mapping out characters

[Bluelantern]

Carlisles create Edwards directly, they don't make Libbies. And no, I don't think just-plain-adopting an Edward who came from nowhere in particular works in my head.

I was thinking on a Luminosity-ish situation minus vampirism and "happening nearly a century a go"

[Alicorn]

Still doesn't work with the Libby being the Edward's age.

[Marri]

Emmas are deeply confused by Jokers' attitudes towards rules, but will probably default to 'amused and mildly snarky fascination' around them, similar to how they treat Jennies in chipper-mode. Though Emma and her family are generally the sort of people to be Joker Father Approved, so there's that.

I think that they would mostly avoid/ignore/be-completely-unaware-of each other most of time (Well, Emma would know about the kind of trouble that Jokers get) so any sort of relationship would be more based on their mutual friends. At least under average circunstances? I am generating hypothesis here, you guys tell me if I am wrong xP

Situations like "Judith has dinner parties and has her friends bring their children, just look at Bill and Eleanor's girl, isn't she well behaved?" are completely plausible. Emmas are very obedient children and would totally get Dressed Up and Attend a Party and Behave Well. It does not necessarily preclude friendship, it's not Emma's fault she's the sort of person JokerDads find to be Acceptable People and Jokers are good about that (see: Stella is also a Perfectly Acceptable Person to Alice's dad), but yes, mutual friends are likely to be involved.

Emmas are enormous Libby fans. Libbies are like... her parents, but better at it? Her parents are always legitimately well-meaning and trying to do what they think is the best for Emma. Libbies do the same thing, but they factor Emma herself into 'what is best for Emma' better than Emma!parents do, and are practical enough to prevent the issues that "well meaning" doesn't always catch. (See: Kystle's Emarila. Her parents there were both well meaning, and honestly thought they were doing what was best for Emma, and yet.)

I actually thought that Libbies would recognize Emma talents for languages and use them or something, but would never guess that. In general would Emma's parents approve of Libby? And for that matter what about Darren? Mathildas? The Starks?

Based on my incomplete not-actually-Kappa understanding of Libbies: Libbies use people in ways those people would want to be used. If Emmas had a talent for languages and liked using it, the Libby would totally help them use it. If they hated it and wanted to become a pastry chef instead, the Libby would help with that instead.

Libbies, Darrens and Mathildas get similar reactions from Emma!Parents: suspicion, mild disapproval, but reluctant and temporary passes. They're not The Right Sort of People for Emma to befriend (Libbies are born to single mothers who abandon them with their single aunts, Darren's mother is a basket case which may or may not be common knowledge and Zevis... exist, and they may or may not have run afoul of Matilda's original parents), but they're all responsible kids who are studious and encourage Emma to Do The Correct Things and Focus on her Schooling and stuff like that, so they'll let Emma be friends with them. While not-terribly-subtly encouraging her to find Better Friends.

Starks are rich and often famous. The twins' tendencies to act in Socially Unacceptable Ways would be dismissed as "eccentricities" and they will be delighted Emma has made such Important Friends.

Emmas are easy targets for manipulation even absent the present of magic, there is no reason adding a Chelsea would make her less of a target xD

I know, but.... I think that magical Chelseas would be less interested in Emmas' somehow, I don't think Emmas' produce the kind of emotional feedback that Chelseas crave, but they outwardly easy to manipulate... but maybe that depends on how Emma's emotions would shape up.

Emmas tend to attach more to friendships than to romantic relationships, which might appeal to a Chelsea? Hard to say, I am not Chelsea (THANK GOD).

A Soph/Jenny friendship sounds completely adorable. I would expect it to result in a lot of giggling and candy.

And the sparkle fling (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

no, but seriously, I see a lot of glittery unicorns in their friendship.

[Alicorn]

It's Alexes (girl ones) much more than Sophs who are into unicorns.

[Kappa]

Based on my incomplete not-actually-Kappa understanding of Libbies: Libbies use people in ways those people would want to be used. If Emmas had a talent for languages and liked using it, the Libby would totally help them use it. If they hated it and wanted to become a pastry chef instead, the Libby would help with that instead.

This is correct Libbying.

[Bluelantern]

Based on my incomplete not-actually-Kappa understanding of Libbies: Libbies use people in ways those people would want to be used. If Emmas had a talent for languages and liked using it, the Libby would totally help them use it. If they hated it and wanted to become a pastry chef instead, the Libby would help with that instead.

This is correct Libbying.

I meant *use* in the nicest way possible.

It's Alexes (girl ones) much more than Sophs who are into unicorns.

The three of them can band together and descend upon the world with all the fury of a glittery heard of unicorns and ponies. :)

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Also @Alicorn-earlier-in-the-thread in the hypothetical scenario of where Edward is Libby kid and adopted by Carlisle, I was ignoring Libby for a moment for the sake of the question.

[Alicorn]

Yes, obviously as in the prototypical case Edwards who are born to Libbies may later be adopted by Carlisles.

[Bethesda]

Would Golden's Edward react as badly to another Bell/Edward pair as he has to Bells paired with other templates, just because those Edwards aren't him? Can Edwards exist in, for example, Ursula Le Guin's sedoretu (http://www.ursulakleguin.com/Birthday_Excerpts.html) or Homestuck's troll quadrants (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004293)?

[Alicorn]

An Edward thoroughly accustomed to sedoretu or quadrants (or for that matter polyamory in general) would do okay with those relationship formats. Golden's Edward would find it much less disquieting to see alts of himself in relationships with Bells than he does seeing them Bells dating wildly different templates.

[Bluelantern]

I remember asking something about Edwards and polyamory, but I guess it was more on a "need to do it because of weird magic" and you said they would be unhappy.

Would Edward be happier if the other Bells Alts are attached to individually different significant others? (like, there is only a single joker, a single sherlock, etc.)

I know that it breaks the template, but how about Edwards with other templates instead of a Bell? How would Edward react and how would Golden react?

Actually... if the whole "Edward only go after bells" wasn't a rule what other templates would attract Edwards? Adarins?