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Originally Posted by Razorback  I don’t recall that part. Did I overlook it or was it deleted in the edited version? It’s not normally something I would forget, but maybe I’m getting old.  |
Heinlein does not go into great detail regarding the subject. He does describe the Titans discovering sex...and that when they do, for some reason they embrace it with great abandon. When he is describing the "sport" in the red zone, he refers to each event being finished off with a huge orgy. He also, in somewhat subdued language, implies that when the "blood sport" is done, the victor fornicates with the corpse of the loser before the bodies are dragged away.
The woman lost - and died, I am sure, for her left breast was almost torn away and she had bled so much that only immediate surgery and massive transfusions could have saved her. Which she did not get; the slugs were transferred to new hosts at the end of the match and the inert contenders were dragged out. But the male slave had remained active a little longer than the female, slashed and damaged though he was, and he finished the match with a final act of triumph over her which I soon learned was customary. It seemed to be a signal to turn it into an "audience participation show", an orgy which would make a witches' Sabbat seem like a sewing circle. Oh, the slugs had discovered sex, all right!
Nothing about pregnancy per se, I imagine this part was Molly wondering to herself (or did I miss something Molly). Personally, I don't know if pregnancy would result in anything other than another human baby, a potential resource or additional "ride" for future Titans. There is no mention, that I saw anyway, that being hag-ridden affected DNA in any way.