Ooh boi do I. I'm not a role player but I do like to write, esp world building and character designing. So I've put WAAAY too much story to my islandsBut I do it anyway cause it's entertaining. I'll put each island in a spoiler tab.
Natsukashi is stuck in a 'time bubble'. Villagers from different time periods reside here who shouldn't (like lifespan-wise, such as villagers from the 1920s to current day). Thing is, these villagers are completely unaware that they live in such time bubble, nor do they realize that other villagers are out of their time period. For example I have one villager I HC as hailing from the 1920s and another from the 60s or 70s. They have passing thoughts like 'hey this villager seems weird with their choice of language, clothes and adaptability to technology' but they really don't think much of it. The only one who knows about villagers being from different periods of time is Resident Rep Jerico who is from current day, and possibly Avery, who is from ancient times and I made himmagical
Tiffany and Dobie give me 1920s vibes. Althou for Dobie I gave him a more expanded time period of 1920s-40s. That's not to say he died in that time and only lived 20 years, he is an old man after all, but that's more so the time period I take my inspiration from. Infact I don't HC any of them as dead, just plucked from their time period and wound up on Natsukashi, somehow.
Peirce is 1960s or 70s, I need to do lots more research on trends in those times.
Jerico is from current day.
Avery is just ancient.
Kidd is still very undecided, I'm thinking he could go as far back as the 1800s. He's an ex writer/poet who came to Natsukashi by invite of Jerico while island hunting, looking for a new muse, saying his current living place is boring and devoid of inspiration. He really has no set time as he doesn't give me a time period vibe like Tiffany nor does his backstory pinpoint him to any place in history, like the story I made for Dobie.
The story I have for Dobie is that in his 'prime time', 20s-40s, (he was still an old man at this time, just not as old as he is now) he was in a gang/mobster and participated in speakeasies. However he's now retired from that dangerous life and just wants a peaceful time on Natsukashi. His past is very secretive thou as he tells no one about it.
Tiffany just gives me 1920s vibes, esp since I gave her a flapper dress. Lavish parties, a luxurious lifestyle and slang to match, she's stuck in her old ways. Dobie and her get along quite well since they're from the same-ish time period. However if Dobie uses slang from the 30s or 40s, Tiffany doesn't know what it means.
Pierce age-wise is a prob like, in his early 20s and comes from a time period of bright clothes, loud music, weird slang and feel good vibes. I think the cellphone or computer was introduced or atleast a thing in the 60s or 70s, so out of all the villagers, besides Jerico, he's prob the most adept to the Nook phone technology, as well as any laptops on the island.
The rest of my villagers stories and time periods are SUPER undecided and basically non existent at this point, but I'm working on it.
I loooooooove this idea! It easily connects their wildly different aesthetics (not just odd furniture choice, but thinking of like Clay who literally lives with fossils (were they his pets at some point? he does have an affinity for odd creatures...) and makes sense of island hopping. I might actually make this a headcanon for myself, it's super cool!
For my own island, I have a general storyline that most of my villagers came to Taco Bell (my island, lol) from places where they weren't very accepted. Or, if they were, they didn't feel like they belonged or had reasons to get away from it all. And honestly, the ones who I feel like find a home on Taco Bell are the ones who have stuck around the longest.
First, we have June, who was the very first villager I got on a Nook Miles trip and my third overall, after my two starters. With her sharing a name with Pride Month and her catchphrase being 'rainbow,' I have the headcanon that she is gay, but comes from a small town where she couldn't stay for the sake of pretending to be someone she is not. Her parents accept her, which is evident by how much she talks about them, but she likes to lead a quiet and easy life and welcome others like her, which has led her to be like my second-in-command when it comes to representing the villagers of Taco Bell.
We also have Claude, who shares a birthday with my irl boyfriend, so I've always said we were "dating," lol but he's gotten boring and isn't growing anymore on the island so he's leaving soon. We will say the split is amicable, haha.
Paula was my tenth and a random move-in, and initially I wanted to boot her asap but she quickly won me over. She always talks about her past group of friends and her motorcycle gang and how different it feels to visit home, leading me to believe that she loves where she came from but had to leave for herself. She was had a thing with Klaus on my island, but he eventually left which is still hard for us both because we loved him very much. But since, she's become stronger and more resilient, and is a huge presence on the island. She lives right by Resident Services, and makes sure that nothing bad happens in the "town" section of the map. She's close with Pecan, but lately they've been at odds since Pecan struggles to fit in and has been looking to move away - a decision fueled by her past friendly rival Peanut just leaving recently.
Lobo and Hazel moved here around the same time, but from different places. They both felt like they didn't fit in from where they came from - Lobo is comfortable with who he is, but others didn't like his affinity for dresses (side note: I didn't give him the dress, another villager had me deliver it and I told him I didn't like it but he wears it constantly, which I love now). Hazel didn't fit in because of her go-getter attitude being too much for a lot of people, and it made her depressed that people didn't want to be her friend. These two both moved to the woodsy part of the island and have been neighbors for a looooong time. They help build each other up and maintain a close friendship where they like their alone time, but can call on each other when needed.
I've also got Clay, Julian, Hans, and Nibbles. The latter two are brand new to the island, so not much can be said about them yet, and Julian and Clay haven't found their place yet. I guess Clay is more of a recluse, but he's always cheery and enjoys just being welcomed by so many friendly villagers. Julian has struggled to fit in and will be moving away shortly like Pecan.
