1241 Details Are Important

Nico brought over breakfast for the three of them, while Mary tried to process the information that she had just been given.

"So, you're telling me that with whatever happened to Max that made him huge, and the tweaks that you made to your own body, you are now capable of reproduction? As in, you could successfully carry a child to term?" Mary finally asked.

"Well, no exactly. You see, that didn't sound very combat effective, so I modified my body in the direction of the advanced reptilian species, but with a biomechanical twist. You see, the child will be delivered in the embryonic stage in an egg, approximately forty-five minutes after successful fertilization. Then it can be safely incubated in a warm, dry environment, or in a suitable liquid solution." Nico replied.

"You lay eggs? You're telling me that the joys of pregnancy seemed like too much trouble, so you modified your body to lay eggs?" Mary asked.