"What happens if I get pregnant?"

(Question asked by Nightwing)

You chew your lower lip. There's another question on your mind in regards to how casually you got inseminated by Red last night. You try to think how best to approach the subject. "The men don't... uh... wear condoms, right?", you ask, knowing this rarely to be the case in these kind of porn shoots.

The pony-tailed man grins for a moment, then shakes his head. "They don't", he confirms. "Most of the time, anyway. Occasionally a scene will contain condom usage, but I certainly wouldn't rely on waiting on those kind of opportunities. You simply wouldn't be in demand".

"So... W-what happens if I get pregnant?", you ask, placing the palm of your hand against your belly. You'd rather not even think of the possibility, but you need to know the answer.

The man smirks and wrings his hands together for a moment. "Well... There's a killing to be made in quality porn videos catering to the niche pregnancy fetish", he tells you. You tilt your head at him and frown, trying to determine if he's joking. He sees your face and quickly gives a reply more deserving of your concern. "Compensation of birth control is provided in your contract", he says reassuringly. "You'll get the costs for most forms of birth control returned at the end of each month".

"And what if the birth control fails?", you ask him, knowing the risk exists.

"We're prepared for that, too", he answers. "Depending on the circumstances the company can compensate most of the costs required to get an abortion. Please note that the contract you agreed on stipulates that certain conditions apply in the event that you decide on keeping the baby. For one, neither the male actor that... eh... made you conceive, nor the studio itself can be legally bound to care or provide for the child, be it financially or otherwise", he speaks, as if having recited the exact phrasing in the contract from memory.

"So all the responsibility lies with the me?", you ask, not entirely at ease with the answer. Getting knocked up by some porn actor was absolutely the last thing you needed at this stage in your life. It might be nice that the studio would recover most of the costs associated with preventing this, but if Red was any indication the male actors were happily going to inseminate you on a very frequent basis. It felt unfair how your contract ensured that they didn't have a care in the world, while you had to carry all the risk and responsibility.

"Sorry", the man shrugs, shrugging his shoulders at you. "It's just how the industry works. Just remember that a share of the women that work for us are mothers, and in the grand majority of cases our actors weren't the ones responsible. In the event of a planned pregnancy in your personal life we could always put you on less risky films until you give birth, if you'd be eager to continue working during that time", he finishes explaining, but you doubt the last part would be something you'd have to worry about anytime soon.

"Now, do you have any other questions before we go in?", he asks, placing his hand on the door handle again.