Ziskosu "The Almighty Father" - From the very beginning, Poseidon was eccentric. He had strange habits, tastes, and opinions. A lot of this conflicted with his father. Poseidon was still little, still a child, and children are convinced that their imagination is right, and they let it run wild. Don't get me wrong, Poseidon looks up to his father a lot. He yearns to one day be like Zisk, successful in business, a good man, and an outstanding father and husband. One of Poseidon's goals in life is to have a big family like Zisk's, with cousins all over the place, and good relations within his immediate family. However, for the time being, Poseidon is... quirky. He always disagrees with what basketball team is going to win, or what football team is moving up. Since Dustin is already married and moved out, Poseidon is the only son Zisk can talk to all day, every day. Ziskosu would as for Poseidon's opinion on a certain team, and Poseidon would give his 100% truthful view, which quite often wasn't what his father thought. Poseidon would look up at the rainy clouds, and being his optimistic self, he'd ask Zisk to play soccer or something outdoors. No matter how much Zisk tried to reason with him, Poseidon would always be convinced that you could find a silver lining to every grey cloud. He would say, "But, Daddy, we can play soccer in the mud! It's quite alright, I'm sure Momma won't mind. Plus," he would add, trying to make the best of things, "we need a shower anyways, haha! Why not just go out into the rain?" Zisk would laugh, rub his sons head, and tell him that, 'No, Baby Poseidon might get sick. And if he gets sick, they couldn't go out to play when the sun came out.' Poseidon loves Zisk very much, and he is basically Poseidon's idol, his role model. If Poseidon had a bad day at school, or if he needed a shoulder to cry on, Zisk was always there for him. Even with Poseidon's quirkiness and unique habits, Zisk learned the way that Poseidon liked to be comforted, and Ziskosu always, always, always, had great advice to give, or a way to cheer him up. One of Poseidon's favorite things to do with his father is going to the playground. Near their house, was a little playground next to a golf field. On warm days, Poseidon would wake up early in the morning, scoop some peanut butter straight out of the jar with a spoon and eat it, and drag his father to the playground. He would ask Zisk to push him on the swings, higher, higher, higher. He would ask his father to play House with him, or catch him if he falls from the monkey bars. Overall, Ziskosu was the Man of the Household, the head of the pack. Poseidon would always end up listening to and respecting his father's decision, whether it was to not buy the weird looking toy at the store, or that he shouldn't play with the worms he finds int he mud.
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Soul "A Loving, Understanding Momma" - Poseidon
likes to call Soul "Momma", because when he was just born and
beginning to talk, he would always say "Ma" or "Mo". Soul
thought it was the most adorable thing, and she encouraged
Poseidon to call him "Momma". Now, at age 5, he still enjoys
calling her that, even after he was able to say "Mother". Now,
as we all know, Soul is very spiritual and likes to take walks
and meditate. When Soul was 14, her mother took her on a long
walk to meditate--her first meditation, in fact. At first, Soul
was going to wait until Poseidon was older to give him the
pleasure of meditating, but then she decided that he was mature
enough. He had developed his own unique personality, habits,
and quirks. He was quite mature for his age, and he voiced
his own opinions well. Soul was very proud of these factors, and
she decided it was time. One morning, when Poseidon was 4,
she woke him up early. He, being his curious self, was all
too eager to follow her on the walk. The whole way, he was
asking her, "Where are we going?" and "Is the place going to be
fun?" While she took her long graceful strides, he bounced up
and down like a child beside her. When they finally got to a
quiet meadow in the woods, she sat down and motioned for him
to follow. He did, and right away, he felt a floating sensation
as he closed his eyes. He felt the creatures around him with his
heart, he could see the birds' song, hear the beauty in it. After
that day, Poseidon and his mother had a even stronger
connection than before. They were like Siamese Twins, in fact, for
a while, because he felt connected to her with his soul and heart.
He could always "read her mind" or "guess what she was thinking".
Now, he frequently goes on long walks with Soul, and sometimes
with both his parents, when Zisk had spare time. He values these
walks, even as a child, he can see how much they mean to his
mother, and how valuable they are to his own mind and soul within.
When Soul was strict, she knew how to discipline Poseidon in a way
that he would understand what he did wrong, and still be pretty
happy. When she was playful and he was in a childish mood, they
would joke around and paint flowers or draw with chalk. Since they
are both unique and have quirks, they relate to each other a lot,
and understand each other better than many beans. Of course
Poseidon loves Soul and looks up to her, but they can have their
rough times as well. Most of the time, Soul would spare Poseidon
and call off Zisk for doing something, like letting their son play in
the rain, but occasionally it would be Soul and Poseidon arguing
back and forth. Soul doesn't like to argue, and Poseidon doesn't
want his momma to be sad. But the stubbornness and opinions
within him can't contain themselves sometimes, and he'd be telling
her in a child voice, "But Momma, waaainy days are so fun! And the
worms are awfully nice, if you just get to know them! It's not kind
to not let me play with them, they have feelings too.... W-w-right?"
No matter what happens, Soul will always be an amazing mother for
Poseidon and Poseidon will always love her and be her baby son.
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Cecilia "A Sister? Niece?" - At first, Poseidon was confused by the sight of Cecilia. He was wondering how she became part of the family. One day, it was his "sister" Akari with a big belly, and the next, the belly was replaced with a little baby bean... Was she his sister? He didn't get it. "How could this be," he said, "that my sister, Akari, had a baby, Cecilia, my other sister?" Dustin chuckled and said, "No, Akari gave birth to your niece. It means you're an uncle now!" Poseidon was still a bit confused, because he thought uncles had to be older. Nevertheless, he put away his doubts and played with Cecilia. In the beginning, he thought Cecilia would take away all the attention from him, and he got jealous. Soon enough, he realized that was not the case, and he loved playing with her! He would try being a good "big brodder" like Dustin was for him. Poseidon would offer to feed Cecilia, and he would bring her to the park. (with Zisk supervising, of course!) He gave her a lot of his old toys,
all cars and stuffed animals, some building blocks. He tried to
teach her the "ways of the world", but she was a little too young to
understand! Cecilia was a great surprise to Poseidon's life, and he
loves his niece more than any other baby bean in the world!
