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Etta Hawthorne is a character played by sunstonefire.
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Esther "Etta" Marguerite Hawthorne was born and raised in Texas. Her father, Elijah, was killed in a car accident when she was 10, so she was raised alone by her mother, Faith. Being a botanist, her mother nurtured a deep love of plants and nature in Etta. As a child, Etta could often be found out in the fields, collecting wildflowers and singing loudly. Other times, you could spot her climbing trees, leaves in her chocolate brown hair, like some tiny and wild forest sprite.
She held to that wild nature through her teenage years as well. Preferring nature hikes or rock climbing on the weekends instead of trips to the mall with friends. She studied the symbology of flowers and took flower arranging classes at the nearby florist shop. Her mother often teased her about caring more about nature than people. Half jokingly, Etta laughed and said, "Plants never betray you. If you care for them and give them what they need, they'll repay you." Needless to say, when Rebecca, the cute girl at the farmer's market had asked her out for ice cream, Faith was actually surprised when she heard her daughter agree to go on the date.
In college, Etta followed in her mother's footsteps and studied Botany with a minor in Environmental Studies. It was here that Etta developed a fervent stance on protecting the environment. She became involved with a local group on campus that worked towards bringing awareness and educating their peers on dangers to the ecosystem. Encouraging recycling and even protesting a local development that put a nearby nature park at risk. College was also were she found her spirituality. Blending her love of nature with the Goddess divine she would often visit with nearby pagans to learn herbalism and the magickal symbology behind plants and flowers.
After graduating, she took an environmental scientist position with a company in Dallas. Though she enjoyed the challenges that the job provided, she longed for something else. She just wasn't sure what it was yet.
Shortly after Etta's 23rd birthday, Faith suffered a stroke. Without a second thought, Etta packed up her things and moved back home to help her mother. She was with her through every therapy session and maintained the large greenhouse at the back of their property. There, she doted lovingly on all of the flowers and greenery as her mother walked her through soil types and water saturation levels to help the plant flourish. This helped Faith recover her speech as well. They ran a little business out of their home selling potted plants and luscious flower arrangements. Two years later, after her mother had recovered the majority of her function, she told Etta that she would be selling the farm and going to live with her sister as it was just too much for her to handle on her own.
Etta had always loved how flowers could brighten someone's wretched day. They helped people celebrate the greatest triumphs in life. They also helped show comfort and support in times of great sorrow. She had always found comfort in nature, so why not bring that to others? She had the experience now. She just had to find the courage to take the first step.
One night, after too many margaritas, Etta steeled herself and decided that she would choose a random location and find her way there. She rolled out a map and closed her eyes. Whipping her finger in a circle 3 times she planted it down and peeked through half closed lids. Los Santos.
7 Year Gap:
Etta left Los Santos and settled in the city of Logrono, Spain. She utilized her degree in Botany to help run a community garden where she worked to improve upon and educate residents there how best to grow their very own produce. She sold off all of her cars, so her only forms of transportation were her bicycle and her own two legs. For long trips, she rented a moped.
Still wanting to do more for others, she volunteered with the local EMS there. She took the skills taught to her by her best friend, Kiki, and grew from a little trainee to an actual medic. Through therapy and meditation, Etta worked on letting go of the anger, guilt and despair that had plagued her final months in Los Santos. She was able to heal and move on from the heartbreak of losing Beric.
She spent every Christmas and New Year with her dads in England. They kept in touch through emails. She flew to Georgia to be a bridesmaid for Shirley Lemons when she married Basil. She kept in touch with Sean Deane, who eventually convinced her to come back to visit. So she packed up and headed back to Los Santos to see how much had changed over the years.
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James Gamble - Boyfriend: On January 1st, 2025, James suffered severe injuries after a failed hostage negotiation led to an explosion at the hospital. Although the initial surgery was successful, complications from previous injuries resulted in a catastrophic medical event. After treatment, he had to be transported to a long term medical care facility in the States. His prognosis is grim; doctors are unsure when or even if he will ever fully recover.
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