bakerstreet | [insert quote about Ohana meaning family here or something]

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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You adopted me. [Considering she was worried Celty was regretting adopting her...]

I'm really happy I did that too.

I don't think you're a monster either.

[She doesn't know how to respond to that. She likes that Celty cares about her. But she has to be a monster. That's what everyone has always said. She fucked up twelve times. Maybe Celty just accepts her because she thinks she's a monster herself...]

[Maybe that's the case. But as far as she's concerned, that just means they can be monsters together.

She's not sure what else there is to say after that either. So the day just. Kind of. Continues.]

[There's a knock on their door later, but if Celty opens it when Kido begs her to, no one is there :(]

[She opens it just enough to peek outside and is immensely confused. She thinks she's gonna keep Kido close.]

[There's only a little black cat in the streets. Kido is a few steps behind her, nervous.] Who was it?

No one.

I think we should stay away from the door and windows for a while.

[No one being there is scarier to her than it being the creep.]

... So we should be hiding. [That's... kinda scary.]

Not necessarily

Just think we should be careful.

Should we even stay here?

We should be alright.

[She... nods?] If it's too much, you'll tell me right?

Promise.

[She nods again. She thinks Celty's lying.]

[Celty doesn't know if she is or not. All she knows is this is stressful to think about and all those two-player Marios aren't going to beat themselves.]

[Kido is just gonna stick very, very close to Celty, aware that there is a chance that her time here is coming to an end. She's actually kind of affectionate and responding well to affection because she does not know if it will go away and if it does she does not know when she will get it again. And she does like it. Even if she tries to pretend it doesn't.]

[She likes to think affectionate Kido is because she is seeing her as a mom. Which is a weird thing she didn't crave all that much before now. Guardian seemed reasonable. Mom was a whole other thing.

Either way. Its a relatively good day other than the terror of the unknown. Probably insists on Kido sleeping in the same bed again.]

[It's because she sees Celty as the first person literally in her entire life to care for her. She's less weird about sharing the bed after a night of it. But she won't sleep as heavily tonight???]

[Sleep is hard.

They might end up watching trashy movies and falling asleep to that because Celty cares little for good-decision making]

[Mid-movie Kido falls asleep on her shoulder...]

[She falls asleep just before the big climax. She kind of hopes the stump smoke doesn't put her in a coughing fit when she wakes up.]

[It will not. Kido will eventually startle herself awake and nudge Celty.] You probably shouldn't sleep like that...

[She does the headless equivalent of staring bleary eyed at someone, which generally involves stump smoke flowing much slower than normal. She fumbles around for her phone in confusion before pulling it out of the charger.]

eh

... You fell asleep. But you were sitting up...

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