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BIO

Even as a child, Trixie knew she belonged with a family other than her own. In grade school, she met, fell in love with, and befriended Speed, who subsequently introduced her to the whole Racer clan. Her parents, often more interested in their successful company than their daughter, lifted their heads, not to protest but to encourage Trixie to spend time with the owners of Racer Motors, their only rival. Trixie was pleased, at first, to have their blessings, but soon realized they only meant for her to spy. Gradually, she began spending less and less time at home until she was old enough to move in with Speed.

After her boyfriend's triumphant win at the Grand Prix, life seemed perfect for all of five minutes. But then, the Virus appeared. Under the guise of a military base, its minions began sucking up every engineer and driver they could get their hands on. In less than a year, Trixie's world became cold and unrecognizable. She did her best to keep a stiff upper lip and a positive attitude (this was, after all, just another rival to contend with and Speed could beat anyone), even once her parents disappeared after willingly and publicly offering their "superiour" service to this foreign government. The direness of the situation didn't hit home until the Virus delivered an ultimatum to Pops: join willingly or by force.

And that was the last straw. The Racers rallied their family and announced their plans to leave. To where? No one was sure, but since Mom and Pops made it very clear that Trixie was also part of their family, she swore to follow anywhere. "Anywhere" turned out to be Game Town, which they stumbled upon by accident, through a portal in a supermarket. Although they escaped relatively unharmed, they sacrificed comfort and familiarity for safety. When they first arrived, they were granted asylum in the city of refugees and were given temporary lodging. Having left most of their fortunes and posessions behind, Trixie and her boyfriend's family put themselves to work almost immediately to scrape together enough money to regain their independence.

In order to make their own way, the Racers moved out of Game Town and into an apartment, in a less than savoury neighborhood. For the first time, Trixie has to work to make a living. She doesn't mind it as much as she thought she might, once upon a time, but she isn't happy about the limited number of jobs available for a young woman with more experience in a cockpit than behind a counter. Reluctantly, for the last few months, Trixie has been cashiering at a women's clothing boutique in New York City. She hates her job and glowers at her customers when they aren't looking, but is usually able to grin and bear it.

Although she somewhat enjoys their current, domestic situation, Trixie dreams of the day when Racer Motors is on the map again and Speed is back where he belongs: behind the wheel of a racecar instead of a taxi cab. Her new, relatively more foreseeable goal is to attain a pilot's license to replace the now-useless one from her home world. Using it to get a job, however, will be a slightly more difficult task. She also longs for the day when she and Speed have enough money to get a place of their own and maybe even, oh, get married. In the meantime, a girl can dream...

TRIXIE...
♦ Was born on May 12, making her a Taurus (western) and a Willow (Celtic).

♦ Unbeknownst to most, spoke to her parents, shortly before they "merged" with the Virus. They all but begged her to come with them, but she refused.

♦ Goes by Tricia Racer, outside of Game Town. After fleeing from their world, she asked for permission to take Speed's last name, since she considers the Racers her real family, anyway. Plus, as an extra bonus, she secretly decided it means that she and Speed are common-law married.

♦ Has become a very good planner of trips. She spends most of her lunch breaks on library computers, trying to find cheap, out-of-the-city vacation spots to which she and Speed can take road trips.

♦ Rarely listens to the radio, since Speed usually controls the stereo in his cab. When she can get her hands on it, though, she likes to listen to anything she can dance to. Lately, she has developed a particular taste for Goldfrapp and Shiny Toy Guns.

♦ Really misses her helicopter and being able to watch everything from the skies. To partially remedy this, she almost took a job as a secretary in a very tall office building. The view was nice, but clerical work was a poor subsitute for flying.

♦ Sometimes slips off, after work, to a local movie theatre that frequently shows old romances, which she has recently developed a love for. Her current favourite is An Affair To Remember.

♦ Would never admit it, but is sometimes secretly glad that Speed has nothing to distract himself with and, therefore, pays more attention than ever to her.