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[outside Marshall, a lone Redead screams piercingly - and inside Marshall, a very pregnant cat yowls distressingly. The communicator has been set on the table and is running without River's supervision; she passes it a few times quickly, running about the house to gather various cat-birthing necessities. Harry cries again in the background, her

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[ineuphony]

What's going on?

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[followvoices]

[absolute srs face.]

Babies.

[voice]

[ineuphony]

Eh? Babies?!

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[harry's quieted down now, and river pauses to answer again.]

Harry. The babies are coming.

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[dustedsunlight]

Is everything alright?

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They've decided to come.

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[dustedsunlight]

... They-- the cat?

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Lots of cats.

[acreepybrat]

Eh? There are cats here too?

[Fffff now Oz is going to want to get one.]

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More on the way.

[acreepybrat]

Huh. Do you take care of all of them?

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For now. They have to stay with their mother.

[princessofmoe]

[Your meimei is following you around the house.] M-mii... do you need help, River?

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[ - omygoodness a meimei.]

Towels. For the babies.

[river is a bit distressed - more like a nervous husband in the waiting room than a girl with a pregnant cat.]

If they come out wrong - maybe she won't like them -

[princessofmoe]

...she'll like them.

[Er, she's not really sure but she's trying to sound positive?

She goes off for a moment, then shortly comes running back with two large towels. Luckily she went on a supply run before the monsters showed up. She could grab more if she wanted...]

Is this enough?

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[but but but. okay fine I'll wait here nervously.]

Yes -

[brb inspecting them. okay they're fine. we're fine here, right? harry quiets down; the kittens are on their way. she's got a comfy spot to deliver them, but river still frets.]

[big_kitty]

Is it that time again already?

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A little early. Too much stress. Mothers become spooked by a hare, the children have hare-lip.