Talli Ruksas
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Is Aral's middle name Selig, making it actually little Selig's middle name? If so, what is his first name? Or is it Grandpa Sasha's middle name? Or did they not go with tradition? I know it's certainly a name in Vorkosigan history. You use a lot of British idioms in the V books - is that to give them a certain "not from around here" flavor, or just phrases you yourself use, or?
Lois McMaster Bujold
I believe I finally decided Aral's middle name was Xav.
The naming convention cited is a custom, not a law; it's common but not invariable. Despite Miles's self-interested pitch to Mark that time. (Miles in hot pursuit of an agenda is not a reliable source.)
The Britishisms are a combo of "not from around here", a nod to Barrayar's founder population and history, and an effect of me reading so much Brit lit.
The naming convention cited is a custom, not a law; it's common but not invariable. Despite Miles's self-interested pitch to Mark that time. (Miles in hot pursuit of an agenda is not a reliable source.)
The Britishisms are a combo of "not from around here", a nod to Barrayar's founder population and history, and an effect of me reading so much Brit lit.
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Joseph
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
We have done a cosplay of Miles and Ekaterin based on written descriptions and some imagination (it helps that my other half is 5" taller than I am) but we also want to do a generic Vor couple. I want to portray a Major in ImpSec, but I cannot find a full listing of the ranks with collar tab colors in any wiki. Do you have it all written out? Also, from my lady: What do Vor ladies wear routinely?
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