Azu asked Josh Lanyon:

Dear Josh. Good evening. I know that the combination of Jason and Sam, Aquarius and Scorpio, was quite a challenging combination (they are basically considered incompatible, right?). Do you often use zodiac signs in creating your characters' personalities? Personally, I feel Ethan is a Virgo, Tucker is a Libra, and Elliot is a Leo.

Josh Lanyon Hi again, Azu! Yes, a relationship between Aquarius and Scorpio is a delicate balancing act. It requires commitment from both partners. When I was in high school (back in the days of the Gutenberg printing press) I bought a book called Linda Goodman's Love Signs, and I read it cover to back, certain it would hold the answer to all my dating problems. :-D It did not. However, it was really interesting and insightful as far as personality types and communication styles. According to that book, almost any personality match can work if both people are willing to put in the time and effort, and this has been my real life experience.

I don't typically bother with figuring out the sun signs for my characters, but if I'm charting out a series and I'm really digging into who these people are and their possible (believable) conflicts, then I'll did out my astrology books and see if I can match what I've created to a particular sign or pairing. It can be a really useful tool for filling in some of the blanks.

So here's something that I don't think has come up yet in the series: Sam's birthday is Halloween.

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