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[nitidus]

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[glowsferatu]

[ "We." ]

Oh

uh

[ "We." ]

well i think they would
maybe
hmm
a bonnet might um

[ "We." ]

i feel it might interfere with our
her
her horns
just hers we dont share them

ha ha

[nitidus]

We could always cut some holes on the bonnet to make space for her horns.

[WE!!!!]

[glowsferatu]

i suppose that may be an option
though uh
we may need to wait until shes hatched for sizing and placement
ive never actually seen a daughter grub before

[ "We." ]

[nitidus]

Oh, yes course. That's understandable.
I'm not sure how tiny I expect a daughter grub to be? How big do think you were?

[glowsferatu]

im not really sure
two feet maybe
karkat could probably speak to that better since he actually conducted the ectogenesis
but it wouldnt be unreasonable for a daughter grub to be even bigger
i mean shell be five times our size when shes fully grown

[nitidus]

Strictly speaking, human babies differ in size across the board too. Some are tiny, scrawny things. Other are so big I'm certain at least five alien species have written horror movies based on human birth.

In any case - a grub shower.

[glowsferatu]

rose you need to be honest about yourselves
it wouldnt require a large infant to paint human birth as a horror tale
the entire mammalian process of gestation and expulsion is already inherently terrifying
you have my deepest sympathies

i think we had the right idea of symbiotically enlisting a wholly separate species to bear the worst of it

[nitidus]

Honestly, I'm very glad that I will never, ever be having children the typical way.

1/2

[glowsferatu]

i think perhaps just this one will be enough children for both of us

[glowsferatu]

not to be presumptuous of course i mean you arent in any way obligated to contribute to the incredibly stressful work of raising her
it neednt be your job the way it is mine
if you dont want it to be

[nitidus]

[holy shit]

Kanaya, I promised that I would help you. I intend to keep that promise, no matter what has happened.

[glowsferatu]

you made that promise nearly five years ago
obviously with that much time and the dramatic change in circumstances the perspective on that promise may also have needed to adapt

[ Which may be true anyway, just not in the way Kanaya means. ]

you only promised to help me become a mother
i just
dont want you to think i expect you to be her mother also

[nitidus]

Kanaya, we may been through a lot - but I intend to be with you through this. I won't let you do this alone.

[glowsferatu]

okay

[ This is entirely too much in just a few days, first she gets the Matriorb and now Rose is committed to being a teen mom. Kanaya doesn't know what to do with this. ]

ill have to think about this
im sorry
i dont mean to sound ungrateful
its just kind of a lot to consider right now

[nitidus]

[Hilariously, Rose has never considered that Kanaya might not ... want her ... to help ...]

Oh.
Well. Okay then.

[glowsferatu]

[ Well it isn't even considerable, but Rose coming back into her life in such a big way, she's not sure she's ready. But she definitely wants it, why else would she have gone to Rose about it first? ]

sorry
thank you for the offer
maybe we can talk about it more at the grub shower





Sorry

[nitidus]

Yes, alright then. Until then.