Justine’s heritage

[kbrizzle]

Did anyone come up with a good WAG as to Justine’s parentage? I recall a WoJ that she’s not entirely human. And she’s kinda weird to be honest.

Jim included a line in Grave Peril at Bianca’s party where Justine basically tells Harry that she experiences wild mood swings from time to time & Thomas’ presence helps. I thought it was kind of a cop out from Jim about we shouldn’t feel like Justine is a victim with Stockholm Syndrome, but looks like he may have been setting something interesting up.

What do you guys think?

[wardenferry419]

I thought she might be a changling since her mental issues seem similar to what Sarissa had.

[Rasins]

According to Kavros, Justine's mood swings are what make her so delicious to the Vamps.  Makes her emotions much stronger.

[groinkick]

I thought she might be a changling since her mental issues seem similar to what Sarissa had.

Yeah she's probably some kind of mix...  Changeling or one parent was mortal, and the other was something else....  Something is causing her to swing back and forth.  I wonder if her being balanced out when fed upon is because it's her other, non vanilla side being fed on.

[Kindler]

I always liked to think that she actually had Cassandra's Tears, which drove her to instability. Lydia's introduction in the same book was a little too coincidental to me, and Lydia wasn't exactly a picture of mental health. Her association with a different Vampire Court also appealed to my sense of symmetry.

It kind of ties in to my thought that those with Cassandra's Tears are descendants of second-born children of the Archive maternal line.

I don't know if she's a changeling or not, but I'd be interested if she had some kind of connection to the Fomor.

[wardenferry419]

I would put Justine under the category mostly mortal but not fully mortal.

[Ananda]

Maybe she’s part tribble?  Think of how cute her tribble baby might be if the tribble genes come to the forefront. Here’s a sample pic of her holding her baby.

[wardenferry419]

Can't be, Uhura is better looking than Justine.

[Rasins]

Maybe she’s part tribble?  Think of how cute her tribble baby might be if the tribble genes come to the forefront. Here’s a sample pic of her holding her baby.

More likely a Gremlin ...

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[wardenferry419]

I love Gremlins. A good holiday movie.

[pcpoet]

I think she has demon blood in her and that makes her emotionally unstable. I think that kravos knew exactly what Justine was. I also think if you want a good idea of her back story read the short Even hand. Justine rescues a little girl being held by the former. I think at one Time Justine was held in similar circumstances.

[groinkick]

Is it possible Justine at one time was mind manipulated by a wizard, and it messed her up?  We know that people can be damaged if this is done.  Perhaps she has a parent or sibling that messed with her mind?

[forumghost]

I have no idea about Justine's heritage, and I suspect it doesn't matter- that biologically speaking, she's quite ordinary

Rather, she's just extra-tasty to Wampires because she's the reincarnation of a Paranormal Romance protagonist that migrated from a parallel universe.

[Rasins]

I think there are plenty of mentally unbalanced normal people out there that we don't have to go beyond humanity for her heritage.

Could she be a scion of a demon or something, sure.  But really, I doubt it.

[Talby16]

Just want to stop by and fan the flames a bit. We know that when Thomas was mortally injured he fed on Justine to heal himself. Lara states that based on his injuries it should have been a fatal feeding. The accepted explanation is that Thomas held himself back (at risk to himself) out of his love for Justine. What if she has some other attribute due to her parentage that protected her?