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I think the sister should be the pregnant one, but as CDR said, it should be introduced way earlier, like at the first time we meet mary-sue, as in:

{sister of mary sue:} Mama, papa: I bear your first grandchild! =Definitely not in these words=
{chorus:} Oh, what wonderful news!
--Assorted singing and dancing---

{mary-sue:}--some aria that introduces her to us as a part of the "perfect family"



As for the family being sent into exile... a bit bizarre... and not in a good way.

A better solution IMHO whould be:

-billybob dies
-baby is born
-baby is found to be defective, rejected by mother
-baby is planned to be terminated
-mary sue recognises that the baby is a bit like billybob, and feels guilty for causing his death
-takes baby and runs away from her family, vowing to raise it.


BTW, hi, sounds very interesting so far, would definitely like to participate.

Dave: From my experience, just talking about it is futile, if you want to get it started, kick it out of the nest(eg. choose a plot and give everyone two days to object, do this until plot is found, then assign parts to be written by people, etc.)