#futureschild

  ❛ UM— ❜   she’s shocked at the sudden suggestion, pausing to glance down at the bump that’s just barely started to form. then gaze darts back to small child, confident in her assessment of the situation.   ❛ lura, that’s not— why would you want me to put the baby back? don’t you want a little brother or sister? ❜

“But everyone has to be wrong about something!  How do we learn otherwise?”

“Hmmm. Now that is a conundrum. For now, I think I’ll have to run some emergency repairs on that Laboratory. In the future, please refrain from doing such things unsupervised--However. I would be happy to instruct you on how to conduct safe experimentation. Should you simply ask.”

     “Well, aren’t YOU a sight.”

“No.” He doesn’t want to believe it, but she’s standing right in front of him, “For sprock’s sake. They actually made their own spawn.”  His ego was going to take a beating wasn’t it?

     “Okay...” Deep breath, girl. “Let’s put the microwave down, okay? Auntie needs that-”

“So you like....stuff?”

   it  feels  like  one  whole  minute  of  sustained  eye  contact  before  stranger  finally  bites,    pouring  himself a  cup of  coffee in  the  league  cafeteria.   “  hello,   little  one.   “   he says  as he  resumes  the  task,   throwing  her a  white - eyed  glance,   voice  cool   as  always.    “  i do  not  believe  we’ve   been  acquainted.  “