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Posted: Sat May 23, 2020 2:27 am
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Bonding with the pups felt like a little bit of minefield to Thasne. She had thought that the gender of the pups would have become clear by now, but it wasn't. The miner needed a male, trying to interact with the larger wherlets gave the best chance of that. Unfortunately it ran the risk of bonding to a male that was too large for the mine. Even Mezask looked as though she might struggle in certain areas. Really Thasne needed a smaller wher. Blues and greens were of similar size, and the size was ideal, but greens were almost twice as common as blue. That meant that each time she interacted with a smaller wher there was a good chance it was actually female. It was problematic. A too large male wouldn't be advantageous to a mine and would cause a lot of financial difficulties which she was sure she would never hear the end of. A female wher would be even worse since Thasne would have to stay at the Weyr permanently. It was a perfectly serviceable place, the miner was sure the people who lived here liked it, but she had worked too hard for too long to get stuck here.
Unfortunately it left Thasne with the only option being to bond to as many hatchlings as possible. Hopefully over the coming weeks she would get some insight into their genders and be able to focus more intently on the males of the clutch. Standing in the den with a bucket of meat the miner looked around. Looking around she saw many of the pups were still sleeping. Of the three that were awake the middle largest was already playing with a candidate. The largest of the clutch was also awake. Thasne generally avoided the largest ones unless directly approached. They were likely to end up being big bronzes and browns, which wouldn't fit at all. That left Water. They were on the smaller side of the hatchlings, ideal if they turned out to be male. Thasne wasn't prepared to commit completely based on what she could see in the gloom. Walking over to the pup she sat down quietly next to them, placing the bucket down. They didn't seem to be calling for food immediately, but the miner intended to be ready when they did.
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2020 7:11 am
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2020 9:43 pm
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 1:13 am
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 4:18 am
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 7:55 am
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