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 Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 9:50 pm
"Oooh more Carmel!" She said with a laugh and a smile.
"Your daughter is beautiful. Maybe one of your other house mates dolled her all up?"
She took the drink and gave a little sip of it, testing out how hot it was. "Perfect. And so quick! Thank you, that's all right now. I already ate dinner and such." She said, patting her already large belly and drank some more of her drink.
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 9:54 pm
"Actually, I hear my granddaughter did it." Junyi quickly stops. "Well, she's not actually my granddaughter. She's a Porcelain; I adopted her father back in May." She nods toward Luna. "That was her dress. And is her makeup."
She then turns her attention to Pink's belly, smiling widely. "How far along are you?" She sends a gentle stream of mental cooing at the baby. 4laugh
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:05 pm
"That's your grandaughter's dress? Is she running around naked now?" She replied with a stream of giggles.
She then looked down at her stomach and rubbed it gently. "Not too far along, still in the first trimester, and at the beggining no less. I can't wait till she is born."
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:08 pm
"Oh, no," Junyi answers, waving her hand. "She's mostly grown now. Porcelain age quickly."
A frown. "At the beginning, you say? And you're showing? Are you sure?"
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:10 pm
"I grow fast." Pink said with a shrug. "Probably doesn't help that I have big bellied pregnant women in my family." She said with a nervous laugh. "I don't mind though, it makes me feel so..womanly, you know, with the childbearing and all. Looking the part just makes it feel better."
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:15 pm
"I felt it was kind of a bother," Junyi answers, shrugging. "But then again, I am somewhat unusual." She turns her gaze back to the giggling Luna, shaking her head good-naturedly. "She wasn't very different when she was still in my belly, you know. She couldn't laugh, but she could still be amused. And boy, was she amused."
Realizing she's being talked about, Luna bangs both of her hands on the tray in front of her, kicking her feet giddily as Jokeph smiles adoringly at her.
"She's such a sweetheart, though..."
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:17 pm
Pink smiled to the baby as she banged her fists. "I have a question. What do you mean by he is her guardian. Is he the father?" She asked, a little perplexed.
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:19 pm
"No, he's not the father." Junyi laughs. "Her father is a woman now, but not by choice."
A pause. "I created Jokeph; with help, of course. He was originally intended to be my guardian, but once I became pregnant..."
Jokeph's large wings twitch slightly, and he seems to literally shrink as Junyi talks about him.
And Luna finds all of this extremely amusing.
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:23 pm
"So he decided to help you out with the little one?" She said, turning toward the little ball of giggles once again. "I could only hope my baby would be as happy and healthy as yours seems."
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:27 pm
"He..." Junyi trails off, fumbling for an answer. "I think most Constructs are supposed to be obedient to their creators?" A pause. "But he seems more attached to Luna than me. I'm not ENTIRELY sure why, but it might have something to do with my ineptitude."
Junyi smiles. "She's cheerful because she gets the best reactions out of people when she is." Another pause. "I think she's doing it right now to keep Jokeph at ease."
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:30 pm
"You, inept? I don't think so, you run this store so well, you couldn't possibly be!" Pink said with a pat to her hand that was resting on the bar.
"That's sweet. And very compassionate for such a little one, trying to help him stay calm."
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:32 pm
"Naida does most of the managing," Junyi admits. "And yes, I am inept at a lot of the things I do." Her gaze seems a bit more wistful.
"But Luna's compassion might be fueled more by the company she keeps," she says quickly. "She thinks like a Porcelain..."
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:33 pm
"Aww, I;m sure you;re just being harsh on yourself!" Pink said, trying to comfort the woman.
"What exactly is this Porcelain? I've heard of them, but don't know much about them to tell you the truth."
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:39 pm
"Porcelain are... complicated," Junyi laughs. "Physically, they're unusal. They're small, have no external ears or noses, and have an extra eyelid. They're empathic, and have a very unique mental dialect."
Another laugh. "When I adopted Boyan, Porcelain were different. They were much smaller and couldn't use their voices for much other than screaming and crying. Something strange has happened, though, and the entire race just reverted to children." She snapped her fingers. "Bam. Just like that. They're much larger now, and their vocal chords have changed. They could possibly learn language- Boyan's tried- but it's just easier to use mindspeak, you know?"
She once again glances at Luna. "Luna has their dialect, or so I'm told."
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:42 pm
Pink baffled by what she was hearing, yet was very interested at the same time. "They talk with their minds? Wow, that must be amazing, and take so much intelect to perform. Their physiques sound cute as well. It would be very interesting for Luna to learn to speak out and have mindspeak. You could certainly tell your baby would grow up to be very intelligent." She said with a nod.
With another glace to the child she saw the clock in the corner of her eye. She twisted around a little in her chair to face it and noticed the time. "I'm so sorry Jun, but I have to get going. It's very late and my babies will be wondering where I am. I hope to see you again." She said. She put on her coat, zipped it up, and headed for the door, pushing it open and going into the night's cold weather toward her home.
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