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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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[A flash of light, and then The Lady Sif was in the living room of a particularly unkempt London dwelling.

Hm. This is where her offspring was living? She'd been told he would grow into a healer.]

[John's not entirely sure how he's supposed to react to that. It's certainly not every day that random women appear in one's living room, particularly not spontaneously, and almost never in a burst of light. Given the circumstances, John thinks his reaction is among the better ones he could have had.

That is to say, he nearly jumped out of his skin and came very close to spilling the contents of his mug all over his lap. It's only a second before he's alert enough to be on his feet, defensive.]

Who the hell are you and what-- How did you do that?

[Sif reminds herself that the boy is mortal, and was born as such. She looks him over, curiously, searching for parts of herself.

Sif does not have what one might call a mother's instinct. But still, she does her best to approach this delicately, for his sake.]

I am the Lady Sif of Asgard. I came her via the Bifrost, under the guidance of Heimdall, bridge keeper of the world.

I know your true name, but I would ask what you call yourself in this life.

I'm sorry, what? Lady... Sif, what, like the norse god? You can't seriously expect me to believe you.

[Yes, John, because laughing at the magical lady in your sitting room is such a fantastic idea.]

I just appeared in your living room in a flash of white light. What further proof would you need?

[She frowns, at the laughing, but supposes it is a better reaction than he was having before.]

[He opens his mouth to reply to that, frowns, shuts it again, frowning. In his mind, he can almost hear Sherlock's voice. Once you eliminate the impossible, what remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

He's far from convinced, still, but he does sit back down, fixing her with a skeptical look, even as he motions to the free seat. Might as well be polite.]

Right. So, say I believe you. Why are you here?

[At least the child has some manners. Sif sits down, with a prim nod. She is not entirely comfortable here, for a myriad of reasons.

But -- best to get into it.]

To bestow your birthrights upon you as a child of Aesir, should you desire them.

My what? Oh, please. [It's out before he can really help himself. She sounds like a lunatic, to be honest, and John's not yet ruled out the possibility of finally going mad.

Still, delusion or not, that's not exactly going to be getting him anywhere. He leans back in his seat, trying to wipe the amused, incredulous look off his face.]

Right, sorry. Any chance I could get an explanation on all this?

[It's a perfectly reasonable request, and Sif treats it as such, going full tilt into an explanation.]

Decades ago, a shieldmaiden of Asgard found herself on Midgard -- our name for your world -- by happenstance. Of course, she desired to go home as soon as possible, but Asgard was in the midst of a battle that made opening the Bifrost to an outside realm exceedingly dangerous. So, she waited. For two months, she lived and worked as a mortal, waiting to go home.

In that time, she had a relationship with a mortal man. When the time came that the Bifrost could be opened, she took the opportunity. Nine months later, you were dropped off on your father's doorstep, so as to not cause disharmony with the vows she had made to her realm and king.

Now, such a time has come that it is appropriate to inform you of your heritage.

The Family Meme

1/2 -- Have a god for a mom, John!

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