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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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	friendly_fire 2013-09-19 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	[She hears him read the question and answer it. How could her heart not go out to him. She hasn't lost so many, ~~Considering she actually has around one hundred siblings~~ but she's lost enough. Too many.] I'm sorry. It's always hard to lose family. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sanguino 2013-09-20 01:05 am UTC (link)
	It happened a long time ago. [Which...is true, but that doesn't always make it better.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2013-09-22 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	Time helps a little. [But in her experience there is always a hole there. It may go from raw to tender to an ache and so on with time, but even when the pain is almost gone there is still that empty place where they are supposed to be.] May I ask who it is you still have from your family? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sanguino 2013-09-24 01:31 pm UTC (link)
	[He nods. It does, but just a little. But it never seemed to hurt less when it happened again.] Damon Salvatore. He's my brother. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2013-09-25 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think I've had the pleasure, but he is here, isn't he? The name is familiar. [The wardens say it often enough after all.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sanguino 2013-09-27 02:54 pm UTC (link)
	[He nods.] Yeah, he's here. I'm not surprised you've heard it before. Staying out of trouble isn't one of his better talents. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2013-09-29 05:55 pm UTC (link)
	[She smiles a bit.] He sounds a little like one of my brothers. [Did Damon kill his father and overthrow a country?] Do you try to help him back out of it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sanguino 2013-09-30 12:57 am UTC (link)
	[Stefan was the one to kill their father. Oops.] Try being the operative word. Sometimes he just drags me into it. [But they're brothers, and after spending so much time working against each other? They're actually really trying to stick together now.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2013-09-30 01:07 am UTC (link)
	[Well, she killed a lot of innocent strangers if that helps.] That does seem to be the way of family, doesn't it? I'm sure he must appreciate what you do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sanguino 2013-10-01 02:58 pm UTC (link)
	[That's always a fun topic. Stefan has...also done a lot of that too.] He just has a funny way of showing it sometimes. But yeah, I think he does. He does the same for me, sometimes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2013-10-07 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	[Go team!] Family does that too. I don't know what I'd do or what I would have done without my brothers and sisters. I'm glad Lelouch is back. [It wasn't the best having none of them around for those weeks. She reaches for one of the cards and reads it.] Have you ever lied to a family member? If so, why? Yes... Well, I kept something from my sister. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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