Editing Charlotte (section)

==History==
===Background===
Charlotte was Jewish, living in Brockton Bay with her extended family<ref name="Infestation 11.8">'[Charlotte's] head hung, “I… don’t think I can leave like that.  I wanted to, before all of this, but my zaydee, my grandpa, he refuses to leave, and he can’t take care of himself when the city’s like this.  It’s why we didn’t evacuate.”' - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/infestation-11-8/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.8]], with [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4zs08j/jewish_characters_in_worm/ confirmation by Wildbow]</ref>. She attended [[Winslow High]]. Charlotte was among the many who witnessed [[Sophia Hess]] forcing Taylor Hebert into her own locker, but kept quiet about it.<ref name="11.5">[[Infestation 11.5]]</ref>
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
When [[Leviathan]] attacked, Charlotte's family was unable to evacuate because her grandfather refused to leave.<ref name="Infestation 11.8" /> In the aftermath, Charlotte was captured by the Merchants.<ref name="Cast1">'''Charlotte''' – A dark haired sixteen year old initially seen in the custody of the Merchants. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]</ref>

During her attempt to rescue Bryce, Taylor saw Charlotte on display and in a moment of pity persuaded [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa]] to order one of her soldiers, [[Minor]], to free her. Charlotte was grateful, but recognized Taylor as "the locker girl" before going into detail about what happened. Taylor was angry, but still decided to let Charlotte come along.<ref name="11.5"/> When the Merchant event devolved into a brawl, Charlotte witnessed Taylor and Lisa pass out at the same time as [[Skidmark]] and the other capes, and started to become suspicious.<ref name="11.6">[[Infestation 11.6]]</ref> After seeing Taylor demonstrate her powers to [[Newter]], her suspicions were confirmed.<ref name="11.7">[[Infestation 11.7]]</ref>

Afterwards, Charlotte was recruited by Taylor, and became the second of Taylor's recruits; she eventually would become one of her top lieutenants.<ref name="Cast2">'''Charlotte''' – Skitter’s cook and nanny, manages mundane things and looks after the lair.  Charlotte is a dark haired sixteen year old who was was rescued from the Merchants. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]</ref>

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Charlotte took to looking after the orphans left in the wake of the Slaughterhouse Nine.<ref name="Cast2" />

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Charlotte was present at the [[Incident at Arcadia High|Arcadia High]] when [[Dragon]] and [[Defiant]] publicly outed Taylor as a cape.

Following Taylor's decision to become a hero, when reporters showed up at the Boardwalk to investigate Skitter's past, Charlotte asked them to leave, saying that they wanted to be left alone.<ref>The reporter, a tall, blond man with a broad jaw, only smiled.  “I’d almost think you guys had something to hide.”<br><br>“We want to be left alone,” Charlotte said.<br><br>“Not going to happen,” the reporter said.  “This is blowing up.  People are going to want to investigate every last scrap of dirt.  Even if I left, others would come.”<br><br>“We’ll tell them the same thing we told you,” she said.  She saw Forrest approaching, making his way through the crowd.  “That we had school and work all day, that everyone here is working on rebuilding, and we’re tired, we’re not interested in the scandal of the moment.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.x]]</ref> The crowd made her uncomfortable, reminding her of prior events, and she left, later encountering [[Danny Hebert]] and discussing Taylor with him.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She was there when [[Tattletale]] put all the pieces together regarding the [[Entity|Entities]].<ref>She raised her eyes from the computer.  Her underlings were arranged around the room, along with others.  Her soldiers were at the ready, alongside Imp’s Heartbroken,  the first and second in command of the Red Hands, Charlotte, Forrest and Sierra. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/10/interlude-26/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 26]]</ref>

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Along with Forrest and Sierra, Charlotte was present in [[Earths#Earth Gimel|Earth Gimel]] as Gold Morning began, watching the kids. She saw Weaver for the first time in a year and a half as she and Tattletale headed into the [[Cauldron]] meeting, but remained silent.<ref>Charlotte, Forrest, and Sierra were present too, keeping their distance, keeping silent as we met again for the first time in over a year and a half, not moving from where they stood. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/extinction-27-1/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.1]]</ref>

Despite having a hard time in the devastation from the opening hours of Gold Morning, she told [[Taylor]] that she and the children were doing well. When [[Doctor Mother]] and [[Contessa]] were going through the refugee camps and offering [[Cauldron vial|vials]] which they claimed would grant powers, Forrest and Charlotte turned them down, wanting to be there for the children.<ref>“We talked about it, and neither one of us wants to leave the kids without a… figure?  I don’t even know what we should call ourselves.  But I’ve seen how bad it gets when it’s bad.  I want to help, but I’m not sure I’d be better than the next guy when it came down to getting powers.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/14/cockroaches-28-6/ Excerpt] from [[Cockroaches 28.6]]</ref> Charlotte said that she wasn't much of a fighter, and didn't think she would be able to help much if she had powers.<ref name="28.6">“We didn’t take the deal,” Charlotte said.  “She sounded convincing, but… I can’t say why I didn’t agree.  Because there were the kids to look after, and I’m not a fighter.”<br><br>“A lot of people agreed,” Forrest said.  “It’s a chance to do something, instead of sitting around being helpless.  But Charlotte and I talked it over, and we agreed it isn’t for us.”<br><br>[...]<br><br>“I don’t… I’ve ''imagined'' having powers, who hasn’t?  But I couldn’t… ''have'' them and not help… and I don’t think I could help,” Charlotte said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/14/cockroaches-28-6/ Excerpt] from [[Cockroaches 28.6]]</ref>

Along with Forrest and the children, Charlotte was at the reunion meeting of the [[Undersiders]] months after Gold Morning ended, to toast the savior of the multiverse.<ref name="IE">[[Interlude: End]]</ref>

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Charlotte and [[Forrest]] were invited by [[Imp]] to help with the kids.<ref name="II20.10">[[Last 20.10]]</ref>