[name_f]Maisy[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_m]Blanchard[/name_m] (22) is a fellow server alongside [name_u]Ashby[/name_u] who decided to take this job to get away from the awkwardness associated with their hometown. Coming from a small community in [name_u]Texas[/name_u], [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] experienced a lot of pressure from numerous parties to transition her relationship with her boyfriend to an engagement as she was unable to attend college due to the financial strain it’d place upon her mom (a single parent), and people attempting to police her life caused her to want a break from it all. She and her boyfriend have remained together in spite of the long distance placed between them, but [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] has found herself confiding in [name_u]Ashby[/name_u] about her doubts this will last forever, as she sometimes gets the impression he wanted to become her fiancé and was upset [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] staunchly rejected other people’s suggestions. Sometimes she does feel a little guilty about talking to [name_u]Ashby[/name_u] about all this given they faced rejection whereas she’s in a committed relationship, but they’re the only person she’s become close to so far while working on the ship, feeling a little out of her comfort zone still.
Coming from a community where everyone knows each others business, [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] wants to avoid being labelled an atypical country bumpkin or seen as incredibly naive, so she’s cautious in how she comes across to others, seeming very aloof. She rings her mom at least three times a week to check in and has a Polaroid camera allowing her to document the locations and people she encounters - something she saved up for prior to setting off. [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] admits she doesn’t quite know what she wants to pursue following her job on the ship, but doesn’t tell anyone about her doubts and uncertainties, as she finds them stressful enough when kept close to her chest. At one point [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] considered teaching but now thinks she gravitated towards it given other people recommended it, not due to any innate interest. Midwifery is something she’s been taking an increasing interest though, being credited as having excellent people skills and medicine has always intrigued her, even if she finds it quite intimidating.