#zimri doesnt get a tag because. ill be honest. zimri gets put into these lists out of completenesses sake

[isaacathom]

As is my want, I was presented the question of 'would my ocs make decent parents' and ran with it

Naielle - Of the three, Naielle has a big advantage, which is that she has a partner, and she has siblings with children. These are only minor advantages as there are Extenuating Circumstances, but still!

As an aunt, I think she'd be alright. She's got a generally friendly demeanour, and she's got a lot of knowledge about a bunch of fields that she can use to tell stories. And her instinct to lie by omission would be decent for storytelling, since she would naturally omit more unsuitable stuff. She wouldn't be the most exciting aunt, but she'd be nice. That said any niblings of hers would probably prefer Xistina's more relaxed and charismatic energy. But also, Naielle's competition for best aunt/uncle/entil(?) is not very competitive, barring her twin brother, who would be an EXCELLENT uncle.

As a parent, the advantage is that I know her wife, and so I think that collectively the two would be good parents. Naielle would be the somewhat stricter one, the sort who would double and triple check that you've packed everything for school today, and Xistina would be a lot more relaxed and also absolutely the one you'd turn to if you need a mum to go yell at a teacher. I wouldn't be surprised if any kids tend to divulge more to Xistina than Naielle, but I don't think Naielle would be offended by that, and she'd just try and support her kids the best she can, in her little ways. I think as a duo they'd work well.

Florian - Ignoring the fact Florian has no siblings and taking uncle as more of a state of mind, Florian would be an exceptional uncle. He has a vested interest in keeping kids safe and letting them explore and fuck around and fuck up, because of his own childhood experiences. He might not be the most charismatic guy, but he'd be very genuine, and he'd absolutely be willing to play house or whatever with the kids. And he tries very hard to present himself well around kids, trying to be careful with his language, and he doesn't always succeed and i think that'd be very fun for a kid. like :O! Uncle Florian said a bad word! and he's desperately trying to shush them before they gleefully go tell their parents about it while he dies inside. Also he'd spoil his niblings rotten, he might not buy the best gifts but by god he buys gifts!!

As a parent, this is complicated by the fact Florian is notably single and has never had a partner. I'm not sure he'd be great as a single parent, without anyone else (doesnt have to be a spouse, just like, Some Folks). It would VERY much depend on who he has as support, because I think his instinct to try and play it safe around kids would translate into a very overthinking and overworried approach to parenting, particularly as he would try VERY VERY HARD not to become his own father. So it'd be important that there's at least one other person there to be a bit more relaxed about the whole affair.

Ignoring the worry, I think he'd be pretty good? He'd be very earnest about it, and he'd try very hard to support his kids' interests. He strikes me as the kind of dad to offer to help with homework and then it turns into the kid teaching him how to do the math, which is a WAY of helping with the homework but probably not what Florian had in mind. Depending on how things go he'd probably feel a bit insecure about not being able to properly help the kid due to his limited knowledge, and he'd be trying reasonably hard to NOT have his kid grow up to be a mercenary.

He also strikes me as the sort to adopt an orphaned kid, maybe not with that as the intention at the outset but that's absolutely how it'd go. Intervenes in some bandit shit, finds a kid, escorts them back to town, oops ive adopted a child, that's the vibe.

Zimri - ???????? Zimri would be an okay entil (? pls gender neutral aunt/uncle i suffer), especially if the kid is a nerd. That said, Zimri has siblings, and their entire family are nerds, so Zimri's specific niche of being a dispensary of random knowledge and a finder of good kids books isnt especially unique. Outside of their specific family, Zimri would be a good entil for a nerdy kid, and would be especially good if the kid hates being talked down to. Because Zimri wouldn't adapt their speech for the kid at all. You want to know how boats work? Well I know a few things (insert ramble about the various kinds of sails). Smth of that nature. And if the kids interested in something Zimri doesn't know much about, they'd be the type to go buy a book to do some research so they can talk to the kid about it!

I'm unconvinced they'd be a good parent, though. Partly because I don't see Zimri as the type to settle down and have kids, which is mostly bc Zimri isn't a very charismatic person or like. good with people? So you have to engage via knowledge. Idk. It'd depend on who else is there, what village erects to raise the children, but Zimri themself isn't an exceptional parent, I don't think.