Cassandra Aldric

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Cassandra Aldric

Portrayed By	Maggie Gyllenhaal
Gender	Female
Date of Birth	July 16th, 1979
Age	28
Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Aliases	Cass, Cassie, only her father calls her Cassandra
Place of Birth	Buffalo, NY, USA
Current Location	New York City, NY, USA
Occupation	Owner of Enlightenment Books
Known Relatives	Dr. Aldric (Father), Mrs. Aldric (Mother)
Significant Other	Lachlan Deatley
Known Abilities	None
First Appearance	Self-Help and Mid-Life Crisis

Cassandra Aldric is the newest owner of Enlightenment Books in the East Village. It's a bookstore that specializes in the esoteric and the occult. And, yes, indeed, it does carry Activating Evolution by Chandra Suresh.

Table of Contents

History

Born in Buffalo, New York, Cassandra Aldric was always a good student, if a little eccentric in her friends and her activities. Her family moved a lot because of her father's work. As a child she went from Buffalo to New York City and then finally they settled in Hartsdale, where Cass spent most of her teenage years. After high school she went to a state college for psychology, which she excelled in. Once she graduated, she found herself at a loss. She didn't really want to be a therapist, but she wasn't sure what she wanted to do next. After a short break where she tried to figure out her footing, she finally decided to follow in the footsteps of her father, a prominent doctor. Unbeknownst to her, after a few unsuccessful years as a private practice doctor, he joined up as a lower level doctor for the Company after their move to New York. He worked his way up and is now a fairly prominent doctor and researcher at the Hartsdale facility.

She applied to med school and was accepted at Columbia University in New York City. However, once there, she wasn't all that happy with the med school environment. It was too serious and to rigid for her tastes. Everything was too high stress and everyone took themselves far too seriously. After two years, and to the great disappointment of her father, she dropped out.

One again, Cass was at a loss of what to do. Her father refused to pay for another degree unless it was for her to go back to medical school. Needing rent money, she started working for a small occult bookshop in the East Village by the name of Enlightenment Books. Thomas, the owner, wasn't looking to hire anyone, but he took a liking to Cass and let her stay on. He was getting older and didn't have any family and was starting to have a difficult time with the physical labor needed to keep a bookstore run. After three years of working in the bookshop with Thomas, she came into the shop one day to find him dead on the floor. Though she called 911 and tried to resuscitate him, it was no use. He was announced DOA of natural causes.

The bigger surprise for Cass was when she was called by Thomas' lawyer and was told that the store and all of his money was left to her. It was by no means a lot of savings, but she no longer had to pinch pennies or scrounge thrift stores for her clothes.

Timeline

August, 2001 - Starts Columbia Medical School
May, 2003 - Drops out of Columbia Medical School
June, 2003 - Starts working at Enlightenment Books
September, 2006 - Thomas dies and leaves Enlightenment Books to Cass.

(February timeline.)

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February 2007

Is in a bank while three robbers attempt to knock it over with Niki and Hailien. Danny comes with his SWAT team and is amazed that most of the bad guys are already dealt with by the time they arrive. Cass is eternally grateful when Niki tosses a bad guy who was putting a gun in her face.
On the sidewalk when a bus plows right into traffic.
Elena and her father, Ramon, stop by the store to pick up a copy of Activating Evolution. Ramon shows Cass a mysterious symbol in hopes that she might know what it means. While she doesn't, she agrees to research it for the Gomezs.
While restocking her shelves she finds a book she never ordered or put there that has the exact symbol she's been researching for the Gomezs.
Ramon stops by the store to talk about what she's found out about the symbol she's been researching. When she tells him about the book magically appearing, he scares her by suggesting her store is bugged and that there are more serious things afoot.
On the street, Cass runs into a carjacker. Eliana's drug-inducing abilities have a strange reaction on her and she decides to try solve the problem with love and hugs. Jack has a more straightforward approach by smacking the guy over the head with concrete before fleeing the police.
A chance meeting with Jack ends up terrifying and confusing Cass when he becomes very interested in the Mendez painting the store owns. He calls in Hiro and the two try to explain why having a Mendez painting is dangerous and that there is more to the world than meets the eye.
While at a bar, Cass meets Lachlan who has the squaring the circle necklace on the bar for all to see. She lures him back to her shop in order to try and steal it for Ramon. He catches her, but also agrees to let her borrow it.
Cass calls in Ramon to tell him of the updates she has on the Squaring the Circle case. He reveals to her that he's a telepath.
Returns the necklace to Lachlan as well as averting his attempt to beat up a Noodle Heaven employee.
Gets asked out by Lachlan in a very awkward manner.

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March 2007

Their first date involves blood, guns and death. What, this doesn't happen to everyone?
Their second date involves blood as well, in the form of a hurt dog. Lachlan tells her about his ability to hear and talk to dogs.
Talks to Eliana about Hiro's plans to save Peter Petrelli from the Company. They agree that they think it's foolhardy.
Calls Hiro and offers to collect and store all the information the team gathers. She also offers to accompany him if he goes to try and get information in the future.
Goes to visit her father to to find out Suresh's number. What she finds out is that her father is most likely part of the Company. Oh, and Dr. Suresh is dead. She has to talk to his son.
Meets with Mohinder to talk about science, Sylar, and the Company. She confirms that he works for the Company, but she thinks he's there for the greater good. She tentatively offers her help on the science end of things.
The raid on the Company does not go well. Team 2 ends up at Enlightenment Books where they scare Alyssa and Lee. Lachlan's dog dies on Cass' desk and they believe that they've been betrayed.
After finding out Mohinder was at the meeting Cass assumes he's the rat. She confronts him about it, but he denies any involvement. Angry, she goes to tell the others what she found only to get into a huge fight with Jack. She storms off determined to contact her father to try and convince him to release Hiro, Eliana and Jane.
Runs into her father in the middle of the street and makes her case for the Company to release Hiro. Though her father makes no promises, he does reveal some interesting information about the Nakamuras. She also doesn't get killed or wiped from the experience. Bonus.
A meeting is called and it's revealed the Peter escaped, Sylar is out and there's a possibility to dampen powers. Shenanigans before the meeting may have scarred Elena and Eric for life. Or it may have given them pointers. It's all up for debate.
Cass hires Niki part-time at Enlightenment.
St. Patrick's Day finds Alyssa and Cass working with an anxious Lachlan wanting to go out drinking. Benjamin comes in and embarrasses Lach when he recounts the Scot's misadventures of being beaten up by Margie Winters. After Lach storms off, Cass manages to calm him down. When Benjamin leaves, he manages to remind Cass that he was a patient of her father's.
Though Benjamin left before she could catch him, she runs into him in the East Village and manages to talk to him about his stay with the Company. They have patently different views on the Company's rule, but he gives her an idea.
When Elena stops by Enlightenment to talk to her, Jaden interrupts a serious conversation to offer Elena a job and build Cass a secret Batcave. When he leaves, Lachlan stops by to show off his new dog and embarrasses Elena by inquiring about the condom he gave Eric. After some note passing between Elena and Cass devolves into a wrestling match between Lachlan and Cass, Elena leaves with a promise to come back.
Later in the evening, Elena comes back and the two discuss Cass' plan - which is to open up an independent clinic to help people with powers that is not Company affiliated. Benjamin comes in to apologize and Elena and Cass realize they both know him. Niki comes to borrow Activating Evolution. Plans are made. (However the log was lost because Cass' computer is a bitch).
While out with a girlfriend, Cass becomes suspicious when she meets up randomly with Lachlan and the two have a big blow out fight before shooting breaks out. They make up afterwards. Running back into shooting for someone you're fighting with gets bonus points.
After the make up, Lachlan and Cass meet up again at the Den of Iniquity while Jack is tending. Earlier the two had epic napkin passing about Lachlan's indiscretions while seeing Cass. Riya, one of those very same indiscretions, is there and attempts to flirt with him some more in front of Cass. Everything is fine until Cass finds the napkin and storms out of the bar.
Lachlan comes by the store to to apologize to Cass for everything. She doesn't accept.
In an effort to win her back, Lachlan sings the Cure outside her window. While she doesn't take him back, she doesn't throw him out, either.
A normal day at Enlightenment turns into something a little more exciting when Peter comes in and absorbs Steven's power. After shaking up a bookshelf, he flees the store with promises to come back to talk to Cass later.

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April 2007

April 1st: Her home is broken into by two armed robbers. After being tied to a chair, she is saved by The Omega Man.
April 1st: After reading about the robbery in the newspaper, Lachlan comes running over to make sure that she's alright. The two have a reconciliation of sorts to work toward trust again. Also, Cass learns from a text from Elena that Sylar has his powers back.
April 2nd: The night after Lachlan slips up again he comes to pick up his dog and phone from Cass' place. He spills the beans about his indiscretion and Cass is less than happy. Though she starts to throw him out, his patented Lost Puppy Dog look saves him from a complete booting.
April 4th: Without the possibility of customers to interrupt, Peter stops by Enlightenment after hours to talk to Cass. They discuss her ideas about opening up a clinic, he confesses he might have a deal with the Company and Cass offers to help him control and strengthen his powers.
April 5th: Talks to Jack about their mutual relationship problems over bourbon and cigarettes.
April 6th: While in a taxi, Cass becomes involved in a gang shoot out and explodey badness, ultimately helping Ling to an ambulance and meeting Niki's alter-ego Jessica.
April 7th: Starts building her relationship with Lachlan again.
April 8th: Goes to Jaden's benefit with Ramon as her date. While there, Lachlan becomes jealous and almost picks a fight Ramon and Batman crashes in through the ceiling. Crazy. Afterwards, she and Lachlan head back to her apartment and mostly make up.
April 9th: In the early hours of the morning, Peter stumbles to Cass' for some help after an epic fight with Sylar. She and Lachlan watch as he regrows a hand. Lachlan escorts him back to his apartment to rest up and then returns to Cass' for pancakes and explanations about what just happened.
April 10th: Talks with Alyssa about what's been going on around them lately.
April 12th: Goes to the zoo with Lachlan where he gets into a heated argument with Daphne about keeping a Mama Dog with her pack. Later that night, the two play Scrabble and Jaden and Eric drop by. Eric tells them he's a Lancaster…but that means little to them.
April 13th: Out for the night with Lachlan, the two (along with a group of others) are injured when Mobsters try to blow up Nathan. They go to the emergency room for stitches and meet Samantha.
April 14th: Not allowing stitches to get her down, Cass takes Alyssa out and sets her up with Oliver, whom she remembers as a nice boy who helped her after her klutziness injured someone.
April 15th: While getting food for her employees, Cass runs into Eliana whom she had not talked to since learning the woman had slept with Lachlan.
April 18th: Frightened that mob fallout might hurt Cass, Lachlan asks her to move in with him. She declines, though she also doesn't fully understand why he's asking.
April 19th: Elena comes over to talk about various plans in motion. Topics include: Peter's training, Jaden's CEO troubles, new developments with powers.
April 20th: Early in the morning, Peter comes by for some telepathy training. Tom Waits is involved. Later that night, Cass helps Lachlan pack up his apartment and gives him some advice on his business.
April 21st: Out in Battery Park, Cass is present when a child is is carried off into the bay by a freak wind caused by Claudine's sister. She tries to help, but ends up falling into the bay and nearly drowning.
April 22nd: Peter stops by deciding to try out his painting ability. What he paints is a very bleak future with Cass dead. She makes him promise not to tell anyone about what they've seen.
April 24th: On the search for a telepath, Elle kidnaps Jane and brings her to Enlightenment Books where Alyssa and Cass are on duty. She demands they tell her a name of a telepath and when she doesn't get the answer she wants, she starts to electrocute Cass. Peter stops her, but in the ensuing fight, the front, back and window of the store is broken. Alyssa uses her power to drench Elle, but it also ruins most of the books.
April 27th: Starting to clean up the rescue mess, Niki comes by to find out what happened. The two talk about Activating Revolution and Punnett Squares. Later, Lachlan and Elena come by to check up on Cass and the store. Morgan and his temporary partner drop in to ask a few questions and cause quite a stir. Elena gives Cass a list of new possible Company Agents and when Cass finds out that one of them is someone she warned about the Company, she and Lachlan have a serious discussion about what they should do if they try and erase her memory.
April 29th: While trying to pack up boxes of books to give away, Jane comes by to apologize and offer to pay for damages. Cass refuses to let Jane apologize or accept her paying for anything. Elle and Peter swing by to do the same. Cass refuses Elle's apology, but says nothing more about it for Peter's sake.

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May 2007

May 1st: A nightmare wakes up Lachlan and the two have a silly discussion about what keeps them together.
May 4th: A windy and rainy day forces Cass and Claire to run into each other, in the most literal sense when Cass accidentally pushes Claire in front of a moving car. Claire heals and the two talk in Enlightenment Books.
May 4th: Time Square, always annoying, becomes for so when a punk picks a fight with Lachlan and Cass and a a mini tornado pulls people off their feet. Foreshadowing! (duh duh duh) Later in the evening, those present meet in Enlightenment to talk about what happened.
May 5th: Cinco de Mayo! Walking in on Jessica searching her store, Cass is knocked unconscious. While out, Jessica eviscerates Peter and steals the Mendez that had been so carefully hidden. When she wakes up she helps Peter clean up and head off then calls Lachlan to help clean up the mess. The two fight about her safety, find out the store has been bugged, and finally tell each other that they love one another. After cleaning up a murder scene. Yes, their relationship is that awesome.
May 6th: Cass calls Alyssa to warn her about the danger of the Company knowing about her. Lachlan comes by with a present which makes Cass less than happy - a gun.
May 11th: After being tortured by Elle, Elena comes to Cass for medical help and comfort. After inviting them in for dinner (cooked by Lachlan) she finally gets to meet Gene and learn about his amazing ability with technology.
May 14th: Determined to get her painting back, Cass uses Niki's resume to search out where she lives. There she talks to D.L. about Jessica and then has a short back and forth with Jessica herself. And she gets her painting back without being ripped apart or otherwise injured. Score.
May 15th: Restocking the entire store with Peter leads the two of them to get into an emotional conversation about Elle, Isaac Mendez Paintings, and the mystery disease at Mt. Sinai.
May 16th: Still in the store, Cass and Elena share the fact that they both came to the same conclusion about the mystery virus: that it was something to do with the Company. When Cass tells Elena that Elle's father is the head of the Company, Elena panics and tells her of the plot that Jack and Lachlan came up with to kill her. Cass promises to talk to Lachlan and when she does she does not like what she hears. Confronted with the idea that Lachlan may be more dangerous than she realized, she asks him to give her a night. That night is spent drinking and commiserating with Nathan, who she meets at the Fly By Night. The two go back to her place to continue drinking and end up passing out on the couch, somehow ending up on the floor.
May 17th: The next day, the two wake up to find an extremely angry Scotsman glaring at them. Lachlan picks a fight with Nathan, growls at Cass and almost walks out until Cass loses her temper and yells at him. Nathan high tails it out of dodge and Cass and Lachlan make up, mostly. Later in the day, Cass is putting the finishing touches on Enlightenment when Elle comes by with an envelope containing enough money to fix the door she broke plus enough to cover her entire insurance deductible. It makes her a little harder to hate. Curses.
May 20th: Gene swings by the newly reopened Enlightenment Books to discuss the portable MRI machine he is building for the clinic. He also offers to rig out Enlightenment with a high tech security system. Cass offers him dinner. Fair trade, right?
May 24th: Cass sees Elena in a chicken suit and drags Peter out of work so they can document such a joyous occasion. She also meets Heidi for the first time. Later, Ryan stops by the store in search of a book to help him with his powers. He unknowingly lets slip that he may work for the Company, and arranges to stop by the store again.
May 25th: After locking up the store, Cass is attacked by a mugger and shot. She's rushed to the hospital, operated on and almost dies, but Peter uses his powers to heal and help her.
May 27th: Jack and Lachlan visit while she's still on morphine and spouting nonsense. Dr. Dickstein and Intern T.J. stop by and ruffle the visitor's feathers.
May 29th: While visiting Peter, Nathan stumbles onto Cass' room. They talk about Jell-o and Peter's tendency to get himself into trouble by helping people.
May 30th: After Jaden's party, Nathan again stops by, but this time with incriminating photos.

(June timeline.)

July 2007

July 1st: Cass attempts to teach Lachlan how to talk to cats. And one kitten in particular.
July 2nd: Jack accidentally springs a surprise Cass meant for Lachlan. It is awkward, but ends well. *cough*
July 4th: Niki comes over for some emergency dog training on the Fourth of July. Barbecue has to wait.
July 6th: Out for a night on the town with Elena and Benjamin, Elena's abilities go crazy, making the entire club horny. Jack and Desmond kiss, Nathan and Heidi make out on the bar, Jack and Benji Roxbury Cass, Heidi kisses Elena and Nathan dipsmooches Cass. Whups? Later, Cass comes home to explain things to Lachlan. He's not happy.
July 7th: After punching Nathan for kissing Cass, Lachlan calls Cass to explain. Now she's the one that's not happy. Later that day at work, she and Peter talk about powers and the night before. Later that night, Lachlan is sprung from jail and scares the crap out of Cass by crawling into bed with her while asleep. She attacks him with a pillow and a visiting Peter comes to the rescue. Everything is resolved and then the three talk about helping Niki.
July 8th: On the subway, Jack and Cass meet Jason, who has lost his memory. The two decide to help the poor guy out by giving him a place to stay.
July 9th: After finding out that Trina is in a car accident, she and Lachlan travel to the hospital. They find out that Elena has been taken by John Carter and they need to start a rescue mission. A call to Gene gets them some much needed intel and then they're off to Syracuse. While there they have a facedown of epic proportions. Carter is killed, Ramon loses an eye, Lachlan gets shot in the shoulder, and Desiree gets knocked out by a pipe. At the hospital, the group regroups and then in the privacy of their own home, Cass has a mini-breakdown at the idea of losing Lachlan.
July 13th: Things back to normal, sort of, Cass helps Jonathan find a book for his girl.
July 15th: Jason and Lachlan butt heads, causing Jason to leave and Cass to be very angry at Lachlan.
July 16th: Heidi and Cass come up with a simple plan in order to help their two friends out. They are meddling meddlers.
July 17th: While at the labs, Cass comes face to face with Lee visiting his father. They have a discussion about just how much Lee does not enjoy this situation.

Relationships

Family

Friends

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Friends

Lachlan Deatley - Cass met Lachlan at a bar where he had the Squaring the Circle necklace laid out. With the intention of helping Ramon, she lured the Scot back to her store and then attempted to steal it. So began their odd relationship. After meeting again, the two exchanged numbers and the day after, he awkwardly asked her out. Somehow, their dates always managed to stumble upon a lot of violence. Despite that, she developed a real fondness for him and his obvious affection for her. Their relationship hit a large snag when she learned he was cheating on her. They started to rebuild, but then a night of drinking and Eliana's gas made him slip up again. Only puppy dog eyes and how shaken up at the idea of losing her saved their semi-relationship. After Jaden's benefit, the two finally seemed to put things aside and start working again. Their relationship faced another test when Elena's powers caused Cass and Nathan to kiss. The two worked through it, however Lachlan ended up in jail for punching Nathan in the face. Obviously, there is work to be done. Despite their obvious differences, Cass finds Lachlan extraordinarily comforting and really cares about him. In fact, she loves him.
Nima Jones - The two have been friends for years. Similar in attitudes and temperaments, they have a Trash TV night and she's one of the few people that Cass feels comfortable openly talking about personal problems.
Ramon Gomez - Their friendship is one that may not make sense to onlookers - a devout Catholic and an Occult Bookshop owner. However, Cass' friendship with Ramon is very important to her. They look out for each other and, while he does try to protect her, he also doesn't think that she's breakable. From the first time they met, Cass has been involved in the search for the man who killed his wife by doing research for him. They didn't talk for awhile after Jaden's benefit fiasco, but they've since picked up their friendship again and are determined to find the Alchemist.
Lee Jones - Merely being Nima's twin brother makes him a part of her life. But, as he's a separate identity from Nima, so is his relationship with Cass. Cass loves to tease him and rib him about his whiny nature.
Eliana Pasternack - There the night that she met Lachlan, the two bonded over Eliana's writing aspirations. When she was kidnapped by the Company, Cass tried to negotiate with her father for her release (along with Hiro's and Jane's). Later, after she thought Jack was cheating on her, she accidentally gassed Lachlan and the two ended up sleeping together. . They talked and sort of made up after that, but she hasn't seen much of the pink haired girl lately.
Nathan Petrelli - Peter's brother. The two met in a bar after they both had some relationship trouble and ended up getting drunker than they already were together. Since he had no place to stay, she offered him her couch. The two passed out and ended up on the floor (though nothing happened between them). Lachlan found them like that the next day and a fight occurred. It was resolved, for the most part, and when both Peter and Cass were in the hospital, he stopped by her room. She likes Nathan and can't help but see the good and caring side of him. She kind of sees him as a wounded bird that she'd like to help. The only time the two managed to meet without one or both of them being on drugs or alcohol, they were accidentally drugged by Elena and kissed. While Cass doesn't blame Nathan for it and still considers him a friend, she's embarrassed by it.

Quotes

Ramon: "I think Miss Aldric's made of too tough stuff to be afraid of a look on someone's face." Cass: "I don't know about tough stuff, but I'm not exactly…squishy."
"Hey! I didn't mean that much love! I didn't ask you to give me that kind of love!"
"Where do you think you have the right to just grab my butt? That's rude! And inconsiderate! And not very gentlemanly! The least you could have done is asked!" - While under the influence of Eliana's drugs
"It's not your fault, Mr. Nakamura. You didn't tell me to stock Activating Evolution. And you didn't give me the painting. But if you /can/ help me from getting killed, I'd be really grateful." - to Hiro after he tells her about New York Apocalypse
"I like your hair." - to Mohinder when she first meets him
"What are your feelings on alien abductions, the apocalypse of 2012, and government conspiracies?" - to Niki when she interviews her for a job.
"So what do we do now, Jack? Become embittered and vow to never trust another man/woman/dog again?" - While discussing being cheated on with Jack
"Is…is this something you can regenerate? Or do we need to find your hand? Somewhere?" - to Peter after his hand was cut off
Lachlan: "Di'ye no' read m'letter?" Cass: "I did. It was rather….forceful. Pus-filled has two ls. And 'asses' has two Ss in the middle and one at the end." - about Lachlan's angry letter to the zoo.
"No, Father, I know. I do. Yes. You know, I think Jesus was pretty awesome, but…no, I kinda like my sin-filled ways. Um, right." - to a priest on the phone, after trying to donate Occult books to his church
Jack: What happened? Cass: "They had a /huge/ fight over the water fountain out front. I think the ninjas wanted it for a koi pond or something. But the pirates, they claimed it /centuries/ ago. As an /ancient burial ground/ for mutineers. Now they're fighting over the land rights. I think the ninjas are winning because they have stealth on their side. Tell him, Lachlan. You were telling me about the latest pirate attack a second ago." - Cass on morphine
Jack: "Baby? Didn't know we were on such good—BOOBIES! It's… With the buttcheeks. And the ladybits." Cass: "Don't talk about my buttcheeks! As if they're something you're familiar with!" Jack: "OHGOD! It was an accident! I don't know your buttcheeks, I swear!" Cass: "Stop saying buttcheeks! That…it's /not helping/." - Cass and Jack after he accidentally sees her in lingerie
"Right. Fierce pillow wielding lady. I'm sure there'll be poems and songs about your valiant fight against her. Alas. Poor Lachlan. We lost him to the vicious cushion filled with feathers. We shall always remember this place as where he fell." - After Cass attacks Lachlan with a pillow.

Trivia

Her first onscreen words were: "Son of a!" in Self Help and Mid-life Crisis to Benjamin
Has two tattoos. One on her upper arm like so (…um. Hi Benji). Don't mind the other one.
Is terrified of heights.
For some reason Cass is both a weirdness and trouble magnet. Since her first appearance, here are the things that have happened to her: She's been in a bank robbery, on the sidewalk when a bus plowed into traffic, hugged a carjacker, been involved in a coffee shop stick up, had a dog die on her desk at Enlightenment, been in Club DnA during a shoot out, has had her store robbed, been robbed at gunpoint when masked men broke into her apartment, was in a tunnel when it exploded, and was on a sidewalk when a car bomb went off. This is why she should not be allowed in scenes with more than three people any more.

Everything Ever

From working at Enlightenment Books, many of her customers have done various personality, astrological and numerological profiles of her over the years. Here are a smattering of what has been found:

Western: Cancer

Eastern: Earth Sheep

Myers-Briggs:

ENFJ

++ ENFJ

Idealist Portrait of the Teacher (ENFJ)

Even more than the other Idealists, Teachers have a natural talent for leading students or trainees toward learning, or as Idealists like to think of it, they are capable of calling forth each learner's potentials. Teachers (around two percent of the population) are able - effortlessly, it seems, and almost endlessly-to dream up fascinating learning activities for their students to engage in. In some Teachers, this ability to fire the imagination can amount to a kind of genius which other types find hard to emulate. But perhaps their greatest strength lies in their belief in their students. Teachers look for the best in their students, and communicate clearly that each one has untold potential, and this confidence can inspire their students to grow and develop more than they ever thought possible.

In whatever field they choose, Teachers consider people their highest priority, and they instinctively communicate personal concern and a willingness to become involved. Warmly outgoing, and perhaps the most expressive of all the types, Teachers are remarkably good with language, especially when communicating in speech, face to face. And they do not hesitate to speak out and let their feelings be known. Bubbling with enthusiasm, Teachers will voice their passions with dramatic flourish, and can, with practice, become charismatic public speakers. This verbal ability gives Teachers a good deal of influence in groups, and they are often asked to take a leadership role.

Teachers like things settled and organized, and will schedule their work hours and social engagements well ahead of time-and they are absolutely trustworthy in honoring these commitments. Valuing as they do interpersonal cooperation and harmonious relations, Teachers are extraordinarily tolerant of others, are easy to get along with, and are usually popular wherever they are.

Teachers are highly sensitive to others, which is to say their intuition tends to be well developed. Certainly their insight into themselves and others is unparalleled. Without a doubt, they know what is going on inside themselves, and they can read other people with uncanny accuracy. Teachers also identify with others quite easily, and will actually find themselves picking up the characteristics, emotions, and beliefs of those around them. Because they slip almost unconsciously into other people's skin in this way, Teachers feel closely connected with those around them, and thus show a sincere interest in the joys and problems of their employees, colleagues, students, clients, and loved ones.

Mikhail Gorbachev, Oprah Winfrey, Pope John Paul II, Ralph Nader, John Wooden, and Margaret Mead are examples of Teacher Idealists.

Playing Card by Birthdate:

Queen of Clubs

Birthday Meaning:

The 16th

July16th

Floor Count

For some reason, people love to fall asleep on Cass' floor and make friends with her carpet. Current Carpet Friends:

1 Lachlan: After a drunken fight with Nathan, Lachlan broke into Cass' apartment for an ice pack and passed out on the couch. When Cass came home, she pushed him onto the floor where he stayed for the night.
2 Jaden: Jaden dropped by Cass' during a Scrabble night with Lachlan. For reasons unknown he fell asleep curled up with Bonnie on the floor.
3 Nathan: Nathan and Cass met at the Fly By Night, where they drank a lot and then went back to her place so they could continue the trend. They passed out on the couch and then ended up on the floor.
4 Cass: Yes. That is right. Cass is part of her own floor count, unfortunately. See above.

Soundtrack

Mushaboom by Feist
Keep the Car Running by Arcade Fire
If I Ever Leave This World Alive by Flogging Molly
Open Book by Cake
This is Not a Test by She & Him

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyo, or Dosty, is Cass' bike. As she has proven, taxis, subways, sidewalks and cars are all liable to be carjacked, held hostage, blown up, and generally get her in trouble. So her solution is that she bought herself a bike. In her mind, it is impossible to blow up or be held hostage on and it's also very hard for someone to try and bike-jack it. She named it after Russian author, philosopher, psychologist and father of existentialism, Fyodor Dostoevsky.

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