WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
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Where Are They Now?
It's been ten years since the near-disastrous events in Haling Cove. Apart from a few scattered rift openings throughout the 2019-2020 school year, all has gone quiet in the quaint New England town and the school has become just another school. And so, life goes on...
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Name:
Age:
Occupation: What's their job?
Residence: Where do they live?
Personal life: Are they married? Dating? Enjoying the single life? Do they already have kids?
If they weren't seniors, did they finish high school at Finchwood? If not, where did they go to school? What was it like?
After graduation: What did they find themselves doing? Did they jump right into their career? Did they have any encounters with the Shadow World since leaving Haling Cove?
Now as an adult: What are they up to? How did they get here?
Are they happy?: The answer had better be yes.
Did they ever try to talk to anyone about what happened in Haling Cove?: Lenore warned against sharing too readily because fear and mass hysteria only strengthens Shadows, but without the contract they can technically talk about what happened. Getting people to believe them and to remember any evidence they're shown, though, might be a challenge.
Anything else?:
A cute gif: Optional. You can find a gif of them all grown up, or just as they are!
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RESPONSES: Selby Denman
Date: 2019-07-09 07:35 pm (UTC)Age: Twenty-seven
Occupation: Teacher (Elementary School)
Residence: Sumter, South Carolina. Family's important to him and he ended up staying close to his.
Personal life: Selby's married to a man that works for the local police department and actually works under his mother, who is now the captain of that precinct. It's definitely never been awkward. While more outgoing and assertive than Selby, his husband matches him in temperament. Both men are good-natured, grounded, and patient, resulting in a relationship with a lot of open communication and very little friction. They're one of those couples and should be judged. While they've talked about adopting children, they haven't gotten there yet. They do, however, have a very good dog.
If they weren't seniors, did they finish high school at Finchwood? Selby returned to Finchwood Academy for his senior year, albeit a bit reluctantly. Junior year was hard on him (like it was for everyone) and it left him missing his family and ready to get back to a more mundane sort of life. He only came back because of his friends and because of a lingering uneasiness about whether or not things were actually over. Still, he made the most of that last year in Maine.
After graduation: Despite the resources available to him through Finchwood, Selby's life after graduation took a turn toward the simple. He returned to South Carolina and took a year off to focus on family, friends, and figuring out what he wanted. During that time he worked in a local greenhouse and spent a lot of time just processing the strangeness of his high school years. After that year off, he ended up attending the University of South Carolina Sumter so he could stay close to home and pursuing a degree elementary education. He didn't have any encounters with Shadows after returning from Maine, though he continued to practice his archery and to summon his Persona now and again. Just in case. He does both to this day.
Now as an adult: Selby's working as a teacher, currently with third-graders. He also runs a couple of after-school programs for the district, including craft days and a gardening club that meets a few times a week, growing fruit and vegetables which are donated to local families and persons in need. Still the warm and soft-hearted person he's always been, he's well-liked by students, parents, and other teachers. He's generally just living the quiet life. While he keeps in touch with friends from Finchwood (he writes a lot of letters on a lot of cute stationary), he doesn't see them as often as he'd like to.
Are they happy?: Yes~
Did they ever try to talk to anyone about what happened in Haling Cove?: Selby tells his mother everything and, after the contract was no longer an issue, he came clean about everything that happened at Finchwood. While she was initially disturbed by the story and furious about the situation her son had been put in, she was also proud of him for doing the right thing and for the strong person he'd grown into. The two agree that Selby should probably tell his husband someday, but approaching the subject has been difficult.
Anything else?: He gets a different part-time job every summer to keep himself busy and expand his horizons.
Discussion here.
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