Gale Frend

Gale is a little within a dissociative system who shares a body with Beth and Mai. They are fascinated by science and technology and love to try and create things. While very timid at first, Gale can be playful and affectionate with people they trust. They liken their name to the wind; a powerful force of physics that can't be visibly seen on its own. Often, Gale is mute for long periods of time, and will communicate through ASL.

## Gale Frend

### Relatives

Beth Frend | System - Co-Host Mai Frend | System - Co-Host

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Justin & Deidara @ https://www.twitch.tv/SandstormSystem

## Background

Gale comes from Bowdoin, Maine, a very rural and well-known area with a lot of local fame attached to it. Gale was the first of the system to be comforted by Lawrence, which opened the door for Beth to speak with him even more.

Being a child in the system, Gale hasn't had the opportunity to do nearly as much on their own as Beth or Mai. They spent a lot of time in arcades or playing game consoles when available, and have altered one such console to work as a paranormal investigation instrument.

Gale is how Beth was able to find out about the system, as they continuously tried to front to leave drawings with their name on them until she asked River who they were.

## List of Major Events

### **Secrets of The Lab**

#### **Plotting the Course**

Beth had started the night off by hanging out on the Pier with her GPS friends. She learned that Johnny had been severely injured earlier by a malicious driver at Benny's, and met Ray for the first time. They discovered via text message that one of Cupcake's coworkers had told her about a place they needed to investigate, and after receiving the coordinates, River drove them in Pussycat up North to a mobile home lot.

#### **Discovering the Cabin**

After getting the group back together again, they entered the cabin and were shocked to find shelves lined with glowing boxes and large cables, with black-box machines on the table and floor.

They concluded that several things were going on: 1. The glowing boxes were likely power banks storing, charging, and transferring energy. 2. The black-box machines were used to record the levels of energy passing through the cables. 3. There was a possible wireless Faraday loop set up.

Knowing that these boxes could contain massive assistance later down the line in an investigation, Beth took one of the boxes while the others weren't looking. She arose momentary suspicion from Cupcake in doing so, but Ray's insistence on investigating the lab where he was originally meant to have worked moved the group forward.

#### **Investigating the Lab**

The group began investigating the property thoroughly, with Beth breaking off several times to climb up buildings or run ahead to explore other areas quickly knowing that the others were being slower and more methodical. Beth and the boys discussed the plausibility of the valley the lab was set into as a paraboloid. While trying to explain that it wouldn't matter what type of rock the mountains were made of for the amplification effect to be significant, Gale came close to the front. While aware that her friends were all freaked out and some even panicking, Beth's exploring earlier meant that she had missed a crucial part of her understanding the depth of the situation. They all agreed to leave and regroup away from the lab, with the other two girls both in local cars waiting beside the raised platform they had been speaking on. However, when Beth went to run down the steps toward the cars, she saw Cupcake in one of the cars driving up the same steps.

#### **Gale**

The sudden terror of the car coming up the stairs, the alter who had already been passively co-conscious was jolted to the front. Not knowing their surroundings or understanding the situation, Gale ran to the very back of the lab property and hid against a back wall. They could not reach Beth or Mai, resulting in panic as they listened to strangers searching for Beth. When Louie sent a text message intended for Beth, Gale responded that they couldn't find her. Immediately, Louie pieced together the situation and realized that he was no longer speaking to Beth, resulting in him being able to assure Gale that they were safe and that the people nearby were nice and would not harm them. Gale decided to trust Louie, since his contact name included the word 'friend' in it, and rejoined the GPS group. Johnny went to Gale and got their name, assuring them that they were going to be leaving soon, and guided Gale into one of the cars.

Gale slowly calmed down, especially after fixating on the colorful Pussycat during their drive back into the city. After arriving at PDM, River left for the night. While Johnny was taking care of business in Benny's with Ray, Gale saw that Cupcake was scared and upset, and they took out a classical guitar before sitting down and beginning to play an improvised melody, humming quietly to themselves, and hoping the sound of the strings would soothe the two adults. As the adrenaline crash began to hit, a very worn out and tired Gale climbed into the backseat of Pussycat and fell asleep. Beth awoke in her motel room surrounded by pages of colorful crayon drawings and several of the crayons used to draw them.

## Relationships

* Gale has briefly met the core members of GPS and views them as generally safe.
* River found Gale in their motel room having taken apart the broken television to fix it. She sat and spoke to Gale while they put the TV back together before taking Gale out to the arcade where they were able to enjoy playing in safety and security. This both built trust and gives Gale a reason to want to front.

## Trivia

* Gale can play acoustic guitar, but does not know any songs.
* They have figured out the general purpose, though not the nature, of the Faraday boxes found by GPS.