Ro
When you think of the word "hippie", Ro is everything that you imagine. She is one of the most serene, tranquil people you will ever meet. She never allows anything to get under her skin and she has a great control over her temper. Everything she says sounds like it's been thought out and weighed in her mind before she says it, everything she says sounds like a quote from Gandhi or some great philosopher. She is wise beyond her years and she knows everything there is to know about the human body. Not in the sense that she has studied it and knows every bone and muscle, but if you tell her you've got a sore belly then she will instantly inform you on 20 different vegetables that you can eat to help you, often backed up with an anecdote on ancient Chinese medicine telling you about how yellow vegetables are beneficial to the liver. Somehow you trust her completely, you would tell her your deepest, darkest secrets and just know that she wouldn't judge you or tell anyone. However, you know absolutely nothing about her. Even after you've spent two weeks constantly in her company you will go away with an excellent understanding of the benefits of courgettes but know not a single thing about her.
Molly
Molly is one of the most interesting people you will ever meet. She is the kind of girl who is like no one else in the world. She takes pride in her uniqueness. She will not listen to a band unless no one else has heard of it, she will not read a book unless no one else has read it. Her bedroom bookcase will have never seen a Harry Potter book, instead it is crammed with obscure poetry anthologies and works of ancient philosophers. If, by chance, someone has read a book that she too has read then it will often have been a reworked or rewritten version, and she will instantly begin a lecture on how much better the original was. Despite the fact that you might assume she's "stuck up" and too "hipster", you can't help but love her. Her wit and ability to talk the back legs off a donkey means that you will never be bored when you're with Molly. She is also an incredible dancer. She is hugely driven, dedicating her life to dancing, and for this reason she has never had a boyfriend.
Aislinn (pronounced ay-sh-linn)
When you first meet Aislinn, you will be unsure of whether or not you like her. When you've known her for a few weeks, you will be sure that you don't. Her sarcastic sense of humour can be stinging if you're caught on the wrong end of it, and she will rarely have time to stop and listen to your problems. She craves intimacy and love, however she has a solid 6 foot wall up against any who try to love her. This leads to her sleeping around, spending only one night with a boy before running fast from fear of getting hurt. Men fall in love with her easily, often assuming they can "save" her and break down the walls, however she has a fierce contempt for these ideas, solidly and steadfastly maintaining that it's not her that's the problem, it's the fact that she "can't trust anyone but herself to hurt her". Due to the fact that she sleeps around, girls rarely like Aislinn. However, for the few who have known her long enough and who she truly lets in, she will care for unconditionally. You can count on one hand the number of people who she has allowed in, including her sister, but she will stand by those people until the end. If one of them goes into hospital, she will be stood by their bed within the hour, refusing to move until that person is all right.
Deia (pronounce day-ah)
Deia has been home educated all of her life. Due to this, she has not spent a lot of time around people her own age, more around adults, and this means that most of her friends now are bit older than her. Terrified of commitment she has never had a boyfriend, however she is one of the most loveable people you will ever meet and boys adore her. She is kind and friendly, always ready to make a friend, and even if you've only met her a few times she will greet you with a huge smile and a hug before taking your arm and dashing you off to do something exciting, talking at 100 miles per hour of the things that have happened to her, asking you how you've been and laughing constantly as if you've been friends for years. Deia is always accepting people into her friendship group. Deia has a distinct quality, like an animal that you could cuddle forever. Very much the baby of the group you don't want to be mean to her - although she herself will never get angry at you or even notice you've said anything wrong - since a horde of protective friends, almost like adoptive brothers and sisters, will descend on you and make you rue the day you even thought a single bad thing about her.
