THE SLEEPER

Full name: Bombita the Rodeo Clown (stage name only hehe)

Gender: Demi-Girl fits best!

Pronouns: She/They

Age: Mid 20s!

Species: Rodeo Clown (Lolz Human)

Race/Ethnicity/Class: Puerto Rican, Wasteland Resident, Not affiliated with any Factions ( Route: The House Always Wins)

Describe them physically: Bombita is on the shorter side, with a compact build that carries both fat and muscle. Despite her size, her strength is not lacking, having developed from her occupation, frequent heavy lifting, and her quickness on her feet. Her exposed skin is dotted with a few scars (not including the forehead scar she received after being shot by Benny, or the scars left behind from OWB). Her hands and arms bear the most burn marks, many of which have healed into scars while others are still recovering from past accidents involving firearms and, more commonly, her beloved explosives. She has dark brown hair that is slightly frizzy and naturally curly/wavy, falling past her shoulders and resting as short side bangs on her face. The ends are often uneven or cut short after being singed in one explosion too many. Her clown makeup decorates her face with bright red cheeks, red lips marked with small dots at the corners and outlined in white, and blue eyeshadow that rests above her eyelids and extends slightly beneath her eyes. A touch of eyeliner lines her upper lashes, completing the look. Besides the clown makeup that usually decorates her face, when barefaced the most noticeable feature is the slight darkness beneath her eyes from either rough nights or just genetics.

Describe how they dress: Bombita wears a half-and-half patterned button-down shirt that’s slightly oversized, allowing her to tie it around her waist and expose part of her stomach. It’s both a fashion choice and a practical one for the Mojave heat. The right side is red with white polka dots, while the left side has red stripes, with long sleeves that extend under the brown gloves she nearly always wears for both protection and work. Red suspenders hold up her baggy pants, which she sometimes wears with woolly chaps layered over them (though she takes them off from time to time due to the heat). Her pants are torn at the right knee and held together with a red bandana, and each back pocket has its own patch, one a star, the other a heart. A yellow bandana sits around her neck as well. She wears a worn cowboy hat with a few missing pieces from the brim, along with leather cowboy boots engraved with stars and matching star themed spurs, completing her rodeo clown wasteland look. (both yes her uniform for her job, but also something she chooses to wear a lot!) Though when not wearing her usual getup, she'll opt for clothing that's more practical for the weather or whatever task she's focused on at the moment. If she's dressing up for a special occasion, however, her outfits tend to be exaggerated versions of what she considers "fancy," often colorful, overdressed, and heavily inspired by pre-war fashion she admires from old magazines, advertisements, and films.

Favorite things: Besides her love for her explosive weapons, Bombita enjoys knickknacks! collecting them both for fun and as a hobby, with her space often filled with clown-related trinkets and wasteland odds and ends that sometimes gather dust. She even keeps a small clown figure tucked under her hat or in her bag as a bit of good luck. Alongside this, she has a strong attachment to pre-war media, especially tabloid magazines about fashion, gossip, and other entertainment, as well as holotapes of her favorite films, ranging from musicals to western dramas and anything else she can get her hands on. She tends to hold onto anything she finds valuable or interesting, giving her a slightly hoarder like tendency, or perhaps just the habits of a dedicated wasteland collector. Besides her physical things, she enjoys her job performing as a rodeo clown, it gave her a new purpose from her past, something that she can perform in and express something more healthy than her last occupation!

Least favorite things: Bombita doesn’t have many strong dislikes beyond practical ones, such as raiders or anyone who preys on the vulnerable. She isn’t a fan of major factions like the Legion or the NCR. while she understands what they’re trying to do (The NCR), she feels they haven’t done much to benefit her or the people she knows. Besides that when it comes to smaller things that are more personal hates being micromanaged, which is part of why she prefers her current lifestyle and why she has her own frustrations with Mr. House, as it can affect her temper and self-esteem and lead to emotional “explosions.” She also dislikes scammers, though she can be somewhat hypocritical since she has pulled small cons herself, they're usually followed by guilt-driven attempts to make things right afterward (depending who it is of course, she can be pretty mean and see it all as a joke) .

Hobbies: Besides her performance as a rodeo clown running from bulls and putting on shows whenever a crowd can be gathered (often only through the promise of bets) Bombita has several personal hobbies! She practices guitar and singing, usually along to songs she hears on the radio or from pre-war holotapes, something she has aspired to improve at for a long time. She also enjoys experimenting with makeup, whether copying looks from magazines or practicing different personas through cross-dressing. When she’s not being creative, she spends her time tinkering with mechanical things, especially weapons she has experience building or repairing, along with other bits of tech she finds and decides to experiment on.

Quirks: She has an extreme enjoyment of explosives, something already well known about her, sometimes to a degree that can seem strange to others, though it ultimately reflects the pyromaniac tendencies she grew into. She also gets strangely sentimental about objects she claims as hers, even when they are worn out or practically useless. When nervous or overstimulated, she constantly adjusts her gloves as a small grounding habit, and her mood can shift suddenly from being extremely quiet to outright singing without much warning. Her nickname “Bombita” isn’t just tied to explosives either, it also comes from how she tends to bottle up her emotions until they “explode,” whether it’s anger, sadness, or excitement, a habit she has gotten better at managing over time, though she still slips into it.

What's up in the romance department (and if they're aro, are they in a queerplatonic relationship): Though she considers herself unlabeled, Bombita would fit comfortably under the bisexual label!

She struggles with vulnerability, though she’s improving after getting shot, allowing herself to hook up with people she’s attracted to on occasion and experience a few smaller relationship flings that she’s genuinely enjoyed (TBH she's a romantic though wont admit it herself). If not that she can be known as a bit of a flirt whether intentional or not.

She is notably more affectionate with Victor than with anyone else. With him, she’s more comfortable teasing, being vulnerable, and expressing affection in ways that are clearly reciprocated, even if there’s still an underlying layer of paranoia she can’t fully shake. Overall, they function as partners, someone she genuinely likes being around, trusts, and loves.

That was long..THANK YOU FOR READING IF YOU DID!