[Open post, setting intentionally left vague.]

[cherryblooded]

[Honestly, Cherryblod doesn't think much of the change.

All shrimp start out as males physically and turn physically female sometime in their adulthood. Some think of themselves as men all their lives, some decide that their mind matches their body now. His parents had both called themselves his mothers, and his grandfather had staunchly refused to call himself anything other than a man. It depended on the shrimp, but everyone went through the physical changes.

When it happened to him, Cherryblod didn't see the need to tell anyone except for Doloz. They couldn't have any more children, but Doloz understood, and no matter what his physical sex they loved each other dearly. He didn't feel mentally different, and his suits still fit alright with some minor adjustments, so he just lived as he always did, for many years.

Right now, Cherryblod is changing out of his suit and into something more comfortable. He's just about to put on some pants when someone opens the door to his room.

He turns a bright red and covers his chest with his arms, but it's almost certainly too late to hide anything.]

Could you knock?

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[cherryblooded]

I'm still your Dad, the same as always.

[It's just that he hasn't got the same body he did when he fathered Lobco. Nothing else has changed, really.]

[justsomeshrimp]

Dad it is.

[It does make her curious]

May I ask something?

[cherryblooded]

Anything you want.

[justsomeshrimp]

What was the change like? [It seemed like a pretty big deal, but she supposed if it happened to your entire species, and you knew it was coming it wouldn't be as drastic as it might seem to her or others.]

[cherryblooded]

I just slept through it and woke up differently. That's what usually happens.

[It might be a bit of shrimp magic.]

[justsomeshrimp]

[Well that kept things simple! Though having it happen so suddenly could also be alarming. Whatever the case may be, Cherry seems perfectly fine with it, so Lobco is too.]

Well, I'm glad this was all natural. I had wondered if something happened while I was gone. But everyone was good?

[cherryblooded]

Perfectly fine, bored if anything. Your mother will be thrilled to see you.