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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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[He's surprised by the secrecy, but nods. Does he need proof?
Well. Mob will float up the disposable chopsticks, cracking them neatly in half in the air, all with his power.]
I can lift a lot of stuff, even buildings.
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which is what he's thinking straight up until the moment the chopsticks come floating over and neatly split themselves in half.
Which is the point in time where Shiro's mind suddenly hangs up the phone on him and decides to ignore its calls.
Absent, Shiro reaches out to take the floating chopsticks.]
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... it's just a talent.
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Buildings, huh...?
His eyebrows come down. Because if he's going to buy the telekinesis thing - that's not the only thing Shigeo talked about that he had let slide. And then - ]
Is this why your mom was adamant about me needing new spoons?
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Buildings though...
He focuses on the basics.]
Plastic spoons too?
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[Suddenly, Shiro is hit with the realization that he's probably taken on a lot more responsibility than he was originally aware of. And he can't even blame Shigeo's mom. How do you explain this kind of thing to strangers anyway? Still...
Shiro reaches out and takes the bag with the take out in it and hands over the right amount of money with a smile and a nod before heading for the door, other hand still holding the chopsticks thoughtfully. He glances over at Shigeo.]
Anything else I should have a head's up about?
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[He pauses to think.]
I'm a member of the Body Improvement Club at school, so sometimes I'll be late to come home because of that instead of work.
seem like a good place to wrap it up?
He'd, frankly, understand either one. And either one draws a smile out of him and an exhale.
So - he's got an Esper living with him. That can potentially move buildings. And will certainly mess up his spoons. He... thinks he can live with that. Oddly but - he can live with that. He doesn't doubt that he's going to have a lot of questions while the younger boy is staying with him but - one day at a time. So far, he thinks they might be able to handle that.]
Okay. [He sets them in the right direction for his apartment.] We can do that. We'll both post our schedules on the fridge and work around it. [A soft huff of laughter and a smile.] Sounds like its going to be an interesting few weeks. That's not a bad thing.
Seems okay to me!
[He follows Shiro, and while the older man seems a bit skeptical in general, he's sure they'll be able to get along. He's a lot less stressed out by this than he thought he'd be.
He'll do his best not to bend all of the spoons...]