[name_f]Cimona[/name_f] [name_f]Lourdes[/name_f] (Manderville) Ace-Manderville (30) is [name_u]Dempsey[/name_u] and Palmer’s sister-in-law, aunt to [name_f]Libba[/name_f] and [name_f]Hanna[/name_f], wife of [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] and mother of their twins. A retired model who now works as a stylist on photoshoots - specifically outfit composition - [name_f]Cimona[/name_f] appears much more high-maintenance at the side of her laidback wife, however what unites them is their ability to organise and maintain order against the odds, something that led to them bonding when [name_f]Cimona[/name_f] accompanied her friend to get a tattoo from Louisa…said friend almost immediately freaked out, and she was the person who convinced them to postpone, before getting a tattoo herself as she didn’t want to waste Louisa’s time as an artist.
Projecting a natural air of elegance and eloquence, [name_f]Cimona[/name_f] has a surprisingly approachable side to her, one that emerges once she’s more comfortable in her surroundings. She fully embraced [name_u]Palmer[/name_u] when they came out as non-binary, even if it shocked them to learn [name_f]Cimona[/name_f] of all people has an enthusiasm for vintage games (she used to get them from her uncle, who she shared a very close bond with, as he often looked after her while her parents were busy), and won’t let anyone talk poorly about her and Louisa’s marriage, being unafraid of confronting bigots, or at the very least putting a [name_f]Karen[/name_f] or three in their place.
For her own successes, [name_f]Cimona[/name_f] achieved them without any aid: her parents are the sorts who wholeheartedly believe in ‘self-made accomplishments’, and they were actually quite negative when she opted to go into modelling, in spite of [name_f]Cimona[/name_f] quickly finding success thanks to her poise and unique look. Given her retirement, she was the one who carried the twins, a decision partly influenced by the fact she and [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] wanted them to be firmly connected to Cimona’s Ecuadorian ancestry. The children are already bilingual, something [name_f]Cimona[/name_f] herself grew up as, and their pride in this makes her incredibly happy.
As an only child, she jokes about having adopted her wife’s siblings, although she has an especially close bond with one of her paternal cousins, who’s only 5 weeks younger than her, and recently announced she’s expecting her first child. [name_f]Cimona[/name_f] has already given her old supplies the twins have outgrown - those that weren’t divided between [name_u]Palmer[/name_u] and [name_u]Dempsey[/name_u] - and has made it clear if she needs anything to just call, as she knows her cousin’s parents share the same opinions hers’ do, and won’t be rushing to provide assistance.