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Apr. 22nd, 2013 04:08 pmIf Alice had gotten to raise Annabelle (aka. doesn't die in childbirth, tells the Lutece twins "fuck off" and she and Booker raise their baby girl).
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Mar. 30th, 2013 06:40 pmSignificance of name;; The name Alisanna is Welsh, derived of Alis (kind, noble) and Anna (gracious). The name Hale is Welsh as well as Old Saxon, and means hero.
Personality;; Alice is a very directional woman. She likes having something to do to keep her hands busy (idle hands are the devil's playthings after all!) and being useful. Things like helping in the family bookshop always kept her content when she was younger, and when it was just her and Booker, she enjoyed cleaning, cooking, knitting, and of course, reading. She enjoys learning new things and isn't someone to durn down a book by its cover.
Biography;; Alisanna Hale was born into a small, Welsh family that consists of her mother, her father, and her two younger brothers inside a small town in the Americas outside of New York. During childhood, Alisanna rather disliked her name, which was always shortened to "Anna" by her family. Being that there were already four different girls named Anna in her town, Alisanna sought a change. When she was old enough to write her own name, Alisanna asked everyone to call her "Alice", a nice, proper AngloSaxon moniker which she believed would allow her individuality from the other girls in her town.
As the daughter of the town's two booksellers, it is only natural that Alice loves to read the printed word. Her education was modest, and she learnt to read and write at young age, enabling her to assist her father in his store on weekdays and also help manage the family's finance papers. She went to church every sunday, sang the hymns regularly, and always said a prayer over breakfast, lunch, and dinner. She was a good daughter, helping her father in the store, caring for her brothers, and keeping her schooling exemplary.
But, there was one area that was thought to be concerning. Unlike most girls in town, Alice had no intention of finding a husband, and by the fiery age of sixteen, she was still spouseless and childless, which, quite honestly despite speculation of neighbors and family friends, Alice did not mind. She rather liked her solitude and her freedom as a single woman.
That notion went out the window when she met and fell in love with Booker DeWitt. He walked into her father's shop one day, a broken man from Wounded Knee with a chip on his shoulders, but some kind of kindness that won Alice over instantly. She falls deeply in love, to the point she finds his calling of "Anna" endearing and not annoying, and surely a few months later, in 1891 Alice Hale marries Booker DeWitt, the soon-to-be spinster ending any possibility of spinsterhood right before her seventeenth birthday.
Married life is not easy (nothing is easy, as Alice reminds herself). Soon after marrying, Booker and Alice move to the city, into a small, sparse apartment which they rent. The city is a totally different scene for Alice who is used to her small town and she at first finds city life daunting and trying. To add to the list of concerns and worries, Booker does drink and gamble soon after they have moved, and for the first time, Alice is on her own with only her husband at her side. These concerns continue for a short time, but Alice for the most part keeps her hands over her husband's and stays patient, slowly easing her husband from his addiction to the bottle and taking back his gambling hand.
She finds a nice little church in the city and makes sure she and Booker go every Sunday, dressed in Sunday best which she irons to wrinkle-less perfection. They always say a prayer over every meal, and every night before going to bed, Alice says a prayer to the Lord, thanking him for giving Alice patience and such a good husband. She starts to sing church songs during the day while doing laundry and washing dishes, and sometimes, Alice sings while Booker accompanies his wife on the guitar, and in those wonderful domestic moments, are the DeWitts happy.
Then, more happiness, as Alice becomes pregnant with their first and (little does she know) only child. The time before the birth is joyful and hopeful, as Alice thinks of all the things that she and Booker shall do with their child -- from the clothes she clumsily knits to the crib Booker builds with his own two hands. They are happy and ready to be parents -- to care for another little life that shall depend totally on them and their love.
But then, in 1892, Alice goes through an extremely difficult childbirth. She labors over a day and loses too much blood during that she's starting to fade when the midwife places the baby -- a girl -- in Alice's arms. Alice cries, saying she's never seen such a beautiful child, then hands the baby to Booker, smiling at him and thanking him for giving her such a beautiful baby and a wonderful life. She just starts to hear Booker helplessly beg her back to existence when her life flickers out, and Alice dies of birth complications.
Afterthought;; There is no defining moment when she meets Booker, only that between the years of 1891 and 1892, Alice and Booker are happily married. As that is a source of speculation among many fans. But for the sake of consistency, Alice has known Booker before, but from where and what, is up to you. For any Annabelles, Alice is dead but somehow corporeal, and looks the same age of eighteen as when she delivered Annabelle.
Notes;; In childhood, the town's children would call Alice by "Anna", because they knew that it bothered Alice. When Booker and Alice began their relationship, he took to calling Alice as "Anna", as well. However, this time, Alice found she did not mind the name.
Personality;; Alice is a very directional woman. She likes having something to do to keep her hands busy (idle hands are the devil's playthings after all!) and being useful. Things like helping in the family bookshop always kept her content when she was younger, and when it was just her and Booker, she enjoyed cleaning, cooking, knitting, and of course, reading. She enjoys learning new things and isn't someone to durn down a book by its cover.
Biography;; Alisanna Hale was born into a small, Welsh family that consists of her mother, her father, and her two younger brothers inside a small town in the Americas outside of New York. During childhood, Alisanna rather disliked her name, which was always shortened to "Anna" by her family. Being that there were already four different girls named Anna in her town, Alisanna sought a change. When she was old enough to write her own name, Alisanna asked everyone to call her "Alice", a nice, proper AngloSaxon moniker which she believed would allow her individuality from the other girls in her town.
As the daughter of the town's two booksellers, it is only natural that Alice loves to read the printed word. Her education was modest, and she learnt to read and write at young age, enabling her to assist her father in his store on weekdays and also help manage the family's finance papers. She went to church every sunday, sang the hymns regularly, and always said a prayer over breakfast, lunch, and dinner. She was a good daughter, helping her father in the store, caring for her brothers, and keeping her schooling exemplary.
But, there was one area that was thought to be concerning. Unlike most girls in town, Alice had no intention of finding a husband, and by the fiery age of sixteen, she was still spouseless and childless, which, quite honestly despite speculation of neighbors and family friends, Alice did not mind. She rather liked her solitude and her freedom as a single woman.
That notion went out the window when she met and fell in love with Booker DeWitt. He walked into her father's shop one day, a broken man from Wounded Knee with a chip on his shoulders, but some kind of kindness that won Alice over instantly. She falls deeply in love, to the point she finds his calling of "Anna" endearing and not annoying, and surely a few months later, in 1891 Alice Hale marries Booker DeWitt, the soon-to-be spinster ending any possibility of spinsterhood right before her seventeenth birthday.
Married life is not easy (nothing is easy, as Alice reminds herself). Soon after marrying, Booker and Alice move to the city, into a small, sparse apartment which they rent. The city is a totally different scene for Alice who is used to her small town and she at first finds city life daunting and trying. To add to the list of concerns and worries, Booker does drink and gamble soon after they have moved, and for the first time, Alice is on her own with only her husband at her side. These concerns continue for a short time, but Alice for the most part keeps her hands over her husband's and stays patient, slowly easing her husband from his addiction to the bottle and taking back his gambling hand.
She finds a nice little church in the city and makes sure she and Booker go every Sunday, dressed in Sunday best which she irons to wrinkle-less perfection. They always say a prayer over every meal, and every night before going to bed, Alice says a prayer to the Lord, thanking him for giving Alice patience and such a good husband. She starts to sing church songs during the day while doing laundry and washing dishes, and sometimes, Alice sings while Booker accompanies his wife on the guitar, and in those wonderful domestic moments, are the DeWitts happy.
Then, more happiness, as Alice becomes pregnant with their first and (little does she know) only child. The time before the birth is joyful and hopeful, as Alice thinks of all the things that she and Booker shall do with their child -- from the clothes she clumsily knits to the crib Booker builds with his own two hands. They are happy and ready to be parents -- to care for another little life that shall depend totally on them and their love.
But then, in 1892, Alice goes through an extremely difficult childbirth. She labors over a day and loses too much blood during that she's starting to fade when the midwife places the baby -- a girl -- in Alice's arms. Alice cries, saying she's never seen such a beautiful child, then hands the baby to Booker, smiling at him and thanking him for giving her such a beautiful baby and a wonderful life. She just starts to hear Booker helplessly beg her back to existence when her life flickers out, and Alice dies of birth complications.
Afterthought;; There is no defining moment when she meets Booker, only that between the years of 1891 and 1892, Alice and Booker are happily married. As that is a source of speculation among many fans. But for the sake of consistency, Alice has known Booker before, but from where and what, is up to you. For any Annabelles, Alice is dead but somehow corporeal, and looks the same age of eighteen as when she delivered Annabelle.
Notes;; In childhood, the town's children would call Alice by "Anna", because they knew that it bothered Alice. When Booker and Alice began their relationship, he took to calling Alice as "Anna", as well. However, this time, Alice found she did not mind the name.
