Ep I Ch 12

1On second thought, did I really want to marry such a picky woman? I realised it didn’t matter anyway — I was picky, myself. 2I asked her, “So, after all that, can you be so kind as to tell me where Qui-Gon Jinn is, sweetheart?”

3To my dismay, Æzr’s face turned sour. But she said nothing about the fact. “I’m going back to my husband after this. I’m sure he’d like to hear it. 4Qui-Gon Jinn has gone somewhere to rest himself. He is, understandably, in need of a rest. 5Now, please, do not call me pet names. I can take it at home, but not by strangers. No wonder I feel so soiled by the end of the day…”

6I apologised, having misread her signals. Thinking back on it, I realised I was in the wrong, because she mentioned her husband quite clearly. 7“So, then,” I said nonchalantly, “Are you taking over for the psychic vision training?”

8“I didn’t even know that was going on,” Æzr said. “What method were you trying?”

9“We were discussing the symbolism of flowers,” I said, “and then looking into water for any signs.”

10“So it was water scrying?” she said. “Unfortunately, I’m not the one to ask on that subject. Would you care to enlighten me on what you saw?”

11I told her about the images of Tatooine and of the Sith dressed in a dark cloak and eyes glowing red. 12It then made me wonder why Qui-Gon Jinn would throw me in the deep end with such scary thoughts. I decided I’d take a rest for that moment. 13“Do men really get pregnant on your planet?” I asked, out of curiosity.

“No,” Æzr said, quite bluntly. 14“That would require some body modification. In my World, however, 15the Evermore, home of the gods, it is quite possible to get pregnant, whether man, woman, or other identity. 16But it all comes down to choice. Would I wish to be pregnant? No. But my husband and I have children of our own.

17“Let me ask: if you were a god, like us, would you ever wish to be pregnant, whether you have a partner or not?”