Create a family with a 2013 Twist

This is where me and @jinxed_peach discuss our character concepts.

Sophia Grace Thompson (25) is a driven and passionate young adult who has dedicated her life to making a positive impact in the world. With a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, she has actively pursued her love for nature and conservation. Sophia has spent countless hours volunteering with local environmental organizations, working towards creating a sustainable future for generations to come.

In her free time, Sophia enjoys exploring the great outdoors, whether it’s hiking through picturesque trails or camping under starlit skies. She also has a knack for photography, capturing the beauty of nature through her lens. Sophia’s adventurous spirit has taken her to breathtaking locations around the world, where she immerses herself in different cultures and seeks to understand the interconnectedness of our global community.

While pursuing her master’s degree in Environmental Policy, Sophia aims to become a prominent advocate for environmental justice. She believes in the power of education and strives to empower others with knowledge about climate change and sustainable living practices. Sophia’s compassionate nature and determination make her a formidable force in creating a better, greener future for all.

Yes, this thread will take place 10 years in the past so it’s 2013 here, not 2023. The Create a Pregnancy game goes back into the past all the time and it ever happens in these threads so… don’t hate, appreciate! :smiling_face:

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[name_f]Chloé[/name_f] [name_u]Skylar[/name_u] [name_m]Thompson[/name_m] (24) is Sophia’s sister, who’s just enjoying life one day at a time and also agrees with the environmental aspect. She agrees to help stop global warming and is mostly level-headed, although she’s too hopeful about the idea that more people will be trying to change it and believing no one will call it a “hoax” within the next decade. [name_f]Chloé[/name_f] and [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] currently reside in [name_u]England[/name_u], although [name_f]Chloé[/name_f] is considering moving to [name_m]Wales[/name_m]. She actually wanted to do this for a Welsh university she wanted to attend but was unfortunately not accepted into her dream university. She finds the silver lining that she gets to be closer with her family but she still wants to pursue her dreams. She’s great at piano as well, but doesn’t like to be watched while she’s playing due to nervousness. She’s currently working for an electronics repair shop, where she’s helped fix devices. She’s refurbished her old phone a dozen times rather than just getting a new one and although her phone looks very dated, she’s assuring it works like a charm! She’s still very proud of being anti-phone waste and supports disposing those materials properly. Also, she makes sure to use safer materials in repairs for this reason, alongside making sure things last. She and [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] are close and have lots of bonding activties.

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[name_f]Carla[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u] [name_m]Thompson[/name_m] [45] is the girls’ mother. The two girls did not get their economical wary ways from her, as she is quite the opposite. She often litters, and does thing that does not support the environment in the slightest, something that bothers both her daughters greatly. She just doesn’t care enough, and it’s something that probably contributed to the girls’ persistence in protecting the environment.

[name_f]Carla[/name_f] is a dentist, and she is rather rough with her patients when their teeth are bad, because she is particular about teeth. She always told her children to brush their teeth multiple times a day because she believes a good smile makes a good person. She told them they had to brush their teeth every hour on the hour, something that she does herself, almost in an OCD fashion. Carla’s youngest child, her son, took this into account the most seeing as he now does this. [name_f]Carla[/name_f] has a hard time at work sometimes, because she wants to constantly brush her teeth even when she’s working. But she is a good dentist and she doesn’t brush while she’s on the job, but at home and during breaks she makes sure to brush every hour on the hour.

[name_f]Carla[/name_f] is definitely a strange woman. She brushes her teeth too much, doesn’t care about the environment, sings random songs throughout the day. One time when she was doing dental work on someone she started singing about it, and the patient thought it was really strange. Luckily though, she does have a rather nice voice. [name_f]Carla[/name_f] didn’t raise her kids horribly, she cares about them and is a support towards them now, even if they disagree with her a lot about a lot of things. She’s just got a few loose screws, but she cares about her family a lot.

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[name_u]Blair[/name_u] [name_m]Theomund[/name_m] [Sender] [name_m]Thompson[/name_m] (45) is Carla’s husband and the father of the three [name_m]Thompson[/name_m] children; [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Chloé[/name_f], and their son. He works for a car wash service in the same shopping centre as his wife Carla’s dentistry. [name_u]Blair[/name_u] and his older brother joke that the shopping centre they work at is pretty bleak – it’s full of boring stuff people could use if they wanted but don’t attract a lot of excitement for people to go to. No big anchor stores, clothing stores, or restaurants. There’s a car wash, dentistry, optometry, dry cleaners, post office, repair shop, a pet supplies store, a mattress store, two separate crusty old doughnut shops that are impractically built next to each other, and one 24hr convenience store. People out of town usually come here when they’re bored of driving and leave even more bored. Sometimes they just come only to ask for directions and then leave. [name_u]Blair[/name_u] feels awkward when he sees people outside the U.K. visit the shopping centre because he feels it’s making them look bad to outsiders. The parking lots have overflowing trash bins with litter on the streets, which may not be a problem for [name_f]Carla[/name_f] and [name_u]Blair[/name_u], but their daughters definitely would see differently. Some of the places there still give out newspapers. Blair’s brother is also working there in the pet supplies store which all the kids like going to but then get very let down when there’s not even any pets, just supplies for the pets. But hey, adopt don’t shop.

[name_u]Blair[/name_u] and [name_f]Carla[/name_f] are happy with just three children and their son may be the best with keeping his teeth sparkly clean, which is why [name_u]Blair[/name_u] enjoys Carla’s charisma. He and [name_f]Carla[/name_f] are happy to be married despite doing their marriage so young, before Blair’s older brother even got married. [name_u]Blair[/name_u] often talks to his family and tries to keep as good of a connection with them as he can, alongside Carla’s side. [name_u]Blair[/name_u] has a relatively typical time on his days off, watching TV and napping. [name_u]Blair[/name_u] is quite geeky and loves to remodel and fix things, even if the first thing he wants to remodel is the shopping centre. The house has a nice kitchen and living room but ironically he and Carla’s bedroom isn’t super revamped. They can’t imagine not being able to sleep in their own bed even if it’s just until the bedroom is shaped up! He and [name_f]Carla[/name_f] are both a little weird and they find it okay, accepting the weird quirks in everybody.

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[name_m]Aidan[/name_m] [name_m]Harris[/name_m] [name_m]Thompson[/name_m] (23) is the youngest of [name_f]Blair[/name_f] and Carlas’ children, and brother to [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] and [name_f]Chloé[/name_f], who’s following in his mum’s footsteps, studying dentistry. He isn’t sure if he’d like to take over her business some day, but it’s a genuine passion that’s prompted him to go down this path, not some unfair pressure or expectation - as he’s been asked by some of his friends’. [name_m]Aidan[/name_m] knows their questions aren’t accusing and they’re just from a place of caring, which is how he handles them pretty well.

Like his sister [name_f]Chloé[/name_f], [name_m]Aidan[/name_m] has a passion for travel, although he went a bit further afield after getting his A-Level’s. He went travelling across Southeast [name_f]Asia[/name_f] with two of his best friends and actually met his long-term girlfriend while on this trip. She’s Vietnamese-Australian and the two clicked at a hostel they were staying at, with their groups joining together for future travels, during which time Aidan’s feelings for her went from platonic to romantic. It took a while for him to admit his feelings, something he jokingly blames his sisters’ for - as they’d always speak up for him - but when he did, it became obvious they were returned.

Six months ago, Aidan’s girlfriend moved to the UK from Queensland, although the couple aren’t living together yet. With the stresses of his studies and her own career in broadcasting being so hectic, they know it would be too much coming together yet, unless they just wanted to argue. Instead they live about a 20 minute drive apart and spend time together as much as possible, which makes [name_m]Aidan[/name_m] happiest - even if it means family dinners with his overtly quirky parents.


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[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] " [name_m]Jet[/name_m] " Thi [name_m]Doan[/name_m] (23) is Aidan’s girlfriend who recently relocated from Queensland to the UK. People tend to assume this was primarily to be closer to her boyfriend, but that’s actually not the full story: Jet’s decision stemmed from being offered a job at a vegan marketing company, combining both her ethical and dietary preferences with a chance at being closer to [name_m]Aidan[/name_m] geographically. She’s still technically an hour away on the train but the couple meet whenever possible, sometimes spending time with the Thompsons’ instead of just being together, as actually knowing Aidan’s family is important to him and [name_m]Jet[/name_m], given the closeness he shares with his parents and sister.

Something she worried about in their early days as a couple was seeming bossy or demanding, as [name_m]Jet[/name_m] is someone who likes order. She actually has ADD, and that’s why planning her days is important, as otherwise she finds getting things done tricky at best; which is ironic as people tend to expect the opposite of her. There’s also the fact [name_m]Jet[/name_m] grew up with two younger siblings who couldn’t agree on anything - debating was their mutual calling she jokes - so being prepared to give her parents a break from the back and forth has also crafted her approach to life.

Recently, [name_m]Jet[/name_m] has been deliberating inviting [name_m]Aidan[/name_m] to spend [name_f]Christmas[/name_f] with her family back in Australia, however she’s not quite certain about it as she worries it might be a huge ask of him, especially as it would mean not being with his parents and sisters. Although introducing him to her familial culture and heritage is meaningful to [name_m]Jet[/name_m], she also knows how Aidan’s selfless to a fault and would agree in the fear of upsetting her…so she’s considered maybe asking his mum or dad first to make sure they’re happy with the request being issued. In the mean time she’s caught up in trying to persuade her brother from visiting, as she has a feeling he’s trying to avoid studies he’s not enjoying and doesn’t want him to travel instead of making a decision to positively shape his future.

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[name_f]Estelle[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Stella[/name_f] ’ Ngan Doan (20) is Jet’s sister and the youngest sibling, one half of the “natural born debaters” as she and her brother were nicknamed by their older sister. A little ironically, [name_f]Stella[/name_f] ended up fully embracing this, becoming co-captain of her high school debate team and now belonging to the debate society at QUT, where she’s majoring in Creative Industries. Although she debated going elsewhere for graphic design, [name_f]Stella[/name_f] ultimately wanted to fully explore a manner of pathways for her expression and development, having learned some of Jet’s planning techniques as she’s grown up, wanting to think ahead.

The other motivating factor is Stella’s ex-boyfriend chose this major, and she’d really rather avoid any crossover between them for the time being. After they broke up, he took out his frustrations by insisting [name_f]Stella[/name_f] had never cared about him and he labelled her as cold-hearted. Really this was because he was upset by how she handled the breakup well, acknowledging they weren’t right together and wishing him the best, but she suspects he wanted her to beg for a reunion and swear they needed to keep fighting. It just wasn’t right and [name_f]Stella[/name_f] knows ultimately they would’ve absolutely crashed and burned if they tried to salvage their failing connection.

There’s also the fact [name_f]Stella[/name_f] admits she’s someone who tends to value platonic relationships before romantic one’s, at least in the cases of her exes. She’s not blind to her own faults - see her terrible texting wait time - but also is derensive of her friendships and doesn’t believe in always dismissing all for a new partner: [name_m]Jet[/name_m] never did this when she met [name_m]Aidan[/name_m], so why should it be different for her sister? Being single right now is working out best for [name_f]Stella[/name_f], although she’s noticed her brother’s been acting strangely himself (not that he opens up easily).

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[name_m]Dunstan[/name_m] “ [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] “ [name_m]Long[/name_m] [name_m]Doan[/name_m] (19) is [name_f]Stella[/name_f] and Jet’s brother, and natural-born debater to the former. He hates being the youngest but at the same time, it’s not too much of a bother given he’s only a year younger than [name_f]Stella[/name_f] herself. [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] is ironically the opposite with phones, he prefers to text and hates calling. He would even rather e-mail than call. He tried to fix his own laptop problems because he knows calling customer service is a pain on both ends. Still, [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] relates to [name_f]Stella[/name_f] in the fact that he dislikes her ex or that kind of clinginess. He takes pride in being single, so no one has to complain to him why he doesn’t want to talk on the phone. [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] is also admittedly phone-shy, much like he’s also camera-shy. He’s not very open as a person and prefers to stay comfortable. He’s happy [name_m]Jet[/name_m] has a good relationship with [name_m]Aidan[/name_m] and is living happily with him. Sometimes [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] wishes he had a partner, but he has something important on his mind a lot.

Dusty’s never really had friends in his life. His best friend was [name_f]Raina[/name_f], the only friend he ever felt safe spilling his secrets to. [name_f]Raina[/name_f] is only 14 years old, which sounds awkward to say out loud, but the age difference in their friendship may seem either better or worse by one big detail: [name_f]Raina[/name_f] is a dog. Dusty’s had human friends and feels awkward saying his best friend is a dog, but Raina’s the only one who’s really been true in Dusty’s life and he doesn’t care if people think he’s antisocial. [name_f]Raina[/name_f] isn’t necessarily someone to talk to since she’s the family border collie and doesn’t understand [name_f]English[/name_f], but the way she cuddled him and the way she was so eager with him was what [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] loved so much about her. Dusty’s sometimes done wrong but never gotten caught, like sneaking into events dressed like he’s part of the staff. In his eyes, why pay over 100 AUD when it’s only 15 AUD to buy a staff uniform online? Needless to say, Jet’s worried he’ll find his way to try and meet her in the UK, though Jet’s the person [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] listens to the most in terms of judgement. She has a way of making sure he takes her advice.

Admittedly, Dusty’s wanted to drop out of college, which thankfully Jet’s talked him out of, even if she has to keep persuading him. [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] has a college roommate but doesn’t necessarily like him. He’s from a strict family, which has made [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] cautious, since he doesn’t want to rock the boat. [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] feels he’s a slacker and doesn’t want his roommate to realise too quickly. But at the same time, [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] is starting to realise he’s gay and if he wasn’t so intimidated, he’d come out proudly. Dusty’s fine coming out to his family but he really doesn’t want Stella’s ex to find out. [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] feels Stella’s ex will want to know everything about the Doans in his attempt to reconcile with [name_f]Stella[/name_f]. [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] feels bad about some past instances where he’s argued with [name_f]Stella[/name_f], insisting he doesn’t actually like the hot guys at the beach, he just wants a body like theirs. He’s not actually trying to pick up a boyfriend at the beach but yes, he has considered many of them attractive. He argued like this because he wants to hide from [name_f]Stella[/name_f], though admittedly, he hates Stella’s ex too and told her how much he agrees. [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] has no idea what major he wants but he really wants to get on the right path – though he worries he’s going nowhere.

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[name_m]Samson[/name_m] " [name_m]Sam[/name_m] " [name_m]Peter[/name_m] Epperley (19) is Dusty’s roommate and source of nerves because of their different approaches to studying. The Epperley family are very traditional: people do well in school, go to college, graduate, get good jobs, and it’s something Sam’s upfront about. In his own way it’s to warn people he’s straight laced and to not expect a party animal, but he’s also quite awkward, with a stern way of speaking that makes this seem more of a rule than he intends it to.

His parents only just accepted him getting a tattoo, which was an agreement if he met their expectations with grades in school. [name_m]Sam[/name_m] exceeded them, and lost a lot of sleep in the process studying, so they did honour their promise…although his grandfather keeps looking at the ink like its some branding of doom.

With his older brother studying medicine and sister a midwife, [name_m]Sam[/name_m] feels like a disappointment in his own way. He chose to study history, and knows his parents think he’s ‘just’ going to become a teacher, something they think is beneath their son. [name_m]Sam[/name_m] doesn’t agree with this but arguing is futile with his family, as the values are so deeply set, starting long before even his dad was born. Really [name_m]Sam[/name_m] doesn’t know exactly where he wants to end up, he just wants to put time into what interests him, but it never feels like much of a choice.

The distance between him and [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] isn’t something he likes in truth, but it feels safe. Sam’s mostly been friends in life with people who have similarly strict upbringings, and he knows that actually befriending his roommate is going to lead to a lot of grief - something his brother still gets as he dared party in college.

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[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] Epperley (25) is Sam’s sister and midwife. She’s shocked [name_m]Sam[/name_m] got a tattoo. But proud; she hated her grandparents. She prefers babies much more! She wants to continue her job for her, not for pleasing others. Her life is private and she plans to keep it that way. She’s better off single since that’s what she desires. She’s a strong and practical woman and loves to show her purpose.

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[name_f]Brielle[/name_f] [name_f]Rosanna[/name_f] Boland (19) is one of the friend’s [name_m]Sam[/name_m] has made at uni who Claire’s heard about quite often, as she’s also from a very academically minded family. The Bolands’ are actually affiliated with another university [name_f][/name_f]- absolutely not the one [name_f]Brielle[/name_f] or her older sister are attending, that would be mortifying [name_f][/name_f]- thanks to the fact many members of their family have worked as professors.

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Her dad’s a respected surgeon and her mom’s currently teaching medieval world studies, and this is always something that plays on Brielles’ mind. She’s someone who feels teaching would never suit her whatsoever, but admitting this intimidated her a lot.

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This is something that’s furthered her bond with [name_m]Sam[/name_m], as within their friend group, she knows he understands her feelings in a plain sense. [name_f]Brielle[/name_f] in particular knows she has to work hard as she’s not what she calls a ‘natural academic’, meaning she studies and works very hard. [name_m]Even[/name_m] with her degree being historical literature, allowing for more creativity, the written components play on her mind a lot; another thing she talks to [name_m]Sam[/name_m] about.

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Sometimes [name_f]Brielle[/name_f] wonders if her feelings for him are starting to transition to more romantic, but she’s never had a relationship, which terrifies her even more as it embarasses her deeply.

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Shanara " [name_f]Shay[/name_f] " [name_f]Leanne[/name_f] O’Keeffe, nee Haughton (36) is a guidance counsellor at the college and someone who Brielles’ familiar with, as she’s not only spoken to the young woman about stress management, but has also helped [name_f]Dusty[/name_f] with his decision to not drop out. Shay’s appearance is something that does make students side eye her a bit at first, as they think her hair dye might be attempting to relate to them, but her manner wins over the skeptics pretty quickly.

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If they spoke to anyone who’s known [name_f]Shay[/name_f] longer, such as her husband who she met in college, or [name_f][/name_f]- even better [name_f][/name_f]- her big sister, they’d know this is very much who [name_f]Shay[/name_f] has always been. Her hair went blue when she was 14 and she never looked back. Mostly helped by the fact she and her sister were home schooled and their mom didn’t care about the girls’ experimenting with fashion…in reason, as the first tattoo her sister got at 18 did cause a bit of a stir.

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Outside of her work, which she’s dedicated to, [name_f]Shay[/name_f] has 2 sons: one’s 9 and the other’s 6, with them now being at school and very[name_f][/name_f] grown up, as they love to tell her. Usually when [name_f]Shay[/name_f] refuses to let them ride their bikes into the unknown woodland surrounding the family home. Although she’s been in the city for a lot longer now, [name_f]Shay[/name_f] does enjoy being close to nature in whatever ways she can find it, and she’s retained an avid passion for keeping pet ducks and chickens like her parents have always done.

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