Lillorainen wrote:Judging by Mhairin's reaction, it had been rather a mistake to ask.
He saw the whirlwind going off, but didn't pay attention where to. Chris concentrated on Mhairin trying to get her chirpiness back - which slowly but surely worked, by getting back to the cousins topic.
"So, no need to know, I got it" - he said, referring to his question. "So yeah, I also have Cousinen - and of course, male and female cousins alike are counted to my Inner Circle of honorary siblings."
"Honory siblings... that's a good term.", Mhairin said with a smile.
"We usually say, that Mam adopted us.", I chimed in from the side, grinning, "Might as well be true. Felicia is our Big Sis, Mam our... well, Mum, Forc is our Little Brother and we have enough Big Brother Figures to make them an army!" I let a beat pass, looking at Chris. "Don't worry, though, none of them will try to intimidate you."
"We have long since come to the conclusion, that Cel and a few others are Big Girls. And Big Girls are allowed to make Big Girl Decisions.", Mhairin said, her smile restored to her eyes.