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[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_m]Thompson[/name_m] (26) is a resilient and loving young mom, dedicated to providing the best possible start in life for her precious daughter. Despite facing various challenges, [name_f]Lily[/name_f] remains steadfast in her commitment to being an exceptional mother. With a heart full of warmth and kindness, she embraces the joys and trials of motherhood with grace and determination. [name_f]Lily[/name_f] is known for her creative and resourceful solutions, always finding ways to make life fun and engaging for her daughter. She treasures simple moments like singing lullabies, reading bedtime stories, and exploring the wonders of nature together. Lily’s unwavering love and unwavering devotion are the cornerstones of her relationship with her daughter, creating a nurturing and secure environment that fosters growth and happiness.

Next: Lily’s baby daughter

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[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_m]Thompson[/name_m] (4) is Lily’s only child. Her favourite activity with her mother is singing lullabies and other songs. Her singing talent leaves people mesmerized, and it’s evident that she has a natural gift for music. Many people believe she will grow up to be a famous singer one day. Although [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] doesn’t have a relationship with her father, she is surrounded by a circle of unconditional love and support from her mother, grandparents and good friends at daycare. Aurora’s world is filled with love and happiness, providing her with a nurturing and secure environment to thrive.

Next: Aurora’s Father

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[name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_m]Andreas[/name_m] [name_m]Thompson[/name_m] (nee: Aaberg) (28) is Aurora’s father. [name_m]Otto[/name_m] grew up running and playing in the meadow behind his farm in Bavaria, [name_u]Germany[/name_u] or building forts in the forest near his grandmother’s Norwegian home. It was a surprise to his traditional family when he, one, moved to the US at age 19, and two, took his wife’s last name opposed to her taking his. His younger brother would soon follow [name_m]Otto[/name_m] to the US, settling in [name_u]New[/name_u] [name_u]York[/name_u] City for college. His parents were much more open to this seeing as he had [name_m]Otto[/name_m] in the same country
and his future wife did take Aaberg as her last name. [name_m]Otto[/name_m] has brought [name_f]Lily[/name_f] to see his family and where he grew up a few times, and they have come to visit him too, though his older sister is nervous about crime rate and has only visited once. [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] hasn’t gotten to visit yet, though she really really wants to. She has not yet met her cousins [name_m]Oskar[/name_m], [name_f]Helmi[/name_f], & [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], who are Otto’s older sister’s children and live in Norway. She has seen pictures of them and the places where [name_m]Otto[/name_m] grew up, and he loves how she has fallen in love with the places he adored as a child.

[name_m]Otto[/name_m] met [name_f]Lily[/name_f] when he was 21 and they got married 2 years later. He fell in love with her kind and nurturing nature and her glowing smile. Her soft voice and love of nature reminded him of home, and he very much appreciated her love for his culture. She had never been out of the country before [name_m]Otto[/name_m] took her to [name_u]Germany[/name_u] for the first time, and she loved Europe. They have made so many plans to go back but are waiting for [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] to get a bit older since she still has trouble on planes; they learned this when they went to NYC for summer break last year. They do not want a hissy fit on a 10 hour flight!

[name_m]Otto[/name_m] loves Aurora’s passion for singing and her voice reminds him of Lily’s, his mother’s, and his grandmother’s. He and his wife find it funny that [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] turned out looking exactly like [name_f]Lily[/name_f], getting only Otto’s curls
and ears. Still though, people say that they can see [name_m]Otto[/name_m] in Aurora’s eyes and arched eyebrows, and [name_m]Otto[/name_m] hopes that is true! He and [name_f]Lily[/name_f] want more kids, but right now they are focused on their funny little girl, who [name_m]Otto[/name_m] lovingly calls “Liten Skurk” which means “Little Rascal” in Norwegian. He has been trying to teach her more Norwegian and [name_m]German[/name_m], and she is almost fluent in [name_m]German[/name_m]. Norwegian is similar, but she still doesn’t understand a lot of it. [name_m]Otto[/name_m] plays many songs and shows to [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] in these languages, and feeds her all sorts of food from these places.

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[name_f]Nele[/name_f] [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] Aaberg (53) is Otto’s aunt who lives in Augsburg, Bavaria where she was born. She gets a lot of comments about being an “Aaberg from Augsburg”, which she’s flattered by. Her brother and sister-in-law are too, although her husband isn’t – but he’s fine with his wife keeping her surname. [name_f]Nele[/name_f] is purely [name_m]German[/name_m] though she doesn’t mind her niece being in Norway and learning about that culture. [name_f]Nele[/name_f] has two children of her own, one who resides in [name_m]Germany[/name_m], and the other outside – and loves them both the same. She’s currently a physical therapist and specialises with athletes, having an athletic life herself. She was always strong and fast and full of team spirit. One of her children is currently an athlete dating an athlete, which [name_f]Nele[/name_f] couldn’t be happier for them. Admittedly, she used to thing it was just a flirty fling, but she’s better now that she knows it’s a true bonding couple. Still, the couple still feels fine in dating and isn’t talking about marriage
yet.

[name_f]Nele[/name_f] wouldn’t mind seeing great-niece [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] visit but she worries her brother is holding it back. She loves [name_m]Otto[/name_m] and [name_f]Lily[/name_f] together and respects their career ethic. [name_f]Nele[/name_f] has a lot of close friends although many of them she only knew for a short time while one is a long-standing friend. Her long-standing friend is the mother of a [name_m]German[/name_m] Olympian, which always impresses [name_f]Nele[/name_f], but she doesn’t force comparisons between the Olympian and her children. They’re all happy to see the [name_f]Paris[/name_f] Olympics and over that summer, [name_f]Nele[/name_f] is actually staying in a hotel room in [name_f]Paris[/name_f] and watching the Games live. This makes her happy and pumped up with spirit and she wishes her brother was more into these moments rather than forcing his family into what’s “important and expected”. She feels his tight grips are hurting the family and estranging his children away, although she’s glad his kids are happy where they are in life.

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[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_m]Thompson[/name_m] (23) is another part of Auroras’ extended family, being her maternal aunt, and the younger sister of [name_f]Lily[/name_f], who’s been by her sisters’ side through the struggles of parenthood and finding her way in the world. She’s always been a bit less confident than [name_f]Lily[/name_f], preferring to look to her big sister for advice, and when she first met the Aaberg family, very much shied away from them, as she was worried she’d seem boring in comparison. Thankfully, they’ve been nothing other than lovely, and Ella’s much more talkative around them now, but nothing can beat how she engages with her niece.

Working as a bridal photographer, Ella’s lowkey nature means she’s safe from the insanity that can happen at weddings, and she just gets to focus on things looking lovely. It doesn’t mean she’s in denial about how complex marriage is though, and being happily single works for her completely! She did do the photos when her sister got married though. Funnily enough, [name_f]Ella[/name_f] actually stayed with [name_f]Nele[/name_f] when she was on a trip to Barvaria as part of her college degree, with [name_m]Otto[/name_m] getting them in contact so his then-girlfriends’ sister wouldn’t be in the unknown by herself.

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[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] " [name_f]Rain[/name_f] " [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] [name_m]Thompson[/name_m] (46) is [name_f]Ella[/name_f] and Lily’s mom, who adopted the girls’ when they were five and two years old respectively, their surnames legally changing to [name_m]Thompson[/name_m] once the adoption was clearly appropriate for them. Sometimes [name_f]Rain[/name_f] has felt a degree of guilt about her parenting, as her daughters’ Brazilian heritage hasn’t been easily explored by them or her given she’s Caucasian, and reaching out to find avenues for it was something [name_f]Rain[/name_f] didn’t always quite know how to do, never mind her worries about cultural appropriation or somehow influencing them too much. Both of her children have never held anything against her for this - quite the opposite actually - but [name_f]Rain[/name_f] admits she’s the sort of person who second guesses a lot.

Her choice to adopt in her mid-twenties was because [name_f]Rain[/name_f] was on the verge of achieving one of her biggest milestones and she didn’t want to end up losing out on becoming a mother. She’d just started fully working on her business plan, opening up a venue that hosts evening events - ranging from language teaching to art classes and group therapy sessions - and wanted to use the time available before the project went live to spend time with her children. By the time of the launch, both [name_f]Ella[/name_f] and [name_f]Lily[/name_f] had started school, meaning time wasn’t lost for them with their mom, a great relief to all three parties.

Now a grandma to [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Rain[/name_f] absolutely loves this, and their names both being tied to sky based phenomena has led to further bonding between the pair, although [name_f]Rain[/name_f] jokingly calls herself ‘common’ in comparison to her only grandchild. She’s relieved that [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and [name_m]Otto[/name_m] are taking their own pace in life and not feeling pressure to expand their family, as it’s another thing Rain’s always been sensitive about, as one of her oldest friends ended up having three children in quick succession thanks to her parenrs insistence about when it was best to conceive again. [name_f]Rain[/name_f] knows her daughter and son-in-law will be amazing, but the pressure is something whe doesn’t want either [name_f]Lily[/name_f] or [name_f]Ella[/name_f] to unfairly shoulder, so she supports her children always in how they set boundaries for themselves.

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[name_f]EloĂŻse[/name_f] “ [name_f]Isle[/name_f] “ [name_f]PhĂ©dre[/name_f] [name_f]Kama[/name_f] (48) is Rain’s friend, who’s glad [name_f]Rain[/name_f] took her own pace. Isle’s been pressured to have her children in succession but feels she didn’t really need to, as she had good enough fertility to be able to wait. She’s made it clear she’s done having kids after the third, which her parents are fine with, though the decision to get married was thankfully in Isle’s choice. She wishes she waited for it, only because since her marriage, they were more bossy about her child situation. Isle’s related to some of the struggles [name_f]Rain[/name_f] has about cultural importance, seeing she’s been very precise in how she welcomes Gabonese culture to her kids. And her kids are biological! If there’s one stance [name_f]Isle[/name_f] is glad she made for herself, it’s to be more gender neutral on her own terms. She’s felt like there’s so many things any gender can do without the subtle barriers of being told something is just for one. [name_f]Isle[/name_f] is still using “she” primarily, though she is fine with just about any pronoun other than “he”.

[name_f]Isle[/name_f] is still married, though she never took her husband’s surname, and she wonders why it was such a big deal for the Aabergs to pressure that. Isle’s eldest has always preferred being single but has since found a relationship, though it’s taken slowly, and [name_f]Isle[/name_f] doesn’t treat her children any differently regardless of their relationship status. [name_f]Isle[/name_f] currently works as a “hacker”, though she’s a hacker who does it for the sake of good; like stopping scammers or predators. [name_f]Isle[/name_f] and [name_f]Rain[/name_f] are both dependable people and [name_f]Isle[/name_f] likes to hear Rain’s honest opinions. She’s happy [name_f]Rain[/name_f] is a grandmother, something [name_f]Isle[/name_f] isn’t at the moment, and she wishes the best for her granddaughter [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]. Though [name_f]Isle[/name_f] is done with having biological children, she wouldn’t mind adopting possibly. [name_f]Isle[/name_f] doesn’t want [name_f]Rain[/name_f] to feel guilty about how the Brazilian heritage isn’t explored as much, since she knows [name_f]Rain[/name_f] isn’t stripping them of their culture per sĂ©. [name_f]Isle[/name_f] herself wasn’t always close with her culture but began to enjoy it much more lately, as a way to find her roots and background. [name_f]Isle[/name_f] is often happy when others are, and she shows this a lot with the people she cares about.

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[name_f]Dalila[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Dally[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Paige[/name_f] Sutton-Kama (11) is Isle’s youngest child and ‘mini me’ in determined spirit, as her dad loves to say. Their main difference is Dally’s not the biggest tech person - that’s her oldest sibling, who acts as a protege to [name_f]Isle[/name_f]. Mad about sports instead, [name_f]Dally[/name_f] enjoys baseball and tennis most, belonging to teams for both, although they’re outside of school, as her parents don’t want her to endure too much pressure in that environment.

For [name_f]Dally[/name_f] the ultimate advantage of this is it means more friends, and she loves meeting new people at the tournament and competitions she attends. She loves making people laugh and is a natural with jokes. Her best friend actually belongs to another baseball team but games have never impacted the friendship - in fact they encourage each other even when they’re facing off.

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[name_f]Journey[/name_f] [name_f]Wren[/name_f] [name_m]Snyder[/name_m] (12) is Dally’s best friend. The girls are in the same school, but only got to know each other well after being of rival teams on competition. [name_f]Journey[/name_f] wants to be and influencer and her parents let her run a small YouTube blog about recipes and crafts under their supervision. She has a terrier mix [name_m]Max[/name_m] who she and [name_f]Dally[/name_f] love to play with. [name_f]Journey[/name_f] likes baking and DIYing things, but hates cleaning up afterwards. She is going to be on school [name_m]Christmas[/name_m] musical this year.

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[name_f]Azra[/name_f] [name_m]Morgan[/name_m] Sutton-Kama (18) is the older sister of [name_f]Dally[/name_f] and tech protĂ©gĂ© of her mom, already planning on becoming a programmer. Journey’s familiar with her not just because of her closeness with [name_f]Dally[/name_f] but because Azra’s comprehension of systems is something that might be congruent with the needs of video editing and such software, not that she’s approached [name_f]Azra[/name_f] yet.

Maybe it’s being the oldest of three, but [name_f]Azra[/name_f] has perfected an aura of semi-untouchable status, thanks to how she prefers being alone when focusing on her greatest passion. It’s not something she wholly loves - [name_f]Azra[/name_f] doesn’t want to be off-putting or seem dismissive - but finding the quiet and space in her home isn’t always easy; something her parents are understanding of.

Part of this is because [name_f]Azra[/name_f] actually is dyslexic. She was diagnosed at the age of six, and it’s something she’s struggled with, more so because of her interests. Explaining to people is something that fills [name_f]Azra[/name_f] with anxiety, as it can lead to this idea she has to prove herself more; a reception her mom is especially unhappy about. Gradually, [name_f]Azra[/name_f] has become more secure in herself though, although it’s been a long process, which she’s honest about.

[name_m]An[/name_m] exact route is what [name_f]Azra[/name_f] hasn’t decided on yet, being torn between how she wants to explore game design [thanks to how she loves relaxing] or go into more conventional programming in order to break into a field that could allow her to make progress to benefit an even wider scope of people.

She’s actually decided to defer attending college for a year so she can figure her path out clearer, and is going to continue working at the outdoor supply store she was hired at two years ago as she finds her path.


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[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] [name_f]Naida[/name_f] Sutton-Karma (15) is Ilse’s middle child. She’s not a tech person like [name_f]Azra[/name_f] and their mom, and she’s not an athlete like [name_f]Dally[/name_f]. What [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] is most passionate about is music. She records songs and puts them on the internet where she already has a few fans. [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] used to be into dancing as well, but it has ceased to interest her.

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[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] spends a lot of time scrolling through social media feeds, which doesn’t exactly make [name_f]Ilse[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f] happy. She has many friends at school that she spends time with after classes. Although [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] really loves singing, she is not sure she wants to go to a conservatory and connect her life with it. She’s thinking of becoming a social worker or a lawyer. She can’t wait to get out part-time so she can make money like [name_f]Azra[/name_f]. Her close friend works at a local cafe and [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] hopes to join her last year.

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[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] is quite a popular girl. That said, she’s very cautious when it comes to boyfriends. She likes one of her friends, but she’s not sure how ready she is to call it a relationship.

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[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_m]Romero[/name_m] (16) is Jasmine’s best friend and her biggest supporter, both in music and in life. They met in middle school and quickly became inseparable due to their shared love of creative expression and their mutual love for laughing at ridiculous internet trends. [name_f]Anya[/name_f] is outgoing and extroverted, with a naturally bubbly personality that contrasts with Jasmine’s more thoughtful and introspective nature. She has a knack for making [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] feel at ease, especially when [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] is overthinking a post for her fans or getting too caught up in self-doubt about her music or future.[name_f][/name_f]

[name_f]Anya[/name_f] is passionate about photography and videography, often serving as Jasmine’s impromptu “manager” by filming her music performances, taking pictures for her social media, or helping her curate her online presence. She dreams of going to film school someday but keeps her focus on the present, where she enjoys working part-time at a local cafĂ©. [name_f]Anya[/name_f] has been nudging [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] to apply for a job there when she turns 16, promising that they’d have the best time working together.

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Marcus Cesare Odhieng (40) is Anya’s manager at the Pasta & Pour where she works part-time. Marcus never planned to seriously connect his life with the catering industry. He got a degree in a very different field, while moonlighting at a food truck. Then he was asked to help run a workshop at an organic food festival. Over time, this field has drawn him in and now he wants to earn enough money to open his own cafe.

Marcus is an easy-going person who finds it essential to step into the shoes of employees and provide a comfortable environment for both them and visitors. He has a good relationship with his relatives and quite a few friends. However, things are not so smooth in his personal life. He married his high school sweetheart 20 years ago, and they recently decided to talk about divorce for the first time. It wasn’t a momentary decision, more like an orderly confluence of circumstances. But it was still hard for both of them. The situation is made worse by the fact that the couple has three teenage children.

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[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] Odhieng (14) is a daughter of [name_m]Marcus[/name_m] and his wife. She is a fine girl, though she secretly gets along with her dad better. She hasn’t gotten along with her mom since being a teen. Her mom knows and worries about this because even if they get joint custody, she may still want to see her mom less. She doesn’t like to be rude but wants to be honest. She is great at school and especially [name_f]English[/name_f]. Often times she is there for her siblings and they are there for her. She recently had a hamster [name_f]Miley[/name_f] pass away and this has affected her more.

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[name_f]Mirte[/name_f] [name_f]Csilla[/name_f] RegƑs (29) is the shift manager at [name_f][/name_f] Pasta & Pour[name_f][/name_f], who tends to act as Marcus’ right hand woman, and the mother of a 2-year-old daughter who Hannahs’ older sibling has babysat before. [name_m]Born[/name_m] in Salgótarján, [name_f]Mirte[/name_f] moved to the States shortly after finishing uni in Budapest, as she wanted a fresh start and to explore new territory. At the time she accepted her current job she was actually considering going back to Hungary, as her prospects weren’t really that inspiring, however [name_m]Marcus[/name_m] really helped her optimism return.

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The other main reason for remaining State side is her partner and the father of her daughter. [name_f]Mirte[/name_f] loves her family dearly, but they’ve always been more comfortable being apart, while her partner is from a much more tight-knit group of people. He has told [name_f]Mirte[/name_f] he would move to Hungary for her if the decision was absolutely what she needed though, and although they aren’t even thinking about it, the gesture means the world to her.

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Unlike [name_m]Marcus[/name_m], [name_f]Mirte[/name_f] can seem a bit more stern, however she’s also great at organisation and maintaining calm when Pasta & Pour[name_f][/name_f] is very busy, to ensure no-one is overwhelmed by stress. When she was just a waitress, she was always able to get everyone back on track if something unexpected knocked them, and it’s why [name_m]Marcus[/name_m] offered her more senior duties as she proved herself more and more. Currently her younger brother is also staying with her, her partner and their child, although he’s actually travelling, having plans to go up to [name_f]Canada[/name_f] and then onto Australia.

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[name_f]Nienke[/name_f] " [name_f]Nika[/name_f] " [name_f]Florence[/name_f] RegƑs-Marsh (2) is [name_f]Mirte[/name_f] and her partners’ daughter, who’s absolutely adored by them both. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though she’s fresh into toddlerhood, [name_f]Nika[/name_f] very much marches to her own drum. She’s fascinated by a lot of things her parents find kind of amusing. Notably, [name_f]Nika[/name_f] is fascinated by martial arts. This is because her uncle [name_f][/name_f]- Mirtes’ brother [name_f][/name_f]- has long been involved in those sports and the community associated with them, and he’s absolutely someone [name_f]Nika[/name_f] loves emulating whenever she can.

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Her other favourite thing is messing around with playdough. Nika’s determined to craft jewellery and keepsakes for her loved one’s, especially her mama and dada: as [name_f]Nika[/name_f] calls them. Sometimes she visits [name_f]Mirte[/name_f] at work and very much enjoys all the attention the Pasta & Pour[name_f][/name_f] staff bestow on her. It’s actually been a relief for her parents to see this, as [name_f]Nika[/name_f] was absolutely terrified of unfamiliar people when she was younger, so seeing confidence organically flourish has really been something great for them to witness.

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[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Zoltan[/name_m] [name_m]Mozes[/name_m] RegƑs (26) is Nika’s uncle and proud martial arts enthusiast. Ask him what he grew up watching, and he’ll say MMA. [name_m]Zoltan[/name_m] loves to travel and admittedly he does miss his community when he does, and always keeps in touch. [name_m]Zoltan[/name_m] is quite the WhatsApp addict for this reason and tends to be watchful after he sends stuff or when he’s about to receive it. [name_m]Zoltan[/name_m] gets flattered when [name_f]Nika[/name_f] emulates him, she did this before she even remembered his name, though he’s happy regardless. [name_m]Zoltan[/name_m] used to always emulate people he watched in MMA when he joined the community so he relates in a sense. He found it cringey but genuinely enjoyed it. He’s really excited about [name_f]Canada[/name_f] and Australia but he’s chill for now, especially since he worries [name_f]Nika[/name_f] will really miss him. [name_m]Zoltan[/name_m] has a guilty pleasure in taking travel selfies, even though his two fave places for selfies couldn’t be more opposite – nature selfies in the day and city selfies at night! He also really likes dragonflies and fireflies, finding them both really awesome. He sometimes overthinks things, though he mostly does when he’s bored and his mind wanders. [name_m]Zoltan[/name_m] isn’t a foodie, but people say he “should be”. He has an iron-strong stomach that can handle anything, but a weak tongue that refuses to handle anything too hot or bitter.[name_f][/name_f]

He gets along with Mirte’s partner and likes being able to spend time with him as well. He thinks her partner is nice and appreciates that he doesn’t judge him for liking separation despite his tight-knit nature. [name_m]Zoltan[/name_m] personally thinks he’s not the type of person that anyone wants to be around continuously and that’s alright with him. It would feel like being handcuffed! [name_m]Zoltan[/name_m] understands Marcus’s part working at a food truck, seeing [name_m]Zoltan[/name_m] himself currently works for one. He loves it and its high energy-fun but he’s glad it’s not his whole life, and his fighter skills make it clear. Being in that truck is enough continuous time for him as it is with the others at any given time. He’s unaware that [name_m]Marcus[/name_m] is getting a divorce but it’s best he doesn’t know. He never pries into others’ romantic lives, a big reason why he’s respected so much by Mirte’s partner. Also truthfully [name_m]Zoltan[/name_m] would hate if Marcus’s teens were to ask him for advice and all he could say was that there “wasn’t anything that could be done” to change Marcus’s feelings. He hates to tell people when fate is inevitable. He is acutely aware of Hannah’s hamster [name_f]Miley[/name_f] dying, and the fact that it happened and can’t be reversed. So hearing more bad news would make it difficult for him, even though Marcus’s teens all know about it themselves. [name_m]Zoltan[/name_m] likes to think of the good sides in life and feels he could never truly hate life and the world, despite it being so far from perfect.

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[name_m]Charles[/name_m] " [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] " [name_m]Anselm[/name_m] [name_m]Marsh[/name_m] (29) is Nikas’ dad and good friend of [name_m]Zoltan[/name_m]. They sometimes call each other brother-in-law but other times just find it funnier not explaining their connection and letting people guess. [name_f]Mirte[/name_f] usually rolls her eyes at this shared joke [name_f][/name_f]- it doesn’t really bother her, which she did have to point out to a now former friend of Charlie’s who overreacted to this.

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He and [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] had known each other since school, but by the time they stopped hanging out, it really was for the best. Although [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] really valued his friend, he was someone who tended to read into situations with the constant assumption someone was a potential negative force in their lives. They both went through some bullying at school for being quieter guys, and [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] regrets not standing up for either of them more, as he worried at times this made his friend so overprotective.

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[name_f]Mirte[/name_f] has always been firm that it wasn’t Charlie’s responsibility [name_f][/name_f]- especially as people were just trying to belittle him for not being outspoken [name_f][/name_f]- and it really was his friend being so unnecessarily hostile about her rolling her eyes once that made him step away from his former friend. If that[name_f][/name_f] was so terrible, [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] really didn’t want everything the RegƑs family does being put under a needless microscope.

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Warning for aformentioned bullying.

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[name_m]Benicio[/name_m] " [name_f]Boo[/name_f] " [name_m]Arlo[/name_m] [name_m]Romero[/name_m] (29) is Charlie’s former friend, a naturally unreasonable and detestable person. He claims his nickname was given to him, since neither of his siblings have nicknames like that, but it was actually self-given. He’s also the self-proclaimed king of pinball and PAC-MAN and the sibling-proclaimed king of dark clouds. [name_f]Boo[/name_f] is the older brother of the much more social [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and their middle sibling, their brother who just graduated college. His brother loves singing, being kind of popular for that as a teenager, though most of his “fans” were Anya’s friends, perceived as “little girls” by the brothers. His brother was the type of dude who little girls found cute but teens found “kinda cool but also cringey”. Which he had to learn to reevaluate his approach! By adulthood, that definitely stopped, as by no means would he fall for juveniles and tell them, “stay in your lane, I’m not a creep”. [name_f]Boo[/name_f] and [name_f]Anya[/name_f] were glad for that, although [name_f]Boo[/name_f] never really knew what it was like to be hit on by anyone[name_f][/name_f]. Sometimes his attitude towards [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] was out of jealousy and longing that [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] would end up with a partner and daughter while [name_f]Boo[/name_f] ended up single. He can be unreasonably annoyed when people move on, because it gives the false vibe that they don’t want to be in his life, but really it’s because he’s so harsh. He wasn’t nice to [name_f]Mirte[/name_f] or [name_m]Zoltan[/name_m] but never explained why, but was under the guise he was right. Anya’s kept him out of Marcus’s personal life, since [name_m]Marcus[/name_m] keeps it away from his employees anyway, and that [name_f]Boo[/name_f] would psychoanalyse. [name_f]Boo[/name_f] doesn’t always say it, but he will always take a side.

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He’s only had one romantic relationship which ended 3 years prior. [name_f]An[/name_f] acquaintance asked [name_f]Boo[/name_f] if dating her would be a problem with him, and [name_f]Boo[/name_f] said no. However, [name_f]Boo[/name_f] still secretly acted like it was[name_f][/name_f] a problem, and tried to learn about both to villainise them. Much like his behaviour with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m], [name_f]Boo[/name_f] often expected other people to make moves for him, and when they didn’t, he[name_f][/name_f] would try to make moves for them[name_f][/name_f]. This is why he was illogically mad at [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] for not standing up for him, despite him not doing the same since they were equally quiet growing up. Then [name_f]Boo[/name_f] would act like he was[name_f][/name_f] there for [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] by pointing out those who were “untrustworthy” and that [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] should have “given him more credit”. [name_f]Boo[/name_f] and the acquaintance are not on good terms and the acquaintance wouldn’t have made moves on Boo’s ex had [name_f]Boo[/name_f] been honest. [name_f]Boo[/name_f] isn’t someone who forgives easily and his ex had to tell him to stop trying to get involved with whoever she’s interested in now. He doesn’t try to get back together with her, but he tends to judge whoever would until she made him stop. [name_f]Boo[/name_f] works in writing scripts for video games and despite his hard undertones, he’s not a violent person and doesn’t make his scripts desensitised. In fact, he could be great at finding criminals if he tried, but he’s too set on his beliefs to do anything about it. Admittedly, he’s frustrated but misses [name_m]Charlie[/name_m], but [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] deserves to be seen as more than just “Boo’s former friend”, even if he was the closest friend [name_f]Boo[/name_f] ever had. And as most would ask, “Boo’s former friend? Which one?”

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