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I think they are funny and great parent! :)
Steve is so cool! He is really funny. I love how he meditates and is always saying funny stuff in the background.
Yeah, he is awesome. I liked it when he spoke Chinese to Horatio in. . . Date With Destiny I think it was? And it's so funny when he embarrasses Olivia with his meditation :)
Hey, what was that gothic chant Olivia's parents did to impress Ivy? I think it was in Revamped. I can't remember the words though. . .
Oh, well it's only a tiny part but it's when Ivy goes round to Olivia's house to meet her parents and they go goth in her honour.
Nice new profile pic by the way Emy :)
thanks! i love this pic. its just sao cute! :D
"'I see' said the blind man." - Steve Abbott :D
OK, I've found the chant Steve and Audrey did for Ivy in Revamped (MSTV #3). . . WE ARE GOTHIC!
WE ARE DARK!
WE ARE GOTHIC IN THE PARK!
SEE US BROOD AND SEE US PROWL!
WE WILL SCARE YOU WITH OUR GROWL!
Grr, grr, grr!
Gees, no wonder Olivia was embarrassed! lol!
the chant is funnywhen i read it, i started laughing and the ppl nearby me looked at me like im crazy :)
Hmm, reading through the old comments on this discussion, I'm struck by our mentions of meditation. I don't remember it explicitly being said in the series that Mr Abbott meditates, and I'm wondering if that's just a generalisation we made from his tai-chi and philosophical quotes. I'm really into mindfulness and meditate pretty regularly, and I love it. It would be really cool if Mr Abbott did meditate. I'm going to look out for mentions of it as I re-read the books.Anyway, the original reason I came onto this thread was because having just re-read Star Style (MSTV#8) I was disappointed by how little these guys were present in that book. Even though the book revolved mainly around Olivia, their only brief appearance was at the movie premiere after-party. Why weren't they at the family gathering at Aunt Rebecca's house? Why couldn't they come to the award show at the end to support Olivia? I missed them in this book!
This has got me thinking about ways we can see more of Olivia's parents in the series. Sienna Mercer has proved they can be more than just comic relief through touching moments such as when Ivy went shopping with Audrey and wished she was her mum (in Revamped {MSTV#3} I think?), and when Audrey gave Olivia a new phone and told her that her and Steve supported Olivia finding her biological family (in Love Bites {MSTV#6}). Though actually now I think of it all the other examples of this that come to mind involve Audrey. Perhaps we need to see a different side of Steve?
I'm not saying I want Sienna Mercer to stop making Mr and Mrs Abbott funny, but I'd love to see more of them as rounded people. There's a lot we don't know about them. Why did they adopt Olivia? Was it because they couldn't have kids of their own, or thought adoption was a good thing to do, or another reason? What was the experience like for them? I think this would be a particularly apt thing to explore, because it recalls the past, explores Ivy and Olivia's origins and focuses on family - in the spirit of old-school Sister the Vamp.
Along with this theme it would be awesome to see some of their extended family - they must have some, right? It was fascinating hearing about Audrey's Great Aunt Edna in Fangtastic (MSTV#2). I'd also like to know more about what their lives were like before Olivia in general - how did they meet, where did they live, what were their jobs?
What do you guys think of these ideas? Any you'd particularly like to see in future MSTV books? Do you have any ideas for Olivia's parents of your own?
Oh, remember that there may be spoilers below, because we DO allow them here :)