“Hey, you don’t have to convince me of that second part. I’m child-free by choice.”
Well… free of the ones that fall out of her body, anyway. Her daughter had been adopted.
And was now dead. So…
“Cats are better. You ever had a cat? They don’t demand much. A clean litter box, decent food.”
𝘍𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘺, 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘢𝘵
"I didn't even mean to have my last kid. She was a...surprise. Kids are problems, super powered brats doubly so."
𝔻eathstroke
“Would you be surprised to hear that this wouldn’t be the first time I’ve tracked down some stolen baby gravy?”
“Honestly, it’s like some folk get super abilities and go spraying it everywhere.”
𝘍𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘺, 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘢𝘵
"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."
𝔻eathstroke
“We don’t talk about that.”
It was better to suppress those feelings, bury them deep down.
“So of if I didn’t find it’d you’d pay me to destroy it?”
Always the opportunist.
“Still, I do applaud a man who gets himself snipped.”
𝘍𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘺, 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘢𝘵
"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."
𝔻eathstroke
“I was a mother once.”
She let that hang in the air, not elaborating further.
“But no, I just saw that there was a market for that sort of thing and thought maybe I’d chance my luck. I suppose I’d need a way to keep it cool.”
𝘍𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘺, 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘢𝘵
"Interested? Didn't imagine you being the motherly type. Imagine how white the hair would be."
𝔻eathstroke
"Yeah? So did you freeze some before you decommissioned the Spermatozoa Superhighway?"
𝘍𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘺, 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘢𝘵
"At least I contributed quality ingredients. Any good bread rises on its own."
𝔻eathstroke
“Like you ever helped with the baking. You probably spiffed and dipped right out of the kitchen.”
𝘍𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘺, 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘢𝘵
"My batter is a trade secret. And I'm done helping with the baking."
