[de-hiatus is go]

[prototype-mage.livejournal.com]

Um, I wanted to ask everybody a question... i-if they wouldn't mind. I visited my sons in the Black Mage Village this past week, and... they have... certain questions.

I-I'm only eleven, a-and my grandpa... was never able to answer mine... So, uh, does anyone have advice on h-how to talk to your children?

Comments

[xrosesneverquit.livejournal.com]

You have children, Vivi?!

[prettypanchito.livejournal.com]

...Your...your sons?

[prototype-mage.livejournal.com]

Th-They're more my clones than my children, but... I think of them that way...

[prototype-mage.livejournal.com]

Y-Yeah. There's seven of them...

[prettypanchito.livejournal.com]

...But...aren't you...a little young?

[prototype-mage.livejournal.com]

I am, I guess... B-But... they're not really my kids. I don't think I can have any... They're more... my clones. I just don't like to think of it that way.

[mollyforeva.livejournal.com]

Oh god, Vivi. UNSAY IT. UNSAY IT! The last time someone asked about this we got a whole week of really awkward gratuitous sex posts!

Er. Assuming that's what--wait. You're eleven and you have sons?! Uh, how does this work?

[prettypanchito.livejournal.com]

Oh, well, that's better! I think. But it's very noble to consider them your children~

I don't think you should worry too much about how to talk to them. Just treat them as your equals, like your friends!

[spank-a-monkey.livejournal.com]

Hey Vivi! Glad to see you made it back alright. It's been pretty crazy around here lately.

And well, I'm not sure if I could help or not. What kind of questions are they asking?

[prototype-mage.livejournal.com]

S-Someone else asked about... h-how to talk to your children...? And it brought up s-sex?

I didn't realize this would surprise so many people... Um, I-I have clones. I c-can't really have kids, I don't think... I j-just think it's better than calling them clones.

[prototype-mage.livejournal.com]

Hi, Zidane. C-Crazy? What do you mean?

They want to know... about what they were created from, and why... there are so few of them... I kn-know the answers, I just... don't really want them to know yet. I-Is that bad?

[maraich]

Simple; if you don't want them to know yet, just tell them, "I'll tell you when you're older."

[prototype-mage.livejournal.com]

Y-You think so? I want them to... have a good life.

They're pretty young, though, Mister Panchito... A-Are you sure? I know... black mages age faster than humans... b-but, they're not even two yet.

[prototype-mage.livejournal.com]

Th-Thank you, but... I'm not sure... I'll still be alive then.

[maraich]

Why wouldn't you be?

[prettypanchito.livejournal.com]

You're a very kind soul, Vivi~ All worlds could use more like you~

Yes, but it seems curiosity defies age. If you feel they're ready, tell them in the calmest way possible. But if you feel they're not, you can use what mi amigo Donald does for his ninos..."I'll tell you when you're older!"

[spank-a-monkey.livejournal.com]

The community disappeared for a while. Some attentionhogging people were claiming they did it. . .but in any case, it's back up now.

It's not bad at all. There's nothing wrong with you trying to protect them. Maybe you could tell them just enough to answer their questions without havin' to tell them everything?

[prototype-mage.livejournal.com]

I-It disappeared? It can do that?

I-I do want to protect them... Although the truth is important, too much at once is bad, I think... That's a good idea, Zidane. But, if I... if I'm not able to tell them everything, later... W-Will you do it for me?

((happens to the best of us~~))

[prototype-mage.livejournal.com]

W-Well, I'm a black mage, so... I don't think I'll live much longer... P-Probably not another year. I wasn't meant... to exist...

[prototype-mage.livejournal.com]

A-All worlds? R-Really? Thank you, Mister Panchito!

Someone else suggested that, too... A-And, Zidane said to not tell them everything... just enough to satisfy them... d-do you think that makes sense?

Donald has sons, too?

[maraich]

Who decides that? Just tell them to screw off. If you already exist then you exist.

[spank-a-monkey.livejournal.com]

If that's what you want then yeah, Vivi. I will. Promise.

How's everyone else doin', by the way? It's been a while since I visited.

[prototype-mage.livejournal.com]

...I-It's that simple? You're... you're sure?

As for who... Um, the people who created black mages... m-made them for war, as dolls. We weren't supposed to gain minds of our own...

[prettypanchito.livejournal.com]

De nada, Vivi~

Sounds good to me. I'm sure your little ones will trust your words!

Not quite. He has three nephews, who he and his Uncle Scrooge take care of. They've lived together for many years, so they are almost like his sons.He loves them very dearly...why, I remember when he, Jose and I almost struck it rich, and all Donald wanted with his share was to give it to his boys for their education. But the silver was fake DDDD:

[maraich]

That's what I would do.

Well, you did anyway, right? There's a lot of "weren't supposed to"s in your story that seem to have happened anyway.