We don't have to talk
of where we go from here
Introducing... Beth Young
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Age | 45 (April 25) Originally from | Beckley, WV Previous community | ?, West Virginia Previous job | Occupational Therapist Community job | Inventory Manager / Council Living Arrangements | Small home near the market (Arrived in May 2042) Family | Colin (younger brother) Identity & Orientations | Cis Woman, Demi-everything
TW: Mention of blood, allusions to parental death
Mr. and Mrs. Young, in the grand Nuclear Family Tradition, had two children 18 months apart and were done with family expansion. Beth still laughs to think of how traditional it all had been. Girl Scouts, bake sales, softball, summer vacations to sensibly-planned locales.
Cursed with Gifted Kid Syndrome, things largely came easy to Beth. She was what teachers called "a pleasure to have in class", what her dad called spunky, and what caused her mom to call her, "a little firecracker". Quick to smile and instinctively inclusive, Beth was a light that other kids flocked to.
She still believes, to one degree or another, that her natural shine left Colin no choice but to live in the shadow it cast. She spent no small amount of time trying to make up for it; to share her circle, defend him from others, to spend as much time with her brother as he'd allow.
Despite the usual sibling tiffs, Beth and Colin were close, and she considered it a compliment when Colin asked to stay with her after his graduation. A few friends tried their hand at flirting with Colin, but nothing ever lasted. They'd wrongly assumed Beth would play matchmaker, not understanding that - under her cajoling - Beth respected her brother's autonomy too much for that.
So the years passed. Moving - homes and jobs and friendship circles - and Beth had settled into a pleasant life.
Then a routine visit at her parents' place went right to hell, and the world seemed to be quickly following. From their front yard she'd called 911, confusedly answered their question about bites, about "containing the threat". and agreed to go home and stay there. She'd barely gotten back and washed the blood off her skin when Collin showed up with his RV.
Beth hardly had time to appreciate the role reversal - it took this for him to suddenly become the leader? He convinced her that sitting in her apartment was no solution - they had to move.
But Beth knew it couldn't just be them alone forever. People need people - they couldn't solve every problem between the two of them. And sure, the first try didn't end well - but you can't write off everyone because of one bad experience... right?
Headcanons |
Beth and her brother's cat don't get along. While there are no outright hostilities, the peace is uneasy at best. Beth thinks Winter just dislikes having competition for Colin's attention.
Diagnosed with ADHD in young adulthood, Beth is sorely missing her medication these days.
Colin definitely brings out Beth's more mischievous, impulsive side. It's like she's a teen again; goading him into socializing, into taking chances and coming out of his shell. Maybe she'll reflect on that should she ever feel settled enough to leave Survival Mode.
Thinks it's silly to hide your true self at this point. Everyone could die any second, why would someone wanna go out being inauthentic?
That said, she doesn't go out of her way to share what happened with her parents, or what more she's done to survive since. Keeping parts of your past to yourself isn't the same as disguising your personality.
Now, Beth is an educated woman, but it doesn't mean she can't break out a good old Appalachian idiom should the moment strike just so.
Never wanted kids, something her mother frequently argued with Beth over.
One Tattoo: A song lyric on her left shoulder
Wanted Connections |
The Neighbor (1/1) - She used to live in an RV near the solar panels and yours was the closest residence. @vallaurent
| Personality Traits | Confident, Extroverted, Impulsive, Inclusive
