#evlyn

Hello, witness my disgrace towards the mighty goal of female representation- All my (adult human) female characters in one go. From the top, left to right, Kit, Evlyn, Gabby and Pharri.

@zippywafflebuns for you lovely, I hope you like it!

This was inspired by my niece and nephew who drove me mad this past week lol

“There’s a herd of them!”

If you had told 26-year-old Aaron, that in ten years time his small family would have grown into what it is today, he probably would have thought you were crazy, yet here he was four kids later. There was Seb, who was 10, the twins Addison and Oliver, who were 7, and Evlyn who was 3. All of which kept both Robert and Aaron on their toes.

“Right come on the lot of you,” Aaron replied ushering the twins and Seb out of The Mill, Liv following closely behind holding Evlyn. Aaron locked the door joining the five of them in the driveway. “We have to stop over at the garage before we meet Dad at the Pub.” He explained.

“I want Daddy,” Evlyn said reaching out for Aaron.

“Come here, Peanut,” Aaron said taking her from Liv.

“I see how it is, no love for your auntie Liv,” Liv replied.

“I love Daddy!” Evlyn said grinning clinging to Aaron

“I love you too,” Aaron replied patting the little girl softly own the back. “Addison and Oliver, take auntie’s hand,” Aaron told the twins as they headed towards the garage.

“Daddy?” Evlyn asked as they made their way closer.

“Yes, Evlyn,” Aaron asked.

“Why are we going to the gawage?”

“Because that’s where Daddy’s car is, Uncle Cain had to work on it remember?” Aaron explained.

“Oh yeah,”

The six of them made their way towards the garage, Aaron noticed Robert coming from the Pub.

“Dada!” Evlyn screamed out into Aaron’s ear, Aaron closing one eye to cope with the loud scream.

“The last one to Dad is a rotten egg,” Seb told Addison and Oliver before letting go of Liv’s hand, he bolted towards Robert, the Twins closely behind chasing after their older brother.

“Kids,” Aaron began yelling but stopped, seeing there was no use.

“I won!” Seb yelled out tapping Robert on the arm stopping by his dad. “You lose, I win! You lot are rotten eggs.”The young boy teased.

“No, we’re not!” Addison said, mad. “You cheated!”

“Did not!” Seb replied.

“Did too!” Oliver added. “You took off before we were ready.”

“It’s not my fault you guys are snails!”

“Dad!” Addison said to Robert.

“Seb, be nice to your brother and sister,” Robert told the older boy.

“But they’re being sore losers.”

“Or maybe, just maybe you’re being a sore winner,” Robert replied.

“Dada, Dada, Dada, Dada, Dada, Dada,” Evlyn chanted as her and Aaron got closer.

“Evie, Evie, Evie,” Robert mimicked. Evlyn reached out for Robert, Aaron leaning forward for Robert to take the toddler.

“Have they been driving you mad?” Robert asked Aaron.

“Always,” Aaron replied with a smirk, “Liv included.” He added, Liv poked Aaron in the ribs causing him to jump, he batted his sister’s hand away. The group made their way towards the garage to be met by Debbie and Cain.

“Oh, there they are,” Debbie replied making her way out the building. Addison ran up and hugged  Debbie, “Hey pretty girl,” Debbie replied playing with the girl’s ponytail, “You driving your dads mad like I told you?”

“Yup,” The girl replied proudly.

“There’s a herd of them!” Cain jokingly exaggerated making his way out wiping his hands on an old towel.

“Very funny,” Aaron replied.

“Who said I was joking?” Cain replied.

“Ignore him,” Debbie replied. “He’s in the dog house with Moria.” She added. “Apparently, he thinks it’s okay for Isaac to fight in school…”

“What brings you here?” Cain asked quickly changing the subject. Debbie smirked.

“We were on our way to see Mum,” Aaron replied, “I just wanted to see how the work on the car was going.”

“We’re still waiting on one part,” Debbie replied. “It should be in today.”

“Can I work here with you guys?” Seb asked Debbie and Cain.

“Seb,” Robert replied.

“What?” He questioned. “you, Dad and Mom said I should get a job.”

“No, we said chores to earn the money you’ve been asking for,” Aaron replied. “And we were thinking more along the lines of helping out at home or even at the yard or the haulage.” He added.

“But the garage is cooler,”

Aaron shook his head.

“What do you need money for anyways?” Debbie asked. “You’re 10.” She added.

“Shoes,” Seb replied.

“£150 pair of shoes to be exact,” Aaron added. “Expensive tased like his dad.” He explained.

“Could always say it’s your time of the month,” Liv jokingly replied. “That usually worked when I wanted money.” She added.

“What?” Seb asked confused.

“Liv,” Aaron warned.

“Right,” Robert replied. “With that… We should get going,”“Yeah,” Aaron replied.

“The last one to Nana Chas’s is a rotten egg!” Seb yelled running off

“Cheater!” Oliver yelled back, him and Addison ran after him.

“Don’t run,” Robert yelled after the three.

“See ya,” Aaron said as him and Liv followed the rest.

“Bye, “ Debbie replied, smiling.

“There really is a herd of them,” Cain told his daughter as they watched the ‘herd’ of them leave.

4. How would your character react if they were gifted something handmade?

and/or

14. What thought or memory your character is aching to share with someone but for whatever reason, never has had the chance?

for any characters you want!

Doin these for Evlyn cuz everyobody's always asking about Aleks but never about her cooler transgender wife. (Aleks is lame (affectionate))

For 4-

In all my drawings of Evlyn's office (never drawn her home... huh.), it has an improbable amount of knickknacks for the office of someone living in a retrofuturistic hellscape... In my head I justify this with them being things she picked up before pathologica- how much have I discussed pre-pathologica shit? Probably not at all. Anyways she does have a habit of collecting and presenting things she likes.

She would probably be surprised if she were given something. Not because it doesn't happen to her but because it rarely happens period. Bel is the only established person who has any real habits and even then it's because her embroidery is something she does while working (she has probably given Evlyn some cross stitched nonsense. Maybe even crocheted. I don't know.) and this is because most people in Pathologica are, like, in working hell and therefore don't really have the time to work on/have hobbies at all. Nobody has access to the resources either. And if they did... they probably wouldn't give it away. And if they wanted to they wouldn't have anyone to give it to at all.

She probably wouldn't fawn over it any more than any other gift. But she'd feel loved and be happy she had it. And she's put it in a central location on one of her many, many shelves of teacups.

For 14-

I think she's just aching to share any memory of her time with Aleks with... anyone. Anyone at all.

The world of Pathologica is isolating- and sure, Evlyn's got a job working with people but 99% of that is managing people. the world of Pathologica is also really into making people talk face to face. Mostly because I really like face to face conversations. Writing them, that is. Iiiiii'm Baaaaad Aaat Talking To People butthatsurprisesnobody.

Anyhow, even when she does talk to people, it's only ever about work shit. Mostly. Pathos has given her some extra privileges, over the average Pathologica denizen- but she's still ultimately held to the stupid businesslike standards it has decided/been programmed to see as 'order'. Sure, sometimes they'll touch on how their (undefined period of time)s have been going, might discuss what personal lives they have (though as previously mentioned those personal lives are already denied to most). They would be unlikely to share real conversation.

So that's why she wouldn't have an option to talk about it. But why Aleks? Because ze's not talking to her and she has no way to deal with the stress of this outside of work and she knows so, so much about how Aleks' mind works and she ALSO knows that he Would Not Do this.

He's not the kind of guy to drop her cold turkey. She knows this about him. She's right, of course- but she doesn't know that.

She misses him desperately but she's too busy doing work to ever think too hard about that or focus on those emotions or think about his absence beyond surface level (this is going to change eventually).