Rose Marie Williams

"I still can't believe you're really here... I mean, that Aliens are really visiting Earth. It's like seeing a fairy and knowing it's real." - Vol. 3, Chapter 10, P.293
Rose Marie Williams (also known as Rose) is a New York City Police Department Receptionist and Grey abductee. The series depicts her discovery of extraterrestrial life and her journey to uncover the secrets of the past as she develops a growing relationship with smiling Grey Hue, and figures out her relationship with her on-again, off-again longterm boyfriend Roger Copley. As one of Trying Human's co-protagonists, Rose currently appears in all six volumes as of July 2020.
==Early Life==
Rose was born to Fatima and Jacob Williams and raised in rural New York State on the Williams' family farm. After her mother left when she was a small child, Rose was raised singularly as an only child where she has fond memories of visiting the local beaches with her Father before his depression and alcoholism worsened. Rose was added to the Grey Abduction Programme after her mother left and was consequently taken each month by Shade. It was at High School where she met Roger whom she has been dating on and off for several years. 
As a half - nordic, Rose was born with Blonde hair but upon reaching sexual maturity at 13 her hair changed to red to signal her fertility. Other than her hair being able to grow quickly, Rose developed no other Nordic abilities. 
After she completed High School, Rose left her farm to live in New York City with Roger and found employment at the City's Police Department as a receptionist but for the last two years has also been living off her father's inheritance. In her spare time, Rose enjoys reading and sewing. 
==Abductions and Meeting Hue==
Rose has been abducted by Shade multiple times for several years, suffering from nosebleeds and memory loss after being returned. Her earliest abduction puts her in High School and both she and Roger were taken during their prom. According to Rose, her nosebleeds began when her mother disappeared, indicating that the abductions have occurred since she was a child.
The constant nosebleeds were a common nuisance, though they often caused Rose to be late to work. The memory loss, however, caused Rose to become more concerned. She remained unaware of the abductions until she visited a therapist, Dr. Freemont, who specialized in sleep disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder. Dr. Freemont suggests hypnosis, which causes Rose to vividly remember the events from her last abduction, including Hue. Dr. Freemont gives her the address of a group known as "Alien Abductees Anonymous"; Rose laughs it off, though Dr. Freemont insists they may be able to help.
Back at her apartment, Rose scoffs at the thought of going to the AAA meeting, convincing herself that it was all just a silly dream. Later that night, Hue abducts Rose under the influence of a Screen Memory. Rose believes herself to be in a splendid dream, but Hue loses control and Rose awakens on the ship and tries to flee. She meets Phillis for the first time who guides her towards a teleport and nearly falls to her death until Hue manages to save her and gently lowers her back to her apartment. The encounter leaves Rose confused; Hue is smitten.
A few days later, with the help of Quazky and a pendant with the ability to turn the wearer human, Hue visits Rose at her apartment. Though suspicious, Rose allows "the one that smiles" inside. Unfortunately, Rose becomes angry when Hue brings up the abduction program. Quazky storms in to rescue Hue, only to hit his pendant, turning him back into a Reptoid; Rose faints.
After meeting Hue for a second time, Rose decides to give AAA a try. Unfortunately, the group is unhelpful and unable to provide any answers; instead she is rudely kicked out when they don't believe her. Rose leaves in tears, calling it a "stupid idea" in the first place. While stopping in an alley, Rose meets Phillis again. Though Phillis is rather unhelpful as well, she tells Rose she is lonely and isn't trying to make fun of her. Rose perks up, but before she can say anything, Phillis disappears. On her way home, she bumps into a co-worker, Margot, who notices the AAA card.
The next day, at work, Rose finds that Margot replaced a picture of Roger with a sketch of an alien. Though Margot says it was just a silly joke, Rose becomes very aggravated. To make matters worse, she was late, again, and the station fires her. Later that day, she is visited again by Hue and Quazky. Rose decides to go out with Hue, but tells Quazky he's not invited. The two end up spending several hours together.
Rose is now completely aware of the existence of aliens and tries to deal with this new found knowledge as best as she can. Thankfully, she has Hue to help her adjust to the change.
==Relationships==
====Hue====
Rose is Hue's first and only human contact, and the closest thing he has to a friend outside of Quazky. Hue is the only Grey she is willing to trust, his compassion and friendly demeanor a stark contrast to his fellow Grey's. Rose and Hue began a friendship. When Hue visited Rose again she offered to take him to the beach and during their time together got to know each other a little better. Hue has an obvious romantic interest in Rose, something Rose can not see. 
Quazky
Rose is both disgusted and afraid of Quazky due to his rude behavior and attitude towards her. The two frequently banter and insult one another. Little has changed in their relationship since first meeting.
Longus
Upon meeting Longus, Rose blushed and seemed to develop a slight crush on him. Longus, who until Rose started to flirt with him, was unaware of this just as Rose remains unaware of Longus' budding relationship with Don. However, on realizing Rose was interested in him, he put her off by saying "Trust me, I'm not your type."
Roger
Rose has known Roger since at least High School and has been dating since then. Twenty-seven at the start of the story, Roger is a few years older then Rose and have had an on again off again relationship. Since Roger's transfer to Majestic 12, Rose has had virtually no contact with Roger save for one hastily made phone call. The status of their relationship remains unknown.
Shade
Having remembered Shade from her past abductions, Rose is seen to be understandably scared of Shade in her natural form. However, once Shade is wearing her circuit Rose tends to relax slightly, but still has a distrustful attitude towards her. It appears that throughout the years she's abducted Rose, Shade grew possessive feelings towards herhttp://tryinghuman.com/comic.php?id=636. She has intense jealousy of Rose and Hue's relationship, and has been erasing their memories of each otherhttp://tryinghuman.com/comic.php?id=637.
==References==
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