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but rocky and grace put the whole diplomacy thing in jeopardy by being too best buddy with it. like they're both really low level members of the mission. some engineer necessary for ship maintenance, and an obligatory molecular biologist they brought along in case they found more alien cells out in space. and these two guys like, somehow keep ending up hanging out essentially "at the back of the classroom." consistently left out of the actually important negotiations, and well, they're bored!

grace steals some laptops and starts jury-rigging his own personal translator for rocky, despite the fact that the official translation software is way quicker to learn and much more nuanced. rocky starts learning english, simplifies his eridian, and immediately starts mocking grace for needing the software. they start blabbing to each other about all the weird quirks of their respective cultures and advanced science their planets can do. the whole time they are ribbing each other about culture stuff. grace eats in front of rocky. rocky forces grace to sleep in a corridor somewhere so he can keep watch.

then stratt and the eridian leader find out and it's like

stratt: you. you've been meeting in private with a member of the eridian deligation?

grace: ... yyyes.

stratt: and you shared with them classified scientific documents?

grace: i... maybe gave him. a laptop. he's so smart! what was i supposed to do?

stratt: HIM? you've assigned male pronouns to a genderless species?

grace: he said he likes to match!

stratt: do you even know the name of this eridian?!

grace: i call him rocky :)

stratt: 😰

then on rocky's side of things it's like

eridian leader: sorry did you say you called the human after one of its digestive noises?

rocky: yeah :)

eridian leader: and. you've been telling it about how to make xenonite. one of our most vital trading resources.

rocky: yes yes, grace is very ignorant about basic chemistry 🙄

eridian leader: right. and you watch it sleep. despite the fact that all the human beings we have spoken to have described this as a cultural violation?

rocky: well he didn't like it at first but he came around!!

anyway both sides of the delegation are sweating profusely (metaphorically speaking) until they see rocky and grace in action and are like ohh! they're both freaks. we are not to blame for this. these two are just really bad at navigating cultural norms.

Day 14 - Birth

Finalmente el bebe ha llegado!

Me diverti mucho haciendo el challenge y sobre todo disfrute de tener a Gen embarazado siendo mimado por todos, Pregnant Gen es vida, Pregnant Gen es amor 🃏💜

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Day 14 - Birth

Finally, the baby has arrived!

A mechanic look at my van today and gave us the news we knew was coming but didn't want to hear. My van is dying and cannot be fixed in order to be road legal. That means it will not pass inspection. He said to keep getting temp tags until I can get another vehicle. Mind you, it's not safe as it is.

Every temp tag costs me $20. I have already spent $120 on temp tags alone. Regular inspection only costs $40 for 1 year or $80 for 2 years. There's a $20 late for for past due inspections.

We need a reliable safe van asap. I have had to reschedule 3 doctor's appointments multiple times each due to transportation issues. I haven't been able to get to my physical therapy appointments in 2 months because of this. I am still dealing with a rotator cuff injury.

I am so fed up with this ongoing migraine.

@helly-watermelonsmellinfellon

"Because they know each other so well."

Alexa, play "Halo" by Beyoncé

Uncensored on Bluesky

Here you go my hungry Bloodymary enjoyers! <3

Van Drama Continues...

The van is still not inspected. We were only able to get a 30 day tag. This stupid hunk of steal has been nothing more than a nightmare that keeps getting worse.

I just got a call from my youngest. Now the oil is leaking all over the motor and it's smoking. The only problem the van hasn't had, an oil leak, has now suddenly developed one.

I'm fed up with putting money into the van to keep it barely running. We need another reliable and safe mini van. If we didn't live in such a rural area and I wasn't disabled, I would just haul off and junk it. I am that fed up. In fact, I am so fed up that I am close to saying, "Screw it!", and junking it anyway. It not like we have reliable transportation anyway. Who care if I miss my doctors appointments and medical tests.

My daughter just called me back. She is now stranded. The van won't run. Now I have to find a way to get her home and the van towed. I don't have a damn dime to pay for towing.

@helly-watermelonsmellinfellon