Disclaimer: I acknowledge that I don't own the television show Andromeda. Not the concepts, sets, story lines, or even the characters I am herein manipulating. Really, I'm sane and that's the story I'm sticking with until a professional psychologist shows up with the DSM-IV to prove otherwise. Oh, and I'm definitely not making any money off this, 'tho if someone wants to offer me a job… :)
A/N: Ok, this is the first time anyone has ever seen any of my fiction, original or fanfic, so I'm a little nervous. (insert nervous giggle here) Setup: Umm, these are all dialog driven so almost no scene set-up and no action. Each "chapter" is really an independent scene. Sorry if the characters seem off, I've seen the entire 1st season (DVD) and about 1/2 the 4th but only read 's ep summaries for the rest. Most of these could be set at any point in the series, with a few exceptions. No Nietzscheans or Rev Bem 'cuz I was originally trying to make all these fit into a single season, but I never picked one so that didn't happen.. In each I tried to pick a small understated quality about a character and exaggerate it to see what would happen to them. This is getting really long, so I'll shut up now, but if you want to know more background feel free to email me, I can talk about myself and my mental processes forever.
Dylan's Flaw (comic)
"I wish Dylan would be more careful about where he puts his balls! First in Hydroponics, then in Hanger 5, and yesterday I had to deal with them in the corridors all day. Why should I have to be the one to deal with them! I should have let the crew sell them during Dylan's garage sale."
Holo-Andromeda appeared beside her avatar on the Obs deck. "I wish you wouldn't talk out loud like that. It makes me feel like I am talking to myself."
"Andromeda, we talk to ourself all the time, it is a part of our ... Oh, I see. Harper has been making more unauthorized adjustments to my main AI again. You were making a joke. Trying to make a joke. I suppose I should be happy that you didn't try to hit on me, given that it's Harper trying to program a sense of humor. Well at least Harper doesn't leave his balls all over!" Rommie's irritation was not to be diverted by poor attempts at humor or potential new targets, as she continued to search for Dylan's balls throughout the room. Holo-Andromeda merely crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow as she watched her avatar. "Here's a basketball, though there isn't even a hoop in here, a soccer ball, a baseball, 2 rubber balls, a football, a ping pong ball, and a golf ball. What was he doing with a golf ball... no never mind I don't want to know. What I do want to know is how there came to be 8 balls in a room when there aren't even 8 people in the crew. And why am I the one cleaning up in here?"
Rommie's hologram self choose to answer the question as if the avatar had really needed a response. "The Nerring Empress and her staff were much taken with Captain Hunt's tales of human athletic pursuits and requested a demonstration on board the ship. They completed the demonstration several hours ago and Captain Hunt and the Empress have been in private consultation ever since. She is a powerful woman in this sector of the galaxy and could be an important ally." Andromeda paused a fraction of a second before continuing. "And speaking of the Nerring Empress and Dylan's"
"Andromeda do NOT finish that sentence. I am going to kill him for his humor 'improvements'! HARPER!!"
