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// Entry 146: Considerations 
// Story: Samudra's Journal 
// by vren55 
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I’ve decided, while I have the chance with Tethys in hiding, I’m going to try to get pregnant. I may only have one shot at this, and I will make it count.

There are a few issues though. First, I’m not entirely sure why I am less fertile. The Empress never quite specified. It could be that my eggs aren’t developed, that my womb has issues, the fact of the matter is, I don’t know, and I can’t exactly perform surgery on myself.

The second issue is sea pony and deep pony society. Whatever I do to try to have a child, it might, no-, will have effects on sea pony society. And to increase my chances of getting pregnant, I need to have a harem of virile sea and deep ponies to lay with.

The problem is, I’m the Empress. Whatever I do is not just socially acceptable, it’s the social goal. Right now, most of Aquestria follows either monogamy or polygamy. I think we have more monogamous couples than polygamous, but nopony’s really bothered to count. If I start a harem… there could be consequences.

But if you look at the other side of the flipper, if I treat those in my harem, and my suitors well, then seapony and deep ponies would be encouraged to do so. Yes. I think I will start a harem. There have been some… very fine specimens of deep ponies in my Myrmidons that I think should accompany me to my chambers.

Where was I? Right, the final issue is that there is no record of what happens with an Empress gives birth. The low fertility rates of past Empresses means that none of them gave birth, at least to my knowledge. This means that… well if there are any complications, I’m on my own.

I … I won’t die, but it’s going to hurt. Is… would all of this be worth it though? I mean, if I give birth, my child might be born in a world where Tethys still swims.

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What kind of world would he or she swim through?