Carol Ludwig

Carol shows her dominance over Asuka.

Carol Ludwig is a cat working at the S.O.S. as the personal resources officer. She has a bad relationship with Summer and Asuka for their rule-breaking, informing the former that she'll lose her job if she doesn't behave more professionally during missions.

## Background

Alongside Asuka and Regi, Carol is one of the long-time members of S.O.S. that remains in the agency. Since working at the Meta Agency, Carol became the Personal Resources Officer, acting as Regi's right hand woman.

## Personality

Carol is strict with everyone who acts unprofessionally, mainly because she'll be forced to do extra paperwork. Because of this, she has a short fuse for Summer and Asuka's antics, Rose's snooping, and Arty's laziness. She's quick to resort to yelling and violence if pushed hard enough. Not even Regi is safe from her yelling despite him being the only one outranking her at SOS, mainly because she used to be a member of the agency longer than he was, as seen when she calls him a brat.

Thanks to the nature of her position, Carol doesn't hesitate to talk back to any visitor who doesn't benefit her agency. This is seen when she acts demanding to Georgia upon meeting her, telling the raccoon to give her whatever message she wanted to give Regi or leave. Despite this, Carol can compromise if it benefits her, as she supported taking the mission to Ursa despite her mistrust for Georgia because SOS needed the money.

Despite her hard exterior, Carol is capable of courtesy. She greeted Georgia with a sweet tone from the intercom before frowning upon realizing the identity of her visitor. She is also capable of feeling empathy, as she asked Asuka's opinion on whether she wanted to take the Ursa mission or not, feeling that she was the most affected by the incident that happened ten years ago.

## Appearance

Carol is a short pudgy cat woman with a frown almost always present in her face. She has brown fur on the sides of her face and limbs, clear underfur in the center of her face down her neck, and a white tuft of hair on top of her head. She has purple eyes with narrow slits for pupils. She's always wearing dress shirt and shoes.

## Powers, Skills, And Abilities

Though not a Meta, Carol is still the Personal Resources Officer of S.O.S. in charge of many Meta Officers. She's second in command after Regi and assigns the missions to the Meta Officers.

### Skills

* Bureaucratic Skills: Carol is responsible for doing the paperwork of S.O.S. as the Personal Resources Officer. She can do paperwork regarding the failures and successes of her Meta Officers, and she can also assign missions for them.
* Communication Skills: Carol acts as Regi's voice in the S.O.S. by talking with important visitors so that Regi can focus on work. She's skilled enough to convince Georgia to give her a mission assignment despite not being Regi and Carol's sharp introduction.

## History

### Dealing With Asuka

Carol first appears when she calls and scolds Summer for disobeying orders, endangering her underlings by fighting Liev, and for her rough treatment when arresting Ray. She tells the hyena that she'll be forced to fire her if she continues to behave as such. Carol asks Summer to go to her office to discuss the paperwork that Carol will have to make because of the actions that Summer and Asuka took to arrest Ray. She gets annoyed when Summer hangs up on her by using her volunteer job as a guard to postpone their meeting. As Carol fumes about Summer, she notices Rose, Arty, and Dex spying on them, yelling at them to get back to work.

During Ray's trial, Carol finally gets Summer to her office, giving her a review about her performance as a Meta Officer. She then meets Asuka and beats her up in front of Ray for the paperwork she forced her to make, arriving late for work, and burping on her face. Carol then drags Asuka to her office to lecture her on her behavior.

Later that day, Carol receives a meeting from Georgia, who wants to talk with Regi. Carol talks with her, demanding the raccoon to tell her what she wants. Georgia gives Carol a dossier, surprising Carol when she realizes that she gave her a B rank mission. As she asks Georgia the meaning of this gesture, she gets tense when Georgia states of the incoming danger arriving to Meva City.

### Mission With Ursa

The following day, Carol goes to SOS early so that she can have a few moments of peace working alone. To her dismay, Ray also arrives early and he starts asking her questions. Not feeling patient, Carol decides to have Ray clean his office to get him to leave her alone. However, Ray finishes early and asks for more questions, annoying Carol and leading to an argument. Fortunately for Carol, Rose and Summer arrive, causing Carol to dump Ray on them and tasking them to explain how SOS works.

Later on, Carol and Regi call Asuka to talk to her about the Ursa mission. Despite Carol's mistrust of Georgia, she believes that they must take the mission as SOS needs more money. She and Regi get into an argument that is only broken when Asuka decides to take the mission.

## Trivia

* Carol is the oldest and smartest member of the S.O.S. at the age of 60.