Frost and Tanya 1.txt

Milly explains about the dozens of Mileena clones.

"We differentiated. We ispliti. We didn't want to be all the same person. Some indulged, some rebelled, a few went mad. That one, iMollyi, ran from it and bam aid worker in Indonesia. Pre-volcano-Kaiju-thinger, I mean."

"Right, yeah. I took down two who'd gone all serial killer. Another one, Mirrenia somthing-

"-Jones," Milly supplies-

"-declared herself Archonatrix of the Hawaii Interstitial Nexus. Whateverthefuckthatis."

Pointed silence.

Frost glances at Tanya and their baby girl with an expression of schooled indifference.

Tanya's reply is arch: "That is not my concern."

Milly's reply comes with a merry raspberry, "and we won't say, myaa!"

"There is no goddamn way you know, iMillyi, and stop saying 'we. The real 'we' know you aren't a fff-rackin' hivemind."

Tanya titters, "My my what 'fire discipline' on your eff-bombs, 'baby daddy."

"Shuddup beach," Frost deliberately refuses to bask in Tanya's melodic chuckling.

Milly seizes the moment, "Hey. Hey. Hey listen. Do this thing." Bump. Nudge. Nibble. The assault on Tanya's dignity commences.

"Milly. iMillyi. I am holding a child. Do not shove me. Do not bite me in lieu of shoving me. Do not bite me as a prelude to shoving me."

"So go stand next to the elty already, this is a moment!"

Tanya acquiesces with practiced, bregrudging grace ...and pauses mid-shuffle.

"Elty. L-T. LT. Oh blessed Isha they gave you a icommandi? You're a icommissioned officeri?!"

"bFuck youb I have a pension."

Iztah claps her hands over ears, face a picture of innocent horror.

Frost rolls her eyes, strides over.

"Gimmie."

Frost cocks her hip, perches the aghast looking Iztah on it, plants a loud slobbery kiss on the child's head, and hauls Tanya to her side.

"iWei have a pension, specifically. Did you even read the handbook?"

"I was distracted by the idea that Armeggedon must truly have come because I am a mother, Earth CENTCOM was desperate enough to award you a rank-

"-which I iearnedi, Tanya-

Nestled under Frost's free arm, Tanya meets her eyes with an indignent scowl.

"-and Milly, who, quoth then-Specialist-Briggs 'couldn't find her pussy with both hands and a fleshlight' is-"

"Basically your sister-in-law!"

Merry, fangy grin. Happy cat eyes. Simultaneously plopping into her characteristic feline squat while glomping everyone's legs. Milly's moment has finally come.

Frost looks down. Milly looks up. Tanya looks annoyed. Itzah looks confused.

"And so we're a family. I ihatei families."

"Yes Frost, I know. I do, too. But the universe is ending and sacrifices must be made."

"Is that as close you get to 'shut up and kiss me you fool?"

"No, ithisi is..."

With her moms distracted, Itzah strikes.

"Ow ow ow my ear! Myaaaaah!"

Fin.