Kelly Rousseau

"What a smug little shit"

Noisy Jackal

Harmonica

Orion Valentine

Highlight Shadow Silver Star

Percy 'the Pimp'

Eileen

Aren Badjoy

> "I forgot the fuzzy cuffs for our randez-vous, a shame isn't it?~"
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> — Kelly teasing a caught criminal
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Kelly is a French police officer, of a cadet rank, who found herself searching for a troublesome gangster in the Gray Zone. She's a minor character, and a fresh blood in the Zone. As of now she doesn't have a gang, except for a small group of people she met along her way.

## Appearance

Kelly is a rather short girl, being roughly 170cm tall. She wears a protective vest over a dark hoodie with short sleeves and a yellow hood. The vest is filled with symbols and patterns drawn by herself. Her arms are covered with arm wraps. Black shorts and high socks partially cover a flower-patterned tattoo on her right leg. She's usually wearing white sneakers.

## Backstory

#### The Wild Youth

Kelly was born in France, in the region of Brittany. She grew as every other kid would — enjoying playing with her friends and with a heavy disdain for homework, with getting grounded for forgetting to do the dishes as a cherry on top. However, she had a fascination for rowdy activities. Football or playing war were a lot more thrilling to her than say needlework. That however, wasn’t content with her parents, who had a more traditional way to educate their only daughter.

The girl was sent to a posh high-school where she wasn't looked upon very nicely, neither by her peers nor teachers, which helped to tame her temperament to a large extent. However it would soon change — Kelly was late for her class again, and to make matters worse she didn't have her uniform, again. To mock the girl's unresponsible behavior, the teacher seated her next to a new exchange student nicknamed Harmonica. During and after the class the Aussie would make fun of her, which is where their friendship, and the girl's wild youth started. Influenced by her new friend, Kelly dyed her hair for the first time and after some convincing she started skipping classes more often, which impacted her grades. This didn't go unnoticed by her parents of course, but his time, she wouldn't let others tame her.

Time passed, and after much debating, and even more slammed doors, Kelly was allowed to enroll in a military school, with the prospect of joining the police. “To serve the people”, merely an excuse of course, which proved sufficient to appease her conservative father. In reality, she wanted to do things her own rowdy way, and most importantly, without her parents' constant interference. Being a stay-at-home mom was as exciting as watching grass grow. What is there to it?

#### Working at the police

Unfortunately for Kelly, the girl's first years as a police officer were rather uneventful, which wasn’t what she hoped for. If she would go out on an action, a young cadet would end up as someone’s second hand, which wasn’t thrilling at all. It was still better than doing paperwork, but it was mundane nonetheless. Carry this, check these papers, bring me that. In the end, she really was just a stay-at-home mom, thriving to be in the center of attention. At least now she also got to wear a badge, which was one of the few things which gave her a sense of direction.

Whenever in the field, Kelly would often hear that she's causing more trouble than she solves. Because people found it too annoying to work with her, she ended up being reassigned many times. Her frustration grew stronger over the years, finally erupting when she pointed a gun at her superior who just told her to not swing the thing carelessly. Some strong words followed, and even though no one was hurt, Kelly now found herself suspended. Since the staff didn't see a promising future for the fresh blood, nor were they able to contain her with any sort of punishment, they came up with a clever way of getting rid of her — giving her what she wanted. The cadet, now the show's main star, had to capture a certain horned girl in the Gray Zone. There was a catch however — Kelly didn't yet know who she's gonna deal with. The outlaw was giving the police a hard time for over two months now, less and less officers are willing to work on the case. Would Kelly fail at her task, combined with countless acts of insubordination, would easily justify firing her. Quite a challenge now faces the inexperienced cadet, but she was not going to back down now.

#### The Chase

Kelly’s time in the Gray Zone was tough at first. Living in an anarchical-criminal society isn’t easy to get into, after all. Even though she felt stressed out, deep inside she felt a faint feeling of happiness. After all, isn’t it what she was after? Anarchy, freedom, no rambling about her manners, and what's more important, she finally got to kick someone’s ass. The only problem was, she didn’t know much about her adversary. She started off by contacting Furuhata Ninzaburō. The spy didn’t seem to know much about her, which was only a good thing really. Finding a horned gangster wasn’t as easy as one could think, as the officer presented her with a couple of possible targets. One of them was red-skinned Ashley, who Kelly found watching TV. After a couple of hours of spying on her, the cadet came to a conclusion, that someone like her couldn’t possibly be of any harm. What a waste of time it was.

The number of matching individuals started narrowing down, and all the gathered information led the two officers to believe that a person in question is a certain Schützerin Mädel. And so, the Chase began.

## Personality

#### Prior to the Zone

Since she was a kid, Kelly was a rowdy and generally cheerful kid. She didn’t mind getting dirty while playing outside, which her parents didn’t really considered feminine. She would also tease her acquaintance, oftentimes not knowing when to stop, which would get her into trouble. It didn't stop her howerver, infact she likes getting on others people nerves. She’s stubborn and does things her way, even if it don’t seem to bring the best possible outcome.

#### In the Zone

After entering the Gray Zone and meeting Furuhata, she realized he’s not like most of the cops she met so far, there was something wild about him. After long exposure to the Zone, she realized she’s becoming very much like her partner. It did take a couple of bloody sights for her to realize it. The Zone twisted her way of perceiving justice. She became a lot more loose on the trigger, starting to believe injustice can, and should be, punishable with death — not quite what she was taught in the military school. While the Gray Zone allows her the much desired freedom, she's afraid of it's influence over her as she becomes more and more violent. Other than that, she still remains the rowdy, annoying girl she was.

## Relationships

#### Friends and allies

Furuhata Ninzaburō — A fellow officer of the law proved to be a natural ally for Kelly, as he provides the girl with information necessary to fulfil her task. The cadet concidered her troublesome past to be a barrier in their relation, however that wasn't the case. Infact, Furuhata continues to sell her data at lower prices.

Bucket — Living in the Zone is one thing, but making a living is the other. Becoming responsible for the crime scene however isn't something a police officer would want. This is where she got to meet Bucket. The shopkeeper had plenty of bounties on people who didn't pay their loans back, and Kelly had a handful of bullets. Both girls would soon become buisness partners. What a way to do justice.

Noisy Jackal — Strict parents, lots of trouble, and a time of their life in the Zone. Those are all memories which Kelly and Jackal both shared. It all started at a bar, when the drunken cadet mistook the Scottish girl for a man. That almost escalated into a fight, but luckily for Kelly a band of thugs noticed the turmoil. And they weren't looking very friendly, forcing the cop to stand by side of her soon-to-be friend. Even though Jackal's parting times are over, they still keep in touch and occasionally drink on weekends.

Harmonica — If it wasn't for that one crazy Aussie, Kelly maybe wouldn't be a complete dissapointement in the eyes of her parents, as she got a taste of the long desired freedom. The memories of them spending their teen years together are still burning, and considering the impact it had on the girl's life, they won't fade out very easily.

Orion Valentine — Kelly used to date with various people, but no one was quite like Orion: specifically, with just how obnoxious he is. Whenever she'd need a taxi, go for a fast food, or just wander the Gray Zone, the guy just so happens to be around. A normal person would probably grow concerned of this, however Orion's incompetence doesn't make him a threat in the girl's eyes. Infact, she even grew somewhat intrigued. Kelly plays along with his games for the sheer amount of entertainment the cop finds every time the mad driver figures out a new way to win her heart. After all, she is French.

Highlight Shadow Silver Star — Kelly's first time in the Zone was quite a bumpy ride, even with all the technology and resources French police has to offer. The girl still needed to figure out her way around the wicked place, somehow. That's where she would come into contact with a kinsman (more or less), and a colleague too (more or less). Would that be a mere couincidence? Probably yes, but it still was an opportunity that's hard to miss. The two quickly realised how much they have in common, not only in terms of profession and language; having quite flirty personalities they often talk about both boys and girls. Though it doesn't quite compare to the laugher made when they tease bad guys together.

Percy 'the Pimp' — "A deal with the devil" would best describe Kelly's relation with Percy. With all the people visiting the Pimp's club at daily basis, the amount of information is his possesion is invaluable. But as it turns out, even priceless information has it's cost, which is just below the level of what the girl's pride deemed acceptable: in return for Percy's service, Kelly turns a blind eye to all the shenanigans happening behind the Club's administration, something she doesn't quite enjoy doing. Business aside, Kelly doesn't mind Percy at all. Well, except for that one time when he said the four words which to the girl are like a red rag to a bull. Ignoring their shakey relationship, she finds weird comfort in watching him play the piano. Perhaps it reminds her of herself back in the day?

Mayu — A child Kelly encountered while chasing Madel. The kid accompanied by Alessandra seemed frightened at first, but the cop, much to the witch's surprise, managed to calm the little one down. After that, she requested the cadet to take care of her, though Kelly wasn't exactly sure how she's gonna manage that. Given that Mayu didn't seem to like being in the witch's presence, the redhead had no real choice but to comply.

Eileen — Friday evening was usually the time when Kelly would indulge herself in all the nice things the Zone has to offer. She left some food in the fridge, as well as the instructions on how to heat it, and Mayu was enjoying cartoons on the TV. It was time to go out and have fun. Tonight she had her eyes on “Cheers and Beers”, a bar she heard quite a few good things about. It wasn’t long into the night, and the place was already quite busy.

Kelly was enjoying her time talking with some people about all their everyday struggles. Suddenly the music went silent, while the sound of someone tapping the microphone filled the bar. A speaker walked on a podium and stood beside the DJ: “Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you’re all still standing, because now we want to hear the best of you! Get ready for a karaoke contest!” All at once, people started talking and gathering near the DJ’s console, and the platform was being prepared for the contestants. At first, Kelly didn’t plan on participating. It’s been so long since she took singing lessons, and to put it simply, they weren’t the best memory she had.  As people came and went from the stage however, she was slowly becoming more and more interested.

The breaking point appeared when a girl with an afro as great as her charisma entered the stage. The way she talked was charming, at the very least, and that alone made the cadet look forward to her performance. But then, something unexpected happened, as the girl gave the DJ a sign to stop the music for now: “Okay listen peeps, there’s no way I’m sing that song alone. It’s not the same you know what I mean? So, who’s up for grabs?”. Kelly stood up with all her confidence, as Eileen started cheering. Suddenly all the bad memories relating her childhood felt insignificant that night, if she was there to have fun, she’s gonna have fun. She entered the sage with a joyful “*Salut m’amie*”, after which the girls exchanged few words and soon enough they both were having a time of their life with “Welcome To Japan” blasting in the club.

After the contest was done and the two claimed the first spot on the podium, the girls spent the rest of the night finding out more about each other. It turned out Eileen was a quite an expirienced criminal, however it’d be hard to dismiss someone after such a bonding expirience. Other than that, making more enemies than friends wasn't going to get Kelly anywhere. And so, the two started hanging out more with each other, bringing more life to their friday nights.

On another ocassion, Orion asked Eileen if she could deliver a valentine’s day gift for Kelly. The courier wanted to see what the gift is, so Kelly unpacked it together with her. The present turned out to be a letter saying:

*"Sup Kelly, it's valentines day tomorrow. Yeah I know a whole day about me. Hope you have something prepared <3"*

The two girls spent the rest of the day trying to figure out what to send in return. They finally settled on a book titled “How to pick up a girl” with a note saying “*S'il vous plaît,* read it thoroughly” with Kelly’s kiss at the bottom. Eileen came back as soon as she could to share the guy's reaction, which was a subject of inside jokes between the two till this day.

#### Enemies and rivals

Nadja "Schützerin Mädel" Müller — Kelly's adversary and the sole reason why the cadet roams the Zone in the first place. The girl was tasked to capture Mädel alive, however with time she developed a sort of hatered towards her target, despite not meeting her even once. That might prove problematic, as life in the Zone forced the caded to be more and more violent. After all, Kelly views the criminal as nothing more than an obstacle that she needs to overcome.

Hiyori Tamura — What happens when an annoying gal starts throwing taunts at another annoying gal in the middle of a busy street? Well, quite a show actually. A show entertaining enough to attract a crowd. That's how the two girls got to meet. Hiyori is Kelly's rival in nothing but a name; they enjoy spending time together in a less conventional fashion, such as fighting, or getting on one another's nerve.

Aren Badjoy — One day after being done with her daily routine, Kelly found Mayu sitting in a wardrobe. With burning cheeks and cracking voice she explained how a certain zombie knocked on their appartment's door offering her some candy. As she claimed the smell was revealing that the sweets contained more than just sugar. To calm the little one down, Kelly promised to take care of it, as took her handgun and left immediately without even changing her clothes.

It wasn't particularly hard to track down the dealer, which led the cop to believe her target was not very competent. After couple of minutes she finally saw him in the middle of a conversation with who appeared to be a potential buyer. She quickly stepped in and pinned the zombie to a wall demanding explanation. The man hurriedly explained to her how the drugs were infact a scam and they were after all, just candy. The girl let go of him now being completely convinced the wannabe criminal has indeed no clue what they're doing. "JUST CANDY?" shouted the client, after which he proceeded to visibly show his dissatisfaction as the dealer was being beaten before he even had a chance to gather up. Kelly watched the whole scene with great entertainment, and giving it more thought she now recognized Aren as the guy from the carboard cutout she found a couple days prior which only made the situation more hilarious. After the guy was done the cadet snatched the candy bag saying "*Je le confisque*".

Upon returning the girl didn't tell Mayu on how she aquired the sweets, even tho she was enjoying them a lot. Ever since that accident, Kelly realising Aren's incompetence, tends to bully him in a friednly manner whenever an opportunity arises.

#### What do other sonas think of Kelly?

* Nadja Müller: "Tough cookie, not that I have ever lost before!"
* Azura : "If I ever zero in on that bitch again, I'll make the bush war look like a playground."
* FN: "A fellow member of the fuzz. Seems that unlike my case, her choice to be here is not voluntary. Will continue to hand over info at a reduced fee."
* Orion Valentine: "You know, if bitches could have google reviews she'd get a 10/10."
* Alessandra di Fiorenza : "All the tatoo and dye but she won't even take an ounce of weed, Killjoy."
* Sasha "Sashima" Majewska: "One of 'em cops who actually give a shit 'bout others. Surprising."
* Blaise Tyson: "Another fucking officer snffing around? How many of these guys do I gotta kill to catch a break!"
* Highlight Shadow Silver Star: "I think she's cool and a flatty lol, she can arrest me all she wants~. we get along just fine even if we don't agree with each other on our methods"

## Fighting Style

Years of military training, as well as some experience in the field, make Kelly a formidable opponent.

Kelly isn't particularly strong, though she can take a couple more hits than most of her size. Where the girl lacks with strength, she makes up with speed and stamina. The cadet fights like an annoying fly, trying to dodge incoming attacks while using windows of opportunity to smuggle in a couple of shots. The tactic works even better if her opponent gets annoyed by a constant barrage of taunts.

The girl is capable of using a vast variety of weapons, though she limits herself to more light-weighted weapons, which complement her hit-and-run tactics. The officer mostly uses assault rifles, pistols and submachine guns — most notably G36C and Colt 635.

Kelly does not posses any additional abilities. She breathes regularly during fights.

## Trivia

* Kelly’s father was Breton, while her mother was French. As a result she has a double name — Kelly being Celtic and Chloé being French.
* She was forced to take piano and singing lessons when she was young. Although she's not playing the piano anymore, rumor has it that she sings quite well, though she will never admit it personally.
* Kelly speaks English fluently, however she often purposefully uses French words mid-sentence, for everyone’s annoyance. She also tends to exaggerate her accent for comedic effect.
* Kelly tends to joke in a sensual manner which she enjoys doing, because it would annoy her parents. That gave her a reputation of being horny, which isn't the case as she keeps it only in the gags.
* Calling her a baguette is offensive in two different ways.
* She actually doesn't mind, as she earned a couple of nicknames, most notably: "Shackle", "French Bastard", "Dart", and "Horny-ass".
* Tho don't ever say "ACAB" near her, there's a great deal of chance she'll take it personally.
* Thanks to Knocked#5235, Kelly now has a theme song.
* If you're wondering what music she's listen to sounds like, here's some examples: [x] [x].
* Though don't be mistaken, Kelly is a quite literal polar oposite of "today's music sucks, nothing beats the classics".
* Taking that into consideration, the girl has no clue she has a Rolling Stones patch on her shorts. She just thought it looks cool.
* Her eyes are green. Sometimes they are brown. Reality can be whatever you want.

## Gallery

Kelly in casual clothingKelly by goober#8090Kelly as a kidKelly in actionKelly by Cor#0001You are currently being judged. Do not look away.