bakerstreet | The Parent/Child Meme!

THE PARENT/CHILD MEME

Parents, congratulations! The precious responsibility of legal guardianship has been placed upon your shoulders. You are now in charge of a real, live, adorable(?) child! Welcome to the greatest adventure of your life! In theory, anyway. Let's hope you don't screw this up...

Children, also congratulations! Whether you had one before this meme or not, you have officially acquired a genuine responsible(?) adult to love and cherish you, teach you useful skills, and look after your every need! In theory, anyway. Let's hope you aren't too much of a handful...

HOW IT WORKS:

Make a post with your character's name and fandom in the subject line, and make note of whether you'd rather play as a GUARDIAN, as a CHILD, or as EITHER. Guardians must be over the age of 18 and children under the age of 18, but if your character is too old or too young for the role you want to play, just shoop their age and make a note of it in the subject line!

[Examples:]
YUFFIE KISARAGI | FFVII | GUARDIAN (25)
ROY MUSTANG | FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST | CHILD (6)

Easy as pie! Now, pick out a likely-looking guardian for your child or a child for your guardian (cross-canon tagging is totally encouraged here, but canon relationships are also fine), tag their post, and start playing! Rolling up a relationship, a scenario, or both at the RNG is entirely optional. Good luck!

RELATIONSHIPS:

1: Born
Behold, the fruit of your loins! Whether you've been raising this kid from day one or have belatedly become their primary guardian, the DNA testing doesn't lie - you are this child's ancestor.

2: Adopted
Not every parental bond starts in the womb. You've selflessly opened your home and your heart on a permanent basis to this bundle of joy. Best of luck as you bond with your new child!

3: Fostered
Sometimes the greatest gift is a place to call home, even if it's just a temporary chapter of life. For however long they're in your care, this kid is depending on you for stability and love.

4: Found
Where did this kid come from? You'd better puzzle it out quick, because you've suddenly found yourself with an extra mouth to feed, and there's nobody else around to do the job.

5: Borrowed
There is somebody else to do the job...but they've passed the baton to you for the time being, or you offered your services yourself. Babysitting is a major responsibility - do your best!

SCENARIOS:

1: "Now I lay me down to sleep..."
It's time to put this kid to bed. How many bedtime stories and drinks of water is it gonna take? Only one way to find out.

2: "Part of this balanced meal!"
Food is the foundation of life, the kitchen is the heart of the home, and mealtime with loved ones can be a peaceful oasis...or a trial by fire.

3: "I'm so proud of you!"
Part of the joy of parenthood is celebrating your child's accomplishments. Whatever your kid did right, make sure you let them know how happy it's made you.

4: "Come, stop your crying, it'll be all right..."
Something has gone badly wrong for this little one. Whether the cure involves a first aid kit, some good advice, or just comfort and reassurance, it's up to you to make things right again.

5: "Say 'ahh'..."
Being sick is never fun, but having somebody around to take good care of you can make all the difference to an ailing child. Try not to catch it yourself, though.

6: "And let that be a lesson to you."
Sometimes, when your child puts a foot wrong, it's your job to set them right. A time-out, a telling-off, grounding, or even corporal punishment...what method do you set stock by?

7: "Now, follow my lead..."
Teaching a skill to a young person is a wonderful way of passing on your wisdom to the next generation. Let the training begin! And let's hope your specialty isn't anything illegal...

8: "Get behind me!"
A threat has emerged, your child is in danger, and you can feel the adrenaline kicking in. It's time to get in there and protect your young!

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[It's really Ami's own fault. If she hadn't run off, curious to visit the city, Mama would know where to find her right away before it got dangerous. If she hadn't provoked these two armed men, she wouldn't be injured and it wouldn't be hampering her efforts to defend herself.

This isn't going to go well without help.]

(ooc: and short version, the dark magical girl arc she's from in her canon largely revolves around emotional manipulation, the guy who controls her protecting her in the enemy group, and her often running off to try to piece together who she really is and her past. sound familiar? XD so i had to toss her here. apologies for tldr.)

Edited 2012-03-08 00:21 (UTC)

[And suddenly one of the men goes down, clutching his side. Behind is Mama, with a bloody dagger and a murderous expression.]

((is never tl;dr! <3))

Mama!

[Ami seems far less concerned with the fate of the man who's just been stabbed than the arrival of her ~~savior~~ mother. She breaks away, and runs towards Gothel.]

[It's once she's there, safely back at Mama's side, that Ami lets herself coldly smirk at the thought of the man's fate, and a cruel thrill run through her at the thought of the battle.]

[The other man finally reacts, swinging his knife at them; Gothel easily deflects it, however, and temporarily takes him down with a (high-heeled) kick to the stomach.]

[She doesn't apologize. There'll be time to settle things between her and Mama later. (She shouldn't have done this. All she has in the world, all she has to care about her, is Mama. She owes her for that.) Instead, Ami reaches out her hand, and closes her grip around a sword.

She isn't caught off-guard this time.]

[Indeed, Gothel would be disappointed in Ami if the child tried to pause a fight to apologize.

The wounded man is trying to crawl away. Gothel ignores him for the time being and one-handedly grabs the other man by the hair.]

[Ami does the opposite. She follows the wounded man, and once she's close enough (it's easy to catch up, with how injured he is), she pulls back her sword to its ready position.

She brings it down in one smooth stroke.]

[While her daughter finishes off the wounded man, Gothel slits the other's throat.

She looks around to make sure they're not about to be arrested or something as she wipes off her dagger with a handkerchief.]

[Now, it's time to settle things between them. Ami stays carefully turned away while she cleans off her sword.

What should she even say? She may be willing to defend herself, but two people just died because she disobeyed the rules that would have prevented it.]

[Having satisfied herself that they're now truly alone, Gothel goes to see what happened to her daughter.]

Are you injured? Where? How bad is it?

[She shakes her head.]

Just a scratch on my arm.

[She sighs in relief.]

[Then she fixes Ami with a stern look.]

[She doesn't flinch, but when she's been thinking she was wrong already... She doesn't argue, either. Ami waits for whatever is coming next. Her hands fidget as she holds them together.]

Ami...

What were you thinking? You know better than to run off like this! What if I couldn't find you in time?

Do you have any idea how worried I was? What if you'd died, I'd never know what had happened to you! [Dramatically sobs a little.]

And now just look at this mess! [She gestures to the corpses.]

[DRAMATIC SIIIIIIGH. Gothel is so disappointed.]

Whatever were you thinking, dear~?

But now you know better, and won't ever do this again~.

Right?

[This is normally when Ami would talk back, when she'd say she was fine, when she'd say it was her own business.

But this time, she'd really messed things up by it.]

You're right.

[And a moment later.]

Let's go back.

Good girl~.

Yes, it's high time to be getting home. Why, I think we missed lunch~!

[And she'll just be trying to usher Ami along out of the alley, stepping over the dead thugs.]

[Ami goes a bit slower than Gothel, but not by much. She steps around the bodies instead of over them, but she quickens her pace to catch up when she falls behind by a short distance.

She lets herself be tempted into forgetting what just happened.]

Sandwiches?

Hm. [Gothel considers.] That's probably the best we can do at this point. It's going to be a bit late to cook anything by the time we get home~.

The Parent/Child Meme!

let's say adopted/ get behind me+let that be a lesson. adopted makes more sense after all. <3

:DD /is Jack-mun from LJ, before got sick and, y'know, disappeared forevers

[1/2] jack as in bot_builder?! /SQUEE! you should totally bring him back. and bring gothel. >D

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Yupyup! :D /Just started em both in a different game, but will think about it <3

/such grabby hands. i did not know how much i wanted these two together til now. and i miss jack XD

^_^ you're welcome to come to my game too if y'want; is AU-friendly and easy AC

I'll shoot you a PM quick for easier talking XD

And easier talking hath commenced!

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i love you for this XD

She is nothing is not melodramatic, after all... XD

it's perfect XD

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