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taennyn

Wild Roses Prompt 028 "Children"

Feb 09, 2006 10:43

Title: Faith
’Verse/characters: Wild Roses; Brighid (Ruadhan, Donnel & Aifiric)
Prompt: 028 "Children"
Word Count: 163
Rating: G
Notes: vaguely sparked by the memory of my brother accidentally giving my mother a black eye when he was very small.

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taennyn February 9 2006, 20:11:30 UTC

Worked, though. O.o;;

Fintain was a biter, when he was little. Phoebe spelled herself so there was a mild shock if he tried biting her. It also worked. =P

klgaffney February 9 2006, 22:12:12 UTC

Ooops. >_>;

i think there's something in every kid's contract that lets them get away with that once, altho mothers tend to be far more lenient about mistakes than on purpose tantrum driven punches. those have a rather limited time offer. past a certain age--forget it.

taennyn February 9 2006, 22:31:23 UTC

past a certain age--forget it.

'specially with Sabaeys, and most very expecially those with standard-issue human mothers. >.>

darthneko February 9 2006, 22:45:21 UTC

....wooops. #_#

taennyn February 9 2006, 22:55:38 UTC

. . in regards to my sibling, or in regards to Ruadhan and Brighid? O.o

darthneko February 9 2006, 23:05:32 UTC

[g] Both. This seems to be a certain danger with small children, though, particularly the male type.

taennyn February 9 2006, 23:20:22 UTC

Yeah, I didn't really start biting people until fourth grade.

. . *innocent*

celeloriel February 10 2006, 11:39:24 UTC

Whoa.

I had no idea that Sabaeys were THAT much stronger/more real than the rest of us. Damn. It's a good point to note, and I hope we see it in play again.

And she's a loving mom, clearly. I'm shocked that the kid's dad didn't notice that thing first and have a Conversation with the kid.

taennyn February 10 2006, 14:51:57 UTC

I hope we see it in play again.

Oh, it will. If nothing else, warped wineglass stems and banisters because they happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. :) Or, for that matter, several of the cast being able to pull scarily weighted longbows and recurves with not exceptionally much difficulty, or kicking something to death.
*chin in one hand* or referencing an incident wherein one put another one through a brick wall when they were both teenagers.

The strength is a side effect of the same set of tricks that keep them from dying of exhaustion in their forties. Different mitochondrial arrangement, in one sense--they don't look much different, but it's inheritable and use-based (ie 'use it or lose it'). It also means that they--and every other active mage-type--live with a eternal case of the munchies. A pregnant active mage is a terrifying thing. :D

And she's a loving mom, clearly.Yeah, she is. Second-and-last of the Queens, and the only royal wife who was purely mortal. (Phoebe goes without saying, and both ( ... )

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taennyn February 20 2012, 22:37:36 UTC

I have the impression onset varies a bit; Nicolai and Ruadhan appear to have been early-onset (in Nicolai's case to the point where his mother brought him in to Aifiric and said I Can't Do This, when Nicolai was in the range of 5), while Isael's didn't really manifest as more than unusual stamina and endurance until he started getting mage training at 16/17. *hands!* Which is annoying from a worldbuilding perspective, like the time-to-adulthood variations, but allows for a lot of individual nuance.

Brighid gave lots of people heart attacks over the years. On both sides of the strength divide.