Closed How Many Puppies?! (Lirria)

[Spirit Frostfawn]

Spirit's Room, Frostfawn Arvinta Summer 91st, 513 AV "She's not lying down" Spirit told her Uncle, pointing to the pacing Fog. "If she's pregnant, wouldn't she want rest? Why is she moving around a lot?" There was an obvious worried tone in her voice. The dog was close to her birthing due date... and really, the labor should come any day now. She didn't exactly know the signs, but that was what her uncle was for... "That's generally one of the first signs" he stated simply, not even bothering to explain the context. They both knew, anyways. "Next... we want to look out for liquid... basically like she's going pee. Once that happens... grab your friend... the puppies should come in the next few hours after that." The information given, he sat down on the bed and began rubbing Apple's head, almost to calm himself more than anything. Though the man had dealt with several births before - they were always stressful situations. Spirit was doing the same thing with Wind, sitting on the floor with the large dog collapsed on the floor, enjoying a belly rub. The pair then watched Fog intently, for any more signs. It was nearly a bell of pacing, short naps, and more pacing on the hand of Fog before the big show happened. There was a discharge, just like her Uncle had said, of what looked like urine. The younger Frostfawn glanced up at the elder, who nodded. Taking that as a signal, she eased herself from under Wind and darted off to another room. It was a quick jog down the passage to Lirria's room, where she hoped the woman would be waiting. Spirit had to dodge several people, but tried to keep up the pace none the less. She'd known Lirria since childhood, where the two had been good friends, despite the age difference. After talks earlier, they'd decided to work together (along with Spirit's uncle) on the birthing. The more, the better really. Stopping at the closed door, she knocked, and waited patiently for a response.

[Liarra Frostfawn]

Liarra was on her bed, journal and charcoal in hand when there was a pounding on her door. The journal was one she used to practice her sketches of animals. They weren't particularly good as of yet, but she was improving little by little. For instance, the snow fox she had been working on had a much better looking muzzle than her older sketches. Several of her fingers were black from the charcoal and having furiously rubbed at the paper to attempt to correct mistakes.

Answering the door, however, was more important than her practicing at animal sketches. Spirit's dog, Fog, had been expecting puppies any day now. If the person behind the door was indeed Spirit, she didn't want to keep her young friend waiting. Liarra had been thrilled when the younger girl had asked her to take part in whelping the puppies. She had witnessed a few births over the years, but had never been allowed really all that close to the mother and babies. This was an opportunity that Liarra just couldn't pass up.

She put down the journal and charcoal onto her bed, and crossed her small room to the door. On her way there, Liarra wiped her black fingers on her tan pants, trying to move the charcoal to a different surface. Once Liarra opened the door, she was greeted by Spirit's face.

The younger girl looked like she was in a hurry, maybe even a bit rushed and slightly out of breath. Liarra knew deep down why Spirit was here. "Is it time?" She asked, not bothering to hide her own excitement. Puppies! It has to be!

OOCSorry for the late response. Writers block is evil!

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[Spirit Frostfawn]

OOCNo problem! Spirit nodded to her friend's question instead of replying, and, checking once to see if the Vantha was following, darted back down the hall to her room. She opened the door and slipped inside, leaving it open for Liarra. She hoped nothing important had occurred while she was gone, despite the fact that she knew it would still be one or two bells until the puppies actually came. Inside, her uncle hadn't moved at all, still on the bed, his hand resting on Apple's head. Fog was sitting in an awkward position, licking away between her legs. The Frostfawn gave her Uncle an odd look, confused, and he replied "She's licking away the liquid from earlier." It was blunt, and simple, but all the groom needed for an answer. Her uncle had brought along a few thick cloths for cleaning the puppies and various messes, and he tossed one to Spirit. "Could you wipe up the mess? Just to keep things clean. Oh, and hello Liarra." He added the last as an afterthought, greeting his niece's friend kindly. Spirit caught the rag with surprise, though understood as the explanation was given. "Ok." she said, nodding, before kneeling down before the pool of... something, and plopping the cloth on top of it. She wiped around the area, trying to get the fabric to soak up the liquid rather than push it around. Luckily, it seemed to be adequate at absorbing things, so within a few moments the pool was all soaked up, and the area relatively clean. They could always give it another go-over after the birthing was done. She dumped the wet thing into a corner and moved over to Wind, rubbing his head while returning to her watch of Fog. Apparently finding this a good time to explain the full process, the elder Vantha began speaking. "So when the puppies do start to come out... let Fog do her thing. Let her lick them a bit, and once she's done... take them and rub them softly with the towel, then set them aside. If there seems to be any problems... I'll explain what to do then. Afterwards... we want to giver her lots of food... she'd need it. That's about it. And if she seems to eat anything odd... let her. Ok?" His speech done, the man smiled and returned his attentions to Apple, leaving Spirit and Liarra in silence.

[Liarra Frostfawn]

"Hi, George." Liarra greeted Spirit's uncle with a smile.

With only the one rag between them, Liarra watched her friend quickly clean up the mess. She took a seat on the floor within viewing range, but not so close as to make Fog feel uncomfortable or threatened. Liarra tried to keep her excitement down as the three Vantha and various dogs waited.

OOCOk, I'm incredibly embarrassed by this post. I've been working on it for days, and this is the best I've been able to come up with. Forgive me!

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[Spirit Frostfawn]

|Spirit waited patiently for the first puppy to come. Honestly, it felt like bells. But soon enough, Fog began moving, and before she knew it- a puppy was out. Well... it didn't look very much. It looked like a pile of odd goo and pink wriggling stuff. The Luvanor immediately began licking her puppy, dragging off most of the goo-stuff, and seeming to eat it. It looked gross, but the Frostfawn didn't stop her dog. She knew it wasn't a good idea to interfere with a birthing. Instead, she sat and watched the licking go on, the ball squirming awkwardly. The girl gripped her towel, ready to quickly grab the creature when it's mother had finished.

She did, and Spirit darted forward, picking the pink thing up with her cloth. She returned to he seat, legs crossed, as Fog began to pace again. Her puppy in hand, the Frosfawn began gently rubbing it with her towel, drying it off, and warming up it's skin. "Good.." she heard her Uncle mutter, and grinned from underneath her hair. Since this one was moving, it didn't seem to be a still born... and Fog hadn't stepped on it. That was a few things out of the way. Still- it could die early, if they weren't sure.

She turned to Liarra, and stated "You can do the next puppy, if you want." The whole point was to work together for this, so three people could keep an eye on Fog and however many puppies came out of her belly. They still had no clue... but at least it seemed like one.

OOCAha! I finally got to this! Sorry... anyways, you can write up the next puppy yourself... then we might speed up a bit.

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[Ablation]

Spirit :

Experience:

Animal Husbandry +1
Observation +2

Lores:

First Sign of Birth: Restlesness
Second Sign of Birth: Releasing liquid
Leave Puppies with mother
Clean and Warm puppies after birth
Feed Suckling Mothers Endlessly

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