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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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	thehighlord 2013-09-26 07:40 am UTC (link)
	[It sounds cruel, but he's glad she can't joke about it. Its not the sort of thing that should be lightly shrugged away.] Why would he do that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

satomobility
2013-09-26 09:42 am UTC (link)

He was involved in -- he was one of the leaders of -- this revolutionary movement. The Equalists. They had this idea about equality that... [Even with the truth-telling compulsion, she hesitates. This is something she's been avoiding saying for weeks to make sure it doesn't get back to Korra.] I don't think they were entirely wrong. At some point, maybe their goals were pure. Even good. But they were going way too far. They had been for a long time.

So I helped stop him. And he tried to crush me with a tank.

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	thehighlord 2013-09-26 09:54 am UTC (link)
	It must have taken a great deal of courage to stand up to him like that. And I agree with you; no idea or movement is so important it's worth hurting your child like that. What sort of equality did they want? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	satomobility 2013-09-29 07:53 am UTC (link)
	I don't know about courage. It had to be done, so I did it. [Analyzing her feelings about that whole situation is not among her favorite pastimes.] They wanted to take away everyone's bending. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thehighlord 2013-09-29 07:58 am UTC (link)
	Frankly I think that's the very definition of courage. [A smile, as if to say he won't press the issue if she doesn't want to discuss it.] Everyone's what? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	satomobility 2013-09-30 05:11 am UTC (link)
	Their bending. Their ability to control the elements. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thehighlord 2013-09-30 07:21 am UTC (link)
	Is that how magic is done in your world? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	satomobility 2013-09-30 08:17 am UTC (link)
	It's not magic. [She seems pretty adamant about that.] It's just something that people can do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thehighlord 2013-09-30 08:49 am UTC (link)
	What do you mean exactly when you say control the elements? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	satomobility 2013-10-02 07:21 am UTC (link)
	Manipulate them. Move them around, change their forms. Water, Earth, Fire and Air. Although besides the Avatar, there are only a few airbenders left. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thehighlord 2013-10-04 08:11 am UTC (link)
	How utterly fascinating. Are you only able to effect one particular element, or can a person learn to control multiple ones? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	satomobility 2013-10-04 08:22 am UTC (link)
	No one can learn to do it. They just -- can. Or they can't. And people can only control one. Except for the Avatar. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thehighlord 2013-10-06 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	Magic works similarly where I'm from. Blood can use Jewels to channel their power, if you're born with it. The two societies tend to keep themselves separate, for better or worse. The Avatar? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	satomobility 2013-10-12 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	She keeps the balance between our world and the Spirit world. Or she would be, only she's here. So I don't know what's going on with that. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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