All About Alanna

So, you wanna know about me, huh?

Well, it isn’t a super long, drawn out tale but here goes. I was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio - not exactly a hub of vampiric activity, but there is a small enclave of the race there.

My mahmen, Ehlisa, died in childbirth so my father, Pauhl raised me as a single father. When he died, about 40 years after my transition, I just wanted to get away. Away from the house I’d grown up in, away from that city, away from all the memories they held.

So I sold our house, and sold or gave away everything else but my own personal possessions and a few family mementos, loaded what was left into my car, and hit the road. I didn’t have any particular destination in mind so I just picked a direction at random, drove southwest through Columbus and into Cincinnati before going over to Indianapolis and then looping southeast through Louisville then northeast towards New England.

I ended up landing here in Caldwell after a while, and took a job as a bartender for something to do while I figured out what my next step would be. And that’s how I met Whicked. Redheaded Spitfire, roomie, bestie, and just about the most awesome person I know. She was already working at Screamers when I started there, and we hit it off right away. And as it turns out we were living in the same apartment building, so we decided to consolidate our resources and take a two- bedroom in the same building when one came available.

Honestly, I’ve stayed in Caldwell much longer than I’d planned or expected to, and I’m really not feeling the urge to hit the road again. All the other places I stayed before Caldwell, I’d be there for maybe two or three months, then I would get the itch to pack my bags again and just go. But I’ve been here in Caldie for just over 2 years, and I’m perfectly content here. Maybe that’s a sign that I’ve found my new place?

​Goodness knows that the thought of leaving Whicks behind would put a major crimp in any plans to relocate (not that I’d ever leave her behind permanently, I’d always come back to visit her, but it wouldn’t be the same), but it’s more than that. So I guess it’s time to put some serious thought into what I really want to do with the rest of my life- cause I sure as hell am not gonna be playing barmaid for the next 8 centuries or so...