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The FAMILY Meme

How does it work? Simple! Choose a relationship (or roll for one, if it suits your fancy), and then RNG for a situation! That, or just go straight for whatever situation appeals to you. These are all fairly vague: just something to start you off!  Parent-Child      1. Rock-a-Bye How do you get a fussy child to sleep? Read them a story, sing them a lullaby, or just let them stay up until they exhaust themselves? Whatever the choice, it is time for bed.       2. For The First Time You've never met this person in your life, but it turns out they're one of the two reasons you exist. Maybe they walked out when you were young. Maybe they never knew you were born. Whatever the reason, it is now time to meet them.       3. Past Midnight That curfew was set for a reason. Now it's two AM, and your kid is just now dragging in. Maybe they're drunk. Or got into a fight. Or just had way too much fun snogging their new love interest. It's time for them to face the music.       4. New Home It's the first day of your new life together, as parent and child. Whether it's through adoption, a basket on the front steps, or a wish come true, both of you are going to have to learn to take your steps together.       5. Holiday It could be Christmas, Easter, or just a birthday, but it is time to celebrate! Get together for some good old-fashioned family fun.       6.Take To Work Day What your parents do for a living is the quickest thing that can turn a kid from boring to the coolest on the block. So whatever the job, from accountant to zookeeper, go to work!      7. You're Not My Real Dad Being a step-parent (or step-child, for that matter) can be tough. Problem is, you're stuck with each other. So whether you're yelling or just having an awkward conversation, it is time to work things out.       8. Unexpected Guardian So you're not the parenting type. Too bad. Situation calls for someone to step up to the plate and look out for this kid, and you're the only one near base. Have fun with that.  Siblings      1. Protective Big Sibling Okay, look. No one gets to mess with your sibling but you. Your little brother or sister is in trouble; let them know you're going to be the one to take care of it.       2. Ruining The Night So your sibling has a hot date. You know what that calls for? Making their lives a living hell.       3. Newcomer Who is this new kid in your house? Your family has adopted, and now you have to call this stranger family. Welcome them into the house, or let them know how much they aren't wanted.       4. Blood Brothers So maybe you aren't really related to this person. That doesn't matter. You're going to change that, right now. In this moment, you will become family. Nothing can break this bond.       5. Middle of the Night It's the middle of the night. Your car is broken down, or you're drunk, or you need bailed out, or you just got beat up, or someone just broke up with you. Whatever just happened, it's time to call your sibling and hope they can bail you out.       6. Sibling Rivalry Nobody understands what jerks siblings can be! Always in your stuff, messing up your relationships, getting in your way -- it's time for an all out brawl, whether that means yelling, pranking, or fists flying.       7. Long-Lost Maybe you've heard of this person. Or maybe they are entirely new to you. However, you've gotten the information that you're more than strangers: you're family. Welcome to each other's lives.       8. All Alone Once your family was whole. Or maybe it never truly was. Whatever the case, the world is a big, dangerous place, and you've only got one person left to rely on: your sibling.  Uncle/Aunt-Niece/Nephew      1. Sent Away There's something bad going on at home, and you've been sent away to "safety." Problem is, how safe is this relative really? Are they the kooky, cool kind of Aunt, or are they a crazed Uncle after your fortune? Time to find out.       2. Taking You In Something's happened to your niece/nephew's parents, and it's time to step up and do your family duty. They've got nowhere else to go, after all.       3. The One We Don't Talk About So maybe the family is a little bit...ashamed of you. You're a bit mad, or you've done something they just don't like. Yet you want to be part of your niece/nephew's life, and whatever their parents say, you'll find a way.       4. Grand Adventure Maybe you came out of nowhere, or maybe you've just been keeping secrets. But you aren't an ordinary aunt/uncle, and it's time to take your niece or nephew on a very wild ride.       5. Like A Parent To Me Sure, you have parents, but this person is who your parents should be like -- or maybe who you feel should be your parent in the first place. Let them know how you feel about them.       6. Don't Tell Mom Aunts and Uncles have special qualities. Like, sometimes, being a bit more lenient than Mom and Dad might be. So you have a, er, sensitive problem? It's time to run to them.  In A Relationship      1. New Baby On The Way The panicking is already over, but there are still preparations to be made. Maybe you need to set up the nursery, or you've got the best idea for your soon-to-be child's name.       2. Romeo & Juliet You love this person. Perhaps more than life itself. But it is time to break the bad news: your family will never approve.       3. I Think I Might Be Pregnant Somehow, you are pregnant. And you think you know who the father is...time to break the news.       4. While You Were Away You've been gone years, only to come back and find your beloved has a child...with your eyes.  Other      Of course, you are free to make up your own scenario, or do a relationship not done here! "

Comments

[losingherhead]

[Not the ideal reaction, but okay.]

I've just lived without it.

[Not happily, mind you, but that's a whole extra story.]

[blindfoldcode]

[She's not been prepared for this?!]

How do you see? How can you hear? [She wants to ask what exactly Celty is but that seems like it's pushing it.]

[losingherhead]

[Shrugs???]

Magic, I guess. Can't think of another reason for how I live or how you disappear.

[blindfoldcode]

There has to be more to it...?

[losingherhead]

Maybe. Doesn't really matter to me.

[blindfoldcode]

[She's quiet, clasping her hands in her lap. She's not even sure what to say.]

You're going to get questions. Because of me. What if you can't hide?

[losingherhead]

I'm used to questions. I'll be fine.

What about you?

[blindfoldcode]

What do you mean what about me?

[losingherhead]

Probably get questions because of me too. Work can get dangerous. What if you can't hide?

[blindfoldcode]

I can always hide. Even if I don't mean to or want to.

[losingherhead]

Guess we'll hide together then.

[blindfoldcode]

[She's quiet, then.] Do I have to keep going to school?

[losingherhead]

[Considers.] If you want? I'm not gonna force you.

[blindfoldcode]

A lot of the kids make fun of me.

[losingherhead]

[She shifts into a more tense posture. Shinra always said things like that happened. Happened to Shizuo a lot too. Maybe kids are just cruel.]

You definitely don't have to go.

[blindfoldcode]

[She looks up at the helmet, eyes wide. She's not sure she can believe that.

But she looks kind of hopeful, too.]

... Can we go home then?

[losingherhead]

[She nods and gets up from her seat, offering a hand.]

[blindfoldcode]

[Kido will take it a little nervously. And this is sure to start some amazing rumors about how she got dragged into a gang considering she won't go back to school if she doesn't have to and also she got caught riding away on a motorcycle...]

[losingherhead]

[Well, on the bright side, bike rides! Gangs know where it's at with motorcycles.

Celty can't help but feel good about this development, even if a tenuous one. She knew better than anyone how hard it could be to trust someone. Maybe this could work after all.

The black bike is already rumbling again when they get to him. He feels more like an animal than machine.]

[blindfoldcode]

[Kido actually looks pretty worried. A little embarrassed.]

... I don't know how to ride.

[losingherhead]

That's fine. Just hold onto me.

[And before they do, she pulls off a glove and quickly forms a helmet from her shadows. Satisfied, she hands it toward Kido. Safety first?]

[blindfoldcode]

[She jumps again in surprise. Watches it. Frowns a little???]

It's safe, right?

[losingherhead]

[Nod nod. Shadow smoke is the safest thing ever. They're like duct tapes. They can do anything.]

[blindfoldcode]

[... Then she'll take it and slide it on. And she will cling to Celty the entire way home because it scares her. V. scary.]

[losingherhead]

[Always feels great for Celty. Everything, all the problems, just turn into blurs quickly falling behind her. Makes her feel free.

But she goes slower this time for the kiddo. Obeys traffic laws and everything. Gotta get home without too much of a panic.]