The Science of Sexuality, Monday

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Sherlock would have spent the period ranting about how every single person in his class needed to wave a tube tied or snipped to prevent the abominations of this weekend from coming true. But John had actually put his foot down on the matter. The bastard.

"Today was scheduled to be about the importance of contraceptives, but somehow I think the presence I'd your little spawn has done it for me," he said with less a smile and more twitch at the corner of his mouth. "So. I'm certain Doctor Watson could give you the names of a few clinics to prevent this past weekend from ever happening. John?"

John... was going to ignore him today. Especially after making him deal with Kasei for most of the weekend. "What I think would be useful for all of you is some folders about, er, parenting," he said, determined not to flounder on this one. He had many folders. Many many folders in many colours. "Make sure all of your children are bathed and fed, and if any of them are showing any signs of illness this weekend, please bring them by the clinic. Having children is perfectly natural, no matter what my colleague might say, though I'd hope you'll all... wait until you're a bit older."

Sherlock slouched low in his seat, ignoring John like the healthy, mature, responsible adult that he was. "A beauty and a joy, I'm sure."

"Maybe you should have thought of that before you made a pass at miss Kuukaku," John said, like the equally healthy, mature, responsible adult he was.

"Jealousy is hardly becoming, John." No, they weren't giving off a heterosexual impression today.

"You could at least try to feed your own child!"

... No. No, they were not. Maybe they could slip out unnoticed among all the children? Please?

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You'd have trouble too if you'd had to deal with Kasei all weekend.

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[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

Nathan had done the smart thing and left his kid back in the room for Caroline to deal with because she deserved it after yesterday. Hopefully mother and daughter hadn't killed each other by the time he got back.

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[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

Peter would just be over here, snickering.

Ah, the joys of no fake-spawn to call his own.

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[icecoldfrost]

Right, there was a text being sent Peter's way right now.

I can hear you, Bishop.

Aurally? Mentally? Both, knowing Emma, who was giving him a dirty look.

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[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

Peter glanced over before her responded.

Two kids? Wow, someone got really unlucky in all this nonsense.

Because that was how Peter was viewing it all. Which, as has been mentioned before, was ironic in the whole 'viewing family members from an alternate universe' scheme of things.

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[icecoldfrost]

Emma had both her daughters with her, for varying degrees of success. Annika was perfectly happy rolling her eyes at the teachers and texting her father. Dahlia, on the other hand, had claimed Emma's lap as her own, and was coloring happily on the folder she'd gotten.

It should be noted that Emma wasn't trying to stop her, and instead was texting her co-mothers about who had what child for lunch-duty.

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[glacial_queen]

*I am right here,* Karla reminded the third time her phone beeped and there was a slight scuffle over who got to answer Mommy's phone this time. *Psychic threads. They're a marvel.*

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[icecoldfrost]

<<This is more fun,>> Emma whined noted, watching the fight for the phone with a smirk. <<At least I'm keeping them amused?>>

Not helping, Emma.

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[glacial_queen]

Karla didn't have all her children with her today. Dahlia was with Emma and Bobina was with Bobby, but both she and Warren were in this class and Rook and Della didn't have anyone but her so...yes. Karla was there with a lot of children, desperately hoping they'd be able to color and draw quietly and without fighting for the full hour.

It was for that reason they each had their own coloring book and box of crayons. Karla wasn't about to push her luck making anyone share.

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Quinn had taken Beth to class with her, since they were going to the hotel right from school anyhow. The girl seemed content to thumb through Teen Vogue while they sat in class. (Coloring, Beth believed, was for babies.)

She couldn't help smirking at the people who were burdened with more than one child. As kids went, she'd gotten off easy.

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[cellsandsaints.livejournal.com]

//What's con-tra-cept-ive, Mummy?//

Cally didn't mind the question, so much the volume at which it was broadcast. Pretty much anyone with the least amount of psi talent would be covering their metaphorical ears.

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[onlymistaken]

"Inside voice, Sjoerd."

Which, well, it had been, but there was inside inside voice, and then there was that.

//It's something that stops people from making children by accident.//

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[cellsandsaints.livejournal.com]

//Stupid long name for Big Yellow Button on the replication unit!//

Replication was a lot easier to pronounce in your head than out loud. So was con-tra-ceptive.

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*Cont-tra-cepty brews are what Mama makes for the Blood, and she says I'm their best salesperson.* Dahlia shared, equally as loudly.

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*She makes it for her and Daddy, too!* Nommy added, not wanting to be left out of the conversation. *She calls it her two're enough tea!*

Karla would just be slowing sinking into her chair and hoping the Nommy had remembered to keep it on a focused thread and not just broadcast to anyone in the room.

[Props go to icecoldfrost for the comment and anyone can feel free to have 'heard' that in their heads.]

Leaflets!

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John has thoughtfully assembled leaflets on everything from diapers to coaching your teenager through their troubled early teens. Among other things.

And there is milk. And sandwiches. And tea.

Loads of tea.

Talk to the Teachers

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Provided they're not busy glaring at each other.

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[justhisblogger.livejournal.com]

John wasn't glaring at anyone. He was having tea.

While glaring.

But he wasn't exclusively doing it.

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Sherlock was simply going to text John rather than respond. God help them.

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[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

"I don't suppose I can just point at class today and say this is why I think celibacy is a good idea to follow up on the assignment from a few weeks ago," Quinn said at the end of class, while Beth didn't seem to be paying much attention. "None of us have any idea how to handle children."

She'd written a paper, too, which she was offering with her other hand. (Look, even if she personally had made a mistake -- which she'd ended up paying for rather dramatically -- her beliefs remained strongly rooted.)

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Yeah, I can stop being sick effective today, jfc.