<Ah yes, the awkward extended family banquet, the perfect time for shenanigans and/or visceral arguments over petty matters like real estate and inheritances...think we'll see someone get stabbed over a fiancée being stolen?>
=I...want to say no, but I get the feeling you're about to give a very weird justification as to why you were thinking that...=
<Isn't it a law of the universe that if a large family gathering occurs, especially one that involves extended family members, that somebody will bring up a topic that is incredibly awkward and will no doubt be a major source of conflict that would cause a permanent scar in the relationships of all involved?>
=...=
<What?>
=Dare I ask what kind of topic would cause an entire family to schism in the first place?=
<Politics, what else?>
=Ah...like succession politics?=
<Close, but even pettier.>
=Ah...=
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