Gender: Female
Species: Human
Age: 63
Job: Paramedic (retired), Volunteer at local Halfway House
Background: Audrey was the second child of her parents, the first being a three-years older son called Terrance. When Audrey was still in high school Terrence left home- every now and again he would call his family and tell them he was fine, he claimed to have an important and exciting job which required a lot of travel- and he never gave them any contact information for him. Audrey became a paramedic and worked that way for many years- until one day she found her brother out on a call. He’d become homeless and was dying of a drug overdose. He literally lived down the street and she never knew. Outraged and heartsore that such a thing could happen, Audrey began to volunteer at the local halfway house in hopes of preventing such a tragedy from repeating. She has since retired from being a paramedic, and operates her house as an extension of Chance House, allowing the homeless to sleep there when the shelter is full and housing some of their supplies. This is why, although Audrey claims that her house is the shelter, Jenny is the only person staying with her.
Appearance: Audrey is about 5’3, with skin the color of milk chocolate and crinkly black hair that’s heavily threaded with gray- she usually keeps her hair put up in a crown of braids. Her eyes are warm brown, and she prefers loose comfortable housedresses for indoors, and jeans with a brown jacket for out-doors. It doesn’t come up in the story, but Audrey was considered to be quite a looker in her younger years.
Personality: Audrey is warm and caring- she never actually had a family of her own, but sees the reflection of what her family might have looked like in every face that she helps. She has a strong sense of justice and believes that chances should be given as long as people are willing to take them. Her sense of justice, therefore, does not often coincide directly with the Law, which is why she has yet to report Jenny to the authorities. A big part of her outreach to the homeless is based upon mutual respect- a thing which has gotten her into trouble a few times, as she is almost always willing to respect the choices made by her charges over what society dictates as right.
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