Julia Ainsworth

Ju (by Lennon Morillo)

Marina Leonardis

Collin Mallard

Dave Miller

Lennon Morillo

Louis Polak

Daniel Rose

Fate Rose

Nigel Ainsworth (brother)

**Julia Hannah Ainsworth** is an Archaeology researcher at Southwest University in Lower Duck Pond.

## **Biography**

### **Early life**

Julia Ainsworth was born on the 4th of November 1992, to James B. Ainsworth and Anna Ainsworth in Oxford, England. She was the first of 2 children. Her little brother, Nigel, was born on the 14th of February 1999. In general, she was a very calm child and rarely got upset by anything.

During her early years, she bonded a lot with her mother, while her father, who was a journalist, spent most of the 90s reporting on the Yugoslav war and traveled a lot as a result. She still had a close relationship with her father and always found his stories about the things he had seen around the world interesting. The pictures and stories about his trip to Teotihuacan especially interested her and would end up sparking her interest in archaeology.

In 2005, when Julia was 12 years old, the family decided to move to Lower Duck Pond, a decision that Julia originally was rather upset about, as she did not wish to lose her friends.

### **Teen years**

#### **Death of her father**

> *“It just all changed so fast you know? We were a happy family and then we went to bed one day and when we woke up, we just weren't.”*
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On February 13th 2007, Julia’s father died while reporting on the war in Iraq. The entire family was devastated by this.

Julia, who was 15 at the time, could not help but feel a bit of resentment against her father for taking the job offer in Iraq, as he knew the dangers and had no obligation to go there either, but he had a family that are now devastated by his death. She never expresses these feelings about her father, because she loved him and knows that he loved her, so she feels that it’s wrong to think that way.

From one day to the next, she had lost her father and her mother soon developed severe depression.

As their mother did less and less work in the house due to her mental state, Julia did more and more. This made her very independent in a short amount of time. She would often end up being the one to cook, buy groceries and take care of her brother, which she would do more and more as she grew older. In the beginning of all this, Julia was rather upset with her mother, but later she understood it was because of her mental state, though she never really objected to Nigel’s dislike of their mother.

#### Julia did her best to not let the death of her father get in the way of her education and she tried to distract herself with studies and reading as much as she could. The free time that she had, she spent with Nigel or doing other work in the house, resulting in her not having a lot of friends.

She still managed to get a few friends, especially in the later years of high school, where she met her friend Dave Miller. The two dated for a short time in high school, but their relationship ended as it made Julia realize that she wasn't into men. The two still consider each other good friends and talk every once in a while.

After high school, Julia was debating with herself, whether she should seek a degree in anthropology or in archeology. She ended up picking archeology.

As soon as she could, Julia began working. She started off doing jobs like dog walker, babysitter and other small jobs, but once she turned 18 she began working as a waitress at Paulie's bar, where she worked full-time while studying at the same time. She also met her good friend Louis Polak there. They would end up talking quite a bit and when Julia wanted to learn to play piano she turned to Louis. Julia would also babysit Louis' son every once in a while (and still does). She became very close friends with Louis and for a long time he was the only adult that she felt like she could really talk to.

### **Adulthood**

Once she was 20, Julia finally had enough money to buy her first own apartment, which she did as soon as she could. She moved there along with Nigel, as she was his main caretaker at the time. She loved her brother and did everything to help the now 14 year old. However, Nigel was very problematic and had a lot of issues with school and would often get himself in trouble. The pressure from work, studies and taking care of her brother became too much for her and when she turned 22, she decided to prioritise the most important thing. She put her studies on ice and focused on Nigel and work until Nigel was older.

She continued to struggle with raising Nigel, who always seemed to do something stupid or dangerous. Julia kept focusing on Nigel until he turned 18 and she turned 25, where she then returned to her studies. Nigel lived with her for another year before moving out.

Despite the disagreements they had during Nigel’s time living with her (which were mainly about Nigel's behavior), they still had a very close relationship. Julia did everything she could for her brother, so him leaving came as a surprise.

When Nigel turned 19, he was offered a job by their father's old boss. It involved Nigel traveling to Mali as a combat photographer. Julia, who remembers the pain the entire family had gone through after the death of their father and her not wanting to lose her brother, got in an argument with him. She tried to convince him to study and become a journalist or do something that did not involve him potentially dying. The argument ended with Nigel taking his things and leaving. They haven't talked since.

Nigel cutting off Julia left her incredibly devastated. She tried to reestablish contact with him, but Nigel had no interest. Julia began focusing all her attention to work and studies, trying to distract herself. She would take as many work hours and classes as possible, just to keep herself occupied. It was only after year that she really began feeling better again, a lot of it due to Louis Polak, who played a big part in her recovery.

After getting her a master's degree in archaeology, she went to SouthWest university to get a PhD. She finished her education in 2019 and went on to research archaeology at SouthWest university.

On August 2, 2020, Lennon Morillo moved in with Julia.

## **Family**

### **Nigel James Ainsworth**

#### **(23th February 1999)**

Julia’s younger brother. He is a war photographer and is currently based in LDP.  As children, Julia and Nigel got off well with each other, despite being very different.

After the death of their father in 2007, Julia ended up taking care of Nigel a lot of the time. When she moved into her own apartment at 20, Nigel moved with her. He lived with her for 5 years, until he cut her off in 2018. Nigel cutting her off seriously hurt her and still affects her to this day.

### **Anna Ainsworth**

#### **(3rd October 1969)**

Julia’s mother was born in Lower Duck Pond as Anna Crader. Her cousin is Charles Crader, husband of Saul Bloomberg. In the 80s Anna moved to the UK to study. There she met James in 1989 and got married to him in 1992.

After the death of her husband in 2007, she became severely depressed and would have great difficulty functioning. While Nigel cut off his mother completely, Julia still talks with her regularly.

### **James Bailey Ainsworth**

#### **(23rd October 1969)**

Julia’s father, James B. Ainsworth worked for a paper located in the UK. He worked as a war reporter and with foreign politics and therefore traveled a lot. However, when Julia’s brother, Nigel was born, he made a decision to take a break from traveling and decided to temporarily settle down.

As James had family in LDP he decided to move there and began covering the local politics. The decision led to an argument  with his boss, as LDP is a small town and it would be a waste for a journalist like him to stay there. They ended up coming to an agreement as it was only supposed to be a temporary thing and they would move again when his kids had gotten a bit older. In 2007 James was offered to report on the war in Iraq, an opportunity he took. On the 13th February 2007 James Bailey Ainsworth was killed in Iraq.

Julia became rather critical of her father when she became a teenager as she realized a lot of stuff about him. She feels bad about having such feelings, as she loved her father and she knew that he loved her. She has only shared these opinions with her closest friend Louis Polak.

## **Trivia**

* Despite being proud of her PHD, she prefers not being called Doctor.
* Julia is bilingual; she speaks English and French.
* She has an interest in art, especially art history
* Back in 2019, Julia did some field work at an archaeological excavation site in Rosewater.
* Julia loves tea and drinks it often.
* She still has traces of her british accent, which is especially audible when she gets excited.
* Lennon Morillo is currently Julia’s roomate.