Coversations

Thank you for listening

I don't mind. What is it you want to tell me

Its about my wife she's having a baby.

Its great news isn't it. The whole ship is buzzing with the news. A new
child will benefit everyone

Its not mine

How do you know that

I can't have children. I was born that way. I've never told the wife
about it. I was going to tell her, but she annouced this event.

Do you know whose child it is

Yes its someone from the engineering section. There have been having an
affair for months. I see that your surprised by the news

Why did you get married

I love her,both of us did it for the other reasons. She did it because
she couldn't have him. I didn't for my own reasons.

You will hurt people.

I shopuld care but I don't. You see I'm past caring what people think of
me

That's a little cold hearted isn't it

You would think like that, you haven't seen what I have seen. Life is
not as we always want it

What are you going to do

Wait until the child is born. The truth will come out soon enough

Then what

I'll leave her. Yes I know people will go back to hating me and bitching
at me. They will take her side and sya she has put up with. They will
say she was right to do what she did to me

Some people will stand by you

Optimistic aren't you

I will. I'll stand by you

Thank you. Its nice to know you will
So what are you going to do

You asked me that already. I thought about telling people who I really
am

How do you mean

I am older than I appear to be

Not be much I assume. So tell me how old are you then

You wouldn't believe me

Try me

I'm immortal and I am 4,543 yrs old. Ah i see your shocked. Hardly
surprising after what I told you

How? Why?

How can I hide what I am, why am i able to deny what i am. To tell the
others who I really am. People will deny the truth when it come upon
them. I hide because people can't handle the truth. Have you never
wondered why I am like I am. Its what I have seen. The officers on
Voyager dislike me, some hate me and others have tired to kill me

They would understand

No they woudln't. They have no idea of why I hide my true age. One person
on this ship would understand, but not just yet

What do you do now

I'll wait until the birth and the whole crew will know who .............


to be continued