Random Headcanon with Abigail, Sam, Sebastian and their families

Many years ago, Pelican Town was a smaller place. It wasn’t a community, it was a group of individuals trying to get by, or families at best. One of those families was Kent and Jodi. Kent, as a younger, slightly more starry-eyed yet still realistic man, knows a war could be impending, and made the decision to move there, as Pelican Town was fairly insulated from the potential terrors of war, and he above all else wants his pregnant wife to be safe. With his duties as a soldier, he can fight in the war knowing that at home, Jodi, Sam, and eventually Vincent will be taken care of. Just by sheer luck though, it was only a couple of years after Vincent was born that he was called to arms, giving him plenty of time to spend with Jodi and Sam during those crucial years when Sam was still a child, and he only wished that he could have done the same for Vincent.

Later down the line, Pierre and Caroline moved in, not yet married, yet young, dumb, and in love. Caroline, initially enticed by getting away from the city for something different, made the decision to move there, with Pierre’s full support with that sentiment. But as Pierre met the other villagers, he realized that with the aid and support of the old farmer on the far east side of town, he’d be able to support a family financially and then some. And thus, the two of them decided to stick around Pelican Town. And hey, shortly after the marriage, Caroline has a kid on the way! With Abigail welcomed into their family and the financial future for them being secure (until the old farmer’s unfortunate passing), things were looking rather peachy for them.

Abigail and Sam weren’t initially close growing up. Abigail was a rebellious gal that wanted to go on adventures and learn how to use a sword and learn magic and get in touch with her occult side, but she still kept to herself. Because guess what, wanting to do all those things does not mean she’s an extrovert, though she obviously can open up when you’re a little closer to her. Meanwhile, Kent knows his time there in Pelican Town wasn’t gonna last forever, so he did his best to always be there for Sam. Plus, having not seen the morbid realities of war yet meant that he still had that spark of idealism in him that’d be lost over the war, so he still can connect to his son. Perhaps he might have overdone it a tad, but seeing Sam grow, gaining newfound interests in skateboarding and music, and sneaking him into the saloon to play billiards (though neither him nor Kent were great at it, unfortunately), he’s had a pretty good childhood surrounded by his family. And Kent believed it was all worth it.

But by the end of it, Kent had to leave, leaving Sam and Vincent without a father in the house. Sam was quite a bit older at this point, and had a lot more agency in his life, so he decided to get a job at the local Jojamart to somewhat fill the role of supporting the family. But every time he’d walk by Pierre’s shop to work, he’d always see Abigail. Being a small town, he said to himself “screw it” and introduced himself. They chatted, but they never got too too close. Their personalities had the potential to clash. Abigail was a little reserved and was liable to lash out with mounting stress at home with her lifestyle. Sam was oblivious to those emotions and lacked the tact to navigate through that. But luckily, despite that potential, there wasn’t any concern about that happening, just in time for another family to move into the mountain area.

Robin moving in to Pelican Town was considered as a blessing to the town. Not too long after her and Demetrius moved in, the old farmer passed away. The town started falling apart, but Robin’s support certainly slowed it down for the farmer’s grandchild to move in and pick up where their grandfather left off. And it was certainly helpful for Demetrius as well. With his research, and with Maru completing all of her primary studies, he started having her assist her with the research now that they’re in a rural area, rich with foliage, minerals from the mines, the beach a short walk away and even an old farm. And as for Sebastian, his work as a developer meant he can stay at home and do his work as long as the internet stays up.

During a particularly rainy day, Sebastian took the opportunity to take a step outside his house to go to the beach. He can be outside and by himself, away from his family for a good period of time. He takes an umbrella with him, but doesn’t open it so he can feel the rain fall on him. As he passes by Pierre’s shop briefly window shopping, the door opens, and Abigail sees Sebastian for the first time, despite him living there almost a couple of weeks at this point. She introduces herself to him and briefly mentions that she’s a bit peeved from her parents and needed a breather. Sebastian understood the sentiment wholeheartedly, but gave a general “That’s understandable.” Just as Sebastian was going to continue on his way to the beach, fast footsteps can be heard going their direction before a loud crash. Sam slipped on the wet floor and knocked over a nearby trash can. Sebastian and Abigail go to him (Abigail out of concern, Sebastian mostly because it was on the way to the beach regardless) to check if he’s okay.

Apparently, Sam was running late to work since usually he doesn’t work on a Friday, but Jojamart asked for him to come in and that was more than an hour ago. As Sam checks himself, Abigail sees the portable game console lying on the floor, and her eyes glimmer. They start a full conversation about the game he had on there, and notably, Sebastian sticks around to listen to them chat. The conversation goes on just long enough before Sam realizes that he’s still running late and gets ready to go to work. Abigail points out that the game might get damaged from the rain, if the fall didn’t initially break it. Sebastian pops open his umbrella and hands it to Sam, which he immediately thanks him as he checks the game to see that it is still working. He asks when he should return it to him, and Sebastian shrugs. Sebastian wasn’t expecting to talk to anyone today, and he’s been sticking around them for a good chunk of time at this point, so he wasn’t ready to actually say much beyond a quick “hi” and “bye”. Sam proposes the Saloon where there’s a billiards table, and Sebastian agrees, as a pretty decent pool player when he was younger. Abigail pops in and asks if she can tag along, and both of them agree, Sam with far more enthusiasm. Sam leaves, game turned on and being played, and all urgency to make to work dissipated.

Finally, Sebastian takes his leave, but Abigail asks if she could tag along to the beach. He declines, saying that he’d prefer to be alone for now, but will be okay with meeting up with her and Sam at the Saloon later in the day. With a lighthearted sigh, she nods her head and head back into the store.

From there, they made it their weekly hangout to go to the saloon, and they become closer and closer friends from that point onwards.