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More daughters, that's for sure. You Barrayaran men are simple enough in your complexity, but at least I would have a better idea of how a girl thinks when growing up. I'd hope anyway.

"Simple," eh ... Should I be offended?

Take it as you like, kiddo. What about you?

[ Miles lets it go with a shrug. Hands folded over his chest, looking up at the underside of his bed. ]

A mix, I think. I - well, I'd really like sets of twins, but that could cause problems with succession.

Twin boys? I could see how that would go complicated ... What about a twin set? One boy, one girl?

... That might work. One the crown prince, the other not. And then another set to inherit the Vorkosigan Countship as well ...

[ She sniggers. ]

Are you going to talk to Gregor about this imperial lineage scheme you're brewing?

[ Miles flushes instantly at that. And moves to sit up, trying to reach the notebook he'd left on his desk. ]

-- No, not yet. Not at all.

No? How come?

It's highly presumptive. We've not even discussed marriage yet, let alone children. If we can even have children together ...

[ He manages to snag the notebook and settles back down with it, tearing out pages as he goes. ]

Edited 2016-05-22 21:43 (UTC)

Of course you could have children together.

[ She doesn't move to stop him, but she watches him tear up the pages somewhat sadly. ]

[ He pauses for a moment at that. ]

-- What?

I said you could have children together.

In a replicator? Is that possible with both of us being male?

Sure it is, with androgenesis.

... Beta Colony has the tech already?

For a while now. I guess news of that hasn't reached Barrayar yet.

I ... I'd have to check. Never had any cause to do so before.

[ He lets his gaze fall down to the page he's on, which is full of potential baby names. ]

[ She leans over to see what he's looking at. ]

[ Ugh, he might as well give up then. He holds it out to her so that she can see too. It's a bit of a jumble overall, with Aral being a clear choice on the male side but lacking a secondary. (Any and all mentions of Serg have been rigorously crossed out.) Similarly, Miles seems uncomfortable naming any of his girls "Kareen" ... but variations on "Cordelia" and "Elena" are both there. ]

Edited 2016-05-22 22:45 (UTC)

Elena, huh? Bothari's girl?

That's right. It ... I don't know if Gregor would want to name any of his daughters Kareen. So I thought having an alternative would be good.

He might, or might not. There's other names out there too. I always thought it was confusing when you have people with the same name running around in the house.

Well, that's what the diminutives are for.

Still confusing on paper. I had a hell of a time reading Barrayaran history.

... Actually I have a question about that.