I still don't own SGU; I still don't want to. I just like playing with Dr Rush.

Kino Vision Number 1
By EllieV

The kino sat high above in a corner so no one would notice it. Set to record for playback later on. It was sitting in the most interesting part of the ship. Not even Eli noticed it now even though he was the one who set it there.

It floated, silently watching Nicholas Rush as he sat flicking through screens on the console before him. His shoulders were hunched up around his neck. Every now and again, he pinched his nose and rubbed his eyes.

It hadn't been a good day, yet another in a long line of not good days. Bad days outweighed the good. It didn't really matter what the scenario because it always followed the same script: something happened, Young and Rush argued, things got fixed just in time to stop the ship blowing up or similar. The tension ratcheted up because although Rush was invariably right, Young disagreed and Rush was obnoxious.

It was late and sensible people were in bed but Rush wasn't exactly sensible, although what was most off-putting was more that edge of crazy that he could exude when he got obsessed by something.

"Oh hey," a voice said. Eli came into range. "You're still up."

Rush's head came up slowly and he looked at Eli as if he didn't know who he was. After a couple of seconds, he said, "I'm working."

"You're always working," Eli said. "Seriously, man, take a break sometime."

Rush rubbed his eyes again and ignored the comment. Eli watched him for a moment and shrugged, leaving. Rush's head turned slightly as if checking that he was alone again. His shoulders hunched back up around his neck. Even so, concentrating as he was, Rush jumped slightly when Eli blundered back in.

"Uh, hey listen," Eli said hovering. "About today …" Rush didn't look up. "Look, about what Chloe said. You know, she didn't mean it; I mean, I don't know if you ever have lost anyone but just in case, uh, she was just angry, okay."

Rush said nothing, though he lifted his head a little and glanced at Eli, apparently indifferent to what Chloe said. He kept flicking through screens and the kino had no doubt that he comprehended every one.

"Anyway …" Eli finished awkwardly. "Uh, night."

"Good night, Eli," Rush said absently.

He left and Rush paused the screens. His hands came up and covered his eyes and the kino noticed something it hadn't noticed before.

A wedding ring.

Finis

Note:
This is the first in a series of vignettes, somewhat inspired by the Kino vids on the MGM site. Yes, it's an SF trope to give a machine a POV but that's what tropes are for: to be overused ... :)