"Wombsbane?" The name was illustrative enough, and her appalled reaction to its absence. He shrugs, having ceased to grin, and admits, "I'm not familiar with it. I mean, I haven't heard anything about it... If we were on Earth, there'd be hormonal birth control that, uh, regulates cycles I think, but..."

He frowns, a thought occuring. "You know, for all I know there is some equivalent here, I just haven't heard anyone talk about it. You can put in a query with one of the older members, they're pretty good about answering questions... uh, though I might talk to Dagny about it, rather than, say Cherenkov or Crowley, I doubt they're up on their human birth control lore." This not a topic he's touched on before, he's starting to feel the awkwardness of it, beyond speculating about theoretical species barriers. He has a dim moment of understanding just a little better how much more pressing the issue is to the opposite sex, when he sees that look on this new recruit's face.