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 Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:25 am
Maritza 1
Carrying her fourth child meant that Maritza’s life had forcibly calmed down. As happy as she was to be carrying again, this time under much better circumstances, Maritza was still getting used to the din of everyday life. She was so used to a constant flow of work on the airship that everyday tasks like chores and errands just didn’t have the same allure.
That being said they still needed doing and even if she had teenagers at home Maritza wasn’t about to ask them to do it. Larger tasks she would but this? Not a chance. This she could still do. So, eight months along and the lightning woman was looking at her second satchel with a frown. How….was she supposed to carry all of this…?
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:25 am
Despite her reservations, Vermina was becoming rather accustomed to being around earthlings. With four active daughters being raised in a world were earthlings were more than just another mule in the world, she had a lot of work to do with her own mindset. Earthlings were so strange with their short height and their crystals and their..... pregnancies.
While fetching some cloth at her daughter's request, she came across the brightly colored lightning female facing off with a set of rather full satchels. That belly though! "Is something wrong?" she asked, looking curiously at the satchel that remained unclaimed.
[Corny via Discord]
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:26 am
[Maritza 2]
For all appearances Maritza may as well have been a skinny tree with a large fruit tied to its trunk. Unlike so many other women she didn’t carry extra weight and tended to actually lose during her pregnancies. At first she’d simply thought it was because of the triplets but now she was wondering if her womb was actually defective.
Looking upon her satchels made Maritza ponder her life. She really should have tried at least asking one of the kids to meet her instead of this…Hearing a voice, she turned her head and quirked a brow. She was holding onto one bag, albeit with both hands but the other… “No, I’m fine.”
An alkidike, in Belrea? She didn’t think she would ever get used to it.
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:27 am
Vermina cocked her head lightly. She squatted down to get more level with the petite female, eyes obviously on the swollen belly. Or, it would have been obvious if she'd had those earthling irises... "That's a baby, right?" she asked, now making her attention obvious.
Hold on! Manners! "If.. you don't mind me asking.."
[Corny via Discord]
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:29 am
[Maritza 3]
Maritza took a half step back away from the crouching alkidike and did nothing to hide her defensive scowl. It may have looked far more intimidating were it not for her condition. What was she so focused on? If she wanted to lift the bag she could so there was no reason to…get…
“Excuse me?” Oh hell, was that it? She wasn’t here to make fun of the earthlings weakness but rather to ask about her pregnancy? “Have you never seen a pregnancy before?” It wasn’t spoken with an intentionally rude tone; more factual if anything. “I know the alkidike go to….Aisha, was it?”
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:30 am
If anything, Vermina found the earthling's scowl somehow adorable. ..Okay, they could be a little cute, sometimes. Maybe. On occasion. Lips pursing lightly, she shook her head side to side. "So it is a baby? I have not. Not this close." Her brow rose with surprise when Aisha was mentioned. No matter how many times she heard it, it still surprised her when an earthling knew anything about the Aishan culture. "Yes. Aisha bears our daughters for us; tending to them until they are ready. It leaves us to continue serving Aisha freely." Her lips pursed curiously. "How is that comfortable?"
[Corny via Discord]
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:31 am
[Maritza 4]
Knowing she wouldn’t be leaving anytime soon, Maritza lowered the second bag down onto the bench closest to her. Once she had her things in order Maritza took her hand and placed it against the small of her back.
“It is a baby; one that isn’t close enough to coming out in my opinion.” The fact that she still had a few weeks to go caused Maritza to feel wilted. She kept telling herself it would be worth it in the end but she hated the process with a passion.
“It isn’t comfortable in the least. It’s nine months of a baby’s foot kicking your insides and constantly being off balance.”
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:34 am
Vermina's eyes widened as the female regaled her with her tale of pregnancy woes. "They kick your insides? How awful," she gasped out, shuddering at the thought. What goddess thought that such a trial was necessary for delivering a baby?! They must have been twisted little things. She stretched out one leg and followed after it for another angle on the belly, remaining in her crouched position. "Can you really carry that and those bags?" she asked, addressing the satchels the earthling was planning to cart around.
[Corny via Discord]
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:34 am
[Maritza 5]
“Makes the thought of having blooms a lot more magical, doesn’t it?” This time the sarcasm was clear in her tone. The longer she stood the more uncomfortable she became so inevitably Maritza was forced to give in. With an irritated sigh she maneuvered around the alkidike to sit herself down on the bench, telling herself it was only a temporary set back.
“I’ll have to send for one of my older children and hope they aren’t in lessons. If I send word to my husband he’ll just worry.” Looking over the load just made her grin sardonically. “It’s been a while since my last pregnancy. You’d think I would have adjusted by now though.”
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:37 am
Vermina frowned slightly. "Magical? Hardly. Aisha has always provided our blooms. It is how it is." She cocked her head slightly and smirked. "It does, however, make me more grateful." Imagine if she had been made to carry all four of her daughters! There would probably be only one!
"You have more?!" She couldn't help how her jaw dropped open. "Goodness, how many times have you done.. this?" Imagine swelling up like a spitorog more than once!
Of course, the softer side of her reached out to test the heft of the satchel closest to her. Mules usually did the carrying, but this one was clearly in a state... "I could carry them for you, if you would like," she offered, surprising herself.
[Corny via Discord]
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:38 am
[Maritza 6]
Maritza pinched the bridge of her nose. “Not magical in the actual sense, but more abstract.” Of course the whole business with blooms still sounded like magical nonsense to her but seeing as Uquin’s grandchildren had spawned from blooms she had proof. “I think even if our Gods were more generous this would be the end for me.”
Oh and that was a face that caused Maritza to laugh. “I have three more; triplets. I carried them all at once and it almost killed me.” She couldn’t remember much about that night but the effects had lasting reprucussions.
“I couldn’t ask that of you. If anything I can always take one home and come back for the other.”
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:39 am
Vermina could not have been more shocked! Three at once?! She looked the female down and up, and then down and up again. That tiny thing carried three whole babies in her? Sure, earthling babies were smaller, but still! "That.. is impressive," she finally conceded. She just could not imagine!
That meant the female had at least four now... After a moment, Vermina felt herself smiling warmly. "I have been blessed with four daughters. The goddesses carried them two at a time for me and my wife. What if I carry these for you, and you can tell me more about this pregnancy stuff you're experiencing?"
[Corny via Discord]
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:40 am
[Maritza 7]
“It’s a nightmare; call it what it is.” Maritza snorted. “I wouldn’t trade my children for the world but if I had to relive it again…” She scrunched her face up and shivered. “I was terrified that it would be the same thing again with this pregnancy but my husband is a healer and he assures me there is just one soul in there. Besides, I’m much smaller this time and it’s a blessing.”
“Four daughters? I only have one, but my husband has two from a previous relationship. I can’t imagine what it would be like.” Four Zadia’s? Never. Four Lioe’s would be a blessing but the others would be a curse.
“I suppose that would be alright…as long as you tell me about how Aisha gives you blooms. As strange as this is for you the reverse is true for me.”
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:40 am
[Corny via Discord]
A nightmare? It certainly sounded like it! Still, impressive to get through such a nightmare. A husband with.. previous relationship? So the male had multiple partners! Interesting.
"In my opinion, it's wonderful," she mused with a chuckle. Four was unexpected, but it had been most welcome. Most welcome, indeed. Like the female had said, she wouldn't trade her girls for the world.
Brow rising, Vermina paused a moment before nodding. "I think I could accommodate this." She grabbed both of the bags and swung them over her shoulders with ease. Imagine lifting these with a full belly! Of course, these seemed like they shouldn't have been a problem! "So, all of the earthling races get their young like this?"
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:41 am
[Maritza 8]
Watching her heft the heavy satchels over her shoulder like they weighed nothing brought Maritza’s gaze to her muscular biceps. They may not have been as obvious as some of the muscle bound idiots she worked with but now that they were there….Well, she could definitely see why Ujana found alkidike attractive.
“If you’re asking if all the women carry then yes, generally.” She placed one hand atop her stomach and the other on the edge of the bench to push herself up. Balance was hard to come by but Maritza eventually found herself. “Multiples aren’t guaranteed though. The more there are the rarer it is and the more complicated the pregnancy becomes.”
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