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jeriendhalYes, I'm thinking about ideas for the third book even before I finish the second. It'll probably be about Rolas and Mel's kids figuring out what Mom's old hobby was, and trying to figure out how to turn the Scarlet Claw around once they find out its hiding place and activate the auto-defense systems.
Anyway, here's what the twins (both 14, gender indeterminate right now, though I'm leaning towards female) think of their immediate family.
Dad: The Most Boring Person in the Universe. Doesn't get angry, or even excited about anything, and seems content to work in the garden with his shirt off. Which is just ew, especially the way Mom makes lech comments when he does it. Which really weird of her given that he's built like a pot-bellied wrestler. Ew.
Mom: Nice, But Weird. More fun than Dad. Except when you try to talk to her about something she'd rather not discuss, which is when she somehow turns the conversation to spreadsheets, which is the second most boring thing in the universe after Dad.
Aunt Salli: Intimidating. She and Aunt Ali are nice and all, but the twins really wish they'd never asked about how Aunt Salli lost her right eye, which led to one of the most uncomfortable conversations they ever had in their lives. It's better to talk to her about her kids (8, 6 and 4) which she had by mixing her and Aunt Ali's genes and cooking them up in a uterine replicator, which is a loony expensive way to do things and required a waiver from the Council of Lords. Which she got. Which led to Mom making the comment, "The Council doesn't argue with Salli anymore." Which led to another conversation about spreadsheets.
Aunt Ali: The fun one. Since Aunt Salli is going to inherit the Countess-ship Grandma and Grandpa eventually (not anytime soon, thank the Mother Goddess), she's the Heir, which means she needs a bodyguard. That's Aunt Ali. Aunt Ali can do cool things like split boards with her hands and shoot stunners and blasters and make Dad go flying in the practice ring which makes Mom laugh so much (which doesn't seem fair to Dad, but he doesn't seem to mind). And she taught them how fight claw-to-claw and shoot stunners and do Dirty Tricks Just In Case, which was cool until that incident in boarding school which ended with the principal calling Mom and Dad to come and Talk with them. With their We're Very Disappointed in You voices, which meant no more learning dirty tricks from Aunt Ali. At least when Mom and Dad are around...
Anyway, what's really weird is that Aunt Salli and Aunt Ali aren't married, which doesn't make any sense, because they've lived together since forever and Aunt Ali worships the ground Aunt Salli walks on and they've got kids. But asking them about just ends in Aunt Salli saying there were lots of kinds of love and they weren't in love with each other Like That. Which was weird.
Actually "weird" seems to be an adult default. Except when they're boring, which Dad is like all the time.
Anyway, here's what the twins (both 14, gender indeterminate right now, though I'm leaning towards female) think of their immediate family.
Dad: The Most Boring Person in the Universe. Doesn't get angry, or even excited about anything, and seems content to work in the garden with his shirt off. Which is just ew, especially the way Mom makes lech comments when he does it. Which really weird of her given that he's built like a pot-bellied wrestler. Ew.
Mom: Nice, But Weird. More fun than Dad. Except when you try to talk to her about something she'd rather not discuss, which is when she somehow turns the conversation to spreadsheets, which is the second most boring thing in the universe after Dad.
Aunt Salli: Intimidating. She and Aunt Ali are nice and all, but the twins really wish they'd never asked about how Aunt Salli lost her right eye, which led to one of the most uncomfortable conversations they ever had in their lives. It's better to talk to her about her kids (8, 6 and 4) which she had by mixing her and Aunt Ali's genes and cooking them up in a uterine replicator, which is a loony expensive way to do things and required a waiver from the Council of Lords. Which she got. Which led to Mom making the comment, "The Council doesn't argue with Salli anymore." Which led to another conversation about spreadsheets.
Aunt Ali: The fun one. Since Aunt Salli is going to inherit the Countess-ship Grandma and Grandpa eventually (not anytime soon, thank the Mother Goddess), she's the Heir, which means she needs a bodyguard. That's Aunt Ali. Aunt Ali can do cool things like split boards with her hands and shoot stunners and blasters and make Dad go flying in the practice ring which makes Mom laugh so much (which doesn't seem fair to Dad, but he doesn't seem to mind). And she taught them how fight claw-to-claw and shoot stunners and do Dirty Tricks Just In Case, which was cool until that incident in boarding school which ended with the principal calling Mom and Dad to come and Talk with them. With their We're Very Disappointed in You voices, which meant no more learning dirty tricks from Aunt Ali. At least when Mom and Dad are around...
Anyway, what's really weird is that Aunt Salli and Aunt Ali aren't married, which doesn't make any sense, because they've lived together since forever and Aunt Ali worships the ground Aunt Salli walks on and they've got kids. But asking them about just ends in Aunt Salli saying there were lots of kinds of love and they weren't in love with each other Like That. Which was weird.
Actually "weird" seems to be an adult default. Except when they're boring, which Dad is like all the time.
