Lister looked down at Kryten laying on the table of the repair room. "You have to fix him, man!"

"But he's such a pain in the ass!" Said Jexley. He had tried to take Kryten under his wing, but Kryten was way too stubborn! He just wasn't laid back like the mechanoids of that era. Programming had gotten so much better since Kryten was designed. Mechanoids looked, and acted more like humans. They were able to walk, and wear human cloths without looking like robots. They had much more facial expression, yet they still looked like mechanoids, and they were never mistaken as humans. Kryten was much to primitive, Jexley was tired of being nice to him. He was just a pain

Just then, a mechanoid named Skylon hit Jexley across the face. "Where are you're manners? You're talking to a human!" Skylon was a mechanoid of respect. His core purpose was to easily make friends, and never argue when asked to do something. Often he had to be the one to keep the other mechanoids in line when things got rough.

"yeah, but that's why I luv' im' so much! That's what makes him Kryten! You have to fix him!" Said Lister. He had grown very close to Kryten. Maybe he wasn't perfect, but he was Kryten!

"Is that an order, sir?" asked Skylon.

Lister nodded.

"Then we must obey." He looked around for the proper tools "Come on, Boys. Lets get him going."

~~~

On the Nova 12, there was an extra feature for higher paying residents. Instead of having a normal dormitories with classic metal bunks, you could have your personality scanned, and have their own room customized to your liking. It had cost quite a bit, because mind scanners had to go deep into your psyche to discover their dream room. Some ended up with things like waterfall, or forest themes.

Lister and Rimmer both knew they were going to be staying for awhile. There was no reason to leave, everything they ever wanted was here.

Megan was able to hack into the computers to make it seem like they had both paid for the custom dormitory suites. They were both put into a mind scans to determine and create their dream rooms.

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Lister walked down the corridors, a little dazed from the mind scan. He held an old fashioned looking key that was a slightly rusted brass color in his hand. His room was room 45679. He had no idea what to expect. He finally reached the door or his new quarters. He took a deep breath and planted the key in the matching key hole, and turned it.

It wasn't anything like he had expected. It looked like an old fashioned hotel room. It was dimly lit with a stained glass lantern hanging from the ceiling. It had reddish brown dotted wallpaper. The carpets were long and shaggy. A small double bed was sitting on an old rickety brass frame. There was a Window with curtains, outside it appeared to be a small deck. A dark, windy scene was outside. It was obviously winter because the tree closest to the window had no leaves.

Lister walked closer to the window and reached out to touch it. His hand was stopped. It wasn't a window, just a high tech monitor. Very realistic looking.

The room reminded him of the hotel rooms he had stayed in when he was in the A.R. machine on Red Dwarf. He had taken the women he had met there, and they shared some of the best, unreal nights of his life. In his opinion, the mind scan had done a pretty damn good job.

~

Lister was able to get settled very easily. It took him awhile to realize it, but this was the room of his dreams. The scene out the window often changed with his moods. Sometimes it snowed, sometimes it overlooked a small village with children playing in the snow.

Lister took a few moments to stare out the window. It was a beautiful scene, if only it were real.

The was a knock at the door.

"Its open" Lister mumbled, not fully even realizing what was going on. He was too busy taking a stroll down memory lane.

The door behind him creped open. Lister could hear footsteps behind him. He felt someone come up right against him. She smelled of wildflowers. Without even realizing it, he felt himself putting his arm around her. Finally, he came crashing back to reality. The person next to him was Megan.

She didn't seem to mind that Lister's arm was around her. She was busy staring out the window.

She looked up at Lister. "I'm sorry, something must have been wrong with the mind scan machines. I'll get this fixed" She began to move away from him, and towards the door.

"What do you mean?" asked Lister, totally confused at what she had said.

"I mean that I'll get this mess sorted out." She said, while looking up at the flickering lantern.

"what mess?" He looked around, what could be the matter? Everything was perfect.

"I mean, this is almost an exact duplicate of my quarters. Something must have gone wrong." She placed her hand on the wall paper and ran her fingers down the walls.

"No it isn't. This room is a dream come true, everything I ever wanted."

There was a long silence.

"I always loved watching old movies… This it the kind of place I always dreamed of living in." he said.

More Silence…

"Is something the matter?" Asked Lister.

Megan's face became pale. "I have to go." With that, she left the room in a hurry.