"Your comfort level is what's important," she replied.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Um… do I need to lay down?” Aashi glanced at the door. “… might be easiest out there if I do?”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
She nodded. "That will work. Come on, then!" She opened the door.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Aashi followed her out, anxious, despite herself. She had no doubt Sera was an excellent apothecary. But. Well. There was a certain vulnerability that came with submitting to medical care this intimate. And it made her anxious.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
Sera drew a screen around one of the beds. "Get comfortable and then let me know when you're ready," she told her.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Okay.” Aashi dipped her head. She hated this. She stripped off below the waist and carefully folded her clothes and set them on the chair next to the bed. Then she climbed on top of the bed and pulled a sheet over her lap. She took a deep breath then looked up and raised her voice a little. “Okay!”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
Sera entered; she'd warmed her hands and sterilized some tools she'd need. "Alright. I'll be very quick.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Okay.” Aashi took a deep breath and nodded, hands bunching up the sheet despite herself. She needed to stop. If she really was pregnant — and she was fairly sure that she was — then Sera was going to be seeing her a hell of a lot worse than this. May as well get comfortable around the woman.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
Sera did a quick check just as she had promised, then lowered the sheet and put the tools back. "Alright! Well my dear, you are definitely expecting!"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Aashi grinned, squeezing her knees together. “Ahh! This is exciting!!!”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
She chuckled. "Indeed it is!! This isn't your first obviously so I expect you know most of what yo do, dietary restrictions and whatnot. But every pregnancy is different."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Aashi nodded. "And it's been literal years since my last."
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Then I'll give you a refresher. Go ahead and put your clothes back on; if you have time then we can go over it in my office, or you can wait a little while."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
(hahaha right?) (also how do you get Ky from Gaius??? There is literally not a single letter/sound in common lol)
"Okay! I, um, have time if you do," she said with a little smile.
(On a related note, my targeted ads are 100% sure I'm knocked up now lol "when does morning sickness hit?" "when do you start showing a pregnancy?" "medieval pregnancy tests" lolol)
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
(I have no idea; how do you get Jim from James? Dick from Richard?)
(Lol great work target ads)
"Certainly! Meet me in my office when you're all set."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
