this goes out to alllllll the Oedipus|Elektra Complex kiddos out there

[coluan]

Shut up. You do not know anything about my father.

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You rang?

[oedipuscomplex]

Everyone seems to be on this topic today... Why do they have to dredge this stuff up, anyway?

ding ding ding!

[coluan]

Because they have nothing better to do.

[brainiac5]

I do.

[coluan]

[You'll just get a cross between a confused look and a scowl.]

Oh do you.

[brainiac5]

Given that I am one of your alternate versions I should hope I know the intricate details of our parents despite how different the variations may be.

[coluan]

Oh really.

What was Father's name?

[brainiac5]

Kajz Dox.

[coluan]

What was one of his hobbies.

[brainiac5]

Excuse me?

[greenteengenius]

Terrible fathers and attempts to kill each other are family traditions, I'm afraid.

[Let's ignore the fact that that means he's a terrible father too.]

[coluan]

[She narrows her eyes, suddenly filled with fury.]

My father was the most decent man alive, and in no way did he ever attempt to end my life.

[greenteengenius]

So it was your mother who was the Brainiac? Or did I mistake you for someone else?

[coluan]

No. My father was a Brainiac. Brainiac 4. He took the name to try and restore its good name. With him gone, it is now my campaign.

[greenteengenius]

"Restore" implies there were good connotations about it to begin with.

[coluan]

Brainiac 2 had done some good things--though what an arse he was--but Father wanted the name to be known for good, not just infamy.

[greenteengenius]

"Brainiac 2."

[That ... just amuses him.]

Poor father, to have worked so hard not to go down in history as Brainiac 2, only for even his own descendants to spit on his wishes.

[Yeah, that's definitely funny.]

So what is it your mundane does not understand, then?

[coluan]

Great Uncle Lyrissa. Kindly shut up.

[Oh goody. Another loony relative.]

[greenteengenius]

[Please, like he cares that he was named after a girl. He was the one who did the naming, after all. He's also vaguely wondering if misogyny is still that prevalent in the future, but not enough to ask.]

Great Uncle? That's interesting. And incredibly unlikely, but ah well.

Is having a wonderful father such a sore point for you?

[coluan]

The sore point lies in that I should be spending this momentous occasion with him. And yet the closest I will come to such a wish is if I sit beside his grave.

[greenteengenius]

Momentous occasion? An Earth holiday designed to sell merchandise? You're not even human.