Character Ages

[deird_lj]

Okay, lavastar, you've got me interested now...

A two-question poll for everyone:

[Poll #1433659]



Questions? Comments?

Comments

[gabrielleabelle.livejournal.com]

Unless her mother gave birth to her without anybody knowing about it at home (how do we know she was born to an alcoholic single mother? is that in AtS?), she'd have a social security number that the Council would likely have all sorts of shady access to.

And if she went to public school at any point (which...she did, because we only get mentions that she dropped out), she's in the system somewhere.

[next_to_normal]

how do we know she was born to an alcoholic single mother? is that in AtS?

From "Enemies": But Mom was so busy, you know, enjoying the drinking and passing out parts of life, that I never really got what I wanted, until now.

Pretty sure it's also mentioned that her father abandoned them (don't they all?), but no idea how old Faith was when it happened, or if it was before she was born.

[gabrielleabelle.livejournal.com]

Ah. Clearly I don't like to rewatch Enemies. :)

[next_to_normal]

Heh, I'll be honest. I knew she said it at some point, but I had to search "Faith%drink" in BDDB to find the quote. :)

[deird1]

And it's also mentioned that her mother is dead, and used to hit her.

[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

how do we know she was born to an alcoholic single mother?

"See, when I was a kid I used to beg my mom for a dog. Didn't matter what kind. I just wanted, you know, something to love. A dog's all I wanted. Well, that and toys. But mom was so busy, you know, enjoying the drinking and passing out parts of life, that I never really got what I wanted, until now."
- Enemies

"Dad may as well be a ghost and mum is a filthy drunk."
- No Future For You (in disguise as 'Hope Lyonne')


The lack of a father is more guesswork from the fact she never, ever mentions him,and seems to crave a father figure in her life. Pop-psychology suggests that maybe Faith's father was actually around in her youngest days, so she has a vague memory of being happy when he was there, but then he either died or left her mother. Or perhaps she never knew her father herself, but saw happy families on TV.

[lavastar.livejournal.com]

The alcoholic single mother thing is also in the comics.