postcards from the winning team

November 2086.

#1: strong enough to put hair on your chest


Nathan Lind was in Catalina this month for business, so he popped in to visit his sister and the kids. After much begging and pleading, and pleading and begging, Aurora finally agreed to let him take Zach to the Humor & Hijinks convention. She had worried it was too late on a school night and too adult for a little boy.

"Can I have some?" Zach pointed toward a glowing purple fountain.

"I think this is juice," Nate said. "Pretty sure, but you never know. Hey, how old are you now? Ten?"

"Almost nine," Zach said.

"Close enough!"

Amy & Blair: the honeymoon

June 2086. Amy and Blair Jones are 19.



Honeymoon breakfast is served.

Amy & Blair: the wedding

June 2086. Amy Jones and Blair Schehl are 19.

wedding song: "You Make It Real," by James Morrison

Drown #12: hand in my pocket, part 1

May 2086. Stephanie Nova and Justin Kim are 26. Willow and Lily are 4. Keri Riley is 25. 

Soundtrack, "Hand in my Pocket," by Alanis Morissette


Spring rushed into the countryside, bringing with it a lush green breath of fresh air. By May, in rural and forested areas, some occasional air pockets had been measured at fifteen percent oxygen. For the first time since Reclamation Day, the EPA lifted the air quality alert from Hazardous to Extreme Caution for certain zones and climates, and in Stephanie's particular corner of northern Michigan, they were rated simply Caution.

hi ho, hi ho: Steffie's first day working at Coolidge House

February 2086. 


Off to work she goes.

In game, Stephanie is working in the part-time manual labor career. That career actually pays a TON of money. Like nearly $50-something an hour at entry level which is much higher than most of the adult entry-level careers, so I'm rather restrictive about who can enter that career. But Stephanie's quarterly wages will be deducted from Sharon's business account, and she did say that she paid well! Mostly I liked the hours, weekend mornings, so that Justin can stay home with the girls.

Drown #10: the mouse, part 5

January 2086. Stephanie Nova is 26, Justin Kim is 25, Cynthia Kim is 48, Willow is 4, Lily is 3. Jeremiah Day is 29.

* sensitive content advisory for Drown #10: the mouse, parts 3, 4, & 5

But she told Justin about the messages. She asked him to read every single one. Because she wasn’t weak or stupid, and she did believe that he loved her. Because he promised her, before they were lovers, that nothing could ever change them. He was her best friend first and nothing would ever change that.


"So tell me the truth and I'll believe it," she said. "Tell me anything and I'll believe it because you were the little boy who used to bring me two birthday presents because my birthday was nine days before Christmas and you didn't want me to be sad."

Blair

Blair Thomas (Schehl) Jones

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age: 20
born: Feb 27, 2067—Pisces

toddler trait:
child aspiration:
aspiration 1: nature, the curator
aspiration 2: family, big happy family
traits: geek, good, practical, family-oriented, collector (wholesome)
MBTI:

religion:
politics:

loves: collecting rocks, fishing, classic films, coming home from work
hates: crude humor

education:
- Lakeside Heights High School, class of 2085
career:
- Law Enforcement, Officer (level 2)
career history:
- cashier, Jackson Arcade, 2083-2085
skilled at:
- comedy 3, charisma 3, fitness 3, fishing 2, cooking 2

wanted to be when he was a child: a firefighter

orientation: straight
IFS: 5

romance:
- Amy Jones, together February 2083, married June 2086
romantic history:
- Melissa Fortney, February 2081 to August 2081

parents: Blossom and George McCarthy (foster guardians), birth parents unknown
siblings: Vicky Garth (foster)
children: none
grandchildren:
friendships:
enemies:

DNA: skin shade #11 // hair, dark brown // eyes, dark blue // adult height, 5'11"
weight: +7.0
fitness: +6.0

health history:

legal history:

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