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Tweak says, "The worms crawl out"

Klara Guildsen (lostababyfang) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-09-18 00:22:00

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:mingle, alex karev, asami sato, calliope-caliborn, data, euphemia li britannia, hatsuharu sohma, hei, helix wamtani, jessica hamby, klara guildsen, lelouch vi britannia, liz forbes, piter de vries, saetan sadiablo, sarah manning, sougo okita, spencer reid, stefan salvatore, tear grants, yuuki kuran, zero kiryuu

[Day 237] FAMILY ISSUES GROUP THERAPY MINGLE
[Anyone brought to this group will find that there are tables set up around the perimeter of the room, one with snacks and drinks, some even with art supplies on them, while the chairs are all pushed into a circle in the middle. There is a projector set up to one side and it flashes images every so often onto the wall. Images of children, adults, the elderly with the young--some of them more formal, posed, others candid as the brief moments of life they were. Some of these images might even be familiar to certain inmates. It shouldn't be hard for them to pick out their own families after all.

In the center of the circle of chairs is a table with a large bowl of treats, wrapped candies of various sorts. Hard candies, caramels, chocolates, taffy. Beside the bowl is a set of cards with instructions written on the back of them.

"Select a card and read the question aloud to the group. Whoever answers the question gets to choose a reward from the bowl and then select the next card. Continue until all of the cards have been viewed or the bowl is empty. More than one person can answer--the first to respond gets to select the next card. If no one volunteers, the card picker gets to select a person."

The cards themselves have a variety of questions and tasks, but they all have a very similar theme.]

1. What does "family" mean to you?
2. Draw a picture of your family and describe it to the group.
3. What is your ideal family unit?
4. Do you have any siblings? If so, what are they like? If not, what would you do if you found out you had one you had never met before?
5. Have you ever done something to hurt or upset a member of your family on purpose?
6. What is the strongest memory you have of your mother and/or father?
7. Imitate one of your parents when reprimanding you.
8. Have you ever felt like an outsider in your family?
9. What is something you have done to a member of your family or they had done to you that took a long time to move beyond (if ever)?
10. Who are you closest to in your family?
11. How many close family members have you lost?

{OOC: Mingle! These questions are not the only ones. Feel free to come up with more. Also the candy in the bowl is spiked just like the pastries and coffee, so the more characters eat...you get the picture.}

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trappedinresin
2013-09-18 07:09 pm UTC (link)

[Her fingers reach beneath the table to clasp one of his. The smile she shoots him is apologetic. Maybe he can pick something else? Something different... because she knows where is mind is.]

Headmaster took guardianship of Zero... so while we're not blood related, we can still consider it as family, can't we?

[Pick something about her, Zero. Because even if it's terribly sad it wont be near as painful as what happened between him and his brother.]

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	notamasochist 2013-09-18 07:41 pm UTC (link)
	[They aren't family. Nice try though.] We both know I'm not here because of you. [Not that he wouldn't deserve to be because of that everything that happened. But his familial issues had nothing to do with her.] My twin and I had quite the...messed up relationship. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2013-09-18 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	[She tried] You loved each other though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notamasochist 2013-09-18 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	Just because two people care about each other doesn't mean the relationship is a healthy one. [Take note, Yuuki. You should know all this by now.] Sometimes those feelings just make everything worse. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

trappedinresin
2013-09-18 10:04 pm UTC (link)

[Sorry, what is a healthy relationship?]

It's confusing to me. If you love someone... I had always thought that should be enough. I mean-- I know. I'm aware that things don't always play out that way.

[A pause...] It's just that I don't understand why a feeling that is pure can become so confused. If you both love one another...

[It's obviously a struggle she's still dealing with too. Although she's genuinely trying to stay on track in regards to him an Ichiru. Still, it's more than easy to see how it relates to her own family problems as well.]

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notamasochist
2013-09-20 12:27 am UTC (link)

Is it really so 'pure' an emotion though? The dynamics of every relationship are different depending on the needs of each party. Ichiru and I, to outsiders as children, we were inseparable.

[He sighs, thinking back to their childhood and still unable to really grasp how messed up the dynamics truly were.]

I don't know what it is he wanted that I couldn't provide. Was he jealous? Did I not give him enough attention? Did I do enough to show how much I cared? There are a lot of questions I'll never get answered. I don't think he would be able to even if he was here--I'm not sure even he entirely knew it.

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trappedinresin
2013-09-20 09:39 pm UTC (link)

[In the end she still wants to believe that the emotion itself is a good one. Something that is in the right place. She's not sure how to describe it.]

I think... [A pause, while she attempts to sort out her thoughts.] I don't think love is impure. What I think, is...sometimes darkness gets in the way.

[It probably doesn't make sense... not outside of her own mind.]

I think that sometimes people truly love someone, but they can't fight off their own demons. And when that happens, something that could have been reason for so much happiness, is destroyed instead.

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notamasochist
2013-09-26 12:39 am UTC (link)

[No. It makes perfect sense to him. Essentially what had happened with them when she was human too, both their darkness had corrupted everything. He knows that's not what she's talking about though. She's thinking about Kuran.]

Leaves you with a mess to clean up and unable to get rid of those painful attachments.

[And for the first time he's wondering if he's really made the right choice in pursuing this relationship here. Though he's doing better, he knows she's intrenched in darkness still. He's not sure if he can handle yet another destruction of everything.]

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	trappedinresin 2013-09-26 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	[Glancing away she nods, arms wrapping around her waist.] That kind of thing-- it hurts. [With a small sigh she reaches out to the table. She supposes it's her turn to draw. Pulling it to her, she reads over it silently, for a moment, before voicing it aloud.] 'What is your ideal family unit?' (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notamasochist
2013-09-27 12:15 am UTC (link)

[Yes, change subjects. Thank you.]

I don't understand the question. There are parents and kids. Maybe some extended family or teacher if you're lucky but...

[Zero trails off in shock. The projector in the front of the room has been continuously changing pictures, but the one that flashes on screen has stolen his breath for a moment. Heart leaping into his throat, he's too startled and freezes.]

Where did they find that?

[On the screen had flashed a photo of a happy family. Or...rather a set of smiling parents and two kids. One of the kids was clinging to the other with a giant smile on his face--the other appeared almost completely void of emotion. Only one person in the entire group was not smiling at least a little.]

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	trappedinresin 2013-09-27 12:32 am UTC (link)
	I think-- [But she cuts off, as well. Blinking, she twists arouund to stare up in the direction he's staring, and gasps.] That...! [It's Zero and Ichiru, obviously. She's on her feet, almost a step already in that direction. The two people within the picture with both of the boys...] Zero's parents... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notamasochist 2013-09-27 12:44 am UTC (link)
	[Yeah, sorry. He's not paying attention to you at all.] It's been so long. I almost forgot what they looked like. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2013-09-27 12:48 am UTC (link)
	Zero! [She turns back at him to grab one of his arms and gently squeezes it.] Lets ask one of the wardens for the picture. A picture of your precious family... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notamasochist 2013-09-27 12:53 am UTC (link)
	[That's right. If they are displaying it, they have access to it.] Not a bad idea. [And just like that--the image is gone again. Replaced by a group of unfamiliar people.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2013-09-27 12:57 am UTC (link)
	[Once it's vanished, she turns back to him again. Frowning, she knows it wasn't up long enough. Not long enough at all. A hand reaching out, it gently brushes across his cheek in a gentle caress.] They were beautiful, Zero. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notamasochist 2013-09-27 01:10 am UTC (link)
	[He just shrugs. It's not a huge deal. The picture was a familiar one that he'd seen for a number of years at home before their murder.] Cross took that. I think we were nine. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2013-09-27 01:13 am UTC (link)
	[Her eyes widen again and she blinks] Wait... Headmaster did!? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notamasochist
2013-09-27 01:32 am UTC (link)

Yes. Normally he'd come to visit with Shishou. He always had a camera and liked to take shots of Ichiru and I. We'd always heard a lot of stories around about him--which sounded nothing like the idiot taking our pictures. I just figured the previous freak of the hunter association was entertaining himself with the new freaks.

[It was just how things were. He wonders how much you actually know though.]

He just happened to be here on a day when our parents were home for once.

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	trappedinresin 2013-10-26 02:06 pm UTC (link)
	I had never known... [She frowns.] I wonder why he never took me along. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notamasochist 2013-11-12 09:52 am UTC (link)
	I don't know. He tried to hide that part of his life from you for some reason. [Zero just shrugs. He doesn't see it as a huge deal.] Our parents tried to be careful about who we were around. Any outsiders would have been a risk. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2013-11-24 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	He felt guilty, I think. He didn't like to be associated with that kind of past. [Although now, he was the president of the association. It was a little ironic.] Although the me from back then could hardly have been considered a risk. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notamasochist 2013-11-26 04:15 am UTC (link)
	...because bringing a pureblood disguised as a human into a village specifically for Vampire Hunters would be a smart thing to do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2013-11-30 02:26 am UTC (link)
	. . . He brought me to the association. I was fully human back then! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notamasochist 2013-11-30 02:30 am UTC (link)
	[You don't remember that correctly.] I took you. He tried to talk us out of it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2013-11-30 02:32 am UTC (link)
	Eh... I guess that's true. [He fretted the entire time] Although had it been really bad, he might have put his foot down... [She's trying to think of an occasion where he's ever really put his foot down...] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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