Evelyn Price

**Evelyn Baker Price** is a recurring character in the InCryptid series. She is mother to Verity, Alex, and Antimony. She is the adoptive sister of Sarah Zellaby and she married into the Price-Healy Family.

## About

### Appearance

Evelyn is slightly taller than Verity, with short blonde hair in a "Carol Brady bob". She has a "grasp of casual daytime makeup that is just shy of supernatural".

### Personality

Being raised by cryptids, she hates the Covenant much more than her husband's family does, and is fiercely protective of her children.

### Abilities

Due to growing up around a cuckoo, Evelyn has some immunity to their telepathy.

### Professional Life

Evelyn acts as field medic to many of the cryptids in the Portland area. She knows more about non-human biped physiology than almost anyone else, and her "folk remedies" are very effective for cryptids, most of which can't go to a regular hospital.

## Biography

Evelyn was adopted as a "doorstop baby" by Angela and Martin, having been left there by one of the assistants to the scientist that built Martin. The couple wanted children but were biologically incompatible.

She and Kevin Price met while Kevin was in Ohio doing research on cryptids. Specifically following rumors of a cuckoo in the area instead running into the Bakers. When they got married, his mother Alice actively tried to "break" up the wedding.

## In the Series

### My Last Name

Evelyn arrives home at the compound after Verity and Dominic have already arrived and spoken with Kevin. She meets the two of them at the U-Haul, where she surprises Verity by accepting Dominic much more easily than expected.

### Magic for Nothing

Evelyn participates in the family meeting asking Antimony to go undercover with the Covenant.

### Imaginary Numbers

Evelyn welcomes her sister Sarah back to Oregon; Angela called and warned her that Sarah was coming as a surprise visit and test of her well-being.

### Calculated Risks

Evelyn is among the family in the hospital when Sarah wakes up, returned from the insect dimension.

## Relationships

### Sarah Zellaby

Although technically Sarah's adoptive sister, their age difference means Evelyn's role is closer to an aunt. Sarah was raised alongside Evelyn's children. However, Sarah knows that in conflicts between Sarah and Antimony, the sisterly bond will typically win out and Evelyn will side with her.

### Kevin Price

Husband and father of her three children.

## Trivia

* Evelyn loves discussing the topic of monomyths.
* Seanan has mentioned that Evelyn is "basically  Marilyn Munster, and that makes me happy".

## Quotes

### Epigraphs

**Main Article: Epigraphs**

**Discount Armageddon**

* "There's no such thing as a normal life. Some lives are just more interesting than others, and we shouldn't judge people for being boring."
* "Sure, you can take the heroic stand against the forces of darkness. Or you can not die. It's entirely up to you."
* "Remember that most people, human or cryptid, don't like what they don't understand. They're not wired for that kind of compassion. Feel sorry for them, unless they form an angry mob and march on your house. When that happens, release the hounds."
* "A lady is never truly embarrassed. And if she is, a lady is never gauche enough to leave survivors."
* "Learning something new about the world in which we live is a wonderful thing. Unless you're learning what a wendigo looks like from the inside."
* ''Never tell anyone to be careful, never ask what that noise was, and for the love of God, never, ever say that you'll be right back."

**Midnight Blue-Light Special**

* "The question you have to ask yourself before you run away is this: am I running because I have no choice, or am I running because I'm afraid? And if I'm running because I'm afraid, will I actually escape, or will I just delay the inevitable?"
* "Don't be careful. Be courageous. Don't be safe. Be strong. Don't be a victim. Be the one who makes it home."
* "If you get yourself turned to stone, you are grounded for a *week*. No TV, no dessert, and no trips to the range. Do I make myself clear?"
* "There were advantages to growing up with a cold-blooded telepath for a mother. The ability to lie about why I was out past curfew was not one of them."
* "Blood is one thing, but that's not all that goes into family. The family you choose is the family that really matters. They're the ones who'll keep you standing."
* "Family, faith, and knives. Those are the things that last in this world. Everything else is essentially extra."

**Magic for Nothing**

* "It's important to have things you care about outside of the family. Insularity is always a risk, and it's the first step toward total isolation. Be the island, but build bridges, not walls."
* "There is no skill so specialized that it cannot be adapted to the business of survival. When all else fails, look to yourself for answers."
* "A full stomach heals most ills. Except for the ills that leave you without internal organs. Those are harder to heal."
* "Sometimes what matters isn't the grand adventure, it's the small adventures that happen when no one's really looking."
* "You won't get everything you want in this world. That's a good thing. What you do get will matter more, because you've earned it."

**Tricks for Free**

* “Being alive is never as important as staying alive.” (Ch. 6)
* “Your family, your real family, will always welcome you home with open arms. Anyone who says you can lose your love isn’t really family, no matter what the blood says.” (Ch. 13)
* “You don’t owe the world anything. That’s why you should try to make it better no matter what. A lack of obligation does not mean a lack of mercy.” (Ch. 19)
* “Oh, my sweet girl. I will always love you, no matter what. Now get out there, and kick their asses back to the Stone Age.” (Ch. 25)

**That Ain't Witchcraft**

* "Children are a blessing. Like all blessings, they're also occasionally a curse."
* "There's no honor in running away from a debt. There's no shame in running away from a bullet. Learn to tell the difference as early as you can."
* "Nothing--*nothing--*is more important than making it home alive."
* "A parent's greatest fear is the idea of burying their children. Everything else is a distant second, and worth forgetting in the face of that unbearable loss."
* "We make our choices. We live with their consequences. That's what it means to walk in this world, whether we like it or not."

**Imaginary Numbers**

* "There's a special sort of egotism that comes with being a member of the human race. We call compassion, kindness, love, all part of 'showing humanity.' That's not what they are at all. They're part of being a good person. Humanity barely counts."
* "Never go anywhere unprepared, unarmed, or unaccompanied. The difference between success and suicide is often a matter of prior planning."

**Calculated Risks**

* "I never felt like my biological parents didn't want me just because they made sure I'd have a family who could take the best care of me. I always felt like that proved they loved me."
* "I always knew I was different from my parents. I think every child knows that on some level, although in my case, it was a difference in species, not just ideology."
* "Blood gives you hair color and skin color and maybe a few little quirks of biology or personality. It doesn't give you family. Family is something you build."

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 My Last Name
2. ↑ Imaginary Numbers Ch. 3
3. ↑ Calculated Risks Ch. Prologue
4. ↑ Chaos Choreography, Ch. 9
5. ↑ Imaginary Numbers Ch. 10
6. ↑ Chaos Choreography Ch. 7
7. ↑ Metro Library interview with Seanan McGuire. Relevant quote starts at 49:47.
8. ↑ Discount Armageddon Ch. 8
9. ↑ Discount Armageddon Ch. 10
10. ↑ Discount Armageddon Ch. 19
11. ↑ Discount Armageddon Ch. 22
12. ↑ Midnight Blue-Light Special Ch. 4
13. ↑ Midnight Blue-Light Special Ch. 8
14. ↑ Midnight Blue-Light Special Ch. 12
15. ↑ Midnight Blue-Light Special Ch. 17
16. ↑ Midnight Blue-Light Special Ch. 21
17. ↑ Midnight Blue-Light Special Ch. 25
18. ↑ Magic for Nothing Ch. 2
19. ↑ Magic for Nothing Ch. 7
20. ↑ Magic for Nothing Ch. 12
21. ↑ Magic for Nothing Ch. 17
22. ↑ Magic for Nothing Ch. 22
23. ↑ That Ain't Witchcraft Prologue
24. ↑ That Ain't Witchcraft Ch. 6
25. ↑ That Ain't Witchcraft Ch. 12
26. ↑ That Ain't Witchcraft Ch. 18
27. ↑ That Ain't Witchcraft Ch. 24
28. ↑ Imaginary Numbers Ch. 4
29. ↑ Imaginary Numbers Ch. 11
30. ↑ Calculated Risks Ch. 1
31. ↑ Calculated Risks Ch. 9
32. ↑ Calculated Risks Ch. 17