"Bedrest." Jeannot practically shoved Haru down on the bed. It had been barely a week and a half since he'd asked Jeannot to serve as ratin in their mating. To his surprise, Jeannot had needed no orders to come live at the temple and watch over him. Apparently Jeannot knew that possible consequences of the whole idea - his gonta had watched over Haru's dad, of course, when his dad was carrying Gako.
"I'm not tired." He did feel a little shaky, but he wasn't sleepy. There was a difference.
"Your gonta said that you needed bedrest. My gonta told me to follow their opinion." Jeannot was gritting teeth, Haru could tell. "Our leader said that you had to be watched over carefully because you are fragile. This is why you will get into bed and rest."
"Jeannot, I know what I was getting myself into, I know what my mother said. Could you please just back off? I will rest when it is time." He sat down on the futon. "I might be fragile, but I am part of our group and have an idea of what I need to do."
The other growled. "The only reason I agreed to your choice is that if you insisted on going through the *experience* of being a gonta I could make sure no permanent damage was done. I thought, that with your gonta that you would take reasonable care of yourself."
"I am taking reasonable care of myself. I've limited my activities, I'm taking extra time to do things, I know my limitations." Hopefully Gako would be able to get out of there soon and check up on Chiyo before he went mad. "I don't agree that it's time for me to be on total bedrest."
"If your gonta says you should be on bedrest, then you will be on bedrest." Jeannot shoved Haru down again.
"I discussed this whole idea with my parents before I approached you. My father warned me of the effects. My mother made sure I was healthy and counseled me on what I might be facing. I'm sure she'd agree that while I need rest, it doesn't make sense to consign me to a bed."
"Your ratin was not part of our generation." Jeannot pressed him down. "We are expected to produce many children. You are expected to participate. You cannot participate - even as a ratin - if you are not careful now."
He'd known how fantatic Jeannot and his gonta were. He should have expected something of the sort. He realized for Chiyo's sake that he had to keep Jeannot occupied, but it was hard. His father had not been put on bedrest until later on, but Haru was a breeder per Alexis, so his health was monitored much more. Or at least that's what Gako's ratin had told him about what was expected of a breeder. Eventually he would become worker caste by Ganma standards, but the breeder designation came first.
There weren't uncooperative breeders in the Ganma world. Soldiers didn't normally come in contact with them, and Jeannot was a soldier.
"You're right." Jeannot looked surprised at his words. "I don't feel tired now, but if I'm to fulfil my duty, I have to be careful."
"Surprisingly reasonable for your family." Jeannot helped him pull up his covers. He didn't need the help, but better to keep Jeannot distracted.
"I've always had to be the responsible one of my siblings." That was true, at least. "That's why I chose someone else responsible when I chose to be a gonta. I still find myself to be impulsive, even when I try to take after my mother."
Jeannot nodded. "Ah. So you were planning for moments like these when you become irrational."
"Yes. I may try to rationalize my way out of bedrest, but I know I'll have to be on it." He was not looking forward to that - getting to the point where he'd barely feel like getting out of bed because his child was occupying so much of his energy. "Whatever my mother says."
"I hold the memories of what happened the last time a human male became gonta. I will make sure that you can't hurt yourself in your irrational periods."
It sounded so genuine, probably because it was. As much as Haru knew that Jeannot would drive him crazy over the next few weeks, at least he would do it for reasons that he believed in.
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Date: 2016-06-12 11:22 pm (UTC)"I'm not tired." He did feel a little shaky, but he wasn't sleepy. There was a difference.
"Your gonta said that you needed bedrest. My gonta told me to follow their opinion." Jeannot was gritting teeth, Haru could tell. "Our leader said that you had to be watched over carefully because you are fragile. This is why you will get into bed and rest."
"Jeannot, I know what I was getting myself into, I know what my mother said. Could you please just back off? I will rest when it is time." He sat down on the futon. "I might be fragile, but I am part of our group and have an idea of what I need to do."
The other growled. "The only reason I agreed to your choice is that if you insisted on going through the *experience* of being a gonta I could make sure no permanent damage was done. I thought, that with your gonta that you would take reasonable care of yourself."
"I am taking reasonable care of myself. I've limited my activities, I'm taking extra time to do things, I know my limitations." Hopefully Gako would be able to get out of there soon and check up on Chiyo before he went mad. "I don't agree that it's time for me to be on total bedrest."
"If your gonta says you should be on bedrest, then you will be on bedrest." Jeannot shoved Haru down again.
"I discussed this whole idea with my parents before I approached you. My father warned me of the effects. My mother made sure I was healthy and counseled me on what I might be facing. I'm sure she'd agree that while I need rest, it doesn't make sense to consign me to a bed."
"Your ratin was not part of our generation." Jeannot pressed him down. "We are expected to produce many children. You are expected to participate. You cannot participate - even as a ratin - if you are not careful now."
He'd known how fantatic Jeannot and his gonta were. He should have expected something of the sort. He realized for Chiyo's sake that he had to keep Jeannot occupied, but it was hard. His father had not been put on bedrest until later on, but Haru was a breeder per Alexis, so his health was monitored much more. Or at least that's what Gako's ratin had told him about what was expected of a breeder. Eventually he would become worker caste by Ganma standards, but the breeder designation came first.
There weren't uncooperative breeders in the Ganma world. Soldiers didn't normally come in contact with them, and Jeannot was a soldier.
"You're right." Jeannot looked surprised at his words. "I don't feel tired now, but if I'm to fulfil my duty, I have to be careful."
"Surprisingly reasonable for your family." Jeannot helped him pull up his covers. He didn't need the help, but better to keep Jeannot distracted.
"I've always had to be the responsible one of my siblings." That was true, at least. "That's why I chose someone else responsible when I chose to be a gonta. I still find myself to be impulsive, even when I try to take after my mother."
Jeannot nodded. "Ah. So you were planning for moments like these when you become irrational."
"Yes. I may try to rationalize my way out of bedrest, but I know I'll have to be on it." He was not looking forward to that - getting to the point where he'd barely feel like getting out of bed because his child was occupying so much of his energy. "Whatever my mother says."
"I hold the memories of what happened the last time a human male became gonta. I will make sure that you can't hurt yourself in your irrational periods."
It sounded so genuine, probably because it was. As much as Haru knew that Jeannot would drive him crazy over the next few weeks, at least he would do it for reasons that he believed in.