Weevilstepmother

Possibly time to update the introductions...

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Weevil - Bristolian, divorced, remarried, law graduate, SysAdmin, aspires to purple hair

Tallboy - Oxonian, divorced, remarried too, obviously, service engineer, artist, all-round nice guy, met Weevil through mutual love of Eastern Bloc motorbikes

Sun - Weevil's and The Ex's son, 11 years old. Loves school, computer games, swimming and Toad in the Hole. Sometimes has to be physically restrained from talking about Dr Who.

Methane Boy - Tallboy and Poppy's eldest, soon to be 18 years old. Very helpful, great with kids, bright lad, builds robots n stuff, brews horrendous but strangely drinkable potions in his bedroom.

StepD - Tallboy and Poppy's daughter, 15 years old, very individual, sings, draws, writes, makes movies, loves charity shops.

Pesky - flatulent black cat, 14 years old, likes curling up on keyboard and turning her nose up at current contents of food bowl. Piercing yowl.

The Brazil Nut - crazy wine-loving Brazilian neighbour. Often to be seen at the front door with the 'I want a favour' look on her face.

The Cossack - enormous hairy biker friend, wont to drain a pan of cabbage water at one draught. Overnights regularly at Weevil Towers, accusing those who don't keep up with his wine consumption of being Methodists.

Family

The Ex - split 6 years ago, still friends, lives a mile down the road.

Poppy - Tallboy's ex wife, mother of four, always on the go.

Network Guy - Poppy's husband, father of Beyblade Boy and Thomas Fiend.

Mum - Weevil's mum, owner of two light brown dogs. Once exclaimed "What a wanker!" during Sunday dinner as a man with strange boots on walked past outside. Her plans for world domination are almost at the end of stage 1 - move into a small village and TAKE OVER EVERYTHING.

Brummie Stepdad - lovely man, loves walking and wine. Once spotted doing 60 year old Eminem impression with new petrol strimmer and mesh mask.

Dad - Weevil's dad, moved to little place in France. Married to:

Wicked Stepmother - little, killer sense of humour. Two cats - one diabetic, one with half a tail missing. Large smelly dog resembling hearthrug.

Cartographer - Weevil's brother and former arch-nemesis. Married to:

The Planner - lovely sister-in-law. Takes no prisoners, has yet to forgive Weevil for buying Alan Partridge DVD's for Cartographer for Christmas. Expecting first baby.

Work

Baldrick - Weevil's boss and all-round shiny guru. Often spookily knows what Weevil is thinking thus rendering her unable to bluff her way out of foul-ups.

Lanky Herberts 1 & 2 - Sixth Formers employed a couple of afternoons a week to help with the network. Often find it useful to be given instructions at least twice.

Horace the Happy Hacker - Student with precocious computer skills. Always trying to find his way into places he shouldn't go and doesn't miss a chance to avoid doing coursework. Glossy, healthy-looking coat.

Java Boy - Sixth former who discovered our coffee maker in the Cupboard of Doom and who has traded the inconvenience of keeping us supplied with coffee for the benefit of joining us in a mug or two. Once made some excruciatingly delicious doughnuts.