyes and take four deep breaths." He diligently complied, walking away from the police scene he was attending and breathing in through his nose and out through his mouth as instructed.
Mickey Faraday (Bestie)
Mickey is saved under the name "Bestie" in Bloom's phone.
She believes that Louis looks like a particular cat, and texts him pictures of it enthusiastically espousing their similarities.
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In April of 2024, she suggested that she and the Blooms go on a camping trip together.
Moxy Maddox (Friend)
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Sloan Morgan (Bestie)
As colleagues and friends, Sloan and Bloom get along very well. Sloan has attended one of Louis' therapy sessions, offering support and relating to his struggles.
In their capacity as police, the two enjoy going undercover together. In the personas they adopted to blend in with the citizens and criminals of San Andreas, they play pretend at a violent, misogynistic relationship. Travis and Kim, the characters they enact when undercover, are exeptionally toxic towards each other and often end up screaming at and punching each other in public. The blatant disrespect they have for one other is very evident to those around them, and both Sloan and Bloom enjoy portraying such extreme and absurd roles.
For Bloom, acting as Travis is an easy task, given the exposure he's had in his past to abusive relationships via his parents. He and Sloan swap parts so each get the opportunity to play victim and persecutor.
"I worship the ground you walk on, my queen!" — Louis Bloom as subservient Travis to Sloan Morgan as Kim
Louis suspects that Sloan only goes undercover with him as a means to enjoy being treated poorly, as they often struggle to get any actual policework done while in the roles of Travis and Kim.
===Colleagues===
Bob Smith (Boss)
As a result of tensions arising from differing expectations about the practicalities of his role in LSSD Command, Bloom and Department of Public Safety Director Bob Smith have clashed somewhat.
Louis has taken this issue to therapy with him, venting about how Bob "treats [him] like shit". Bob expects to be brought more issues whereas Bloom expects to act as a filter for his boss, only allowing the most important and relevant issues to flow through. Given his style of leadership is fairly self-sufficient and informed by experience, Louis doesn't feel the need to run every issue by the Director, and even when he does he receives a negative response, like being asked why he isn't dealing with the issue himself given his position as a Sergeant. Bob seems to simultaneously criticise Bloom for both his independence and going out of his way to communicate.
In his frustration, Bloom has suggested to his colleagues that any time he yells at them is directly because of Bob. Louis also recommended Bob for a demotion right in front of him after being criticised by him for not using the promotion recommendation sheet.
In March of 2024, Louis accpeted Diana Blackwood's help with improving his relationship with Bob Smith. She started coming on ridealongs with him while on duty and noting down information to use in communication with the Police Director. The end goal is to create a monthly powerpoint to facilitate regular communication between Bob and Bloom, in hopes that this method will avoid the usual pitfalls of their conflict.
On April 18th, 2024, Bob told Louis that he had heard his name come up a lot lately. He described Bloom as reminding him of Randy Wrangler, albeit "smarter about it", and potentially being the type to "push buttons", "rock the boat", and "toe the line". Louis responded to this expressing his willingness to "hash out" such concerns and figure out where they're coming from. Bob warned him to be careful about his contentious actions, lest he be targeted or give the police force as a whole a bad name. The two agreed that Louis' actions are more heavily scrutinised than others', and the latter assured his boss that he would do his best to reduce the amount of complaints or drama he causes in future.
"I don't sit around 10-7 at Jerry Callow's house for hours on end; I go out there and I do work." — Louis Bloom to Bob Smith
Connie McDowell (Colleague)
Lieutenant Connie McDowell and Louis Bloom work together in the Los Santos Sheriff's Department and get along very well.
In early March, the two both independently picked the other as tentative runningmates for the positions of Sheriff and UndersheriffClip: Bloom talks to Connie about his campaign for Sheriff, each comfortable with taking either of the two ranks. Connie's dream is to occupy the top job as a figurehead, while her undersheriff would be a more active leaderClip: Bloom and Connie discuss their future ranks. She thinks that Louis would be a perfect pick for either job, saying he would "make a fucking great Sheriff" and describing him as "the greatest wall [she] could ever ask for as a Sheriff, to make sure nothing ever reached [her]." Bloom knew this was her plan and was happy with the idea of them sharing power regardless of who took which rank, commenting that the community cares for her enough, and surprisingly also himself, that she'd easily win over the popular vote.
Lana Gray-Quinn (Protégé)
Lana is Bloom's right hand in the Del Perro Police Department.
"I can always trust your hand in DP" — Louis Bloom to Lana Gray-Quinn
J.R. Nixon (Colleague, Frenemy?)
Nixon and Bloom are known to swing between bantering and butting heads. In May of 2024, the two have been pulling each other over while on duty to try and press petty chargesClip: Bloom secures evidence against NixonClip: Louis avoids the consequences of Nixon's observant eyes, even resulting in arguing the point in the court of law. However, Bloom is now trying to get back on Nixon's good side to get his motor certification, after which he plans on going back to being enemies.
===Enemies===
Jim Griefer (Nuisance)
Jim is a homeless man whose presence is a thorn in Bloom's side.
For a week or two in late February/early March 2024, Jim set up camp outside Louis and his wife's camper van, leaving trash strewn around and causing general discontent. He has since moved on to harass Frank Jenkins at his home.
Daisy Bennett (Stalker)
Daisy is currently stalking Louis. She somehow procured his real phone number, despite the decoy of his MDW profile listing his number as 911, and reminded him about their tentatively scheduled coffee dateClip: Daisy calls about a coffee date. She's under the impression that he wants to play hard to get and sneak around with her behind his wife's back.
The two first met on February 28th when Daisy walked up to Sergeant Bloom and asked him for a ridealong so she could "shoot stuff". After a conversation about her dealings with notorious pain in the ass Jordan Steele, Daisy asked Louis out for coffeeClip: Daisy asks Louis out.
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