Dale Bridges

Dale (right) meets Robynne.

**Dale Bridges** is a character in *Magical Girl Policy*. Initially set to share Robert's room at SAU, Dale finally arrives at Cory and Eli's dorm mere hours after the transformed Robynne is moved out. Dale plays for a local band called Free Unsecured Network. The "Blood-stained Curtains" vignette focuses on Dale and his bandmates.

## Appearance

Dale has a tall, well-built physique. His hair is black with a dark blue sheen called midnight bluenette, which he gels into an intentionally messy style. He has brown eyes. Dale is considered highly attractive and has a deep, melodious voice.

## Personality

Dale has a laid back disposition. He has "man" as a verbal tic. He easily catches the eyes of women, and he himself easily falls for girls, though his bandmates' comments suggest he has not had a steady girlfriend as they rarely share any interest in rock music with him. Women he likes often end up as a "muse" for him, inspiring his next song. He has a strong preference for women with scarlette hair.

Dale spends much of his free time with his band, Free Unsecured Network, being the guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the group, though he can also play other instruments if the song calls for it. He also enjoys playing video games, especially *Crosshair Eclipse*, but he hasn't done so as much after getting more involved in his band.

## Abilities

Dale possesses an aura with the texture of smooth mahogany. It works to relax those in close proximity to him. He appears to be unaware of this aura.

Dale can sing and play guitar, but can also play a variety of other instruments, including the bass, keyboard, keytar, saxophone, and violin. He can write songs as well.

## Biography

### Background

Dale and his friends Greg, Marco, and Rex are implied to have formed the band Free Unsecured Network during high school. Dale saw himself gradually fall out of his other hobby, video games, to focus on the band.

### Week 1

Dale is to share a dorm at Schuyler Adamson University with Cory, Eli, and Robert, but a hurricane leaves him and his family stuck in the Caribbean during the first week of class.

Dale arrives at SAU a week late. On the way to his dorm, he runs into Cory and Eli in the stairwell, who were just venting over the craziness involved in Rob's transformation, though he only walks in at the end and doesn't hear any important details. The pair helps him carry his belongings, and they correctly guess he is their late roommate when told he's just moving in. As all three share an interest in video gaming, they quickly become friends. Dale was to share a room with Robert, but Rob's transformation prompted the renamed Robynne to move out of the men's dorms. Cory and Eli claim that Robert had just left for home at the news of his father's sudden death. Dale mentions he heard a rumor of a new Spirit Guard at the Rale Valley Mall monster attack earlier that day, expressing his desire to meet her and his hope that she turns out to be a scarlette, as he is rather fond of women with said hair color. Cory and Eli later warn Robynne about this so she can make sure to visit only while Dale's not around.

### Weeks 2-4

Cory and Eli meet with Robynne in their dorm to discuss her plan to join the cheer team in order to stop the schemes of captain Cammy DeCroix. Dale unexpectedly arrives, as the drummer Marco feeling unwell led to practice ending early. Dale shows immediate interest in Robynne, so Cory and Eli cover for her by explaining she's an old friend of Robert's, who had returned to Deepwater when his father died. Uncomfortable at Dale's pursuits and relaxing aura as well as her own unwanted attraction to him, Robynne excuses herself and leaves. She decides to avoid Dale and refrain from mentioning his aura to Cory and Eli until she has a better handle on attraction- and aura-related matters. After she's gone, Dale mentions that as he walked in, he overheard Cory say something about Robynne having to wear a cheerleader uniform and fails to hide his excitement. He asks his roommates about Robynne a few more times over the following days.

In the "Blood-stained Curtains" vignette, the day after meeting Robynne, Dale goes to practice with his band, with Marco feeling better this time. He tells his bandmates about the girl he met yesterday and starts writing a song about her, with his friends joking about how he's found yet another muse. He tells them to not let Robynne know.

The following night, the band has a gig, which was successful overall, but Dale isn't satisfied with it, feeling it was off from a bad vibe. With his voice worn out, he returns to his dorm. He visits for a while with his roommates as well as Kara and Vivian, who were all at the SFEERS opening social earlier that night. In the morning, he and Eli wake up to find Cory and Vivian asleep on the couch, which is against the university's rule of not letting guests spend the night. Eli explains that he and Cory know Kara and Vivian for being Robynne's roommates and fellow SFEERS members. Dale expresses some interest in the club but is dissuaded by Eli, who doesn't want Dale's presence to unnerve Robynne. Vivian, annoyed that Cory let her fall asleep, wakes up and rushes off to meet her family for church. Dale answers a knock at the door and is confused by the boxes of computer components for "Bluster", with Eli and Cory remembering this is what Robynne extorted from Cammy in return for joining the cheer team. They notice a cheerleader, Sanvi, watching the delivery before promoting a party at the door herself, and the pair can tell she assumes the more attractive Dale is the one Robynne had trusted with the components. Cory explains the delivery to Dale as Robynne asking Robert to order the parts for her since he has a discount from his Online Jungle Premium subscription. In order to keep Dale away from Robynne, Eli turns down his offer to bring the parts to her dorm and calls Mallory instead. Later, Eli warns Robynne that Dale was seen receiving her computer parts, as it creates a rumor of her dating him that she has to deal with.

### Week 5

Dale learns of SFEERS's *Mega Mash Family Battle* tournament and plans to attend, with Robynne believing he mainly wants to meet her there since he's seen her and his roommates playing the game. The Spirit Guard decides the tournament would be a good time to check out the textured auras of Dale, Fretribution, and NightKnight. At Kara's behest, Rob also plans to definitively shut down Dale's advances on her, preferably with Stacy's help in finding a way to have him meet Lilly, who has expressed interest in him.

## Relationships

### Cory Frost and Eli Drake

Dale shares a love of video games with his roommates Cory and Eli and makes fast friends with them. The pair's view of Dale is colored by Robynne's situation, as he moves into Rob's room just shortly after she left, making it difficult for the pair to keep their promise of the dorm still being home to her.

### Robert Dreese/Robynne Darling

Dale was going to share a room with Robert, but Rob's transformation and subsequent moving out leaves the room empty. Dale is sad to be told the roommate Cory and Eli speak so highly of had to leave due to the death of his father. Cory and Eli warn Robynne about Dale's love of scarlettes, so she only visits the pair's dorm when assured Dale will not be not present. When Dale and Robynne meet, he is greatly attracted to her, which along with his aura and her own undesired attraction makes her uncomfortable. Robynne decides to avoid Dale until she can better control herself around him.

### Free Unsecured Network

Dale is implied to have formed the band Free Unsecured Network during high school along with his friends Greg, Marco, and Rex. As the singer, songwriter, and guitarist, he appears to be the head of the group. His friends like to tease him for easily falling for girls and writing songs about them. His good looks are also blamed for his friends being overlooked by women.

## In *MGP Alpha*

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In *MGP Alpha*, Dale VanHalen is similar to his counterpart in the current *Magical Girl Policy*, as he is the late-arriving roommate of Cory and Eli that develops a crush on Robynne. Like much of the cast, he is a student at the Peavy Academy boarding high school. He is one of three people the Spirit Guard suspect of being Tremolo Bass, a strange guitar-playing hero that shows up to help the Spirit Guard battle monsters.

## Trivia

* Dale's last name in *MGP Alpha*, VanHalen, would later be used by Fretribution in the current *Magical Girl Policy*, though Fretribution's last name would later be retroactively changed to Hales.