"Bad dog!" She repeated, before getting to her feet, striding out and slamming the door behind her. For a moment, Baxter just sat alone in his kennel,...ears down and tail swishing sadly.He'd been bad.But eventually he got up and pushed the unlocked door back open. She hadn't pulled the bolt back when she shut the door, and it had just ricocheted off the frame. The big dog sniffed the ground for a moment, and then set off down the hall.###Linda always kept a change of clothes in her office. When. “Alright, one more.”“I’m so fucking pathetic.” Maura whined.“Shut your hormones up.” Jen demanded. “The last thing we need is to start crying and hugging everyone again. It should’ve taken four hours to get out here. It’s been seven.”“Well you guys have just been so good to Adam and Nut and me and here I am slowing everybody down and can’t even put my boots on like an adult.” Maura threatened tears.“I’m going straight for anal sex.” Krysten declared. Maura lost her misery and snorted.“Ow!” Emmy. Out of breath, he dropped his large frame to his knees.He then noticed that his right hand was throbbing. He brought the hand up to eye level to find that he could not see the damage that was done in the dark of night. Now catching his breath, he leaned back to sit on his heels. He looked up at the clear starry sky to find a full moon.He looked back down to realize that he had no idea where he was. Looking around him, found that he was by trees. Then in the distance he heard light splashing. He. Being pregnant is very uncomfortable and burdensome - or at least it was on Earth. AI, does the Confederacy have any magic tricks that alleviate the discomfort?" No," the AI responded, "not unless the pregnancy causes severe distress." I happen to know, AI, that hormonal changes during pregnancy cause severe swings in mood and in sexual appetite. Will those hormonal changes, or those consequences, be moderated?" No," said the AI, "not unless the problem becomes severe. The hormonal changes are.