Odd idea I had while watching Voyager this evening. Enjoy!

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Chakotay POV

"Vessel detected. Proceed to grid 543 of subjunction 8." The words resounded in their minds. The mechanical engineering drone recognised them as his instructions, and walked to his destination. As he was walking, a female drone passed by him. This was irregular, but it happened: He felt emotion to this drone. This former human must have known her before assimilation. He ingored the feelings and continued to my post.

Kathryn POV

I walked back to my alcove to regenerate. A male drone, mechanical engineering, designation 4 of 6, secondary adjunct of unimatrix 08. I should have ingnored him, we didn't interact. I was a surgical drone. But he was familiar. Facial art was on the side of his face, mostly covered by his ocular implant. But I knew him. The feelings passed when his face left my line of vision, and I continued to my alcove.

The human part of their minds POV

"Kathryn?" I called through the hive mind. She was here, but calling her name sounded more appropriate.

"I'm here." She responded.

Contentment flowed between them. They were meant to be.