Her feet aimed for where his shoulder would be, aiming not to kick at him, but to use him as a springboard.
She had no intention of hanging around to fight with someone who seemed to get off on the violence.
A ledge was within reach. From there she'd be through an open vent and gone.
Definitely the best.
Like that was even a question.
// am I watching project Hail Mary again?
Mind ya business
โScrew it, Iโm hitting the cocktails and singing bad karaoke.โ
Ugh. Comparing her to another Cat-themed business person.
And that's what it was; business.
"Nothing personal." She said, finishing her own thought a split second before she jumped towards him, her body twisting in the air to show where she got the 'cat' idea from. -
โHey, you donโt have to convince me of that second part. Iโm child-free by choice.โ
Wellโฆ free of the ones that fall out of her body, anyway. Her daughter had been adopted.
And was now dead. Soโฆ
โCats are better. You ever had a cat? They donโt demand much. A clean litter box, decent food.โ
"What if I said I think you have girl-dad energy?"
"I didn't even mean to have my last kid. She was a...surprise. Kids are problems, super powered brats doubly so."
๐ปeathstroke
โWould you be surprised to hear that this wouldnโt be the first time Iโve tracked down some stolen baby gravy?โ
โHonestly, itโs like some folk get super abilities and go spraying it everywhere.โ
"After I prove it's my gametes in there, I'd pay you a decent price for it. Plenty of things more valuable in the world than my swimmers, though."
๐ปeathstroke
โWe donโt talk about that.โ
It was better to suppress those feelings, bury them deep down.
โSo of if I didnโt find itโd youโd pay me to destroy it?โ
Always the opportunist.
โStill, I do applaud a man who gets himself snipped.โ
"I know what it's like to lose a child. That's exactly why I decided to never have another. It's a pain that never goes away.
If there was any vial of my genetic material lying around... nothing could stop me from destroying it."
๐ปeathstroke
โI was a mother once.โ
She let that hang in the air, not elaborating further.
โBut no, I just saw that there was a market for that sort of thing and thought maybe Iโd chance my luck. I suppose Iโd need a way to keep it cool.โ
