Choose
one of the toddlers, children or teenagers below as the subject of a
case file investigated by one of our intrepid X-Files agents.
One.
The
subject of an X-File is a teenage girl who finds herself pregnant.
She’s reluctant to talk about what happened to her, but adamant that
she’s never been unchaste. Some people who know her are supportive, many
are not. Have agents investigate her seemingly miraculous unborn baby’s
origin. Do not end your tale before the birth.
Two.
The
subject of an X-File is an eighteen-year-old college freshman who
attended a party during the first semester of the school year. S/he met
someone at the party who seemed wonderful but turned out to have dark
secrets. Strange and terrible occurrences over the weeks following the
party have led your character to wonder if the man or woman they met is
in fact an ordinary person… or something else. After something
horrifying happens to your character, agents pick up the case.
Three.
The
subject of an X-File is a boy or girl just on the cusp of puberty.
While their classmates are worried about first periods, cracking voices,
and first kisses, this child was sat down by family and told the truth:
their family is not as it seems. The child denies it, until an injury
or death of someone they know is blamed on them.
Four.
The
subject of an X-File is a child who is no older than nine years of age.
S/he was adopted and has had a fairly happy life with his/her adopted
family. At least until they start displaying powers that frighten their
adoptive parents into deciding to dissolve the adoption. Before they
can, however, a very public incident catches the attention of the world
in general and the X-Files office in particular.
Five.
The
subject of an X-File is a child or teenager who has been kidnapped. The
person who took them doesn’t have the typical motives - they’re not
interested in abuse or murder. Instead the kidnapper is convinced that
they’ve saved the child from a monster. But that’s all in the
kidnapper’s head, isn’t it?
Six.
The
subjects of an X-Files are a family of young siblings who have been
orphaned after their parents were killed by a drunk driver. The siblings
grimly joke that their lives are similar to Party of Five…except the
Salingers had to worry about bills and keeping their family eatery
afloat, not people finding out that their family isn’t as human as it
looks. A criminal incident involving one of the middle children suddenly
makes keeping their secret nearly impossible.
Seven.
The subjects of an X-Files
is a baby or toddler (or one of each
or twins) who is left in a hot car. At first it seems miraculous that
the child/ren survived, but soon people are wary that it wasn’t divine
intervention that saved the day.
Eight.
The subjects of an X-Files
is a toddler whose parents fondly called their child a miracle because
it took them several years to conceive. On the child’s second birthday
they appear to preform an actual miracle. Things take a turn for the
stranger over the next few months in a way that catches the eye of the
FBI.
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