lovecraft in brooklyn

"I mean, rocks are stuff you can hold and keep forever and they come in pretty colors. Drinks just last for all of a couple of hours, and they taste terrible. Besides, Earth’s rocks are boring."

"Maybe there are some rocks out there you can get drunk on. I take it you don't do that much?"

"I hate being on earth. I want to go out into space and look at more rocks."

"There are many rocks in the...atmosphere. C'mon, if we pass inspections, we might have a couple days off the ship. It'd kick ass  to go down and get some real drinks." 

  "Look, you’re gonna be the Godfather, right?" 

"Um." He freezes, the surprise a little too obvious on his face. "I guess so, in the symbolic baptism sense. Not the actual legal thing, unless you really wanted me to, and even then, wouldn't you want that to be th--Sam's brother?" 

Aurelan sighed slowly, this was not an outburst she had intended.  "Look….I’m sorry…"

"Look, all I'm saying is, it's probably gonna be fine. I mean, I just had my mom, who probably wasn't the nicest person in the world, but she's still my mom and I love her. And I came up fine. And this kid's gonna have a mom and a dad. I mean, Christ, I know what you're thinking, but Sam's not stupid, and nothing stupid is gonna happen to him. I couldn't say that if he wasn't a scientist, if you want the truth."

  "I’m not smart, Fitz. I never finished college. Hell, I never even declared a major. We’ll be lucky if this kid learns to read on time." 

"No, no, but you get what I'm saying? Not, like, school smart, but people smart. And no, not because of the way you look. I guess that helps, but you, like, bring people in. Like Sam. Sam doesn't like just anybody, you know. So, like--maybe the kid will get that from you. Charms and smarts, that's pretty good, right?" 

She smiles a bit, she’s obviously warming to the idea of being a mother, as much as it still horrifies her.  "Ok, but you’re going to have to help me make sure that the baby doesn’ come out horrendously stupid. Because I know that Sam will help, but it’ll probably take both of you to counter me." 

"But, you know, miss Aurelan, I think you're pretty smart yourself. Maybe not in a xenobiology kinda way, but you have the kinda smarts me and Samwise don't have. If that makes any sense." 

"How do you feel about Sam being a Dad?" Aurelan smiled the way she did when she was up to no good whatsoever. 

"But seriously, that's great! I mean, we should celebrate, like--well, you know, without getting wasted. I don't think you get to have baby showers until later on, but we could have a dinner party or something. I mean, you both deserve it, right?" 

"I’m officially getting fat and I think that I’m going to need new clothes."

"What makes you say that?"

"Always good to see you too. I mean, assuming you don’t have any giant lizards with you."

"Nope, no giant lizards with me today. My partner Eileen and I woulda killed to have at least seen what was left of 'em, though. Gross as it may have been. Samwise, too, but you don't see him complaining." 

"You’re Fitz, right?"

"Three times? That's pretty lucky. You should think about going into sciences." He grinned, then nodded. "Yeah. Fitz. Good to see you again." 

"Well, you know. It'd be nice if they let us get off and also didn't make us send said lizards back to a bunch of psychos. Can't always get what you want, I guess."