Editing Sylvia Hayward (section)

==Personality==
Sylvia is described by Lucy as having spent a lot of time figuring out her life.<ref>“Exactly, yeah,” Lucy said.  “Verona’s mom is really set on deep introspection and thinking about how to set up her life.  She’s smart and does this, I dunno, calculus?  Figuring out her church community, wine drinking buddies, work…”

“She bailed on the church thing,” Verona said, quiet.  “She paid her dues by showing up and the community was split on backing her up when she divorced my dad, and she didn’t respect the ones who did, as weird as that sounds.”

“I interpret it as her having it figured out as much as Verona’s dad doesn’t,” Lucy said. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/03/23/shaking-hands-9-z/ Excerpt] from [[Shaking Hands 9.z]]</ref> She enjoys cosmopolitan living and talking to her sophisticated friends.<ref>She surrounds herself with smart people, and she lives for these, like… they’re one on one dinner parties, almost.  Or one on two, if she invites a married couple.”

Verona collapsed onto her beach towel again, adjusted her bikini top, and then wriggled a bit to get comfortable.

“I like to think I’m smart, like, I can pick up on stuff, usually, or I’ll watch a medical show and I’ll be able to figure out what they’re talking about a step before they find some excuse to give the dumbed-down explanation for the audience.  But the discussions  - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/03/23/shaking-hands-9-z/ Excerpt] from [[Shaking Hands 9.z]]</ref> She described herself as feeling stifled whilst living in [[Kennet]], cut off from all the things she enjoys.<ref>“I couldn’t, I can’t.  None of the things I enjoy, none of the people that make me thrive, I know you’re thinking of Jasmine, and she’s a lovely woman, but- I was dying in Kennet.  I was getting mean, I was frustrated with everyone, your dad included.  The divorce drove home how small people are.  I’m- I have to live in a city.  I would love, at some point, for you to experience that with me.”

 - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/04/24/one-after-another-10-4/ Excerpt] from [[One After Another 10.4]]</ref>