Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards" -- The end!

The KTDA Council of Tribes "Tribe Awards," honoring our game-characters who parallel the original "Tribe" characters we all know and love.

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For a few of our game's unique characters, the Council of Tribes awarded special recognition.

The GOOD OF THE TRIBE AWARD is presented to ZERO. Despite his constant thievery, we've watched him grow and care for Jade. We've seen his heart, and we know that everything he does is for the good of his friends and family.

The TRIBE STYLE AWARD is presented to MARIONETTE. This man definitely has style--style in the way he dresses, the way he fights, the way he treats his woman Villa, and definitely style in the way he lives his life to the fullest no matter the danger or the cost. He does more than survive. Marionette lives.

The LOCOS AWARD is presented to BALTHAZAR. Only a Loco could have gone crazy on Crux, potentially sacrificing his own life to give the people of Fort River a chance to escape all the Moth-leader's vicious plans.

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Congratulations to our winners here and to every single player & character living inside "Keep The Dream Alive." You continue to create an exciting story to read & to play.

--KTDA Council of Tribes

offered by Chyna, KTDA Game Owner

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----ZOOT

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What can we say about Zoot that hasn't already been said at least a dozen times & by better writers than me?

If not for the Virus, Martin might've been just an average boy growing up, competing with his brother, a normal teenager turning into a decent man.

But the Virus happened. It turned him into a fiercely independent, violent, sadistic leader and a cult figure that inspired the Chosen.

It wasn't just the Virus that changed Tristan. He was already a cult figure. The cult, and then the Virus, beat the weaknesses out of him. They left him a scarred figure of mystery & pain.

Even if the Virus had never happened, there was no way our Tristan was ever going to turn into an average teenager...and probably not a "decent" man.

Unfortunately, we'll never know.

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----VED

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Ved was a wild one. Always a wild card.

Jay's little brother was quick to anger & violence but also quick to play pranks and have fun.

There's a lot this kid didn't know but he never let that stop him.

That describes KTDA's Prince perfectly!

We've watched this guy grow up through 8 seasons in the game. He's overcome some pretty dire circumstances but always stayed true to his friends...and to himself.

Prince fights hard, plays hard, and loves hard.

We think Ved would have grown up pretty much the same.

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----TRUDY

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In "The Tribe" Season-1, Trudy gave birth & began dealing with the ups 'n downs of motherhood.

Above everything, that single moment defined--and continued to define--Trudy and her role in that place and time.

No matter what happened to her, whether it was the Chosen or the Technos or the Ecos or even the Mallrats, you could predict Trudy because she was a mother.

If her baby was threatened, then Trudy's survival was threatened. And when she knew she wasn't strong enough to secure the future, she would turn to whatever strength she could find.

Arianna IS Trudy, but only up to a point.

Our Arianna has her baby Saphire, and she is very much a mother-figure to Fort River's youngest kids. Arianna & Trudy part ways when it comes to strength. Ari trained and strengthened herself so that she could be the one to fight for what mattered to her.

And fight she has. Spectacularly.

We just wish, unlike Trudy, that Ari had better luck with the men in her life.

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----TAISAN

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Taisan was different from other girls.

People called her space cadet & other unkind things because of her differences.

She had a knowledge of herbs, and chakras, and healing, and a genuine spiritual concern for individuals rather than "the group."

Taisan wasn't afraid to stand up for what she believed in, to fight with all her heart, to do whatever was necessary when the situation demanded it.

Yes, she was different. And very, very precious.

In KTDA, Cecily is also very different. She is also becoming more precious to us.

Oh it didn't start out that way. In the early days, Cecily was the pawn of slavers. She lured victims into hellish lives & did it with very little conscience.

Then the tables turned and she became the pawn.

Yet, slowly, her "slavery" has turned into love. Her "service" has turned into life-saving care that is benefitting all of Fort River.

We've already seen her fight. She is not afraid.

Space cadet? Maybe.

I guess we'll see.

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----SLADE

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He caused quite a stir when he motorcycled onto the scene in "The Tribe" Season-5.

Ah, yes, Slade immediately stole a lot of hearts & started a lot of speculation.

An unknown, dramatic, compelling character, Slade remained an unknown for a very long time. He was both hero & anti-hero. He saved the fake-Zoot and pushed Ram to walk again. He played with Ruby's heart and Ebony's mind.

Complicated? Yeah, very.

Domino is just about as complicated. Instead of a motorcycle, his trademark is his eyepatch. (You know, that whole macho, pirate-look thing...right girls?)

Domino has questionable acquaintances and, apparently, a penchant for "finding" things. Now he has found a long-lost family he didn't even know he had--the girl he left behind, and the son he left her with.

Complicated? Yeah, very.

...and we're lovin' every minute of it.

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----SALENE

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Dear Salene.

Through 5 seasons of "The Tribe," it was Salene who really grew the most as a character, a person & a human.

She came through so many trials. Bulimia, caught as a sex-slave, then as a slave of the chosen...so many fears.

And loves! This girl was anything but lucky in love. Bray, Lex, Ryan, Luke, Pride, and on and on. Her track record was pretty bad.

If Salene has a soul-sister in KTDA, that is definitely the role Maggie has played & continues to play.

Maggie was a slave, captured & held for the sake of a younger sister who ultimately died. She has made a place for herself at Home, where she does everything she can to help others. To be useful. It was always important to Salene that she be useful.

Maggie is following Salene down the same relationship road, too. Poor Maggie. First it was Johnny. Then Llysander. Not sure what she does, but this girl definitely has Salene's track record when it comes to men.

But she doesn't give up! Maggie is growing, maturing, learning to trust herself & find her own place in the game-world.

Brava, Maggie!

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----RYAN

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Ryan is one "Tribe" character who was never really defined as an individual. Instead, he was always defined in relation to someone else.

Ryan was Lex's friend, enduring the camps with him when the Virus struck.

Ryan was Lex's lieutenant, infatuated with Lex's woman, with no confidence in himself as a man in his own right.

Ryan was Lex's enforcer, intimidating even the youngest when he found they had a stash of food.

Ryan was Salene's bf, always trying to prove he wouldn't treat girls the way Lex did.

Ryan was Salene's bf, attacking even the Guardian to keep her safe.

At the root of it, Ryan was a decent guy & a true friend. He was strong. He could be kind & loving. He even had a mischievous side that we didn't get to see a lot of.

Except for the references to Lex, almost all of the above can also be said of KTDA's Icarus.

Icarus was Rio's friend and then Jenna's bodyguard. Rio accused him--and still believes--that Rio seduced and ruined Jenna. But Icarus is no Lex. He has treated Jenna always with decency and respect, even when she might have preferred something more.

In our game Icarus is a strong, decent, caring, concerned guy...we don't have a lot of those around, so that makes us appreciate him even more.

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----PRIDE

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"The Tribe" gave us the Gaians, aka the Eco Tribe or Ecos.

The Ecos gave us Pride. Pride was the quintessential Gaian, a man of nature who was at peace with himself & his place in the world. He had a great place to live away from the city's crazies. He had a great girl to love in Eagle. Yep, this guy had it all. The future was looking pretty sweet.

We know what happened next. The Mallrats happened. They found their Amber aka Eagle and convinced her the city kids needed her back. And Bray happened, Amber's first love that she still wasn't quite over no matter how hard she fought it.

Being a prideful & honorable Pride, our man followed Eagle/Amber to the city & tried to fight for what she believed in. For him, that was the beginning of the end.

Is Fort River the beginning of Hawk's end?

In the wild, Hawk knew exactly who & what & why she was. Hawk was strong. She was focused. She had a purpose. She had a reason.

Things have changed for our Hawk. The wars are over. Our game-world has settled into more mundane routines like day-to-day living. What does a world-weary warrior do in this new world?

Hawk had someone to love but he left her so she could find herself & her purpose. That purpose is eluding her.

Put your pride aside, Hawk.

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----PATSY

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Patsy was definitely one of a kind.

In a lot of ways, she was just plain normal. Normal interests, normal curiosities, normal fears and insecurities.

Patsy was pretty, lively, curious, and she always wanted to be in the middle of things.

Krystal is also pretty, lively, curious, and she always seems to find herself in the middle of things whether she wants to be there or not.

Krystal came into our game-world having lost a brother. She found a new home with the River Rats, and she's stayed loyal to them.

Krystal inherited her parents' talents and interests in medicine and has put that to good use.

But very much like Patsy, Krystal's curiosities have taken her into and out of love, into and out of trouble, into and out of more strange circumstances than one girl should endure.

But endure she has. Krystal is dependable and true, and she always seems to show up where she's needed most.

Now if we can just straighten out her love life and settle her into a good life for the future!

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----MEGA

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Ah, the paradox of leadership.

Witness Mega, who literally tossed Ram on the trash heap and took over the Technos.

And once he was tribe leader, his incredibly sadistic side started showing. Need punishment? Gee, lets get Jack to make us a virtual game that hurts people and THEN let's test it out on Jack's girlfriend!

Oh, our boy Mega made previous-leader Ram look downright normal. And the icing on the cake? Well, if Mega goes down then the whole city goes with him because he has his OWN VIRUS he can unleash to destroy everyone!

*Sigh*

Those of us playing KTDA have dealt with our own version of Mega, believe me. His name was Crux, and he was tribe leader of the Moths.

He was secretive, sadistic, charismatic, and totally a lunatic.

Unfortunately Crux didn't survive his Grand Scheme. He died trying to take us all with him.

Fortunately for Fort River, the river came flooding back and doused that damned Virus before it had a chance to do its worst.

Sorry, Crux.

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----MAY

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If there was one girl who was consistently underestimated throughout all the seasons of "The Tribe," that girl was May.

May was a gadfly. She showed up here & there when she was needed.

In Season-2, she was needed to teach Lex a short lesson in humility. She was needed in Season-3 to bounce between the Chosen & the freedom fighters, leaving us mostly to guess which side she was really on. She was needed in Season-4 to help Pride cope, even though that ultimately broke her heart.

In Season-5, May was needed to make Salene think...think very, very hard...about the nature of love & hearts that speak to each other.

Unfortunately, when all was said & done, May was still the gadfly. She didn't really belong anywhere.

Our KTDA gladfly of a different sort is Katara.

Katara is a medic from a tribe called The 100. As we got to know Katara, we realized that everything about her was camouflage. That extended even to her clothes and her gender.

It seemed that most people thought Katara was a guy.

They were wrong. Katara was a lovely, sensitive, lonely girl trapped in a situation that was not of her making.

And then Katara met Arianna, tribe leader of the Misfits.

And then they fell in love.

And then Katara...vanished.

But the thing is, as with all gadflies, you never know when they might turn up again. Usually when they're needed.

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----LUKE

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The Chosen gave us a lot of over-the-top characters. What was surprising was how NOT over the top the character of Luke was portrayed. He was almost...normal?

Luke was one of the Guardian's most trusted lieutenants, and I think I know why. The guy was straight. He was a less crazy face for the Guardian to the public. Kind of like, with the Technos, Jay was a more normal public face for Ram.

But this IS a post-Virus world, and normal is debatable. Luke was a sad figure. That was probably why girls were attracted to him. Salene certainly was. Luke was the one man Ellie chose over Jack and THAT was a total shocker.

A striking man with a troubled past, who carried his distress and sadness with him like an open wound...

That describes Luke, and it very much describes KTDA's Llysander.

Llysander (or Llys) is pretty much normal, as normal goes in our post-Virus game world. He's striking and friendly and courteous. He wants to work and pay his way, not just taking from others. The girls certainly seem drawn to him too.

Mostly he's carrying a lot of sadness and determination...sadness at the state of the world around him, determination to find the missing sister that this crazy, dysfunctional world separated him from.

We hope he finds what he's looking for. We hope he finds all the things he's looking for.

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----LEX

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How does a Tribe-fan actually define Lex?

Starting with Season-1 all the way through Season-5, Lex was predictable & yet always surprising.

He was a bully & a brawler who could show surprising moments of sensitivity.

He was uneducated yet street-wise enough to survive--and thrive!--in the post-Virus world.

Our "Sexy Lexy" was a lover, a scoundrel, a devoted husband, a womanizer...sometimes a heart-throb and sometimes just a downright bastard.

Yeah, Lex was certainly one of a kind and did we ever enjoy it!

KTDA has a true Lex revenant in Sypher.

What can we say about Sypher that we haven't already said about Lex? Well...he wasn't a husband, at least as far as we know. But fighter, lover, womanizer, scoundrel?

Oh, yes. And over in our game, we're enjoying every minute of it!

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----KC

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In "The Tribe," the little kids were so great! One of our favorites was always KC. Since he fumbled his way into the Mallrats and began to idol-worship Lex, we knew this kid was gonna be interesting.

KC was a go-getter. He always had a plan, a scheme, a brilliant idea--either that or he was on the verge of one. Anybody who saw it just has to admit, when he recruited Patsy & Cloe to sell watches & then buy the watches back with sunglasses (unfortunately they failed to check if the watches had batteries), it was hilarious!

Need some entertainment? Time for KC's famous "Rat Race"!

If we'd seen KC grow up, he might've become KTDA's Rio.

Fort River's opportunity-guy, Rio's biggest claim to fame so far has been electricity. Yep, he's our Power Czar--he figured out how to get the water wheel working at the hydroelectric center and voila! Power!

Like KC, Rio knows how to stay out in front of the pack. Also like KC, Rio has a thing for gambling apparently. Whether it's the tables at Mirage or the arena at Jet's fight club, Rio seems to spend as freely as he makes.

Now we wonder, can he keep it up? KC's scheming got him in and out of a lot of tricky spots. Last we saw of him, he was in a cage guarded by Chosen.

Last we saw of Rio, he was cheering at the local fights.

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----JAY

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When you think of "Tribe" and "honorable," our man Jay has to be pretty high on your list.

Ok, yeah, he was one of the invading Technos. He was actually one of the Techno leaders who orchestrated their shock-n-awe takeover of the city. Jay was Rom's trusted general, and he did his job very well.

Not sure what it was that brought out his ethical side. It might've been there all along, just waiting for a catalyst.

Or it might've been him getting the hots for Ebony.

Oh, wait--make that "hots for Trudy."

Um...no. Wrong. He had the hots for Amber.

Ok, my head's spinning. Let's just admit the guy was a man-ho & leave it at that. Still, he tried to do the right thing. It was just that the right thing kept changing up on him all the time.

So far, the beginning part of this Jay-description seems to apply directly to KTDA's Kane.

There's a lot we don't know about Kane, but we know that so far he's played things pretty much on the up-n-up. Since he's been in Fort River, he established a small business for himself & his friends to pay the bills.

Somehow he hooked up with Valentine, and that's where things have started to get interesting. Kane's played it pretty much honorable as far as we can tell. And, ok, yeah...he may have the first indications of a man----

Oh well, never mind. We'll have to wait & see what happens with that. Should be fun!

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----JACK

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Ah, Jack. From the beginning, Jack clung to the Old World with a vengeance.

Living in a mall, stocking up on all the junk food he could get his hands on, but especially the old established technology - that's where our Jack excelled.

Purify the water? He was on it with his trusty assistant Dal. Wind power? No worries.

In that same role, KTDA has Rook. With a portable science lab in his backpack and a brain filled with sometimes-useful knowledge, Rook is lucky he has his brother to keep his feet planted more or less firmly on the ground.
Want to bring a river back to life? Rook is definitely your man.

We can't wait to see what he'll come up with next!

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----HAWK

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When it comes to the tall, dark & silent type, the Eco-tribe (or Gaians) had Hawk.

Hawk wasn't around a whole lot. You could catch him now & then in the crowd of Ecos usually hangin' around Amber/Eagle. Mostly he appeared in Season-5, after Pride died & then again when Mouse wanted to get out of the city.

When he was on screen, you noticed.

We didn't know a whole lot about Hawk. He just had a presence that drew you. He seemed sad, alone, the same kind of guy that Pride probably was before he was corrupted by the city and his attachment to Amber.

And that really, really reminds us of KTDA's Llysander.

Llysander, or Llys, hasn't been around our game very long. He's tall, dark, broody & totally compelling when he's in a scene.

Llys also has the whole wanna-hug-him thing going on when you learn he's this sad figure in the landscape searching for a long-lost sister.

There's nothing "metro" or confusing about either Hawk of Llys.

While Hawk was almost a throw-away character in "The Tribe," we hope that Llysander gets more development in the game. His attraction to the fight club is an interesting twist. I think we might enjoy where this leads us.

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----ELLIE

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Ellie was a lot of fun as a character.

From the moment she came on-screen as Alice's Virus-infected sister who got helped by the Mallrats' antidote - and especially when she came like a whirlwind into Jack's & Dal's lives - Ellie was just delightful. And if I'm right? Ellie was one of the very few females who didn't fall for Bray! hehe...

Ellie was a pretty, bright, intelligent, fun-loving girl who had a hard time taking no for an answer.

She also had her serious side. With Jack's help she created "The Amulet" newspaper that focused on finding out what REALLY happened with the Virus - who was responsible & why did it happen. (Danni really, really wished Ellie had let that one alone!)

When it came to boys? Ellie had some very definite opinions. It took her 4 seasons! in the game before she finally experienced love. Despite Luke or anyone else, it was always Jack who touched her heart and brought her to life.

Bless Jenna's heart, she's very much like Ellie. She can be fun and entertaining. She has her serious side and her socially conscious side, which is illustrated in her work as a bard. She can be fun; and in all truth, our girl Jenna is sooooo innocent in a game-world that ... well ... isn't.

Don't change, Jenna! We want to see you grow and develop and stay true to yourself, just the way our girl Ellie did.

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----EBONY

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Make a roster of truly unique, stand-out characters from "The Tribe," and Ebony is one you can't miss. Through all 5 seasons, we could depend on Ebony to ultimately land on on her feet.

Whether she was acting as the Mallrats "muscle" or taking on the Chosen or even fighting her own sisters, Ebony always gave us a good show. And almost as fun as watching her establish her authority was enjoying the men she challenged -- Zoot, Bray, Lex, Ram, Jay, Slade.

Good times. Definitely good times.

Sneaky. Selfish. Spoiled. Street fighter. Survivor. That was our Ebony.

It's also our Villa.

And more and more, it's becoming our Jet.

Villa is a force unto herself that no one--nope, not even Marionette--has been able to stop or tame. She's wicked strange most days. She loves as hard as she fights, and doing either or both seem to keep her happy. She doesn't have Ebony's strategic focus, but she definitely has Ebony's passion. And boy, can this girl put on a show!

Jet is showing the same kind of potential, but she is more an inheritor of Ebony's wild strategies. The show Jet puts on has more to do with what she can get other people to do. Like...say...the Fight Club. Interesting choice for her, and we're loving every minute of it. This girl has lots & lots of Ebony-style potential. We're enjoying watching it develop.

Congratulations, ladies!

-Chyna

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Spring 2010 "Tribe Awards"-----DANNI

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It was just one season, Season 2, yet the character of Danni left an indelible impression on Tribe-world.

This girl wasn't a primal survivalist. Danni carried her civilization and ethics and ingrained democratic beliefs with her--just as important to her as food and water and living to the next day. It was obvious in the things that drove her. Getting the trading market going, her Bill of Rights, leadership of the MallRats. . .

Danni was also driven by her past, a past that wasn't her fault and she couldn't be blamed for. It was harsh when everyone found out Danni's father was the scientist responsible for the Virus that devastated their world.

She was working through all that, beginning to live up to her potential and change her world, when the Chosen came and the Guardian captured all the tribe leaders.

Danni disappeared, but she has never been forgotten.

Valentine came from a different background but has faced, and is facing, a lot of the same challenges Danni knew. Val's back story led her to be an anarchist, and it seems she has always been a natural leader if anarchists have leaders. She is a magnetic personality, and people respond to her.

Where Danni had the Guardian, Valentine had kidnapping and slavery and a near-death experience that totally changed her. Today our girl is a bona fide capitalist, one who seems to be using her influence to help others. For every wildly successful business like Home (an inn/bar) and Mirage (a casino), there is also an indoor trading market and a free shelter/clinic for the city kids that she either sponsors or pays for.

Where Val truly parallels Danni seems to be in her choice of men. These girls aim high, and that will definitely lead to broken hearts along the way.

We were sorry to see Danni disappear after one short season.

We hope Valentine is with us a very long time.

-Chyna

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