Miranda Lawson

**Miranda Lawson** is a registered character. She was created in January of 2021.

## Biography

Miranda Lawson is an Australian-American journalist/blogger whose life is full of ambitions and plagued by terrible timing, shitty canyon drivers and what seems to be the conveniently timed appearances of her roomates, Ramona and Jeremy. She's the single daughter of Henry and Carlene Lawson, born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She and her parents migrated to Chicago, Illinois in early 2000 and orphaned in 2001 when a car accident killed her mother and father, leaving Miranda as the sole survivor. She was taken in and raised by famed gunsmith and driver Irene "Rally" Vincent and her roomate, "Minnie" May Hopkins. She graduated from high school and moved out to San Andreas with only a box full of old car magazines, a Shrewsbury Endurance pistol and Irene's 1967 Dominator GTT 450.

She served a brief stint with a few automotive magazines despite having no formal education in journalism, eventually moving on to creating her own MyTube channel reviewing cars and starting the automotive blog Understeer on CarTrader.com, giving advice on everything from paint touchups to interior detailing and how to spot a shitty Italian sports car from a mile away. Today, her life is filled with the shenanigans of her roommates and the occasional interruption by her adoptive mother, who's come out to San Andreas to harass the locals and continue her trade of gunsmithing.

## Personality

Despite having only spent a few years in her homeland before migrating the USA, Miranda has an extremely thick Australian accent, coupled with dark humour, alcoholism and stereotypically phenomenal driving skills that comes with being a shitfaced Aussie hoon.

In most situations, Miranda has a calm demeanor, unless she's been out drinking with her ex-boyfriend, the famed attorney Justin Thyme. She has a tendency to call people "cunt," though given her heritage that's usually a good thing. Her vocabulary is full of common Australian slang and she won't hesitate to baffle people with phrases like "Nah, yeah, nah, mate" and insult people when they don't know about the great Australian invention known only as the Ute.

## Trivia

* Her name and physical appearance, as well as ethnic origin are based on the Mass Effect character of the same name, modeled and voiced by Australian actress Yvonne Strahovski
* Her car collection consists mostly of cult classic cars, mostly of European/Asian origin
* She originally taught Justin Thyme the "Chicago Sunroof", otherwise known as defacting into a motor vehicle through an open sunroof or moonroof, a direct reference to the hit TV show "Better Call Saul."
* Her apartment is constantly renovated and turned into various nightclubs/restaurants with the passing of each day, a running gag involving her roommate Jeremy Pickett.
* She is capable of drinking alcoholics like Alyx Vance, Justin Thyme, and James Hall under the table and can still rip a fat donut in the Eclipse Tower parking lot without throwing her car into a wall.
* Her roommate, Ramona, possesses the unique ability of being able to somehow ruin Miranda and James' attempts at having a threesome with James' girlfriend, Jade Willick, every. ***Single.** **Goddamn. Time.***
* Her signature cars include a Vulcar Zodiac Turbo and the Weevil known as Herbie.

## FIB Database record

 **Status:** | Not a threat?

* James Hall
* Ramona Wexler
 **Criminal Record**: | * 2018 - Reckless Driving

* Close friends with known pyrotechnician Ramona Wexler
* Known ties to gunsmith and bounty hunter Irene "Rally" Vincent
* Claimed by attorney Justin Thyme to have taught him how to do the "Chicago Sunroof"
* Possesses a great rack and ass to match (J. Foster)
* Owns a 1963 BF Weevil seemingly with a mind of its own, named Herbie

## Gallery

Herbie runs over Damon Barlowe in a warehouse before escapingHerbie causes chaos in the warehouse after nearly running over Holly Short, a former FIB agent and short-lived LSPD detectiveA salt-covered Herbie, used for drag racing on the Robada Salt Flats outside of Las VenturasA three-quarter view of Miranda's, Jeremy's, and Ramona's cars. Seen are Herbie the Weevil, Miranda's Zodiac preproduction car, Irene's Dominator GTT 450, Ramona's Elena, and Jeremy's NexusRamona discovers her collection of WWII-era grenades in Herbie's frunk