#finch lore

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background 13: what is their happiest memory?

wren

when she was younger (and even early teens), she, her dad, and her brothers would play baseball by the camp! they would make bases out of whatever they could find- tires, old rags, car parts, you name it. The games would usually be Robin & Lark vs. Finch & Wren, with their dad as the designated pitcher. Lots of fights, arguments, etc etc as siblings do, but it's one of her favorite memories.

finch

getting his first car! the thing was a complete piece of junk ofc, he found it in a scrapyard. BUT he worked on it with the rest of the mechanics at camp- tuned it up, painted it, got it running pretty smoothly! he still has it though it doesn't run as well, it was ancient when he found it but he just keeps it parked like something in a museum. Its name is Fritz!

vex

This is a franchise I essentially grew up with. I spent hours reading the books in the classroom, and watched the entire classic series.

I used to own all 20 MSB chapter books. Each one was narrated in the first person from a student’s point of view. “Space Explorers” (narrated by Carlos) and “Penguin Puzzle” (narrated by Phoebe) were my favorites.

The first MSB episode I remember watching is “Goes Cellular”— aka the one where Arnold turns orange.

Phoebe was by far one of my favorite characters in the show. She’s kind and caring, and has red hair, just like me! Even better: she shares her name with one of my favorite birds. Naturally, I was very disappointed that the reboot excluded her.

For my 9th birthday, I had a Magic School Bus party— specifically rainbow themed. My friends and I walked around in a big cardboard bus, and we did lots of colorful activities.

I was more used to the show and the books published afterwards, so it came as a bit of a surprise when I read the OG books by Joanna Cole. Here were the main eight students, plus more that I still can’t keep track of.

Another one of my favorite characters (and possibly my first childhood crush) was Carlos. It’s partly thanks to him that I took an interest in telling jokes. (The other part that influenced my joke telling was my mom.)

The friendships in the show are the best: to this day, I’m still looking for those kind of friends.

Dorothy Ann was yet another favorite character of mine. I could definitely relate to her: always ready to infodump, and never comfortable without at least a few books on hand.

I found I could relate to pretty much all 8 students:

Arnold’s nervous/cautious personality and love of rocks

Ralphie’s imagination and energy

Keesha’s perceptiveness and common sense

Phoebe’s love of animals and her quiet, yet fierce spirit

Carlos’s sense of humor and stubbornness

Tim’s love of art and film

Wanda’s sense of adventure and unwillingness to back down

Dorothy Ann’s book smarts and curiosity

When I was 12, I had a seizure, which resulted in a bad fall and a stay at the hospital. It took several days to recover, and MSB was one of the things that kept me going during that time. While I did enjoy getting to watch multiple episodes in a row, I never want to have to go to the hospital again for a seizure. I’ve only had a few of them, and the only thing stopping me from having another is my prescription medication.

Looking back, I really appreciate the representation in the show.

It’s possible to headcanon all the main characters as neurodivergent.

Not one, not two, not three, but FOUR redheads (Ms. Frizzle, Arnold, Phoebe, and Janet.) And it’s some of the best rep I’ve seen.

I also liked how the POC students (Keesha, Tim, Carlos, and Wanda) were portrayed. They did have key trademark personality traits, but those weren’t based on stereotypes. Instead, you have: girl who’s super perceptive and good at getting to the bottom of a mystery (Keesha), guy who really likes to draw and photograph things (Tim), guy who tells the best dad jokes (Carlos), and a girl who’s more of a daredevil than any of the other students (Wanda.)

The disability rep was another plus. As I mentioned, I already consider the majority of characters in the show to be autistic or ADHD. I also enjoyed seeing Carlos’s little brother Mikey, even if he was in only two episodes. I like the fact that Mikey is a wheelchair user, but that isn’t his only personality trait. Given what I know now, I’d consider his personality to be: combination of Scotty from Star Trek TOS, Peter Parker from Marvel, and Hiro Hamada from Big Hero 6.

Other things I liked:

All the color! From the Friz’s dress designs to the kids’ outfits to all the places they explored, there was no shortage of color.

The references to other well-known things. By far my favorite is the entire “Out of This World” episode. The bus in its spaceship form looks just like the USS Enterprise, and the kids get to wear Star Trek style outfits. If you are a Trekkie, I would recommend you watch this episode if you only have time to watch one.

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WREN

appearance 7: tattoos? any significant ones?

djsdjssa you had to ask about wren's tattoos lmao OK OK I say it because she doesn't actually have the tattoos I *want* her to have. so I'll just talk about those ones (and the ones I plan to give her eventually) she has one sunflower on each shoulder, a songbird on her neck, and the johnny & V tattoo from the game! none of them are super significant, if any of them it would be the songbird because of her name, and she associates birds with being free and making your own path, which is a belief she has held onto her whole life.

background 11: who is the most important person from their childhood?

not any one person, but her blood-related immediate family. she was very close with all of them- her mom, dad, and 3 brothers. her parents, for raising her in a loving environment and encouraging her to be confident and independent. her brothers for teaching her things her parents wouldn't...like how to curse, how to sneak out, etc etc (not that she is any good at any of it) unfortunately her dad was lost in the war, and since she split from the bakkers she is only in contact with Finch, who left alongside her.

FINCH

basics 4: nicknames or aliases

Finch actually doesn't have many, some at the shop will call him just 'Vogel'. And Wren will call him broski because he loathes it (but to be fair he calls her Renny, which she hates just as much. siblings, amirite)

combat 8: lethal or non-lethal?

even though he's got a temper, he is very inclined to avoid lethal combat. he'd rather talk things over than deal with any combat at all, but sometimes he sees a bit of it working with Dakota.

VEX

personality 18: what is their opinion on cybernetics?

growing up in night city, cybernetics have always been there and have always been around- and Vex loves it. They find cybernetics absolutely fascinating and remarkably useful...if used in moderation. They actually work pretty closely with Regina to attempt to cure cyberpsychosis

favorites 9: favorite radio station