Okay, every so often I jot down things related to one universe or another. Some of this stuff makes it into my newsletter, the Ramblings, but the rest of it is just to universe-specific to insert. So, this is a spot for those sporadic thoughts about the Schultz Family stories.
Notes: Seeing Beyond the Ego is still ongoing.
If you tried emailing me late on 9/28 or before about noon pacific today (9/29), it may not have gotten here. Mindspring had a bit of a foulup, I think, and I lack mail from that period.
Now, back to the show....
The dark side of Kimera mates
I've had this topic on mind recently, due to what I'm working on for both main Schultzes, as well as Vikki Campbell, the character I borrowed and am using in one of my other fics. Of course, it seems to come up fairly often, due to my, ahem, fixation on the Kimera and their breedings.
One of the dark sides I've given to the Kimera in my stories is the complete superiority complex they have when it comes to breeding. To them, they are the only ones qualified to decide when they and their mates produce children, and even feel in some cases that a potential mate should become one. It's just not open to argument from them. The only ones who have room to argue are hybrids, and even they don't always win against a 'full' mate.
(Now, there are lesser problems when dealing with Kimera of any variety, such as the 'bonding' which occurs between humans and full or hybrid Kimera. This bonding ties the parents to each other and their children. However, this is just an unexpected side-effect and not out of Kimera culture.)
Some characters object strongly to being 'manipulated' like that - Alex, and especially Marianne, for example. Some, like Vikki, don't. It depends wholly on the personality of the Kimera and the human or hybrid involved. Marianne is resistant to the whole Kimera thing and is more than willing to argue about something she's remotely uncomfortable with, whereas her part-siblings on ship seem to be far more comfortable with letting their mates decide that part of their lives. And then there's poor Vikki, who wasn't the world's strongest personality in the first place and is have to deal with a very desperate, forceful Ha'gel.
But it is a fact of life when dealing with the Kimera. I don't think there's any way to shed it completely, although some may convince their mates that trying to run their love lives is not a good idea. Still, it makes the Kimera interesting and gives them somewhat a life of their own.