Sophia Moretti

## Relatives

* Juliet Moretti (child)
* Giacomo Moretti (husband, deceased)

## Voice Actor

Sophia Moretti (36) is the warm, chatty proprietor of the town diner, as well as Juliet's mother. She specializes in Italian Jewish dishes.

Sophia is Jewish and Italian-American, but has never visited Italy - she feels no need to travel. In contrast, her late husband Giacomo, was born in Italy. Ever since his death, she has struggled to adjust to life as a widow, and she sometimes goes to the graveyard to speak to Giacomo's grave. She's trying to keep her tiny family tight-knit, but she feels like Juliet is pushing her away.

## Relationship Cutscenes

**New Acquaintances** *(expand)*

**How to initiate cutscene**: After gaining one full heart, meet Sophia on Friday after work by her cafe to trigger cutscene.
Dialogue:

Tara: Hi Sophia!

Sophia: Good Shabbos, Tara! Have you seen Juliet? She was going to help me, but I can’t find her and I’m running out of time! We are not going to abandon all of our family traditions because Giacomo is gone!

--[Choice: Can I help?]

-Tara: I agree, Sophia, family traditions are important. Let me help until Juliet arrives.

-Sophia: Oh, that would be amazing! I’m almost done… just one or two more things to finish…

--[Choice: She’s being a teenager]

-Tara: I agree traditions are important, but Juliet probably forgot that it's Friday. Teenagers can be flaky sometimes.

-Sophia: You're right, I shouldn't take it personally. But really, is a special dinner one night a week so hard to remember?

--[Choice: Make a simpler meal?]

Juliet: Hey mom. Sorry I’m late.

Sophia: There you are! Well, I’m glad you made it back in time! Luckily for you, I had Tara to keep me company while I waited. Tara, will you join us?

Tara: No thanks, I should get back to the farm. Good night!

**Casual Friend** *(expand)*

**How to initiate cutscene**: After gaining two full hearts, enter the cemetery on Sophia’s day off.
Dialogue:

Sophia: Hi Tara.

Tara: Oh hi Sophia. I didn’t mean to interrupt.

Sophia: It’s fine. I come here… whenever I want to tell Giacomo what’s been going on, with me, with Juliet. Tell me – do you believe the dead can hear us?

--[Choice: Gramma “talked” to Grandpa]

-Tara: I don't know, but one time I heard Gramma "talking" to Grandpa. It seemed to make her miss him less.

-Sophia: Robert was a good man. People here really respected him.

--[Choice: I plan to when I’m a ghost]

-Tara: Oh, I hope so. I totally plan on eavesdropping on my loved ones when I’m a ghost!

-Sophia: Haha, well if you go first I’ll be sure to watch what I say!

--[Choice: I focus on life]

Tara: Well, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go visit my grandpa.

Sophia: Of course. Nice seeing you, Tara.

**Good Friend** *(expand)*

**How to initiate cutscene**: After gaining three full hearts, enter the flower shop on Saturday and a cutscene will start.
Dialogue:

Violet: You did not seriously offer honey… to Thomas?

Sophia: He ordered pancakes, we were out of maple syrup… what else was I supposed to do?

Violet: He hates large-scale honey farming. Says honeybees don’t pollinate as well as wild bees, like bumblebees. They’re more susceptible to colony collapse, yada yada yada… I can’t believe he didn’t give you a whole lecture. He must be sweet on you, and not just for your pancakes!

--[Choice: Sophia should date Thomas]

-Tara: Violet’s right, I think Thomas likes you, Sophia! You should go on a date with him!

-Sophia: Oh my, I’m not ready for dating yet!

--[Choice: Can you help me with Thomas?]

-Tara: If Thomas really does like you, maybe you can help me persuade him to teach me more about farming!

-Sophia: Oh, I'll certainly try! I think he'll warm up to you eventually, Tara.

--[Choice: Thomas seems to like Lina]

-Tara: I don't know Thomas very well, but he seems like he might have eyes for Lina.

-Sophia: Oh yes, he's carried a torch for her for years! See, Violet, even Tara can tell he's not interested in me!

Sophia: Thomas and I are just old friends and I’m happy to keep it that way! Violet, you should leave the matchmaking to the professionals!

Violet: I’m worried, Tara. Sophia holds Giacomo on such a pedestal, I’m afraid she’ll never let herself get close to anyone else.

Tara: We’ll help her, Violet. She just has to move on in her own time.

Violet: I hope you’re right.

**Best Friend** *(expand)*

**How to initiate cutscene**: After gaining four full hearts, visit Sophia at Cafe Moretti during her work hours.
Dialogue:

Tara: Mmmm, what do I smell? New item on the menu?

Sophia: I’ve been experimenting! I’m adding some new authentic Italian dishes to the menu. My husband was from Italy, did you know that? I never had the chance to visit his family. He and Juliet once, to meet his grandmother when she was still alive. Have you traveled much, Tara?

--[Choice: I prefer home]

-Tara: No. I believe that there is so much to explore close to home if you look deeply enough.

-Sophia: I feel that way too! Juliet is so restless, but there is a world of possibilities right outside her doorstep!

--[Choice: It’s too expensive!]

-Tara: No, I really have never been able to afford world travel.

-Sophia: Me either. Three plane tickets anywhere was a lot! That's why only the two of them went to Italy.

--[Choice: Yes, I love it!]

-Tara: Yes, and I can't wait to go off somewhere again! I get so bored being in the same place.

-Sophia: Really? I'm never bored here. But then, I'm more interested in people than in places.

Sophia: After they got back from Italy, Juliet would hardly talk to Giacomo. She said something about her great-grandmother being weird, but that was all. But Giacomo’s grandmother didn’t speak one word of English! She couldn’t have said anything to offend Juliet. Teenagers!

Tara: My dad didn’t talk to my grandpa for a long time, and he was hardly a teenager. They made up after I was born.

Sophia: Well, at least they patched things up before Robert passed. I wish Juliet and Giacomo had that closure. Always tell those you love how you feel about them, Tara. Don’t wait.

## Quotes

The full list of quotes for this character can be found here.