Rossum

Rossum is a minor character in Under the Electric Stars. She is played by Fran Carr.

Appearance
Rossum has no canonical described appearance beyond looking tough.

Personality
Rossum is a shrewd businesswoman, sharp and always ready to collect more cryptos. She was a close friend of Valeria Reyes and they were once girlfriends, which is why she feels an obligation to take care of Caine Reyes. Rossum specializes in machines, owning the shop "Rossum's Robotics" in the Tollbooth and a specialized bot called the Fontana that she uses to determine what parts are necessary and their estimated cost. She frequently makes jokes or off-color jabs to people around her, but has a soft spot and a fairly strong sense of loyalty to the Reyes family. She seems to be the subject of affection of people to the point of her annoyance, as shown with her admirer Landon

Valeria Reyes
Valeria and Rossum were friends from childhood, frequently spending time together in the Tollbooth where they both grew up. Rossum apparently helped teach Val to fight as well as she did. Valeria and Rossum dated for a short period of time, though their relationship presumably ended prior to Val's disappearance. Val trusted Rossum enough to request that she pull the tracker out of her arm, with little success and a lot of injury.

Caine Reyes
Caine and Rossum appear to have a rather contentious relationship--Caine seems to frequently visit Rossum and Rossum has intimate knowledge of Caine's behaviors as a child and their current lack of cryptos. Rossum has a soft spot for Caine, but not one that extends further than what she considers necessary, as a favor to Val.

Dax Pastore
Rossum and Dax have an incredibly negative relationship. Though Dax appears to semi-frequently buy parts from Rossum, Rossum is unimpressed by his threats and dislikes his general attitude. They are technically market competitors, although Rossum does not do deliveries. Dax attributes Rossum's behavior to her time with Valeria, though she seems skeptical and angry about his treatment of Caine as well.