Title: Flushed with Pride Author: Charlie Kirby Word Count: 478 Rating G
My thanks to Sparky for her Beta. This is part of the 'Becoming Human' series
“Anything?”
Steel looked up at the whispered voice of his partner and shook his head slowly. “No, but it hasn’t been that long.” He moved aside on the bench and Sapphire sat gracefully.
In her arms, she cradled her newborn close to her chest. Kyanite, or Kyan, as he was nicknamed, fussed softly and she kissed the impossibly blond hair. “Hush, Kyan.” She inhaled deeply and smiled. “Why do babies’ heads smell so good?”
“So that we can tell one end from the other?” Steel let his head tip back. “How long to they say something like this will take.”
All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic, heavy elements may not be used where there is life. Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, Copper, Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver and Steel. Sapphire and Steel have been assigned.
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