[He, too, was slightly taken aback by the declaration. However...]

Technically, yes.

[He just didn't raise him. Or particularly care about him more than any other stranger or beyond scientific value.

But, Prompto asked a question, and he didn't need to withhold the information.]

When we were attempting to clone meat, it took hundreds of attempts before we had a viable zygote. Much can go wrong in the process, and even after success there is still a chance of mutation and other risks involved. Quite often something goes wrong. However... you realize that is true with natural pregnancies as well? Quite often they are terminated before the mother is even aware that she is pregnant, and a fetus that survives the first three months can still suffer a myriad of complications.

My previous work must have prepared me for my future accomplishments well, because it's near miraculous that I managed to not only create a viable zygote, but thereafter successfully grow it from inception to infancy without the aid of a womb.

['It' being Prompto, of course. He mused aloud optimistically.]

I suppose I am a genius. Be sure to apply yourself, Rin, and you can make great strides in science as well.