Liv

**Liv** is a minor character in season 5 of Within the Wires. She was a member of Gorgeous Watkins and good friend of Indra.

## Biography

During Gorgeous Watkins' March 1997 performance, Liv's character wore aviator goggles and had a capuchin monkey. The monkey was called Ted, and she had borrowed him from a friend for the part, despite apparently not using him much in her piece. Ted left droppings all over the backstage area of the theatre. The rest of the group, or at least Indra, had apparently decided not to argue with him about Ted's inclusion because it was easier not to argue with Liv. Liv also owned an old, "unedited" (presumably meaning "uncensored") copy of a Robert Browning collection.

In May 1997, Indra called Liv to ask if she knew what the deal was with Chunhua picking a fight with Nan at the Goat's Knackers. In July, Indra called Liv to ask her if Sophie was still ignoring her due to being angry about the fate of a sculpture they had been attempting to transport to the theatre. Indra expressed a need to talk to Liv, as she always said the right thing.

Liv dated Trish Geddings for some amount of time while she was with Gorgeous Watkins. In around 2000 or 2001, the group, including Nan and Trish, went out for drinks after a show. Liv got extremely drunk and attempted to steal a Society official's motorcycle, seemingly forgetting that she needed a key to start it, and unable to work the kickstand. Trish tried to pull her off the bike while its owner was yelling at them, and Liv tried to start an anti-Society chant. As they walked home, Trish carried Liv on her back "like a cape."

In September 2001, Liv was around at Sophie's with Indra after Indra crashed her bike. Liv walked Indra home, although they thought they may stop in at the pub on Morton on the way. Liv did a salon in Glasgow one weekend shortly after. She expected about half a dozen artists from the university to attend, not counting Indra, Chunhua, and Sophie, who were all taking the trip.

In January 2002, Indra called Liv from Bath and admitted she was feeling lonely and growing suspicious of Nan. She invited Liv to come to Bath for a few days. By March, Gorgeous Watkins had disbanded, and most of its members had moved on to other things or places. In the wake of her breakup with Nan, Indra seemed to rely heavily on Liv's friendship.

In around August 2003, Liv and Trish fought, as they were still friends although they hadn't been together romantically in years. Liv and Indra started talking about starting a new performance troupe, but the following evening, her phone was disconnected and her apartment empty. Indra had noticed that recently she had stopped drinking, and her hair had got very shiny. She was quieter than usual, and more than once brought up the Cradle. In retrospect, she believed Liv was pregnant and didn't want to give up the baby. A while after she vanished, Trish got a letter from her from Oslo, but wasn't contacted again.

## Additional info

* "Liv" is usually a shortened version of Olivia, which is derived from "olive"

## References

1. ↑ Season 5, Episode #10: March 1997
2. ↑ Season 5, Episode #9: May 1997
3. ↑ Season 5, Episode #8: July 1997
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Season 5, Episode #1: March 2008
5. ↑ Season 5, Episode #5: September 2001
6. ↑ Season 5, Episode #4: January 2002
7. ↑ Season 5, Episode #3: March 2002
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Season 5, Episode #2: September 2003