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[no-devo-quotes.livejournal.com]

>:I

Sonia is resting sulkily on the ground, breathing heavily. (This is pretty much what happens when you have giant second trimester belly. It is still v. annoying.)

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[alwaysroomforhope]

IT WILL GET WAY MOAR GIANT YET.

Steph has cookies! Cookies are good pregnancy food, yis?

"Hey, Sonia. Want a cookie?"

[no-devo-quotes.livejournal.com]

IT MAY ECLIPSE THE SUN

Cookies ARE good pregnancy food. Cookies are good food almost any time.

"I can't be" (huff) "this tired yet!" she grumps, taking a cookie and noshing.

At least that makes things somewhat better.

[alwaysroomforhope]

"Oh yes you can."

Reassuring Steph is reassuring! But also sitting down with the plate of cookies.

"It kinda sucks, huh? Don't worry, it'll get better in the third trimester."

Lying Steph is lying, too.

[no-devo-quotes.livejournal.com]

"The third what?" There is eyeing. (Also swiping another cookie. Yum.) "You been through this before?"

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph looks around, sees nobody, and nods. "Yeah. Pregnancy, right, they kind of break it down into three main parts? I'm totally just assuming you're in the second bit, you look about that size, but I could be way wrong."

[no-devo-quotes.livejournal.com]

"Three parts? Innit just like one long thing?" This is all terribly complicated!

"'M I gonna get even bigger?!" D:

[alwaysroomforhope]

"Probably? Maybe? I dunno, I'm not a doctor." Steph eyes Sonia's belly calculatingly. "You might. How far along are you, d'you know?"

[no-devo-quotes.livejournal.com]

She looks down. "Dunno. I mean..." Her face reddens here, "I guess I... um, got this way... before I came here. Y'know." Jaw grit.

[alwaysroomforhope]

...she is adorable.

"Yeah? So the dad isn't around? Damn, huh?" Steph offers another cookie in sympathy. "Don't worry too much, I don't think anyone thinks anything of it, you know. Our worlds are way more easygoing about that than yours seems to be."

At a guess.

[no-devo-quotes.livejournal.com]

"....I hadda..." Not kill. Technically. "He'd be gone, no matter what."

Sympathy cookies are always awesome. She crams it in her mouth, scrubbing her eyes. THOSE ARE TOTALLY NOT TEARS, JUST FYI. THEY ARE... SOMETHING ELSE. SOMETHING STRONG AND NOT MUSHY.

"Easygoin' about what?"

[alwaysroomforhope]

"Bein' pregnant and not, y'know, married, or old enough, or whatever." Steph waves a hand and offers another cookie with the other.

TOTALLY not tears. And they totally didn't prompt the cookie.

THERE MAY BE HUGS IN THE FUTURE.

"I reckon you'll be a good mum, though."

[no-devo-quotes.livejournal.com]

She half-shrugs, crunching on cookie.

"'f'not like I c'd ged marrieb, anywayf," she says around it. Table manners are what happen to other people. (Also, no table.)

There is a glance full of "???!?!" "How d'you reckon that?!" Sonia considers herself good at a very few things, and momming is not one of them.

[alwaysroomforhope]

"Iunno, I just think you would." Steph grins at her. "You seem the type. How come you couldn't get married?"

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

Angela hasn't seen her in a while. So when she does see her, she blinks a bit.

"Sonya? Are you okay?"

[no-devo-quotes.livejournal.com]

"Oh," (huff) "Hey. Yeah, I," (huff) "I guess so..."

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

Angela tilts her head to the side. "Hey, I didn't know you were pregnant...but then, it's been a while since I've seen you."

[no-devo-quotes.livejournal.com]

She turns her head away quickly, reddening.

"Y-yeah. 's... 'swhy I needed new clothes. din't know then, though."

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, that would be a problem pretty quickly." She sits down next to her. "Are you happy about it?"

[no-devo-quotes.livejournal.com]

Frown.

"...dunno. I mean... I guess I oughta be, but..." She sighs, lying back. "I mean, I'm about the worst person t'have this. But I guess there ain't much t'be done. God's will, right?"

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

"You'll be better than you think, I'll bet." She doesn't believe in maternal instinct, really, but when it's your kid...maybe it's different.

"You're kind of stuck now," she admits. "But hey, there are worse places to have a kid. Plus, you've got tons of people here willing to help."

[no-devo-quotes.livejournal.com]

"Yeah...

"Wonder how much longer it'll be. Feels like forever. It's really messin' me up, y'know?"

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

Angela frowns, thinking. "Have you been to a doctor? To get checked out?"

She's seen the hospital...therefore, there must be a doctor here.

[no-devo-quotes.livejournal.com]

She looks away shiftily.

"...do I gotta? That guy's a real pain. I'd end up punchin' him or somethin'."

[angela-edmunds.livejournal.com]

"I haven't met him yet," she says thoughtfully. "And you should probably get checked out...if nothing else, maybe he can tell you how far along you are. Tell you how long you need to wait."

[no-devo-quotes.livejournal.com]

>:I

She crosses her arms. "It's gotta come out sometime, right?"