Fran Lawrence

Quinn's roommate and closest friend at Pepperhill in the Falling Into College series. At age 10, Fran was badly injured and scarred by an auto accident that killed her parents and seven year-old sister. As a further result of her injuries, Fran is short (under 5 ft tall) and has to eat constantly and carefully manage her diet to avoid deficiencies. After the accident, she was raised by her maternal uncle (David Stamford) and aunt (Beth Stamford). In appearence, she has black/brown hair that falls to her thighs, soft, gray eyes, long even eyelashes and delicately arched eyebrows. She is an Architectural Design major.

Quinn's general confidence and makeup assistance to minimize the appearance of Fran's facial scars has changed both girl's outlook on life. Quinn eventually talked Fran into joining the Theta, Theta, Theta sorority with her, and starting their sophomore year, share suite 3-1 in the chapter house, along with Tammy and Grace.

First appearance in "The Parents Are At Rest."

Fran Lawrence in the 'Legion of Lawndale Heroes'

An alternate version of Fran was introduced as a character in Legion of Lawndale Heroes 12:7. She possesses the metahuman abilities of shrinking and mass control; these abilities allow Fran to shrink to subatomic size but retain her normal physical attributes. She also has an increased physical durability when shrinking, and can subconsciously alter her mass to allow her to sit on a person's shoulder without notice, or drop through an armored windshield at high speed without harm to herself. A favorite stunt of Fran's is to slaw into a person while minaturized in order to incapacitate them temporarily.

Fran also possesses the ability to shrink other lifeforms or non-living objects; with living beings, her power can keep them at the enlarged/reduced size for twenty-four hours unless she returns them to normal. With non-living objects, Fran can choose to make the transformation temporary or permanent.

Fran also possesses the ability to fly. This was first achieved by a set of artifical wings that were given to her by William Appleton (who was also holding her in a very unhealthy relationship where he dominated her emotionally and sexually), but after joining the Legion, Fran discovered that she has a very limited anti-gravity power (as a supplement to her mass-control ability) which allows her to defy gravity. Fran has kept the wings, as they help her to fly better.

Fran overheard Appleton and an subordinate discussing her upcoming termination; already sickened by her relationship with him and seeing the Legion as a possible sanctuary, Fran approached Daria Morgendorffer at her home and asked for asylum. After a mindscan (and an unexplained vision of an alternate future where Appleton had control of both Fran and her, and compelled them to engage in a lesbian relationship for his own gratification), Daria brought her to Legion Tower for her own safety.

In Legion of Lawndale Heroes 13:6, Daria nominated Fran for membership, and Julia Carlyle promised to heal Fran's scars. It was also revealed that Fran had been trained to steal for William by the Thieves' Guild.