Precious Cargo

Precious is a con-artist and member of the Bouquet going by the fitting alias of Venus Flytrap

Precious Cargo
Precious spots her next mark
Biographical Information
Status	Alive
Alias	Venus Flytrap
Nationality/Ethnicity	American
Gender	Female
Occupation	Con-Artist, Parlour Dancer (formerly), Telegram Operator (formerly)
Affiliation(s)	The Bouquet
Place of Birth	Long Island, New York
Horse	Gremlin, Lily (Missouri Fox Trotter)
Portrayed By	Tasara22

History

Early Life

Precious's natural proclivity to embellish the truth has resulted in many versions of her past depending on who she tells. For the most part, Precious's early life was a normal one. She grew up on Long Island, New York to a seemingly stable family yet her rebellious and troublesome nature often saw her at odds with her family.

Precious's antics soon saw her in hot water and she found herself incarcerated in a reformatory school for young offenders. It was during her stay here that she would meet Ethel, Kora, Judith and Jupiter. The group formed a friendship that would last beyond their stay at the reformatory and sow the seeds of what would many years later become the Bouquet.

Following her incarceration, Precious spent some time working as a parlour dancer though her criminal activities only continued to escalate as she grew into adulthood.

Events in Saint's Crossing

Precious arrived in the Crossing looking for new opportunities and soon fell into old habits. She quickly drew the attention of the law following multiple crimes and scams. It was during this time that Precious first met Marty Malone. Believing Marty to have stood her up on a date, Precious followed Marty into the Saint's Hotel and held him at knife point while he bathed before stabbing and robbing him and leaving him tied and bound on the floor. This would be but the first of many such interactions between the two with Precious's infatuation with Marty only growing as time went on.

Following a stay in the Sisika Penitentiary Precious would make a number of attempts to go straight including a period of time working as a telegram operator. After numerous unscheduled breaks, attempts to extort customers and even changing the contents of people's telegrams she was eventually fired from her position with the telegram office.

The Bouquet

Boredom with the civilian life led to Precious contacting her old reformatory friends. The group would meet again in Saint's Crossing and their reunion would lead to the blossoming of the Bouquet. In memory of the conversations they would have as young girls to pass the days they each took up the name of a flower. Judith took the name Carnation, Kora - Hellebore, Ethel - Hollyhock, jupiter - Bramble and Precious would choose Venus Flytrap.

Together the group's criminal endeavours would grow tenfold with numerous robberies under their belt. Their activities did not however go unnoticed and would culminate in a running battle through the streets of Saint Denis following a failed attempt to retrieve medical supplies. The event would lead to a number of the gang once again finding themselves in Sisika with the remainder remaining heavily wanted by the Sheriff's department.

Upon release the group would briefly attempt once again to go straight, with the Desert Rose in Tumbleweed acting as the base of their legal activities. It would seem that civilian life was not in store for the women however and the group for the time being took leave of their association.

Precious once again found herself alone and this isolation from her friends saw her energy directed once again at the beleaguered Marty Malone. Upon hearing of the estrangement from his wife and his battles with alcohol following a series of unfortunate events, Precious saw the downturns in the fortunes of Marty as an opportunity to work her way into his affections with a new vigour.

Character

Personality

Precious is very charismatic and flirtatious with a quick mouth and a flair for the dramatic who has little in the way of a filter. She is an incredibly manipulative person with little empathy for those around her and will often use others for her own gain and entertainment. Precious has shown herself to be a narcissist and a habitual liar and despite her supposed attempts to turn a new leaf, quickly falls into old habits time and again.

Appearance

Precious has delicate features with a beauty mark beneath her left eye and a curvaceous figure. Her hairstyle and colour changes often partly through boredom and partly through necessity to avoid anyone who may be looking for her. Precious has a natural flamboyance and her clothing tends to feature animal skin or fur often in large quantities.

Relationships

• Marty Malone - Marty has arrested Precious on multiple occasions though this hasn't dampened her "love" for him any less. He has rejected her advances time and again though this seems to only have strengthened Precious's resolve and desire to win him over. Precious's obsession with Marty has escalated to her stalking him and waiting outside the Saint Denis Sheriff's Office in the hopes of encountering him. Their relationship can be best described as toxic.
• Justyn Thyme - Justyn was an ex-boyfriend of Precious's who assisted her in her crimes. Their relationship ended when he let her take the fall for one of their escapades which saw Precious being sent to Sisika.

Trivia

• Precious favours throwing knives over guns and often carries a large number concealed about her person
• Precious hates dogs and once took it upon herself to rid the town of Tumbleweed of every last one of them
• Precious has made multiple attempts to go straight but her severe lack of work ethic and natural mischievousness leads to her quickly turning what jobs she finds employment in into scams

Quotes

• "Oh no, I dropped my beans"

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