Oh goodness, I'm so blushing! Honestly I love Hive for helping me hone my craft and I'm all up for feedback, but it blows me away when people say such nice things.
I often DON'T do first person, but this was the perfect voice to do it in and I really got into her character. In the end it couldn't be anything but - acerbic, aloof, defiant, bitter and intelligent, she HAD to speak to the jury for the story to work. I love playing around with this stuff - I mean, it never goes anywhere but I have fun experimenting with words and whatever comes out of my imagination, which always surprises me! Thanks so much again. You made my day.