🌱 THISTLEFIELD WELCOMES MISHTI BASU 🌱
Character name: Mishti Basu
Character facelclaim: Tiya Sircar
Age: 40
Gender & Pronouns: cis woman, she/her
Length of stay in Thistlefield: 2 weeks
Place of birth: Thistlefield, Scotland
Occupation: General Practioner
Three personality traits: complicated, quiet, compassionate
Born in Thistlefield, Mishti was born into a large family. The family moved to Thistlefield when Mish was an infant, and she grew up in the quiet town. Mish was always studious, taking her studies extremely seriously. Living in a small town, she was close to the other teens in Thistlefield and had many friends among the cohort. Mish was always something of an 'inbetweener,' and although she never ran with any crowd in particular, she was known by most people. Always wanting to study medicine after school, Mish attended several different extracurricular activities. She also worked part-time at the local bookstore as a teenager.
Mish was close growing up to her siblings, and they are now spread across the country, although they always came home to Thistlefield for holidays and vacations.
Mish got into Oxford with a full scholarship, and her parents were incredibly proud. She has always cared a lot about what they thought. This didn't stop her from having a whirlwind romance in her early thirties. Living in the city, Mish met what she thought was the man of her dreams. The couple had six passionate months before eventually splitting amicably. They realised pretty fast that they had gotten married before they even knew each other. Mish tends to get carried away with things, especially when it involves romance.
Mish chose emergency medicine as her specialty, but after a tragic incident, she was certain that it wasn't for her anymore. It was after this incident that she made the decision to train in general practice. When the job in Thistlefield came up, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to reconnect with her old life. She's taking over from an old retired doctor who knew most of his patients by name. She's finding it challenging but is enjoying being back in what she considers to be the town of her childhood.
Mish grew up in the centre of town, but moving home, she didn't want to move back too close to her parents. She has purchased a home slightly out of town. It's definitely a 'fixer-upper' with unpainted walls, furniture from the '70s, and squeaky floorboards. She's got a lot to do, but she always did enjoy a project.
Connections:
Childhood best friends: Nicholas McAllister,
Teenage rival: someone that Mish had a rivalry with as a teen, the two women now realise how stupid this is and might just grow close.
Siblings, Cousins, other Thistlefield family:
Work Mentor: Mish worked in many stores and part time jobs before eventually getting into university. But there is one person in town that she knows she wouldn't have got to that place without.