Chrysalis, part 2
The airlock opened, and a rather attractive woman in a revelling dress stepped through. She walked straight up to Dylan and held out her hand, "Captain Hunt I presume? Elizabeth Spencer, official representative of New Salem. I would like to offer you a full formal apology from my people for the treatment you received on your visit to our world two years ago."
Dylan nodded slightly, taking her hand, "Although I accept you apology, I do not think I will ever be able to forget what happened." Elizabeth nodded, "That is understandable Captain: although I do not understand how, you where obviously attached to you Avatar. Maybe you did indeed love her." This comment brought several half-hidden sniggers from the honour guard. Dylan glared at them, then turned back to the ambassador, "Your worlds records are not complete: Rommie was not killed on New Salem: my engineer was able to trick Minister Stark into believing she was, but she wasn't."
Elizabeth looked confused, "Then I am surprised that it is not here." Andrew coughed, earning him a glance from Beka. Dylan smiled slightly, "She is understandably unhappy with your visit, and has locked herself in our quarters." Elizabeth nodded, "So you are still involved with it then?" Dylan smiled, "You could say that." He raised his hand, his wedding ring glinting in the light.
Eyes wide, Elizabeth looked at the ring, a look of absolute shock on her face, "But how could you marry a machine?" Dylan smiled, "It's a long story, and maybe someone will tell you someday, but not me, and not now. If you would walk this way, Andrew here will show you to your quarters." The avatar nodded, leading the confused diplomat away.
Beka walked up to Dylan as the honour guard broke up and walked away, "That was a bit cruel: having Andrew escort someone who doesn't like AI's." Dylan smiled, "Cruel to who: her or him? Anyway, it'll give her time to get used to him was an individual." Andromeda's hologram appeared. "I must say I enjoyed that. And so did Rommie: she watched it from the monitor in your quarters." Dylan nodded, "What dose the intelligence file on the Ambassador say about her feelings towards AI's?" Andromeda arched an eyebrow, "It says that she doesn't like them, but she's not as radical as our old friend Stark. Apart from that, nothing."
Andrew led Elizabeth along the corridors towards the VIP-quarters. The Ambassador turned to him, "So how DID your captain end up married to the ship's Avatar?" Andrew smiled, "That was a bit before my time, but the story goes that the nano-bots used to keep her in working order reverted to their base programming, and started re-building her body on the molecular level. Being Nietzschean in design, the nano's started by building a reproductive system. Rommie fell pregnant." Elizabeth's eyes went wide, "They had a child?" Andrew nodded, "A son, Paul. So anyway, when Dylan found out that Rommie was pregnant, he asked her to marry him, and she said yes. They've been married for about a year now."
TBC
The airlock opened, and a rather attractive woman in a revelling dress stepped through. She walked straight up to Dylan and held out her hand, "Captain Hunt I presume? Elizabeth Spencer, official representative of New Salem. I would like to offer you a full formal apology from my people for the treatment you received on your visit to our world two years ago."
Dylan nodded slightly, taking her hand, "Although I accept you apology, I do not think I will ever be able to forget what happened." Elizabeth nodded, "That is understandable Captain: although I do not understand how, you where obviously attached to you Avatar. Maybe you did indeed love her." This comment brought several half-hidden sniggers from the honour guard. Dylan glared at them, then turned back to the ambassador, "Your worlds records are not complete: Rommie was not killed on New Salem: my engineer was able to trick Minister Stark into believing she was, but she wasn't."
Elizabeth looked confused, "Then I am surprised that it is not here." Andrew coughed, earning him a glance from Beka. Dylan smiled slightly, "She is understandably unhappy with your visit, and has locked herself in our quarters." Elizabeth nodded, "So you are still involved with it then?" Dylan smiled, "You could say that." He raised his hand, his wedding ring glinting in the light.
Eyes wide, Elizabeth looked at the ring, a look of absolute shock on her face, "But how could you marry a machine?" Dylan smiled, "It's a long story, and maybe someone will tell you someday, but not me, and not now. If you would walk this way, Andrew here will show you to your quarters." The avatar nodded, leading the confused diplomat away.
Beka walked up to Dylan as the honour guard broke up and walked away, "That was a bit cruel: having Andrew escort someone who doesn't like AI's." Dylan smiled, "Cruel to who: her or him? Anyway, it'll give her time to get used to him was an individual." Andromeda's hologram appeared. "I must say I enjoyed that. And so did Rommie: she watched it from the monitor in your quarters." Dylan nodded, "What dose the intelligence file on the Ambassador say about her feelings towards AI's?" Andromeda arched an eyebrow, "It says that she doesn't like them, but she's not as radical as our old friend Stark. Apart from that, nothing."
Andrew led Elizabeth along the corridors towards the VIP-quarters. The Ambassador turned to him, "So how DID your captain end up married to the ship's Avatar?" Andrew smiled, "That was a bit before my time, but the story goes that the nano-bots used to keep her in working order reverted to their base programming, and started re-building her body on the molecular level. Being Nietzschean in design, the nano's started by building a reproductive system. Rommie fell pregnant." Elizabeth's eyes went wide, "They had a child?" Andrew nodded, "A son, Paul. So anyway, when Dylan found out that Rommie was pregnant, he asked her to marry him, and she said yes. They've been married for about a year now."
TBC