Species: The Awakening Page #4

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We need to stabilize

her human hormone levels and quick.

Come on, sweetheart.

You're playing with fire, you know that?

Look, I dabble, okay?

You know, once in a while

I try something out.

And for Christ sakes,

if I can really make

someone's dream come true

by giving them back

a dead relative or whatever, then why not?

Because it's not their dead relative

if they look like them,

but they're half alien.

Do your clients even know that?

They don't need to.

I'm telling you, these things are safe.

The alien side almost never comes out.

I've worked out most of the kinks.

What about your cab driver?

Look, who knows? You know?

Random behavior.

So, okay, there's been

one or two mistakes,

you know,

things I never should have made.

And admittedly, you know,

one or two of those mistakes

might have escaped into town,

but they're unstable.

They die off in a month or two.

Look, it's cool. Trust me.

What's wrong with Miranda? Any ideas?

Yeah.

So, what is it? What does she have?

Old age.

Come again?

Mortality, mate. You know,

there's nothing actually wrong with her.

She's just reached the end of her lifespan.

Her? Are you crazy? Look at her.

Yeah, I know. It's hard to believe, isn't it?

She's young, she's beautiful,

and soon, she's gonna die.

How long?

I mean, you know, until...

Soon. You know, today, maybe tomorrow.

I could try making you another one.

Might not be as smart.

Whatever you might think,

Miranda's a human being.

Well then, tell her the truth.

Tell her she's gonna die.

I mean, isn't that what being

a human being's all about?

What about Azura?

What are you gonna do when she dies?

Don't you care about her?

Hell, no.

Just pop out another one.

Blonde, probably, green eyes and a tan.

I mean, come on, mate.

That's the beauty of all this.

No.

Look, all right then,

don't tell her, you know.

After all, you lied to her in the

first place about what she really was.

Was that because

you respected her as a human being?

Or was it just a convenient way

of keeping things in control?

Oh, sh*t, mate.

Don't listen to me. What do I know?

I mean, look at me.

Look at this place down here.

I'm the one who should have died off

a long time ago.

I'll tell you, between me, you

and the gatepost,

I kind of hope one of these buggers

polishes me off someday.

Miranda...

I raised you as my niece,

but I love you like my daughter.

Unfortunately,

there's nothing he can do.

And I

just want you to know

I'm truly sorry.

There's something I want to see.

You name it.

I don't know

if I'm human or not.

Or if I have a soul or not.

But, whatever I've done, I have to settle it.

Look, Miranda,

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