[BLESS] Infernal Side Quests (Breach x Emergence)

[anemosagkelos]

No. The thought was sharp and almost violent as she froze in mid-step. She was supposed to be recruiting kin to help her with these multiplying whales, not blessing—would that be immoral, to bless a kin and entice them to lend her the clutch when they grew? She giggled; what an absurd idea. One that she definitely couldn't pull off. She'd have to bless so many kin and try to remember who they were and figure out a way to track down their offspring and—she shuddered. That would be much more work than taking one trek to bless one kin. A sigh, as she turned to the right and broke off.

She had signed up for this, she reminded herself, as she lay her forever-attempted-but-never-accomplished recruiting mission to the side. Maybe she should find a buck; surely, if they were her own children . . . Breach shook her head, if anything she might be going crazy.

"Focus. One blessing and then we'll get on track to recruit help," she muttered to herself.

[fluo]

Reality was not important to Emergence. She fancied herself special. She might have been a little dim, but her heart was in the good place. She was committed to her lore. She came from a giant shell in the ocean and learned to walk in land. It did not explain her piss poor swimming abilities. One would think it would be perfect if she hailed from the waters originally. Alas, here she was, wandering around with a predicament on her very swollen hooves. It was a shame this brood weren't born from shells like she was. They were missing out. She was missing out! It was hard to do anything with this bulging belly and she was fluctuated between starvation and a small bladder. Pregnancy was really tough on her. What if these caused her wrinkles or floppy jowls!? Oh the horror!

She strut like a proud tulip she was. Refusing to wallow in her pity like a shrinking violet. No, she was still in love with the world. This brood needed to hurry on up and get here already!

As she turned her head to the right, something sparkled at her from the ground. Could it be a shiny new pearl? Something she could wear? A sparkly rock? She rushed at it. As she got closer she noticed it was a horn. And it moved. Ahhhh, it was a whale shark with a horn!?

[anemosagkelos]

Breach yelped in alarm as the doe rushed her. She'd just stopped for a drink and then when she'd looked up a pink and yellow blur had been descending on her like she was on the lunch menu! It was hardly surprising that she went from mare to whale shark to snake and back again. Instincts were tricky and she'd been taken off guard.

"Goodness! You're lucky I'm not something more deadly, like a wasp or an anaconda! I could have stung or bitten you," she chastised, kindly but with a clear inhale of breath as she tried to settle her heart. Could Legendaries have heart attacks? Could a shock kill her? Did Legendaries die? No, that was not relevant or prudent. Blessing, recruitment. Those were her tasks. The only ones she could have until she finished both.

"You must be the expectant doe, then," she said to force herself to think on the present. Then again who else would the doe have been? She was clearly close to giving birth. Why hadn't she gotten a blessing sooner? The mare winced, internally, that was a bit judgmental.

[fluo]

Emergence watched as the whale shark shifted from various forms of mare, whale shark, and snake. She was confused but kept her smile. And hey, the thing, it, or legendary talked! And knew she was pregnant. Oh she was very lucky today indeed.

"Oh, I like your forms without the legs, but your Mare form is very nice. Yes, I am pregnant. Unfortunately I don't think these will be born from a large seashell like I was. I will still give birth in the water if I can. It's sink or swim time. I have heard that phrase before. So I'll know if they're alive if they can swim!"

She shifted her weight uncomfortably. A large swinging belly was hard to navigate and she was getting short of breath so soon. The more she thought about it, the more nice the idea of water sounded. If she could manage to swim on her back, it might alleviate some pressure on her joints. She was tiring sooner, too.

"I think I should take a nap. Being pregnant is very hard." She was supposed to ask for a blessing wasn't she? She wasn't sure how to go about it. Might as well get it out of the way. What's the worst that could happen? She Maybe an anaconda or wasp will come out of nowhere to chase her away.

"Would you be able to give a blessing?"

[anemosagkelos]

She blinked; that was more than she needed to know, honestly. It was good information, she supposed, for the blessing.

"I, well, yes. I am here to give you a blessing," she eventually settled on. It had been awhile since she'd been pregnant, which again raised the question of if she shouldn't instead birth her own children to recruit . . . Regardless, she didn't remember it being that difficult an experience. She wished Giveforward was here instead. She'd have been far more help.

"Is there anything you want specifically for your children?" she asked after a pause. "Besides, perhaps, knowing how to swim?" It might have been a joke. Maybe.

[fluo]

Emergence was overjoyed. She found a legendary and she could choose!

"Can I choose that they emerge from shells, too? Is it too late? They should definitely know how to swim. Otherwise they'd sink to the bottom! I was thinking of night swimming to promote them coming out sooner than later. It would make it easier if it were a full moon to see them, and they could swim!" Emergence was going fast, her thoughts tripling on themselves in excitement. She had met a Mare. And she was very pregnant! She couldn't decide what to focus on. She might have been a little hungry, too.

The Kimeti doe tossed the tresses out of her face with finite resolution. She knew what to ask.

"It would be lovely if they were wicked fast swimmers. Imagine how fun they would be at a game of hide and seek! Or hunting or fishing!"

Life really was better with legendaries around. Maybe she could even try it herself. She wasn't sure how it happened, but if she came from a seashell, strangers things could happen!

[anemosagkelos]

"I'm afraid it's too late to have them born another way," Breach decided since she wasn't sure how any kin could be born from a shell, unless the doe meant she'd been from an egg, but that wasn't how kimeti birth worked . . . A topic for another time, and hopefully another Legendary altogether.

She nodded, "Your children shall be healthy and happy with a strong streak of athleticism. They shall flourish within the water and be highly skilled swimmers and hunters within the waves. Marine creatures will take to them swiftly and strive to be helpful in their journeys."

Okay, so the last part might have been stretching it. No one could blame her if kin popped out and the whale sharks took to them more easily. It'd be helpful for all of them. The children would have skills and friends; she'd have less whale sharks to home, hopefully.

"Why don't we find you a nice lake or maybe the ocean to sink into? It'll take the weight off your hooves," she suggested. She couldn't just leave the doe. Well, she could, but, she seemed a bit flighty and she felt she should ensure the safety of all involved at this point.