Your Character (Wishful Thinking)

Your Character in Wishful Thinking is the main protagonist of the Wishful Thinking series.

Although her default name is "Lydia Gibson", the player can choose to name her as they wish. She was a part of the writing staff at Northbridge News and is promoted to Junior Reporter in Chapter 2.

Appearance
Your appearance is customizable according to the player's preferences. You can choose the skin tone, facial features and hairstyle. You have a closet available to change your wardrobe.

Personality
Your personality depends on the player's choices but can be generally perceived as a helpful and amiable person, although a recurring theme is that Your Character doesn't have very much self-belief due to her not being where she hoped she would be in life. Alec says you have a spineless craving for approval, and that you're the fluffy type. June thinks you’re solid, dependable, and hardworking.

Acquiring Telepathy
In Chapter 1, Your Character decides that it is time to go and ask her boss, Alec, for a promotion to being a reporter. He gives her a (unfair) chance and decides that she is not fit for the job. However, as she reaches to touch a chair in his office, a small ping shocks her hand and she catches the end of something Alec is saying in his mind. The shock catches her hand a few times: during a conversation with Aubrey, a conversation with her dad where she touches a doorknob, and a final conversation with Jaime. This all culminates in an unfortunate end to the day for her as she is struck by lighting right outside the Northbridge News studios.

Your Character wakes up in hospital and not only is everything fine, but she has a weird moment when she can hear the thoughts of the doctor taking care of her. Because of this, she asks to be discharged from the hospital but when she passes by the waiting room, she hears the voices of several other people in the room. This is when she realizes that she can read minds.

Promotion & First Assignment
At the end of Chapter 2 (which continues onto Chapter 3), Alec promotes Your Character to Junior Reporter as she is able to get Anna Koishi to go to lunch and make an impression on her.

He assigns her to interview an internet sensation cat lady, only known as Jinx99. When Your Character arrives at Jinx99's home, she quickly ushers them in as she is nervous about being on television; the woman reveals that the cat's name is Jinx and that her real name is Tilly Henderson, however, she prefers to be called Jinx99 for the sake of anonymity. As the interview commences, Your Character asks Tilly different questions and because of her newfound powers, Your Character hears various voices in her head; thinking that there is more to the story, Your Character demands to know who is on the other side of a door where the voices seem to be coming from. On the other side, a combination of different exotic animals lay around or crawl around the room and later, Tilly is arrested and charged for the illegal trade of animals. Your Character then has the chance to adopt Jinx, if she wishes.

Wishful Thinking

 * Chapter 1: I Can Only Imagine
 * Chapter 2: On My Mind
 * Chapter 3: Thought Process
 * Chapter 4: Good Idea
 * Chapter 5: Don't Think Twice
 * Chapter 6: Mind Games
 * Chapter 7: Bright Idea

Ellen Thompson
The lead reporter for Northbridge News, she’s abrasive to your character (and everyone else) but it’s shown through her thoughts that she is just overworked and trying to prevent anyone from finding out. You can read her thoughts in a diamond scene in Chapter 1 (amongst June and Tony).

Aubrey Watson
Your co-worker and possible love interest. He seems genuinely nice and interested in your well-being, even visiting you in the hospital and surprising you with roses. He also stands up for you in front of Ellen. It’s said in Chapter 1, that many people in the office are attracted to him and Tony says he believes ‘productivity would increase by 40%’ if everyone was less focused on Aubrey. You have the option for a diamond scene with him. He thinks you're beautiful, and the most talented writer the studio has.

Anna Koishi
She is the campaign manager for a city councilor and one of your possible love interests. When she comes onto the show to be interviewed, Ellen attacks her character by bringing up her past. When Alec talks to Ellen, she goes to her dressing room hurt. You go and check on her which establishes your relationship with her. Following this interaction, there’s an option for a diamond scene with her in which you can improve your romance level. She flirts with you and encourages you to believe in yourself.

Jaime Lewis
Jaime is your childhood best friend and one of your potential love interests. In Chapter 3, you can mention that you once kissed at age 9. He is the first one you reveal your powers to.

Harry
He is your dad and your relationship is slightly strained as you feel that he doesn’t believe in you while he wants you to be safe away from danger, and doesn’t want you to be hurt emotionally by disappointment or physically by a demanding job.

June
She’s one of your best friends and co-workers, alongside Tony. She encourages you to flirt with Aubrey. She has a crush on Maggie, a makeup girl in the studio.

Tony
He’s one of your best friends and coworkers, alongside June. You can read his thoughts in Chapter 1, if you spend diamonds. He seems fun, as suggested by the pop song he sings in his head which you hear during the diamond scene.

Alec Burdock
He’s your boss. He seems to be stressed and doesn’t like your character brown-nosing him though he does promote you at the end of Chapter 2, due to your conversation with Anna Koishi.

Trivia

 * The main character is one of nine MC's in the game whose full name (as in their first and last names) is customisable. The other eight are the MC from The Royal Romance, MC from High School Story, the MC from Desire and Decorum, MC from High School Story: Class Act, the MC from The Freshman and its sequels, the MC from The Elementalists, the MC from Ride or Die: A Bad Boy Romance, and the MC from Open Heart.
 * A version of Your Character is shown on the cover of Wishful Thinking.
 * This book reuses the Female Faces from The Elementalists series.
 * Your character dropped out of college and never got her degree.
 * The name Lydia is Greek origin, which means "kindred spirit" or "noble one" or "beautiful one".
 * The default surname Gibson is English origin, which means "Gilbert's son".