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[kidsmenu]

Bon soir. I am Claudia de Lioncourt.

[Small, blonde, extremely curly. A little more articulate and staid in her manner than your average twelve-year-old girl. She's wearing a flowery T-shirt and a backward, pink baseball cap.]

I am seeking information on how family relationships mature as a child grows up, in this world and time. In my old world, it would hinge on marriage, and childbirth, and separation from the ancestral home. But it seems that times have changed. Or perhaps they never were.

I'm given to understand that ImPorts don't tend to have children or anything, but I'm open to hearing stories gathered from the natives. Or your other cultures. Apparently, there is a saying, 'when in Rome.' And it would seem there are infinite versions of Romes to choose from.

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[coppelganger]

[ God, how old is this kid, ten?? Sarah's Mom Instincts are instantly pinged, though she's pretty good at not being completely obnoxious about it. ]

I've got a daughter. She isn't here, though. In my universe it's similar, except these days I guess you expect your kids to go to university instead of get married right off.

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[kidsmenu]

University? [She looms closer to the camera.] How delightful! You're very wealthy then, or the days have changed. You will put your daughter into university? Your girl?

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[killtime]

When are you from?

[kidsmenu]

We called it the eighteenth century. I don't know what they call that time here, or if there was anything like it. Do you know about the eighteenth century?

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[dejerate]

Family? I guess I wouldn't know. Considering what happened with my own parents. But yeah, I guess. Still kinda expected, more or less, that you find someone and have kids or whatever. More pressure back home with that since so many were killed by a virus back home.

[Not that Guren seemed to have anyone in mind to shove at Yuu. Yet. Or that he has to really think about that considering his situation here. His being with Mika.]

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[kidsmenu]

A virus? I've heard of that word. [She leans a bit closer.] Disease, correct? Or do you mean the computer kind? There were many plagues in my world. There was a time I was very ill myself.

How old are you? Are you considered grown up?

[youresovein]

Do try to stay in touch now and then once you've settled into your new life.

[ no overreactions here. ]

[kidsmenu]

[OH are we in a race for reactions now!]

I think it's customary for a father to make an effort, actually. Whether it's a dormitory room or her husband's home he's moved her into. I mean, it's my best guess.

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[canonized_demon]

Depends on the family there curls. Some stay at home, some leave with encouragement, some leave...well, without. Lotsa ifs.

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[kidsmenu]

[Somewhere out there in the ether, that puts a smile on Claudia's face. 'Curls.' It would've upset her once.]

Do you not think there's a right way about it?
Or at least the most common way.

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[4thdimensional]

I never got around to having children, but I did have a young friend I loved as a son.

Where I'm from leaving home is often tied to a loosely defined courtship ritual, yes, but those who never found love often leave to pursue career opportunities. Or, in my case, I stayed to care for my ailing mother after my father died.

I was her wayward fool of a son until the end, but we needed each other a while longer.

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[kidsmenu]

[The creepy little doll of a girl tilts her head.]

Perhaps that was the transitional moment for you then, [she proposes.] When you found yourself having to provide care for your mother. Perhaps that is when you knew you were a man and not a boy anymore.

If so, I must say, the other alternatives sound considerably more pleasant!

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[extremeteenbible]

My two kids are only twelve and thirty-five. Not quite old enough to be going off on their own yet. But I've been workin' on preparing 'em for the greater world out there and all the adventure that comes along with it.

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[kidsmenu]

Oh.

[Her eyes get big, then little again.]

I'm sorry, do your people mature quite a bit slower than humans? Thirty five isn't adult yet?

[hellosirs]

[ hey there, fellow kid! ]

I think it's different for everybody, miss! In my experience, it usually involves the child moving out, getting a job, and making their own way in life.

[ ... which he all did before he turned 10, but he's kind of a weird case. ]

[kidsmenu]

[Ah finally! Another child. Well, child-looking person.]

When will you do that? [she asks.] Who are your parents now?

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[dragony]

[ how much to say? on the one hand, pretending she's still new because she doesn't want to deal with people recognizing her (more than they already have). on the other hand, she's one of the few imports that arrived around this girl's age and grew up here with some. semblance. of a family. for some of it.

it's tough. it's stupid. she's gonna try something anyway. ]

It depends on the family, of course. The short version is, as you get older, and you learn more about the world, and yourself, the parent is supposed to learn with you. How you change, and how your needs change. Sometimes the things you want for yourself and what your parent want for you won't match, and there's conflict. Arguments are pretty normal during that period.

It's very emotional and very stressful for everybody involved, I think. When you actually become an adult, and when your family actually treats you like one — those periods don't always match.

[ "the short version." how was that short. ]

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[kidsmenu]

[It was short enough. It's shorter by far than Claudia's lived experience of childhood and struggling with it.

The answer makes sense to her. Bitterly. Without the side of detailed complications.]

Yes. I know that to be true.

[ahem.]

I've seen it happen to many people.

[An ounce of discretion!]

But you have to make them understand, don't you?

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[fehus]

I think there's more getting to know one another.

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[kidsmenu]

What do you mean?

[Curiosity on her tiny face.]

Not the marriage.

[vanto]

The galaxy I come from is so vast there are probably too many things I don't know. My home planet was fairly traditional, most kids went into the family business. Arranged marriages weren't a thing but obviously, if you got hitched to someone with money and connections it was looked upon well.

[kidsmenu]

Oh hello again. That seems similar to this world.

You're fitting in quite well lately, then?

I must say, space travel is a great deal more common than I thought it would be.

[trouvaille]

Jesus, I'm still figuring that out. I think Daddy would prefer it didn't change at all.

[kidsmenu]

[Claudia's eyes flash with sympathy.]

Yes, it's exactly like that. But you're grown up, aren't you?

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[codeoracle]

[Futaba's feed comes on, featuring a young red-headed girl frowning thoughtfully at the posed question.]

Where I'm from it can vary. Some still follow the idea of getting married and having kids...but that's not all that popular anymore. Now it's graduating school, getting into a good university. Being independent.

The older generation doesn't like that too much. They're used to children living with them, bringing in their families as they take care of the aging...

[kidsmenu]

What time period do you come from? [the little girl asks, tilting her head curiously.] What you're talking about seems to fall sort of in between my time and what others have described.

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[shittywizard]

[ Oh hey, Taako recognizes that name. He makes a (promptly forgotten) mental note to ask Lestat about his kid(?) sometime. ]

I dunno much about other worlds, but where I grew up, you're adult enough as soon as you can hack it on your own.

sorry i got donkey punched by RL, feel free to disregard if this is too old now

[kidsmenu]

[REGRETS WILL BE HAD ON ALL SIDES.]

I can certainly hack up anything an adult can hack up without any assistance whatsoever. I've yet to meet a knife I can't lift.

[She looks pleased.]