Sam Enfield



Sam Enfield is host of the Advice and Community Segment on Spirit Box Radio. He began his first broadcast in November 2020, acting as a temporary host whilst the previous host, Madame Marie, was away.

Personality
Sam is friendly and bright, described out of canon as a 'sunshine boy'. He seems to be slightly sarcastic at times, especially with his sisters, and is told occasionally not to push his luck. They also seem to be very considerate of other people, often worrying about listeners if they haven't heard from them in a while.

As shown by their interactions with Oliver, Sam is also a shameless flirt.

Physical Appearance
Sam has several streaks of grey in their hair, and a birthmark vaguely in the shape of an Algiz (ᛉ), both of which became more pronounced after the three siblings found Madame Marie's body.

History
Sam was born on the 13th of November, 1998. He lived with his mother and sisters at Banemouth Road until he was seven, at which point the house collapsed on top of him. They were then in a coma for six years, give or take. Sam has no memories from this time, with the memories of the proceeding five years until he was 18 also being vague and hazily remembered.

Sam's memories are missing then from when they were a 'kid' until they were eighteen. Then, when Madame Marie went missing in November 2020, Sam took over hosting the Spirit Box Radio Community and Advice segment. This position went from temporary to permanent when Marie was found dead some months later.

There is some question as to Sam's education, as he never mentions going to school, though it is revealed that both of his sisters attended one. There is evidence of Sam learning to write and spell, though it is very arcanism-focused, and included writing exercises in Latin.

Skills and Abilities
Sam regularly professes his lack of arcane ability, often being somewhat insecure about being 'spiritually challenged'. Despite this, there are several points through the show where Sam exhibits arcane powers, such as forcing silence onto their sisters in SBR 1.10. These occasions become more and more prominent as the show progresses, though the true extent and origins of Sam's abilities is yet to be seen.

There are several times throughout the second half of season 1 where Sam exhibits strong arcane abilities, though not intentionally. Magic seems to happen around him for no rhyme or reason, but occasionally they managed to channel it. Some examples of this include them wishing that Kitty would call, and then she does, despite being in an arcane-affected place (SBR 1.29), as well as when his mobile phone is ringing and he demands that everything stops, after which there is dead silence.

There have been multiple times where Sam has uttered the phrase 'I speak and will be heard' (or something similar). This, combined with his interaction with Oliver, seems to suggest that Sam can use arcanism to get people to talk to them, hear their words, or follow commands.

Relationships
Madame Marie is Sam's mother, and previously his boss in his role as P.O. Box Boy, prior to hosting the show. Sam lives in Marie's House above the studio.

Kitty and Anna Enfield are Sam's sisters, and are both roughly 8 years older than them, though Anna is 11 months older than Kitty. Kitty lives in 'the shed' a converted outbuilding on the property of the house Sam and formerly Marie live in. Anna lives further away, though still within reasonable walking distance.

Sam also worked with the other 'Loyal Assistants', Janet, Salim and Astrid, although he was never allowed into the recording studio with them. All three have not been seen since Madame Marie's disappearance.

Rhytidia mentions meeting Sam at a young age, and has called in to talk to Sam as few times. However it is implies that this connection was more due to Rhytidia's friendship with his mother, than Sam themself.

Sam is friends with Oliver Boleyn, the hedge witch, and is completely smitten with him, despite having only met Oliver a few times. The two of them are romantically entangled in some way, though there is complexity with this relationship due to Oliver shady nature.

Sam has three cats, Revel, Cosmo and Eggroll. They are all very distinguished felines, and Sam cares for them a lot, often finding comfort with them during stressful times. Sam also cares for and feeds a hoard of stray cats, who have a tendency to surround him at all times.

Appearances
As the host of the show, Sam is present in every single episode so far. The list can be found here.

Trivia

 * Sam is pansexual.
 * Sam shows repeatedly that he understands Latin, and may know it fluently.
 * They suffer from absence seizures, which can be described as brief, sudden lapses of consciousness. Sam takes medication for these.
 * Sam's date of birth, the 13th November 1998, was the third Friday 13th in the year.
 * Sam is a Scorpio.
 * Sam's favourite animal is the American Grasshopper Mouse.
 * Sam's favourite song is "Don't You Want Me", by The Human League.

Quotes
"'She wants me committed for the crime of hosting a radio show!' Sam - SBR 1.20: Door"