Prompt 123.5 - Charity Set

[lilyleia78]

Five principles Vala follows (or thinks she does)

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Comments

[anotherdreamer5.livejournal.com]

I love this, the slow dissection of what survival means to be Vala. I liked the idea that she was never the type to dream of escape through death, but only of living long enough to get out of the other side. Number 2 was my favorite:

Survival means means leaving no enemies behind. That doesn't mean Vala's much in favor of killing; killing tends to create more enemies. No, avoiding killing (when possible), doing favors, making deals, turning on the charm, mustering a show of strength, wielding diplomacy, deflecting the blame, even seducing—those are Vala's means of creating a network of people who will be more inclined to help her than not, when she's in need.

So true. And I liked the idea that her team has come to appreciate that about her. Really nicely done.

[green-grrl.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It was interesting getting inside Vala's head for these.