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[Games] Mar's writing congrats game (round 1) (taking 4 more sign ups)
Welcome to the first round everyone! I will be taking on 4 more sign ups. Please follow the link below for the rules of the sign-up round and reply here with “signing up” in the title if you want to join.
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/view.php?id=3429486&board=gameRules for every round:
  • Please pick a number for the random events. I will choose the random event, when people forget to pick a number. (last round random event 7 was by far the most popular!)
  • Write about the random event you got (when possible).Rules for this round:
  • FN rules:
    Boy: A unisex name (http://www.behindthename.com/nmg/unisex.php)
    Girl: A name from mythology (http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/myth_f.php)
  • MN rules:
    Boy: will be named after his father
    Girl: will be named after her mother
  • Writing: Please write about how the parents found out about the pregnancy. Was it planned? How did the mom tell her partner? How do you feel about becoming a mom/dad?***User: bananaramaDH: Elijah Martin Brown (24, clerk)
    DW: Kathleen Sarah Thompson (23, secretary)DD:(Dog:)Random event: Kathleen found a stray puppy, and the owner couldn’t be found. They can now decide to keep the puppy or to bring it to the animal shelter. (You can choose if you want the dog or not, and you can name it)
    Random event number for next time: 1-12
    ***User: CeraDW: Angela Ruth Madison “Angie” (26, computer technician)
    DW: Vera Justine Mikhalski (25, art teacher/artist)DS/aDS: (you can choose if the boy is adopted or biological.)
    - Adjusted naming rule: the MN is after one of the mothers, if there’s no father in the picture.Random event: Vera found a stray puppy, and the owner couldn’t be found. They can now decide to keep the puppy or to bring it to the animal shelter. (You can choose if you want the dog or not, and you can name it)
    Random event number for next time: 1-12
    ***User: ElianoraDH: Loki Jasper Cabot (29, law enforcement)
    DW: Alyxandra Lorelei Cabot (25, midwife)D?: Random event: Loki and Alyxandra had planned to find out whether they were having a boy or a girl, but the baby would have none of that and was lying in a position which made it impossible to determine the sex during the ultrasound. (You can decide whether they had a boy or a girl)
    Random event number for next time: 1-12
    ***User: EstelDH: Andrew Jamison Baker (24, physical therapist (doctorate student))
    DW: Nicolette Anne (Jenson) “Nikki” (23, occupational therapy assistant)DS:Random event: Nikki found a stray puppy, and the owner couldn’t be found. They can now decide to keep the puppy or to bring it to the animal shelter. (You can choose if you want the dog or not, and you can name it)
    Random event number for next time: 1-12
    ***User: FioranwenSO: Oscar Ragnar Danielsen (26, medical student)
    SO: Nora Maialene Alagona (24, psychology student)DS:Random event: The first name of the new baby is rule free for you this round! Please do follow the rules for the middle name.
    Random event number for next time: 1-12
    ***User: FluteDH: Raven Schwann Oltorain (40, ex-soldier)
    DW: Rita Mordio Oltorain (20, scientist)D?: Random event: Raven and Rita had planned to find out whether they were having a boy or a girl, but the baby would have none of that and was lying in a position which made it impossible to determine the sex during the ultrasound. (You can decide whether they had a boy or a girl)
    Random event number for next time: 1-12
    ***User: LoreleiDW: Anna Rose Walker (28, veterinarian)
    DH: Robbie Lee Walker (29, doctor)DD: Random event: Anna found a stray puppy, and the owner couldn’t be found. They can now decide to keep the puppy or to bring it to the animal shelter. (You can choose if you want the dog or not, and you can name it)
    Random event number for next time: 1-12
    ***User: LoxandraSO: Lucas James North (22, intelligence analyst field officer)
    SO: Clementine Charlotte Ingrid McKay Mountbatten (18, psychology student)DD:
    - Additional MN rules: Italian or Spanish names.Random event: Lucas found a stray puppy, and the owner couldn’t be found. They can now decide to keep the puppy or to bring it to the animal shelter. (You can choose if you want the dog or not, and you can name it)
    Random event number for next time: 1-12
    ***User: NikkiDH: Jacob Adrian Taggert “Jake” (25, police)
    DW: Avril Rebecca (Average) Taggert (22, author)DS: Random event: Avril’s father recently passed away and Jake and Avril decided to honour him by naming their new son after him. His name was Neville Jonas Average. (Use this round’s rules for the FN and the rule for the MN is to honour Avril’s father)
    Random event number for next time: 1-12
    ***User: Rachel DianneDH: Christopher Daniel Redfield “Chris” (29, works for a government agency)
    DW: Jillian Kathleen (Valentine) Redfield “Jill”(27, works for the government)D?:Random event: Chris and Jill had planned to find out whether they were having a boy or a girl, but the baby would have none of that and was lying in a position which made it impossible to determine the sex during the ultrasound. (You can decide whether they had a boy or a girl)
    Random event number for next time: 1-12
    ***User: SquintSO: Alec James Lleyton (21, journalism student)
    SO: Juliet Isabelle Rousseau (20, graphic design student)DD: Random event: Alec’s mother recently passed away and Alec and Juliet decided to honour her by naming their daughter after her. Her name was Rowena Winter Lleyton. (Use this round’s rules for the FN and the rule for the MN is to honour Alec’s mother)
    Random event number for next time: 1-12
    ***User: X MarSO: Rodney Troy O’Connor (25, bartender)
    SO: Emi Tuesday Robinson (19, pedagogy student)DS: Random event: Emi’s mother recently passed away and Emi and Rodney decided to honour her by naming their son after her. Her name was Jessica Christine Robinson. (Use this round’s rules for the FN and the rule for the MN is to honour Emi’s mother)
    Random event number for next time: 1-12

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    Signing upDH: William Hector Talbot (27, English teacher)
    DW: Ingrid Dorothy Talbot (25, Nurse)Random event number: 9Writing for this round: William and Ingrid met at a Ingrid's family pot-luck dinner. Ingrid's cousin, John, had invited his colleague, William. They hit it off soon after being introduced and just over a year later they were engaged. William proposed during a scenic helicopter flight for Ingrid's birthday. They were married in a small garden ceremony at Ingrid's family home- the same place where they met.Am I meant to do this round as well?DS: Morgan William/ DD: Diana Ingrid(I apologise if there are extra rules, I'll fix it up)Writing for this round: A year after their marriage it was decided that Ingrid would no longer take the pill. No more than two months later, much to their amazement, they found themselves looking at a positive pregnancy test. They are both looking forward to becoming parents.Random event number for next time: 1
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    ***User: CeraDW: Angela Ruth Madison “Angie” (26, computer technician)
    DW: Vera Justine Michalski (25, art teacher/artist)DS: Justice Russell Madison-Michalski "JR"Dog: PicassoRandom event number for next time: 2After finishing the renovations on their house, Vera and Angie decided they were ready to start having children. They quickly decided that since Vera's schedule was more flexible, she should be the one to carry the baby. To their surprise, Vera's friend Russ offered to father their child. They were initially a little concerned that the arrangement would be awkward, but they liked the idea of their child having a relationship with his or her biological father, so they agreed.Two months after they started trying, Vera took a home pregnancy test that came up positive. She called Angie at work to tell her the good news. They decided to find out the baby's sex beforehand so they could have a name picked out, but that proved more difficult than they expected. Vera wanted to name their son Justice and refused to budge; Angie was not keen on the name, but agreed to it on the condition that they use Russell as the middle name to honor their child's father. When their son was born, Angie still hadn't warmed up to the name Justice, so she began calling him JR, which stuck.Shortly after JR was born, Vera was out in her art studio/shed working on a painting when she heard something scratching at the door. When she opened the door, a little brown puppy ran into the shed. She assumed that he must belong to someone, as he was friendly and looked well-fed, but he was not wearing a collar. They put up posters and called vets and shelters to see if anyone had reported a missing puppy, but no one claimed him; it seemed that he had simply been abandoned. Logically, they knew they should not keep him; they were already busy with JR, and they knew that it would be easy enough to find a new home for such an adorable dog. But Vera dug in her heels and refused to give him up, arguing that he had already been dumped once and she did not want to do that to him again. They decided to keep the puppy and named him Picasso.
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    ***User: FioranwenSO: Oscar Ragnar Danielsen (28, Neurologist)
    SO: Nora Maialene Alagona (26, Industrial-Organizational Psychologist)DS: Zephyr Oscar (nb)(Nora found out that she was pregnant while in her third year with Oscar. By now they had both finished with their studies and moved in together into a sweet little apartment near the center of town. They shared the income and the expenses, and were practically living like a couple in all but law. So when Nora found out she was pregnant (accidentally so) and she told Oscar about it, they decided that now would be a good time to get married. Even though the pregnancy was an accident of carelessness, they were both immensely happy. So they planned a wedding for when Nora would be in her 2nd month and the pregnancy still not that visible yet. Nora hadn't wanted a big, fussy wedding, but there was no avoiding it with Oscar's background, so there were many guests, many decorations, many pictures and many presents. According to Nora's helplessly romantic friends, the groom looked very suave and the bride very elegant and enviable. So 7 months later, when their little miracle entered the world, Nora and Oscar felt they were the happiest couple in the world. Just the thought that that wailing little creature was the result of their union, brought tears to their eyes. Ah, and because of his very turbulent mood swings (at least for inexperienced parents as Nora and Oscar) they named him Zephyr. And because Nora insisted he looked like the spitting image of Oscar (though as her now helplessly baby-fussing friends very truthfully pointed out, little Zephyr looked like any other baby; if a little cuter and more proportional) the couple decided to name the boy Zephyr Oscar.)
    Random event number for next time: 12
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    ***User: LoxandraSO: Lucas James North (22, intelligence analyst field officer)
    SO: Clementine Charlotte Ingrid McKay Mountbatten (18, psychology student)DD: Fionnghuala Clementine Isabella
    - Additional MN rules: Italian or Spanish names.Random event: Lucas found a stray puppy, and the owner couldn’t be found. They can now decide to keep the puppy or to bring it to the animal shelter. (You can choose if you want the dog or not, and you can name it)
    Random event number for next time: 2Writing for this round:
    Once Clem found out that she was pregnant, Lucas and she wanted to get married ASAP, so they did. They got married August 9th. Their lives have been amazing ever since :) they got our first apartment together but because of the circumstances, it's in the same development as her parents. This is her first pregnancy. Not only does she find it absolutely amazing and wonderful, she was also scared as hell!
    The weight that she been gaining is a little hard on her because well 1. she is a teenage girl, and 2. Before she became pregnant, she modeled and she was never bigger than a size 1/2.
    Now on the subject of her husband: he couldn't have asked for someone better to be by her side throughout this journey. She doesn’t having difficulties with her pregnancy, but it's still very hard for her to do everyday things such as laundry, dishes, etc. So, on top of being an amazing intelligence analyst and working a 10-18 hour shift every day, Lucas will come home and they will do the dishes and laundry, and clean the house together. And then after all that is said and done, he'll still massage her legs, feet, back, and arms because he knows it's tough for her to stand for a while and do that stuff.

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    ***User: X MarSO: Rodney Troy O’Connor (25, bartender)
    SO: Emi Tuesday Robinson (19, pedagogy student)DS: Carson Jess O'ConnorRandom event number for next time: 7Emi and Rodney hadn't even been together for 3 months before Emi realised she was pregnant. It was completely unplanned, but she was quite excited about it anyway. She was a bit nervous to tell Rodney though. One day when he came home from work, she told him she was pregnant and he just responded with "but I don't want to have kids yet". Then he walked away from her and went to bed. Emi was obviously very upset and didn't sleep all night. When Rodney woke up the next day she declared to him that he had better get used to the idea of being a father, because she wanted to keep this baby. He told her to better find another guy then, because he didn't want to take care of a child. By the end of the week Rodney had moved out of the house...A couple of months later Emi saw Rodney again in the city center and asked him if they could talk. They went back to Emi's house and discussed for hours about the baby and their relationship. The final conclusion was that they would give it another go and Rodney would move back in. A week before she was due, Emi got the news that her mother had died. Emi, who already didn't have a father, was completely devastated. She resolved to name her child after her, Rodney agreed as long as the MN of the baby would be used for this. The day after the funeral Emi gave birth to a heathly boy, Carson Jess. At first she wanted to name him Carson (Rodney's choice) Jessico (after her mom Jessica), but Rodney vetoed Jessico, saying it was 'silly'. He didn't really like Jess either, but Emi wouldn't budge on that one.
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    ***User: SquintSO: Alec James Lleyton (21, journalism student)
    SO: Juliet Isabelle Rousseau (20, graphic design student)DD: Chloe Rose LleytonRight after Alec and Juliet moved in together, they found out they were going to be parents. Although they weren't planning on having a child so soon (they hadn't even graduated yet), they were very excited to start their family together. They decided to find out the sex of the baby and were ecstatic when the doctor told them it was a girl. Initially, they were going to name her Chloe Elizabeth, but tragically Alec's mother Rowena passed away only a month before their little girl was born. Rowena's favorite flower was a rose, so Alec and Juliet decided to honor her by giving their daughter Rose as a middle name.Random event number for next time: 4
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    ***User: NikkiDH: Jacob Adrian Taggert “Jake” (25, police)
    DW: Avril Rebecca (Average) Taggert (22, author)DS: Charlie Jonah TaggertSadly, Avril's father Neville recently passed a way. In fact, he passed away just a week before Avril and Jake's son's birth. Avril and Jake was going to name their son Charlie Oliver but since Neville died they decided to honor him with the middlename. Instead of Jonas they chosed Jonah. Little Charlie wasen't planned but both Avril and Jake was overjoyed when they found out. Avril just told Jake straight away when she had found out. Random event number for next time: 11
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    ***User: Rachel DianneDH: Christopher Daniel Redfield “Chris” (29, works for a government agency)
    DW: Jillian Kathleen (Valentine) Redfield “Jill”(27, works for the government) DD: Athena Valentine Redfield Chris and Jill had been planning to have a baby, so they were very happy when Jill got pregnant. Chris and Jill started to look at names they might want to use for their baby as soon as she got pregnant. After awhile though they decided that they wanted to know the gender of the baby so they would know if they should be looking at girl or boy names. Also they did not want to have to refer to the baby as a "He" or a "She" when the baby could be a different gender and they definatly did not want to call the baby an it. However, at the ultrasound the baby was lying in a position impossible to tell the gender so they had to wait. Both Chris and Jill were delighted when baby Athena Valentine (Valentine after her mother's maiden name) was born healthy. 5

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    ((It's been two years for my family, in case that isn't clear in the writing))DH: Andrew Jamison Baker (26, physical therapist (doctorate student))
    DW: Nicolette Anne (Jenson) “Nikki” (25, occupational therapy assistant)DS: Shiloh Anderson Baker
    Dog: Rowan (Golden Retriever/Pitbull mix, red, 1)Random event: Nikki found a stray puppy, and the owner couldn’t be found. They can now decide to keep the puppy or to bring it to the animal shelter. (You can choose if you want the dog or not, and you can name it)
    Random event number for next time: 11Andrew and Nikki enjoyed their lives together immensely. They bought a three-bedroom rancher with lots of backyard space because the apartment was getting a little cramped. About a year after they were married, Nikki found a stray puppy outside of the hospital. She took it to the local shelter, like any good citizen; however, the shelter told her that they had no room for the dog. Nikki called Andrew, and he agreed that they could foster the puppy until a permanent home could be found for him. The shelter gave him a vet checkup, and he was completely healthy. The shelter employees told Nikki that it would take a week or two to process the puppy, whom they named "Rowan". Nikki took Rowan home, and immediately fell in love with the rough and tumble little dog. He looked to be a Golden Retriever cross with some Pitbull in him--he was a reddish color and had humongous paws. When Andrew got home from his clinical that day, he fell in love with Rowan too. Over the next few days, both Andrew and Nikki tried not to get too attached to Rowan, but it proved impossible. That weekend, Nikki called the shelter and said that they wanted to permanently adopt Rowan. Andrew went out and got chain-link fence for the backyard and installed it. Now, nearly a year later, Rowan is a happy, healthy puppy--and growing bigger all the time. His head already reaches Nikki's thigh when he stands up, and he's not even done growing yet. Another big event in the Baker family's life is the addition of a child!

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    ***User: ElianoraDH: Loki Jasper Cabot (29, law enforcement)
    DW: Alyxandra Lorelei Cabot (25, midwife)DD: Rhiannon Lorelei
    Random event number for next time: 10
    Loki and Alyxandra had only been married a year when she found out she was pregnant. They hadn't planned on having a child so soon, but they were excited none the less. When it came time for the ultrasound to determine the sex of the baby, he or she would not cooperate. The baby had his or her legs clamped firmly shut. Resiging themselves to a surprise, they picked out both a girl's and boy's name.On December 14th, at two in the morning, Alyxandra went into labor. Twentytwo hours later, Rhiannon Lorelei was born.
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    DH: Elijah Martin Brown (24, clerk)
    DW: Kathleen Sarah Thompson (23, secretary)DD: Cassandra Kathleen BrownRandom event: Kathleen wanted to keep the dog, but then she realized that Elijah was allergic to dogs. SO they brought it to the animal shelter. Soon after, Kathleen gave birth to the daughter. They named her Cassandra.Random event number for next time: 4
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