Charmer153
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My Family.............. Name....... Age... Description.
Mom.................... Sandy....... 65... Widow. Born and raised in the country, lived in town from age 19 to 39, then moved back to the country. Invested money from husbands life insurance into real estate since she was able to buy foreclosures from the banks at the advice of a friend who worked at one. This enabled her to buy house is for as little as 5% of the market price on a few of them, although most were between 30% to 40%. She now makes several thousand dollars a month from rental income every month. She used the money to buy silver coins as an investment for retirement, when she would partly turn over the responsibility of the properties to us kids, while she traveled the country.
Main character......... Jonathan.... 43... Electrical engineer, and self-taught electrician. Refuses to "accept the testimony of those who will not even try" so is able to do things others say can not be done. Lost his job at age 34 when the company he was working for went out of business. Moved his camper to Sandy’s farm to save on rent and bills while looking for work in the nearby towns. Got a part-time job, but since the job did not take much time, decided to stay on the farm to help take care of the animals and gardens when Sandy hurt her back and could not do heavy lifting. Not having to pay rent and utility bills was also part of the decision.
Brother................ Daniel...... 33... Moved to the farm with Sandy when he was seven. Raised on the farm. Does odd jobs to earn money. Can make up to $750 on a good day. Anything from cutting and hauling firewood to helping tear down an old building on someone's property. Country boy through and through. Can drive a truck through a riverbed as easily as others can drive on asphalt.
Daniels’ wife.......... Gennie...... 35... Born and raised in the country. 3rd generation herbalist. Grew up helping her mother grow a medical herb garden, now grows her own and has been helping Sandy grow one for 5 years. Knows how to survive even when times are hard.
Gennie’s daughter from a previous marriage.....Amanda.......16....Born and raised in the country. Tomboy. Can swim, climb, shoot, and fight, as well as any guy her age, and better then many.
Daniel & Gennie’s son...Tim...........9....Loves to swim and climb trees. Good with BB gun. Extremely competitive with his brother, but will not hesitate to stand with him if others bother him.
Daniel & Gennie’s son...Jim...........9....Loves to swim. Usually follows daddy around the house, and tries to do whatever he is doing. Extremely competitive with his brother, but will not hesitate to stand with him if others bother him.
Daniel & Gennie’s Daughter................Sophia........4....Typical 4 year old. Takes her giant teddy-bear everywhere she goes.
Sister..................Jeanette.....45....Born and raised in town. Got the good looks from Sandy side of the family. Was cheerleader in school, and married into money when she was 25. Quickly got use to living in luxury, having maids and butlers to do all the work. She used to go camping with her best friend's family when she was a kid, but they always brought food so she never learned how to find her own food. Never lost her love for camping and still does when she can talk her husband into it. Knows very little of subsistence farming, but she does know how to find dry kindling even after a rain and everything is wet, and she knows how to start a fire without a lighter or matches.
Jeanettes’ son..........Christopher..19....Born and raised in town. Used to the convenience that comes with money. Used to getting whatever he wants since he grew up in luxury. Knows nothing of country life. Internet and video game fanatic. Video game champion and at his high school, and has even made his own game. Probably knows more about computers and computer programming than the people who build them.
Jeanettes’ daughter.....Crystal......17....Born and raised in town. Used to the convenience that comes with money, and the prestige that comes with being cheerleader captain. Honor-roll student, and second in line to be valedictorian of her class. Knows nothing of country life. Main focus in life is school and dating. Wants to go to college to be a veterinarian. Loves small furry animals.
Other People.
Name....................Age..........Description.
Benjamin Anderson........48..........Goes by the nickname Big Ben. Native American man, about 7 feet tall. One of the founding members, and currant leader, of the local volunteer fire and rescue group.
Mr. Davis.............Adult..........Father Of The Davis Family. Widower. A good and honest man who tries to do all he can to help other people.
Mrs. Davis............Adult..........Mr. Davis’s second wife. Born and raised in the UK. Does not like to talk about her past, but it is known. She was born into a Amish-like community, where their station is set by your gender. Girls learn cooking, cleaning, sewing, spinning wheels and loom, that kind of stuff. Boys learn carpentry, farming, metal work, and that kind of stuff. She was not satisfied with only learning the girls stuff, she wanted to learn all of it. When she refused to except her station she was labeled a heretic and banished from the community. She then was on the streets with no useful education or knowledge of how the world worked. That was when Mr. Davis found her, and took her in. He was there on vacation, and felt sorry for her. She returned to the USA with him, and eventually they fell in love and got married.
Stephen Davis............18..........Older of the Davis Brothers. Plays on the schools basketball and baseball teams.
Samuel Davis.............17..........Younger of the Davis Brothers. Since society focuses so much on sports, and he is no good at sports, he always felt that he was living in his big brother's shadow, and tries to prove he is equal to his older brother in other ways. Refuses to see that he does not have to prove anything.
Samantha Davis...........15..........Sister of the Davis family. Used to blame herself for the mother's death when she was born, till she was 7 and finally understood that it was the fault of the hospital.
Mark Scutter.....Early 50's..........Short wave radio operator and communications director. Was a communications officer in the Navy. Never saw combat.
Jason Ford........Late 30's..........Mechanic in charge of maintaining school buses. Not quite right in the head due to a head injury when he was a child, but knows everything there is to know about bus engines, so he is the perfect mechanic. There is a ongoing joke that he knows the buses so well that he even knows when there's going to be a problem before the buses do.
John Peterson.........Adult..........Was High school principal. Now in charge of how High school building is used as long as he does not do anything to permanently damage it.
Ms. Watson.........Mid 30’s..........The local store/gas station owner. Never married. No kids. Born and raised locally, then went to college for business economics, then returned to buy and run the local store when the previous owners decided they wanted to retire.
Brian Rhodes..........Adult..........Father of Rhodes Family. Moved his family here about 4 years ago. Believes that communism means everything is communal, everything belongs to everyone equally, and everyone has equal access to everything, so everyone is equal, and only when all are equal can people live in peace and unity. Lived in New York City before moving here. Since the plague wiped out all corporations, he believes that it was a divine punishment for those that embrace capitalism, and corporations. Ironic since he does not believe in God.
Diana Rhodes..........Adult..........Mother of Rhodes Family. Born and raised in a Christian family, till she met Brian in college. Did not know that he was a communist. He was very charming and hid his communist beliefs very well. Married him after 7 months, when she realized she was pregnant with his child. After they were married, he revealed that he was a communist, and that he would not tolerate any other points of view in his house. After he put her in the hospital two times for disobeying him, threatened to kill her if she ever disobeyed him again, and told her that his brother would kill her if she tried to report him and get him locked up, she became a willing slave, doing whatever he tells her to do in order to avoid his temper.
Brian Rhodes Jr..........19..........Older son of Rhodes Family. Loyal to his dad, but extremely lazy when working for other people. Has fully embraced his father's communist mentality. He sees no reason to try to work hard, and have to share the benefits, when he can do no work at all and still get the benefits from other people working. Suspected of many burglaries, but daddy always says that the family was at home with the burglaries took place so he could not have been him.
Mike Rhodes..............17..........Younger son of Rhodes Family. Has fully embraced his father's communist mentality, and obeys his father's orders without doubt or question. He would even kill if his father told him to, in the firm belief that doing so was for 'the greater good' of the community.
Stacy Rhodes............15..........Daughter of Rhodes family. Was 11 when the family moved here, and not yet fully brainwashed into accepting her father's communist mentality, partly thanks to her mother secretly teaching her that communism is bad. After moving here she learned that her father's communist mentality is not only bad, he is totally wrong about what communism is, but she is absolutely terrified of his temper, so she pretends that she has accepted it until she can get out on her own. Even though her father has forbidden her to make friends with anyone who rejects communism (which would be everyone outside of his family), she secretly is friends with many girls in school, and wants to get away from her father, but is scared that he would hurt her, or even send her to live with his brother in New York City, if he knew.
Mom.................... Sandy....... 65... Widow. Born and raised in the country, lived in town from age 19 to 39, then moved back to the country. Invested money from husbands life insurance into real estate since she was able to buy foreclosures from the banks at the advice of a friend who worked at one. This enabled her to buy house is for as little as 5% of the market price on a few of them, although most were between 30% to 40%. She now makes several thousand dollars a month from rental income every month. She used the money to buy silver coins as an investment for retirement, when she would partly turn over the responsibility of the properties to us kids, while she traveled the country.
Main character......... Jonathan.... 43... Electrical engineer, and self-taught electrician. Refuses to "accept the testimony of those who will not even try" so is able to do things others say can not be done. Lost his job at age 34 when the company he was working for went out of business. Moved his camper to Sandy’s farm to save on rent and bills while looking for work in the nearby towns. Got a part-time job, but since the job did not take much time, decided to stay on the farm to help take care of the animals and gardens when Sandy hurt her back and could not do heavy lifting. Not having to pay rent and utility bills was also part of the decision.
Brother................ Daniel...... 33... Moved to the farm with Sandy when he was seven. Raised on the farm. Does odd jobs to earn money. Can make up to $750 on a good day. Anything from cutting and hauling firewood to helping tear down an old building on someone's property. Country boy through and through. Can drive a truck through a riverbed as easily as others can drive on asphalt.
Daniels’ wife.......... Gennie...... 35... Born and raised in the country. 3rd generation herbalist. Grew up helping her mother grow a medical herb garden, now grows her own and has been helping Sandy grow one for 5 years. Knows how to survive even when times are hard.
Gennie’s daughter from a previous marriage.....Amanda.......16....Born and raised in the country. Tomboy. Can swim, climb, shoot, and fight, as well as any guy her age, and better then many.
Daniel & Gennie’s son...Tim...........9....Loves to swim and climb trees. Good with BB gun. Extremely competitive with his brother, but will not hesitate to stand with him if others bother him.
Daniel & Gennie’s son...Jim...........9....Loves to swim. Usually follows daddy around the house, and tries to do whatever he is doing. Extremely competitive with his brother, but will not hesitate to stand with him if others bother him.
Daniel & Gennie’s Daughter................Sophia........4....Typical 4 year old. Takes her giant teddy-bear everywhere she goes.
Sister..................Jeanette.....45....Born and raised in town. Got the good looks from Sandy side of the family. Was cheerleader in school, and married into money when she was 25. Quickly got use to living in luxury, having maids and butlers to do all the work. She used to go camping with her best friend's family when she was a kid, but they always brought food so she never learned how to find her own food. Never lost her love for camping and still does when she can talk her husband into it. Knows very little of subsistence farming, but she does know how to find dry kindling even after a rain and everything is wet, and she knows how to start a fire without a lighter or matches.
Jeanettes’ son..........Christopher..19....Born and raised in town. Used to the convenience that comes with money. Used to getting whatever he wants since he grew up in luxury. Knows nothing of country life. Internet and video game fanatic. Video game champion and at his high school, and has even made his own game. Probably knows more about computers and computer programming than the people who build them.
Jeanettes’ daughter.....Crystal......17....Born and raised in town. Used to the convenience that comes with money, and the prestige that comes with being cheerleader captain. Honor-roll student, and second in line to be valedictorian of her class. Knows nothing of country life. Main focus in life is school and dating. Wants to go to college to be a veterinarian. Loves small furry animals.
Other People.
Name....................Age..........Description.
Benjamin Anderson........48..........Goes by the nickname Big Ben. Native American man, about 7 feet tall. One of the founding members, and currant leader, of the local volunteer fire and rescue group.
Mr. Davis.............Adult..........Father Of The Davis Family. Widower. A good and honest man who tries to do all he can to help other people.
Mrs. Davis............Adult..........Mr. Davis’s second wife. Born and raised in the UK. Does not like to talk about her past, but it is known. She was born into a Amish-like community, where their station is set by your gender. Girls learn cooking, cleaning, sewing, spinning wheels and loom, that kind of stuff. Boys learn carpentry, farming, metal work, and that kind of stuff. She was not satisfied with only learning the girls stuff, she wanted to learn all of it. When she refused to except her station she was labeled a heretic and banished from the community. She then was on the streets with no useful education or knowledge of how the world worked. That was when Mr. Davis found her, and took her in. He was there on vacation, and felt sorry for her. She returned to the USA with him, and eventually they fell in love and got married.
Stephen Davis............18..........Older of the Davis Brothers. Plays on the schools basketball and baseball teams.
Samuel Davis.............17..........Younger of the Davis Brothers. Since society focuses so much on sports, and he is no good at sports, he always felt that he was living in his big brother's shadow, and tries to prove he is equal to his older brother in other ways. Refuses to see that he does not have to prove anything.
Samantha Davis...........15..........Sister of the Davis family. Used to blame herself for the mother's death when she was born, till she was 7 and finally understood that it was the fault of the hospital.
Mark Scutter.....Early 50's..........Short wave radio operator and communications director. Was a communications officer in the Navy. Never saw combat.
Jason Ford........Late 30's..........Mechanic in charge of maintaining school buses. Not quite right in the head due to a head injury when he was a child, but knows everything there is to know about bus engines, so he is the perfect mechanic. There is a ongoing joke that he knows the buses so well that he even knows when there's going to be a problem before the buses do.
John Peterson.........Adult..........Was High school principal. Now in charge of how High school building is used as long as he does not do anything to permanently damage it.
Ms. Watson.........Mid 30’s..........The local store/gas station owner. Never married. No kids. Born and raised locally, then went to college for business economics, then returned to buy and run the local store when the previous owners decided they wanted to retire.
Brian Rhodes..........Adult..........Father of Rhodes Family. Moved his family here about 4 years ago. Believes that communism means everything is communal, everything belongs to everyone equally, and everyone has equal access to everything, so everyone is equal, and only when all are equal can people live in peace and unity. Lived in New York City before moving here. Since the plague wiped out all corporations, he believes that it was a divine punishment for those that embrace capitalism, and corporations. Ironic since he does not believe in God.
Diana Rhodes..........Adult..........Mother of Rhodes Family. Born and raised in a Christian family, till she met Brian in college. Did not know that he was a communist. He was very charming and hid his communist beliefs very well. Married him after 7 months, when she realized she was pregnant with his child. After they were married, he revealed that he was a communist, and that he would not tolerate any other points of view in his house. After he put her in the hospital two times for disobeying him, threatened to kill her if she ever disobeyed him again, and told her that his brother would kill her if she tried to report him and get him locked up, she became a willing slave, doing whatever he tells her to do in order to avoid his temper.
Brian Rhodes Jr..........19..........Older son of Rhodes Family. Loyal to his dad, but extremely lazy when working for other people. Has fully embraced his father's communist mentality. He sees no reason to try to work hard, and have to share the benefits, when he can do no work at all and still get the benefits from other people working. Suspected of many burglaries, but daddy always says that the family was at home with the burglaries took place so he could not have been him.
Mike Rhodes..............17..........Younger son of Rhodes Family. Has fully embraced his father's communist mentality, and obeys his father's orders without doubt or question. He would even kill if his father told him to, in the firm belief that doing so was for 'the greater good' of the community.
Stacy Rhodes............15..........Daughter of Rhodes family. Was 11 when the family moved here, and not yet fully brainwashed into accepting her father's communist mentality, partly thanks to her mother secretly teaching her that communism is bad. After moving here she learned that her father's communist mentality is not only bad, he is totally wrong about what communism is, but she is absolutely terrified of his temper, so she pretends that she has accepted it until she can get out on her own. Even though her father has forbidden her to make friends with anyone who rejects communism (which would be everyone outside of his family), she secretly is friends with many girls in school, and wants to get away from her father, but is scared that he would hurt her, or even send her to live with his brother in New York City, if he knew.