I got reminded that I never posted about who / what I think the abh mock turtles are mourning,, ( which really means what the underground cast is mourning )
my ideas below the cut 💙
( disclaimer I haven’t read the book in a bit , some things may be wrong )
Harold turtle - quite obviously , Freddie , or his husband if you haven’t read the book
Butridge turtle - his grandfather , I like to think he was always really close with his family growing up , especially his grandfather. He died when he was young and was his first encounter with death
Tabatha turtle - I fear it might be very obvious , her sister , she’s never fully gotten over the grief , just forced herself to move past it
Dodgy turtle - His rabbi , I mean he pretty much explicitly says what happens. I do think his rabbi was a close family friend , he possibly knew him all his life
Clarissa turtle - Her aunt Beesly ( Breesly ?) , she doesn’t like to acknowledge it but her aunt died last year , she copes by still believing she’ll be around to host her next birthday party
Nigel turtle - His mom , of course , and his multiple brothers ( who I believe were also said to die in a raid in the book ? ) , his brothers he’s accepted at least a little bit , his mom not so much
Nurse ( Agatha to me ) turtle - Her childhood , I think she had to grow up fast , be so proper when she was only so young , she had no time for fun things
Angus turtle - I don’t think about that man either to have an idea of what he could be mourning , I don’t really see anything he could mourn other than his nonexistent pilot career
Lily ( female ensemble member ) turtle - Harold before the war , he’s her older brother ( by a year ) , he came back so different , it’s hard to remain normal looking into his dead eyes
Louis ( male ensemble member ) turtle - A friend who died in battle , he still wears that friend’s coat
