Darn clouds blocking the lunar eclipse... but I had to stay in and write
this little snippet anyway before someone else got to it. I may
eventually expand this, but for now, it's just a single scene. Just a
heads-up... I'll be looking for prereaders for Fall of the Crystal
Millennium soon, so let me know if you're interested.


Genetic Engineering
An Azumanga Daioh spamfic

    Tomo marched triumphantly to Sakaki's desk and leaned against it.
"Hey, Sakaki! What do you think of genetic engineering?"
    Sakaki stared back blankly. "Genetic engineering?"
    "Yeah! You know, when they alter animals' genes to change them."
    Sakaki tried to picture a cat wearing a pair of denim pants. "Do
animals wear jeans?"
    Tomo blinked. "No, I'm talking about DNA. You know, the stuff that
determines how big you are, and how many legs you have, and what color
your hair is, and stuff like that."
    Sakaki's mental picture changed into a giant mutant cat with seven
legs and patches of green fur. She shuddered.
    "Against it, then? Well, looks like it's unanimous in our class,
then."
    "You're taking a vote?" asked Sakaki.
    Tomo shrugged. "Well, Yomi brought in this article about how they're
genetically engineering cats so people won't get allergic to them, and
Chiyo thought -"
    Sakaki was on her feet in an instant, holding Tomo firmly by the
shoulders. "Where can I get one?"

---------------------------------------------

The hypoallergenic cats are apparently a real development in the works,
which you can read about at
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/10/27/biotechnology.cats/index.html as long
as the story's posted there.

Weiler's Law: Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do
it himself.

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