aunt: Long-Lost, Newly-Found8butterflyboy8March 17 2012, 23:26:50 UTC
Time Period: Post-"Secundus" Notes: Yes, Victor has an aunt in my headcanon. Nell's the older of two sisters from a rather poor family. Nell basically disowned them the minute she could, as Elaine says here. Elaine herself works hard as a washerwoman, but she's happy enough with her husband and three kids. And fortunately for Victor, she doesn't seem nearly as prejudiced as her sister. (Also, no idea where Victor is except that it isn't Secundus -- maybe he's in London for some sort of entomology thing?)
“Oh! Do excuse me, I didn’t see you there.” “That’s quite all--” The woman stopped as she got a good look at Victor’s face. After a moment of intense scrutiny, Victor began to feel uneasy. “Er, m-may I help you?” “You look familiar. . . .” The woman murmured. “Your last name’s not Van Dort, is it?” Victor blinked, surprised. “Er, yes.” “Related to William Van Dort?” “Yes, I’m his son.” Not that he chooses to acknowledge that anymore. . . .The woman gasped. “Victor! Goodness, I would have never expected to meet you here! You are tall
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Notes: Yes, Victor has an aunt in my headcanon. Nell's the older of two sisters from a rather poor family. Nell basically disowned them the minute she could, as Elaine says here. Elaine herself works hard as a washerwoman, but she's happy enough with her husband and three kids. And fortunately for Victor, she doesn't seem nearly as prejudiced as her sister. (Also, no idea where Victor is except that it isn't Secundus -- maybe he's in London for some sort of entomology thing?)
“Oh! Do excuse me, I didn’t see you there.”
“That’s quite all--”
The woman stopped as she got a good look at Victor’s face. After a moment of intense scrutiny, Victor began to feel uneasy. “Er, m-may I help you?”
“You look familiar. . . .” The woman murmured. “Your last name’s not Van Dort, is it?”
Victor blinked, surprised. “Er, yes.”
“Related to William Van Dort?”
“Yes, I’m his son.” Not that he chooses to acknowledge that anymore. . . .The woman gasped. “Victor! Goodness, I would have never expected to meet you here! You are tall ( ... )
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