Tales of Happy Valley
Chapter 29: Hymnus Angelicus
She has dozens of friends in and around Happy Valley, and most of them are
best friends, but first and foremost among them is her friend, confessor, advisor, and most trusted operative, the thoroughly angelic Miss Gloria Baybrace.
Gloria Baybrace, Operative Extraordinaire, at Her Home in Happy Valley
Whenever
She needs something done and doesn't want to bug anybody in
Her husband's organization,
She calls on Gloria. It's an arrangement that suits Gloria quite well. In addition to the fact that Gloria is extraordinarily and unabashedly fond of
Her, these assignments give her lots amusing adventures and extra money to supplement her income as a medical technician.
Gloria found herself at a crossroads. She enjoyed her med tech job, but even more, she enjoyed working for
Her. Then they built Happy Valley University. She really, really wanted to go to college where she could learn more about the world and advance her career, but she didn't want to give up
Her adventures.
Neither Gloria nor
She were quite aware that the perfect solution to this conundrum was already a-brewing in both of their minds until they discussed it, just three days before Barry was born.
Gloria is Frieda's sister. They and five other sisters were originally born in the Babe Race (get it?), a spoof of the Baby Race, which tragically was lost forever in The Bomb. The characters survived in transit in an empty household and have since gone on to become solid citizens of Happy Valley. Even their opportunistic brother, Billy Ray Baybrace, pops up once in a while.