Kululu went downstairs, then, and disassembled the failed android. He wouldn't need it again. The baby outside was one hundred percent genuinely a genetic mix of Giroro and Natsumi. This time, the story about where she came from would be true!

At dawn, both of the prospective parents woke with the sun, Giroro from habit, Natsumi by alarm clock. It was a school day for her, and she always woke up early to make breakfast before waking up Fuyuki, and occasionally Aki.

Natsumi was the first to notice what had been left for her, as it had been sitting on her alarm clock 'off' button and had been partially squished by her hand.

Her eyes narrowed as they read the note, and she flew down into the base and towards Kululu's lab, in order to adequately punish the stupid yellow frog for being weird. She would know if she was a mom! What kind of stupid note was that?

At around the same time, Giroro left his tent to see if he could scavenge something from the kitchen to eat. Normally he lived off military rations, but they hadn't gotten their budget check yet, so he hadn't been able to order provisions.

He found his path blocked by a big egg-thing with Kululu's symbol on it. His first instinct was to assume it was a bomb, and he flung himself to the ground, protecting his head with his hands. Then he noticed the handle, and adrenaline turned to annoyance and then to anger. Grabbing it, he dragged it carefully down into the base, taking care not to handle it too roughly. It could be dangerous, and if so he didn't want it jostled around too much.

When he finally reached his destination with the egg thing in tow, Natsumi was in the process of beating Kululu to a pulp.

"The note doesn't even make sense! Why won't you tell me what it meant? Tell me or else!" she was yelling. She noticed Giroro and his luggage.

"These had BETTER not be related!" Natsumi screamed. Giroro sighed.

"What'd he do this time?" he exclaimed in annoyance.

"He left this stupid note for me in the middle of the night and he won't tell me what it's supposed to mean!" she said, although she didn't show Giroro what it said.

"Kululu, what is this thing, anyway? It looks like a giant egg!" Giroro said, poking it carefully.

"It's merely a container. Kukuku!" he said, and laughed for almost a minute and a half before speaking again.

"If you want to know what it is, push the swirl. It'll only lock or unlock for you two," Kululu said.

"Why am I included in this?" Natsumi asked exasperatedly. Giroro showed her his note, and she frowned.

"I didn't know it was your birthday," she muttered. She liked to plan parties in advanced. She'd have to scrape something together… She shook her head. Back the bigger problem.

"Well, I guess we have to open it and take care of it, whatever he's come up for us to deal with," Natsumi said. Kululu laughed. She didn't know how appropriate her words were!

Giroro nodded, and opened the container.

Kululu laughed even harder.

Natsumi and Giroro froze.