Brooke 'Dodger' Leigh Lawson Thorne (AKA Presshearttocontinue, AKA Dodger, AKA Dexterity Bonus) is a formerly Creator/TheGameStation-affiliated and Creator/{{Polaris}} affiliated [[Website/YouTube Youtuber]] and streamer known for her happy-go-lucky vlogging style, as well as her love of foxes, cats, and coffee. When she isn't vlogging, she is the main personality on Creator/{{Polaris}}' news show Daily Byte, as well as producing her own DIY content with "Swords and Stitches" and subculture introduction videos called "Welcome to the Fandom." She also does the occasional LetsPlay on her Twitch stream of more traditional games, with her main channel gaming content consisting of dating sims or other "stupid anime games."

Has two channels: "[[https://www.youtube.com/user/PressHeartToContinue Press Heart to Continue]]" for variety content on geek culture and "[[https://www.youtube.com/user/DexterityBonus Dexterity Bonus]]" for her old "Coffeh Time" video blogs and [=VODs=] of her Twitch streams. She also has two [[ThisIndexMeows cats]], named [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock and Watson]] but typically referred to as Sherlockcat and Watsonkitty, who make guest appearances on her channel and streams.

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* AnimalMotifs: On the Co-Optional Podcast animated series She strongly associated with cats due to her love of cats and owning pet cats. Her avatar has cats with her in her appearances. She has a secondary animal which is foxes due to her avatar design, in some scenes she is shown with a fox tail and in the animated podcast "No Pants" she is shown with fox legs as well as a tail.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Now that she's married to LetsPlay/{{Strippin}}, she has the honor of bearing the name "Brooke Thorne," something she admitted on a Twitch stream that she really likes the idea of.
* BabiesEverAfter: Dodger and Strippin have a daughter, Clarke, who was shown off in Dodger's first May 2018 stream.
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Dodger's the youngest of the hosts of Podcast/TheCoOptionalPodcast.
* BigEater: Is frequently shown eating something in her videos.
** She's been jokingly called unprofessional by [[Creator/TheCynicalBrit TotalBiscuit]] and WebVideo/JesseCox on their podcast since she has a habit of conspicuously eating some sort of leftovers during the show.
--> '''WebVideo/JesseCox''': You cashew-eating...[[PrecisionFStrike motherfucker.]]
* EtTuBrute / Brutan Betrayer: Betrayed WebVideo/OMFGCata on her 12 hour live stream (June 18th 2012 noon-midnight). He thereafter challenged her and companions (Creator/TheCynicalBrit, {{WebVideo/Wowcrendor}} and Myndflame) to a 4v4 duel of VideoGame/Left4Dead2. This battle between the teams named Ceasar (WebVideo/OMFGCata's) and Brutus (Dodger's) was ended in a score of 1303 vs. 1436 in favor of the Bruti, after which WebVideo/OMFGCata ragequitted. This was, of course, only meant as a joke.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: ''Tons''. Her hair has been every color of the rainbow at least once.
* FanService: Sort of. She agreed to do [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBlU-kxM8_Y a shoot]] for the {{Magazine/Playboy}} website so long as it could heavily feature plaid and pizza.
* FieryRedhead: Well, when she ''has'' red hair. As stated elsewhere, she changes her hair colour a lot.
* FirstNameBasis: She's one of the few people to refer to LetsPlay/{{Strippin}} by his real name, which makes sense.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: A few of these have happened in her Coffee Time videos ever since she got Watsonkitty courtesy of the two felines playing. Occasionally one or both cats will start clambering about on her chair, normally with Sherlock taking pride of place on-top of its headrest. They also tended to happen before she got Watson, normally due to Sherlock mucking around behind her or repeatedly making a circuit of the room's furniture, including Dodger's chair. Though Sherlock's 'solo [=FBEs=]' weren't Funny so much as adorably distracting.
** During her podcasts at Bullseye University, what appears to have been a prank was pulled involving a candy bar next door. Somebody suddenly started screaming furiously, "[[NoodleIncident WHYYY!!? WHY DID YOU PUT SNICKERS... IN HERE!?!? WHYYYY!?!]]"
* GamerGirl: As a member of Creator/TheGameStation no less.
* {{Gasshole}}: She burps and farts shamelessly in her videos and streams. She also claims to have "infamous" farts because of how bad they smell.
* GenkiGirl: And ''how''. She refers to herself in various online profiles as a [[Website/YouTube Youtuber]] with a caffeine problem.
* GivingUpOnLogic: Her reaction to seeing [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Mettaton EX]] was this, complete with double FacePalm.
* HappilyMarried: To LetsPlay/{{Strippin}}, as of June 22, 2017.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: With her husband LetsPlay/{{Strippin}} as the Huge Guy. He absolutely ''towers'' over her (she's 5-foot-1). Given how tall his family seem to be in general, it's not much of a surprise. And ironically, he once made her play a game of Jumbo Jenga (to be fair, he gave her access to a ladder).
* IdenticalStranger: Deliberately played up with [[WebVideo/{{Wowcrendor}} Crendor]]. They do have similar facial structures, but they both act as if Crendor becomes a perfect double of Dodger when he puts on a brightly-colored wig.
* InformedAbility: Dodger used to take martial arts, but doesn't anymore, though she'd love to again. Mostly because [[PintSizedPowerhouse she realized she's tiny.]]
* KindheartedCatLover: Both she and Sam love their cats.
* LateComingOut: During 2021's Pride Month, she came out as pansexual. At the time she was already married and had a young child while being in her early thirties.
* LetsPlay: On occasion, although much rarer than everything else. Has played various games, most notably two of the Sherlock Holmes games. She didn't finish her ''VideoGame/DeadSpace'' playthrough, which Jesse reminds her every time it comes up.
** Joined forces with her roommates [[https://www.youtube.com/user/HuskyStarcraft HuskyStarcraft]], [[https://www.youtube.com/user/RosannaPansino Rosanna Pansino]] and Ahnaris for a [[InnocentInnuendo fourplay]] of ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'', with WebVideo/JesseCox subbing in when Ahnaris was unavailable.
** Has since restructured her main channel to have a daily LetsPlay of some sort whenever she's not busy otherwise. Projects include ''VideoGame/DeadSpace3'' Co-Op with Jesse (completed), ''VideoGame/AlwaysRememberMe'' (completed), ''VideoGame/TheWolfAmongUs'', ''VisualNovel/LongLiveTheQueen'', and ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' (completed).
* MasterOfDisguise: When hosting the Polaris Mobile Countdown vlogs.
* MustHaveCaffeine: Her vlog is called Coffee Time, and she owns more coffee mugs than there is space in her house. Naturally, she started selling her own [[https://dodgercoffeeco.com/ brand of coffee beans.]]
* NeverGetsDrunk: See The 14th [[Podcast/TheCoOptionalPodcast TheGameStation podcast]]. Not only is Dodger the only one to open her champagne without spilling it, but she also drinks the second most of all of them, and acts the least intoxicated of the three.
* {{Podcast}}: A regular on Podcast/TheCoOptionalPodcast alongside [[Creator/TheCynicalBrit TotalBiscuit]] and WebVideo/JesseCox.
* PrefersGoingBarefoot: In her own words, Dodger walks ''everywhere'' barefoot. She's [[http://youtu.be/KCZV1mbfjsU?t=8m53s admitted]] [[http://youtu.be/y16HdA2R8po?t=4m1s frequently]] [[http://youtu.be/WiZQRh-TkvI?t=7m13s on]] [[http://youtu.be/GzIOIlWN8Xk?t=13m9s camera]] [[http://youtu.be/GzIOIlWN8Xk?t=15m18s she loves being barefoot all the time]], even when told she needs shoes onset or wandering over [[MadeOfIron hot concrete.]] She'll even opt for bare feet in the '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVBX7bImJxw snow]]'''. And rather adorably, her husband is just as much of a barefooter as she is.
-->'''Dodger:''' Pretty much every opportunity I get, I walk around barefoot. ... I just love being barefoot. Jeannie hates being barefoot- hates it. She doesn't care if other people are barefoot, but she personally hates being barefoot and I cannot fathom that because I, like... [[EarthyBarefootCharacter I feel like I'm in my natural element when I'm barefoot. Um, it just feels like the most natural for me by far, but I'm a Hobbit, so it kinda makes sense.]]
* RageQuit: Dodger completely stalled out on the unexpectedly brutal first boss of ''VideoGame/WingsOfVi'' [[{{Determinator}} for over an hour]] before giving up.
* SpecialGuest: Appeared as one to sing "the Eevee Song" on the WebVideo/RandomEncounters channel.
* SuddenlyShouting: She usually maintains a pleasant volume while playing games, but can reach ear-splitting levels when something surprises her.
* ThatCameOutWrong: Welcoming the audience to her man-cave, but for a woman, she declares [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFtH7SxQPA4 "Welcome to my lady cave!"]] and realises that really doesn't work.
* ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet: She just took a giant crap all over this rule. Either that, or some G.I.R.L. is very talented at weaving very intricate webs of LIES!
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: There's a reason her daily vlog is called "Coffeh Time." She even did a video about coffee with the LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}} during their first trip to America.
* UnusualEuphemism: Always refers to sex as "touching butts."