Adelaide "Adele" Bautista

## Personality

Levelheaded, pacifistic, motherly, ambitious

## General Description

Adelaide "Adele" Bautista is a young woman from the Deep South, who traveled all the way to Los Santos to get away from helicopter parenting and the scrutinizing surveillance of her home to follow her dreams as an aspiring dancer and stylist. She's been known to dabble every now and then in the more shady aspects of the city life, but she does what she can to avoid violence in any situation.

## Background Information

Adele is a young woman coming from the Deep South to explore bounties anew. She has a knack for fashion and dreams of being part of the city life. Her aspirations are quite wholesome, but she also is looking to get this money; you could say that she will do what it takes to do so, especially when it comes to giving a show. In her last residence, she got started as a pole dancer looking for an artistic outlet and to meet some of the other bad girls in town. As time progressed, she found herself a boyfriend and together they joined one of the largest rising organizations in the city in which she could live out her dreams as a bright-eyed Southern girl looking for a bite of the city.

After spending some time in her first city away from home, Adele and her boyfriend Tony Gonzalez decided they wanted to explore other places. Hearing about another city from their friends and associates, they decided to follow suit and pack up for the trip to this new city. While her boyfriend looked forward to the money that would come in for them, Adele could not wait to dive into the nightlife and explore her passions with her boyfriend. Unfortunately, her boyfriend became overwhelmed by the vastness of the city and decided never to return. She has not heard from him since then, leaving her to navigate the city by herself. Nevertheless, she also had Valentine Dalla, one of her friends from another city who showed her the ropes with navigating the city. Together with Valentine, Adele has learned how to navigate the city, from making a living to meeting the right kind of people. She even got herself into the nightlife of the city as a dancer at the Vanilla Unicorn, so she is on her way to getting back the life that she once had.

## Arcs

**Coming to Los Santos**

*The First Trip* - Arriving at the Davis station with her boyfriend Tony, they ran into Valentine who was waiting eagerly after hearing word about their migration to the city. Helping them get into some better threads and a touch-up at the salon, she drove them around the city showing them the ropes and telling them about how to make it in this city. After helping them with the basics, Tony and Adele did what they could to navigate the city after she flew out. Unfortunately, they were overwhelmed by the vastness of the city and decided to delay on settling in the city.

*Returning to the city* - After separating from her boyfriend at the time, Adele returned to the city with Valentine to try her luck again at acclimating. At some point, her girls Barbie and Brianna also came into the city, and together all four of them explored the city together, met all the other characters in the city, and even got on the grind together. At this time, she also met civil attorney Zane Gravano and Trooper Daniel White. She would become great friends with Zane, who also wanted the best for her, and become Daniel's girlfriend at the time. Everything was looking great until word of a massive storm would hit and wipe out the city in its entirety.

## Other Notable Relationships

**The Bad Girlz Club** - formerly known as The Bratz; a collective of girls originally from another city that bond over retail therapy, recording diss tracks, and getting into mischief

* Valentine Dalla - Adele's mentor and best friend from her last city
* Brianna Winters - Adele's bestie and co-worker at the strip club from her last city
* Barbara ''Barbie" Oberlin - Another of Adele's close friends from her last city
* Jenny Ondamic - Adele's most recent addition to her friend group and fellow recording partner

**Business Partners**

* Emina & Evelyn Lunic - Adele's co-bosses at the Vanilla Unicorn
* Shauni Titan - Adele's manager at the Vanilla Unicorn
* Mercy Celeste - Adele's co-worker on stage and a good friend of hers

**Family Members**

* Yeun Wai Lam (aka Auntie Lam) - Adele's controlling aunt who has traveled to the city to return her to her family in the Deep South

**Other**

* Tony "Stark" Gonzalez - Adele's ex-boyfriend from her last city
* Daniel White - Adele's ex-boyfriend recently discharged from his PD station and ran out of town for his pathologic, womanizing tendencies
* Zane Gravano - Civil attorney and one of Adele's close friends in the city who also looks out dearly for her

## Criminal Record

**Status of Drivers License:** Clean

**Warrant Status:** N/A

## Sources of Income

* Adele has taken on various means of income alongside her earnings as a dancer and club promoter; these consist of small community tasks such as collecting recycled materials and moving supplies by truck to help stimulate the city economy.
* Prior to the big storm, Adele also spent some time working as a mule for the local Oxy distributor, even when she started dating her boyfriend at the time who was a law enforcement official.
* Her main source of income, of course, is her earnings as a dancer at the Vanilla Unicorn.

## Fun Facts & Misc. Information

* Alongside her passions as a dancer, Adele also loves to sing casually, quite similar to the British artist with whom she coincidentally shares her name. Every now and then you can find her at the Weazel News recording booth or even on stage at Tequi-La-La jamming with her girls and singing her heart out.
* Adele has recently had multiple rounds of brain surgery, which has resulted in multiple bouts of headaches and vocal stuttering. She may also have blackouts where she says she is doing one thing and is suddenly in another place.
* Adele is probably one of the most vocal dancers out in the nightlife circuit, interacting with her audience both physically and verbally; you can say it brings a lot of appeal to her services.

## Quotes

* *"Hello, my darling..."*
* *"Oh my...”*
* *"I am the whole experience. The audio... and the visual...”*
* *"How about you focus on me instead of this buffoonery?”*
* *"Crack is one hell of a drug in this city, I see."*