tushanshu | Voice;

So I know for human babies, you're supposed to play like Mozart next to their crib while they're sleeping to make them super geniuses or whatever - what about turtle babies? Is there like... a Symphonic Whale Calls Orchestra we can get a CD of or something?

Aquadude? Aquakid? Other Aquafolks? Can I get a weigh-in here?

What are the rest of you turtle-parents doing for your Mack truck cab sized turtle baby eggs? New parent anxiety, you know how it goes.

Private to Vanessa;

Hey girly, we missed some lessons due to sudden onset underwater turtle. Wanna schedule a make-up?

Private to Jaybird;

Soooo, did we go to the turtle dance? Did we make friends? Did we get laid? PS: you need it.

[ translation: are you alive, where are you, can i stalk you, hey, hi. oh wait, he knows something better ]

And on the side of shit you're actually interested in - by the way, I'm a weapons genius, do you want more stuff to kill people with? Because that can be arranged.

Private Kyle;

Uh, sound off? Olly olly oxen free? Marco?

[ basically, hey, what's up, bro, he misses you, did underwater dead turtle demons eat you? ]

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[You... probably can't see it. Because of the lack of video screen and all. But this is the closest Midii has come to rolling her eyes at the Network in quite some time.]

The classical music story is a lie. It doesn't make any difference what a baby listens to.

[ this will not be the last time this happens if you're spending a lot of time around him. probably will be the case, considering he loves that egg thing. ]

Shit, really? How are we supposed to make Junior a super badass? [ D8 dilemma! ]

[That poor, poor egg.]

Why would you want to?

[ 8( sob ok not the best parent, but at least he cares!! ]

So he doesn't grow up with self-esteem issues? Doesn't everyone want to be a badass?

[...yeah, that was true. Especially when someone is still a child herself, care and genuine ~~affection~~ acknowledgement of safety can mean a lot.]

No.

How do you know it's a boy?

[ he knows how all that goes, given all the parental figure issues he's collected, so yeah, roy's pretty commited to Doing It Right. ]

Oh, uh, I don't - it could totally be a girl. Pronoun issues, sorry. I can alternate?

Or maybe you should wait and see until we know for certain.

It's just an egg right now. It needs to be kept warm. [This was the entirety of her experience when it came to eggs, but she remembered one of her old teachers saying that baby bird eggs needed to be kept warm, and she figured the same applied for Turtles.] I don't think it will care what music you play for it.

What? That's going to make talking about him/her so hard, though. Like, what are the conversations going to be? 'Hey how's Egg doing today, yesterday I saw Egg wobble a little, is it my turn to watch Egg or are you going to be supervising Egg today, hey guys this is Egg, Egg is super cool, you should come meet Egg'? Hella unweildy.

[ A pfffft sound here ] You don't know that, it might. Wasn't there research on how talking to even plants helps them grow better or some crazy stuff? It's not like Mozart or Whale Orchestra'll hurt, at least.

[She opens her mouth to argue...then thinks better of it.]

If it means that much to you, then play Mozart. I still don't think it helps any, but it can't hurt either.

And what's wrong with calling it an egg? It is an Egg.

[ g l e e. you know what, he will play mozart. assuming he can find it. ]

Hey, I will. Actually, a friend's coming by later and we're going to do some keyboard serenading. You're welcome to hang out.

It's so cold, you know! Like how would you like it if your parents were just calling you 'Fetus'?

[Whatever.]

I wouldn't know, because I wouldn't have been born yet. [A pause, and then, a little softer:] Papa used to say he named me because I was born at noon, when the sun was at its highest in the sky. If that's true, then I wouldn't have had a name until then anyway.

[She says nothing about the 'hanging out' invitation. Neither an acceptance nor a decline. Still debating over what she should do.]

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