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Lunchtime. Thank goodness. Inara is starving, her stomach occasionally making embarrassing grumbling noises as she makes her way to an open seat at the bar.

She quickly dives in to her soup and sandwich, people-watching between bites, her favorite relaxing activity at Milliways. Come say hi!

[ooc: Mun is at work, so apologies for slow tags! Need a diversion before html breaks my brain :D]

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"Del."

Lilly sighs heavily.

"Because Puck can't even do male pregnancy the easy way."

Inara shakes her head. "Male pregnancy. I will never get used to this place."

She leans over and gives Lilly a hug. She looks like she needs it.

Lilly hugs her back, gratefully.

"Well, every time I get used to it, I get more children. So."

She sighs heavily.

"I think Puck wants to keep her, Inara. And I- I just cannot raise a squiddaughter. I mean, where are we going to put her? She'll outgrow the bucket soon, and then like, are we going to stick her in the lake forever? Without the company of other young squid? Have I already started worrying about whether or not my stepsquaughter will have friends?

Help me."

Inara holds her gently by the shoulders.

"Breath, Lilly. Just take deep breaths. It's going to be okay." She rubs Lilly's shoulders gently. "Okay, now first, if Puck wants to keep her, you need to honor that decision. However...unusual, she is his daughter. But he also needs to be respectful of your feelings, so that is something the two of you will need to work out. Think about the rest later."

"See, normally I would totally honor his decision."

This is only mildly untrue.

"But this is Puck. Sure, he wants her now, but what about two months from now when he's bored and decides that she can just make it on her own, or he turns her into a rock?"

This gives Inara a pause. "A rock? Would he do that?"

"Yes."

Lilly has no illusions about her husband. They really do have an atypical marriage.

"He'd turn her back, though. Probably."

Inara isn't quite sure what to say to that.

"Okay, maybe you should explore other options. Surely someone around this place is from a planet with squid." Grasp at those straws, Inara.

Lilly nods glumly.

"Maybe if I find a nice family, Puck'll be okay with letting her go."

"I'm here to help - what can I do, besides offer to buy you a really big drink?"

A small tentacle waves up at her from the bucket.

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