UN: haventthe

[clouded_heart]

Hello everyone, this is Foggy with some questions of an adult nature for th adults of this community. Would those who are under the age of majority in their home please not continue on here, or do so aware that this is adult in nature.



Right, now that it's just us...

I have some questions about sexual health and this place. We come from a variety of worlds and times, and that means a variety of possible diseases and the ever possible pregnancy from the right sorts of activities.

Has anyone gathered information about STDs and this place? There's not a lot in the way of medicine, so it's something we need to keep on top of, especially with people coming and going with no warning.

And pregnancy. Is there some sort of protection people are using? Are we being safe, people?

We're adults. I know we're having sex. But we need to make sure everyone's safe and frankly, that we're not having babies in this place.

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UN: CrashAndBurn | Text

[skyward_eyes]

After the last week or so, that's the conversation we're having here? Wow.

People don't seem to be sick here from all the intercourse, so I can't say what's going on there.

[clouded_heart]

You mean the last week where a bunch of us vanished and there was nothing that could be done to stop it and when people got back there were a lot tearful and impassioned reunions?

un:hotdog ( private )

[oorah]

i guess these are our priorities now

un: loser: text

[killorder]

Fertility is only a concern if some of the theories are wrong. If they're right, then likely fertility is not going to be a concern.

That said, we've proven people get sick here, though we don't know how long we were in those tubes, so any illness may have been treated before they released us. Would explain the scrubs as well.

[Someone has actually put thought into this place, and has conclusions he hasn't much talked about to anyone.]

[clouded_heart]

I've heard the theory that we might be clones. If we are, there's a chance we've been sterilised to prevent pregnancies and entered this place free of all disease. But we might not have, if observing the effect of pregnancy and babies is part of it, or the spread of illness among a closed community.

And that's if we're clones. If we're not, then there's no reason to think we've been protected from any of this.

Hi, I'm Foggy.

un: someone with an actual womb

[spoileralert]

Fertility is always a concern.

UN: Skateboard Sniper

[duel_wielding]

[Oh dear, are they really having this conversation in this community? This isn't something he thinks Theta should be around, but once he got to the word 'adult' and tried to bail out, Theta had insisted he keep going. He was adult enough. Wonderful. At least he should learn about things here he supposes.]

I suppose the idea in part may be to speak to whatever medical professionals are available here to have them evaluate the status of health in this manner.

[clouded_heart]

There are some things we can visually check ourselves/each other for, sure. But
some of this, I just don't know how we can, not with what we have available to us.

un: creator

[locum_tenens]

If you're so concerned, we could always start rounding everyone up for blood panels, but do you really want your STD's on public display? I'm presuming you have something, if you're so concerned.

I've checked our records. There have been no pregnancies since they first began recording. Either people have been completely abstinent, it rains condoms or birth control pills, or pregnancy is impossible.

Occam's razor leads me to the third.

[clouded_heart]

I'm not a doctor. Claim no medical knowledge. Just starting a conversation about these things which I haven't heard anything about in the time I've been here.

I don't have anything to hide. I'm asking because not everyone has access to health care in their world. Because blood transfusions can get you just as sick as sex would. Because people are having sex and the possibility of pregnancy is a very real one where I come from.

The fact there's been no pregnancies recorded certainly points towards it being impossible. That's good to know.

UN: The Brock Report

[imareporter]

oh fuck please god tell me babies aren't a thing I would be the worst dad in the history of dads

[clouded_heart]

According to someone here, it's extremely unlikely. It's never happened yet, meaning it's not super likely to.

PRIVATE

How are you, Eddie?

UN: dominant_da | PRIVATE

[can_fight_ugly]

If you were worried about what happened on New Year's, there were more discreet ways to let me know.

Private

[clouded_heart]

I wasn't?

I was actually thinking about the number of people I know who have had medical treatments, could have caught things from fights, transfusions, and who are having sex and I don't know if they're being safe and a variety of things.

The only thing I was 'worried' about from NYE was the fact we discussed protection and concluded we didn't know if there was any here. Question has lingered in my mind.

UN: Hawke

[championofsnark]

I talked with Lucy and Phryne about this! Doesn't sound like anyone's been pregnant yet and they've been here for years. I'd be a horrible mother but I'd hate to keep having the pull out method.

[clouded_heart]

I am really glad to hear that people are discussing it. Yes, we have big threats looming over us, but that isn't a reason to ignore the smaller, more mundane stuff.

UN: Malik

[loyalrebel]

Avoiding pregnancy is not difficult. Learning to please a partner with ones hands and mouth is hardly new.

As far as diseases go, it does not seem that most illneses are contagious here.

[clouded_heart]

No, it's not new in the slightest, but there are always going to be people who want to go that route, so having a discussion about it didn't seem like a bad idea.

That's good. I'm glad to hear that.

un:welwala

[pampa]

Catholics have been using the pull out method for centuries and nothing bad has ever happened to them.

[ what a dick. additionally, catholicism might actually be extinct by his timeline. ]

[clouded_heart]

[ There's no reply from Foggy. ]

un: The Qunari

[ataashihunter]

STDs? You're going to have to explain what those are. I can make some guesses but I'd rather not be wrong. As for avoiding pregnancy, there are also various herbs that can be used. I don't know which but I know plenty of women I know have used them. Maybe the schoolhouse would have something on that.

[clouded_heart]

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, though it's a bit of a misnomer, because some of them are transmittable from other means as well.

Herbal solutions might be something to look in to, though from what I'm hearing, no one has ever got pregnant here despite lack of precuations.

[cryptoherpetology]

The fact that no one here has been pregnant yet has me inclined to think either the process of bringing us here is somehow sterilizing or, if we are clones, that we're not built to perform that particular mammalian function.

Both of these thoughts make the part of my brain devoted to scientific ethics want to curl up into a corner and scream for a few hours.

[clouded_heart]

Look, I sort of figured there was a good chance it's not possible, but I think it's something worth clarifying and making sure of.

Yeah, the entire ethics of this place is.... horrific. Morally, legally, all of it.

text; un; auditore

[justblendin]

This does not seem like it would be an ideal place to raise childen.

un: haventthe

[clouded_heart]

This is the opposite of a good place to raise children, yeah.

text; un: maine

[bloodbathing]

People fuck here?

[ Excuse the incredulousness. ]

un: haventthe

[clouded_heart]

Yes.

un: an adult

[spoileralert]

I have been firmly assured that there are herbal solutions to these problems. I haven't checked the library yet, though. Not much need.

[clouded_heart]

I might go look. Find out if these herbs work on both genders or not. Should it ever be relevant, I don't want to be putting it all on my partner