Dry's NPC thread

[Joshua Bernstein]

a storage thread for varying NPCs related to Josh

High school friends:
Rebekah Katzenberg
Donald Szajak

College friends:
Sean Neville (PC)
Greg Strickland (retired PC)
Daphne

Work friends:
Blake Forte
Nick Kaufman
Jackson Church
Karen
Gerry

Exes:
Sanjay Balachander
Saul Goldblatt
Simon Fournier

Other:
Sylvia Washington (so of Blake's)

[Joshua Bernstein]

The Basics

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Name: Sanjay Balachander
Nicknames: Jay
Age:41 (as of early 2002)
Orientation: Homosexual
Desired Rank/Job: Cab Driver
Powers: Non-powered
Play By:Ronit Roy

The Details

Hair Color:Black
Eye Color:Brown
Any Piercings?None
Any Tattoos?A pitchfork and flames on his left bicep
Any Scars?Nothing unusual
General Appearance: In India Sanjay was considered a tall man at 5'10, but in America he's squarely at average. He has a very square build: square face, square hands, square body. He's not thin, but he takes care of himself and jogs regularly enough to be in relatively fit condition.

He doesn't dress too stuffy or fancy. After all, it isn't as if he's behind a desk all day, and he has to help people with luggage sometimes, regardless of weather, so dressing too nice wouldn't make much sense.

Still, he's just vain enough to wear impractical rings he could lose, and shirts and jackets just nice enough that, while he wouldn't mourn their demise at the hands of weather, he still looks respectable and not like some bum off the streets.

And he always without fail wears his gold watch.
Personality: Sanjay is nothing of not self-confident. One could easily get the impression he's never been plagued by self-doubts in his life, and this assessment would be very close to correct. He's not insecure about himself in the least; he knows his strengths and his weaknesses and while he doesn't go out of his way to brag, he won't show any false humility, either.

While he's not rude or malicious he absolutely doesn't care one whit whether or not people like him. He does The Right Thing according to his internal values, and if other people don't like that, well, that is just too bad. He's not going to lose any sleep over it. It isn't that he dislikes people, either; he likes people and he's interested in what is important to them and he wants them to be happy and he would rather spend time around people than not, but he doesn't need to be liked.

He does, however, like to have fun. If there is a party then he is probably there. If there is excessive drinking he's likely to be there as well. Or clubbing, concerts, anything where there is celebration of life and excess and hedonism there will be Sanjay right in the center of it.

When he's not off finding the latest party, he's probably debating philosophy with one of his many friends, and he has a lot of them. Anyone who has ever caught a ride in his cab is a friend, as well as all the locals he sees going about their business every day while he ferries tourists and business people and housewives around Manhattan.

Your Vices

Likes:
+ Parties
+ Philosophy
+ Alcohol
+ People
+ Looking nice
Dislikes:
- Sleep
- Meat
- Romantic commitment
- Speed limits
- Pedestrians
Strengths:
+ Confident
+ Friendly
+ Physically fit
+ Strong math skills
+ Speaks both Tamil and English
Weaknesses:
- Self-indulgent
- Vain
- Stubborn
- Reluctant to establish more than superficial relationships of any kind
- Doesn't follow rules that don't suit him
Fears:
- Aging and the deterioration of his body that accompanies it
- Getting too emotionally attached to a partner
Secret: His cab has seen some interesting (and not always intoxicated) escapades.

Family Ties

Father:Vadanachandran Balachander
Mother: Parvathi Balachander
Siblings:Madhev Balachander (39), Reshvind Balachander (37)
Any Other Important People:Joshua Bernstein (42)

History

Sanjay was born November 10th, 1960 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Unsurprisingly, his family spoke Tamil at home though both his parents spoke English because of work and the boys were expected to learn it, because English was the language of employment opportunity.

His family was one of the sizable Muslim practicing minorities among the Tamil people, specifically following the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam. They were quite devout largely because of his mother, who stressed the importance of spiritual health.

Never one to question his self-identity, Sanjay instead began to question his religion when he began to realize he appreciated men rather than women. Of course, homosexuality was illegal, so he couldn't very well act on this attraction, and he certainly wasn't going to tell his family this. His parents would have been horrified, and his younger brothers disgusted.

When he was twenty-one he applied for a visa so that he could live in America, the Land of Opportunity. Specifically, he wanted to move to New York, the land where he wouldn't be thrown into jail if he was caught with another man.

He hadn't exactly waited to learn any useful skills, however, and he didn't know how to market himself as a translator, and so because a condition of his visa was being employed he promptly found himself driving a taxi. Of course, he liked people so this wasn't too much of a problem for him, and he told himself he would save money and put himself through school.

This did not happen.

Instead, he continued to be a legal immigrant, his attempts to become a citizen thwarted by the waiting lists and the fact that there were a lot of immigrants from India with more useful skills wanting to immigrate, and bureaucracy and red tape. And he wasn't all that good with saving money, particularly not considering that living in Manhattan was expensive.

He did, however, manage to find himself a number of boyfriends, all casual and most fleeting. And when he began dating Joshua Bernstein on the cusp of his 41st birthday he didn't expect that it would be any different. Not that they didn't have fun; they were both gregarious, friendly sorts and the teasing banter was plenty nice, but neither of them were invested, and shortly after Josh turned 43 they had a largely amicable break up fueled by the fact that Sanjay was bored and wanted to pursue someone new, and Josh wasn't interested enough to care...and was faintly annoyed that Sanjay had bullied him into admitting he needed glasses to read.

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What About You?

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[Joshua Bernstein]

The Basics

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Name: Rebekah Mallory Katzenberg
Nicknames: Bekah
Age: 18
Orientation: Lesbian
Desired Rank/Job: High school senior
Powers: Non-powered
Play By: Teresa Palmer

The Details

Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Any Piercings? Earlobes
Any Tattoos? None
Any Scars? Nothing notable
General Appearance: Bekah is pretty in a girl-next-door sort of way. She's more likely to blend into the crowd than knock people out, but that is partly due to a very average body type and weight and a very average height more than unattractive appearance. She keeps her hair nice, her clothes neat, and her make up understated -- though she always does it.

She's neither a trendsetter nor follower with her wardrobe, preferring neat, classic looks for her outfits. She wears very little jewelry, eschews high heels unless dressing up for an event, and almost always wears her hair down.
Personality: Bekah is an intense young woman, always pushing herself to greater and greater academic heights. She expects herself to excel, if not surpass all her rivals, in everything she does and won't accept failure. If she slips even to second place that is a sign that she needs to study more, practice more, spend more time on the tennis courts.

She has little time for leisure, and when she acquires some she doesn't know what to do with it. This has lead to her joining her boyfriend and his friends on their radical activist adventures, because she both agrees with his sentiments and figures civic interest looks good on college applications.

She comes off as intimidating to most other people, particularly those her age, because she pushes herself so hard and because she has little desire for what she considers mollycoddling. In reality she herself craves validation and emotional support, but she doesn't exactly realize this about herself and thus doesn't see the need to give it to other people.

Your Vices

Likes:
+Reading
+Math
+Justice
+Hot dogs
+Good grades
+External validation
+Essays
+Academic jargon
+Reading the newspaper
Dislikes:
-Spending too much time on appearances on a regular basis
-Sweets
-Criticism
-Failing (at anything)
-Sleep
-Sugarcoating
-Disco
- Richard Nixon and "Nixon's" war
-Heights
Strengths:
+ Organized
+ Good at time management
+ Easily understands new concepts
+ Hard worker
Weaknesses:
-Impatient with what she considers "impractical" or "unnecessary" social expectations (somewhat hypocritically, since she does harbor some social expectations of her own)
-Believes that with hard work and always doing the right thing negative outcomes can be avoided.
- Sensitive to criticism
- Easily engrossed in work and has a difficult time enjoying life or relaxing
Fears:
-Failing after trying hard
-Heights
Secret: She would really rather kiss her best friend than her boyfriend

Family Ties

Father: Heinrich Katzenberg
Mother: Philippa Katzenberg nee Schwarz
Siblings: Michael Katzenberg (16)
Any Other Important People:Joshua Bernstein (boyfriend, age 18)
Linette Trevico (best friend, age 17)

History

Bekah was born on October 4th, 1959, the eldest child of two German-Jewish immigrants. She had a relatively happy childhood, though her father spent more time at the office than at home and her mother was a working woman. She spent a great deal of time at the home of their Temple friends, the Szajaks, where she was nearly raised with their son, Donald, who was her age, and his best friend, Joshua.

In order to get the attention of her parents when they were home, she threw herself into her studies and her tennis lessons, always receiving glowing praise from her teachers. Soon this was expected, no longer enough to warrant parental notice, and she had to instead be the best. So she strove to improve in all her classes and lessons until she was on top.

When she was in junior high school she began to notice other girls rather than the boys, though she kept this to herself. It was probably something she would grow out of, she reasoned.

She didn't.

That, of course, was probably just because she didn't have a boyfriend, and so when Joshua Bernstein asked her out when they were in high school she said yes. Really dating was a lot more like being friends who happened to be a boy and a girl than she'd expected. They didn't do anything that could be considered romantic, but they studied together, and they were going to change the world together. Kissing him was kind of disappointing, however; she liked him a lot, but kissing just wasn't fun. Fortunately, he agreed, and so they didn't do it more than the once.

He didn't take her to prom, even though he said he would, which infuriated her beyond belief. Somehow he was idiot enough to think that going to a protest instead would be fine with her. Still, when another student interrupted her valedictorian speech with antisemitic slander he stood up for her, and held her while she cried afterward.

They broke up over the summer, since they would be attending different universities, and he said he was sorry they couldn't be in classes and study together. She took that to mean he wasn't very upset that they wouldn't still be dating. She wasn't very upset, either, but she still considered him a friend, and when she finally admitted to herself that she was a lesbian (only a few months after they broke up) he was the first person she told.

But she's not sure they'll really keep up very well once they're at different schools. She knows he won't have trouble making other friends and she'll be too busy applying herself to school work to write or call much.

But maybe they'll get to spend time together next summer.

What About You?

NPC for Hammel

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[Joshua Bernstein]

The Basics

Name: Blake William Forte
Nicknames: bleeding heart
Age: 52
Orientation:, Heterosexual
Desired Rank/Job: attorney
Powers: non powered
Play By:Kenneth Branagh

The Details

Hair Color: blond
Eye Color:brown
Any Piercings?none
Any Tattoos?none
Any Scars?nothing outstanding
General Appearance: Blake is already tall at 6' and his expansive personality makes him seemeven taller. He's very expressive, the sort of person who communicates with his entire body, and his emotions are always readily apparent in his expression.

Usually that emotion is earnestly caring. He's got wells of deep empathy and this is noticeable to everyone upon first meeting. However, although he is caring he isn't exactly happy. He has an easier time mourning with those who grieve than rejoicing with those who are happy. He may be prone to depression, particularly when he loses a case, and he's likely to stay up at nights replaying the trial and wondering what he could have done to win.

He dresses well, but not trendily. He's more likely to purchase classic suits in dark blues and blacks than anything with a little more texture or color. While he doesn't pay a tremendous amount of attention to his appearance, he's aware that a certain amount of professionalism is expected and he spends money to make this happen. But this is related more to his job than it is to vanity.
Personality:Blake Forte is a generous person, willing and eager to share his benefits with everyone else. He has an uncanny ability to sense someone's need and to address it in a manner that is warm and caring and that allows them agency.
Although he has strong ideals he knows when to compromise and when stubborn adherence will be more damaging to his cause.
Unfortunately, although he's very good at reading people this has lead him to saying what he thinks people want to hear instead of the truth. He's willing to sacrifice his own happiness so that other people's needs are met, but he has convinced himself this isn't the case at all and he's fine.
He's also interested in cutting edge technology. Although he mourns that it is inaccessible to those without means he is enamored of new phones and computers; both the efficiency with which they allow him to operate and their sleek modernity is attractive to him.

He's bright and able to hold a conversation on a variety of intellectual topics, but many people underestimate his intelligence because he's so empathic.

Your Vices

Likes:
+ volunteer work
+ garlic rolls
+ national geographic magazine
+ smart phones
+ whiskey
+ lady gaga
+ babies
+ modern art
+ apple technology
+ hot tea with honey
+ small dogs
+ warm solid colored sweaters and sweater vests
+ collecting seashells
+ Ferris wheels
+ parades
Dislikes:
- spending cuts
- having his fine-ness questioned
- poverty
- stop and frisk
- country music
- crickets
- pigeons
- the shabby chic aesthetic
- bananas
- Microsoft
- violent movies
- humidity
- physical labor
- tipping culture
- sugary cereals
Strengths:
+ charitable
+ Compassionate
+ intelligent
+ competent
+ keen observer of other people's emotional state
+practical/compromiser
Weaknesses:
- handy work (he has to call his sister for that)
- martyr
- prone to depression
- bad back
- obsesses over lost cases
Fears:
-heights

Secret: he's always want end children, but Sylvia is infertile and also struggles with bipolar disorder and is afraid she wouldn't be able to care for children and so he says he doesn't want any.

Family Ties

Father: William Forte (manager of a small local store chain in New Jersey)
Mother: Daisy Forte (RN)
Siblings: Shirley Forte (engineer)
Any Other Important People:his girlfriend, Sylvia (oncologist)
A pug named Brittany

History

Blake was born August 18th, 1961, the youngest child of William and Daisy Forte. They led a comfortable suburban life, although his mother's job created scheduling difficulties that many of his friend's parents simply didn't have.
He attended public school, and excelled at academics. He also excelled at compassion, which lead to a high level of popularity. He was elected homecoming king his senior year of high school, although he failed to acquire a date because his crush was attending with someone else and he couldn't bring himself to ask anyone else.
In college he was set up on a date with the sister of a friend, and they hit it off. She was as supportive of his attempts to get into law school as he was of her desire to attend medical school. They studied together, and he learned a great deal about medicine from her.
During graduate school they didn't have much time to spend together, but did what they could. She began to have some difficulties, first with socializing and then with keeping up. She was diagnosed as bipolar and put on medication, but the struggle pre diagnosis caused her to miss graduating on time.
While she finished up med school Blake began working for a rather large law firm. The pay was enough that he asked her to go apartment hunting with him.
They've been together ever since. They never got married, but have continued to support one another throughout everything. Sylvia lost an aunt in the World Trade Center attacks of 9/11, and Blake lost an uncle to cancer.
He's beginning to think about retirement, and allowing some of the younger attorneys a chance to shine. Perhaps he'll simply do some pro bono work, just as a a way to stay occupied. Truthfully the constant contact with oppression is wearing on him, but if he retired he would still voluntee. He just can't step away when there is so much that needs doing.
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Name:Dryope.
Age: --
Experience: ---
How Did You Find Us? ---
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[Joshua Bernstein]

The Basics

Name: Nicholas Jeremiah Kaufman
Nicknames: Nick
Age: 54
Orientation: gay
Desired Rank/Job: attorney
Powers: light manipulation
Play By: Matthew Broderick

The Details

Hair Color: Dark
Eye Color:brown
Any Piercings?none
Any Tattoos?none
Any Scars? a discolored nail from sticking his finger in the electric socket when he was a toddler
General Appearance:
Nick is blessed with appearing slightly younger than his age, possessing something of a boyish look about him despite being in his mid fifties. This impression is given added weight by his choice in clothing, as he prefers to dress casually when given the chance. When work requires a suit and tie he obliges, but only grudgingly.
5'8 is just the other side of average, a fact he reminds everyone when anyone comments on his height. He's not short, thank you very much! And anyway, he's five eight and a half. It's an important distinction!
Dark hair and eyes and an average build mean that he doesn't much stand out in a crowd. But this is something he is happy about; standing out has gotten him in trouble before (and he's not about to offer to show off his power after the work party disaster...)
Personality:
Nick is one of those people who manages to convince everyone that he is right without anyone realizing that it was all his idea. He's quietly stubborn, and so people don't often realize that he is, in fact, pushing them into any direction at all.

He likes to fade into the background but don't mistake this for insecurity. He knows his strengths and his weaknesses and is confident in his abilities. He simply doesn't feel the need for external validation of his skills. Really the only area he lacks confidence in is his meta status; he's lost family and friends over this, and so he's become less and less likely to share.

He's also well aware of his needs, and insists on communicating them like the adult he is. This does not always endear him to his social circle, which seems to consist of middle aged men and women who are incapable of communicating outside of a professional setting.

He has high expectations of other people that they almost inevitably fail to meet, rendering him disappointed and confused. And if his attempts at communication are rebuffed then he will take himself out of the conversation and put the burden on the other person to step up, and he absolutely won't be the one to reinitiate contact.

Although he loves his mother dearly and confides in her, the fact that she is in some ways over involved in his life means that he tries very hard not to follow in her footsteps. Sometimes this results in the opposite problem, and he ends up pulling away from people he cares about because he's afraid of smothering them. But when he is around them he can be unintentionally just like her, which leads back to the quiet domineering.

Your Vices

Likes:
+ Harry Potter
+ Cats
+ sweet potatoes
+ sunscreen (he’s prone to burning)
+ street artists. he has to exercise serious restraint to not constantly request portraits from each one he passes
+ Museums
+ Electric blankets
+ Dishes that are square instead of round
+ Impressionist paintings
+ Giant belt buckles. don’t judge him please
+ Making his own greeting cards
+ Feeding ducks
+ Muppets
Dislikes:
- mornings
- when people pop their knuckles
- that the “L” key on his keyboard gets stuck
- Chopsticks. He just can’t seem to get them right
- Guns. Explosives. Weapons.
- Gentrification
- Black coffee
- Gendered activities
- remixes
- bar soap. it has to be liquid!
- the sheer amount of waste paper transcripts cause. He doesn’t need a print copy, and electronic file would be fine….please. Please, court system, let’s catch up to the computer age.
- Dentists
-ties
Strengths:
+ Creative
+ confident (about most things)
+ introspective
+ good communication skills
+ persuasive
+stubborn
Weaknesses:
- overly critical
- stubborn
- domineering
- tendency to be distant
- he catches every cold that comes around.
Fears:
-It used to be that Adam wouldn’t return from active duty. Now it is that some nut with a gun decides to target Adam’s school. Not that he will tell Adam that he still fears for his safety when he is no longer in combat

Secret:
- He’s actually not a bad painter
-He once tried to ask Josh Bernstein on a date. Josh agreed but made it very clear that he actually didn’t realize it was supposed to be a date. Nick didn’t try again, largely because Josh spent the entire evening discussing Sean.

Family Ties

Father: George Kaufman (estranged from the family)
Mother: Melissa Kaufman
Siblings: None
Any Other Important People: Adam Holloway (spouse)
Ollivander (american shorthair cat who insists on drinking out of a glass of water)
Jackson Church (law partner)

History

Nick was born in 1959, the only child to George and Melissa Kaufman. George was in construction and Melissa was a bank teller. She took some time off after her son was born, only returning to work once Nick was in elementary school.
He was recruited to Hammel after a blood test revealed that he was meta shortly after he turned 12. He had been in the hospital for a tonsillectomy, and so the additional results were surprising to everyone.
His father wasn’t exactly prepared to have a meta human in the family, which caused a rift between his parents. Eventually his mother kicked his father out of the house, and although they were never divorced George soon left town and neither Melissa nor Nick saw him again.
After graduating from Hammel Nick engaged in some soul searching and came to terms with identifying as male. This caused some lost friends, and so he was grateful for the chance to start over when he was offered a job at a law firm where nobody else knew him yet.
Nick’s mother is doting and supportive and honestly sometimes a tiny bit smothering, but she means well. She accepts her son, and has vocally reminded him multiple times that she expects grandchildren.
In 2003-ish he and his friend Jackson Church broke away from the law firm they were working at to begin their own firm, and they are still together, although they have taken on a new partner within the last year, a sharp woman named Jennifer Hobbes.
Nick began dating Adam (who was military) in 2000, although the relationship had some difficulties due to the war on terror. Adam ended up away more often than not, and keeping things secret from Adam’s friends due to DADT caused some strain. However, they managed to work through this with good communication and genuine affection.
They were married Christmas day 2012, because that was the only day Adam was able to do so. Recently, Adam has retired from the military and acquired a job as a high school history teacher. The ability to spend more time with his spouse without the worry of being sent overseas has helped ease the stress levels for both men.
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An NPC profile .

What About You?

Name:Dryope.
Age: --
Experience: ---
How Did You Find Us? ---
Ready To Play?--

[Joshua Bernstein]

The Basics

Name: Sylvia Agnes Washington
Nicknames:
Age: 52
Orientation: bisexual
Desired Rank/Job: oncologist
Powers: non powered
Play By:Angela Bassett

The Details

Hair Color: Dark
Eye Color:brown
Any Piercings?earlobes
Any Tattoos?none
Any Scars? not anything noticeable
General Appearance:
The first thing people notice about Sylvia is her smile. She has a smile that seems to say she has a secret that she isn't sharing and she finds it amusing.

Although she's only 5'4 she stands out due to the smile, striking cheekbones, and a penchant for even casual clothes with a glamorous edge. No matter what she wears she looks stunning.

She keeps her hair cropped short enough to not be in the way, but long enough that she is able to occasionally play with the style somewhat. She does straighten it, usually, and alitho ugh she likes the way it looks she can't deny there might be some societal pressure to blame as well.

Her body language gives away some of her insecurities, although she tries to play it off as a charming bashful ness. When focused then confidence may shine through, but those moments are rare outside of work. When she's not trying very hard to keep up appearances she sometimes chews her nails, which she's embarrassed about. She gets regular manicures because she's less likely to do it when she's just had her nails done.
Personality:
Sylvia is a kind, gentle person who hides a lot of insecurities. She's willing to spend as much time as necessary with each patient, answering questions and helping them understand diagnoses and medications and itinerary.

When not working she loves to spend time with other people, either volunteering to help better the lives of the marginalized or simply bonding with loved ones. She doesn't really like to be alone very much, as even with her medication she can get a little down if she spends too much time by herself.

Much like her partner, she can focus more on other people's needs than she does on her own. This is at least partly an attempt to make up for a perceived lack that she decided must exist due to her disability. Her bipolar disorder is the source of much anxiety and insecurity, but she tries to mask this. No matter how often Blake tells her otherwise she's bought into the cultural expectation that anyone with a disability is a burden if they have any needs.

Although she's a fairly quiet person, she's capable of surprising people with zingers. She's actually very clever, a fact her insecurity tends to suppress unless she's with people she's very comfortable with.

Your Vices

Likes:
+ knit shrugs
+ volunteering
+ biology
+ advancements in medical technology
+ tulips
+ swimming
+ Chapstick
+ trivial pursuit
+ dolphins
+ talking on the phone
+ quiche
+ antiquing
+ holding hands
Dislikes:
- American cheese
- that her medication blunts her emotions more than she would prefer
- being alone
- Backhanded compliments about how impressive it is that she’s achieved what she has
- that racism is still allowed in the name of patient care
- winter
- Kool whip (homemade whipped cream only)
- Flannery O'Connor
- white people who talk about post-racism and why labels aren't important. Bonus points if they bring up people who are polka dotted or purple.
- when her printer runs out of ink
- losing her phone. For someone who loves to talk on it she misplaces it often
Strengths:
+ patient
+ kind
+ generous
+ intelligent
+ quick witted
Weaknesses:
- insecure
- prone to misplacing things
- ignores her own needs
- doesn't cope well with being alone
Fears:
- that society is right
Secret:
- she actually does want children.

Family Ties

Father: Sterling Washington
Mother: Irma Washington
Siblings: Cynthia Washington, Barbara Washington
Any Other Important People: Blake Forte ( partner)
Brittney the pug

History

Sylvia, born in 1961, is the youngest of three daughters. While many of the early and thus prominent civil rights battles were fought when she was too young to really understand what was happening, her parents and to a lesser extent her older sisters filled in for her as she grew. Race was an inescapable part of life, and the racial disquiet that exploded into riots and protests was as familiar as it was oppressive.

Her family were never the sort to submit passively to discrimination, and her parents encouraged all three of their daughters to pursue the best education that they could. While the public schools may not have been optimal there was still the option of serious studying at home. And Sterling and Irma were shining examples; Irma was an OBGYN and Sterling was an elementary school teacher.

All three of the girls went into professional careers. Both Cynthia and Sylvia were inspired by their mother to pursue degrees in medicine; Sylvia as an oncologist and Cynthia as a pediatrician (she shared their father's love of small children). Barbara, however, went into law.

This proved serendipitous for Sylvia when Barbara set her younger sister up on a date with one of her classmates, a kind hearted young man named Blake. She was charmed by his generosity and gentleness, and the two became exclusive.

Unfortunately she eventually began experiencing some difficulties. She morphed from upbeat to depressed, and even leaving her dorm for classes became difficult. Blake encouraged her to seek professional help, and eventually she was given a diagnosis.

It wasn't one she wanted to hear. After being told she had bipolar disorder she struggled with her self-perception, a struggle not helped by the ignorance of her otherwise supportive family. People with bipolar disorder were crazy, everyone knew that. How could she function?

This was a dark period in her life, but with medication and therapy and the support of Blake she made it through and graduated. She's spent her entire adult life with him, although the fact that they never married is another thing her family doesn't understand. At least they've stopped asking when the wedding will be, even if her mother does occasionally make passive aggressive comments about it.

She's infertile, and she's reluctant to either adopt or foster due to insecurities lingering from her bipolar disorder. She's afraid that this means she isn't fit to be a mother, or that if she stops taking her medication she really will prove to be the crazy person that the stigma suggests. Unfortunately this is one thing she's not really discussed with anyone, and Blake promptly assured her he didn't want children anyway instead of reassuring her that she wouldn't be a bad parent.

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