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In one of life's little ironic moments, Salu has a major complex about being perceived as small in the eyes of others. The quickest way to piss her off is to, intentionally or otherwise, make a comment which implies that she's small. When her teammate's brother, a natural giant to whom most everyone else is small, quipped that they were like 'tiny fairies' she responded by punching him hard and flying off.
Because of this she has a tendency to...overcompensate, usually violently. Her first on-panel appearance was bursting through the shoulder of a man before it was implied that she shot him, though not fatally. At one point, she calls herself one of the 'three meanest mothersprockers on the roster' and...not only does no one in the room disagree, there's no reason in general to disagree.
This isn't to say that she wanders about and randomly punches people just for the sake of punching something and is just a wandering whirlwind of violence in general. Rather, Salu simply likes a good fight. One of the quickest ways of getting on her good side would be establishing yourself as a good sparring partner or not being afraid of getting your hands dirty in general. Not only that, but when she gets into a serious fight she's willing to fight hard and dirty if that's what it takes to win: her first on-panel appearance was her emerging from the shoulder of the villain of the week, after all, immediately afterwards being implied to shoot him. Another time, when up against a monster which was repelling the Legion's attacks and was told to do something creative, Salu responded by turning microscopic, flying into the monster, and using her blasters to kill it from the inside.
But, barring someone making small jokes, she doesn't always resort to blind violence if it's not the right thing to do. When the team discovered that E.R.G.-1 was being used, she resorted to diplomacy and not only successfully talked him out of his vendetta, but also got him to side with the Legion.
Salu really enjoys having a thick cloud of rumors and speculation as she feels that it gives her more of a presence than she might otherwise have. When she confronted Lyle about how he spied and tried to blame it on her, she ended up ultimately saying...
SALU: And then I turn out to be real and perfectly capable of saying to them, “I'm not a spy. You've got the wrong Legionnaire.” Bad break. You have any idea what I do to people who spread stories like that about me? I buy them a drink.
LYLE: Wh--? I thought you'd be—aren't you pissed?
SALU: Please. Tall tales? Myths that make me big in everyone's eyes? Kid, I love how there are always rumors swirling around about me. Gives me presence.
And ultimately she offered to forgive him, but only if he mentioned her dangling him over the city by his collar. Lyle agreed.
Salu's good with direct confrontation of the punching kind, but excels far less when it comes to interpersonal direct confrontation. When dealing with something she just doesn't want to talk about, her usual response (if pissed sufficiently) is to tell them the 31st century version of fuck off and fly off, possibly punching them before leaving. Feelings aren't really her strong suit, specifically if it touches upon themes such as her feeling scared or vulnerable.
Among the various Legionnaires, Salu has the closest relationship by far with Querl Dox, or Brainac 5. This is for a number of reasons. The big one is because Brainy saved Imsk and the planet currently exists on what appears to be a snowglobe to the average layperson, and as a result all Imskians think Brainy's amazing. But their abilities and personalities complement each other and they make for a rather impressive team. It isn't a crush, but more like what you would get if your close friend and teammate happens to be also the person who saved your civilization, and as such you know exactly what they're capable of on a deep and personal level.
Sample Entry: Testrun! (http://testrun-box.livejournal.com/274984.html) She's also got threads here (http://testrun-box.livejournal.com/274832.html?thread=9207440#t9207440) and here (http://testrun-box.livejournal.com/275756.html?thread=9234476#t9234476) going.
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