Britney Proskurina
Names: Britney ProskurinaBritney
First appears in Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods, chapter 25 (25)
Appearances
What you know
Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods
- Ch 25Britney Proskurina is a level-27 human Pit Fighter from Ukraine who refuses ever to go back into the water.
- Ch 28Britney is the last surviving member of Vadim's team; she begged Vadim not to go, and he died anyway.
- Ch 33Britney, sole survivor of the water quadrant besides Chris, has latched onto Firas.
Book 5: The Butcher’s Masquerade
- Ch 7Britney is a Ukrainian plastic-surgery patient travelling with Firas; she denies being his girlfriend.
- Ch 54Britney had not killed anything all floor, so her blood bar was empty and she was teleported out.
- Ch 63Britney attends as Donut's plus-one and guitarist, nervous about smuggling plans past security.
- Ch 64Britney enters the top 50 on her own, which stops Imogen from harming her.
- Ch 65Britney's jacket is made of Slate Butterfly figures; she releases one to drain the ballroom's warning light.
Book 6: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
- Ch 5Britney, on Katia's team, is devastated by Firas's death; her facial burn hasn't healed and she clings to Louis.
- Ch 13Britney's face hasn't healed, but she is now fighting alone and leveling quickly after refusing to fight last floor.
- Ch 24Britney's face was badly scarred at the end of the previous floor; she now has an extinction sigil tattoo and is level 55.
Book 7: This Inevitable Ruin
- Ch 11Britney wears enchanted panties featuring Elle that boost her dexterity and berserking skills; she hasn't told Elle.
- Ch 29Britney has become the crawlers' main liaison with the NPCs, relaying messages to Juice Box and Arief.
- Ch 69Britney coordinates communication with Team Retribution and has grown close to Juice Box.
- Ch 88Eris claims Britney picked up an axe and is now possessed.
- Ch 90Imani and Juice Box examine Britney and find no sign of possession or an axe.
Book 8: A Parade of Horribles
- Ch 82Britney seems unwell and evasive, and speaks telepathically into Carl's mind telling him he just needs to survive.
- Ch 82Mordecai, Imani and Rosetta fear whatever is happening to Britney will react if confronted, recalling Maggie My's takeover of Chris.
- Ch 86Britney kills Osvaldo after he is stunned at the portal, earning a player-killer skull.
- Ch 86Britney now carries the memorial crystal from Ysalte and moves as fast as Osvaldo.
- Ch 88Britney unexpectedly jumps into the portal after Chris and leaves the party.
Connections
- ally ofVadim Zbarlast two survivors of their party
- member ofVadim Zbarlast survivor of Vadim's team
- partner ofFiras M.
- ally ofPrincess Donut the Queen Anne ChonkDonut's plus-one
- ally ofKatia Grimon Katia's team
- member ofTeam Katia
- ally ofLouis Santiago 2same team
- enemy ofOsvaldo
- ally ofPontiff
Key moments
- Book 4 · Ch 25Planning the submarine dive
At the Death Stalker tavern Carl meets water-quadrant survivors Britney and Vadim; Vadim agrees to guide Carl, Katia and Tran to the Akula's pump controls.
- Book 5 · Ch 7Donut heads off the lecture
Back in the personal space, Donut preempts Mordecai's scolding, and Carl announces a plan for a much bigger bomb before the hunters are released.
- Book 5 · Ch 8Masquerade announced
The system announces the Butcher's Masquerade party for the top 50 crawlers, and Donut fixates on its pet beauty contest for Mongo.
- Book 5 · Ch 63Caravan to the castle
Theobold escorts Carl, Britney, Donut and the dinosaurs toward the high elf castle, explaining that the queen's protection covers all guests.
- Book 5 · Ch 63Queen Imogen revealed
Drawn out by Pearson's disguise, Queen Imogen materialises in Carl's wagon; Carl recognises her as Ifechi, Florin's dead girlfriend.
- Book 5 · Ch 64Imogen confronts Carl
Queen Imogen visits Carl's wagon, explains the Butcher's Masquerade ritual and its peace seal, and warns him that breaking the peace means the Nothing.
- Book 5 · Ch 64The masquerade begins
Inside Ballroom A, Donut meets her sponsor Empress D'Nadia, Chaco runs the prize counter, Vrah charges toward Carl, and Carl signals Bomo, the Sledge and Britney to start the plan.
- Book 5 · Ch 65Warning light disabled
While Vrah threatens Carl, Britney releases a slate butterfly that drains the ballroom's warning light without the guard noticing.
- Book 5 · Ch 72Donut's talent show performance
Donut charms Ferdinand into her minion, sings 'All Eyes on Me', and Big Tina dances with the velociraptors, transfixing the whole room.
- Book 6 · Ch 5Crawlers reel from the last floor
Over chat, Carl learns Britney and Louis are grieving Firas, and Tran lost his legs and his friend Gwendolyn Duet.
- Book 6 · Ch 65Friends arrive in Cuba
Imani leads over twenty crawlers, including Elle, Katia, Louis and Li Jun, out of the church via a Doggie Door to help Carl with his plan.
- Book 7 · Ch 11Donut discovers the Donut Holes shirt
Donut finds Louis wearing an enchanted Donut Holes fan club t-shirt depicting her backside and is outraged; Zev explains the merch is licensed and Donut earns nothing from it.
- Book 7 · Ch 12Descent through Larracos
Arief leads Carl's group down through the rings of Larracos, recruiting crawlers on the way and explaining the city, the NPCs' memories of past seasons and their raids on enemy camps.
- Book 7 · Ch 13War council with Juice Box
In a hidden room at the Desperado Club, Juice Box shares maps and plans, explains Shanty Town and reveals Ferdinand controls her team's systems with Drick as adjutant.
- Book 7 · Ch 29The assault begins
With the NPC team confirmed ready via Britney, Carl gives the order and Boomer finally lights his cigar.
- Book 7 · Ch 69Elle opens the first feral gate
Elle opens the Gate of the Feral Gods; Meatus appears near the Dream castle and summons Harpocrates, prompting Rosetta to abort Britney's digger attack.
- Book 7 · Ch 70The orc mountain erupts
Dwarves agitate the lava tubes under King's Point; an extra orc shield builds pressure and the mountain blows its top with Party Planner too close.
- Book 7 · Ch 77Donut taunts Harpocrates
Donut blasts music and insults over her PA to keep Harpocrates from breaking her rolling ball while a digger approaches.
- Book 7 · Ch 78The Peeling Phase begins
Larracos opens; Agatha's War Mage Rebellion gains Conscription, makes defeated teams die on the spot, and seizes Team Retribution's throne room and the city defenses.
- Book 7 · Ch 87The ball is dropped into Larracos
Harpocrates throws the ball into the Larracos funnel while Britney's side turns the castle moat to acid and starts draining it.
- Book 7 · Ch 89Li Na storms the castle
Li Na maxes her stats and tears through the Larracos castle; the War Mages flee by portal, and the throne room returns to Team Retribution's control.
- Book 8 · Ch 17Crawler gathering at the Lollipop
Carl and Donut join the other crawlers at the Lollipop karaoke bar and compare vehicles, results and upgrades from heat one.
- Book 8 · Ch 60Brawl at the Lollipop
Dwight's attack sparks a bar-wide fight and a fire; Imani knocks Dwight out, Mongo and Dong join in, and Louis and Britney put out the flames.
- Book 8 · Ch 62Failed garage raid on Corky
Before Carl's group can break in, Genesis and Rapture drive Corky out to the race; Porky learns Dong is involved and is furious.
- Book 8 · Ch 82Britney's telepathic warning
Leaving the Desperado Club, Britney evades Carl's concern and speaks directly into his mind, telling him he just needs to survive.
- Book 8 · Ch 83Final heat lineups revealed
At the starting blocks of the final race heat, Carl sees that the heats now pit allied crawlers against each other: Chris with Imani and Elle, and Louis and Britney with Florin and Lucia Mar.
- Book 8 · Ch 86Britney kills Osvaldo
Britney kills the stunned Osvaldo, eliminating Team Flamengo and leaving Carl's team the sole survivors of the heat.
- Book 8 · Ch 88Chris and Britney enter the Nothing portal
Carl bribes Mitch to open the Nothing portal for a test; after a farewell with Imani, Chris goes in, and Britney jumps in after him uninvited.
- Book 8 · Ch 105Louis lands in Sheol
Louis emerges from storage not at the Pineapple Cabaret but in Sheol, where Britney, Pontiff and the demon Forkith revive him with a leech and subdue the werewolf Chris.