Thistle grinned at Bartos and leaned on him a little with her shoulder, and she said to Nova, "That's what you came out of, and I'm sure Baro would tell me the same thing!" And she laughed a little, smiling back at Bartos. I mean, for as much as she knew, everyone was born from stones, just sleeping until they started to dream in an abiogenesis of sorts. It made her want to talk to the pretty rocks she found all over Pisces, wondering if they really had to glow and look pretty to contain a gem inside. Who knew? One could be hiding in plain sight!

And when the cat spoke, Thistle grew incredibly excited. "Oh, Oh! We can teach them about the snow and the ice and how slippery it is and how to fight pirates, can't we Baro? And Nova, we can show them the green rooms and maybe that teacher of yours can meet them? We would be the best teachers, sir cat, we promise!"

BAROQUE SONGCAT

Baroque relaxed only slightly when Bartos insisted that it was alright-- that he wasn't being a bother. Still, he felt ................embarrassed and out of place in front of the adult who lived nearby like a neighbor, bringing all his loud, rowdy friends that he loved but quietly knew might be too much for the elder.

Thankfully his attention was turned towards the unborn now, his eyes going wide at the blue gems shimmering in the shadows. Thistle was leaning against him and giggling, beaming with the warmth of hundreds of gentle suns and he couldn't help but feel at peace with her around. Everything was okay... No one was bothered, or upset, and now Bartos was even suggesting that when the babies hatched, he could play with them and teach them things.

"That sounds nice," he mumbled in quiet reply, his tail twitching as he took in the information.

LIZ I GOTTA FINISH THIS THREAD AAAAA @NOVA

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Bartos delivered a smile to Thistle as she rattled off all the things they could do with his children.
They sounded good, although Bartos wasn't sure how he felt about children teaching his own children about dangerous things like ice and pirates, and he also wasn't sure if he'd want them leaving Pisces to go to these green rooms, and who was Nova's teacher? While his expression threatened to wrinkle inward at his sudden discomfort with literally everything Thistle suggested, Bartos tried to reason with himself that it would be fine. Hasira wouldn't be able to get them if they stayed out of Orion. And Clover... Maybe he could believe that she'd love them too much to allow her demon to harm them. It was an empty belief, but for now, it soothed him.

"That sounds really nice. I'm sure they'll have a lot of fun." Bartos spoke gently, smiling as he looked between the benitoite chrysali and the group of young Gembounds. He lingered for a moment, and then parted his jaws, allowing a yawn to slip through. "I'm sorry. I'm a little tired." He added, wriggling his nose and twitching his whiskers while battling the effect of exhaustion from his face. Regardless, he still slid down onto his stomach and stretched his twisted leg out to the side.

She sat there, watching as the others spoke of how they would share their adventures with the unborn gembounds. Maybe Nova would get to share things with the little ones as well? It was a thought, at least until she heard the cat speak of being tired. Ears perked as she took it as a hint to them needing to head out. She walked over to stand by the other two, "Maybe we should go?" --------- "Speech" Thoughts OOC: Short exit. @Thistle

Thistle nodded. "Yeah, we'll go. Better let Mr. Papa rest up so that he can be awake when they wake up!" She smiled happily. "Being there for the waking up is really special, really really special, like...a bonding moment! So he has to be awake for that."

She nodded to Nova and Baro. "Let's go, then. We'll see them when they wake up!" And she grinned to Bartos. "Sleep well!"

[exit Thistle]

BAROQUE SONGCAT

Baroque blinked as everyone started to run off. He didn't really have much more to say, but he did give a polite smile and nod to Bartos before wiggling off after his friends.

"I can't wait to meet them," Baro murmured to himself, wondering just what the silver, longhaired tabby's beautiful babies would look like. There was one thing he knew for sure: they'd be perfect clanmates. He couldn't wait to have more friends.