underthewetmoon:

I will fight anyone who characterises Pike solely as a source of innocence and light. In the times she has actually been played by Ashley, she has:

– Almost joined Scanlan in shitting on a random Duergar’s bed, before realising Sarenrae would strongly disapprove
– Instantly agreed to wear gauntlets that make her super strong, just so she could be super strong
– Run out of her bedroom to fight a rakshasa BUTT NAKED EXCEPT HER GAUNTLETS
– Commissioned a group portrait from an artist she knows is going to draw VM weird and heavily characterised
– Gotten drunk whenever the opportunity arose, including with the super strong liquor they brought back from Ahn’karel
– Part of her resurrection poem to Scanlan included the threat, “We’ll burn down your whole fucking town”
– Dressed Scanlan’s comatose body in her nightgown (which we know she doesn’t actually wear)
– Basically told Tary that Vox Machina is poly and accidentally offered herself to him
– Upon discovering that the portraits she asked Doty to draw were all naked, half of them featuring mid- or post-coital positions… still told Tary to look at them every night
– Without hesitation, told Tary that she can always see him and kept up this ruse 

Pike Trickfoot utterly lives up to her last name. She can be gentle and is incredibly loving of her family, but she is not meek or reserved or innocent in the least.