At 53 minutes old, Synergy was our oldest norn, and 30 minutes ahead of Adelphos, our oldest male. This meant no babies yet, but yes, we might have babies soon.
I took a quick look around to see how everyone was doing and found that everyone was in good health. Chang was by the Empathic vendor with Olga, who wouldn’t stop kissing him. Adelphos in the meantime was relaxing by the Heater that I’d installed in the lowest level of the Meso. That extra dose of coldness didn’t do him any harm, but he was pretty uncomfortable for a little while.
Just a short while after making my rounds, it was time to introduce another little one. Amazing how the time just flies by, isn’t it?
This is Spike, another male who didn’t get to be a father during the live event. I do love that pretty blue shade on him, though.
By now, everyone was able to take care of themself and were even happy to offer good advice to little Spike. He didn’t often listen to it, but at least their hearts were in the right place. After some help from me and some gentle nudging from the other norns, Spike was set to go.
About 57 minutes into her life, Olga became pregnant! Good for her! The father is Adelphos, the only male old enough to be the father so far. Soon enough, an egg was waiting for us in the ocean. Then, as that egg was laid, Synergy became pregnant! Again, the father was Adelphos. He’s certainly getting a head start on things! With two eggs in our clutch, the second Generation was starting to get a foothold.
With all that eggy nonsense out of the way, it was time to introduce the next baby. This time, Drake, one of the winners of the run! This little guy has the same genetics as all the others though – the updated genomes for the winners won’t be a part of this little run.
There was such a large group huddle around the elevator on the middle level of the Meso that Drake had no trouble finding food, company or advice so I let the others raise him for me. Already, he was making friends with our oldest girl, Synergy and was learning to rest like a survival champ. Hopefully, he’d have the same success here as he did in the run.
