CLAIRE

A young woman grappling with the harsh realities of independence after being forced out of her family home. In her search for stability, Claire finds unexpected refuge with twins Florence and Phenex, who welcome her into their world.

Florence, the director and embalmer of the family-owned funeral home, along with his brother Phenex, who operates the on-site crematorium and serves as the cemetery caretaker, offer Claire both employment and shelter.

Little does Claire know that her new life will unveil secrets and lead her down a path fraught with intrigue and darkness, as she navigates the uncharted waters of her roles as secretary and assistant to the enigmatic twins.

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facts

age: 20s

dob: 1970.05.24

skills: fishing, knife throwing, researching, playing chess, gardening, archery, talking with the dead, and writing.

likes: the woods
                    learning more about colquite, washington
                    funeral arranging
                    gardens

dislikes: being a secretary
                          large birds
                          hot summers
                          rarely having free time

descriptors: storyteller, lady of adventure, mildly savant, protagonist, the "chosen one"

is this my free will or yours? - claire

trivia

ancestors were italian, irish, latvian and romanian

reincarnation of the cult leader's daughter

has to take medications since childhood to stop seizures that "cause her to see things"

moved from moundsville, west virginia to colquite, washington state when she was around 18 to get as far away from her family as possible

was homeless for three years before florence and his brother found her passed out in their yard, in the snow, after one of her seizures since she ran out of meds

shows traits of being neurodivergent and possibly deals with undiagnosed aspd