> ...but on the other hand, some observe that it may be a form of wish fulfilment, where you can ensure the continuation of your bloodline without getting "tied down" by the needs of a child.
Cut this, because it makes no sense. In a world with no blood ties, it would never occur to the characters to care about their "bloodline" because the concept of a "bloodline" would not exist to them.
> ...but on the other hand, some observe that it may be a form of wish fulfilment, where you can ensure the continuation of your bloodline without getting "tied down" by the needs of a child.
Cut this, because it makes no sense. In a world with no blood ties, it would never occur to the characters to care about their "bloodline" because the concept of a "bloodline" would not exist to them.