Burdine the Hedgehog

(Trigger warning; This article has small references to eating disorder behavior and Burdine enabling them towards her daughter, Becky. If you are not comfortable reading about such things, I suggest you stop now while you still have the chance!)
*(Full) Name: Bailey "Burdine" Miriam Torrence
*Age: 45
*Gender: Female
*Species: Hedgehog
*Alignment: Neutral Evil
*Relationship Status: Single
*Fur Color: White and tan
*Hair Color: Blonde
*Eye Color: Blue
*Likes: TBA
*Dislikes: TBA
*Romantic Interests: N/A
Burdine Torrence is the founder, and owner of the high fashion line known as Mere de Rose, and she has dubbed herself the Queen of Pink, a title that the fashion world seems to respect and favor. She's also the mother of the bratty rich blonde teen Becky Torrence.
==Appearance==
Burdine Torrence is a tall, thin hedgehog with dark blue eyes and white fur. Her arms, chest/stomach, inner ears, and muzzle are all a pale tan color. She has long, pale curly blonde hair usually parted down the middle in front of her face, while the rest is held back in a ponytail topped with a tiara/crown-like hair accessory. Her hair (when not in the aforementioned ponytail) rests somewhere below het buttocks.
==Backstory==
First off, Burdine isn't her birth name. Her original name was Bailey, and she used to live in a middle of nowhere town by the name of Barley. Her classmates seemed to enjoy mixing the two names by 'accident.' A joke that got old quickly as Bailey got older. She lived there with her crude aunt, and two cousins who went out of their way to remind her that she was nothing more than a burden to the three. School wasn't much better, as the frumpy, blonde hedgehog was tormented by her cousins and their friends day in and day out. Bailey was miserable, no matter where she went, but there was one thing that made her truly happy; Fashion. Bailey wasn't confident enough to wear fashionable clothes with the measly allowance she was given, but she did save up cash for art supplies in order to design and create her dream outfits. She would day dream on end during every class period about watching celebrities model her dresses on the red carpet...Of course, everyone told her that this dream was a worthless one to begin with. Whenever teachers caught her designing clothes, they'd snatch her sketchbook and throw it in the trash for everyone to laugh at. Her cousins constantly raided her room to destroy what little fashion ideas she had laying around, destroying weeks if not months of hard work.
"You cant even dress yourself! What makes you think you can dress OTHER people?"
Bailey had had enough of their torment. Cutting off everyone from her life, she put all of her time and effort into school work, and improving her fashionista skills. By the end of her high school career, she had surpassed all of her hick classmates and become the highest ranking student in her entire tiny school. She even watched her cousins flunk their senior year and be grounded because of it by her aunt. This was just the first step. People attempted to be nice to her AFTER seeing her worth, but it was too late. She left town within a few months of turning 18 and was on her way to the big city to follow her dreams...by attending an expensive art school on her own dime.
At first, it was weird. So much freedom, and no one looking down on her. Well, that second part was sort of untrue. There were other stuck up fashion students who scoffed at the frumpy girl, but that was just another thing she had to change. First things first, Bailey was NOT the name of a famous fashion designer. She went with Burdine because she felt that it sounded powerful and unique. Second, she got a job at a local fashion retailer in order to take notes, get paid to afford food and necessities, and to get inspiration. All of the constant motion and a tight schedule inspired Burdine to pursue her dream even harder. Sure, there were students who befriended her out of the gate, but she didn't spend much time hanging out with classmates.
As time passed, and Burdine went into her junior year, she started to look a lot more like her present day self. She was becoming confident, but still easy to piss off because of such torment in her childhood. Then came the Kingston Scholarship Program. Maria Kingston, a beloved actress with a heart of gold, loved donating cash to inspiring young people to follow their dreams, and she would take their creations and show them to the world. The last person she helped was now working in film and writing their second script after getting exceptionally good reviews on their project for a film festival. Burdine knew that the only way to put everyone to shame that offended her, and to prove them wrong, was to get that scholarship. But competition was tough, and she was starting to lose hope...until one class. Maria made a surprise visit to the school and walked around to view everyone's works, and students swarmed the celebrity while Burdine waited patiently. Maria wondered over and smiled, "Oh how gorgeous! Confident and saucy! But...why no color?"
"Color theory hasn't always been my strong suit..." Burdine admitted.
"Oh, why not pink? That's my favorite color." The celebrity offered.
And that was it. Click, like a light bulb going off. Burdine worked her ass off for the next month. Barely any sleep, food, or rest until she was done with her creations, and showed them to Maria and her classmates. Guess who won? Burdine of course! Her classmates were floored as the hedgehog stood tall and grinned at them. The celebrity would have a custom fitting with Burdine in tow, and Maria wore the gorgeous pink mermaid gown to a movie premiere she was invited to. Burdine skyrocketed into stardom, and it would only get better. At her graduation, she gave a speech about not letting people put you down, and to follow your dreams no matter what. And guess who was in attendance? Her family, of course. Who begged to be let back into her life. She publicly shamed them all, even pointing out how they claimed she wouldn't be anything. Her father was in attendance, and seemed to be the most hurt, while her mother was nowhere to be found. Sure, some say it was harsh, but that was the start of a new Burdine. Burdine Torrence. Queen of Pink. Queen of The Malibu Barbie aesthetic. And she was here to stay.
Burdine went on to found her fashion line, Mere De Rose, and celebrities came streaming in, along with interns from her old fashion school. Some made it through, others were sent home crying. But everyone could agree that Mere de Rose was the place to be...and then came Jeffrey. Jeffrey was a minor actor that Maria had referred casting directors to for larger roles, and she introduced Jeffrey to Burdine. Like any irresponsible couple, the two hit it off and were married within two years...and then it all screeched to a halt. Burdine was more concerned about her work than her marriage, and Jeffrey genuinely wanted to get her to open up for him, but she just came off as a rude, mean, cold, work oriented bitch. Her past trauma and skyrocketing success had turned her into a complete monster. After much counseling and such, it seemed that they were at the end of their rope...and then Burdine got pregnant.
The two of them hoped that having a kid was going to save their marriage...But as most people with common sense would know, children. DO NOT. Save the marriage. Burdine was more of a raging bitch than usual while carrying Becky, and once she was finally born, Burdine filed for divorce, coming up with excuses and paying off her ex husband to get him to leave her alone. A couple cool million dollars, and the man agreed to the terms, as long as he got to see his daughter, who...was more like her mom than he thought.
==Personality==
Burdine, as you can imagine, is a catty and cold business woman. She's very vindictive and eagerly mean, and rarely passes up the opportunity to exact revenge on others. She's usually eager to humiliate and abuse interns, who will do anything in order to be hired and work for her and her brand. She doesn't associate with any lower class people, as she sees her old self in them, and hates anything that reminds her of her traumatic and sad child/teen years. She feels that in order to keep from having history repeat itself, she must be on the defensive and treat everyone like a threat, even if it means being rude, dismissive, and disrespectful. She's always eager to brag about her daughter to others, but in private chastises her child on any flaws she can find. After all, if Becky looks bad, then she's making her mother look bad! Burdine is also highly critical, tearing down the designs of her lowly interns and using whatever means possible to point out the flaws in anything, and anyone, not just her daughter. 
Burdine also made her daughter Becky thoroughly believe that it was Jeffrey who ruined their marriage. She fills her daughters head with bad ideas and feelings for her dad, to the point where Becky just sees the man as a living piggy bank who's attending medical school to get away from the drama of Hollywood and celebrity life.
==Powers, Abilities, Skills==
Burdine is just an average Mobian and does not possess any fighting prowess. As for skills, she's extremely resourceful when it comes to making clothes, organizing things, and plotting her next move. Whether it be planning for her next runway shoot, or running her gigantic fashion line, she's always making sure she knows what's going on 24/7.
==Quotes==
"Darling, what are you wearing? It makes you look horribly chubby."
"ICK. Lay off of the McDonalds dear, I don't want to get you any plastic surgery before 20. Hang onto those looks while you still have the chance."
"Sweetheart, I can see what you had for breakfast this morning, have you been exercising like I said?"
"Oh good HEAVENS, what are these rags? Sweetheart, Goodwill is NOT a good look!" 
==Trivia==
* Burdine is inspired by the main antagonist from the animated TV show Bratz!
* In terms of her vibe, she was inspired by both Birdine Maxwell (The Bratz) franchise, and Cruella DeVil (Disney).
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