Connie Loveberry

**Connie Loveberry** was a senior high school student that eventually got caught up in the Chrophiians’ invasion of Earth, trying desperately to survive the altercation between humanity and their unwanted visitors. She stands as the protagonist of the records and diary entries of her painful attempts on surviving the attacks that were posthumously read years after the event had passed, her diary being found half-charred in a damaged, inactive fighting-machine.

## Backstory

Connie was born on the 4th of September, 1977 in the city of Roseville, New York in a middle-class family. Not much is known about her background as yet, although she was born with a case of mild psychosis and as a result, can be prone to fits of anger and even violence at times which contrasts greatly with her more passive and quiet demeanor.

Going to high school, Connie was very overwhelmed with the stresses of work, especially with graduation being right around the corner. Everything would change however when a nationwide order to evacuate from the eastern states were issued, followed by pandemonium and the eventual sighting of the first Tripods in the city. Connie then ran away from the ensuing chaos, barely escaping the carnage.

## Appearance

Connie is a tall, voluptuous woman (though quite ‘top-heavy’) often seen wearing a pink shirt with matching shorts. She is light-skinned with red hair and has freckles. She also wears glasses and has been with braces for sometime. Her eyes are a luminescent shade of white, so much so that it faintly glows in the dark. After an unknown altercation, she had both of her arms dismembered (or at least destroyed) and as a result, installed two prosthetic arms that granted her superhuman strength.

## Personality

Connie was a spunky and happy person that was also somewhat introverted and socially anxious, although she did have control over such and was gradually becoming more and more social over time. That is, until the invasion forced her back into her secluded and closed-off persona, even arousing bursts of psychosis to rear its head from time to time. Still, she had a head-strong trait about her that forced her to keep going, even when things seemed hopeless. To the very end, she went out protecting the ones that she grew to love during the war. She wasn’t without her fear though, as she did become almost unresponsive for several days immediately after she grasped what she just witnessed during the beginning of the altercation.

## Powers/Abilities

* **Superhuman Strength:** Thanks to her prosthetic arms, Connie was once able to move entire cars (albeit with strain) ,effortlessly injure other humans and even resist the grasp of a Harvester’s tentacle trying to lift her by her leg for quite some time. This particular ability can be overtaxed at times although due to Connie overestimating what they (the attachments) can do.
* **High Intellect:** Connie was a very intelligent woman, with every report card being a flawless A, and had the highest grades in the state of New York for four years in a row. She is also very receptive and understanding. She also used her intelligence many times to help her evade confrontations from Tripods and their carnage.
* **Ocular Luminosity:** From an unknown source, Connie’s eyes can emit light as bright as the world’s strongest flashlights.

## Weaknesses

* **Social Anxiety:** Although not really a ‘weakness’, Connie did have an issue with corresponding to people.
* **Psychosis:** Connie was very prone to bouts of psychosis and violent anger-spasms in her life, and the stress of the invasion only made them even worse, leading to her making foolish or rash decisions and not thinking clearly. She can even become temporarily feral at times, leading others to believe it's not actually psychosis, but another mental illness entirely causing these outbursts. It can be relatively difficult to calm her down during an episode, but candy, the smell of lavender (due to its sentimental connections mentally) and/or restraining her (should the person be strong enough to do so) can help in shortening or stopping such an event.