Sam

> I have too many pockets to make mistakes.
>
> Sam to George

**Sam** was introduced in Squirrel Prophet as one of the participants in the card tournament. He is transgender, and wears many pockets to obscure the female form of his body. He has gone on several dates (or something of the sort) with Sarah.

## History

When Sam met Grace she stared at him because he had a beard but appeared to be a woman. Sam told her to look up "trans" and keep it secret.

In the Magickal Gatherings tournament at Salty Crackers Comics in Squirrel Prophet Sam was paired with Tedd for the second round. Tedd won the round. After they finished Sam noted that Tedd's name is male and suggested Tess as a female alternative. As Tedd didn't know about transgender people he didn't understand what Sam meant until Grace explained it to him.

In the fourth and final round of the tournament Sam was paired with Sarah. Sarah roleplayed the game as defending a forest and Sam went along with her story by saying that her vampires were the real threat. Their positions became such that the first one to attack would be at a disadvantage so instead they summoned more monsters until Sam said that Sarah would lose from running out of cards first. Sarah told him that she had more cards than usual so Sam declared that he would go out in a blaze of glory. Sarah offered a draw but Sam insisted on conceding.

After the game Sarah suggested meeting again next Friday. Sam hesitated because it sounded like a date but they agreed to meet again.

Next Friday morning Pandora gave Sam a magic mark that allows him to transform and left a note about the mark. On Sam's first maybe-date with Sarah they went to a movie theater. They came up with a story inspired by the poster for the movie and were disappointed by the actual movie. Sam didn't hug her, presumably because Sarah might notice something.

Sam didn't go to the tournament next Friday. The next day he fled when he saw Grace at the mall.

Next Monday Sam went to the comic book shop and Grace noticed that he was transformed so she asked him if he has a magic mark. They left the shop to talk and Sam told Grace about the note from Pandora. Grace told him what she knew about Pandora. Then Sam told Grace that he wanted to talk about being transgender. He told her that he identified as a lesbian before he realized that he is transgender and doesn't want to come out again, especially given that he has magic. Then they talked about Sarah. He doesn't want to come out to her was unsure if he wanted to be in a relationship with her.

Someone who called themself Smoke overheard Sam mention that he can transform and asked him to show his transformation. Grace showed Smoke her own transformation instead. Smoke left and Grace explained that Smoke probably wanted to copy Sam's spell. Sam said that he would give everyone his spell. Grace then told him that she would report the encounter with Smoke to someone who is sort-of magic police. Sam then gave Grace his phone number and Grace told him that she thinks Sarah would be accepting of him.

## Relationships

### Sarah

Sam and Sarah have gone on several maybe-dates but Sam is unsure if he wants to be in a relationship with her, partly because he doesn't want to come out as transgender. Sarah has guessed that he is trans because of his and Grace's behavior.

### Grace

Grace learned that Sam is transgender because she saw it before she knew what it meant, which is how she learned about transgenderism. After Sam learned about Grace's sheltered upbringing and after she kept his secret for several months he doesn't hold a grudge on her and after Grace learned about Sam's magic mark Sam was thankful to confide with her his feelings about his secret.

### Tedd

Sam suggested that Tedd change his name if he is transgender, which led to Tedd learning about transgender people and that Tedd himself is genderfluid.

## References

1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 EGS Main Story Comic for 2014-07-16
2. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2018-11-12
3. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2014-06-17
4. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2014-06-26
5. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2014-06-30
6. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2014-10-13
7. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2014-10-20
8. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2014-10-21
9. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2014-10-29
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11. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2014-11-14
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13. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2014-11-19
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24. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2019-02-01
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26. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2019-02-06
27. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2019-02-08
28. ↑ 28,0 28,1 EGS Main Story Comic for 2019-02-11
29. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2019-02-15
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31. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2019-02-18
32. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2019-02-20
33. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2019-02-22
34. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2019-02-27
35. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2019-03-01
36. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2019-03-04
37. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-05-01
38. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2019-01-28
39. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2019-01-11
40. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2014-06-26
41. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2014-06-30
42. ↑ EGS Main Story Comic for 2014-07-01