(400 words.)
"Job went fine last night, but the Overseers are starting to sniff around a little too close to home. They had those damn music boxes, and Rinaldo almost got cornered just outside. Might be time to start looking for a new place to set up our base."
Daud sighed as he continued to work on his weapons. "We knew this was coming. It's never good for us to stay in one place for so long. Anything else to report?"
"I think I might be pregnant."
There was a harsh scraping noise as the knife Daud was sharpening skidded off the edge of the whetstone. He looked up sharply to meet Billie's steady, carefully blank stare. "That's a problem," he said slowly.
The corner of her mouth twitched. "No shit."
"You're sure?"
She shrugged. "Pretty sure. Been feeling sick to my stomach lately, and I haven't bled for a few months."
"A few?"
Another shrug. "I don't always. I don't know if it's the Void or just all the running around we do, but I've still never gone this long before."
He carefully set the knife down and leaned back in his chair. He scratched his chin for a moment in thought. "I assume you want to…" He trailed off, shook his head. "What do you want to do?"
"I want to end it before it starts getting in the way of our work," she said bluntly. "I'm only telling you because I'm hoping you have an idea where to start. You know more about Dunwall's back alley businesses than I do."
"I know enough to avoid most of them." He dropped his hand to the table and tapped his fingers as he considered the situation. "The apothecary who sells us our poisons can probably mix up something. I'll pay him a visit tonight."
"You don't have to. Just tell me where to find him."
Daud shook his head. "He fancies himself a conman, and he doesn't know to be afraid of you, yet. I don't doubt you can get what you need out of him, but he'll try to give you the runaround. He already knows not to waste my time."
Billie frowned but eventually gave a short nod. "All right," she said. "Thank you."
"I believe half the responsibility is mine, anyway."
She hesitated, then shrugged again. "You're the only candidate with the right parts."
"I thought as much."