*Short story that takes place in a world where genetic engineering of offspring exists. A chip must be inserted into a male for their body to produce the artificial sperm, and they must ejaculate into a woman with an engineered egg. In this story, a single mom seeks to have an engineered child. She fails to find a mate to agree to help her, so she resolves to asking her son.*
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“No.” “The answer is no” I reaffirmed.
“Please Roan, you know it needs to be done. I’m getting old Roan” she begged.
“If people find out I helped you engineer a kid, I’ll be the laughing stock of the town” I reminded her.
“No one will know—“ “bullshit” I interjected.
“We can say dad came back—“ “Mom, dad’s been gone for 8 years. No one has seen him since. They’re not going to believe us for shit.”
Fuck. She’s been adamant about this for a year now. I admit, work has been slow for me and I struggle to find a job.
If it wasn’t for her I’d be homeless. But this is next level.