Re: FemShep/Liara - Heat (2/?)
anonymous
September 8 2012, 19:40:57 UTC
When all of her research fell through, Liara decided that her only option was to go to Shepard with her problem. But first, she needed to learn more about human customs and practices surrounding similar situations. The only way Liara would be able to verbalize her needs instead of running away in complete embarrassment was to arm herself with as much technical and medical data as possible. Because even though she wished this could be about more than her inconvenient biology, Liara had to present Shepard with the facts.
It was only when she had exhausted all her other resources that Liara got up from her terminal and went in search of Shepard. She was incredibly relieved when she found the Commander almost right outside her door. Apparently, Shepard had been looking for her, and she immediately invited the human inside. Liara was so anxious that she barely even waited for the door to close before launching into her speech.
"I'm glad you came by," she said, trying to make eye contact before her nerves got the better of her, forcing her to stare resolutely at her feet. "I am experiencing a personal problem, and my own efforts haven't revealed a solution."
"A personal problem?" Shepard asked, trying not to sound too curious. "I hope it's not about our kiss... I'd like to try it again sometime, but if you don't want to..."
Liara blushed and took a step back, her eyes widening. "Oh, no! I - I enjoyed... I mean, it is related to the kiss, but it's nothing bad. Well, that's not true. It might be bad, but the kiss was very good and I... oh no, I've started rambling again. You must forgive me."
"Calm down, Liara. One word at a time," Shepard laughed. "So, you enjoyed kissing me?" Liara nodded, clasping her hands together earnestly. "And I enjoyed kissing you. So what's the problem?"
"My problem goes beyond our kiss, Shepard. This is - it is difficult to explain," she said, stumbling over the words. "I - I read a few articles on human reproduction, to help me find the words... to put this in a context you will understand."
Sensing how nervous her friend was, Shepard put a comforting hand on Liara's shoulder. Even that small touch sent sparks shooting beneath her skin, and Liara found herself pressing into the contact. Mistaking the movement for distress, Shepard tightened her grip. "Hey, it's okay. I still have no idea what your problem is, but I'd like to help."
Help? Liara thought. There is only one way you can help, and you will not like it. And I fear that I will like it too much...
She pushed those thoughts aside, trying to draw upon her years of experience as a scientist and cobble together some kind of clinical explanation. "According to my research, most female Earth mammals undergo an estrus cycle once they are old enough to bear young. Humans and other primates have a menstrual cycle, although I do not remember all of the differences. Either way, there is a certain... window of time... regulated by hormones, when an egg may be fertilized. If it is not, the waste is discarded."
Shepard was no expert in biology, but she did have a working knowledge of human reproduction, and she certainly knew why she had suffered through her own period before getting her Alliance-issued implant. That didn’t mean she was comfortable discussing it, however. She rubbed the back of her neck nervously. “Um - you seem to understand it fairly well already…”
Liara gathered her courage and continued, slightly relieved that Shepard was no longer touching her. “Asari have their own reproductive cycle, but it is considerably more…” she scrambled to find a proper adjective before settling on, “disruptive.”
“Disruptive?” Shepard repeated. She was slightly frustrated by Liara’s round-about way of asking for help, but knew that the asari needed to broach the subject in her own time.
“We produce gametes much like human females, a reproductive cell that may be imprinted with our partner’s DNA during the Joining. A maiden of my age will usually release one every six galactic standard months. Normally, this begins slightly before the hundred-year mark, but I suppose my body was waiting for the right pers - I mean, waiting for the right time.”
It was only when she had exhausted all her other resources that Liara got up from her terminal and went in search of Shepard. She was incredibly relieved when she found the Commander almost right outside her door. Apparently, Shepard had been looking for her, and she immediately invited the human inside. Liara was so anxious that she barely even waited for the door to close before launching into her speech.
"I'm glad you came by," she said, trying to make eye contact before her nerves got the better of her, forcing her to stare resolutely at her feet. "I am experiencing a personal problem, and my own efforts haven't revealed a solution."
"A personal problem?" Shepard asked, trying not to sound too curious. "I hope it's not about our kiss... I'd like to try it again sometime, but if you don't want to..."
Liara blushed and took a step back, her eyes widening. "Oh, no! I - I enjoyed... I mean, it is related to the kiss, but it's nothing bad. Well, that's not true. It might be bad, but the kiss was very good and I... oh no, I've started rambling again. You must forgive me."
"Calm down, Liara. One word at a time," Shepard laughed. "So, you enjoyed kissing me?" Liara nodded, clasping her hands together earnestly. "And I enjoyed kissing you. So what's the problem?"
"My problem goes beyond our kiss, Shepard. This is - it is difficult to explain," she said, stumbling over the words. "I - I read a few articles on human reproduction, to help me find the words... to put this in a context you will understand."
Sensing how nervous her friend was, Shepard put a comforting hand on Liara's shoulder. Even that small touch sent sparks shooting beneath her skin, and Liara found herself pressing into the contact. Mistaking the movement for distress, Shepard tightened her grip. "Hey, it's okay. I still have no idea what your problem is, but I'd like to help."
Help? Liara thought. There is only one way you can help, and you will not like it. And I fear that I will like it too much...
She pushed those thoughts aside, trying to draw upon her years of experience as a scientist and cobble together some kind of clinical explanation. "According to my research, most female Earth mammals undergo an estrus cycle once they are old enough to bear young. Humans and other primates have a menstrual cycle, although I do not remember all of the differences. Either way, there is a certain... window of time... regulated by hormones, when an egg may be fertilized. If it is not, the waste is discarded."
Shepard was no expert in biology, but she did have a working knowledge of human reproduction, and she certainly knew why she had suffered through her own period before getting her Alliance-issued implant. That didn’t mean she was comfortable discussing it, however. She rubbed the back of her neck nervously. “Um - you seem to understand it fairly well already…”
Liara gathered her courage and continued, slightly relieved that Shepard was no longer touching her. “Asari have their own reproductive cycle, but it is considerably more…” she scrambled to find a proper adjective before settling on, “disruptive.”
“Disruptive?” Shepard repeated. She was slightly frustrated by Liara’s round-about way of asking for help, but knew that the asari needed to broach the subject in her own time.
“We produce gametes much like human females, a reproductive cell that may be imprinted with our partner’s DNA during the Joining. A maiden of my age will usually release one every six galactic standard months. Normally, this begins slightly before the hundred-year mark, but I suppose my body was waiting for the right pers - I mean, waiting for the right time.”
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