Create a Family With a Twist: 🖼

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This is just like any other Create a Family With a Twist game.

Anyone’s welcome to join—just make a character who’s related to hers in some way. It can be someone mentioned in her bio or someone completely new. Interpret it however you want. There’s no right or wrong way to connect.

You don’t have to match the tone exactly, but I’d love to see characters who feel real. Thoughtful. Maybe a little broken in beautiful ways.

Just be creative. Have fun. Make something that lingers.

Juliette Matilda Water (38) is the owner and founder of The Hallowell Museum of Quiet History. Located in Camden, Maine, this small but organized museum is one not many people stop at. It isn’t flashy, there’s no “world biggest dinosaur”, or things that would draw anybody who isn’t coming for the right reasons. The walls are covered with faded photographs, cracked journals, lockets without names. A lot of these items are things she has crafted herself, but each of them holds a story that brings you back to a time in history long forgotten.

Juliette herself is a kind, thoughtful woman with a lot of wisdom. She has two workers who upkeep the museum with her; a teenager who works quietly with cleaning and fixing up the museum, and an older immigrant from Poland who hums while he works. Juliette isn’t hiring at the moment, as she is content with her small found family who appreciates the delicate and important nature of her business. Which to her, is not a business, but a place to hold her grief.

In the very back of the museum, there’s a room no one but her has the key to, except for Juliette. It’s a room where she keeps her memories, items of her forgotten, and she never lets anyone else inside, not even her employees, especially not them. The Four Misplaced, as she calls them, are home to this room, and it’s not something she’s ever willing to ever let die.

Juliette was raised an only child who grew up with her grandmother and her father, happy and peaceful. Her grandmother, Azalia ‘Izzy’ Water, was an eccentric woman who always smelled like a mixture of pine salt and lavender. She was the one person who saw Juliette as the intelligent, thoughtful child she was. Her father, Rick, was present, but didn’t understand. Izzy was everything to Juliette. She was the first person lost, and the reason Juliette decided to start the museum in the first place.

The second person Juliette lost was her best friend. Although this friend has yet to die, Juliette considers what happened to be a loss, one greater than what most people could understand. Juliette and Nikita met in first grade, and did everything together. Nikita and her skipped rocks in the park, pushed themselves on swings on the playground, talked about everything for hours in the late nights, and were each other’s only muse for a long time. But Nikita’s childhood was turbulent in a way Juliette could never understand. Her father was a menace and a drunk, and only ever saw Nikita as a toy to help further his ego and his addiction. This caused a rife in Nikita, and she longed to be accepted by a man who would see her, and that was when she met Wendell.

Juliette never liked Wendell. He was cold, and mean, replicating Nikita’s father; he rubbed Juliette the wrong way from the beginning. She tried to warn Nikita of this, but Nikita swore it wasn’t like that. She accused Juliette of being ‘jealous’ because she never got to experience love the way she did. But that wasn’t true. Juliette saw the scars and bruises that she knew were left by Wendell, but when she tried to bring it up to her one last time, Nikita ghosted, and Juliette hasn’t spoken to her since, though she’s still alive and trapped under Wendell’s thumb.

The third place in Juliette’s heart was for Rick himself. After Izzy died, Rick locked himself away for months. Finally, three weeks before he died of a heart attack, Rick gave Juliette a wooden birdhouse he carved himself, and that same bird house is the center of her little space. The final destination in the room belongs to Juliette herself, the girl she lost in the process of all her heartbreak. It has her old diary entries, and photos of her younger self. This is the room where she sleeps at the end of her day. It’s her home, and not one where any guests are welcome to visit.

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[name_f][/name_f]tw: drug usage & child neglect[name_f][/name_f]

[name_m]Lewis[/name_m] [name_m]Graham[/name_m] [name_m]Radcliffe[/name_m] (17) is the teenager that helps out around the museum. He cleans up, performs minor repairs, and hangs up pictures in spaces too high for [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and the other employee. He is quiet, reserved, but kind, and loves telling visitors about his favorite items. A photo [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] found at a thrift shop of a mysterious family; vampires, maybe? A small sculpture that the other employee brought over from Poland. [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] enjoys making up stories about the items in the museum while working. It helps distract him from the monotony of the everyday clean up. Not many people stop by, but when they do, [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] finds himself watching the visitors and creating stories about their lives.

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[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] has recommended that [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] write a book. But his stories never transfer on to paper as wonderfully as they do when he creates them in his head. [name_m]Truth[/name_m] is, [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] has no idea what he wants to do with his life. While being an author would be fun – and perhaps get him lots of money – it’s very hard, especially for someone who didn’t learn to read until he was eight.

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[name_m]Lewis[/name_m] didn’t have much growing up. His dad left him and his mom when he was only a year old. His mom was a heavy drug user who didn’t take care of [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] much. He wasn’t sent to school, was left on his own for weeks on end, and didn’t have a friend in the world. While CPS was called multiple times by neighbors and co-workers of his mother, [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] was never taken from the home.

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When [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] was 6, his little sister was born. She is the light of Lewis’ life. Of course, Lewis’ mom didn’t care much for the baby anyway, and Leis had to take care of his sister on his own. At age 8, [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] and his little sister were finally taken out of the home. Luckily, they were put in the same foster home. For the first time, [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] was put into school. He had never learned to read. He struggled in school, was bullied, and didn’t make a friend – except for his teacher, Ms. Wilcox. Ms. Wilcox took [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] under her wing and taught him how to read and write. She got him caught up in math and taught him social skills.

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[name_m]Lewis[/name_m] and his sister were separated for a couple years, from when [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] was 10 to hen he was 15. This was devastating to both [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] and his sister. Fortunately, his caseworker was able to get them back into the same foster home two years ago.

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[name_m]Lewis[/name_m] is determined to not let his little sister suffer the same fate as him. He helps her with all her homework and tells her some of his stories. He is planning to get full guardianship – somehow – of his sister when he ages out of the system. That’s why he works at the museum. No one, not even [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], knows about this plan. But [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] is determined.

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[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] [name_f]Kaitlyn[/name_f] [name_m]Radcliffe[/name_m] (11) is Lewis’ little sister.[name_f][/name_f]

[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] has always been attached to [name_m]Lewis[/name_m], and during the time of the two of them being separated, she had a feeling of dread and loneliness follow her, doubled on top of all the trauma already following her from being separated from her family in the first place. The tears she shed during those years were many, and despite the fact that [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] is now around [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] again, she still doesn’t feel entirely safe, fearing that they will be separated again, maybe for good this time.

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[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] has no idea about Lewis’s plan to take custody of her, but if she did, she’d be excited, although a little skeptical. The move has made [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] a little more hesitant and quiet than she used to be, and she lost quite a few friends. Thankfully, she has her brother, as well as the polish worker in the museum and [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], who she stops by to visit frequently. She likes listening to the older man’s stories, hearing and trying to learn his native language, and watching her brother and [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] work around the museum.

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She’s considered to be weird, especially by her peers. They don’t understand the way [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] collects buttons and other small items, and the way she tries to pawn off her buttons when she considers someone to be her friend. [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] isn’t the best with words, but buttons are her secret language, though not many kids understand that. She does have one friend, a 13 year old girl in the eighth grade, who takes her button gestures extremely seriously, and returns the favor by making a bracelet for her with rubber bands in whatever color Vanesssa wants, or surprises her by what she feels will fit the mood.

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She has a favorite cartoon show – “Dearly Departed” – about a shy, quiet kid who moves into a strange new town where ghosts and spirits roam free, but are only visible to those who wish to believe. The ghosts aren’t mean, and they aren’t meant to be hunted. They all have personalities and stories, and Vanessa’s favorite ghost from the cast is named [name_f]Anya[/name_f], and she tells the polish man that he reminds [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] of [name_f]Anya[/name_f]. She mainly resonates with [name_f]Mira[/name_f], the main character, for all her curiosity and refusal to stay in the dark. Dearly Departed is loved by people of all ages. Though it’s mainly made for children, it has attracted a wider audience because of the complex characters and storyline.

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Vanessa’s obsession with buttons and the show does not come from nowhere. She tells everyone stories she made for the buttons she hauls off to others, to breathe life into others. Her brother believes she might be autistic, although she has never been diagnosed or tested. The signs are there, but they aren’t strong enough for anyone to believe there’s something like that. [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] has always felt like an outsider with the way her mind and affection lives through buttons and stories and coats with a lot of pockets, but she’s trying her best.

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[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Pazia[/name_f] [name_f]Marceline[/name_f] Wilcox (58) is Vanessa’s unofficial mentor, once a teacher to [name_m]Lewis[/name_m], and also had taught Vanessa’s 13-year-old friend. She often has air fresheners in her classroom and has a faint scent of lilac on her. Her resemblances to [name_f]Farrah[/name_f] Fawcett and [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f] were something she was told a lot in her adult life, though she’s serious any emulations are coincidental. In fact, she jokes she was born a demon, having the birthdate 6/6/66, though she reassures that 6666 is the antidote to 666. It’s unsurprising that she loves the number 6, also being a lover of math. Helping [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] was no problem for her. While she helped him socially, she never believed he would truly be normal. He and [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] had too much charm to be lowered into emotionless bricks. [name_f]Pazia[/name_f] was told for years to be normal. While her social skills stuck, her normalcy faded out, feeling normalcy doesn’t survive. She finds it crazy when people find her more productive than she is, and she loves to be productive.[name_f][/name_f]

She always used Ms. but never married. [name_f]Every[/name_f] woman in her family used it regardless of marital status. She’s wanted people to stick with it regardless of whether she marries. Women using Miss or Mrs. doesn’t bother her. Though [name_f]Pazia[/name_f] was always private about her love life, believing it wasn’t anyone’s business. It’s been over 15 years since she’s been in a serious relationship. People have even mistaken her for a widow. [name_m]Truth[/name_m] is, while she isn’t widowed, she knows that even successful marriages end when one of the spouses die. Her parents are both married and living, but there’s often worry from [name_f]Pazia[/name_f] that one could pass away. It’s a tragic reality and she’d never use this to dissuade someone’s marriage, but she’s not going to go down with a marriage herself. One cannot be widowed if they never had a spouse. Her sister, who’s married, hopes she finds love, but won’t push her…despite being a married Ms. herself.

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[name_f]Pazia[/name_f] plans to remain a teacher and loves the idea of helping kids. She wants to be that teacher who students remember changing up their lives, no matter how long ago. Students often have a great memory of her teachings and say she was a great person to learn from. She was never the most popular at any time, but she was very appreciated. [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] and [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] mean a lot to her, especially seeing Lewis’s secret desires to be Vanessa’s guardian in adulthood. Very few people she knew would do this voluntarily, and she knows he doesn’t have to, but she adores his noble and selfless care for her. [name_f]Pazia[/name_f] often has to tell herself that [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] isn’t being forced to do that and that it’s voluntary, but she always tends to see her former students as children still. She had no children, so these were like her “kids” and it always touched her in a bittersweet way seeing them grow up. She thinks of [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] and her friend as unofficial sisters, though she knows that her students don’t have[name_f][/name_f] to feel like family, especially in classes where the troublemakers never let anything bond.

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When [name_f]Pazia[/name_f] isn’t at work, she’s browsing the museum. She often feels odd going out in public, mainly when students (or former students) are around. She wouldn’t mind if they called her [name_f]Pazia[/name_f] and not Ms. Wilcox, but she wouldn’t dare to ask given the strangeness of that environment in her eyes. [name_f]Pazia[/name_f] has visited less often, but when she’s there, it’s for her personal hopes of making it memorable. She knows [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] is there but often questions what to say, since she doesn’t want it all about school talk but feels weird talking too personal about either of their lives. It doesn’t help that she’s making a big decision, one that’s been on her mind for weeks. [name_f]Pazia[/name_f] secretly has harboured love for the familiar Polish man of the museum. He’s someone she’s felt most comfortable talking to, despite her tendencies to be insecure. For days, she’s told herself “don’t do it”, but one morning she woke up and decided to consider taking a leap of faith romantically. She’s slept on it, but the thought remained. [name_f]Pazia[/name_f] has decided not to work herself up and to finally ask him out.

[mynameis1]

I love [name_f]Pazia[/name_f], and I lovs [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] too. Thank you guys for contributing. I will shamlessly post next, because I am excited, lol.

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[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Stefan[/name_m] Dąbrowski (64) is the Polish man who works in the museum. Despite technically having been able to retire years ago, [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] was never one for “taking it easy”, instead preferring to keep himself as busy as possible. Besides, he loves working in the museum. He finds it keeps him young, which at his age, is something that is always appreciated.[name_f][/name_f]

[name_m]Stefan[/name_m] is the type of man who rarely speaks, but everything he does say holds weight. He shows his appreciation for those around by handing out thoughtful, Polish-derived nicknames nicknames for those he’s close to. For example, the nickname he gives to [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] is “Guziczek”, Polish for “little button”. For [name_m]Lewis[/name_m], he usually calls him “Chłopak”, which is equivalent to calling young men “boy” in [name_f]English[/name_f], and this is said with a fondness and deep respect for the kid, as [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] sees a bit of himself in the way [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] fights for survival and those he loves. For [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], he has granted her the title of “Strażniczka”, Polish for guardian. And for Pazia… he has given her “Kochana” and “Jutrzenka” both resembling his fondness for the woman.

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When Stafan got the invitation, he was flattered, although mostly surprised. He had assumed his days of dating and being wanted in such a way were long behind him, after his wife, [name_f]Irena[/name_f] passed six years ago. The knowledge that it was six years ago, and the fact that Pazia’s favorite number is six, was a sign to him that he should say yes. [name_f]Irena[/name_f] stole his heart first, but [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] knows that she would want him to give [name_f]Pazia[/name_f] a chance, even if it hurts.

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[name_m]Stefan[/name_m] misses [name_f]Irena[/name_f] every day that he lives. [name_f]Irka[/name_f], as he sometimes called her, was the light of his world. They met in Gdańsk, a city in Poland on the northern coast, right by the sea. [name_f]Irena[/name_f] worked in a bakery and would sell him bread, while [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] worked in a museum, much like he does today. When [name_f]Irena[/name_f] passed, the familiar and sweet world of Gdańsk no longer felt like home. The sea, once his lifeline, became only an ocean of painful memories. He found his way to [name_m]Camden[/name_m], [name_m]Maine[/name_m], and had been living there since.

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Similar to [name_f]Pazia[/name_f], never had children, though he had married. Though he never had children to carry on his name, [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] has made deep friendships across many paths of life. It was one of these friends that invited him to live in [name_m]Maine[/name_m] with him, where he later met [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]. [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] doesn’t talk about [name_f]Irena[/name_f], but he winces when he’s reminded of her. Small things such as the sounds of seagulls, the smell of baked cinnamon and apples, or certain Polish phrases, make his humming go quiet and sad, like he’s lost in thought. Vanesssa calls him Mr. Humm, and [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] cherishes the nickname.

[Oddity]

(I was already three quarters through writing this when Stefan was posted, that’s on me for doing multiple drafts haha. Posting it anyway because I loved writing this [this forum is amazing, I love all the stories!] But feel free to not regard Bogdan as canonical)

Please excuse the lack of colour in the photo, Bogdan Maciej Piotrowski (61) is painfully camera shy and this is one of very few photographs of him that aren’t blurred.

Mr. Piotrowski has lived a life as eccentric as he is and always has an exciting tale to tell. He’s lived in all seven continents and has “seen it all” but refuses to elaborate on what that actually means. As open as Mr. Piotrowski seems, those who listen not just to his stories but to him as well, know that he is far more secretive than he lets on. If anyone asks for stories from his childhood, Mr. Piotrowski will feign a sudden loss of his ability to speak English; and if the person he’s speaking to happens to know Polish, Mr. Piotrowski will switch to one of the many other languages he knows.

Though a friend to all, Mr. Piotrowski believes he is incapable of forming close bonds with people and spends most of his free time alone. Though Mr. Piotrowski takes pride in how open he’s made himself to change, and by extension, growth; there are lonely nights where he fears that he remains that sad little boy whose only companions were his books. While Mr. Piotrowski is convinced that he will never truly feel connected to others, he cares deeply for everyone he meets, and views the museum’s workers and its regulars as the family he will never have.

Though Mr. Piotrowski does not know of Lewis’s plans to adopt Vanessa, he would be vehemently opposed to the idea. It fills Mr. Piotrowski with sorrow that Lewis had to take care of his sister at such a young age, and he fears that Lewis might snap under the pressure and suffer the same fate as Mr. Piotrowski’s own older brother did, so many years ago. If Mr. Piotrowski believed that his presence would not burden the siblings, he would gladly become the guardian of both. While he cares for Lewis and Vanessa, Mr. Piotrowski feels a deep kinship with the latter, though he’ll never say it out loud. Her struggles to relate to others and the strength of her interests remind him of himself before he learned to hide that part of him away.

Mr. Piotrowski’s relationship with Juliette is more simple; he views he like the daughter he never had, in the life he could have lived. Mr. Piotrowski knows the feeling is likely not mutual, but he feels protective of her and the museum regardless, meticulously ensuring every inch of it is immaculate. It’s the least he can do. He anonymously donates money to keep the museum running; as a semi-popular artist, writer, and composer (each under a different pseudonym), funds are not an issue for Mr. Piotrowski.

But all the money in the world cannot substitute human companionship, and while Mr. Piotrowski loves his many books and dogs, he dreams of one day being able to find true love. But that’s all it is, a dream. No matter how much he pines for one Pazia Wilcox, Mr. Piotrowski will never admit his love. She deserves someone without so much baggage; someone normal, someone Bogdan has spent his whole life trying to be. The words he heard so often as a child cling to him like chains…

There is nowhere in the world that he belongs, there is no one who will understand. So Bogdan Maciej Piotrowski spends his life alone… It’s for the best.

[mynameis1]

I guess it’s my bad for rushing. We can go with yours.

[Oddity]

Np! There’s always room for a love triangle

[CherryBomb50]

[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m] [name_m]Oliwer[/name_m] Piotrowski (30) is Bogdan’s nephew, who is very much aware on how his father, Bogdan’s brother, felt of him. [name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m] himself grew up rather feisty, often being seen as the troublemaker in school. Ironically this started by being falsely accused of bad things at school as a child, which made him question teachers as authority figures. He found out the whole time that the real culprit was actually a good friend of his, which got sour when said friend double-crossed [name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m] when he was figured out. He’s warned said friend-turned-foe not to mess with him again, and the two have awkwardly never said a word to one another since.[name_f][/name_f]

In his teenage years, he would end up doing some actual troublemaking, though nobody minded. He wasn’t some typical know-it-all or jerk jock, and thankfully people found the “bad boys” to be cool. He wasn’t considered hot[name_f][/name_f] however, which is fine as that never impressed him. Though he’s had his own experience as part of a love triangle in college, though as the person who wasn’t picked. The woman he loved preferred the other guy and they’re still together. [name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m] used to always hate that but he’s warmed up and he’s glad for them now, clearly she made the right choice and he’s moved on from both of them. He never went into gangs by any means and often stayed on his own route. He can tell he wasn’t quite the “son figure” of [name_m]Bogdan[/name_m] by any means, but he didn’t think his uncle would sell him out, and that’s what he enjoyed. [name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m] knows his father may have felt burned out by his own life growing up, so he often avoided when he didn’t want to bother him. He never did anything wrong when his father was around because of this, but also because he didn’t want to have his father wear himself down more trying to overprotect him. [name_m]Or[/name_m] conversely, to ship him off to boarding school.

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[name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m] now works across the museum in a laser hair removal place, though he’s not necessarily the type to be interested in that. In fact, he sometimes keeps his stubble on his face when he considers things too pretentious. Admittedly he can be tough, especially since he has a growing disdain for [name_m]Wendell[/name_m]. His former friend all those years back was Wendell’s younger brother. He can’t help but feel like he’s glad that their friendship ended and that he didn’t end up like [name_m]Wendell[/name_m] himself. But in the back of Klaudiusz’s mind, he senses that his former friend is not as evil as [name_m]Wendell[/name_m] had been. Maybe his former friend had[name_f][/name_f] to cut [name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m] loose because of his vicious family, but didn’t have the nerve to suddenly end the friendship, so he wanted to get [name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m] to end it.

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Despite being seen as rebellious, he’s not some angsty misanthrope. He’s actually on great terms with many of the people he grew up with during his phase of seeming “cool”. He’s not really that type anymore per sé, but they still like him and he’s surprisingly perky when that happens. He’s a lover of extreme sports, especially bungee jumping and skydiving. [name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m] needs to have adrenaline to feel this energy however and isn’t good at pretending to be that way when he’s not. He’s aware of Stefan’s role in Pazia’s life and he’s warned [name_m]Bogdan[/name_m] not to get too close with [name_m]Stefan[/name_m]. [name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m] senses that there may be a feud between the two in a career sense, but his father believes it runs deeper – especially with a certain teacher Bazia. [name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m] already “lost” a love triangle and never got along with his teachers, so he’d never understand what the big connection [name_f]Pazia[/name_f] had with [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] and [name_m]Lewis[/name_m]. Though he’d wish he had a teacher who resonated with him like she did. According to what he knows, [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] was the one with the invitation from Bazia, so he’s unaware his uncle is harbouring something as well. [name_m]Even[/name_m] still, preparing for one date doesn’t necessarily mean she and [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] are a couple, and there could be some more determination in both these men. [name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m] would personally rather get a fun energy boost from bashing cars in a rage room than know what’s going on, but it wouldn’t be surprising if he and his father caught on eventually.

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Hortensia " Ori " Odile Fitzpatrick (30) is the woman at the centre of the love triangle Klaudiusz ‘lost’. The whole situation surprised her, as Ori very much considers herself the atypical person to end up in such a situation. That’s primarily why she was so overwhelmed and seemed to dither so frequently, something she regrets. If it weren’t for the idea of rubbing salt in any wounds, she would’ve reached out again to Klaudiusz to apologise, as she feels a lot of guilt for what the two guys interested in her went through.

Ori and the guy who ‘won’ are no longer a couple, which really didn’t surprise her. The reason things didn’t work out is because, by her own admission, Ori chose because she wanted things to not lead to anyone getting more hurt. It’s not as if she believes she and Klaudiusz would’ve had a magical fairytale romance or anything, Ori just knows she wasn’t making informed choices. She and her ex were more compatible in the timing of then, but they grew apart quickly, thanks to different plans regarding travel and when settling down felt right.

In the seven years since then, Ori has dated around a bit, yet hasn’t formed a serious relationship. And that’s absolutely fine by her book! Her younger sister recently got engaged to her girlfriend of four years and Ori has completely supported the couple through this decision. Just because she feels she made bad choices in her early twenties, it doesn’t mean the rest of the world needs some punishment. [Also Ori would be breaking her own promise about being a good sibling when her sister was born and she won’t allow for that!]

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Xinhui " [name_f]Hera[/name_f] " Zhang (28) is a close friend of [name_m]Ori[/name_m] and music producer. While she doesn’t live in the same area as [name_m]Ori[/name_m] anymore, [name_f]Hera[/name_f] always[name_f][/name_f] finds time to message her friend about life, love, and their lovelives. However, [name_f]Hera[/name_f] was[name_f][/name_f] there for the love triangle and was the one who reminded her about the fact that no matter what either boy said, [name_m]Ori[/name_m] should choose for herself.

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Part of this was due to Hera’s mother and father’s relationship— or their lack thereof. The two married because they had to, and while there wasn’t any turmoil in the relationship, [name_f]Hera[/name_f] knew something was a little different about her parents’ relationship. There’s a part of her that resents it, though— [name_f]Hera[/name_f] has issues differentiating platonic and romantic feelings from each other and it has made dating very[name_f][/name_f] confusing. Currently, her heart is occupied: [name_f]Hera[/name_f] is crushing on another music producer. They’ve got mutual friends, but they’re acquaintances at best.

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[name_f]Hera[/name_f] is the second eldest of five, and the only one in the entertainment industry. The rest of her siblings are in academia, and she often jokes about being the disappointment of the family. In reality, her siblings were extremely supportive of her decision to pursue music in higher education. They were so supportive, in fact, that they were the ones who helped [name_f]Hera[/name_f] plead her case for her career. [name_f]Hera[/name_f] loves her siblings very much, and she makes sure to keep in touch with them often.

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[name_f]Septima[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Tia[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Artemis[/name_f] [name_m]Fitzpatrick[/name_m] (28) is not only someone who’s worked alongside [name_f]Hera[/name_f] in the music industry a fair few times, but also the younger sister of [name_m]Ori[/name_m], giving the pair a deeper connection. She’s also worked alongside the person Hera’s crushing on, actually in a bit of a closer capacity, but [name_f]Tia[/name_f] doesn’t believe it’s her place to get involved in speaking of such things. Especially as [name_f]Hera[/name_f] was so helpful and considerate where Oris’ past relationship was concerned, with all of it’s complexities.

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There’s also the whole wedding planning business [name_f]Tia[/name_f] is currently focusing her time and energy on right now, not that it’s a chore to her by any means. She and her fiancé have pretty simple tastes (a surprise, [name_f]Tia[/name_f] jokes), but they’re dedicated because they don’t want anyone else getting pulled into things. Not that they don’t trust others, [name_f]Tia[/name_f] just doesn’t think that’s fair to do.

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Workong as a stylist and wardrobe manager who’s been responsible for album cover and photo shoot looks for musical artists, actors and other creatives, that’s why people assume [name_f]Tia[/name_f] might be a bit high maintenance. She’s generally not offended by this, however there are exceptions, namely how people approach this idea. Compared to [name_m]Ori[/name_m], she admits she can seem a lot more combative [name_f][/name_f]- but her sister’s such a sweetheart, go figure! [name_f]Tia[/name_f] also does her best to keep her fiancé from getting too wrapped up in other things, such as her own work.

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This is a bit different at the moment though, as Tias’ fiancé is working with a young man named [name_m]Lewis[/name_m], who’s had a difficult life. [name_f]Tia[/name_f] knows her love wants to see [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] get something more positive and assuring out of his life, which has been an uphill battle for him in many ways, but she’s confident both he and the woman she loves so dearly can do it. Not that she’s going to be nosey or anything beyond listening to her fiancé. [name_f]Tia[/name_f] remembers how much her teen self hated that…

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Lewis[name_f][/name_f] was created by @olivelovesnames

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[name_f]Mikayla[/name_f] " [name_m]Mick[/name_m] " [name_m]Dylan[/name_m] Vannark (27) is Tias’ fiance and a social worker involved in the support of [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] [name_m]Radcliffe[/name_m]. [name_m]Mick[/name_m] has quite a straight forward approach to her job, something that does confuse people as it’s so complex. It’s because she considers it important to not get lost in the weeds and to instead focus on what’s genuinely important to the people she works with. Mostly that’s teenagers, as [name_m]Mick[/name_m] herself knows about being overlooked once you’re considered more ‘independent’.

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Growing up dyslexic, [name_m]Mick[/name_m] received a diagnosis later in life, namely when she was at college. [name_m]Prior[/name_m] to this, she got overlooked and dismissed when compared to classmates, as she seemed more academically secure and confident. Although she knows it wasn’t intentional or deliberate, [name_m]Mick[/name_m] feels a particular kinship towards people who put their head down and don’t get as much support as they truly need.

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Meeting [name_f]Tia[/name_f] was a bit of a coincidence for both of them, but it’s something [name_m]Mick[/name_m] wouldn’t exchange for anything. She jokes it was love at first sight on her end, as she very much was interested, but expressing this was a bit difficult. Primarily because [name_m]Mick[/name_m] wasn’t sure if [name_f]Tia[/name_f] had any interest in women, which used to be a big issue for her.

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[name_m]Naren[/name_m] " [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] " Zhang (27) is a mutual friend of [name_m]Mick[/name_m] and [name_f]Tia[/name_f], and the third-eldest Zhang. [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] was always on board with [name_f]Hera[/name_f], though she knows a lot of it was due to her desires to not be “normal”. She’s a huge fan of archaeology but she’s anti-profit and prefers when people donate to museums or make open land into national parks rather than sell for profit or turn the land into housing or tourist traps. [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] herself used to have a crush on [name_m]Mick[/name_m], but this ended pretty much after realising she was pursuing [name_f]Tia[/name_f]. [name_f]Hera[/name_f] and [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] both knew not to get another[name_f][/name_f] love triangle out of this, and [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] herself wouldn’t have the dignity hitting on someone who had her heart elsewhere. So instead of fighting for Mick’s affections, she actually set [name_m]Mick[/name_m] and [name_f]Tia[/name_f] up on a date! [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] wasn’t surprised by who [name_m]Ori[/name_m] picked, but even less so that it didn’t last anyway, though [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] admittedly shipped the two at the time.

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[name_f]Nannie[/name_f] was off doing her own thing for quite some time until learning more about the Radcliffes and their family dynamic. [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] thinks [name_m]Mick[/name_m] is such a great help for [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] and agrees with Mick’s analysis on teenagers. [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] often assumed that as a teenager, she should do what made her adult self happy. Yet ironically, her adult self wants to make her teenage self happy! She changes but she’s still very true to herself, and while she does play musical instruments, she’s not really “entertainment industry” type. She prefers to be tucked away in old buildings and play piano or pipe organ as a sense of classy ambience. She’s played at the museum as well, though her main job is a historian for classical music.

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[name_f]Nannie[/name_f] is glad [name_f]Tia[/name_f] and [name_m]Mick[/name_m] are engaged! She supported them greatly as a couple and she knows it must have been harder, especially not knowing Tia’s sexuality. [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] is a diehard fan of childhood cartoons and relates to [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] on this in terms of her love for “Dearly Departed”. While [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] doesn’t adjust as well to new cartoons in her adult life as she would in her childhood, she admittedly goes crazy when she sees a new reboot of her childhood, even though she claims she “doesn’t even like reboots”. She thinks Dearly Departed[name_f][/name_f] is a great show for [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] to watch as it makes the ghosts feel more human and not the stereotypical spooks they’re usually portrayed as. If there’s ghosts on the other side, [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] hopes they’re doing well and keeping in touch with the way they were before they died, especially with Juliette’s late companions in her life.

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[name_f]Nannie[/name_f] senses maybe [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] may need a friend of his own, though she’s not going to meddle into that. All of Nannie’s friends entered her life in unexpected ways. [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] will assure none of her friendships started with, “Hey. We both like archaeology, both had a very academic major, and we’re the only people in [name_m]Camden[/name_m] who actually enjoy anchovies on our pizza. Let’s be friends.” [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] just knows [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] has a very great friend and that [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] could find some people who can be “on his level” rather than looking out for him or being looked out by him. [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] senses that maybe [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] is hiding something, but is unaware it’s his plans for guardianship of [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f], though it’s very likely [name_m]Mick[/name_m] could help him with these plans if she were to know.

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Vanessa[name_f][/name_f] was created by @mynameis1[name_f][/name_f].

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[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Kyrene[/name_f] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f] Tolliday (26) is one of Nannie’s friends that she met last year. [name_f]Kyrene[/name_f] was born in [name_m]Washington[/name_m] D.C, and she moved to [name_m]Maine[/name_m] after a fallout with her family when she was 23. She had no reason to choose [name_m]Maine[/name_m] other than that it was on the other end of the country and she’d be as far away from her family as possible, basically signifying a new start.[name_f][/name_f]

[name_f]Kyrene[/name_f] isn’t as into Archeology as [name_f]Nannie[/name_f], but she does love horses. She has visited the museum on occasion and that is where she met and got along with [name_f]Nannie[/name_f], who bonded over their shared love of cartoons, particularly the show “Dearly Departed”, which [name_f]Kyrene[/name_f] watches as she always believed that when she was asleep, she visited the spiritual world, and that her heart was meant to be a ghost, and she’s just waiting for the world to catch up.

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This belief isn’t actually a death wish, it actually comes from her diagnosis of primary hypersomnia. This condition causes [name_f]Kyrene[/name_f] to sleep for 10+ hours in a day, but she still feels exhausted. A lot of people mistakenly link this to her being lazy or depressed, but [name_f]Kyrene[/name_f] is actually a fairly happy person. Her mornings are just particularly rough, her having sleep inertia and it taking a very long time to “come to” after sleeping. [name_f]Kyrene[/name_f] has internalized this condition as she believes that her need to sleep for long periods of time comes from being already part ghost, and that when she dies, she will run the afterlife.

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A lot of people, including her family and most of her friends don’t understand this belief. They think it’s delusional, which maybe it is, but it doesn’t affect her quality of life much, just gives her something to focus on during the day. She does talk about this a little more frequently, and her best friend is getting a little more concerned by the way she seems to be sleeping more on purpose to get closer to the afterlife she thinks she belongs in.

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[name_f]Kyrene[/name_f] works as an equine therapist with teens and young adults. She loves this work, as horses have always been her favorite animal. She gets along very well with little girl [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f], and has shown her the horses a few times, even though [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] isn’t one of her clients. [name_f]Kyrene[/name_f] finds horses to be soothing to the soul, and she hopes that when it’s time to carry on to the destiny, someone will still be around to take care of the horses.

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Warning for drug reference and unlikeable/debateable character.

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[name_m]Shelton[/name_m] [name_m]Ian[/name_m] [name_m]Gifford[/name_m] (30) is Kyrene’s co-worker of some sort, since he himself has worked with horses. He is a professional when it comes to horse breeding, though he sees horses for more than just what offspring could be made of them. Shelton’s own parents have asked him whether he[name_f][/name_f] is going to “breed”. He’s not really listening to them, mainly since he’s from a family that he wouldn’t want to introduce someone to. [name_m]Shelton[/name_m] isn’t necessarily a nice or likeable person, in fact, he’s rather untrustworthy the more he’s known. Secretly he believes in ghosts but acts like he doesn’t. [name_m]Shelton[/name_m] lives in a flat that he senses is haunted, since he knows someone has[name_f][/name_f] died there before. Once a former roommate noticed the old-looking room and Shelton’s joked, “At least someone never died here, haha!” After his roomie moved out, he joked again, “Guess it’s just me and the ghost.” Which led to an exchange of; “But you said no one died here!” “I meant no one recently!” It’s a haunting settlement but at the end of the day if there is[name_f][/name_f] a ghost, Shelton’s getting haunted alone. Not the first time he’s messed with a former friend. He’s the former friend of [name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m] who since became his enemy after [name_m]Shelton[/name_m] pinned blame on [name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m] and essentially gave him, and their friendship, the axe.

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He’s not trying to get in good graces with him, he’s moved on. As much as it pains him to make enemies, (mainly since [name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m] isn’t someone he would have wanted[name_f][/name_f] to be foes with) he’ll accept it. [name_m]Shelton[/name_m] just simply didn’t want to be Klaudiusz’s friend and has no understanding why the latter is seeing him as an enemy. He’s aloof on it but won’t deny it, and prefers that the two are the type of enemies to never speak with one another than the type always feuding. Admittedly [name_m]Shelton[/name_m] had a smug prettyboy aesthetic to him, though he had a way of not bothering people with it. He wasn’t even that flirty, he just liked to prance around that he’s “hot” and had a confidence like he could charm anyone by merely existing. People mostly liked it, though many considered him kind of dumb. Looking good but never saying or doing anything worthwhile gave the vibe that he was an airhead with no personality.

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Ironically [name_m]Shelton[/name_m] was not loud and was a pushover to a sense. Once in college, there was a photo circulating online of [name_m]Shelton[/name_m] sitting with his back turned with a bong[name_f][/name_f]. Despite the fact that he didn’t consent to that photo leaked, he said nothing because his face wasn’t showing in the photo so he played it off like it wasn’t him. He wanted to tell people that they should take it down and that it disgusts him why they’d want to see him that way…but doing so would also force him to admit it was him. People speculated his name but nobody knew for sure and speculated other names too. Nobody found out exactly that it was him, and he’s glad they all forgot by now. He often hoped his psycho brother [name_m]Wendell[/name_m] never found out, a person who he never talks with. Like [name_m]Klaudiusz[/name_m], but they never had an official falling out. [name_m]Shelton[/name_m] knew his brother was getting closer with [name_f]Nikita[/name_f], but [name_m]Wendell[/name_m] made it look like [name_f]Nikita[/name_f] was the one being clingy and driving him away from [name_m]Shelton[/name_m]. [name_m]Shelton[/name_m] hated this personally, since [name_m]Wendell[/name_m] still never made any communication effort to back this up. They basically disappeared to him – and he accepted it.

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Truthfully, [name_m]Shelton[/name_m] was never close with anyone. He was just someone who wanted to be good to look at but never forge any true relationships. He’s sure he’s forgotten about at the end of the day, but he doesn’t care. This is why he’s drawn to ghosts, finding them as a special way to remember someone, even when the world moves on and centuries pass. [name_m]Shelton[/name_m] loved photos of himself, somewhat in a superficial way but also because he needed to have some memento for the future to remember him, which is why his safe happens to have several selfies. He thinks [name_f]Kyrene[/name_f] is inspiring, but by no means would the two ever date as he is very much not her type. Kyrene’s best friend worries he’s going to be a trashy lover boy, not understanding Shelton’s actual nature of not wanting intimacy and preferring to be seen and not heard. He’s used to it though because of [name_m]Wendell[/name_m], though he has no idea what his brother is up to anymore. [name_m]Shelton[/name_m] isn’t Kyrene’s soulmate per sé, but he’s had this growing belief that one day, hundreds of years after they have both passed on, they will find each other and become a couple through their spirits. It’s a crazy notion he won’t say a word about, not even to [name_f]Kyrene[/name_f], but [name_m]Shelton[/name_m] is self aware that he would need those extra spiritual years to cleanse and purify his soul from the unscrupulous ways he expresses in his living life.

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[name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] [name_m]Henderson[/name_m] (24) is horseback rider and an acquaintance of both [name_f]Kyrene[/name_f] and [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Shelton[/name_m]. They’re not close to [name_m]Shelton[/name_m]— for obvious reasons— but remain cordial, as [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] finds no need to stir up unnecessary drama. They’re a little warmer towards [name_f]Kyrene[/name_f] and plan on getting closer with her as well. [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] hasn’t met [name_f]Nannie[/name_f] yet, but she’s heard of her and her little sister, [name_f]Hera[/name_f], in passing.

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[name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] comes from a family of equestrians— they’ve been surrounded by horses ever since they were a child. Not many of the Hendersons are actually professional riders, though— the family just passed down the tradition of riding horses onto the descendants. [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] adores horseback riding and thought about going professional… but decided against it once they discovered that there was formal training they had to go through. [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] has excellent form and is a good rider, but prefers going on long rides with her horse, [name_f]Swan[/name_f] Song. [name_f]Swan[/name_f] Song is a stubborn stallion and [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] knows trying to get him to perform well would take years off their life.

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[name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] is nonbinary and came out to their parents 10 years ago, when they announced that they didn’t feel like they had a gender at all. While their parents didn’t fully understand, they were 100% supportive. Her siblings were also supportive, but asked invasive questions that [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] had to firmly state were none of their business. Though they prefer any pronouns, they stick to they/them, as they know that strangers would default to she/her if they weren’t told otherwise.

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Outside of horseback riding, [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] has a bachelor’s in fashion design and loves intertwining their love for riding and clothes. Currently, they’re studying for their master’s, and their current project is about finding a good balance between fashionable riding clothes and clothes that are fit for athletic purposes. [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] has always hated how similar athletic clothing looked, and is trying to find ways to make their pieces look unique while maintaining comfortability.

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They co-own a clothing brand called Ingenue[name_f][/name_f] with their college best friend. While [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] loves their best friend very much, her recent relationship problems have left [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] a little miffed, as that’s all they talk about now.

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[name_f]Nannie[/name_f] was created by @CherryBomb50

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Joan Maureen Fenn (22) is Sawyer’s college best friend who does the business partnership with her. Joan has always hated her name, feeling it was too “old lady” for her. She has tried to give herself many nicknames throughout the years, but none of them stuck. She still hasn’t grown into her name at all, and often finds herself being jealous of people with names she finds “better” than her own. She has tried to change her name, but sometimes she finds herself trying to steal other people’s names instead.

This jealousy is something that Joan has carried throughout her entire life. Her parents had divorced when she was eight, and she was always jealous of her classmates who had parents with healthy relationships. She’s jealous of everything, but she isn’t jealous of Sawyer, finding her best friend to be someone she looks up to instead of envies. There have been times when she had been jealous of Sawyer, but they have worked out those occasions, and are now very close, although Sawyer does find Joan’s jealousy to be exhausting at times.

Joan is double majoring in psychology and animal science, with plans to become a service animal trainer. This hope is something she developed a few years after her pet Saint Bernard, Moony, passed away when she was fourteen. Moony was her best friend. He was the one person that at the time, Joan never had to be jealous of. All her classmates, her siblings, everyone she knew, always seemed to have something she didn’t. But Moony…. It wasn’t like that with him. She didn’t have lust for something he had, because he had her, and that was beautiful enough that it made the ache dull.

That fateful day, Joan had been allowing Moony to play in the front yard. He was old enough to be careful, but young enough to still be hyper and curious. Joan had trusted Moony enough at this point to believe that he would be safe in the yard by himself for just a little while, just long enough for her to use the bathroom and get a juice box, as well as grab some cookies for herself. She had done it several times in the past, so surely, everything would be fine, right?

Well, everything turned out not to be fine. Moony must’ve seen something, maybe it was a squirrel, or a rabbit, or just something that caught his attention. He darted across the road, and just as Joan was coming back out, a car had come and hit Moony. Joan screamed, and called her parents, but it was too late. Joan was traumatized, and wracked with guilt, and she still has not recovered from this event. But it did shape her, and made her jealousy for friends with pets emerge - because she felt like she could never trust herself with one again.

Joan now is planning on becoming someone who trains animals into being service dogs for those with PTSD, autism, blindness, or any disability that would qualify someone for that type of service. She’s someone who tends to share a little too much upon meeting somebody, although she draws a tight boundary when it comes to talking about Moony. The only one in her life who knows about him is her family and Sawyer. Joan is struggling, and even seeing Saint Bernard’s triggers her emotions to skyrocket, but she refuses to go to counseling, because she doesn’t think her trauma is bad enough.

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Warning for invasive questions and aforementioned traumatic pet death.

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[name_f]Maple[/name_f] [name_m]August[/name_m] [name_m]Henderson[/name_m] (21) is associated with [name_f]Joan[/name_f], being a younger sister of [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m]. She likes to care for the horses as a personal hobby of hers. She’s always been too curious, to a fault, something people pick up on her easily. She works in a shelter for senior and disabled animals and [name_f]Maple[/name_f] always double-checks on their health. [name_f]Maple[/name_f] will go out of her way to avoid triggers for [name_f]Joan[/name_f], sometimes with the help of another employee walking or bathing the [name_m]Saint[/name_m] Bernards when [name_f]Joan[/name_f] visits. Sawyer’s told her to do this but hasn’t yet stated why, but lately Maple’s been the type to just go with it and not ask questions when politely requested. It’s a step up from her past behaviour.

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[name_f]Maple[/name_f] is nice, but not necessarily reliable. She goes out of her way for people yes, but that’s not always a good thing. She knows this firsthand from how invasive she used to be with [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m], which she’s profusely apologised for. Granted, it’s not like [name_f]Maple[/name_f] asked if [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] was getting any surgeries[name_f][/name_f], though she did ask a question about what bathroom [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] would use. Which was pushing it, considering it was already asked several times and [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] didn’t know what to expect as a follow-up when people ask that. [name_f]Maple[/name_f] wasn’t going to ask a follow-up or judge, but it was still a sore spot, and rightfully so.

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[name_f]Maple[/name_f] really loves feels for [name_f]Joan[/name_f] and wonders about Moony, seeing old photos of them together, but not knowing the significance. She has a happy feeling for “dynamic duos”, which in her case is usually a human and pet companion together. She found it cringey but genuinely enjoyed it. Maple’s lost a lot of goldfish growing up, though it’s nothing compared to how [name_f]Joan[/name_f] lost Moony, had [name_f]Maple[/name_f] have known. [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] knows that [name_f]Maple[/name_f] would have been very sad, especially since [name_f]Maple[/name_f] never met Moony himself. The reason why [name_f]Maple[/name_f] is shielded from these types of things is because she hasn’t quite reformed from well, her big mouth.

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Maple’s had a conflict with a friend recently, her friend doesn’t want to unfriend [name_f]Maple[/name_f] per sé, but is having a difficult time forgiving her and doesn’t want to do so yet. Maple’s friend confided in her about someone she secretly has a crush on. She told [name_f]Maple[/name_f] not to tell, but [name_f]Maple[/name_f] accidentally did. [name_f]Maple[/name_f] has admitted to her friend that she was the one whose loose lips revealed this secret ongoing crush though unsurprisingly, her friend is so embarrassed and angered. After all, it was a secret growing thing only to be destroyed by a spoiler and [name_f]Maple[/name_f] completely regrets this. [name_f]Maple[/name_f] has tried to give space and distracted herself a lot with the horses, though it leaves her with burning questions about how this potential attraction will go forward. But she tries to push those thoughts back because she feels she doesn’t deserve to know more information. [name_f]Maple[/name_f] wanders The Hallowell Museum of Quiet [name_m]History[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] a lot lately since it’s the only thing that’s piqued her interest more than anything. She hopes [name_f]Joan[/name_f] is doing okay regardless of what’s going on, since she finds [name_f]Joan[/name_f] a truly kind person to her older sib.