Reina Vergara

"Reina is stuck in an endless cycle of bad choices."

- Doctor Destructo (2021)

Reina Vergara is a character role-played by lovendor.

Appearance
Reina has long dark brown hair that she often wears down. Has a proclivity for wigs and hair dye from time to time. Her typical style is usually a wavy style from curling. Sometimes she'll straighten her hair out and wear a fringe headband for bangs. At some point in time, Reina obtained a septum piercing. She also tends to wear large circle lens glasses. Either as sunglasses for the daytime, or corrective lenses for her poor eyesight. As of December, Reina has sleeve tattoos, as well as a pair of black butterfly wings on her back. She wears a lot of crop tops. Most of the time she'll pair her shirts with flattering jean shorts, leggings, or high-waisted pants. All typically tied together with her wardrobe staple of high heels. In her first few months living in the city Reina toyed around with bright colors. However, nowadays she dons darker ones to fit the seasonal change.

Personality
At her core, Reina is a sweet person that goes out of her way to assist others. It's to her understanding that as someone that's only faced unkindness her whole life, she doesn't wish such a feeling on those who don't deserve it. She loves to laugh. With those she's more comfortable with, Reina tends to be sarcastic and witty. She enjoys using a deadpan tone to play the straightman role in jokes. And also possesses a strong sense of empathy, which makes it easier to connect with strangers on a personal level. Reina is capable of exercising a great amount of patience. However, that can just as easily segue into stubbornness. She claims to be able to hold a grudge for as long as she wants. And depending on the situation, she can become hot-headed. When faced with complicated feelings, Reina has very poor emotional control. This can lead to fits of violence or amplified displays of whatever emotion she's feeling. Typically it is seen in the form of hysterical sobbing or aggressive anger.

Background
Reina is a young Asian American woman, born to Joel and Risa Vergara. Having grown up in a strict unloving household, self-expression has always been difficult for her. She had gone from a golden child, to a rebellious teen, into a partygoer, and finally finding clarity in filmmaking and investigative work. For a time she hosted a popular webseries called Fuzz Bead Not Solved with her best friend Shannon Mayday, looking into the supernatural, as well as infamous cold cases. After a falling out between the two following the end of the show, Reina set out for Los Santos to search for the paranormal evidence she's been seeking. For other unknown reasons, Reina's also severed ties with everyone she knew outside of the city. Ranging from those she was closest to like her sister Jackie, to those she was apathetic towards like her parents.

Trivia

 * Current Concern: Recently I haven't been working hard enough...
 * Is very loosely inspired by the Buzzfeed Unsolved host Ryan Bergara and J-Pop idol Reina Tanaka.
 * Inspired the Sugar Daddy's energy drink "De-GEN" based on the way she says the word.
 * A self-proclaimed Danger Prone Daphne.
 * Can speak Japanese at an elementary school level.
 * Constantly wearing high heels has given her the calf strength to run fast and up mountains in them.