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Zolnier The Odd Lad from A suspiciously dull shop Since: Apr, 2009
The Odd Lad
#1: Mar 30th 2011 at 5:45:51 AM

Basically, in a middle of the field in terms of size town, everyone falls into a coma. Everyone who enters the town suffers the same affect. And twenty six hours later everyone wakes up... But all women of childbearing age are pregnant (yes I know, Village Of The Dammed springs to mind) and nine months later they all give birth to children, who's paternal DNA matches no known man. Long story short all the children turn out to possess superhuman abilities. What kind of dramas would that cause for families?

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annebeeche watching down on us from by the long tidal river Since: Nov, 2010
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#2: Mar 30th 2011 at 5:49:12 AM

  • "What the fuck. Who the fuck impregnated me? I didn't ask for this."
  • "You're accusing me of being the father? I never even had sex with you!"
  • abortions and baby-drownings abound, even if nobody talks about abortions in this society.

And that's without considering the superpowers.

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Zolnier The Odd Lad from A suspiciously dull shop Since: Apr, 2009
The Odd Lad
#3: Mar 30th 2011 at 6:00:19 AM

Does the fact that it was obvious that for the duration and a bit after of their pregnancies that they were under some form of mind control, probably whatever entity responsible making sure their wearn't mass baby drownings and abortions. And all the kid's shared a mild telepathic link since birth, how might that affect things? Aside from hindering the evolution of their speaking abilities, since telepathy was quicker and more "intimate" I imagine early in their life they came across as somewhat developmentally disabled do to this, and even after they learned to talk, secretive and introverted.

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annebeeche watching down on us from by the long tidal river Since: Nov, 2010
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#4: Mar 30th 2011 at 6:08:43 AM

Personally, I would be extremely, extremely angry if I knew I was mind-controlled, even if I wasn't forcibly impregnated during the coma. (The forced impregnation just adds fuel to the fire.)

A lot of familial bonds certainly wouldn't form, that's for sure, especially if these children appear so distant.

edited 30th Mar '11 6:09:08 AM by annebeeche

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Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#5: Mar 30th 2011 at 6:11:47 AM

I don't see how this is any different from just being a victim of rape. Mass supernatural rape, certainly, but the reactions of the victims and the family members should be similar.

Zolnier The Odd Lad from A suspiciously dull shop Since: Apr, 2009
The Odd Lad
#6: Mar 30th 2011 at 6:16:12 AM

So any reactions other than hate, horror and "Why?sad" *Drowns his or her sorrows*? Also how might the siblings react? And the kid's actaul powers (which vary wildly, all of them at least usfuel) manifest around age eight and nine?

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Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#7: Mar 30th 2011 at 6:38:35 AM

Well, they'd probably be hated by everyone for being literal bastards, and then resented further by the parents for being developmentally disabled bastards (especially if the mother wasn't ready for kids). That would rub off on the other children, who'd probably bully them. When it then turns out they have powers... they get hated even more. No one would care whether or not they're useful.

Honestly, I would expect most of them to end up in orphanages or foster families. Which would mitigate a lot of the shunning, but they'd have to deal with the standard orphan problems instead.

Zolnier The Odd Lad from A suspiciously dull shop Since: Apr, 2009
The Odd Lad
#8: Mar 30th 2011 at 6:47:12 AM

So how might the children interact with each over?

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Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#9: Mar 30th 2011 at 6:57:05 AM

They're telepathic, aren't they? They'd probably defensively form an in-group amongst each other, much closer than they are to their own families. Heck, they might even run away and form little colonies. Overall I'd imagine them dealing with the rejection of society by rejecting society itself. It always helps to have comrades, so they have much less of a commitment to trying to blend in with the Muggles.

Zolnier The Odd Lad from A suspiciously dull shop Since: Apr, 2009
The Odd Lad
#10: Mar 30th 2011 at 7:03:21 AM

So any somewhat positive reactions some parents could have?

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Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#11: Mar 30th 2011 at 7:12:43 AM

What? The most positive reaction I can think of is to treat them like a normal child. They've certainly got a lot of points against them:

  • They were not wanted. The pregnancy happened without consent. Also, "child-bearing age" is roughly 12 or so biologically, so many of these would be unwanted teen pregnancies by people who couldn't raise children even if they wanted to. Although maybe you were thinking of something different when you used those words.
  • Even if the mother did plan to have a child right around then, it's not the child of their significant other. That's a huge blow. Most people want to raise their own children or the children of the people they love. Not the children of mysterious magical rapists. I suppose there might be a few people who choose to adopt the unwanted others though.
  • Everyone else has the children at almost exactly the same time. It feels less like "I have a child" and more like "there was an epidemic".
  • Mind control. People don't like to be mind controlled. The implication that the children were mind controlling their parents from their wombs is bound to create a huge backlash when it runs out.
  • The powers don't make the children "special" because all the other children also have them. So that cannot mitigate any of the other stuff.

Basically, I'm not sure what kind of positive reactions could possibly be expected. The whole thing sounds pretty horrific from beginning to end. While I'm sure some mothers will love them regardless, and some fathers will too, that's no more positive than what you'd just naturally expect from parents of normal children.

edited 30th Mar '11 7:14:13 AM by Clarste

Zolnier The Odd Lad from A suspiciously dull shop Since: Apr, 2009
The Odd Lad
#12: Mar 30th 2011 at 7:20:22 AM

Would you buy a few couples at least trying to think of it as sperm donation? And how might the children view their parents? And they're not supposed to be alien in their thinking for the most part

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Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#13: Mar 30th 2011 at 7:24:25 AM

Oh, I'd buy more than a few just accepting it and raising the child. Shit happens. The crimes of the father aren't the crimes of the child, etc etc. But that's not a positive reaction. It's just a neutral reaction.

Zolnier The Odd Lad from A suspiciously dull shop Since: Apr, 2009
The Odd Lad
#14: Mar 30th 2011 at 7:30:17 AM

[up]Perhaps I used the wrong word. And likely issues the people who do decide to raise their coma conceived kid would have to deal with?

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Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#15: Mar 30th 2011 at 7:31:46 AM

As for the children's view of their parents... well it should be pretty much normal. Parents who treat them nicely will be loved, and parents who mistreat them will be resented. The only real variable is that the children would be closer to each other than most strangers are. They might develop a sort of pseudo-sibling relationship with each other, but pseudo-siblings affect things no more than normal siblings.

edited 30th Mar '11 7:32:30 AM by Clarste

Zolnier The Odd Lad from A suspiciously dull shop Since: Apr, 2009
The Odd Lad
#16: Mar 30th 2011 at 7:38:06 AM

There's about eight thousand or so children, if that affects things. And speaking of siblings, how might things be with the super children and their normal half siblings?

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annebeeche watching down on us from by the long tidal river Since: Nov, 2010
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#17: Mar 30th 2011 at 8:46:35 AM

This is unrelated, but y'all need some avatars.

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Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#18: Mar 30th 2011 at 8:55:42 AM

I do have an avatar. It's called generictroperomega and happens to look exactly the same as generictroper.

Zolnier The Odd Lad from A suspiciously dull shop Since: Apr, 2009
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#19: Mar 30th 2011 at 9:00:47 AM

Okay getting back on topic. So ways mothers who decided to raise their blackout baby might try to assist each over?

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pathfinder Swords are for wimps from Bearbrass Since: Nov, 2010
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#20: Mar 30th 2011 at 9:43:22 AM

I think i've seen this film

It did not end well. It ended with a suicide bombing, if I recall

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Zolnier The Odd Lad from A suspiciously dull shop Since: Apr, 2009
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#21: Mar 30th 2011 at 9:46:41 AM

Yes we've all been thinking of Village Of The Damned. Does it help that the kid's aren't inherently evil in this?

edited 30th Mar '11 9:47:50 AM by Zolnier

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Zolnier The Odd Lad from A suspiciously dull shop Since: Apr, 2009
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#22: Mar 30th 2011 at 5:21:58 PM

Any terms people could have for families with one of these kid's?

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LoniJay from Australia Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
#23: Mar 30th 2011 at 9:42:53 PM

Changelings? Or perhaps some sort of variation of 'doorstop baby'?

I'm guessing there would be a few couples who would be pleased to have a baby. Infertile couples, maybe lesbian couples who want children.

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Zolnier The Odd Lad from A suspiciously dull shop Since: Apr, 2009
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#24: Mar 30th 2011 at 9:55:04 PM

So when is a teen generally considered physically capable of safely carrying a child? And how might the parents react to the superpowers?

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Zolnier The Odd Lad from A suspiciously dull shop Since: Apr, 2009
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#25: Mar 30th 2011 at 11:36:43 PM

So what would be responses from significant others of the women?

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