Rosa Lee Parish

Rosa Lee Parish is a supporting character in Locals Only!.

## Personality

Rosa Lee's is a lively and vibrant presence in the story, and despite being thirty years old and married, she is very in touch with the current trends and fashion. Her keen sense of fashion and connection to current trends make her stand out, as she's able to stay up-to-date with what's chic and stylish. Every week, Rosa and her friends meet to drink tea and discuss new clothing styles and gossip, reflecting her sociable nature. She is a waitress at Richard’s, and can be seen (or heard, rather) doing more talking than waiting. She's a real chatterbox, and rather sprightly. She inserts her own records into the jukebox, and discards the ones she deems uncool and obsolescent. She makes it perfectly clear though that her decisions to modernize the diner are not discourteous in nature, rather she is only trying to help. Her helpful and altruistic nature comes across in her willingness to lend a hand, no matter how big or small the task, or whether they asked at all. She gives advice of varying use to her coworkers Annie and Susan, and is always the first to get her opinion in on their daily struggles. As well-intentioned as she may be, she more often than not comes off as overbearing and invasive. This can get annoying to her friends and even husband, who opt to just ignore her when she starts to prattle on. Her husband, Clark, is the town's doctor and he runs the local practice. Their relationship is a close one, and they love each other dearly, having been smitten with each other since early high school. While Rosa Lee is nurturing and supportive towards her friends and husband, her judgmental and critical attitude towards people she deems undesirable creates an interesting contrast. She has had a constant grievance against Jesse Sanders, ever since he borrowed a textbook in 8th grade and lost it.

## Biography

The middle child of three sisters, Rosa Lee had a rather uneventful upbringing. As she grew older though, the greater accomplishments of her sisters began to bother her, and she became somewhat bitter. She had been married first, but couldn't have children, and this fostered her altruistic nature, giving her an interest in reaching out to and helping others. When Susan moved to town, she generously allowed her to stay in the Parish home until she could live on her own. She took Susan under her wing, and took great pleasure in showing her around, and teaching her things. She became good friends with Susan, but eventually grew overprotective and nosy.

When Rosa Lee was 14, Jesse Sanders (who she never liked anyway) borrowed her English textbook, and never returned it. He made a different excuse every time he was confronted about it, but in reality, he had simply lost it. Rosa never forgot about this (although Jesse did), and she uses it against him to this day. It's not bad enough that Jesse is an alcoholic jerk, he also lost Rosa Lee's English textbook, and that is simply unforgiveable.

## Appearance

Rosa is 5'5", and has curly red hair. She has dusty brown plumage with lighter speckles, and blue eyes. Her work uniform is a red blouse, blue skirt, white apron and brown shoes. Her favorite outfit consists of a red and white polka-dotted dress with a light blue blouse underneath, and black shoes. She always wears a headband with a purple feather sticking out.

## Friends

* Clark Parish
* Lynn Dunhurst
* Gale Mayfield
* Susan Meilleur
* Annie Sharpe

## Enemies

* Jesse Sanders
* Nancy Peligni

## Skills and Abilities

Rosa Lee is very protective of her friends, and more than unkind to her enemies. She stands up for herself and others, and can hold her own in a verbal confrontation.

## Weaknesses

Rosa Lee holds eternal grudges, and can be very intrusive and sometimes annoying with her endless talking. It can sometimes be hard to get a word in edgewise when speaking to her. It is also near impossible to get her to change her mind on anything, and she will only ever change her mind on her own terms.

## Jobs

Rosa Lee works as a waitress at Richard's Diner.