Andie
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Part 1 of another couple of questions from me … split into two because of the space limitation. Up to the end of CVA, there are a few hints that Alys and Simon *might* consider getting married at some point. I would love to know more about what they are thinking. Also, other characters speculate about them using the replicator to have biological kid(s) of their own, but Simon and Alys never seem to mention it?
Lois McMaster Bujold
In order to answer this question and the following -- which is going to get separated btw -- I would have to stop and make stuff up. Which I am disinclined to do just at the moment. Perfectly reasonable question, mind, and I'm pleased that the characters seem real enough to you that you're still thinking about them after the book is closed, but working through the many possibilities seems more a task for the ficcers, who routinely work in multiverses.
Ta, L.
In order to answer this question and the following -- which is going to get separated btw -- I would have to stop and make stuff up. Which I am disinclined to do just at the moment. Perfectly reasonable question, mind, and I'm pleased that the characters seem real enough to you that you're still thinking about them after the book is closed, but working through the many possibilities seems more a task for the ficcers, who routinely work in multiverses.
Ta, L.
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