Voice

[forcechanic]

This is a really weird question but... what do you call your grandparents?

My grandfather says "Grandfather" is too formal but "Grandpa" is taken and calling him by his first name would just be weird.

[This is so not a problem she was prepared for. Time travel is weird.]

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Voice

[moonlitpath]

Grandad's what I use for mine!

I guess you use grandpa for the other one?

Re: Voice

[forcechanic]

Kinda, yeah.

[She's not sure how public her mom has been about being adopted and everything so... probably better to not go into details]

Every grandparent died before I was born so I never had to worry about what they wanted to be called. Grandad could work, that's more casual...

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[facepalmchampion]

Why not the same thing? They're both the same familial link.

[forcechanic]

It's... not, exactly. There's a whole complicated history there. It would be weird.

[facepalmchampion]

There's a lot of "weird". What's weird? Worrying about a name that doesn't matter. Ask them if they're here, or give them 1 and 2 at the end of their names. If they don't come up often, then that solves your problem entirely.

[forcechanic]

Only one of them is here, he's the one who requested something less formal than Granfather. Grandpa really does need a title of his own, he did too much.

Voice

[germhating_hypochondriac]

Dziadek and Babcia. They were Polish. My other grandparents were Grandma and Grandpa. Do you know any ways to say Grandpa in a cool alien language?

well maybe if Star Wars had some cultural worldbuilding...

[forcechanic]

Uh... I know what it sounds like in Shyriiwook but I can't actually make those noises.

[germhating_hypochondriac]

Shyriiwook..like Chew..like a Wookie language? That's cool. What about calling him Gramps?

[forcechanic]

Yeah, Chewie's the reason I know it.

[She did catch that]

He did say he wanted less formal. Gramps isn't formal.

[germhating_hypochondriac]

You know Chewbacca too?

Yeah, and if he's ever in a bad mood, you can call him grumps.

[forcechanic]

He was always my favourite babysitter because he'd let us get away with so much. He and Dad go way back.

[That last part gets a laugh]

Okay getting more tempting.

[germhating_hypochondriac]

Holy shit!  My mom would never let me have a cool babysitter like that.  I mean, we didn't have wookies.  But if we did, my mom wouldn't have allowed it. 

[He grins.]  So, who's your grandfather anyway?

[forcechanic]

Mom figured he'd be a good babysitter because he would always protect us.

The one who's here is Anakin Skywalker.

[germhating_hypochondriac]

My mom had a hard time seeing past people's differences and seeing the good about them.

[Woah.  Eddie might have been able to figure that out with her family tree, but he still thinks of him as darth vader.]  Oh..that's..wow.  Is he a good grandfather?

[forcechanic]

I'm not sure he can really do a lot of the usual grandfather thing when he's so young. But I like getting to know him.

[germhating_hypochondriac]

Young is good. [Eddie says quickly. It's much better than the idea of having him there as Vader.] He's not too old to do fun stuff.

Voice

[a_gaggle_of_ghosties]

I can't say I ever knew mine, so knowing what to call them was never an issue.

The closest familial link I ever spoke with besides my mother was the ghost of my long-dead ancestor. And I'm not about to propose you call anyone blood of my blood.

[It was weird enough being called "flesh of my flesh" all the damned time, he wouldn't wish the other on anyone.]

But if "grandfather" annoys him, all the more reason to go with it. Tell him to put on his big boy robes and deal with it.

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[forcechanic]

Yeah let's... not go with that one.

[That's just weird why are Sith so weird]

This is the first time I've ever had living grandparents. It changes things.

[a_gaggle_of_ghosties]

I don't see how.

If you never knew them before, practically speaking it's no different from meeting a stranger. Or a new in-law, if you insist on using familial relations for this scenario.

Whether they're alive or dead doesn't really matter.

[forcechanic]

Knowing about the idea of someone is completely different from interacting with him. I heard stories, but never from anyone who knew him at this age.

[a_gaggle_of_ghosties]

I still say you're needlessly complicating matters. Does it really matter what you call him, so long as he understands it's him you're referring to?

[forcechanic]

Well he doesn't like Grandfather.

[a_gaggle_of_ghosties]

It was my understanding grandparents were meant to spoil their grandchildren.

[Not from personal experience, of course, any familial relations of his were long since dead. But a combination of people watching and noticing several tacky apparel items was certainly indicating a trend.]

Voice

[pidgewidgeon]

I use Granddad or Nonno, depending on which one I'm speaking about or to.

Re: Voice

[forcechanic]

Granddad's starting to sound like a good choice...

Where's Nonno from?

Voice

[pidgewidgeon]

It's Italian, from both this Earth and my Earth.

Re: Voice

[forcechanic]

I haven't learned much about Italian yet.

Voice

[pidgewidgeon]

To be honest I don't know much, just enough to use it for nicknames for my grandparents and to curse a little.

The important things, you know?

Re: Voice

[forcechanic]

Oh yeah, I can swear in about a dozen more languages than I can speak.

Voice

[pidgewidgeon]

It's a useful skill to have. Fuck asking where the bathroom is, what's really important is being able to curse out a shitty driver.

voice

[obediences]

[ Huh. Somehow, this isn't a topic he'd ever, in his life, really stopped to consider. ]

I don't have grandparents, so I can't advise here. Is it weird, getting to know them now?

Re: voice

[forcechanic]

A little.

Nice, though.

[obediences]

Kind of sucks being stuck here, but it can also bring people experiences they never would've had back in their home universes. I guess it can also be a blessing sometimes.

[forcechanic]

It's definitely complicated. BUt there are nice parts.

voice

[ct_7567]

Has anyone taught you to use this world's search engines?

[forcechanic]

Yeah, they gave a pretty big list but not a real feel for what people actually say.

[ct_7567]

Well, I can't help you with that. I've never had a grandfather myself.

I'm not sure if it matters what people actually say, provided you call him what feels right. What I would do is look up each of the terms. See where they're from. If you're going to borrow a word, you may as well know the culture it's from.

[forcechanic]

I've never had a living one.

I'm trying to figure out what feels right.

I think Mom would insist I learn about the culture if I use their word.