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[Previously in Milliways...]



He was going to be a father.

This thought occupied him as he paced the room, where Phong was prepping the equipment to confirm what Bob had already detected.

Matrix was going to be a father.

It had startled him at first, but once his head cleared, he felt nothing but joy over the news Bob had given them a cycle or two ago.

Matrix and AndrAIa were either going to be parents or not. It was up to Phong to tell them that.

"Everything is ready, my son. AndrAIa?"

Phong motioned towards the table for AndrAIa to lie down on.

Here they'd find out the rest of the happy news.

If Phong could just get Matrix to stop pacing long enough to tell them both...

But it didn't look like Matrix was going to listen to the old sprite. Phong could see it in Matrix's posture.

"AndrAIa, if you will?"

The Game sprite set herself down on the table. She, too, was nervous, but unlike her husband, was more cooperative.

"Please lie down, and we will begin the scan."

Though it felt like picoseconds, in reality it wasn't long at all until the results were in.

"Bob's keytool abilities are most impressive. Yes, AndrAIa is pregnant, and soon you will be parents. My congratulations."

AndrAIa smiled. Matrix stopped pacing.

"I'll leave you two alone, now."

They watched Phong go. They looked at each other.

"A child?"

"A child."

"We've got a lot of work ahead of us if we're going to be ready for a baby."

"Don't worry, Lover, we will be, and we have plenty of friends and family to make sure of that."

He nodded wordlessly.

He was going to be a father.