Davis Explaining the LAES situation:

- https://youtu.be/VWFG0LO9oU0?si=-NY8vzCip0QzKLeh

From what I know, he does have an account here?? I'll have to double check, though

Answering these two together!

1. Process of the Egg Development/How Long does it take for eggs to form and hatch.

So the eggs are formed via magic in a pouch that sits at the upper base of the mers tail where it is thickest and therefore the most secure! Magical energies are drawn from the parent and into this pouch which slowly forms the egg over a number of months, usually about six to seven months though it can take longer depending on the mers health and how much food they are able to eat in order to compensate for the energy required. It takes this long because the energy used is what mers need to live and if it is drawn too fast it could kill the mer.

In Ruin's case it took roughly ten months for Loon's egg to be ready, simply due to his health. As for how long it takes for the egg to hatch, usually no more than two months! Loon hatched around the expected time. So overall, it took a year for Loon's egg to form and then to hatch. Probably the most stressful year of both Eclipse and Ruin's lives haha!

2. Signs and Symptoms.

Honestly there isn't really much in the ways of signs or symptoms other than a mer gaining more an appetite and being more tired overall. There is no physical sign of a mer carrying eggs either, no lumps or bumps or anything like that. The fevers Ruin suffers from is a result of his body struggling to provide the energy needed for the eggs creation, and he would need to spend a lot of time resting.

Usually when the laying day approaches a mer will start to gain more energy again as the egg(s) will no longer require energy provided to them and the supply will get cut off. However Ruin got worse closer to the day of laying because the egg was struggling to generate it's own energy so his body was forced to continue supplying to keep it alive.

But the moment it came out and that supply was cut off, it began to falter again. Ruin had just barely enough left to spare to sing a song of healing to save the egg and finally kickstart it to start generating it's own supply of energy before he finally passed out.

3. Does the egg mostly stay with Eclipse in the swap au because of Ruin needing to use a cane to get around while doing his job?

It does, but Ruin does get his fair share of babysitting when Eclipse goes out to hunt! He has to provide for the other three hungry mouths afterall. But if he had to do his lighthouse keeping job while still on eggsitting duty, Ruin would either leave the egg in the care of Sols and the Peas, or he would use a homemade cushioned harness strapped to his chest to carry the egg and jar around in.

4. How did Ruin and Eclipse come up with the name 'Loon'?

Loon would absolutely go ham over cat toys! Especially laser pointers. He would be unstoppable.

And Eclipse lmao, i like to think he was the one holding the egg when it starts to crack. He yelled for Ruin so loud he startled the poor mer off the sofa. He'd hold the egg over to Ruin, in quite a frantic mess because he briefly feared somehow he broke the egg, despite Ruin telling him the hatch day would be coming up soon. Ruin would hold Eclipse's hands in his, the egg still cradled in his palms as he reassures him this is fine, their egg is finally hatching!

And it does, in Eclipse's own hands. Ruin has to briefly scoop tiny Loon up when he notices the withered arm, and he nips it off when he realised it was already too far gone. Gave Eclipse a startle but it had to be done.

After that he hands Loon who is still very eepy, still waking up back over to Eclipse, who gets a bit lost in the moment of holding his child.

Oh dear.... my first art of them was so bad JKDLGJD uhh-

The first one i drew was Moon (no surprise there) and it was this:

My first proper drawing of Sun wasss... this i think