Five other family members whose existence Rodney McKay acknowledges.sidljJuly 23 2007, 04:08:51 UTC
Grandma Emily, Grandpa McKay’s second wife, now widow. He always felt more love from her than from any blood relative. He realizes now that that was just a matter of perception, not fact, but the love was indisputably real and freely given.
Cousin Jeremy, born with a few minor deformities, but more fun to play with than any other kid Rodney ever knew. How the hell he wound up in Argentina Rodney’s never quite sure, but the birthday cards with the exotic stamps come regularly.
Uncle Ellis. Rodney finds it strangely cool to have a bank robber in the family. The coolest part is that the rest of the family doesn’t think it’s cool at all.
Great-Aunt Verna, who taught high school physics for 40 years and who always had time for his questions. She doesn’t know who he is any more, but her face lights up and her brain kicks into high gear as soon as he pulls out one of the old textbooks she gave him years ago.
David, his half-brother. Mom’s side of the family is certainly never going to acknowledge his existence and most of Dad’s side chooses to ignore him, but Rodney considers himself to be above prejudice. After all, his own very obvious superiority over most people has nothing whatsoever to do with the color of his skin. David’s a musician, a good one, and Rodney respects that, and tries not to be too jealous.
Re: Five other family members whose existence Rodney McKay acknowledges.niamaeaJuly 27 2007, 16:41:23 UTC
Oh, I love the one for Great-Aunt Verna. Sad, but very sweet on Rodney's end, too. And David, too -- there's a lot of story there for such a short paragraph. So good!
Re: Five other family members whose existence Rodney McKay acknowledges.sidljJuly 27 2007, 18:52:29 UTC
Thank you very much! This was such a "start from scratch" prompt that it could go any way I wanted. Heh, I just realized 3 of the 5 names come from my own family - imagine that!
Cousin Jeremy, born with a few minor deformities, but more fun to play with than any other kid Rodney ever knew. How the hell he wound up in Argentina Rodney’s never quite sure, but the birthday cards with the exotic stamps come regularly.
Uncle Ellis. Rodney finds it strangely cool to have a bank robber in the family. The coolest part is that the rest of the family doesn’t think it’s cool at all.
Great-Aunt Verna, who taught high school physics for 40 years and who always had time for his questions. She doesn’t know who he is any more, but her face lights up and her brain kicks into high gear as soon as he pulls out one of the old textbooks she gave him years ago.
David, his half-brother. Mom’s side of the family is certainly never going to acknowledge his existence and most of Dad’s side chooses to ignore him, but Rodney considers himself to be above prejudice. After all, his own very obvious superiority over most people has nothing whatsoever to do with the color of his skin. David’s a musician, a good one, and Rodney respects that, and tries not to be too jealous.
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And I repeat: My Great-Uncle Ellis was NOT a bank robber.
I do have a cousin who's a federal fugitive, but that's a different story.
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