Out of pure curiosity…

[hearthfires]

How many of you have had a family member try to kill you or succeed in doing so? I wonder, because my father ate my siblings and I when we were children, and I've recently realized that a large number of my headmates have had near death experiences at the hands of cousins or uncles...

I'm wondering if there are many more such stories in the

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[illgotten]

... I'd rather not talk about it.

[hearthfires]

Oh, dear. *blushes* Well, of course that's perfectly all right. I'm terribly sorry to touch on a sore subject.

*flustered* *really didn't quite think this through*

*falls back on old standbys*

Coffee?

[illgotten]

It's okay. We worked it out. *grins, not entirely settlingly*

...Don't mind if I do, actually. Thanks.

[hearthfires]

*is so used to people just working these kinds of things out that it doesn't seem odd to her* Oh, good. I do hate to open up old wounds.

*pours*

[king_connie]

There would be me, of course.

...Your father ate you? I'm so sorry, dear lady, that must have been unpleasantly slimy.

[hearthfires]

*startled laugh* Well, yes, it was rather.

*likes him*

Lemon pound cake?

[king_connie]

I should think so! *shudders exaggeratedly*

*winks*

*likes her too, so that's good*

Oh, yes please!

[agrotera]

Do stepmothers count? :P

[hearthfires]

;) For you, dear, and for our family, they might as well.

(Seeing as I'm fairly sure we're all blood related at some point... I think she's also your cousin.)

[agrotera]

(Seeing as I'm fairly sure we're all blood related at some point... I think she's also your cousin.)

I try not to remember that.

[hearthfires]

*chuckles* Makes perfect sense.

[fullyalert]

yep. my brother eric -- who is nastilyalert tried to kill me. and katherine. and he doesn't like rosencrantz or captain yossarian much either.

[hearthfires]

Oh, dear. *frowns* Are you all right now, dear? Not in any danger?

[fullyalert]

actually, i'm in all the same danger i was before, because i still know he killed my little sister. and so does katherine, and so does yossarian but he doesn't know yossarian knows, otherwise he'd be trying to kill him too.

don't tell him i told you.

[hearthfires]

*hugs* I shan't, dear. But you needn't worry. It takes rather a lot to harm a goddess.

*considers, and curses Eric with perpetual dustbunnies*

*the nasty kind*

*with TEETH*

Should you need any help, you have only to ask.

...Poppyseed muffins and tea?

[girdleforakiss]

Well, my typist says I am, but I don't really know what she's talking about, since I still say Mother wasn't actually trying to kill me that time. Just embarrass me.

[hearthfires]

...

I'm sure I don't know, dear. But thank you.