July 2085: in between days, part 5

Charlie Roseland is 20. Sophia Nelson is 21. Ingrid Thompson and Benny Winters are 22. 

Soundtrack, "In Between Days" by The Cure

Thursday, July 27, 2085: 5:30 pm


"It's the last day for the summer fair, Charlie. Five hours is not even enough time. Carpe diem. Let's seize the fucking day."

Charlie didn't stop home after work. He threw his gear into the dusty crevice behind the front seat of his truck and drove over to the county fairgrounds. Ingrid waited in the center of the midway with his friends, like they were already her friends now too, like she'd transplanted herself into the middle of his whole universe so she wouldn't be missed or forgotten. Her lips curved into a pleased smile.

July 4th, 2085: little explosions

Gabby is 12, Charlie is 20, Ian and Ingrid are 22, Laney is 26, Andreas is 27, Kyle is 28, Carly is 30.


12:15pm:

"Pass it over," Gabby said. "Give me a try. Come on. I can do it. I’m pretty good. I mean, you're really good, but I’m pretty good too. Okay? Pass it over."


Sophia said, "But... you're wearing flippers."

July 2085: if looks could kill

Gabby Roseland is 12. Lily Riley-Kim is 13.

Soundtrack: "If Looks Could Kill" by Heart


It was just an ordinary hot and hazy day in July. Gabby Roseland didn't think anything about wearing her green spotted flippers to the beach...

May 2085: crazy for you, part 5

Natty and Sophia are 20, Benny is 22, Josh is 18.


Natty wore a silk blouse and some earrings Charlie had bought her for her last birthday. She didn't want to overdo it, but she'd never been to a recital before and she honestly didn't know what to wear. She'd also never been this dressed up without Charlie, and it made her think of all those school dances and proms.

She looked okay, she guessed, but she didn't feel okay. She felt nauseous and anxious and angry and sad.

May 2085: crazy for you, part 1

Benny is 22, Leo is 21, Sophia, Charlie, and Natty are 20 years old, Josh is 18.

Soundtrack: "Crazy for You," by Madonna.


Charlie was in trouble. He was getting straight-A's in Biology, but he didn't want to be a Marine Biologist anymore. He did when he was fourteen, but wasn't fourteen anymore, and who doesn't change their mind about what they want to do with their life in almost ten years? Who knew what the hell they wanted to be when they were eighteen even?

So now he was a biology major and he didn't know what to do. In his second year, he's wasted a ton of his parents money on tuition, and they were going to be pissed. He'd have to start all over, that is, if he started over at all. Maybe he would drop out, and Natty would go on to date doctors and lawyers and other people who actually finished what they started.

April 2085: lie to you, part 2

April 2085: Benny and Leo are 21; Sophia, Charlie, and Natty are 20 years old; Josh is 18.

Soundtrack: "Would I Lie to You?" by Eurythmics


Natty found the party, after driving for miles figuring she'd missed the right spot. "A patch of trees around the bend," he'd told her. "Look for the fire." So she finally saw the fire, small as it was, and she parked behind a row of bushes. She didn't see anyone she knew, a couple guys playing kicky bag. "Whoa," one of them said, dropping the bag. "Girl just came out of the woods."

"Whoa," the other one said, and then they both started to laugh hysterically. They were drunk already, and maybe high too. It smelled like campfire and the earthy smell of rain, and she didn't see Josh anywhere. She considered maybe this party was a bad idea, but then the first one of them came over and greeted her.

the Nelson family

(picture coming soon)

Joseph Nelson
age: 50

Gertie Nelson
age: 48

Sophia Nelson
age: 21
birthday: June 6, Gemini
LTW: Hit Movie Composer
education: LCU, Senior: Music Performance, Piano
TS2 aspiration: fortune/knowledge
TS3 traits: neurotic, disciplined, perfectionist, no sense of humor, nurturing, light sleeper, workaholic, virtuoso, coward, technophobe
character traits: worried, unstable, conflicted
likes/hobbies: piano, opera
hates: computers
occupation: student
family: parents Gertie and Joseph Nelson, brother Josh Nelson
BFF:
romantic: Benny Morris, steady since November 1981 (history, dated Leonard Shelley, 1 month)

Josh Nelson
age: 18
birthday: August 14, Leo
LTW: Renaissance Sim (3 skills)
education: LCU, Freshman: Culinary Arts
TS2 aspiration: pleasure/?
TS3 traits: absent-minded, friendly, athletic, heavy sleeper, natural cook, mooch, loves to swim, dramatic, irresistible
character traits: oblivious, sensitive, obsessive
likes/hobbies: baking, swimming, frisbee, sleeping in
hates: being embarrassed
occupation: student
family: parents Gertie and Joseph Nelson, sister Sophia Nelson
BFF: ???
romantic: single; crush, Natty Deppiesse

Benny Morris
age: 22
birthday: May 14, Taurus
LTW: World Renowned Surgeon
education: LCU, Senior: Pre-Med
TS2 aspiration: popularity/fortune
TS3 traits: social butterfly, charismatic, couch potato, good sense of humor, easily impressed, ambitious, brave, handy, great kisser, hydrophobic
character traits: easy-going, fun, self-centered, fanciful, lazy
hobbies/likes: bonfire parties, beer
hates: swimming
occupation: student
family: none local
BFF:
romantic: Sophia Nelson, steady since November 1981