Lektra Bolt

Title(s): Doctor-Professor Bolt, Professor Bolt, Mom (by her sentient creations), or simply Doc

Species: Human

Age: 20s/Mane6

Gender: Female

Residence: Canterlot Apartment Complex

Hometown: Eg Equivalent Of Manehattan

Occupation: Engineering/It Teacher

Backstory:

Will be added to over time until finished

Lektra's blog, entry number 20XX, codename: Origin, begin transcription

The following happened before My Little Pony Equestria Girls

"What would you do if you met another you? An alternate you? A doppelganger? Someone who claimed to be you from another dimension? Are they you, or someone else? Are you also you? Sometimes these lines are blurred, and actually I kinda prefer it that way!" -Me

Honestly I had a relatively normal childhood, if you can consider having an almost insatiable desire for costuming large quantities of information like a computer normal. But like, nothing really all that crazy happened as I was growing up. Even in my early years when I was sapient enough to read but not yet strong enough to pick up a book or electronic device, I was constantly reading interesting topics or reading an encyclopedia online or offline, but this wasn't enough. It was never enough. As I got older even as I developed other hobbies and idiosyncrasies my thirst for knowledge only increased. Now, that's not to say I wanted to know everything, just things that I found particularly interesting

My parents, sensing my immense intellect and desire to succeed at what I like placed me in a school for gifted children. I really didn't understand what the hype was all about, but hey, more information to inhale and a way to move forward in life. I moved through the curriculum at blazing speed, inhaling and then regurgitating it when being tested. Skipped more than a few grades, and soon I'd completed the basic schooling. That wasn't enough and of course I'd been doing online courses as well. By the time I graduated high school, I'd already completed half of the requirements for a multi doctorate degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer programming. I'd keep myself updated and relevant, of course

I moved on to real college and university, transferring my credits and finishing my degrees in a single year. My graduation project? I designed Sparky: a fully autonomous artificially intelligent companion who was both my friend and also my butler. I could have had any job in my field I wanted, but instead I chose teaching

One morning while going to my first day at my new job, something strange happened: I met her. I didn't know it at first, but she was me and I was also her. Me? Myself? My other self? Whatever, let's just say I met someone weird

I was passing by the statue in front of the school when someone popped out of the wall and crashed into me. Just appeared from right out of the wall through a multicolored portal crackling with electrical sparks. The wall of the base of the statue, I ain't even joking. How can I joke about something like this?

While we tried to untangle ourselves and rubbed where we hurt each other, I heard a voice. My voice? What, but I wasn't speaking! "I finally did it! My invention works! I've broken through to another dimension! This dimension has no magic, but my magic and Magitek seems to be working for now."

Oh great, another weirdo. Wait! I looked at the source of the voice, which sounded familiar like when I play back my recordings. Definitely my voice

"Who are you? You're, um, me? Or am I you?" this time it was me who spoke. Like actually me

"Both actually! I am you! You are me! We're each other, and you're exactly who I was hoping to find in this world." she looked me over and then looked down at herself. "Also, what are you wearing? What am I wearing? What are we wearing? Why are you dressed like that?" She blushed profusely, very embarrassed that she'd been put in a duplicate of my revealing clothing. We could be mistaken for twins, or that I was looking in a mirror

We had untangled ourselves and both adjusted our goggles. "I wear what I want, nobody tells me what to wear." I used my right pointer finger to emphasize what I was saying. Other me took a moment to realize she could do this too, and soon we were in perfect synch like we'd practiced it as a dance routine

As I said this, she said the same thing at the same time, but slightly different. "I design what I want, nobody tells me what to make." Sparks and hearts jumped out of us as we did actually turn it into a short and cute dance routine

And we finished together, the sparks and hearts disappearing just as quickly as they'd appeared. "Within reason, of course. I'm Lektra Bolt, current head of Bolt Solutions, and our company slogan is designing inventive solutions to improve your life." Although we spoke together, the fact that there were literal things floating in the air around us puzzled me, but I had other concerns

At this point there was no doubt in my mind that I'd met another me, so I had to ask the burning question. Other me opened her mouth but then motioned for me to speak, probably anticipating what I was going to ask

"So, why are you here and what do you want?" I had an idea of the answer already. I paced around making observations and calculations

"Knowledge, information, experimentation, and collaboration. The pursuit of knowledge doesn't ever end, not even at the end of life." she said this, and it was as if I'd spoken it myself. It was perfectly balanced and followed my thought process. Naturally, since we are each other

"Right, a little creepy how we can finish each other's thoughts but it's exactly something I would have said. Tell me about that last one?" I pondered this collaboration while I checked some messages on my phone. "Collaboration?" I thought about texting a few colleagues or students about what was happening now, but they'd never believe me

"I propose an information exchange. A trade. Teach me about that thing in your hand........." she said as I handed the phone to her and sparks flowed around her hand, then an identical phone appeared in her other hand

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"........And I can teach you how to do this." she said that as the phone disappeared into a pop of sparks. "Actually kind of interesting it works here, although not as well."

"Fascinating. You're from a magical world?" I was already running calculations on the possibilities of this collaboration. That explained the cute sparks and hearts then

She simply nodded with a smug grin while crossing her arms under her bosom as what I could only assume was her version of Sparky popped off her back as well

"I accept!" I said this with an identical smug grin and arms cross

"As I knew you would. You are another version of me after all, and I would have accepted the trade offer." Other me laughed as we formally shook hands to seal the deal. Or rather I grabbed hers and shook it as she just looked on awkwardly. She also nearly stumbled and fell forward, clearly unprepared for the change of center of gravity while not being balanced by Sparky

I broke the awkward silence as the other me was checking herself out and struggling to regain her balance. "I guess that makes us each other's employee." I said this as we both laughed this time and then stopped awkwardly

"Okay I gotta ask, what the buck is with our shape? I've known I'd be considered attractive back home, but seriously what the buck?" Other me looked around to make sure no one was looking then started to touch herself all over. She was making cute sounds that if she wasn't me and I'd consider weird, and then I'd probably drag her to bed, We both got red in the face and realized what that might lead to

We both let out a humph as I attempted to change the subject to break the awkwardness "Buck? Is that how you say....." She looked at me angrily. "....yes, buck." A sigh of relief as she looked around strangely as if expecting something bad to happen. "Anyway I don't really know, I've always been like this since I puberty."

Other me coughed awkwardly and motioned with her hands in the air, drawing our shape and leaving a yellow and pink outline just floating there for a few moments before disappearing. "Seriously? No complicated backstory or anything?"

I shook my head and shrugged. "Nope, no complicated backstory." Other me also shrugged and then looked like she was trying to remember something by putting her hand to her forehead then her nose

"Oh right, there is one other thing. To learn from each other we must swap places at times and live in each other's worlds, live each other's lives. No pony must know we've swapped with a doppelganger." Other me looked at me with anticipation. "Are you prepared? Surely, you are not prepared?" This she said in an ominous sounding tone that actually made me scared for a few moments

"Of course I'm prepared! Plus we get to also suck at each other's lives, at least at first. I can't do magic and you don't understand the kind of advanced technology I design." I looked her over and grinned. Dang she's cute. Nope, none of that with another me. "Plus, you get to experience what being attractive means in my world, and practice walking around on two limbs since it seems like you aren't normally comfortable with that kind of locomotion."

I'm going to enjoy that!" She nodded and visibly blushed, then shook her head. Knowing me, she was thinking the exact same thing as I was a few moments ago. "Fake it until you make it, am I right? We learn fast and both our Magitek will improve with each other's input."

We both nodded as I said what we were both thinking. "Correct. Well, let's get to it then!"

After this we met periodically every few days to exchange information, until a certain event happened and another traveler from an alternate dimension appeared

The following happened after My Little Pony Equestria Girls, but before My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks

"Wait, what?!" I closed my eyes while I tried to process this at our next meeting. "You're a what?!"

"A pony." There's that smug grin again

"No really, tell me the truth and stop pulling my leg." I leered at her, embarrassed but also fuming I'd pretty much been tricked and lied to. She'd never told me she wasn't human

"It's the truth. I'm a pony. I don't even have legs where I come from. I have hooves instead. It's really hard to walk and balance on these things, especially with these things." she said as she looked down at herself again and blushed. "Although wearing Sparky certainly helps with balancing these things."

"These couple of months preparing to switch places for the first time, and not once you'd told me you're actually not even human! I had to find out when another pony came to visit and the resulting event almost destroyed the school?" I tisk tisked and paced around the horse statue, where we'd always met since that first day

"I'm sorry?" She had an extremely smug grin on her face. I was getting used to that smug grin

"That didn't even sound genuine. I feel like I'm being punked, but after what recently happened I'm forced to believe you. Magical pastel pony girls are real, they just are." I shrugged

"Right, and you can be one of them, just as I have been all my life." She looked down at herself again. "Well, some of the time anyway since I've walked on all fours most of my life."

"Tell me more." We continued our information exchange and preparations as I updated her on what had happened recently

The following happened after My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks, but before My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games

A few hours after the students went back to normal, I started to have questions. Twilight had gone back to her own world and I had an upcoming meeting with the other me. We had been meeting every day since I'd learned she was a pony. I headed over to the statue after work and saw someone messing with the statue. She seemed familiar somehow, but then she got on a bus and left so I paid it no mind. A few moments later there was a familiar electrical crackling as the portal appeared and she stepped out

"We just had another incident."

"So for this world, CHS is the center of all weirdness, huh?" Other me pondered this and tapped her foot

I nodded and motioned to Sparky to play the footage, sped up since I knew she could process it faster than normal

"Those necklaces. That's what gave them their unnatural powers in this world, right?" She moved the floating hologram and zoomed the projection in on the necklaces

"Correct. Fascinating, aren't they? Shame they were destroyed in the confrontation. I was however able to perform an analysis." The two Sparky began a data exchange

"I know exactly where you're going with this." The data exchange was ongoing so she had to make small talk. "So did the girls transform again?"

"Yes, they're able to do it more often now. It seems more magic is seeping into my world. Do you think It'll become a magical world like yours? Will your world become less magical?"

Other me froze for a few moments, only moving her eyes. I recognized this as something I did as well, but she did it with magic. Moving her head, shrugging, then moving her hands she ran calculations. "No, I don't think either world will be too negatively affected. There's probably enough magic for both to coexist, especially if the theory you had earlier holds up, that your world is becoming more magical on it's own."

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"I didn't make that theory nor will I claim ownership of it. It's just something I've been able to observe with the equipment I have." I ran some calculations in my head for a few moments. "The magic seems to be seeping from your world a bit over time. I don't know what effect it'll have on the worlds yet, but it's been happening and the drain has been in progress."

The following happened after My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games, but before My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree

Other me stepped out of the portal in a bunch of sparks as she always did. I'd been getting used to this, and I was frowning as she noticed me 

"Don't tell me." now she was frowning too

"I won't. I'll just show you." I then motioned to Sparky. "Play the footage." it played sped up at two times speed. Sparky was great at this, recording everything for posterity

She squinted. "Wait, so that's who that was that you'd told me about, with the hoodie. This world has a Princess Twilight?" 

"This world does have one, but she's not any sort of important person. She's just a student. Not a princess, not even a staff member like my bosses."

Other me nodded. "Hmm. Right, and she was in another school this whole time. That explains why there was only one of her before."

The footage continued playing right to the end. Other me was just staring, then pulled herself together and shook it out, multicolored hair moving all around

"Please say something? Sunset transformed before, but this is what's surprising?"

She straightened her hair with a quick combing. "I mean that was more like a magical villain transformation from my world, then she was defeated. This time your world's Twilight turned into the villain from her device. Was that intentional? I don't think that was the intended use of the device."

"No, definitely wasn't intentional. It was an analysis device, like how Sparky runs analysis for us." I turned to my Sparky and other me turned to hers, asking a question in unison

"Right, Sparky?" we both asked this at the same time

Both Sparky spun around in affirmative. Adorable, but wait did we each put that in or they learned to do it on their own?

"Probably on their own, since I don't remember spelling that, hmm."

"Me either, and I love how we can often finish each other's thoughts." I said this with a goofy grin 

"Right? Anyway, seems like the breaks were sealed up and Twilight feels sorry about it, so everything was resolved?"

"Yup, although there's probably holes we haven't noticed, and natural ones. Also she's transferred to CHS so that's cool, right?" Some students were passing by from after-school activities, or detention. They didn't even pay it any mind that I was literally beside myself while also talking to myself 

"You must be happy, getting to have her and Sunset in your classes?" Other me had already deduced what I was going to say

"Ecstatic!"

"I'll bet.

Other Information:

Powers/Abilities:

Engineering Aptitude - Using readily available materials, Lektra is able to design and eventually build useful machines and electronics. Requires materials. 

Genius Level Intellect - Obviously Lektra is smart. Smart enough to think up inventive and ingenious solutions to problems or how to optimize things. She's not one of those eggheads that all they do is read and study, but she's got pretty high intelligence. Its enough to do what she enjoys, and perform complicated calculations that would give the average creature a headache.

(The following powers are granted by her Magical Focusing Crystal (Geode) , and are absent if the RP doesn't involve one in some way) 

Electromagnetism (1) - Lektra is able to create and direct electricity from her hands and body, rather violently if needed (but probably not). Due to not being able to store it herself, the lightning is only used on demand. One of her favorite things to do when meeting other creatures is the self powered joy buzzer, where she lightly shocks those she greets as a gag. It's a hit at parties, but those who actually know her personally know not to shake her hoof. Includes boring able to temporarily solidify and shape electricity.

The more she uses this the more energy and mana she requires and the sooner she tires out

This lightning can be grounded, and the hard electricity dissipates if exposed to water.

The lightning portion is also known as Electrokinesis/Electric Elemental.

Electromagnetism (2) - She can temporarily exert her will over metallic things, like cars or her own inventions. Given enough concentration and time, she can affect an electronic non-living thing enough that it obeys her, or changes from evil to good if it had some form of sentience. Includes Metalbending 

The bigger the thing to be affected, the more energy and mana she requires and the sooner she tires out. 

This magic only works on substances that are at least partly metallic or electronic, and they must be conductive, magnetic, or both. A non metallic substance that is also non conductive and non magnetic would be unaffected. She also has a hard time affecting things that are partly organic (so not iron in the blood), and prefers to not bother with those due to the possibility of mangling the organic part in the process of trying to separate out the metal.

This magic can be classified as Technopathy/Technomancy/Technology Manipulation

Personality:

Lektra can be absorbed in her inventing for hours or sometimes days on end. She takes the time to make sure everything in the blueprint would work when actually built, so if she's not building something you can often find her in her workshop just sitting at a desk and scribbling furiously to make sure the underlying math is correct. Her thought process is methodical and careful, but when short on time she is prone to coming up with multiple solutions at once and just going by trial and error on which works. Due to being an inventor and an introvert, she often enjoys the company of non-living machines more than living entities.

She is friendly/nice to others, but can turn volatile when insulted. She's social when around others, but can also be more than a bit reclusive and prefers indoor activities. This also means she has trouble initially meeting others, due to being absorbed in her work. Lektra dislikes the outdoors, and will only venture outside when there's a reason to do so. Otherwise, she's quite the homebody and prefers a lab or otherwise indoor setting

Lektra is what some might call a girl of simple tastes. She has no interest in jewels, fancy clothes, or other finery that she considers frivolous, nor does she care to match the manners of high society who do tend to like these things. That said, she does have a bit of her own flirty fashion sense, but it tends to fall under lab chic for the most part. She is an organized person, but you wouldn't really know it. Her lab in her modified apartment is seemingly a mess of blueprints, unfinished inventions, finished but rejected inventions, failed inventions that blew up/melted, or just parts lying around. Regardless, she likes what's referred to as a 'clean mess' where she knows where everything is but it looks messy. A real mess where everything is thrown about wouldn't be something she enjoys, especially if it has a bad odor

She enjoys helping others, and is proportionately upset when finding out someone else was upset by her actions. Key word: Finding out. This means that if you're hiding your feelings, don't expect any sympathy. She's not a great judge of character, but can be encouraging and positive. Lektra has very strong opinions and generally regards them as facts, so she tends to have a comment on anything she overhears and feels compelled to comment on.

Lektra values the friends she has, although there aren't that many. She's prone to being called a crackpot for her ideas. The ones she does have she would basically do anything to keep, including forgiving them for seemingly ridiculous or severely hurtful actions. She is very forgiving and can justify lots of things happening, so it takes a lot to anger her. Typically if you do something she doesn't like she'll just tell you to not do it again, except if you won't stop. In which case she will do her best to ignore you or invent something to make you stop. An invention of this type would likely be dangerous, so it's best not to annoy her to this point.

She doesn't like those in authority roles, and generally doesn't like being given orders or commands. She is prone to unrehearsed sarcasm. She is also prone to complaining or otherwise looking for somepony to vent/rant to on topics of interest or whatever is being discussed at the moment.

Physical Description:

Lektra is typically around the same age as the Mane 6, except in circumstances as modified by the setting as created by the GM

More information TBA

Equipment:

Tool Belt - This contains various tools that can be pulled out as needed (leaving this ambiguous so we don't have times where she needs to run home/back and waste time)

AR Goggles - These interface with her companion Sparky, providing her with an Augmented Reality interface that gives useful information on surroundings

Leks Watch - Typically worn on the left wrist, this is a watch that's way more than a watch. It has a range of functions that complement her AR Goggles and can project convincing holograms into the space around her. She typically uses this to project her thoughts (the hologram starts out as nothing but then adjusts as she describes what she's thinking of) as well as a floating holographic UI similar to a smartphone. The holograms are especially useful to replace a blackboard when teaching

Leks Gloves - A spare pair of gloves carried by Sparky in his storage compartment. These allow her similar metal manipulating ability as her Equestria counterpart, but the control is not as precise and need to be recharged. They also allow electric blasts from her fingertips, though again limited and needing to be recharged (This equipment is unnecessary if she has a Geode)

Companion - Lektra has an electronically animated pet companion named Sparky. Never call Sparky a pet though, he'll get offended.

Sparky looks like this:

Sparky is designed with the latest technology to transform into things she needs, like a flat cart for heavy things, a skateboard, a scooter, or even a Jetpack (see main art for that form). Sparky is stronger than he looks (think ants), and can do typical things like scan things or extend his claws to pick things up while cleaning.

Sparky takes care of Lektra's basic day to day needs. He cooks, he cleans, he dusts, he reminds her to eat and drink, when to wake up, and when she's worked too long. He keeps her schedule.

Likes: (These are in no particular order)
Engineering
Magic and Spells
Intellectual discussions
Making friends and spending time with them, as long as it doesn't interfere with work
Working on her inventions
Filling commissions for clients
Sweets
Extremely Sweet Vanilla-Flavored Coffee (Usual order is "A LOT of Cream, a LOT of Sugar, a LOT of Caramel, and a LOT of Mocha. I should just barely be able to taste the coffee, and about a quarter of the cup should be additives. If it's more than a quarter of the cup, you didn't do a good job.")
Females (Preferred for any romance RP)
Males (Though not a primary preference for romance RP, she wouldn't mind males)
Sleeping
Eating

Dislikes: (These are in no particular order)
Authority and deliberately silly behavior, except from those who have earned her respect or fondness
Those who disrespect or are mean/rude to someone who has earned her respect or fondness
Being insulted or somehow having her work devalued
Going outside (Going outside to where the destination is an indoor place is fine)
Socializing with strangers in a public setting (She's shy)
Doing work or strenuous activity that isn't somehow connected to her job
Athletic endeavors, though she does do the absolute minimum to stay in shape and keep her figure
Grossness or really messy places
Those who insist they're smarter than her

Key Moments:

(This is the start off for most RPs, and will be further or earlier along depending on setting

Major character developments will go right here)

Extra Information that's pertinent, but not quite Backstory: 

She has Aspergers Syndrome (High Functioning Autism), ADHD, and OCD (Like me IRL)

In many RPs, Lektra will refer to the Human Mane 6 as if she has met them. Until the RP begins, she technically hasn't. It's just that she knows so much about them from research and stalking, it's as if she did meet them. In some RPs she has met them, but it depends on the RP and the plot

Basically, the Human Mane 6 have an obsessed stalker. A good natured, responsible, and well meaning stalker. But still a stalker. If anyone asks what Lektra is doing and she gets 'caught' observing while taking notes, she will say it's for her biography. That's mostly true. Lektra does want to write a biography on them, but a lot of her notes and observations are for herself to obcess over

Known Player Character Relatives:

None

Character Trivia:

Based on the pony of the same name, this version was created around the time of the first EG movie. She therefore has design similarities to the Manes in the first movie, with the same oversized high boots

Magic Spells: See Powers/Abilities In Backstory, And Equipment In Physical Description