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[moreweaponsthanyou]

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

It's fine. I've got loads of cousins from both sides of my family...my da's got two brothers and they have kids too. So what's one more?

It's got to be way weirder for you, finding out you've got this huge family you never knew about.

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[youngestone]

Well, bigger. I mean, Mom's side--god that's weird to say--but all those cousins I mentioned before? They're all Ryans.

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

The more the merrier? At least you're unlikely to have both sides meet in the same place at the same time?

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[youngestone]

Ugh, thank God. I love them, don't get me wrong, but--trust me, you don't know how terrifying that is to think about.

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

At least people our age have gotten over the religious bias by now. Even our parents are more open minded.

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[youngestone]

I wasn't even thinking about that but that just makes it worse. I was more worried about my loud, territorial family meeting people related to the guy Mom told them ditched her.

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

[There's a pause as Fil thinks about HIS loud, territorial Icelandic cousins. His American ones are a bit better but...]

Now that I think about it...OUR Icelandic cousins can be just as bad.

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[youngestone]

["Our". That's right. They're his too, aren't they?]

At least I'm already used to that, huh?

[He wonders when this is all going to hit him. He obviously can't think of Thorir and Fil as family just yet, but sooner or later it's going to hit him and he doesn't want to know how badly it will be]

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

You'll get along with everyone else just fine.

[If time is what Killian needs, then Fil'll give it to him. He can fend off the horde of cousins and other family for a bit.]

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[youngestone]

[And thank God for that. Not that Killian knows it, but it's nice to have someone looking out for him]

The twins seemed to like me, so did Mardis so I think I'm off to a good start, yeah?

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

[Fil likes being able to look out for someone for once instead of the other way around.]

Very good. If Aunt Mardis likes you then she's not going to let anyone else give you any shit.

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[youngestone]

[He laughs a bit]

That's a relief, though something tells me that no matter what I'm going to get shit about being so damn short.

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

[Fil laughs too, glad the awkward part is over, at least for now.]

Sorry, can't help you there. At least no one can give you shit over your name!

Voice ; also this is apparently now taking place next week ICly XD

[youngestone]

Yeah, about that--who named you and why were they allowed to drink before naming you?

Voice ; Haha I saw~

[moreweaponsthanyou]

My Da did. He and Ma had an agreement, she gets to name all the girls and he all the boys. Except there were three girls ahead of me and when I came along one of my Uncles told me Da had a couple of 'celebratory' drinks before the nurse asked him what name he wanted on the birth certificate. Ma wasn't any help then which was a mistake because she has far better naming sense than Da; she was doped up on pain drugs.

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[youngestone]

Right. Next question.

Where the hell did he get Filbert?

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

I have no idea honestly. One of my grand-uncle had it for a name I think. It think Da was just drunk off his ass and wanted something 'special'.

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[youngestone]

Like those people who name their kid some stupid spelling of "Catherine" or names like "Apple"?

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

Just like that. The meaning isn't too bad, I looked it up after I started getting shit for it in school. It means 'bright one'.

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[youngestone]

Hey, so does mine. Granted, I don't think Mom knew that when she named me but whatever.

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

I don't think any parent really thinks about meanings behind names unless they've been planning it out for months ahead of time.

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[youngestone]

Or they're just nuts. You've heard that story about the guy who named his kids Winner and Loser, right?

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

Oh yeah. Wait to ruin your kids right after they're born.

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[youngestone]

Seriously. "Nope, sorry, you're the youngest so you have to be a failure". Though I think it was the other way around in the end.

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

That doesn't make it any better!