St. Croix/Laverne Family

The immediate family of Monet St. Croix and Marius Laverne, consisting of Cartier St. Croix (father), Amanti Laverne (Marius' mother), Nicole and Claudette St. Croix (Monet's twin sisters), and Marius St. Croix II (Monet's elder, full-sibling brother).

Details

Parents: Cartier St. Croix (father), Barbara St. Croix (mother, Monet), Amanti Laverne (mother, Marius)

Half-Siblings: Marius St. Croix II (eldest sibling, disowned), Monet St. Croix, Marius Laverne, Nicole and Claudette St. Croix (youngest siblings)

Other Relatives: Marius St. Croix I (mutual paternal grandfather), "Grandfather"/"Gateway" (Monet's maternal grandfather)

First appearance: Cartier and Amanti (onscreen): October 21, 2006, Barbara St. Croix: June 8, 2007, Marius St. Croix II: June 30, 2007

History

Cartier St. Croix

Of French-Moroccan heritage and one of Australia's preeminent media moguls, Cartier's first appearance took the form of an email pleading Xavier to assist him with his unmanageable daughter Monet. He is married to Monet's mother, Barbara St. Croix. Despite his tendency to produce "unique" children he is an unexpectedly decent human being.

Cartier is tall, dark-complected, wears gold wire-rimmed glasses, and is the progenitor of Marius' eyebrows -- as well as the St. Croix Nose.

Barbara St. Croix

An Australian Aborigine and Cartier's wife of many years, Barbara remarkably failed to divorce him despite knowledge of an affair which spawned an illegitimate child. She and Cartier met at a rugby game.

Amanti Laverne

The daughter of both French and Moroccan privalege, Amanti engaged Cartier in an extramarital affair shortly after the birth of Monet and then promptly forced him into yet another stint as expectant father. Their romance cooled, but Amanti and Cartier maintained a close relationship regarding their son. Although she feels no need whatsoever to filter her opinions of Marius' stupider antics, she was also the one who convinced Cartier to stop respecting their son's long-standing wish for isolation after his mishap in Vitiation as "it has become increasingly apparent that those wishes are idiotic." Currently she resides in Brisbane.

Amanti is attractive and impeccably well made-up. She shares many traits with her son, including fantastic hair and the ability to carry on an entire conversation without once requiring the input of an outside party. Astonishingly, Cartier has never considered leaving his wife for her.

Nicole & Claudette St. Croix

Twin girls, the youngest of Cartier's five children. They are much beloved by their sister Monet, and thus far the only offspring of Cartier not to do anything remarkably reprehensible.

Marius St. Croix II

Eldest child of Cartier. His father was forced to disown him for crimes not yet disclosed. Cartier used his fate as a cautionary tale for his other children, with various success. Named for his paternal grandfather. He was last seen in Sydney, Australia.

Plots/Events

[1] - Monet unknowingly encounters her elder brother in Western Sydney.

[2] - Cartier leaves a voicemail on Charles' answering machine pleading for help in finding his missing son.

[3] - After a little over a year without direct contact, Cartier and Amanti appear unannounced after Vitiation when their son ends up in the Medlab yet again.

[4] - Amanti and Ororo discuss Marius' future after the events of Bleeding and Vitiation.

[5] - Forge broaches a possible treatment for Marius' maladaptive mutation with Cartier.

Associated PCs

Marius Laverne

Monet St. Croix

Trivia

These NPCs were jointly created by players Mel and Tapestry, the latter of whom applied for her PC not knowing much of the family had already been established in the game.

In the original Marvel comic Cartier was alternately portrayed as white and black. Tapestry went with the latter because that's how he was depicted in the only issue where the character was actually shown interacting with his children. But mostly because she just gave up.

Meta

Socked by: Rossi (Barbara), Dex (Marius St. Croix II), Tapestry (Cartier, Amanti)