Also, personally, I think all of that dialogue could have been so much more interesting if the brothers spoke casually with each other.<\/p>
Instead of, \"I cannot allow this,\" have older brother say, \"Bro, I can't let you do that.\" Instead of \"He thinks I am the weakest, so I must defeat the strongest\" have little brother say, \"Dad calls me the runt, but I'll show him.\"<\/p>
Then, shift to formal speech for making the vow, and *maybe* the dad coming back.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@OrionKidder\/115849568189387060","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-06:objectType=thread:nonce=d0672a187bebb943","notice_info":{"local_id":"11873206","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"11873204"}},"published":"2026-01-06T19:29:17+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"bmacDonald94 repeated a notice by OrionKidder","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/hostux.social\/users\/bmacDonald94\/statuses\/115849798412686771\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/OrionKidder","displayName":"Orion Ussner kidder","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161509-original-tmp20240309074421.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":104,"height":104},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161509-96-20240320110253.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161509-48-20240309122423.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161509-24-20240320110253.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"161509"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161509-96-20240320110253.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"English prof at FDU Vancouver, specializing in composition and comics scholarship. Dad, nerd, writer of SF\/F fiction (see me on writing.exchange).","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@OrionKidder","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"OrionKidder","displayName":"Orion Ussner kidder","note":"English prof at FDU Vancouver, specializing in composition and comics scholarship. Dad, nerd, writer of SF\/F fiction (see me on writing.exchange)."}},"content":"
Also, personally, I think all of that dialogue could have been so much more interesting if the brothers spoke casually with each other.<\/p>
Instead of, \"I cannot allow this,\" have older brother say, \"Bro, I can't let you do that.\" Instead of \"He thinks I am the weakest, so I must defeat the strongest\" have little brother say, \"Dad calls me the runt, but I'll show him.\"<\/p>
Then, shift to formal speech for making the vow, and *maybe* the dad coming back.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/OrionKidder\/statuses\/115849568189387060","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/OrionKidder\/statuses\/115849568189387060","objectType":"note","content":"
Also, personally, I think all of that dialogue could have been so much more interesting if the brothers spoke casually with each other.<\/p>
Instead of, \"I cannot allow this,\" have older brother say, \"Bro, I can't let you do that.\" Instead of \"He thinks I am the weakest, so I must defeat the strongest\" have little brother say, \"Dad calls me the runt, but I'll show him.\"<\/p>
Then, shift to formal speech for making the vow, and *maybe* the dad coming back.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@OrionKidder\/115849568189387060","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/OrionKidder\/statuses\/115849557922129181","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@OrionKidder\/115849557922129181"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-06:objectType=thread:nonce=d0672a187bebb943","notice_info":{"local_id":"11873204","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-06T19:29:17+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@OrionKidder\/115849568189387060"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/OrionKidder","displayName":"Orion Ussner kidder","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161509-original-tmp20240309074421.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":104,"height":104},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161509-96-20240320110253.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161509-48-20240309122423.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161509-24-20240320110253.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"161509"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161509-96-20240320110253.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"English prof at FDU Vancouver, specializing in composition and comics scholarship. Dad, nerd, writer of SF\/F fiction (see me on writing.exchange).","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@OrionKidder","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"OrionKidder","displayName":"Orion Ussner kidder","note":"English prof at FDU Vancouver, specializing in composition and comics scholarship. Dad, nerd, writer of SF\/F fiction (see me on writing.exchange)."}},"content":"
The thing about SF is that you can do cliche after cliche and dress it up, literally, in an alien costume and glowing swords.<\/p>
But you shouldn't.<\/p>
The scene were the abusive dad comes in and abuses his children is so very predictable.<\/p>
#movies<\/a> #predator<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/OrionKidder\/statuses\/115849557922129181","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/OrionKidder\/statuses\/115849557922129181","objectType":"note","content":" The thing about SF is that you can do cliche after cliche and dress it up, literally, in an alien costume and glowing swords.<\/p> But you shouldn't.<\/p> The scene were the abusive dad comes in and abuses his children is so very predictable.<\/p> #movies<\/a> #predator<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@OrionKidder\/115849557922129181","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"predator"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-06:objectType=thread:nonce=d0672a187bebb943","notice_info":{"local_id":"11873203","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-06T19:29:17+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@OrionKidder\/115849557922129181"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/OrionKidder","displayName":"Orion Ussner kidder","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161509-original-tmp20240309074421.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":104,"height":104},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161509-96-20240320110253.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161509-48-20240309122423.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161509-24-20240320110253.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"161509"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161509-96-20240320110253.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"English prof at FDU Vancouver, specializing in composition and comics scholarship. Dad, nerd, writer of SF\/F fiction (see me on writing.exchange).","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@OrionKidder","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"OrionKidder","displayName":"Orion Ussner kidder","note":"English prof at FDU Vancouver, specializing in composition and comics scholarship. Dad, nerd, writer of SF\/F fiction (see me on writing.exchange)."}},"content":" But having the dad talk like any old abuse asshole would also be good.<\/p> \"Kwei, I told you to kill your shit-runt of a brother. You goin' soft on me?\"<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-11:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/OrionKidder\/statuses\/115849573372549373","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/OrionKidder\/statuses\/115849573372549373","objectType":"note","content":" But having the dad talk like any old abuse asshole would also be good.<\/p> \"Kwei, I told you to kill your shit-runt of a brother. You goin' soft on me?\"<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@OrionKidder\/115849573372549373","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/OrionKidder\/statuses\/115849568189387060","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@OrionKidder\/115849568189387060"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-06:objectType=thread:nonce=d0672a187bebb943","notice_info":{"local_id":"11873205","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-06T19:29:16+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@OrionKidder\/115849573372549373"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6030823","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}