Tabitha Hayley

"WARNING!! This character page contains spoilers for CLAIRE AND JANETTE! Read at your own discretion!"'''

Mayor Tabitha Hayley, typically called Mayor Hayley, is the primary antagonist in CLAIRE AND JANETTE. Born with the world at her fingertips, the mayor stops at nothing to keep things the way she wants them, no matter what.

Appearance
Mayor Hayley is a middle aged woman of a petite stature, having shrunken down some from her younger years. She has blonde and silver colored hair, the silver growing in streaks from age, tied into a bun at the back of her head, blue-green eyes and cream-ish colored skin. At this age, she's also begun developing wrinkles on her face, prominently shown with some of her more extreme emotions. She usually dons a black office suit and dress, a white shirt and a blue tie, but can be seen with other outfits and suits depending on her mood. She also wears blue earrings around both of her ears.

Personality
At first glance, you might suspect the mayor to be your average politician. Calm, collected, concerned for the wellbeing of all her constituents. But as the truth comes to light, she holds a much sinister nature. When the facades pass she's much more ruthless, cruel and destructive, caring little for whoever or whatever she damages in the way, often noted to have an insatiable craving to see her enemies fall beneath her heel. Her need to destroy for the sake of her own goals stems from her own bratty, childlike nature of acting at times. She refuses to acknowledge her aging, even going as far as to keep her valley girl speech mannerisms in tact, perhaps in denial of the inevitability of having to retire her power. She's also a horrid loser, and has been prone to breakdown into bursts of insanity when a plan fails. Make no mistake, however, as for every tantrum she makes, she knows how to come back stronger, plan smarter and hit harder. She rules the Earth with an iron fist and intends to keep it that way.

Early Life
Born to father [NAME WITHHELD] and mother [NAME WITHHELD], Tabitha Hayley was once a young prodigy in her youth. Without err, she would pick up many talents in her life, her parents always eager to support their curious daughter with whatever she desired, spoiling her in riches and love. They would soon expect her to be next in line to take up the title as President of Terra. The Hayley family has shifted over the years from forcing order onto the people and instead decided to let the people make their own decisions. Through this, the family kept peace throughout the land, despite their difference in hierarchy from the common man. But her parents could never suspect of how far her curiosity could go, for as she looked through nook and cranny, she discovered the secrets to her family's past kept away from her, in an effort to deter her from repeating the generations old cycle. Trailed with bloodshed and chaos, she learned of the nature of her forefathers, who survived countless battles to protect the one thing that mattered to them: their wealth. Something clicked within her on that day, and the more she learned, the deeper she looked, and the darker her thoughts grew. It was time to make things right.

Uprising
Discovering her family's hidden past left a mark within Tabitha, and she believed it was time to claim what was rightfully earned with the true power of wealth, made possible by her forefathers many moons ago. Her need for power drove her to lash out at her parents for keeping such a thing from her, keeping her from making the Hayley family what it was meant to be: in greatness, towering over all. Her constant infighting with her parents left her to plot against them, and would continue as she grew older. She first tried to rally against them by garnering support, but was met with little support. With little options left, she turned to the dark arts of summoning those from beyond for an ally, just as was done in earlier known history. To her surprise, she summoned a demon of likeminded spirit, with a name she could not pronounce without feeling immense pain, she birthed it "Roe Grimm."

With Roe at her side, hidden within the shadows, Tabitha's power over the people grew to new heights. Those as corrupted and greedy as she was falling under her influence of support. With such a maddening growth, Tabitha's parents were forced to call for help to a band of thieves, the Order of the Hood, to stop her. As soon as they arrived, though, the former rulers of Neo Terra had fallen by the hands of her daughter, cackling as their bodies fell down the tower that sees all. From that day she had made enemies out of the Hood, the once curious successor now a raving tyrant with a need to see the lesser scream and beckon at her feet. Her rule would expand to the globe and soon many would grow tainted by the need for money, using it as a means to an end to those who wished to suffer no longer. The Hood would fight day by day, fighting against the ruler's lies, but were often met with Tabitha's own forces fighting back in kind. Many a supporter found themselves working close with Tabitha, swearing their loyalty, and one even going as far as to give her a daughter of her own.

Present Day
Years have passed since the fall of her parents. The once young and unstoppable Mayor Hayley was starting to show her age at her current 47 years old, even if she refused to show or acknowledge it. With time running against her she tries to think of ways to remove the ignoring barriers of her withering age, going as far as to wish herself to be immortal, never aging and ruling forever to make the planet she owned her own personal paradise. But her plans go awry when two young thieves strike back in ways unforeseen, hearing of their efforts to steal from her many banks. Little did she know what chaos would stir when their first battles began.

Relationships
Family

Melody

Her daughter. Being that Melody would be next in line to rule the world, should her dreams never become reality, Mayor Hayley expects and thinks highly of her child. She tells her what to think, say and do when she finds those that are lesser than the two of them around. Melody's own curiosity takes her back to her time of youth, to when she herself was naïve, and has shown a great appreciation and care for her daughter. Her punishments for Melody can be harsh to some, but the mayor sees it as an opportunity for her daughter to come back stronger. She wishes Melody could keep her focus when a certain bomb throwing thief shows her face around, though.

Allies

Roe Grimm

Her commissioner. Together since the beginning, Roe has been a key factor in helping the mayor truly make the planet hers. Roe's become something like a very special friend to her, who she plots and schemes with. Roe even lets her in on the "games" she enjoys to play. It hasn't stopped the mayor from wondering what Roe's true intentions are in helping her, but she's been consistently reassured that she has no intention to backstab or overthrow the one who gave her a new meaning in life. Tabitha wishes she wouldn't play with her prey so much as she could just kill the prisoners, but the mayor allows her to have fun in whatever devious way she could think of.

Blaire

Member of her police force and passion project. With her science team at her command, Mayor Hayley saw the creation of Blaire through every single step. She considers Blaire to be something of an "adopted" daughter, eager to allow her into whatever she wishes, but not enough to make her take over for her mayorly role. At first she couldn't help but be bothered by the fact that she's the splitting image of one of her greatest foes, but over time she's grown used to it, even enjoying seeing some of her little outbursts, and her undying need to serve her. She unfortunately can't see eye to eye with that, but will make use of Blaire's power as a tool whenever available and praise her...at rare circumstances.

Enemies

Claire

Her greatest threat to date. Her mother was already a pain on her side but Claire takes things up a notch with her hyperactivity and seemingly immovable will, one thought she would have crushed years ago. Tabitha's view of her had changed from a nuisance to a warning, that there could be more like her, more waiting to seep up from the cracks to reclaim the world as they knew it. She often regrets butting heads with her as it led to many of her defeats at the hands of her enemies. But Claire's insusceptibility to the Mayor's greater knowledge has made it easier to get into the young thief's head, something she wants to see more than anything else out of her encounters with her.

Janette

Her greatest threat to date. With her missing mother, also a former annoyance, being her driving force to take her down, it's made it harder to shake her off, even more so than her sister at times. The mayor can usually see Claire coming from far away, but she never takes the opportunity to spot Janette crawling up behind her, waiting to strike. The mayor often taunts her for it, even going as far to blame her as the elder sister for not being strong enough to stop her from dealing with her mother the way she did. Tabitha absolutely wants to see her riled up, though, for reasons not even Janette can tell. The mayor seems to know more about her than she lets upon...

'''Stella

The one who dared. She knows she's out there somewhere, and being one of the few who bore witness to the murder of her mother and father, she wants nothing more than to have her meet the same fate in return. Their rivalry burns deeper than the scorching sun.

Mavis

The one who tried. She once considered her a rival, just as she did with Stella before...but the fate these two have had on the day Claire was stolen from her seems to be shrouded in mystery...

Shay

A hitman for hire. She ordered her to kill Claire, but has yet to succeed. Shay refuses to return the money Tabitha paid her for, and it's made her a wanted crook. Tabitha is annoyed by her existence greatly.

Trivia

 * Highly unlikely to pass gorilla test, regardless of preparation time. Likely candidate to have released the gorillas.