#upriver

Father of Zip and Brother-in-law to Zorran

I wanted to introduce another of my OCs, and after introducing Ziva, I thought introducing Zip's father would be a good choice.

So here is Hector Reynolds - the Logging Tug.

Is in charge of the Logging camp Up-River.

Is Canadian.

Native tongue is French but fluent in English.

Tends to speak French when conversing with Zorran, Ziva, and Zip.

Until he married Ziva, Hector could barely write his own name and was verging on illiterate. Ziva forced helped him to learn his letters, which enabled him to assume leadership in the logging camp.

Refuses to discriminate between the fleets, despite his brother-in-law and son (and his wife briefly) working for the Z-Stacks. He is particularly friendly with Zebedee and Big Mac.

Although he comes across as nice but dim, Hector's rule is law when it comes to logging matters, and his anger is something to be feared.

He is the only tug Billy Shoepack is known to fear due to his explosions frequently causing more work for the logging camp.

Despite his outwardly hostile behaviour, Zorran views Hector as his best friend.

-Moss covers everything. Don’t ask exactly what it covers.

-The Forest Service road is a better road than the highway.

-Be sure to wear orange in the fall. It’s the only way to avoid the hunt.

-Firewood is damp, even in July. There is a burn ban. There has always been a burn ban.

-Yes, something does live under the covered bridge. Leave it a beer now and then and be grateful.

-Sometimes there are bones in the hot springs. Do not disturb them.

-Toes are supposed to have webs, here.

-Careful in the deep silent woods, way up the mountain. Anger the trees and they won’t let you out.

-Aunt Jen says to take a stick when you go outside, in case of turkey attack.

-Everyone knows Bridge of the Gods is a toll bridge. But what is the toll?

-This cabin is an empty vacation rental. All the cabins are vacation rentals. There is no way to rent them.

-Dry shoes are a myth. Try sandals.

-Logging roads run for miles. Is it all the same road? Get down the hill before it snows.

-Those old folks live up the creek by themselves for a reason. You don’t want to meet them.

-You try to dig a boulder out of the yard. It is bigger than your car. Bigger than the house. You can’t stop digging.

-Sasquatch is tired of rescuing hikers.

-There’s a tree across the driveway. There will be a tree across the driveway every weekend. You will need a new chainsaw, again.

-That sound at night. It’s only a cat. We hope.

-Some of the clearcuts are haunted. Watch for the bones. Or are those the stumps?

-The creek is talking to you. Will you be the first one to admit it?

-We don’t go up that valley. Don’t ask why, either.

-The alders multiply if you turn your back.

-Sometimes shapes appear and disappear in the rain. Sometimes you’ll recognize them.

-The sawmill runs all night. You’ll never meet anyone who works there.

-Do not leave the summer camp property. Not that you could.