Change things up, a lot

“Outside the binary.”

For some reason, that phrase stuck in Laura’s head. She remembered hearing the term “hermaphrodite” somewhere, someone that was both man and woman, with the full functions of both. She had thought it was a joke, something to tell gullible people and laugh about behind their backs, but now…

She could make it real.

She had always wanted to try semen direct from the source, instead of the pasteurized, homogenized stuff from the store, and she had heard some grim estimates on how long people would be able to continue their current lifestyle. This could solve both problems, and it would indirectly change that other rule.

Yes, she would do it. Licking her suddenly-dry lips and flapping her shirt to cool off her suddenly-hot body, she clicked the edit button and put in her alterations:

“The human race consists entirely of hermaphrodites.”

Hmm. It lacks a certain “oomph,” but it should work. Laura clicked enter, and was momentarily stunned by a feeling of vertigo. When it faded, she noticed a strange smell and a stranger feeling. Both seemed to come from the pronounced tent in her shirt that definitely wasn't there before.

Now what should she do about this?

Pff! thought Laura. As if that's even a question.