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first, once the truth is revealed, it’ll be too late for the government to stop
us. The women of the world will already be enjoying the presence of males in
our society. Our main challenge will be initial market saturation before the
right-wing faction learns the truth. If we can do that, it’ll be impossible to
stop the restoration of proper gender balance to our world.”
    Randi knew the frenzy it would create.
Ellen had assured her during the job negotiation that Sexed Up was prepared to
absorb all legal defense expenses. Since the prototype, unlike the rest of
Sexed Up’s products, would be a living being, the legal ramifications would be
unprecedented. They were defying the world government. Her heart pounded
harder.
    “Don’t worry. All laws were made to be
tested.” Ellen smiled as though reading her thoughts. “At worst, he’ll be
classified as a hybrid machine. At best, he’ll be proclaimed a humanoid and
granted all appropriate rights.”
    Randi licked her lips. Just thinking about
the turmoil her creation would stir made her lightheaded. Each subsequent
generation they produced would grow more human, augmented by the precious DNA
used to create the model waiting for her at home. Eventually, Randi hoped to
achieve procreation models and one day, a human male would be born. She knew
she might not live to see that day, but at least she was here in the beginning.
There was still hope for the world.
    “We have to be certain all glitches and
bugs are worked out before production begins, to assure maximum use of time.
Once we become tied up in court, they’ll suspend production.”
    “I understand.” This was the best venue for
her research. Modern politics had forced her to become a dissident. Those in
control were happy with a non-male world and felt it was divine intervention
that caused men to become extinct. They touted the absence of men as God’s
will, declaring it had brought a peaceful existence to the world. In Randi’s
opinion and those like her who followed the same moral and political lines, it
was an imbalanced world and humans were doomed to extinction. Men had provided
not just the catalyst for the creation of life, but their alpha energy had
charged and challenged women.
    “We can’t afford any bugs when we start
production,” Ellen repeated.
    “I’ll do my best to make sure it runs
smoothly.” She hesitated, then blurted out, “I have hopes this particular
prototype will be more than a cyborg.”
    Ellen breathed in sharply. “What do you
mean?”
    Randi mentally reprimanded herself. She
wasn’t ready to spring this on Ellen. “Just that I hope with pure DNA, it’ll
eventually develop beyond our expectations. It’s difficult to know if it’ll be
more genetic or nanite driven.”
    “We’ll settle for nanite right now. While
our eventual goal is sperm-producing males, we do need to take the steps in
between. Believe me, no one is going to care what percentage is machine and
what percentage is human,” Ellen laughed.
    “I understand, but my focus is more human.
I have to say Sexed Up’s nanites are superior to any I’ve ever used. So far in
preliminary tests they are reacting beyond normal ranges.”
    “Excellent!” Ellen tensed and for a moment
Randi thought she was going to squeal like a young girl. Instead, she clasped
her hands in front of her and looked up at the hologram announcing they were
almost at the top floor.
    “So when do I see the new product?” Ellen
asked.
    “I hope to have the prototype ready for a
private demonstration in two months.” Randi paused. She could be ready in two
weeks, but wanted a time buffer in case she ran into any issues. She wouldn’t
present less than a perfect product. She took a deep breath and looked at
Ellen, trying to gauge the right way to approach her new boss since she had
some disturbing information to deliver. Randi’s secrecy had proved to be her
best defense against industrial espionage and she’d already