SS: We Are Family

[Chelliephone]

Overview

The Thanatos family was always a family of 4 - the patriarch, Renner Thanatos, the twins, Vera and Vasco, and the youngest little cherub, Vesper. But as the kids all began to grow up and leave the nest to go to boarding school to start their magical educations, they also couldn't help but worry about leaving their Papa home all alone by himself.

Which was why in the summer of 2111, the two girls hatched a plan to try to set their Papa up with someone else. They hadn't expected that unsuspecting individual to be Quidditch star, Raju Misra, nor did they expect exactly how well their half thought out plan would truly go.

Now in the summer of 2112, the two men have been together for nearing a year and things have been progressing well. But how well will the kids and Raju mesh together? And will things continue to go well?

Characters

Renner Thanatos - Kolyander
Raju Misra - FearlessLeader19
Vasco Thanatos - Kolyander
Vera Thanatos - Chelliephone
Vesper Thanatos - Kolyander
Viano Valentino - FearlessLeader19

**Other characters may be added by invitation and will be listed above, if so.

Scenes

Scene 1: An Italian summer - 2112
In which the couple takes the three Thanatos kids on a family vacation.

This is a CLOSED RP exploring new dynamic of the Misra-Thanatos clan.

[Chelliephone]

It wasn't long after Vera had slid into the hall that the siblings soon joined, quickly followed by Papa and Raju. She smiled at all of them as they gathered in the hall, giving a small laugh at Papa's excitement to get them out of the house as he rushed them, with Raju soon following suit but also calling out well meant cautions for water safety. They were all plenty old enough to know, but considering he was saying it out of concern for their safeties she bottled up the sassy response she might have given Papa and simply shot a thumbs up as she stretched out in the sunshine.

"Ugh, I genuinely can't decide if I should interrupt a volleyball game first or if I should sunbathe." Sunbathing was more of a solo sport whereas volleyball it could be fun to interact with some of the locals. She also heard Italians were great at flirting - which maybe she could pick up some ideas for the person she wanted to use that on at home. It didn't hurt to study, right?

Looping an arm through Scooter's, Ve maybe was the one rushing them a bit now as she took a little bit larger steps to head towards the beach. The ocean was sooooo close they could see it, and she couldn't wait to pick an activity and get comfortable down on the sand. "What do you all want to do first?" She asked the group, as a whole.

[Kolyander]

It was a good thing that Raju was already on his game when it came to the kids. Ren was sure there would be many challenges ahead, as if they hadn't been tested a few times already. This was how he knew this were going to be okay, no matter what happened they worked it out somehow. He would leave it to Raju then to come up with a list of places for them to visit together. Revisit Italy? Absolutely. He hadn't seen much of anything yet but so far be was enjoying everything.

"Out, out, out," he laughed, lightly shooing them all along and then allowing himself to be pulled outside alongside Raju. "I'm sure you all know you're limits but this is an ocean so please don't make an old man panic today." Yes, he was talking about himself.

Vesper was all smiles as she stood beside her big sister, flashing her papa and Raju both a double thumbs up. "We'll be safe, don't worry." Chances were high that if she was in the water deeper than easily high, one or both of the siblings would be with her.

"Why not decide when we get there then and see what looks best?" That made the most sense to her young self. For all the knew there might not be any games of volleyball happening when they got there. Then again there could be several games happening. She had no idea. The younger girl giggled as she hurried alongside Ve towards the beach. "Ummm... I'm not sure. Will there be fish in the water?" Completely random but she was curious!

Vas looked between his sisters, his gaze then shifting to the older men as he held back a grin. "You got it. No venturing out to far into deep water," Nod, nod. No playfully cheeky grin here. He was the good one and it was up to him to ensure the girls were safe at all times. A job he took incredibly seriously.

Following behind Ve and Vesper down towards the beach. Did he join in on the conversation? Nope. He would let them figure it out and join in on whatever they decided for a little bit until he had enough and moved on to something else.

[FearlessLeader19]

Those challenges Ren spoke of, Raju had the suspicion that they would soon be upon them. Yet he wasn’t worried; all hiccups were bound to be smoothed over and worked out. It was with this positive mindset that he stepped into the sun, hoping that he wouldn’t be recognised {at least not that easily and immediately}. Ren’s comment about making an old man worry had Raju cracking up. It was hilarious even if technically his partner wasn’t the oldest of the group.

“Mhm. There’s much to do, isn’t there?” Vera’s conundrum was felt by him. “Personally, the sun’s calling my name so I just might start with that. Maybe later on we can have a volleyball game if you three haven’t tired yourself out?” Raju was just happy that the kids wanted to include him in their activities. “Please see to it that Vera doesn’t get into trouble,’’ he continued with a wink, this time addressing Vesper and Vasco. “Have fun!” The adults could chill by themselves for a bit.



From afar, the small, thin boy watched the family silently. There was some envy in him as he watched them interact, as there always was whenever a family came into his radar. It must be nice to have people who cared a lot about you. It wasn’t as though he wasn’t cared for; it was just that when you were brought up in an orphanage, you didn’t get the love and attention that should be given to a child. Viano continued to watch discreetly with those hazel eyes as he floated the small toy boat in the waves from a shallow point on the beach.

[Chelliephone]

Challenges? THEM? Papa and Raju hadn't figured out yet what angels the three of them were? You know, discrediting the fact that she had been one of those challenges already but that was bEsIdE tHe PoInT. At Papa's request to not let an old man panic, Vera couldn't resist the playful grin she sent towards the two patriarchs as she gave a small shrug. "We won't. I make no promises for a middle aged man though." If even that. As wizards, she was certain Papa and Raju both had more years left than they'd already lived. 'Old' was not the correct term.

Though as irresponsible as she could be, Vesper was a good deterrent for anything that Vera wasn't 100% sold on. She took being a big sister very seriously and she wouldn't do anything that would put the youngest of them in danger. Her and Vasco? Sure. But not Scootalou. Besides, in the very unlikely event she forgot herself with the youngest with them, Vasco was always around to keep her in check too. The three of them would be fine. As for Vesper's question? "I'm sure there are fish! We might not be able to see them though since I don't think they come close to the sand. Though we might be able to find some tidepools?" .... if she could figure out what was high tide and what wasn't.

At the question from Raju, Ve turned her attention towards the two men and grinned, giving a nod. "I'm sure we'll all still have energy for a family volleyball game." Even if they were exhausted, that was too good of an opportunity to pass up, wasn't it? At the request to make sure she stayed out of trouble to the others, she gave a 'HEY' but the smile on her face clearly showed she understood why the request would have been made. "I'll be on my best behavior." She assured them all, before looping arms again with Scoot and heading off more down the beach with the others.

Now that they were left to her own devices, she glanced around. No game that she could see currently going, but she DID have a ball with her tucked into her bag and there were plenty of open nets. But also she'd brought sand supplies in case Scoot wanted to do sandcastle building with all of them and a some towels so they could lay. "I vote we save sunbathing until after we've done something to get energy out." The sun had a way of making her sleepy. Pulling out a tube of suncreen, she held it out to the other two. "So... should we hunt for tide pools to see fish? Sandcastle? Or I bet we could find a fourth and play a smaller game of volleyball?" Glancing around she could see one lone figure and nodded towards him. "It seems there's a few people that are on their own."