The History of Helena Gorton, DDS

Parts 2 and 3: The Growing Pains of Surface Life and Becoming Helena Gorton, DDS

Howdy, y'all -

This time, it's two parts at once, as part 2 is super short, and I'm excited to share how Helena got her name, as well as how she started her business. Both of those things help define the direction of the story going forward, which, dear reader, you will see soon. Here are the characters important to this chunk of Helena's story:

Helena Gorton:
-Basics:
  -Type/Species: Fish woman
  -Where is She From? Unknown, other than the sea. She was found by a fishing boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  -Occupation: Dentist
  -Hobbies/interests: travel, alternative music, going to concerts, playing bass, driving
  -Where does she live? San Francisco
  -Diet: Exclusively raw fish and seaweed
  -Relationship status: lives with her partner, John Gorton, the fisherman who caught her in the Pacific Ocean

John Gorton:
-Basics:
  -Species: Human
  -Where is He From? Born and raised in Alaska, then moved to San Francisco, where he eventually became captain of a fishing boat called, "The Hammerhead."
  -Occupation: Commercial Fisherman/Captain of "The Hammerhead"
  -Hobbies/Interests: Studying marine biology, beard care, cars/driving, seafood, cooking, writing poetry, songwriting, playing guitar
  -Where does he live? In an apartment in San Francisco, with Helena
  -Diet: Lots of seafood, but he eats a bit of everything, and is generally adventurous when it comes to food
  -Relationship status: Lives with his partner, Helena Gorton

Lucy Gorton-Jaza

-Basics:
  -Species: Human
  -Where is she From? Born and raised in Alaska, where she grew up with her parents, as well as her brother, John. She moved to Colorado later on
  -Occupation: Software programmer
  -Hobbies/Interests: cooking, music, computer science/programming, playing drums, growing vegetables
  -Where does she live? Boulder, Colorado
  -Diet: lacto-ovo vegetarian; loves fresh fruit and vegetables
  -Relationship status: Lives with her husband, Jimmy Jaza

There will be a greater cast of characters introduced over time, including Lucy's daughter, Laney, Jimmy Jaza, Lucy's husband, and Marla Matoi, Helena's business rival, who doesn't quite realize her status as a rival. Stay tuned for more, which will soon include the rise, fall, and slow rise again of Helena's business, Helena becoming a musician, Helena getting to know her niece, and much more! More updates soon.

Part 2: The Growing Pains of Surface Life

Over time, Helena adapted to surface life, which came after much struggle, frustration, as well as trial and error. For example, John tried to have her eat meals with cooked meats, grains, and vegetables, but found that she could only stomach raw fish, and had no interest in other foods. He found this out after he caught her eating a raw trout he was going to cook for a family gathering. He was irritated at first, but realized she had hardly eaten anything before, and it clicked - she went for chum when he met her. Also, she was pretty territorial with the fish.

They would soon try go to fish markets to buy fresh fish, but because of her looks, the people around were frightened, and the proprietors would kick the two out. John would try to argue it, but there were threats from the proprietors of calling the police and whatnot. One said that if he tried again, he and Helena would be banned, unless he came in alone. John was not happy,  but at least for a while, he would have Helena stay home to avoid the hassle. She did enjoy going on drives, however, so they would at least get in the car together and drive, but John would go alone to the market. Most of the time, there was no incident. There were other times where someone would see Helena in the car, and would harass or try to start altercations with her. This would anger Helena, and John would have to break up fights in order to avoid further trouble. There were also brushes with the law due to such situations.