The characters from "Andromeda" are not mine. They belong to the late Gene Roddenberry and Tribune Entertainment. I'm only borrowing them. If you want to repost this anywhere, please ask me.
The lyrics are from the song "She's blinded me with Science" by Thomas Dolby. I can no longer hear the song without thinking of Andromeda.
Harper sat on the floor, his nanowelder in hand, looking at the mess of parts for the minibots before him. He'd been at this little project of hers for a few hours, now. His head was beginning to hurt from the caffeine withdrawal so he felt he needed a Sparky in the worst way.
"Andromeda," he said, rubbing his temples. "Can I take a break?"
Andromeda's form appeared in front of him. "OK, but don't take too long. You promised." She blinked out of existence again.
"Yeah yeah." Harper walked over to the food replicator, stifling a yawn. "Two Sparky colas, please." The Sparky cans appeared and he snapped open the cap one. He finished it in one gulp and grabbed the other. "Hey, I think a little music would help move things along. Rommie, play personal music file no. 248."
The music started to play. This was much better, he thought, and picked up his nanowelder again.
It's poetry in motion
she turned her tender eyes to me
as deep as any ocean
as sweet as any harmony
mm - but she blinded me with science
"she blinded me with science!"
and failed me in biology
Harper smiled to himself. He found this particular song recently in Rommie's archives on ancient Earth music. Harper found it appropriate considering who was working him to the bone to get these minibots for the hull done. He continued to work on the minibots and moved a little to the music.
When I'm dancing close to her
"blinding me with science - science!"
I can smell the chemicals
"blinding me with science - science!"
"Science!"
"Science!"
Andromeda's form reappeared in miniature on one of the tables and her head tilted to one side as she watched Harper. She has never danced in any form, and wondered what it would be like to do so. She watched Harper move to the music.
mm - but it's poetry in motion
and when she turned her eyes to me
as deep as any ocean
as sweet as any harmony
mm - but she blinded me with science
and failed me in geometry
When she's dancing next to me
"blinding me with science - science!"
"Science!"
I can hear machinery "blinding me with science - science!"
"Science!"
What an odd little song, thought Rommie as she watched Harper move to the music and work, stopping occasionally to take a sip from his Sparky.
It's poetry in motion
and now she's making love to me
the spheres're in commotion
the elements in harmony
she blinded me with science
"she blinded me with science!"
and hit me with technology
Rommie tilted her head to one side and thought about the words to the song as it played. Not much of it made sense to her. Several of the phrases, like the pairing of the words making and love would have to be cross referenced for their meaning later.
Harper continued to dance as the music played out. He wondered how much of it Rommie would understand. Then again he wonders a lot about Rommie in general. Like how much fun it would be to actually dance with the avatar he created of her, or to kiss the avatar, or...
"good heavens Miss Sakamoto - you're beautiful!"
I - I don't believe it!
there she goes again!
she's tidied up, and I can't find anything!
all my tubes and wires
and careful notes
and antiquated notions
Jesus, what a mess, thought Rommie. I'll have to clean this place up on his next outing.
but! - it's poetry in motion
and when she turned her eyes to me
as deep as any ocean
as sweet as any harmony
mm - but she blinded me with science
"she blinded me with - with science!"
she blinded me with -
The music slowly began to fade and Harper took one last slug of his Sparky. That was when he noticed Rommie's hologram watching her. "Uh, hi."
"Hi." Andromeda smiled. They stood staring at each other for a few moments.
"Ok, how long have you been there?"
"I came back about 30.5 seconds after you opened that archive file. What's it like to dance?"
The question stunned Harper. He expected her to break into laughter, not ask him what it's like to dance. He opened and closed his mouth a couple of times before responding. "Uh, it's a lot of fun, actually. You should try it sometime." Harper put the nanowelder down. "You're not going to tell anyone you saw me dance, are you? I'm not very good at it."
Rommie shook her head and smiled. "Not if you connect with your cerebral port and dance with me later. Now get back to work, I want to be able to eat off my hull." The hologram shut herself off.
Harper made sure Rommie's hull was the cleanest it had ever been.
--End--
The lyrics are from the song "She's blinded me with Science" by Thomas Dolby. I can no longer hear the song without thinking of Andromeda.
Harper sat on the floor, his nanowelder in hand, looking at the mess of parts for the minibots before him. He'd been at this little project of hers for a few hours, now. His head was beginning to hurt from the caffeine withdrawal so he felt he needed a Sparky in the worst way.
"Andromeda," he said, rubbing his temples. "Can I take a break?"
Andromeda's form appeared in front of him. "OK, but don't take too long. You promised." She blinked out of existence again.
"Yeah yeah." Harper walked over to the food replicator, stifling a yawn. "Two Sparky colas, please." The Sparky cans appeared and he snapped open the cap one. He finished it in one gulp and grabbed the other. "Hey, I think a little music would help move things along. Rommie, play personal music file no. 248."
The music started to play. This was much better, he thought, and picked up his nanowelder again.
It's poetry in motion
she turned her tender eyes to me
as deep as any ocean
as sweet as any harmony
mm - but she blinded me with science
"she blinded me with science!"
and failed me in biology
Harper smiled to himself. He found this particular song recently in Rommie's archives on ancient Earth music. Harper found it appropriate considering who was working him to the bone to get these minibots for the hull done. He continued to work on the minibots and moved a little to the music.
When I'm dancing close to her
"blinding me with science - science!"
I can smell the chemicals
"blinding me with science - science!"
"Science!"
"Science!"
Andromeda's form reappeared in miniature on one of the tables and her head tilted to one side as she watched Harper. She has never danced in any form, and wondered what it would be like to do so. She watched Harper move to the music.
mm - but it's poetry in motion
and when she turned her eyes to me
as deep as any ocean
as sweet as any harmony
mm - but she blinded me with science
and failed me in geometry
When she's dancing next to me
"blinding me with science - science!"
"Science!"
I can hear machinery "blinding me with science - science!"
"Science!"
What an odd little song, thought Rommie as she watched Harper move to the music and work, stopping occasionally to take a sip from his Sparky.
It's poetry in motion
and now she's making love to me
the spheres're in commotion
the elements in harmony
she blinded me with science
"she blinded me with science!"
and hit me with technology
Rommie tilted her head to one side and thought about the words to the song as it played. Not much of it made sense to her. Several of the phrases, like the pairing of the words making and love would have to be cross referenced for their meaning later.
Harper continued to dance as the music played out. He wondered how much of it Rommie would understand. Then again he wonders a lot about Rommie in general. Like how much fun it would be to actually dance with the avatar he created of her, or to kiss the avatar, or...
"good heavens Miss Sakamoto - you're beautiful!"
I - I don't believe it!
there she goes again!
she's tidied up, and I can't find anything!
all my tubes and wires
and careful notes
and antiquated notions
Jesus, what a mess, thought Rommie. I'll have to clean this place up on his next outing.
but! - it's poetry in motion
and when she turned her eyes to me
as deep as any ocean
as sweet as any harmony
mm - but she blinded me with science
"she blinded me with - with science!"
she blinded me with -
The music slowly began to fade and Harper took one last slug of his Sparky. That was when he noticed Rommie's hologram watching her. "Uh, hi."
"Hi." Andromeda smiled. They stood staring at each other for a few moments.
"Ok, how long have you been there?"
"I came back about 30.5 seconds after you opened that archive file. What's it like to dance?"
The question stunned Harper. He expected her to break into laughter, not ask him what it's like to dance. He opened and closed his mouth a couple of times before responding. "Uh, it's a lot of fun, actually. You should try it sometime." Harper put the nanowelder down. "You're not going to tell anyone you saw me dance, are you? I'm not very good at it."
Rommie shook her head and smiled. "Not if you connect with your cerebral port and dance with me later. Now get back to work, I want to be able to eat off my hull." The hologram shut herself off.
Harper made sure Rommie's hull was the cleanest it had ever been.
--End--