Gene chuckled to himself as he waddled into Starwind/Hawking's latest headquarters, back in Heifong. His gut, bloating out through his shirt, hung down over his belt, gurgling and churning heavily to digest his meal.
-There is such a thing as karmic justice in this universe,- Gene said, licking his lips and patting his stomach, which contained two women he had eaten earlier this evening.
He glanced up at the glowing clock and saw that it was 10:00 PM. No one else was up at this hour, so he decided he would grab a drink and sleep on the couch, so as not to disturb anyone else.
However, when he came into the business' main lobby, he found that someone WAS up.
Melfina, sporting a large, but not as large as Gene's, belly, sat contentedly on the couch, rubbing her stomach and watching television. This didn't surprise Gene, because as a Bio-Android, one powered by the infinite magic of the Galactic Leyline, she had complete control over her body and needed little sleep. In addition, she could also control her stomach's functions, giving her the option of NOT digesting her prey if she wished, for future disgorging. And if she did digest her prey, she could restore him or her if she so chose with the Leyline's magic. (A fact which he could attest to, having gone through the process himself early on. He wondered briefly whom she had eaten.
Eventually, after a moment, he decided to ask her outright. He caalled out a greeting.
"Hello, Mel."
Melfina looked up and smiled. "Oh, hi Gene. I didn't hear you come in."
Gene shrugged. "I didn't want to wake anyone up. Who's in your belly?" he asked, pointing.
"Jim," Melfina said, chuckling, "he and Aisha got into a fight, he got her mad enough for her to turn into that cat/wolf/whatever it is form of hers, and quite literally jumped into my mouth to avoid getting munched."
"Wimp," Gene teased, tapping Jim through Melfina's belly, causing the young boy to snarl angrily. "Where's Aisha now?" he asked Melfina.
Melfina giggled. "Probably on a rampage or arrested. She'll be back by tomorrow," she said. After a moment a thought came to her. "Hey Gene?"
"Yeah Mel?"
"Would you like to join Jim inside me? I know you like it in there."
Gene looked thoughtful for a moment, considering.
((Edited 1/7/2005 by FFtheSnake))