“And you think they are no longer there?” Chéri was curious more than anything. They didn’t think much about what was realistic, true or not. If Sonia thought so, well, that was all that mattered to them too. “Did you lose your memory?” They were now curious. Chéri didn’t insist on the scar, that was going to be their only comment.

Chéri laughed “You are literally making two children with your body, that can’t be relaxing. But we can try to do something to make it less painful. What do you still have? Joint pain? Headache? Hunger? Wanna sleep? Any needs…” they touched their belly “here?” They weren’t trying to be crass, they just lacked decent vocabulary and didn’t want to be offensive.