- to make the most of her new situation. She's not the biggest name, but she has a loyal following, is well regarded as a good worker, and still has a roof over her head.

Not what she wanted for herself, but things are still looking bright for her.

Her Hollywood dream is about as existent as it is in others.

Which is to say, not at all. The circumstances may have been different regarding 𝙝𝙤𝙬 she got to this point, but she's at this point.

Rather than falling into the pitfall of addiction that defined her life, she instead is managing -

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𝘖𝘩, 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦

𝘔𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯

𝘔𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴

𝙈𝙮 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚'𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣

- Born Again, though things haven't progressed to that low quite yet.

- ended up falling in with some sketchy people, and ended up working in other films. It's unclear which came first: the job change or the addiction. Maybe it was the addiction that ultimately led to her fall. Who's to say?

In this timeline, she does eventually become what's seen of her in -

She could have stayed in Fagen Corners and comfortably lived off of her families money but nooooo, she had to set out on her own and tried to make a name for herself!

Except it didn't go that way, did it?

Her Hollywood dream ended before it could ever really start. She -

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𝘊𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯', 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯' 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨

𝙈𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗

- herself years into the future... and after her death. She's taken up residence somewhere in the west coast of the US under an assumed name: Paige Angel.

She has a private address, having decided it was best to keep her head low, move cross country and take this opportunity for a fresh start.

- multiple people thanks to the supervillain Bullseye.

Which is news to Karen Page. As is the environment she now finds herself in. Due to major cosmic events playing out on a galactic scale (and it wouldn't be the first time such things have happened), Karen finds -

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Paige Angel, semi-popular radio host and podcaster. Local darling in the city of Los Angeles with a loyal following of listeners.

Former actress Karen Page, casualty of a deadly church attack that claimed the lives of -

- Her survival continues into the current day, and as such current 616 canon, making her aware if not outright present in events that have taken place since.

- She continues to live in New York, working as a radio personality and podcaster, while also dedicating time to philanthropic causes focused primarily on helping addicts get clean and supporting sex workers. -