Fictional Character Biography
Originally named Woodstock, Lacuna is the daughter of Denise and Calvin Schumaker, two wealthy, extremely liberal former hippies. She often tried to rebel against her parents, but they were so open-minded that they would immediately accept and support whatever she tried to do. In one example, she decides to give her dinner to homeless people but is stymied by the fact that there are none actually close by. Woodstock grew up in Los Angeles, where she became familiar with the exploits of X-Statix, then known as X-Force. She attempts to join the team after using her powers to pull benign pranks. She would paint her name in odd spots, put odd clothing onto the team and in one instance, scared the unnamed naked girls in the X-Force grotto by filling it with strange fish. This only serves to annoy the team. A threat to throw herself into boiling water (a pool heated by Anarchist) did little to convince the team she should join.
Determined to prove herself to the team, she makes an appearance on Larry King Live, which was being guest-hosted by U-Go Girl. She embarrasses the team by stripping them naked on camera. This catches the eye of television producers. Lacuna was finally welcomed to join X-Force, but declined so that she could star on her own television show, Lacuna and the Stars, in which she would use her powers to spy on celebrities and learn their secrets. This finally disappoints her parents, which pleases Lacuna to no end.
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