Create A Family (With A Twist)

(I know this topics been posted several times already but it’s my favourite game, so yeah that’s my excuse!)

The rules are as follows: you post a picture alongside name & age, as well as how much of a description you want for them. The next poster will then reply with someone connected, although it doesn’t explicitly have to be a blood relative. [name_u]Friend[/name_u], significant other, colleague etc. are all good!

[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] Gadd (19) is a university student attending Goldsmiths University, with hopes on becoming a freelance illustrator. A naturally creative person, [name_f]Esme[/name_f] finds art the best means of expressing herself, being naturally introverted, and she was especially shy throughout school. As the youngest of three siblings, [name_f]Esme[/name_f] is very close to her older sister in particular and regularly visits her when possible at her home in Hackney.

She loves exploring [name_u]London[/name_u] whenever possible, attending the markets regularly and takes numerous photos for her artistic profile, second only to Esme’s photoshoots behind her beloved Norwegian forest cat [name_f]Britta[/name_f], who she adopted from a shelter for her seventeenth birthday. [name_f]Esme[/name_f] had a small, tight knit group of friends, most of whom she’s known since she was young and is incredibly loyal to.

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Jocelyn Haley Cook (21) is Esme’s classmate. She is studying nursing, and is from Los Angeles. She loves singing, dancing, and theater. She also loves animals, especially dogs.

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[name_f]Leah[/name_f] [name_u]Addison[/name_u] Cook (5) is Jocelyn’s youngest sister. She idolizes her big sister, and likes to copy her interests too - she is in a performing arts class, and loves to play with the family’s dogs, Zip and [name_u]Rue[/name_u]. She loves playing with her 6 siblings in the woodland near their family home.

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[name_u]Nikita[/name_u] ‘Nikki’ [name_u]Rae[/name_u] Cook (18) is [name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f] and Leah’s sister who has recently joined her older sibling in the UK, albeit she’s studying in [name_u]Brighton[/name_u]. [name_u]Strong[/name_u] willed and outgoing, [name_u]Nikki[/name_u] craved independence from a young age, as she didn’t always enjoy being part of a big family thanks to having tendencies to unfairly compare herself to her siblings. With hopes on becoming a psychiatrist, [name_u]Nikki[/name_u] has a big heart and even though she has a moody side, loves her family more than anything - with them influencing her desire to work in a field helping others.

She regularly Skypes and calls home, sending lots of photos to showcase her new friends and everything she’s up to, belonging to her university hockey team and still pursuing her passion for baking. [name_u]Nikki[/name_u] recently also adopted a pair of mice - Cornflower and [name_f]Bluebell[/name_f] - who she’s devoted to.

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[name_f]Araceli[/name_f] [name_f]Joana[/name_f] Rios-Morales (18) is Nikki’s flatmate. She doesn’t take herself very seriously, and is always able to lift Nikki’s mood when she’s down. She also likes when [name_u]Nikki[/name_u] bakes :wink: She wants to become a children’s author, and is taking studio art courses at the university. She also plays the saxophone and loves trips to the shore. She comes from a large, loving family, and spends a lot of her time with her partner, who she has been seeing for 10 months.

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[name_u]Robert[/name_u] ‘Bobby’ [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] Prevell (19) is Araceli’s partner. A non-binary photography student, [name_u]Bobby[/name_u] spends a lot of their time practicing shoots, often modelling for their friends on the same course, although their first choice tends to be [name_f]Araceli[/name_f] - if she feels up to it. The cheerful nature of their girlfriend has been a huge positive in Bobby’s life: as the first person in their family to attend university, there’s a degree of pressure they feel to do well, and can stretch themselves thin sometimes. Quiet and reserved in contrast to [name_f]Araceli[/name_f], they’re understanding and thoughtful when it comes to their loved one’s, in spite of some considering [name_u]Bobby[/name_u] a little cold.

When they aren’t taking photos, [name_u]Bobby[/name_u] enjoys going exploring with [name_f]Araceli[/name_f] and also surfs, with the coastal nature of [name_u]Brighton[/name_u] having influenced them to move from [name_m]Halifax[/name_m]. Being one of two siblings, Bobby’s close to their younger brother and mum, having lost their father at just fourteen - meaning they’re very empathic when it comes to loss. Living with three of their close friends in a house share, [name_u]Bobby[/name_u] often invites [name_u]Nikki[/name_u] over alongside their girlfriend, in part because they know one of their friends has quite the crush on her.

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[name_m]William[/name_m] ‘Will’ [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] Prevell (17) is Bobby’s younger brother and currently studying to obtain his A-Level’s, with hopes on training to become a teacher. [name_m]Will[/name_m] looks up to his older sibling a lot - being shy and a little awkward around new people - and when they were children, he was always following [name_u]Bobby[/name_u] about, wanting to emulate them. He was grateful for Araceli’s nature, with her uplifting demeanor helping [name_m]Will[/name_m] come out of his shell and display his own - often hidden - humorous side, being quick-witted and enjoying playing off others.

When possible, [name_m]Will[/name_m] visits [name_u]Bobby[/name_u], but otherwise he’s content going to quiet areas of [name_m]Halifax[/name_m] with his small, tight-knit friend group. [name_u]Nature[/name_u] is something that Will’s always liked - feeling much more relaxed when outdoors and roaming freely - which contrasts with his job working at a garage at weekends, so he can gain financial independence and take pressure off his mum. He’s been with his girlfriend for just over two years, the pair having met when she transferred schools to study her GCSEs, and [name_m]Will[/name_m] is a very considerate boyfriend.

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[name_u]Casey[/name_u] [name_u]Atlas[/name_u] [name_m]Bain[/name_m] (19) is one of Will’s close friends from childhood and a student at the [name_u]London[/name_u] College of [name_f]Music[/name_f]. [name_u]Casey[/name_u] wants to become a producer, and is currently the keyboardist and backing vocals in a band, in addition to doing solo stuff. They are bigender and use he/him, she/her, and they/them pronouns interchangeably. [name_u]Will[/name_u] often attends Casey’s gigs and takes pictures, such as the one above. While some of their friends stayed in their hometown of Hackney, [name_u]Bobby[/name_u] and [name_u]Casey[/name_u] both went to college in [name_u]London[/name_u] ad often meet up. Secretly, [name_u]Casey[/name_u] is in love with [name_u]Will[/name_u], but he’s too scared of ruining their relationship to act on it.

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Grace Journi Bain & Angie Kismet Bain (12) are Casey’s younger twin sisters. They are incredibly close, even though they have very different personalities. Grace is the more social and outgoing girl, who can sometimes seem a bit abrupt and arrogant. Angie, on the other hand, is a rather soft and dreamy person who doesn’t really like to show off. Both girls love sports and gymnastics, but Grace is much more interested in winning than her sister. She dreams of building a career, if not as an athlete, then as a fitness coach, while Angie prefers chemistry and biology in the hope of one day becoming a doctor. Both Grace and Angie are equally fond of Casey, seeing them as models of coolness and freedom. The twins are also proud of their sibling’s bravery in terms of expressing their true gender identity. In addition to gymnastics, the girls attend various clubs. Grace takes guitar lessons and Angie attends drawing and crafts classes. The girls share one room, but their bedroom is clearly divided into two halves to suit the character of each resident. They watch Umbrella Academy and The Baby-Sitters Club together, although Grace enjoys reading and watching about school and peers, while Angie is more interested in magic and other worlds.

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Tahire Bain [43] is Casey, Grace, and Angie’s mother. She moved from Turkey to England to major in architecture at Cambridge. While living in Cambridge, she visited a pub and met her future husband, a construction worker, who was visiting with his friends. They fell in love, and when Tahire graduated she moved to Hackney to be with him. Tahire designed the Bain family home, while her husband built in. She is an intelligent woman, and though soft-spoken she has an air of respect about her that makes you listen when she speaks.

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Lunara ’ [name_f]Luna[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Sibel[/name_f] Younan (23) is Tahire’s niece who also resides in [name_u]England[/name_u], albeit her family are based in Manchester opposed to the south. Luna’s dad is Tahire’s older brother who decided to also move for education opportunities, granted this was after [name_f]Luna[/name_f] had been born and he was pursuing a PhD after remaining in Diyarbakır with his family, where he and Tahire were raised. What was supposed to be a stay for the duration of her dad’s studies ended up with [name_f]Luna[/name_f] and her younger siblings remaining in Manchester permenately, after coming to enjoy having their family so close by, and ultimately admitting now their grandparents had passed, there wasn’t anything tying them back to Turkey.

In part, [name_f]Luna[/name_f] still suspects her mum pushed for them to stay, as she endured an unhappy childhood and is estranged from her own parents, with the added distance no doubt bringing her further peace of mind. Having completed a degree in visual communication, Luna’s currently working in retail at a small bookshop while applying for positions relating to her job, even if she admits it’s sometimes half-hearted as she’s faced a lot of rejection in spite of her working being praised. A creative, impulsive and free-spirited young woman, she wants nothing more than to fully immerse herself in art; wanting to make her parents proud given all they’ve done to improve the education she’s accessed, having helped her obtain a scholarship for private school when she was 11.

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Gracen Ylira Odvark “Grace” (22) is Luna’s coworker at the bookshop One More Chapter. Unlike Luna, she’s actually perfectly content to work at this job forever. She loves books—everything about them: the covers, the characters, the way they smell, the way people cry and laugh and bond over them, and just the way they feel in her hands when she journeys into a different world for hours at a time.

Her dad is a single parent and has been since Grace was small and her mom walked out on them. It was an extremely difficult time for both of them, since her dad was (and still is) a recovering alcoholic. They don’t have any direct contact with her, but Grace did some digging and found a website where her mom sells abstract art, a lot of which Grace is pretty sure is inspired by their broken family. So when she can, she buys her work—anonymously, because if her mother doesn’t want to be a part of their lives, then Grace won’t force her to.

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[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_u]Seren[/name_u] Odvark " [name_u]Tony[/name_u] " (54) is [name_f]Grace[/name_f] 's father. He is proud of his daughter for having found a job and one that she is passionate about to boot. He knows his alcoholoi addiction really made her life much harder and brought her years of embarassment in school , which he wants to make up to her by spending each weekend with her on fun activities like playing board games and riding a bike to the nearby park. He knows that [name_f]Grace[/name_f] found her mother’s website because he noticed the website tab being there when she let him print out a document for work. He doesn’t miss his ex-wife and is certain he will never forgive her - her abadonment of a 8-month -old is something which made him deeply confused. Despite his younger sister and her husband helping him with baby [name_u]Gracen[/name_u], he spirealed into depression and addiction nonetheless, which began a really dark time in his life. He went to therapy when [name_u]Gracen[/name_u] was 7 and Tony’s sister threatened to sue for [name_f]Grace[/name_f] 's custody if he didn’t make serious steps to sort the alcoholism out. He went to rehab but stuffered a relapse when [name_u]Gracen[/name_u] was 14, which led her to live with her aunt , uncle and cousins for two years until [name_u]Tony[/name_u] started going to AA meetings and attending therapy again. He found a passion for biking and jogging which also required not drinking to be enjoyed properly - there , he met a woman , [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] , who was the daughter of an alcoholic whose mother died of vodka poisioning when she was 17 - which was just a year older than [name_f]Grace[/name_f] was at the time. Jacqueline’s story really helped him understand what [name_f]Grace[/name_f] has been going through because of him. He is grateful to [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] for opening his eyes and has found many friends through his hobby of biking and jogging, but none as close as her. He even knows that [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] is trying to get him to go on a date with her older sister, who’s a divorcee - he has been considering that but is afraid that [name_u]Gracen[/name_u] is going to get angry once he starts dating and try to get him to go back to his ex-wife. He is okay with [name_u]Gracen[/name_u] buying her mom’s art but he doesn’t want her in their life again , as he thinks she was very egotistical and never saw anything wothwhile in life other than her artistic career - not even family.
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tw: ectopic pregnancy

[name_f]Julia[/name_f] " [name_u]Jules[/name_u] " [name_f]Brigitte[/name_f] [Odvark] Kowalski (49) is Tony’s younger sister and Grace’s aunt. In spite of being the baby of her family, [name_u]Jules[/name_u] was arguably always the level-headed child, frequently having been called ‘boring’ in her teenage years thanks to being far more interested in studies, exams and planning for the future than any of the fun [name_u]Tony[/name_u] involved himself in. Now working as a successful gastroenterologist, Jules’s mentality clearly paid off, although she was unable to escape stress due to the ongoing alcoholism her brother struggled with following the abandonment of his wife. Having always been a little severe as well as stoic, [name_u]Jules[/name_u] is much more unforgiving regarding what her sister-in-law did, opinions she tried her best to hide from her niece as she knows part of [name_f]Grace[/name_f] will always love her mother. Part of this stems from [name_u]Jules[/name_u] having gone through an ectopic pregnancy when she and her now-husband were engaged, resulting in a complicated surgery that left the likelihood of [name_u]Jules[/name_u] naturally conceiving highly unlikely. Seeing her former in-law walk away from her child, knowing full well what [name_u]Jules[/name_u] went through, left a deep resentment in her regarding the woman; especially as she found success after choosing this path.

Following [name_u]Tony[/name_u] getting his life back on track, [name_u]Jules[/name_u] and her husband decided to begin fostering, considering it important to give a home to children needing one. After several successful temporary placements, the couple took in a then twelve year old boy, who developed a profound bond with the couple; coming to share Jules’s love of scrapbooking and gardening, specifically growing her own vegetables which the family cook with. This connection was so important to him, social services eventually decided adoption would be the best decision for both parties - leading [name_u]Jules[/name_u] to become a mother later in life, but it’s something she absolutely loves and wouldn’t exchange for anything. It hasn’t dampened her closeness with [name_f]Grace[/name_f] though, regularly visiting her at the book shop and her cousin also now pops in - coming to share Gracen’s love of literature. She and her husband are also in the midst of planning a holiday for the whole family, with the exception of [name_u]Tony[/name_u], as [name_u]Jules[/name_u] wants to give her brother a chance to meet up with Jacqueline’s sister without the same anxiety weighing on his mind.

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[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [Haynes] [name_m]Durham[/name_m] (55) is the older sister of [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] [name_m]Crane[/name_m] , who is known in the local cyclist community. [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] divorced her husband - [name_m]Hank[/name_m] - a little over two years ago but decided not to go back to her maiden name , as she claimed that her career in the wedding planning sector has been already established under the surname [name_m]Durham[/name_m] and so she doesn’t want to confuse potential customers. She is very well put together, no-nosense kind of person who adheres to a strict vegan diet and an elegant attire 24/7. Her ex-husband was always a little bit more laid-back - enjoying motorcycles, tinkering and being very gregorious (which - she admits - helped her develop a lot of skills when it comes to cooking, organising social events and such, strengthening her career). Her and [name_m]Hank[/name_m] had four children - three sons and a daughter - over 23 years of marriage. It all seemed perfect until she found out [name_m]Hank[/name_m] cheated on her with a recently widowed woman who was a new addition to Hank’s motorcycle club. It broke her heart and subsequently caused a huge rift in the family - her daughter even going as far as completely cutting [name_m]Hank[/name_m] off to this day and the others having a much colder , more reserved relationship with him than before. [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] didn’t even try to influence their decisions and although she told her children the truth about Hank’s infidelity, she never spoke about him to them since - not opening up about the details as she felt it would be too painful for her.

[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] was always the person she trusted the most in life - they were both “latchkey children” growing up who came home from school to an empty house becayse they had two working parents - their father being a rubber factory worker and their mother a nurse. This meant that [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] often helped [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] with homework, they talked a lot and even prepared dinner so it could be ready before their mother was home. It wasn’t an easy life for them but they both grew into fiercly independent women who deeply trusted each other. As such, [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] is the only one who knows all the details about [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] 's situtation with her ex-husband. Due to [name_f]Jacquline[/name_f] 's support , [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] found a new , sporty hobby - yoga - and maintained a positive outlook on life after the divorce. She began focusing on her career more - despite initially being afraid that she’s going to become less polite and bitter seeing happy couples in her wedding planning salon. [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] also keeps in contact with all of her children and grandchildren - having seven of them and being overjoyed for her second oldest son , who is having twins with his fiancee. She didn’t expect [name_f]Jacquline[/name_f] to become matchmaker and try to set up a date for her , but admits that [name_u]Tony[/name_u] is really her type and she’s excited to meet him, even more so when she knows that [name_u]Tony[/name_u] ’ s sister supports that endevour.

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Wow, just like the other game I just entered, this game also has me tagged 11 days ago! Fool me once, fool me twice, but hey, happy April Fool’s Day! :black_joker:

Although some maturity warning: This character has disappeared and his whereabouts and status are not confirmed.

[name_m]Laszlo[/name_m] [name_m]Zalan[/name_m], aka [name_m]Zalan[/name_m] [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m] in Hungary (born 8 January 1996, disappeared 27 September 2020, aged 24; could be alive), was a wedding planning client of Cynthia’s but never married, having disappeared before then. He is Grace’s maternal cousin and like [name_f]Grace[/name_f], was abandoned by his mother - the sister of the mother who abandoned [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. However [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m] and [name_f]Grace[/name_f] have never met and the former spent most of his life with his single father in Hungary. All he had known at the time was that she and his father had a brief relationship in Hungary and that [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m] was most likely an unplanned pregnancy. She let her boyfriend name the baby and decorate his nursery and acted like it was out of kindness but really it was because she was leaving them to go back to the U.K. and forget she was ever part of their lives. It is unknown whether the sisters are close with one another.

However when [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m] turned 18, he needed to know the truth about his mother more than ever. So he visited the U.K. and stayed in a hotel. He tried desperately to find out information about his mother but was terrible at speaking English which made it harder for him to get information. He made a very awkward mistake when he unknowingly went to one of Cynthia’s planned bachelorette parties in the hotel’s banquet hall after misreading the sign on the door saying it was for party guests only, with him thinking it was for hotel guests only, which he was a hotel guest. It was a fun upbeat party and while [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m] didn’t talk much, he did dance a lot, which got one of the women around his age into dancing with him and calmed his previous frustration. At the end of the party, that woman told him that Cynthia’s bachelorette parties were great and she had a fun time with him. She confessed to him that [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] never has bachelorette parties and usually has less rowdy wedding-related events and that it was her then-husband [name_m]Hank[/name_m] who convinced her to start making parties like this. While confessing this, she realises he is bad at English and can’t fully grasp what anyone was saying but is falling for him and decides to teach him English during the rest of his vacation. [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m] was forgetting about his mother and had a good time with this woman and decided to stay in contact with her after he left the vacation to go back to Hungary.

The two continued to contact each other for years and this point [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m] had become significantly better at speaking English and can now sound legible and understand others clearly. He was now dating the woman and officially became boyfriend and girlfriend when he went back to the U.K. He decided to study abroad in the U.K., having supported their culture and genuinely loved the country and was considering getting citizenship. He had seen [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] a few times around town and apologised to her for mistakenly crashing a party she planned. [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] didn’t care for shenanigans but knew he was more clueless than mean-spirited and let it slide. He remembered his girlfriend saying [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] let [name_m]Hank[/name_m] plan the bachelorette party but barely understood what she said at the time plus she said it years ago, so he thought [name_m]Hank[/name_m] was actually there at the party and cheating on his wife with the other partygoers. His deductions were completely wrong, but little did he know it would eventually lead to the right result. Eventually he and his girlfriend bonded closer together while he stayed in the U.K., for the first year in his life that he spent more time in the U.K. than Hungary. He ultimately decided to go for dual Hungarian-British citizenship because he had made a deal with his father to still visit him and contact him, not leaving him like his father’s once-girlfriend did. At this point, he had mostly given up on the past pain and looked towards the future. His girlfriend knew about the trauma attached to his mother leaving him and he made a promise to her that he would never abandon her, then asked for her hand in marriage. She accepted. The two had become clients of [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] and she was going to help plan their wedding. A month later, [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m] took a plane back to Hungary to see his father for 2 weeks and around that time he learned of his mother, his aunt, [name_m]Tony[/name_m], and his cousin [name_f]Grace[/name_f] also being abandoned and had thoughts of trying to meet them. What he didn’t know while he was gone was that his fiancee’s uncle, who had a harsh perception of people he didn’t know and trust, tried to talk his fiancee out of marrying him. He knew nothing about their relationship and told her “He’s not going to come back. And if he does, he’s only marrying you because he wants your British citizenship. He literally had to have you teach him proper English. We can’t have people like that coming into our family.” The two argued and she uninvited him to the wedding, citing he “had no idea about the couple so he should have no place to judge”. Technically speaking, he was born to a British mother so was already half-British, even if he didn’t grow up there or grow up speaking the language.

The day [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m] landed back into the U.K. he texted his fiancée saying he was back but then noticed [name_m]Hank[/name_m] still canoodling with a biker woman who was not [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] and knew he could use this as more proof that [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] could use against him to increase the divorce settlement. He confronted him and told him what he was doing was wrong and kept thinking about his own mother abandoning him and leaving his father, but stormed off before his feelings could ruin his composure. [name_m]Hank[/name_m] knew that [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m] would tell people and he was going to try to find her and tell her when he noticed a convention with his mother. He asked the other people at the fair if she was there and they said she was sitting at a booth selling poetry. He decided to approach as calmly as he could but fears his emotions would break his composure, much like they almost did for his confrontation with [name_m]Hank[/name_m]. He wanted to simply ask her how her family was but blurted out, “Who’s your family?” which this time was not an English mistranslation but rather his own slip of the tongue. She said she didn’t have one and he glared at her in disbelief. Deep down, even if she didn’t recognise him, she did figure he must have known in some way and noticed his accent sounded more Hungarian than British and looked to be the same age as a person born in 1996 would look. She felt like a complete stranger wouldn’t feel so suspicious of her. He realised she was getting the message of what she had done. While he felt calling her out in front of many people at the art show would be satisfying for all the pain she’s caused him, he didn’t do that and instead turned back and walked away from her. She said, “Okay sir, you may go. Goodbye,” and he said to her, “Don’t call me ‘sir’, call me by my name. My name’s [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m]. You know this,” before leaving. After he left the convention, he realised he still needed to tell [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] about the extra cheating evidence and meet back up with his fiancée. However, he heard the footsteps of someone eerily following him. He didn’t look back and kept running but everywhere he went, he was still being followed. He found a wooded area and ran towards it, planning on a place to hide from whoever was stalking him. This would be the last time anyone would see him. After 24 hours, he was reported missing by his fiancee who noticed he didn’t ever come back to her. Her uncle kept insisting to her that he was right and he wasn’t ever in the relationship for love and he truly abandoned her. She didn’t believe her uncle and knew he wouldn’t ever abandon everyone and secretly thought maybe her uncle was responsible for the disappearance. Some friends of the couple also believed it was foul play and either [name_m]Hank[/name_m] or Laszlo’s estranged mother or Laszlo’s aunt could have been involved. It was also believed that the suspicious person following him could not have been one of them but may be tied to any one of those people. However a few believed he simply did get lost in the wooded area and was not kidnapped or murdered and that none of them would actually do that to him. Witnesses who saw the mysterious person following [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m] said they saw that person running into the forest but none could confirm if the follower found him. Two of Cynthia’s children constantly debate each other over whether the disappearance was criminal or not and whether or not [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m] is still alive. After a month, someone saw an alive but disheveled sickly man miles away from the forest and nursed him back to health, but he was not [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m], although he was another missing person in the area who was thankfully found after people were believing he would never be found alive. A year and a half has passed since his disappearance - he is still missing.

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[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] Foyer (25) is Lazslo’s fiancée from the time of his disappearance. A soft spoken, patient person, the vanishing of the man she loved so deeply still weighs heavily on Niamh’s mind - worsened by the words of her uncle shortly before those fateful events transpired. A professionally trained dancer, [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] spent most of her early twenties travelling on cruise ships or attending competitions primarily in [name_f]France[/name_f] and [name_u]Brazil[/name_u], perfecting her techniques and meeting a large array of people - slowly coming out of her shell in the process. As the only grandchild on the paternal side of her family - her uncle, who opposed Lazslo so vehemently, opted against having children themselves - she was smothered a fair bit growing up, especially by her dad who considered her fragile, thanks to [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] being born prematurely and needing some medical support for the first few weeks of her life.

Having met a huge range of people, not all of whom spoke [name_f]English[/name_f] confidently - helped slightly by [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] being fluent in Spanish and proficient enough in [name_u]French[/name_u] - meant she was never impatient with Lazslo while teaching him, and tried her best to turn him away from chastising himself for not picking things up immediately. This was also helped by her choosing to become a dance teacher after returning home for the final time, primarily working with 8-12 year olds with interest in competing - her specialist areas being ballet, jazz and lyrical. It was her boss whose bachelorette party she met Lazslo at actually: a woman now in her early thirties who also worked on the cruise ships who acted as an older sister figure to [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] when she was first adjusting to being away from home (and her doting parents).

Enduring Lazslo’s vanishing took it’s toll on the young woman more than she likes to admit to anyone, even her family. It caused more friction between [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] and her uncle - whose words hurt her so gravely after her fiancée truly did disappear under awful circumstances - and they don’t have much contact now at her insistence, associating too much of an omen with his words. The only thing that stopped [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] from becoming completely listless in the wake of this (as she unfortunately did experience serious depression, having to take medical leave from work on the grounds of how devastated she was) turned out to be her unplanned pregnancy with Lazslo’s child. Her daughter proved to be the only source of hope for her in the immediate months after and she slowly regained some of her old self once she was born, finding strength through her daughter who she vowed to protect and care for.

Still, [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] can’t stop herself constantly checking for case updates and has even considered reaching out to [name_f]Grace[/name_f] more recently to try and peace something together for what Lazslo had hoped. Her only fear is what if this only makes things worse for everyone, including her child…

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[name_f]Eniko[/name_f] ’ [name_u]Niko[/name_u] ’ [name_f]Catrin[/name_f] Zalan-Foyer (1) is [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] and Lazslo’s daughter. Raised primarily by her mother, Niko’s enjoyed a happy life given the circumstances she was born into, protected from the spells of depression and anxiety [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] goes through by the woman herself. Although she lacks any biological aunts and uncles, Niamh’s maternal cousins and closest friends take on these roles in a surrogate manner for little [name_u]Niko[/name_u], who absolutely loves meeting new people and playing games with them: usually some form of shops or cooking, as the toys she received for her 1st birthday have proved captivating for her. [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] has plans to ensure [name_u]Niko[/name_u] can connect with her Hungarian culture once she’s a little older - having had lots of vidchats, phonecalls and cards sent from Lazslo’s father, who’s now planning on visiting her in person - but for now is emphasising the importance of letting the little girl enjoy the simple joys life has to offer, given what information awaits her.

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Warning for teen parenting.

Grant Oliver Durham (18) is one of Niko’s former babysitters and is a current cruise ship performer, learning about the job from Niamh. He is one of Cynthia’s three sons and one of her four siblings, being third-oldest. Some people think he’s youngest but he has a younger brother. He and Niamh used to be closer but he has drifted apart due to cruising and told her he couldn’t babysit Niko. Niamh understands, knowing Grant is away too much while on cruise ships. What Niamh doesn’t know is he actually left because he knew Niamh would be devastated if she found out Grant’s controversial views about Laszlo’s disappearance. He believes Laszlo is dead although he has not been marked as “presumed dead” and debates his younger brother who thinks Laszlo could still be alive considering another missing man was found alive when no one believed he could survive. While Grant no longer babysits Niko, his aforementioned older brother still does.

Grant is somewhat immature and a bit of a flirt and likes to impress girls his age when doing performances and Cynthia has tried to get him to stop even though he means no harm. Not-so-secretly, Grant was a father to septuplets as a teen, which he is grateful they were put up for open adoption. He never could imagine that glorification. Cynthia was cheated on by Hank and she fears Grant will grow up to be a cheater when he wasn’t raised to. Deep down, Cynthia knows she is worrying too much and Grant feels he is too young to marry and wouldn’t do this to his eventual wife. Truthfully Grant doesn’t like Hank but thinks Hank didn’t do anything to make Laszlo disappear nor did he hire anyone to stalk him. Some people have argued in support or against his stance but truthfully none of them really know so they don’t have many facts to argue with. Despite coming off as a man with a polarising outlook, he is still close with Jules and Tony and supports Tony and Cynthia going on a date.

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[name_f]Giovanetta[/name_f] “Vanni” [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] [name_m]Colombo[/name_m] (19) works on the boat alongside [name_m]Grant[/name_m] at the cruise’s gift shop. It is no surprise that selling “I :heart: BIG BOATS AND I CAN NOT LIE” t-shirts and fake shark tooth necklaces is not her favorite job in the world, but she enjoys the ocean air and the opportunity to travel.

[name_u]Vanni[/name_u] grew up in [name_m]Little[/name_m] [name_m]Rock[/name_m], Arkansas and had never seen the ocean irl before her job on the ship, but always dreamed of doing so. Growing up she used to beg her parents for a trip to the Gulf during summer & winter breaks, but they always went to visit her Aunt & her quadruplets at their cabin in [name_u]Colorado[/name_u]. Don’t get her wrong, [name_u]Vanni[/name_u] enjoyed the views & taking long hikes with the family dog, but she always wanted a …quieter vacation and to watch the dolphins play. The closest [name_u]Vanni[/name_u] had ever gotten was when her parents allowed her to try out for her high school swim team. They went on to win a state championship that year.

[name_u]Vanni[/name_u] lives a rather peaceful life on the boat, excited that she finally made her biggest dream happen all . on . her . own! But does find herself feeling a bit lonely from time to time. She didn’t keep in touch with any of her friends on the swim team and now that she is not under their roof her parents seem to have forgotten about her. They were always crazy busy with work and only ever found time for her the once or twice a year they traveled to CO. [name_m]Grant[/name_m] had always been very kind to her though and she did consider him a good friend, but she has found herself distancing from him since despite her best efforts she can not seem to get out of the friend zone. [name_f]Giovanetta[/name_f] developed a crush for [name_m]Grant[/name_m] their first day on the boat and it has only grown as time went on. She is thirsting for his attention.

[name_m]Grant[/name_m] had opened up to her briefly about [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m] and his theories on what happened to him, but she always tried to stay out of it because , frankly , it caused her tons of anxiety. She’ll never understand everyone’s infatuation with true crime.

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