It is with some trepidation that I welcome Chloe into our faction. Don't get me wrong, This frumpy young lady, my niece, is one of my favourite humans on God's green Earth. BUT, she does possess a few characteristics that her mother, Claire, and her auntie, my wife, Faith, possesses. Characteristics that make my blood boil quite honestly. But we'll get to that.
Chloe is the second eldest of Claire's squadron of children, and perhaps the one that is most like their mother. She's a gobby, rotund smoking machine and totally adapted to her surroundings. Her surroundings being a loud an incessant free for all of a house. You might call it the house that Carlsberg, kebabs and knock-off ciggys built.
Fittingly, Chloe spends her days working in a bookies. Unfortunately, this seems to be her favourite topic of conversation. Now, I'm not one for early nights, but five minutes listening to Chloe banging on about her job and I'm curled up in the fetal position on the floor, sucking my thumb, snoozing away. But if you ever manage to get her off topic, which is nigh on impossible, she is truly one of the most amiable and good natured young women you could meet. That is, until you piss her off, then take cover.
Chloe does have a boyfriend in tow, and she has been with him for quite some time. This is a good thing, because before him she was... well... active. Her current boyfriend is a bit of an anomaly. Where Chloe is loud, at times, gobby, most times, with a generally bubbly personality, her boyfriend has all the charisma of a snail on tranquillisers. But hey, it seems to be working... sort of... possibly... maybe...
Chloe is not a newcomer to the world of Yahtzee. She plays whenever she is able, but her work schedule (yawn) often means she is unable to commit to play in the League or Team Championships. But with the advent of the split match, this could all change. She's actually a pretty solid player. What worries me about this is that our league is already plagued by estrogen laden jibber jabber and adding Chloe to the mix will only make things worse. But we're an inclusive bunch, so we'll give it a go. It's nothing a bit of gaffer tape over the mouth hole can't remedy.
Chloe will soon have her time to shine in the BHO's End of Year Knockout Tournament, and I wish her the very best of luck. But if she walks away with a Champions badge after one bloody knockout, you may never hear from her again.
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