[ The question of Murphy's realness is one that's relatively easy to answer nowadays, though it doesn't matter to Ronan. He adores Murphy the way he adores every other creature in his care. ]

I'd like to think he knows me better than to believe I'd make a whole fucking human just for him. He might wish it went like that, though. The truth is, half the time, this shit doesn't happen on purpose.

[ Thus, Ronan has ended up with at least two accidental children. ]