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Shuffle

By Crimson Skies

Queen of Diamonds

Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky the 4th had a personality even more interesting than her name implied.

Most people simply called her Ed, or 'Radical Edward'. Not only did they not know her full name, but often confused her gender as well. In fact only two people ever remembered her full name. Her father was the first, as he was the one who gave it to her. That a father would have the gumption to name his daughter such a thing said much. It rather implied that the mental status of the family was genetic. Indeed, the name fit Ed better than any other could because Ed was truly unique.

Sometimes when people went out of their way to analyze Edward, they more often than not walked away with the wrong impression entirely.

That Edward was brilliant could not be disputed. Her skill with a computer was second to none. Her apparent simplicity only offset this intelligence. There was a childlike quality to everything she did, even hacking a computer. This was only proper seeing as Edward was, first and foremost, a child. The quality that made her unsettling was not her childlike behavior, but her genius abilities for one her age. Someone might think the immaturity was a facade, for surely one of such intelligence wouldn't act in such an unseemly fashion. But that was just who Ed was, truly simple in perception and motivation.

The Bebop was Ed's dream, her vacation. To Edward, life was a vacation. And so, for a time, the Bebop was Ed's life.

Edward was an unwelcome inconvenience among the Bebop residents, even if she proved later to be worth her weight in wulong. She's forced her way onto the ship in a manner that defied argument. Certainly, there was little that could remove her against her will. She was a bit like a wart that way. She grew on people and was undeniably stubborn. Her determination to get her way was as innocent as the rest of her. The Bebop was where she wanted to be, so she was going to be there. It's the true logic of a child. No right and wrong, just what is and what isn't.

When Ed walked away it was with some regret. No one wants a treasured vacation to end, child and adult alike. It was then she began to grow up, for regret is a behavior unfitting for a child.

The Queen of Diamonds, honesty in straight lines and perfect angles. A Queen has the value of potential. It is whimsical rather than obstinate. It's the card that will willingly mold itself to the rest of the hand. That is, if it so wishes.

Edward was the Queen of Diamonds.