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Burakku-Ren t1_it7g2z0 wrote

Reply to comment by ComebackWriter in [WP] You have the ability to see people’s kill count on their head. You tell no one, managed to stay away from shady people and live a peaceful life. One day, your 5 years old kid’s number is not 0... by guitarist2505

So why does MC get happy? I get it that she has an ability to see the essence of people or sth like that, were the kids somehow evil?

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xienwolf t1_it7gvdv wrote

Daughter could manipulate people’s “something” and picking it (what she did to mom) makes them euphoric. But squishing it (to the boys) kills them.

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rusty_anvile t1_it7suxq wrote

I've read the post twice now, I don't think it ever genders the parent, always says "you." Just an interesting thing as I read it from the POV of a dad.

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xienwolf t1_it7z55y wrote

That is wild. Never even occurred to me that the parent wasn't well defined and left open for the reader to translate. Makes sense as it was written in first person narrative.

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RyjeeImages t1_italru4 wrote

Wasn't that second person?

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xienwolf t1_italwjg wrote

It is indeed. Loved the story, but apparently I am absolutely shite for remembering any specific details about it.

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freak-with-a-brain t1_it99rdy wrote

I got the few of a dad, and am a woman, which i think is interesting

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Profession-Unable t1_it9e325 wrote

Same. It seemed obvious to me that this was the relationship of a daughter and her father. I wonder what it says about our own relationships with our mothers/fathers.

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tinypurplepiggy t1_ita1w8z wrote

I had a terrible relationship with both of my parents but I also assumed the parent was a father, not mother

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_Old_Greg t1_it8aij8 wrote

Haha same here. I'm a father myself so that maybe has something to do with it.

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RdoNoob t1_it8mfsy wrote

She can see the zeros on their heads I think. Like her parent, but she has a slightly mutated ability.

Parent described the zero above the daughters head as a halo - golden/yellow. Daughter says "Yes, gold. Only we have gold."

Maybe other numbers or people without the ability are different colours. Lizard def has a kill count being a predator and is pink.

Maybe normal humans have purple ("it was dark and all I could find was purple flowers. No pink."). She was looking for animals at night? And found a kid killing animals - red for little serial killer in the making?

Who knows? Great story though!!

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