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

[kidsmenu]

I don't think it's very good to give others more leeway than you want for yourself.

[She's kind of an asshole that way really! (And doesn't realize the PI benefits.)]

Aren't you afraid of being taken advantage of?

[hellosirs]

Not really, no! I can usually tell when people are trying to pull one over me.

[ Spoilers: he isn't as good at this as he thinks. ]

[kidsmenu]

[That's still charming.]

That's very useful. People must be very shocked when you confront them, because you are so young.

[hellosirs]

Honestly speaking, miss, that's half the fun.

How old are you, if you don't mind me asking? It's just, there aren't many kids here!

[kidsmenu]

[I'm sorry Angus but it is still instinct for her to lie.]

I'm about twelve years old.

[For a very generous quantity of "about."]

What other "kids" do you know?

[hellosirs]

Really? So am I! I'm eleven going on twelve!

[ Fellow kid! Fellow kid his age, who totally isn't suspicious! It's a miracle! ]

I don't know many of them on a personal basis, but I think there are a couple of kids around 13-14, and a heck of a lot of teens around here.

... Wait, why did you say "kids" weird?

[ He actually does the fingerquotes! ]

craughs

[kidsmenu]

[The least suspicious pint-sized murderess ever.]

'Kids' just isn't very popular when I come from. I think it's catching on, but I was never that informal.

When are you turning twelve?

[hellosirs]

Ohhhh, you're olde-timey!

[ He gets it, he comes from a long line of high-class fancy lads! ]

I'll be twelve in... maybe a month?

[kidsmenu]

How delightful. You must be very excited. Birthdays seem to be a very important affair in this world.

And yes, I'm very 'olde-timey.' I come from a time hundreds of years ago, compared to this one.