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 Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:29 am
Karael sighed. Men. They just did not have the capacity to understand pregnancy to its fullest. "Folic acid is not a lot of bull. Defiencies in folic acid can cause the brain and spinal cord to not develop properly."
She grinned ferally at the sensible one's minor rant. Yes, he at least was trying. That was progress, at least. "The better your diet is, the less you have to take as supplements. Besides, they have good prenatal supplements that help. One tablet a day as an extra boost. That's what I'm going to take. My diet is fairly well-balanced, but I'm not taking the chance," she said, taking a few steps further down the aisle to eye the selection of prenatal supplements. Not the one with excess Vitamin A; she didn't want that one...
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:26 pm
Rian let out a quiet sight, following the woman.. thing. All right, all right.. He'd do this for Raj. "What if you mostly survive on protein?" he asked quietly. "Or.. uh, meat. With a bit of grain. Going to have to take more or less?"
Raj patted the other male's back, smiling to himself. "Aah.. This is good. You're talking again. Don't worry, it won't be that bad.."
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:00 pm
Spying a promising-looking bottle of supplement, Karael picked it up and turned it around to read the back of the label, her tail swishing lightly behind her. It seemed to have everything in- wait, did they just ask her a question? They did. "Meat with some grain? I don't think that will cut it. That takes care of protein and iron, but you need the folic acid and calcium too."
She did spare a smile for the other one. "If you're okay with the idea, why aren't you going to be the pregnant one?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:09 pm
Raj let out a dreamy sigh, seemingly spacing off. "Because he didn't want to see me in any sort of pain." he cooed, beaming. Rian scoffed, not saying anything, glancing over to the bottle.
"No, he'd just be too wimpy to handle anything.. He has a breakdown everytime he pukes." Rian said under his breath. Raj let out a cry, smacking his lover's arm.
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:13 pm
Had Karael possessed pupils, the eyeroll she performed would have been more meaningful. Since she didn't, the gesture seemed somewhat pointless, but the message was still the same. Ugh.... passionate love. "Noble sentiment, but if you hold his hand while he goes into labor-- that is, if he does go into labor instead of having a C-section-- you're still going to be in pain," she pointed out rather practically.
She did manage to keep an otherwise straight face, though. A breakdown every time he vomited? Honestly, even squeamish Erin wasn't that bad, and that little toddler had the emotional stability of ... well... a toddler.
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:32 pm
Rian muttered something inaudible (it could have been 'not going to do the labor thing' or 'not going to chew the gator ring' or something else..) and shook his head. "I'll hopefully be able to do the c-section. Anything else will be too painful.." The demon shuddered at the thought.
Raj cleared his throat, glancing around. "D'you recommend anything here?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:40 pm
"Males. No tolerance for pain," Karael said with a wry expression. "A C-section makes more sense to me. Especially since I'm not sure how natural labor would work in a male." She shrugged. Ah well. Good thing she didn't have to worry about it herself.
She waggled the bottle in her hand. "I'm going to take this one. This has extras of everything: folic acid, calcium, protein, iron. If you're getting enough iron and protein, you might not need this. Do you eat any vegetables?" she asked the more-grumpy one. Then it finally dawned on her that she didn't know their names. Whoops. "Oh, I'm Karael Layden, by the way."
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 4:02 pm
Rian let out a slow sigh, leaning back. "Nope, don't really. They're disgusting." he huffed. "And I have a pretty damn good idea about how labor would happen, but I don't want to go through that mess." he glanced over his shoulder at Raj, who was now picking up random bottles and scanning them as if he knew what he was doing.
"Rian Sato. He's Raj." the demon said after a moment. "Suppose we should have done the introductions first.."
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:16 pm
"Ohhh, then you will have to take a more enriched supplement. Vegetables provide a lot of the necessary vitamins and things," Kari said, mentally reviewing her own diet with a hefty sigh. This meant more spinach for her, and she hated spinach.
"Nice to meet you both, Rian, Raj," she said, nodding politely. "As long as they got done, I don't think it matters. Did you already choose the soul and essence for your child?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:30 pm
Raj glanced up, nodding happily. "Something for both of us. Faerie soul and demon horn, right?" the human glanced to Rian, who nodded a bit. "Ahh, 's going to be so cuuuute!"
"Gah. More enriched with what?" Rian muttered, deciding to ignore Raj's 'cute' commment.
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:56 am
Karael's mouth twitched into a brief smile at Raj's comment. He was entertaining this one. "Faerie soul and demon horn? That will be an interesting mix." She eyed Rian. "I guess you wanted the 'demon horn' part."
"You'll need a supplement with the folic acid, silica, and calcium at the least," she added, picking up one bottle after another. "This one might work."
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 2:27 pm
Rian smirked lightly, nodding after a moment. "That'd be probably as close as I could get to getting a child from my own blood or something, anyway." he said quietly, absentmindedly patting his stomach. "Damn. 's a lot of stuff.." he said quietly, peering over to the bottles. "Which one, again?"
Raj glanced over, letting out a quiet sigh. "Quit whining already." he mumbled. "Thanks for all this help."
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 3:03 pm
Karael didn't bring up that she had never seen faerie and demon cross in a positive manner. That would certainly be a different child. "It is a lot of stuff, but it's necessary. Just be glad you don't have to go through labor," she said, plucking up one of the bottles and hand it to him, her own bottle of supplements held in her other three-fingered hand.
She grinned and nodded at Raj. "No problem. Glad I could be of some assistance."
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:30 pm
Rian grabbed the bottle, letting out a quiet sigh. "Well.. This'll have to do." He didn't want to talk about the possibility of going into labor - that was just. Urgh. "Raj. 's pay and go. I'm hungry and I'm worn out and.. I want to take this damn hat off." he grumbled, raising his hand in a wave and starting to trot away from Karael.
Raj scoffed, rolling his eyes and standing up straight, looking to the woman. "Hum, I guess we have to go.. Don't want him to throw a fit. Maybe we can meet again?" he smiled brightly, glancing over his shoulder. "When he's in a better mood.."
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:42 pm
Karael waved a hand at the retreating demon. How impatient he was! "No, that would be bad. Him throwing a fit, I mean," she said, raising an eyebrow to watch him go. She nodded. "Yes, I'd like to meet you another time. If you need help with other things, Mum and I can help you out. Just... ummm... don't tell my mum you saw me here." She fidgeted. "She doesn't know I'm pregnant."
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