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Soundwave, it's Lucy...

[Kaede calls herself by her other moniker since she had expressed before that she preferred not to use her real name when speaking through the network.

Her voice is eerily calm at first, but she soon bursts into sobs.]

I-I... I'm pregnant!

[Those don't sound like tears of joy, though. In fact, she sounds pretty hysterical.]

I called because I know you won't judge me, so please just hear me out. I really need someone to vent to!

[Soundwave hadn't expected a call from Kaede, let alone her to suddenly sound hysterical and dropped such huge news on him all of a sudden.

Pregnant? What? How? He's not organic, but he's sure he heard that no Moonblessed could get pregnant here. Did something change? There's a second of pure silence, as his mind grind to a sudden halt, before he speaks to himself.]

That shouldn't be possible, here...

[Odd, but nevermind that for now. Kaede's distress right now, and soon his focus shifts back to his friend.]

I'll hear you out, Lucy. Tell me what happened...

[She didn't miss him muttering to himself.]

I know, right? With all the Moonblessed here and all the sex they're probably having, we've never heard of anyone getting pregnant--[she whimpers]--until now.

I've been wondering if it's due to all the Chroma we've accumulated during our stay on Prismatica... It made all those plants grow in the Nothing, and even before then it made extraordinary things happen. What if allowing Moonblessed to become pregnant is another one of those things?

[It seems like the most logical explanation to Lucy. She interrupts herself again to sniffle.]

What makes it even weirder is that I already have a big round stomach. It progressed faster than a normal pregnancy, so I haven't had any time to come to grips with it.

[Another effect from all the collected Chroma, perhaps?]

[Given that Cybertronians don't tend to deal with pregnancies, he's at a loss at how this came to be. The moonlacings did bring forth life at the Nothing, but he's still unsure if the accumulated Chroma is the cause of this... Perhaps there was something else that could've done this, what's with everyone getting a rune and wanting to mate... The dragons' singing. He's about to voice out the other possibility when Kaede brings down another bomb shell.]

...What?

[So she didn't just find out she's pregnant, but her stomach is also already on such a stage. He's not sure if this is a state of urgency, but he's sort of panicking right now.]

That is... Hm. [He's at a loss.] Where are you right now? I need to see you...

[Kaede had not forgotten about the runes and what they meant, having read up what she could about dragons from the public resources available to them. In her mind, she wondered if they were contributing to her sudden pregnancy too. It was mating season for the dragons, so were the bodies of some Moonblessed reacting likewise?]

Yes. [Is her response to Soundwave's "What?"] I mean, it's not like I suddenly woke up with a round stomach. It progressed in a manner of days. At first, I thought I was just bloated or gaining weight, until I kept growing. I even had morning sickness.

[Which only made her feel even more crummy.]

I'm at my apartment. It would make me feel better if I saw you. I'm terrified by the very idea of having a baby. I have no idea what to do!

[Her voices rises in a panic.]

Edited (wrong icon) 2020-07-16 09:04 (UTC)

Try to calm yourself, Lucy... I'll arrive at your place in a minute in my avatar.

[Regaining his composure, he speaks again in a cool and gentle tone in an attempt to soothe her panicking. It isn't great if they're both are panicking... As if spurred by her wanting to see him, he's already walking out to the front door of his apartment.]

We'll... figure out what to do together.

[Hesitation slips through his tongue near the end of the sentence, having no idea what to do as well, nothing's really forming in his head except to try to comfort her in this situation. He'll keep the line open to keep Kaede company, while he prepares his avatar and sets out.]

Thank you, Soundwave.

[A heavy sigh.]

I'm ashamed to say that I'm not sure who the father is. Not only that, but it's not like I had good role models growing up to give me an idea of what good parents are like.

[Since her own had been such disappointments.]

Not only that, but I have so many questions racing through my mind about what will happen after the birth. Will the baby come home with me? Will it stay here? If they come to my world, they'll only suffer as I have. But if they stay here, they'll probably resent me and Nyuu for leaving them, and it would break Nyuu's heart to be separated from our child.

[It's a lose-lose to Kaede.]

[She's not sure who the father is? Soundwave would want to ask who she had been intimated with after the dragons started singing, but asking that now seems rather... Gauche. He'll hold it off until he reaches Kaede in person, calming down and comforting her.

He's quiet again for a few seconds]

This is a rather difficult situation, Lucy.

[Soundwave admits with a sigh.]

I'm not sure if I have any answers to your questions, or if I could come up with a good answer. If there is any. [It does sound like a lose-lose situation for her.] I understand it worries you so much, but it's... best to focus on now rather than thinking about what will happen after.

[The sound of Lucy inhaling deeply can be heard over the comms device. She holds it for a seconds then releases the breath from her mouth.]

You're right. No point in worrying so much over something that hasn't happened yet.

[She knows that, but that won't stop her from possibly having another emotional outburst while she and Soundwave talk in person.]

I'll see you soon, Soundwave.

[Soundwave hums, once more, finally leaving the apartment. He feels bad, but it's better to talk in person where he could give her physical comfort at the same time.]

Mm, see you.

[With that, he sets out to the direction of Kaede's apartment. At least it won't take long for him to arrive via driving.]

[ooc: transition this to a log?]

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