Lani Larson

Lani Larson is a character role-played by EllenLan.

General Description
The "all-natural" carefree Swede, Lani Larson, has a childish demeanor and playful appearance. But not too deep beneath the soft-spoken voice and whimsical presentation, a whole bunch of emotional issues can be found. Impulsive behavior, a short fuse, and a twisted misconception of consequences often lands her in dangerous and/or quite awkward situations. Her initial aversion to soap, and tendency to smell and taste other people have given her quite a feral reputation. The blonde tangled hair on her head has always been kept short for convenience's sake, which was more than could be said for the hair that used to cover the rest of her body.

Over the years however, Lani has become slightly more domesticated. In her futile attempts to find love, she has forced herself to be more hygienic, wear more stylish clothes, use makeup, and even allow Dimitri Barkov to pour acid all over her body, burning away all of her thick body hair. However, old habits die hard, and beneath the now "clean" exterior her true feral self can still be found.

Lani Larson can often be seen representing her home country and with her heavy accent preach Norse pagan beliefs. It's quite clear to anyone who meets her, or catches a glimpse of her vehicles that she truly cherishes and embodies her origin.

Background Information
Lani is the middle-child and was raised in a rural town with a very limited exposure to the outside world. Her life growing up revolved mostly around her siblings, and surviving the harsh upbringing that her parents thought necessary for their kids to grow strong. She was taught the importance of being independent and self-reliant at an early age, and often had to fight her three brothers and her three sisters for the food that they acquired.

With her father being more of a stern teacher, than an affectionate force in her life, and her siblings being the competition, it was up to her mother to teach her about empathy. But her mother, who was a devoted practitioner of Norse paganism unfortunately had more interest in passing on her beliefs than helping the troubled daughter dealing with her overwhelming emotions. Lani left her childhood home without really understanding the basic ins and outs of interacting with other people.

Facing adulthood, Lani moved out and moved on from the lush Swedish forest she had grown up in. She quickly realized however, that her quirks were frowned upon in the more civilized society, and she felt alienated by her own people. After a few years she had gotten more than enough of the mundane everyday life of Sweden. Driven by these frustrations she instead moved to Los Santos seeking adventure and self-fulfillment in a world that would hopefully offer something more exciting.

Trivia

 * Has promised Jeffrey Price to name her first born child after him for sneaking her into Ernest Kaminski's apartment.
 * Has a bullet hole in her skull from being shot by William Gunner at a SDSO meeting.
 * Is the adoptive owner of Kitt Catsworth.
 * Has failed the crime expungement program twice.
 * Has almost no remaining body hair follicles after being bathed in acid by Dimitri Barkov.

Quotes

 * "I would never."
 * "Live, laugh, Lani."
 * "You will always be my best friend, even if you die." — to Philomena Hawthorne.
 * "I will always love you, even if you die." — to basically anyone.
 * "It's just like in Romeo and Juliet!"
 * "Back in my country..."
 * "... it's a Swedish thing."
 * "Puss puss!"
 *  ♫ "Homini homini honi." ♫  — Lani's prayer.
 * "Do you want me to euthanize them?" — whenever someone gets even the slightest injury.