The Flame Family Legend

In this Our World story, Hannah discovers a piece of Flame's history while visiting his hometown.

This is a transcript from Discord.

## Story

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What's this? *Another* flashback? YUP!
We return to Verdant Valley, in the much more recent past. The sun has set, leaving the town lit by the various Christmas lights which adorn every house... except the one we're focusing on. An old pickup truck pulls up and, once it comes to a stop, the occupants step out.

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Gordon:
"Here we are."

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Flame:
*Steps out and looks at Hannah.* "Do you plan on sleeping in there?"

Hannah:
*Moan.* "No..."
*Slowly leaves the vehicle.*

The three enter Gordon's house.

Hannah:
(Over eight years and this place looks exactly the same.)

Gordon:
"We'd best be gettin' to bed if we're to be up early in the morn'."

Hannah:
(*You* can get up early, I'm sleeping in...)

Flame:
"Right."
*Looks at Hannah.* "If you'd rather sleep in a bed, I can sleep on the couch."

Gordon:
"Psh, no need for that, I got another bedroom."

Flame:
"..."
(Tulip's room...)

Gordon:
"Right this way, Miss Dash. I cleaned it up for ya."

Hannah:
"Thanks again for letting me spend Christmas with you."

Gordon:
"Not a problem. Sonny told me 'bout your pa. I'm sorry to hear it."
*Opens the door to Tulip's room.*

Hannah:
"Thank you."
*Steps inside, slowly.*
(All her stuff is still here...)

Hannah's sleepiness overcomes the awkwardness, and she soon falls asleep.
Hannah gets up at 10 AM or so and finds that she has the house to herself.

Hannah:
(Okay, so we'll be eating dinner with Flame's grandparents... but what am I supposed to do until then?)

She finds herself exploring Tulip's room, where an item on the desk catches her eye. It's a notebook, with the title written on the cover: "The Flame Family Legend"

Hannah:
(Flame never said anything about a family legend...)
*Opens it up.*

Tulip:
<INTRODUCTION>
<My name is Tulip Flame, daughter of Gordon Flame and Rose Blume. The goal of this book (Well, I guess it ain't much of a book... but it's better than nothing!) is to keep the family legend alive. It gets passed on orally, for the most part, but someone's gotta write this stuff down every once in a while so it doesn't get lost to time. Especially since Pa's folks are all on Chargrill Island...>
<I'll write down what I heard from Pa first. One day, I'll go to Chargrill Island myself and learn more, then I'll write that all in here too.>

Hannah:
*Eyes widen in anticipation.*
*Flips the page.*

Tulip:
<THE STORY I HEARD FROM PA>
<Untold centuries ago, a great blaze spread across Chargrill Island. In one village, the flames burned fiercely, with no hope of survival... but one lamb lived. He fled to another village, where he learned that he not only could walk through the fire unharmed, but also had the power to tame the flames. He used this power to save his new village. Having seen the lamb's abilities, the people called him Flame. This is our forefather, the originator of our family name. It is said that portions of his power live on, appearing in the family once in a few generations...>
<Pa doesn't believe any of this. He says that it's a story someone came up with to explain why our last name is Flame. He's probably right about that, but this story is still a part of our history, part of our family. Hopefully when I visit Chargrill Island, I will learn more about this...>

Hannah flips through the notebook, but all she finds is the beginnings of a genealogy. Tulip was never able to visit Chargrill Island...

Hannah:
(Flame never even brought this up... He must think even less of it than his dad. I'm definitely gonna ask him about this when he gets back from working...)
*I pull out my drawing notebook and start doodling what I imagine this original Flame looked like.*

Well, that was interesting... We'll leave Hannah to it.

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## Characters

*In order of appearance:*

* Gordon Flame
* Sonny Flame
* Hannah Dash
* Tulip Flame (mentioned)