(The contestants are gathered, staring at Nickel, who is still grappling with the undeniable reality of his situation. MePhone4 hovers nearby, smug as ever.)
Nickel (arms crossed, visibly distressed): "I don’t care what kind of challenge this is. You’re telling me this is a real pregnancy?! How?! WHY?!"MePhone4 (grinning): "Would you believe science?" Nickel: "NO." MePhone4: "Well, too bad! Because you’re carrying a completely viable, rapidly developing, artificially gestated baby, courtesy of our good friends at The Covenant—er, I mean, our sponsors!"Nickel (horrified): "You Jonah Veil’d me. You literally Jonah Veil’d me." Test Tube (adjusting her glasses): "In fairness, Jonah Veil’s procedure was far more invasive. His artificial womb was—" Nickel (glaring): "DO NOT EXPLAIN THIS TO ME." [Before anyone can respond, a loud, confident laugh echoes across the stage.] Elian Dray (swaggering in, arms crossed over his massive bump): "Alright, alright, what’s all the fuss about? You’d think none of you have ever seen a guy rock a pregnancy before." Nickel (staring at Elian’s belly, then at his own, then back at Elian): "...Oh, you have got to be kidding me." MePhone4: "Special guest appearance! Everyone, meet Elian Dray, the undisputed champion of artificial gestation! Four babies, one dad, zero fear!" Elian (grinning, patting his belly proudly): "That’s right! Carrying quadruplets and still looking flawless. What’s your excuse, rookie?" Nickel: "Excuse?! I didn’t sign up for this!" Elian (smirking): "Neither did I. You think I planned to wake up with four future warriors kicking my ribs in? No way. But you know what I did? I owned it." Nickel: "...That’s the worst advice I’ve ever heard." Jonah Veil (walking in, looking exhausted but determined): "Trust me. It could be worse."