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bakerstreet2016-10-30 12:38 pm
possiblybeokay) wrote in bakerstreet2016-10-30 12:38 pm
the family that slays together stays together
( ganked from this post )
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.
OTHER
Of course, you are free to make up your own scenario, or do a relationship not done here!
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It would be more exciting if it were. Speaking of which. [ He cuts her a sly look, because she's opened the door for this. ] How has your sacrifices to the gods been going?
[ Don't disappoint him now, Asha. ]
Some earthling tale, from what I've heard the others jabbering about. You know how odd those folk can be. Look at Katve, he emulates their kind, doesn't he?
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Is that some kind of Christmas tradition for you? I thought it was all about gifts.
[ Which makes her think and she nudges him with her knee. ] Did you get me something? It better be something nicer than what uncle Asmo gave me.
[ That dude is just weird but Asha likes him. ]
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[ And with that said, he sips on his coffee. A smuggled stash he saves for these types of emergencies. His gods are her gods, and that's the end of that argument, as far as he's concerned.
Talk of a gift throws him for a hot second. ] What did Asmodeus give you? [ He'll ignore that uncle bit. The implications... ah. Perhaps she's referring to her and Urbarra's relationship, and Asmodeus' role in it. Not his and Asmodeus' relationship--which is a private affair, thank you very much. ]
Urbarra doesn't call me uncle, does he?
[ That would be disturbing. ]
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[ Asha makes a face at the thought of it. She's about to steal her dad's coffee cup because that shit actually smells delicious after the green goo that they've been eating.
But she can't resist the temptation to rattle his gears a little bit. ] Some kind of bottle cork. I don't know. He dug it out of his pocket when we came across each other in Temperance. [ Asha thnks he just forgot to get her a present and gave her something, whatever. It doesn't matter.
And they're all uncles to her. What the hell is she supposed to call them anyway? She has four dads, kind of, except only one for real, and a lot of weird ass relatives that aren't really relatives but act like it. Look at Katve and Salo. They're like the weirdest fucking uncles anyone could have. ]
And no, but I tried to make him call you mama.
[ No kidding, she really did. ]
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[ He sniffs, clearly insulted and disgusted. One would think after all the years she's been alive, she would accept their ways, but no. Still stubborn as ever. Just like her damn mother. ]
Do take care with that. [ Maybe he should have a word with Asmodeus about bottle corks for gifts. ] Velia's team received one a while back, and they still haven't figured out what to do with it. Try not to disappoint him. [ Like hell if he knows what Asmodeus did to the thing. Although-- ] He actually goes up to Temperance?
[ Well that's new. ]
Now you're just being barbaric.
[ Not funny, Asha. ]
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Huh? It's just a bottle cork, right? [ What else would it be? Used too if she isn't mistaken.
What a weird guy. ] Maybe he was seeing Ruby. Giving him another cork if that's something he does.
Maybe it's like a badge to his club.
Do you have one?
[ He should. Given their relationship. If that's what you call fucking like teenagers.
And she thinks she's being hilarious, which is why she laughs, rowdily, right at his face. ]
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This is Asmodeus, we're talking about. Why would a master illusionist give you a cork?
[ Come now, Asha, you know better. With a sigh, he takes another long, enthusiastic gulp of his coffee, then offers the remaining third to her. She's his blood; he'll take care of her in his own way. ]
I don't have a cork. [ He does, however, have a sore ass. ] I've no use for a used cork, or his little mind games.
[ Is it technically cheating if he tells his daughter what Asmodeus' gifts really are? Not that he knows the full extent of their power, but he knows of some, which is far more than any of the other kids on this ship. ]
You didn't think to ask your boyfriend about it?
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I dunno. Maybe he thought it was funny?
[ Mind games and weird ass gifts. She doesn't really bother thinking about it that much. Ruby's dad is a bit weird all in all. He's always been like that for as long as she remembers.
But he's seemed kind of harmless to her. Because she knows that Asmodeus cares about her dad in his own way. So why would he do something to hurt her?
She grabs the coffee happily with a hum and sips on it. ]
Nah, I figured... well, it's just a bottle cork. We had other things to talk about. [ She grins at him in a way that says all there is to say about what they talked about.
Have fun with that little piece of information, dad. ]
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He doesn't have a sense of humor.
[ Or, well, he does, it's just not the typical sort that anyone on this ship would truly appreciate. His daughter included, he thinks. ]
Yes. [ A sigh. ] I'm sure you and Urbarra had plenty to talk about. Don't let your uncles hear about this, they've been discussing you in the infirmary. Plans to keep 'their little Asha' away from the less than savory influences on the ship.
[ Himself included, if the glares he'd received were any indicator.
He doesn't know about anyone else, but the way they were talking? It reminds him of putting a muzzle onto a dog. ]
And remember not to get pregnant. You haven't made your sacrifice to the gods yet, it won't be a blessed child if you get knocked up.