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[cautious_knight]

[Lithuania is sitting on the windowsill, looking outside. He's holding the communicator in his hands, looking down at it with distant eyes.]

Sometimes I think that the greatest ability of humans, right after compassion, is the ability to conceive children.

[There's a little pause, as if the next words were an afterthought.] I sometimes have to wonder how it is to know that you are able to found a family like that.

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[mashespotatoes.livejournal.com]

Well, yes, but I would be careful to link that entirely to choosing to have children.

[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

Have they developed far enough to defy the laws of God and nature?

[mashespotatoes.livejournal.com]

That really depends on what you mean by that.

[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

Can two men have a child?

[mashespotatoes.livejournal.com]

They can adopt one? I mean, the law isn't clear about that everywhere but one could adpot a child as a single parent.

[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

No, as in, [Fidgeting a bit and blushing, grasping for the right words.] ...without a woman, or any other third party, being involved.

[mashespotatoes.livejournal.com]

No. Of course not.

[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

R-right. I should have knows that. It just... you can fly, and go beyond the stars, I wondered...

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[mashespotatoes.livejournal.com]

I don't mean to pry, but, ah...

Is there something wrong?

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[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

It was... strange, to have a child in that event, but nice. And with both Poland and me being male, there is no chance to have ones.

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[mashespotatoes.livejournal.com]

You could adopt.

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[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

It ...would not be the same. Even more since the child would most likely be human.

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[mashespotatoes.livejournal.com]

That's true.

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[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

Have you ever thought about children?

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[mashespotatoes.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't. Things have been hectic enough without them.

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[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

You're still young. You'll experience peaceful times, too.

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[mashespotatoes.livejournal.com]

I know. But it isn't just war, you the economy, the people to worry about. I mean, for you, things must be a lot different at home, a slower pace.

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[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

...Maybe? I've never before thought about that... but Poland's towns are a lot more hectic than mine, I can imagine that getting worse.

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[mashespotatoes.livejournal.com]

Really? What is like at your house?

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[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

It's not as modern and big as Poland's place, I guess. The countryside is about the same, but the towns and nobles are different.

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[mashespotatoes.livejournal.com]

You'll have to forgive me, I am not really familiar with either of your places at that time, but it does sound very interesting. I imagine there is a lot of open space? Do you have a lot of built up towns, or is it very spread out?

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[watchful-knight.livejournal.com]

I only have a few towns, most of my people live in little villages and homesteads. There are fishermen, but most of our people are farmers. ...I'm not sure what it would be like compared to the place that you're form, though.