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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! "

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[blindfoldcode]

Do we have to take the bike?

[losingherhead]

[...Leave... the bike????]

We can go without him.

[blindfoldcode]

... I'm afraid I'll fall off.

[losingherhead]

[Humans can fall off bikes?.]

Its fine by me. I could stretch my legs.

[blindfoldcode]

Are you sure? I could walk and meet you there...

[losingherhead]

Really.

[blindfoldcode]

[She doesn't push any further. But she does duck away to change into street clothes. Which are old at best, but she seems comfortable enough in them. They're baggy and warm. It could be much worse.]

[losingherhead]

[After putting her helmet back on, Celty set on finding her wallet and putting it in a makeshift shadow purse. She thinks that's all she needs.]

[blindfoldcode]

[Yeah Kido doens't have anything else to bring. But her posture is kind of funny. She makes herself pretty small and walks a step behind Celty p much the entire way.]

[losingherhead]

[This is clearly the most social activity-filled walk she's ever had. What a delight.

She racking her metaphorical brain for any conversation topics. She turns back to Kido to show her phone...

and then sees that the bike has been following them like a lost puppy. This is really not the time, buddy. Kido's already freaked out.]

[blindfoldcode]

[She looks back when Celty does and... stares stupidly?!]

C-Celty. What's your bike doing?

[losingherhead]

Don't worry. He might just be worried about being alone.

[She has to spend a minute or two patting him comfortingly before he finally turns around and heads back home.

This is a lot of magical bullshit to take in in just a few hours.

[blindfoldcode]

[Yeah. This is a lot of things...]

But it's a bike.

[losingherhead]

[She feels like she's going to need to explain more things, so starts walking next to Kido again.]

Do you want the long version or the short version

[blindfoldcode]

Uh. I guess the short version for now... can you tell me more when we get home?

[losingherhead]

Of course.

You ever hear of the headless horseman?

[blindfoldcode]

[A beat.]

That's you?

[losingherhead]

Well, maybe. I don't really know if there's other creatures like me?

But I am headless and that's my horse.

[blindfoldcode]

So it's alive?

[losingherhead]

That he is.

[blindfoldcode]

Why is it a bike? Was it always a bike? Was it ever actually a horse?

[losingherhead]

Back in Ireland, yeah. He transformed into a bike for the ride here and stayed that way ever since.

[blindfoldcode]

You're from Ireland? [She knows Japanese pretty well for being European.]

[losingherhead]

Was there most of my life.

[Killing people and whatnot.]

Moved here about twenty years ago.

[blindfoldcode]

Why'd you move? [Hello time for personal questions at least it means Kido's a little more comfortable with her?