08-001 was compelled to show them. He had to do what he could to impress the veterans. As an Erosion Clan AEP unit, he had his organ in his hands. Anything he could grab hold of could be turned to dust. He showed us a red book and an apple. Both were degraded by his specialized nanites and withered away to nothing. That was just as impressive as the magic show in my opinion. All the AEPs of Sixteenth Notes Clan and 12-001 showed 08-001 their abilities as well. 08-001 was a bit confused that there were so many hybrids in one clan. He did not like it apparently. We could tell as he simply walked away holding 12-001's hand. The AEP units left behind wondered what happened. "Not everybody has to like you. That doesn't matter. As long as you can like yourselves and grow stronger, you will be fine." Paul said. Brett and I went after them. We could not let them roam too far and get into trouble. As they walked down the street, someone threw a rock at 12-001. "I remember you, you bastard! You killed my father!" a man said. They looked at him and glared. We got between them.
Diffusing the situation was paramount. Eventually we got the man to back down by offering him and insane amount of money. He was so stunned, he just stumbled back to his home. Returning to the AEP units, neither of them were pleased. 12-001 wanted to kill him for the disrespect. 08-001 wanted to bully him. That was not going to end well, we we ushered them back to the apartments. When they got back, the other AEP units were willing to play with them. I would not be so nice. The cousins were drinking in Rodrick's apartment with Jake still. The humans had beer. Jake was drinking lemonade. They had a laugh at the fact that out of the 5 of them, Jake was the only one that had settled down with a wife and kids. Hunter was a vulgarian that was so eccentric, he could not get regular human women to date him. We put in a big no dating clan member policy as well. Emmanuel was in a gang in Volta City. He was in too much of a devil may care lifestyle to settle down with anyone worth his time. All that danger and crime made it hard to date a woman of value seriously or long term.
Rodrick and Susanna had followed in their father and grandfather's footsteps. Both had taken corpo jobs. Giga Corp was the one they had their allegiances to. "Xoom!!" was the name of the automobile company they owned. It was where Rodrick worked day in and day out. Susanna worked in the cosmetics company. "Fuck me! My job is good, but my boss is shit. He says that only family men can get ahead." Rodrick complained before slamming his beer can down on the table. "How the fuck am I going to get a family when I'm working 76 hour work weeks!?" Emmanuel rolled his eyes at his brother. "At least you have a cushy job. All you do is sit around and wait for the people to come in. I actually get fucking shot at!" he said. "No one told you to drop out of college, dipshit." Rodrick grumbled. "What was that!?" Emmanuel challenged. It was clear that he was super angry. The oldest among them said "Nothing. Nothing at all Manny." "Thought so." Emmanuel grumbled as he took another long sip of his beer. I looked at him. "If you want a kid, just pay for one." I said. He scoffed out loud.
Susanna was the closest to settling down. She actually had a live in boyfriend at her apartment. This one was apparently pretty promising. He had lasted 4.5 months. If it was a record worth celebrating, she had to be a mess. It was not worth commenting on though. Looking at Roderick I asked him if he could not adopt a kid. He rolled his eyes as if he had remembered something unpleasant. "Nah. The bastard says adoption is for losers. If it's not a biological child, I'm just a big cuck. 'Why am I paying a dickless loser!? Maybe I should find the real dad and give him your salary.'" he imitated his boss. "Well, I know a place where you can get a biological kid." I told him. All of them were curious now. "We have a vassal clan that has a gas station. They are PEP units of low quality. All of them have x-wombs installed. If you want, all you have to do is fuck them and you can get a kid in 9 weeks." I explained. Hunter scrunched his nose up. "Not Clan Pump and Dump!" he protested. "Yes, Clan Pump and Dump if he wants that big promotion." I said. Rodrick gave it a thought before agreeing to it.
