Born into a different family, Verity Alice Price would have been one of those little girls who lived for ballet and jazz dance, dedicating all her free time to learning how to make her knees bend just so, how to share her emotions through the sweep of an arm and the tilt of her head. She would have made a place for herself in the world of dance, maybe in ballroom, maybe on the Broadway stage, and while she might not have changed the rules, she would have been remembered for her grace, her poise, and her contributions to the rich traditions of the art form.
She would probably have been bored out of her mind by the time she was twenty-five.
Born into the Price family, Verity was one of those little girls who lived for ballet and jazz dance...and mixed martial arts, base jumping, free running, knife throwing, taxidermy, and trying to trick her baby sister into falling down a pit trap (in her defense, her baby sister probably dug that pit). She was still a gifted dancer, but she was far more gifted in the arenas of "throwing herself off rooftops," "negotiating cease-fires between groups of hostile cryptids," and "shooting idiots in the head." She may enjoy that last one a little bit more than she ought to, really.
All things considered, Verity was probably born where she needed to be...difficulty getting blood stains out of her competition tango costumes notwithstanding. One thing's for sure: she's never bored.
February 29 2012, 18:55:58 UTC 5 years ago
February 29 2012, 19:03:33 UTC 5 years ago
I am pleased. :)
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February 29 2012, 19:16:51 UTC 5 years ago
(loving the A-Z as a lead-up to release, btw...)
February 29 2012, 19:20:01 UTC 5 years ago
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February 29 2012, 19:23:07 UTC 5 years ago
Mwahahahahahaha!
Mwahahahahahaha!
*cough* *sputter*
Ahem.
This is what being an older sibling is all about.
February 29 2012, 19:23:25 UTC 5 years ago
February 29 2012, 19:24:40 UTC 5 years ago
I think I'm falling in love with her already.
February 29 2012, 19:26:01 UTC 5 years ago
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February 29 2012, 20:26:27 UTC 5 years ago
In my defense, the rifle was no longer in my hands at the time, as heaving it into the air seemed like a decent plan to keep it away from him. And it was so totally not my fault she RAN UNDER IT to try to catch it. And missed.
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May 14 2012, 17:00:11 UTC 5 years ago
Okay, that's awesome.
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March 1 2012, 00:25:57 UTC 5 years ago
I got an email from my local brick-and-mortar saying the copies I ordered were in, but that they wouldn't sell them to me until the 6th. I could've kissed them.
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March 1 2012, 00:52:01 UTC 5 years ago
But anyways, she sounds kickass and like a lot of fun!
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March 2 2012, 03:19:07 UTC 5 years ago
(Everyone's comments about the sibling thing are kind of weirding me out. I feel like I've missed this large dimension of human experience by dint of being an only child. Cannot wrap my head around the sibling bond, no matter how many books I read with close ones.) (Tangentially related to that, my mother is one of eleven children.)
March 2 2012, 21:38:06 UTC 5 years ago
I'm not sure I really understand the sibling bond either.
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