Vivian Clemmons

Vivian Susanna Clemmons is one of the principal protagonists of As The Orb Turns. She lives in Wacovia with her family, attends the local high school, and her "bestest friend in the whole entire universe" is Christine Peck, whom she affectionately calls "Christinee-weeny".

Bio
Vivian was born on July 11th, 1975, to Mr. and Mrs. Clemmons. She has thee yonger siblings: a younger brother, Nathan, and a pair of twins whose names have yet to be revealed. Her family is shown to be pretty well-off financially.

Vivian and Christine first met sometime in elementary school, and she has been by Christine's side, comforting her through all of her sadness, ever since. The two are immenesly close, Christine more than once saying that Vivian is like a sister to her.

In stark contrast to depression-proned, somewhat bitter Christine, Vivian is a very happy, lively girl. She gets good grades, but is shown to be a bit ditsy (hinted by the fact she is the only blond in the cast). For example, in some versions of A Squatching We Will Go, just seconds after encountering a real life sasquatch and a flying saucer in the same night, she yawns, giggles slightly, and says, "Can we go home now? I'm tired out after all this fun," indicating that she ultimately saw the whole ordeal as nothing more than her and her friends playing in the woods.

In May 1990, during a field trip to New Bristol, she revealed to her friends that she had a crush on Gilbert Stern and she spent the rest of the trip trying to get his attention. It was only after she pulled him aside, and threw his marijuana joint off the top of the D'Cain Tower (the tallest building in the city at the time) that she was able to talk to him. He expressed interest in her, and they have been together since; albeit their relationship is a bit unstable--Vivian has broken up with Gilbert at least once, only to get back together shortly afterward.

Vivian adores Kaixo Kitty, a TV series and toy line designed to teach children Basque. Consequently, she is fluent in the language.

Despite her happy-go-lucky personality, Vivian can become genuinely saddened if conditions are right; in Two Secrets, when she believed that her friends had forgotten her birthday, she was about to go home and cry on her bed, holding her Kaixo Kitty dolls. Later in the same story, when Gilbert began mocking for Rusty for liking the movie Nicki The Witch, she flew into a rage and repremended him for it.

The Clemmons family have a unique ability to get into all kinds of bizarre incidents and situations, which Vivian will often recount to her friends. However, the reader only ever hears the very tale end and can only guess what actually transpired and how it took place.

Meta-info
Vivian was first created in the Dominican Republic by Tristan Lotz while he was on a mission trip. Unlike most other characters, Vivian's name isn't a refference to anyone or anything; he simply liked the name, which, given her bubbly, lively nature, ultimately proved very fitting.