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Then as I used my blog more and more, I found myself inspired by how others at the time wrote their characters, one of those inspirations being @ask-bangle-tiger's Bangle! This Bangle was a sweet character, and while she had her in-game personality, she also had many things that made her her own self, and I wanted Velma to be her own self too! Bangle's kind and caring personality made an impact on me, and I wanted Velma to be kind as well. 

Velma is kind, but she is also timid and shy, and a main inspiration for that was actually from an interaction long ago with another blog, when she was around someone that was a major figure in a town. Introducing herself to this character was when Velma began to evolve into who she is today, and also when Velma got her last name, Knottingham! I was also inspired by timid characters from other medias as well, a current inspiration nowadays is Luigi from Super Mario!

She then began to get more complex as time went on, and the more I got to know my character the more I found out about her. Other things besides characters began to inspire me and made me think of Velma, which is why the "#velma things" tag is a thing, which was also inspired by other blogs who reblogged aesthetic posts for their characters. A part of Velma's personality actually came from one of the meanings of her name, as Velma can mean "determined protector", which made me want to have Velma do her best to protect her family and friends from harm, even if it makes her nervous!