I Resist the Muses

I am Teyla Emmagan. I have become used to writing about myself through (very many) mission reports on Atlantis, but it is still something that I find can be foreign and awkward. I will try and be as thorough as possible.

I am Athosian and Lantean. I am a fighter, and leader of my people. I lead in name only now, for I have been working and living with the Lanteans for three years. I do not separate myself in distinction from the rest of the Lanteans anymore, they have become family as well as the people that I work with to defeat the Wraith. It is strange that the thing that has plagued our galaxy for so long is what brought me to these people that I have become so close to. However, I do not question these things, life in the Pegasus galaxy teaches all of its people at a young age to love what we have while we have it. The Wraith may choose to take it away at anytime.

I care deeply for my team (even when they are acting like children who have been told it is bedtime), but I have my friends in the city as well. I was wary of Kate Heightmeyer at first, but it was due to both the circumstances and my belief of what many of the Lanteans outwardly say to think about her profession. I have found a true friend in her.

Elizabeth. Elizabeth is rather indescribable at times. She is both warm and caring and funny, but makes all of the decisions that she needs to make in leading Atlantis, even when she is unsure of herself. Very often the people that she has to answer to on Earth do not understand our position here in Pegasus and this has caused much stress among many members of the senior staff. I am glad though, that we have built up a strong friendship and relationship over the past few years, even if, as Kate says she can be rather, restrained at times.

Separation from both Earth, and my own people has changed all of us. When we are in Atlantis, we are no longer Athosian or American or Canadian (as much as Dr. McKay and John may protest). We are Lantean. I am Lantean.

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Who Am I?




Muse: Phoebe Halliwell
Fandom: "Charmed"
Words: 268

Family

Who Am I?



Muse: Elizabeth Swann-Turner
Fandom: "Pirates of the Caribbean" Trilogy
Words: 264

Prompt #1 : Who Am I?


Muse: Eowyn of Rohan
Fandom: Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
Words: 243

Prompt # 1 -- Who Am I?


Muse: The Kid
Fandom: "Young Riders"
Words: 265

Prompt #1 : Who Am I?


Muse: Pogue Parry
Fandom: "The Covenant"
Words: 160

When I was a little girl, I thought family was the most important thing in the world. I had a mother and a father who loved me and we were happy.

At least I thought we were.

Being a private investigator means that you dig up dirt on people and you quickly learn that, to the majority of people, family doesn't mean much of anything. Cheating spouses, greedy children, sibling rivalries - I've seen it all and then some. People just don't care about anyone but themselves.

Even my own mother fits into that category. She left me and Dad when things got rough. But I was still somewhat idealistic and I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt so I found her. And I used my college money to put her in rehab. How did she repay me? She left rehab and came home, but she was still drinking. And when I called her on it, she took the reward money my dad got for finding Duncan and split.

At least I can count on my dad. Most of the time. He's a good guy, but he has been known to keep secrets from me in the past. Oh, I know he does it out of concern, but it still drives me crazy.

Now that I'm older, I think family is what you make of it. The people I consider family are the people I trust. And there are precious few of those in my life.



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Prompt #2 : Family

Oh my God, you wanna know who I am? Are you sure? Because I don't even know who I am some days. I mean, like the name says, I'm a vegan-eating, animal-friendly, opera-loving (hey, geeks like opera too!) kind of girl. I'm your go-to person for computer problems. I'm the one that the guys are all friends with.

And no, I won't hack into the school's servers to change your grade. Unless you pay me a lot of money, and by a lot, I mean "an amount an 09-er is going to blink at." Because I can make it untraceable.

Oh, yeah, and also? I'm the girl whose ex-boyfriend jumped off a very tall building, after, among other things, killing off bunches of classmates. And stuff. If that's not gonna get you questioning who you are, I don't know what is.

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I have Mother and Father, plus Peter, Edmund, and Susan. There's also Eustace and Jill, as well as Professor Kirke and Aunt Polly. Then there's Mr. Tumnus, who's a dear, dear faun, and my best friend ever, as well as Reepichep, and a more valiant Mouse I've never seen. And the Beavers! Mr. and Mrs. Beaver are here too. Aslan brought us to Narnia one last time, and this time we don't have to go back.

Though... I miss Susan. She's been left on Shadow Earth, and she's all alone now. I sometimes wonder about things I shouldn't. Things I shouldn't even dream of doing, not without asking Aslan, but she's my sister, and we ruled Narnia together from Cair Paravel. It seems so empty without her. Edmund and Peter and I have fits of moping about it, especially when we go to the treasure room, and her bow and horn are hanging on the wall.

Sometimes I think Susan has to find her way here on her own. Sometimes I wonder if she doesn't need a hint or two. But family isn't family until you're all together.

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You want me to talk about my family? I guess I never really got along well with Mum and Dad anyway. I mean, they sent me to Experiment House. It wasn't the best sort of school. I spent a lot of time hiding out behind the woodshed.

Scrubb's got his cousins (he says Harold and Alberta weren't great shakes as parents). They're all right, I guess. Just the oldest one, Peter, is very proper and sober all the time. Comes of being High King for so long, Scrubb says, and Edmund's not much better, but Scrubb doesn't talk about why. I don't want to ask him either. Aunt Polly and Professor Kirke are nice, but they're closer to the Pevensies and each other.

It seems I've chosen my family now. There's Scrubb, and Puddleglum and Glimfeather, and Rilian. I didn't know that his mother used to be a star. Tirian and Jewel and Puzzle, of course, and Poggin. I spend a lot of time out in the forests, but Lucy's closer to the trees than I am.

I'm not always sure I belong with all of them, but I'm there anyway.

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The Kanes used to be the perfect family. Not like Hallmark or Lifetime perfect; how creepy would that be? Nah, they were plenty real, and fucked-up in their own way, but to me, they were perfect. Lilly'd bitch about Duncan, Duncan'd bitch about Lilly and they'd bicker all the time but they - I'd like to say they weren't serious, but they thought they were. They truly, honestly meant whatever they were saying - then an hour later, they'd be hanging out and joking like nothing had happened. I've never known siblings as close as they were. It'd be awesome to have that - a ready-made best friend who'd always be there. Someone who'd stick by you no matter how much of an asshole you were.( Read more... )

Fandom: Veronica Mars
Muse: Logan Echolls
Word Count: 533
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Family is as much a social construct as it is a biological tie. Those of us that chose to join the Atlantis expedition left our ties on Earth behind when we stepped through the gate. None of us knew that spending a year cut off from Earth would forge a new family unit that was stronger than anything remaining on Earth.

Atlantis is our home; the Athosians and the Lanteans are our family.

You can see it in the eyes of the new expedition members. Not all of them, but the ones who will last. They shake off the psychological strain of living in an alien galaxy; their culture shock is minimal, and they acclimate quickly. We usually notice when they spend every waking minute wandering the city. We've gotten to know her. She's not safe, but she's ours, and we love her. Lieutenant Cadman and Major Lorne are the newer members who understood this the fastest.

For us, the culture shock comes upon returning to Earth. It might be something as simple as being unable to sleep without the sound of the ocean, or the sudden onset of claustrophobia when spending too much time in the SGC. It doesn't matter now. We're home. I don't know what will happen if they ask us to leave again.

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I'm bothered by this question more than just a little bit.  Can a person ever truly describe oneself to the world in a way that is accurate and believable?  I can only tell you the parts with which I'm intimately familiar.

Character: Celena Ducayne
Fandom: Original Character
Word Count: 370
Prompt #2: Family
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( Be warned, I tend to swear more than I should and say things I prbably shouldn't. )

Family has always been an interesting concept for me. I'm adopted, and up until recently I didn't remember anything about my biological family. And believe me, you don't want to know what I now remember. So lets focus on my foster family. Harry and Doris, the couple that adopted me, they couldn't have cared for me better. Harry saw that I had... special needs. He knew exactly what I needed to... blossom, might be the best word. But it's been a long time since both Harry and Doris have left my life.

Now, all I have is Deborah, my foster sister. I'm very fond of her. We get along well, at least most of the time. We compliment each other. She's in homicide, I'm in the lab. It's a... team, you could say.

( Private. And Spoilers for the end of Dexter Season 1 )
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I got nothin'. If I thought of TM as a brother, I'd hate him even more. If I thought of Outlaw like a sister, that would be super gross given what I do with her. Ditto with Sandi.

So... anyone else want to be not-my-sister? I got a lot of love to share. A whole lot of love. Just don't shoot me? Everything grows back, but man it stings after the first one.

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To me family used to mean the people related to you. Usually this involved a house, maybe some land, a mother, or some siblings. Sometimes you all got along, sometimes you didn't.

My own father ran off when I was seven years old. He isn't high on my list of people, even though my mother tried to never speak ill of him. I have three brothers, though only two of them lived through infancy. Truthfully all of us who survived past childhood were lucky. Both of my brothers died fighting. I think that my mother worries that I will too.

Then there is my mother. She wrote me off years ago when I... went bad. She couldn't bare the thought that her flesh and blood could do those awful things. After years of being a warlord, I did finally come back. As expected she wasn't pleased but we managed to forge a relationship.

My family now is Gabrielle. We've been traveling for six years. (Though you could say it's been much longer than that on account of what Ares did a year ago.) I haven't ever been as close to anyone else. I am incomplete without her. That is when I realized that I was finally home.



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My name is Mara Acoma. I live outside of Vancouver with my son (and household) and I own a fabric supply company. I travel, I socialise, and I maintain an interest in my business affairs.

I was seventeen when my family was murdered -- betrayed.

I am now the woman whose life was shaped by their deaths.

((Aaaaa it's so short. But she wouldn't say anything else; I will make up for it next prompt!))

First let me tell you that I am not quite all here. You see, they tell me I'm insane at the Asylum I used to work at, but what would they know without me there to guide them? They were all idiots, but I showed them when I was in charge.

( And now they say... )

Family was, a mother a father and a brother called Lucius.

Only Mom and Dad died, and there are so many living with us now, that family has come to mean more than blood relations.

Family is:

Lucius fretting over me like a mother hen even when it is not needed or wanted and really just makes me want to hit him.

Me and Glen scaring the ever loving life out of those who don’t know better.

Sun glaring at me for weeks at a time, simply because my brother is to busy fretting over me to flirt with her, but the second I need help, be it medical or simply another woman to talk to, she’s there.

VB who lives half an hour and the world away always managing someway of letting me know that she still cares just when I need it.

Brandon Ross grousing over the fact that everyone makes fun of his accent.

Family is something that grows and changes and even if we lose members, those who are left behind will keep each other strong.

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Family's a funny thing.

When we came to Atlantis, I remember a lot of people saying to me they missed their family. Those of us who left people behind, and not all of us did, really felt it those first few weeks. I remember...I felt bad for them, but I never felt the same way. I have a family on Earth, yeah. Everyone does somewhere. But I never felt like I'd left my family behind. I guess I was never that close to them. They're really just people I share my DNA with. Especially after....

The people here. The Lanteans, that term everyone encompasses us with now. We're a family now. And, to be really honest about it, we're a better family than anything I ever had on Earth.

Elizabeth and I play around like the parents of everyone in the city. We're the ones who -- even when we're pissed off -- are responsible for everyone, and only have what's best for them in mind. And I'm not saying anything by that everyone doesn't already know about us. Maybe it's just me but if I step back and look at us, I can see hints of my own parents.

Teyla reminds me sometimes of my grandmother (which is a compliment). And Rodney's like the annoying little brother I never had and even though I always want to wring his neck until he shuts up, it's kind of cool.

When I agreed to come to Atlantis, I never expected I'd find myself surrounded by people who, in the end of things, are more to me than that family I've known my whole life.

I am Supreme Chancellor Palpatine of the Galactic Senate. Originally I was the senator of my sector which included my home planet of Naboo. I was elected chancellor after a vote of no confidence in the former chancellor.

( I can only assume... )

To the Giovanni, the family is everything. Full stop.

The family is life, success, hearth, home, and benefactor. We know this and we honour this. Everyone attends a family Christmas party and no one declines an invitation to the other parties held on 04 April. No one.

We look after each other. We succeed. We win.

( Private & Personal thoughts. )

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Family is the only thing I really have as a Jedi. I think most would look down on me for it perhaps lecturing about no attachments. Honestly how can a person give up the feeling of family when it was all you knew?

As a slave, the only things we were truly allowed to have were each other.

When I became a Jedi, my family grew. Not only did I have my mother --if only in my heart-- I also became a part of a brotherhood. The highest masters would deny the brotherhood, but never-the-less it was there.

Eventually I married. I knew that my mother would be very proud to have a daughter-in-law. Unfortunately, I think she would have been the only one delighted. Maybe my former Master would be pleased too, but I am not certain of that. My instincts tell me he'd think I was failure. That I failed him.

The Chancellor is another. No one has ever had the patience and the time to really hear me. Oh, Obi-Wan guides me, he gives me a hand, but it always seems to be that his advice fits into someone's agenda. Palpatine is the only one that's ever really listened.

These are my family now. And though they are not perfect, they are mine.



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Family is one of those luxuries that I haven't been able to have. I grew up as an orphan in the muggle part of London, knowing that my mother was dead and falsely believing that my father would be looking for me if he knew I existed. But as it always turns out with such things, that these were just the delusions of a young child yearning for affection.

( I've thrown all those pathetic desires away... )

I chose to leave my family.

I had a brother, and a father. I would've left them behind to walk the path of the righteous; I would have taken my vows and given my life to God. My unshakeable faith was something my father could never really understand, and I all but defied him in going. It was, perhaps, what saved my life.

And what condemned me.

I rebuilt, as one does. I left without committing and gave my life to something else entirely -- to a duty that comes only from blood. With those loyal to me, I built a new family. Naresha guided my steps and Kalidas and Patrick kept me safe when my youth and foolishness led me in the wrong direction.

Bruce Androzzi was never part of that. I will remember him for the rest of my life, and for a time part of me was grateful to him for my first child, but he was a means to an end. In the end, he knew that. Perhaps in the beginning, he knew that. He gave me my Antony, and for a time a kind of safety, and paid for it with his life.

Bruce is gone now, and so is Antony. Kevin loved me -- still loves me, somewhere, for all I know. Before I sent him home, he gave me -- without his knowledge -- my second child. My Justin.

My son is my family.

And I will do anything to keep him safe.