you'll be in my heart

[viva_la_materia]

THE PARENT/CHILD MEME

Parents, congratulations! The precious responsibility of legal guardianship has been placed upon your shoulders. You are now in charge of a real, live, adorable(?) child! Welcome to the greatest adventure of your life! In theory, anyway. Let's hope you don't screw this up...

Children, also congratulations! Whether you had one before this meme or not, you have officially acquired a genuine responsible(?) adult to love and cherish you, teach you useful skills, and look after your every need! In theory, anyway. Let's hope you aren't too much of a handful...

HOW IT WORKS:

Make a post with your character's name and fandom in the subject line, and make note of whether you'd rather play as a GUARDIAN, as a CHILD, or as EITHER. Guardians must be over the age of 18 and children under the age of 18, but if your character is too old or too young for the role you want to play, just shoop their age and make a note of it in the subject line!

[Examples:]
YUFFIE KISARAGI | FFVII | GUARDIAN (25)
ROY MUSTANG | FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST | CHILD (6)

Easy as pie! Now, pick out a likely-looking guardian for your child or a child for your guardian (cross-canon tagging is totally encouraged here, but canon relationships are also fine), tag their post, and start playing! Rolling up a relationship, a scenario, or both at the RNG is entirely optional. Good luck!

RELATIONSHIPS:

1: Born
Behold, the fruit of your loins! Whether you've been raising this kid from day one or have belatedly become their primary guardian, the DNA testing doesn't lie - you are this child's ancestor.

2: Adopted
Not every parental bond starts in the womb. You've selflessly opened your home and your heart on a permanent basis to this bundle of joy. Best of luck as you bond with your new child!

3: Fostered
Sometimes the greatest gift is a place to call home, even if it's just a temporary chapter of life. For however long they're in your care, this kid is depending on you for stability and love.

4: Found
Where did this kid come from? You'd better puzzle it out quick, because you've suddenly found yourself with an extra mouth to feed, and there's nobody else around to do the job.

5: Borrowed
There is somebody else to do the job...but they've passed the baton to you for the time being, or you offered your services yourself. Babysitting is a major responsibility - do your best!


SCENARIOS:

1: "Now I lay me down to sleep..."
It's time to put this kid to bed. How many bedtime stories and drinks of water is it gonna take? Only one way to find out.

2: "Part of this balanced meal!"
Food is the foundation of life, the kitchen is the heart of the home, and mealtime with loved ones can be a peaceful oasis...or a trial by fire.

3: "I'm so proud of you!"
Part of the joy of parenthood is celebrating your child's accomplishments. Whatever your kid did right, make sure you let them know how happy it's made you.

4: "Come, stop your crying, it'll be all right..."
Something has gone badly wrong for this little one. Whether the cure involves a first aid kit, some good advice, or just comfort and reassurance, it's up to you to make things right again.

5: "Say 'ahh'..."
Being sick is never fun, but having somebody around to take good care of you can make all the difference to an ailing child. Try not to catch it yourself, though.

6: "And let that be a lesson to you."
Sometimes, when your child puts a foot wrong, it's your job to set them right. A time-out, a telling-off, grounding, or even corporal punishment...what method do you set stock by?

7: "Now, follow my lead..."
Teaching a skill to a young person is a wonderful way of passing on your wisdom to the next generation. Let the training begin! And let's hope your specialty isn't anything illegal...

8: "Get behind me!"
A threat has emerged, your child is in danger, and you can feel the adrenaline kicking in. It's time to get in there and protect your young!

Comments

rolled a 5-5

[bl1ndfolds33r]

((interested in babysitting an ill alien from a species that doesn't raise its own young?))

[leatherjackets]

(( sure let's do it! ))

[bl1ndfolds33r]

((can switch to brackets if you'd prefer))

Terezi's still not sure what she thinks of this whole 'temporary human lusus' business, but her instincts are telling her to hide for now. Sick means weak, weak means you get culled, so if you're sick you hide. It makes perfect sense. Sure, a normal lusus would help protect its charge and not need to also-be-hidden-from, but Emma's not exactly Terezi's real lusus, now is she? So if Emma wants to see her charge again anytime soon, she should probably start following the trail of gross teal-snotty tissues.

...Terezi's not super great at hiding.

[leatherjackets]

(( I'm totally cool with this! :) ))

Unfortunately for Terezi, Emma is super great at tracking. Even if the trail wasn't so painfully obvious as teal-snotty tissues (gross) she'd still be able to find her charge.

For the moment Emma lets Terezi think she's having a hard time finding her. She purposefully avoids the tissues, looking confused as she calls out for Terezi. Though she circles closer to the hiding place every time she passes by.

"Come on Terezi, I can't help you if you don't come out."

[bl1ndfolds33r]

Stuffed up as she is, Terezi's currently nose-blind, leaving her with the options of relying on her hearing alone to pinpoint Emma or of hiking up her blindfold and peeking. Despite her current instincts and the bizarre pseudo-lusus situation, Terezi knows this isn't exactly life or death, and is having a hard time justifying falling back on her eyes just for this. She briefly considers climbing higher into the tree, but she's pretty sure in her current state of sensory deprivation that climbing too high would be bad.

It sounds like she's being circled, which sets her on edge. Her instincts are, once again, telling her this is more serious than her thinkpan actually believes. It's a really annoying sensation. Terezi finally sighs heavily and forces a toothy grin.

"For future reference, predatory stalking doesn't lend vague offers of 'help' a great deal of weight." Her tone is amused, but she notably doesn't make any move to come down.

[leatherjackets]

"I wasn't stalking you. I was trying to get you to come down on your own first." Emma finally stops under the tree, hands on hips as she looks up at Terezi. "I was giving you a chance to trust me."

Let's be honest, Emma has no idea what to do with Terezi. Yes, she has Henry, but she missed a lot of Henry's childhood. And well, Terezi isn't exactly like Henry. Nothing like Henry in so many ways. So she's pretty much trying to do this on instinct.

[bl1ndfolds33r]

Terezi pulls a rather comical face as she tries to figure out how to respond. She finally settles for: "So... humans don't have the whole 'it's closing in, get ready to attack' thing? You just... don't do that?" This is pan-boggling. She's not sure what to do with this information, so she eventually just makes a mental note of it and moves on.

"What sort of 'help' did you have planned, exactly?" She's still weighing her options. 'Jump and run for it' sounds sort of attractive, but without more sensory input, Terezi has a suspicion she'll do too much tripping over stuff for it to really be viable.

She absently wipes her sniffnode on her forearm, leaving a teal smear against the gray skin. What? The tissues are gone.