Cataclysm

New Humans

Happy sounds.

Laughter!

Human laughter.

Three males. One Female.

Zach and Babe.

Two new humans.

Both 36 years?

Laughter floats over to me again. I shriek back in response, no tears.

"Can I get her?"

"Yeah. Just be careful."

"I will. It'll be good practice for October."

Strange female comes into living space and looks at me.

"Hey, baby girl. No need to cry."

I'm not crying, human. I am begging to be part of the conversation.

Her stomach is big. I am taken into her arms and cradled. She walks me the room with the laughter. Zach and Babe sit with strange male at the table.

"Isn't she adorable, Morris?"

"Yes. She is. Storm rescue proved to be beneficial. Congrats."

"Leave them be, Morris."

"It's alright, Jane. Kellin and I already agreed that if her real parents come forward about their missing daughter, we will return her."

Kellin?

Who is this 'Kellin'?

Babe speaks.

"Exactly. We couldn't just leave her out there or let her be put into the system."

"I understand. She has beautiful eyes by the way."

Thank you female human who possesses the name of Jane!

"What did you say her name was again?"

"Cataclysm December Oakley."

"Such a pretty name. Where is her nursery?"

"Across from our room, why?"

"She needs a diaper change."

"That's the fourth diaper today!"

Four?

I was recharging. When did I need a diaper change?

My bladder does feel empty.

"I'll change her. You enjoy yourself."

Jane passes my body to Babe. He strolls me down to my

Nursery?

What is a nursery?

I learn that it is the room that contains the baby prison when he brings me in there. I am put onto a table of some sorts and the fabric covering the lower half of my body is removed slowly.

"Hey, baby girl. I'm Kellin. I'm one of your dads."

One?

How many am I supposed to have?

Two?

           Three?

                        Four?

Wait! Babe is not black hair man's name? It's Kellin?

So he is Kellin!

He takes out a new diaper from nowhere before replacing the soggy one that is swaddling my bottom.

"Let's go take you back out to the party."