She nods. "Considering the way our credit system works, I wouldn't think you'd want to increase the chance you might have multiples," she says, hesitant. The more you have at once the less you can stretch the time you have babies over the years, after all. "Though, I suppose if we manage enough good trades, and work out how to best use the magic Patiri and I have now..." The idea of multiples, multiple times is... very attractive. If they had the money for it, she could maybe see some people choosing to stay with someone who'd cheated on them just for that. 

"You will only have multiples if you'd rather. Which is sensitive to knowing the negative consequences." Stephania says with a shrug.

"Even without multiples, if we manage to make a profit. It's likely we will want to trade, anyway, depending on the profit it could give us one or even two extra credits. Or the law might change. It's not considered a good incentive given that no one can plan around it."

"It really isn't," she agrees. As a five year old having twins, even if she does manage to pay for the credit, it's entirely possible she wouldn't have been able to afford another one if she hadn't stumbled across this place. 

"So, if I all I want is for my children to be born safe and healthy, that's all it will do?" 

"Exactly. It can't retroactively change things in case you change your mind, for some reason."

"I'd like that one, then, if you're willing to give it," Lia tells her. "I don't know that I need to be protected from curses, but the others also sound useful," she adds. She fiddles with her luck ring. She wouldn't say no to more of it. 

"How does this work? I'm guessing you don't use tattoo guns."

"I paint the tattoo on your skin and then I do a chant that binds the paint into you, it hurts, but it's harmless."

"Hurting is fine." She can endure a bit of pain for this. "Would four be alright? Can I have the fertility one, the luck one, the damage resistance one, and the general health one?"

"Of course, dear. I will set things up, while my alt will call the others and see if they are interested."

Istevi will go do that.

She watches him leave, and then turns to watching Stephania set up. "Do you need me to do anything?"

"Mostly, stand still, though we can talk while I prepare things." She has a bag, with her magical stuff. She starts grinding some herbs into a paste.

She'll stand still, then, and ask the occasional question about the preparations Stephania is doing. 

She will gladly explain, but her magic - while systematic enough - doesn't sound like some sort of sensible system of law of physics.

They have enough time to go through nearly all tattoos. And when Stephania chants them into skin, it burns like acid, very intense, but mercifully brief.

Patiri arrives alongside...

...another green woman. She is very tall.

Lia might not have noticed the change in expression, if Stephania wasn't more lively a moment ago. "Hello."

(The other two choruses hellos.)

(Ow.)

If her expression changed, she didn't notice it. She might have still been a bit occupied looking at the magical tattoos, and recovering from the burn of getting them. She greets the two women as well, and introduces herself to the new one.

(And, wow, that is a tall person, especially compared to Lia herself, who is shorter than the average Amentan.)

Zofin introduces herself. There is a long quiet pause.

Patiri decides to break it.  She makes pertinent questions on how the various blessings and tattoos are supposed to work. And if Stephania knows about any weird interactions between them and aliens species. Or even different kinds of magic. The thing about working on personal preference sounds like can interact really badly with springing.

Stephania answers those to the best of her ability. She does not expect any harmful interactions. If they suspect any... they can remove the tattoos and that will likely break or at very least severely weaken the magic effect.

Patiri ponders for a long time and decides to get everything except fertility.

Zofin will get everything, and asks to go first.

She probably should have waited for Patiri before getting the tattoos, she realizes. She hadn't thought of any of those questions. Still, it sounds like her haste won't have any terrible consequences, this time. 

Instead of hanging around to watch idly, she moves to a space a fair distance away from the three of them and begins practicing with the Frostbite spell. That was her original reason for coming outside, after all. Her near vicinity becomes much more icy, shortly. 

Eventually, Patiri comes over to ask how she is doing.

(Zofin just flees the terribly awkward situation as soon as possible.)