Hildy is a female peculiar with the peculiarity of being able to see ghosts.
Tales of the Peculiar[]
The Woman Who Befriended Ghosts[]
She is only mentioned in the Tales of the Peculiar.
Relationships[]
Sister[]
Her only friend is her twin sister's ghost, who had drowned when they were kids. They spent so much time together that Hildy neglected to befriend humans. When Hildy grew older, her sister had to go on an important 'ghost business' and left her.
João[]
João was a man Hildy exchanged letters with while she was looking for a haunted house, who had a haunted apartment but was not selling it. After a period of time, Hildy decided to visit João. Realising that his apartment was being wrecked by ghosts, Hildy went to talk to them and was able to get them to stop bothering him so much. This made João extremely grateful, and he and Hildy fell in love. They married and had two children.
Description[]
Appearance[]
Hildy is a woman described to have dark brown skin. She has a high laughing voice.
Personality[]
Most notably, Hildy lacks social skills, particularly with living people, except her family. Because her sister's ghost was the only friend she ever had growing up, she did not know how to make friends with strangers, becoming stiff and awkward around them. As an adult, when she tries to connect with people, both living and dead, she often brings up stick-a-whack, a game she played with her sister as a child. Even with most ghosts, however, she finds it difficult to make friends due to their differing lifestyle or desire to scare humans.
Hildy is aware of her social ineptness and thinks that nobody likes her because of it, and that no one ever will. When first meeting João, she trips over her answers and is convinced she is making a fool of herself, and finds it increasingly difficult to speak the more she thinks about it until she finally needs to run to the next room. Once on the topic of ghosts, however, or while talking to ghosts, she is able to speak fluidly, as she knows a great deal about them and understands them.
Peculiarity[]
Being able to see and talk to ghosts, Hildy is a spiritist.