Reggie Thacker

Reggie was born aboard the Blackstone, a small starship within the Archipelago. His parents, Rachel and Nate, worked as an architect and a nurse respectively. Rachel’s work had her shuttling between ships often, and Reggie enjoyed going along for the ride. It was on these rides that his mother would place a puzzle in his hands. If he solved it before they arrived at their destination, she would buy him a treat before returning home for the night.

Reggie’s skin is peach colored, and his hair and eyes are both light shades of brown. He is one of Brandon’s closest friends.

Author’s Note:

I really like the idea of a kid who likes puzzles. People who were good at puzzles usually turned out to be strong thinkers. I wanted Reggie to be the smart kid, but at the same time be a regular kid. His ability to solve puzzles is not thought of as a negative to the other children.

At the beginning, I thought it would be cool to have Reggie be from England and give him a British accent, so I named him Thacker after Hugh Grant’s character in Notting Hill.  Reggie or Reginald, sounded very British as well. Before I even got to write a British accent, Reggie’s origin had transformed into that of an off-worlder. Sorry people of Britain, but being born on a starship is just a lot cooler.

Charlie’s Note:

I’ve analyzed Reggie’s life countless times. Sometimes good people make bad decisions in their lives. Unfortunately, Reggie went down the wrong path. He got caught up in things he shouldn’t have and it led him down a path from which he could never recover. In the end, Brandon saved his life, and put him back on the right path, if only for a little while.