Beka stood outside the door of Dylan's office. She had been standing there for almost twenty minutes trying to get enough courage to knock. Andromeda's hologram appeared beside her.
"He won't answer if he doesn't know you are here."
"That is what I was hoping for." Beka said sheepishly.
"Well, you are leaving me no choice." Andromeda said before activating the door chime herself.
"Turncoat." Beka muttered.
"Sorry, but there is no way I am going to be painted pink." Andromeda said huffily.
MEANWHILE:
There was a moment of silence before Rommie started laughing.
"You two really had me going there for a minute." She said.
"Rommie, we aren't joking." Trance said.
"I am an android. You know, a machine? I don't get bitten."
"Well, technically, you weren't bitten. It seems the wormy thing got into your circuits and left its venom on them. It has slowly eroded some of the ones that effect your emotions." Harper said.
"I don't believe it. You are both just jealous because Tyr and I are happy."
"I was hoping I wouldn't have to do this but you have left me no other choice." Trance said. "Andromeda, play back the command scene."
Rommie watched as the previous activities were replayed. She watched in growing horror as she saw the way she had behaved. When the scene switched from command to the docking bay and she saw with her own eyes the lovesick way she threw herself at Tyr she sank to the floor.
Turning back to Harper she said in a tiny voice, "Help me."