#also with Theodore she had a lot of fears bc of Gerard's stupid family

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Adelaide, Cora, Eugene and Gerard, 3 and 8!

3. I think everyone in this household is happy when there’s a holiday because it means no one has to work, and they’re glad to spend time together and with the kids! I never did think over the holidays much in this world (maybe I’ll expand upon that in the future), but I think they’d have a few that are either because of the birth of Ronove (tfw when you name a country after a demon lmao), celebrations of people for their accomplishments, etc. A lot of political ones. But I think they’d have some traditional ones from the past that would still be around.Most of my worlds can be guaranteed a harvest celebration of some kind. I’m a sucker for that transition from summer to autumn, and the food that comes with it. So I think that they’d definitely have a lot of foods. Gavin would still be around as cook, but I can imagine Cora attempting to bake some kind of pudding that her father used to make. I’m sure they have a few gift-giving holidays, too. In which case, Gerard would reason the kids should only have one big gift and candy, but everyone else would say, “to hell with that, let’s spoil them!” (Gerard’s reason is money. They’re not exactly rich, and there are five children plus so many nieces and nephews to deal with.)Cora would be pinching pennies for said occasion. She’d be the one to take all the kids out to pick out the gifts for everyone else, and then she’d slip off with Eugene to buy the kids their gifts.Eugene would drag out all his family’s traiditional decorations, but I think his sister would be the one who puts them out. Adelaide would help her, mostly to goof off. It wouldn’t be much. They have some candles and a wreath, perhaps, and a few trinkets to set on a table in the great room. Nothing fancy - they can’t afford it.Mostly I think it’d be a huge family bonding time. Eugene’s siblings and their kids (including Thaddeus, his wife, and their son) along with Adelaide’s brother’s family would be there. They’d mostly eat and sing. Gerard and Thaddeus would take a lot of pictures. :’) Gerard wants to capture all those important moments. I think Cora would get into the gift-giving the most. Eugene would want to, but he doesn’t have the kind of time Cora does. Gerard’s too stingy, and Adelaide would goof off too much in department stores. It’s kind of weird ‘cos that whole thing goes outside the poly ship, but...that’s what happens when you have so many family members living in the same house? xD8. Before the kids are around (because you know they’d end up following the path with extra long pauses at the KIDS’ fave animals)...um. That’s a good question. Eugene seems like a person who’d like solitary big cats. Gerard likes dogs, so maybe something equivelant to their world’s wolves or African hunting dogs? Cora would enjoy the petting zoo. I don’t doubt she has good memories of her father taking her to petting zoos and nearby fairs and whatnot. She likes feeding goats and holding baby pigs and scooping up baby chicks. This probably isn’t as wonderful when they do have kids and Isolda (Christine’s oldest) and Paget kind of...take in a stray goat. So the novelty probably wears off real quick after that. :’) Cora probably also likes rabbits, too, and guinea pigs. I can see her secretly wanting some, but she figures it would be a bad fit for their household. Their kids are good with animals, sure--everyone makes sure to teach them how to handle and respect animals--but I can see her thinking the house is a little too rowdy and crowded. Adelaide would love monkeys. You know she would. The little ones who get into all sorts of mischief. She’d dig that. She probably likes reptiles, amphibians, and fish, too. I can see her falling in love with alligators and crocodiles and caimen. She also strikes me as someone not fussed at all by insects. She thinks they’re pretty. I bet she loves beetles and dragonflies and is disappointed they aren’t really kept at zoos - but they hang around outside so she enjoys seeing them in the zoo’s gardens.