Agatha Donohoe

About

Agatha Victoria Maria Donohoe, MSc, is a baker/restaurateur, as well as a member of the Paraffin Investigative Co. She owns the Bread and Breakfast Café, which doubles as the investigative agency’s headquarters. While she previously had close relationships with the other agency members, Lintang Arifin, Chase Baldwin, Vivienne St. Clair, and James Elroy, she also joined the agency to find answers regarding the death of her husband, Henry Zhang.

She is very family-oriented, acting as the motherly figure towards the younger three of the group. She also has to raise her children, Evelyn, Henry and Teddy, and her pet dog, Auberon, together with her housemate, Faiza Arifin. Her life revolves around cooking, baking, housekeeping, and investigation, but she occasionally partakes in other activities with her friends.

In the band, she is the keyboardist and backup singer.

Personality

Agatha is soft-spoken and unfailingly polite. She is accepting of almost everyone and forgives nearly every slight towards her. Her personable attitude has made her quite popular amongst the townsfolk, and most people find her easy to get along with. Her helpful, reliable nature, in combination with her aversion to conflict and inability to say no, has also earned her the reputation of an altruist. This has made her somewhat of a pushover.

She can be described as a traditionalist. She has maintained the same interests and same style of dress as she did as a child. Her set of beliefs, which align with the community's norms, have also remained the same throughout the years. She is also highly sentimental and forms emotional attachments to things that remind her of her past. This is reflected in her cooking and the décor of her café; she aims to invoke feelings of familiarity and cosiness in her customers.

Similarly, she is reluctant to change and fears future possibilities, preferring to look for answers from what she already knows. She follows rules and procedures closely, and she utilises the same methods she has for years. She can be quite meticulous in her work, keeping track of and controlling every single detail. Because she is so attuned to the environment, she is aware of every little change that occurs and knows how to mitigate them. She is sensitive to failure and dislikes having others witness her mistakes. Her life is also well-organised to preserve her energy.

That being said, she has a playful, curious side. She updates herself on the state of the world, mainly developments in the hospitality and culinary industry. She is also a good listener, and from that, she can make observations, draw logical conclusions, and use them to diffuse conflicts. This is a skill she has practised throughout her adulthood since she tends to come to conclusions too early and gets easily overwhelmed by new information in her youth.

Appearance

Agatha has a tall, slim figure, towering over most people. She has slightly tanned skin, walnut brown hair tied into pigtails, and brown eyes. Her face is slightly aged, as expected for a woman in her mid-thirties, and she keeps her makeup simple, wearing only light foundation and lipstick. Her normal attire consists of a yellow blouse, a blue plaid skirt, a pair of white ankle socks, a pair of brown flats, and a pair of small gold hoop earrings. She dresses for comfort and enjoys wearing classic outfits.