Old Friends, Part 10: Green-eyed Tyr
Rommie
and Orion walked into command, and Rommie turned to Dylan, "Don't make me
do that again. EVER!" Dylan looked sheepish, "I'm sorry. I didn't
know." Rommie glared at him, making Orion laugh. Rommie turned at him, her
eyes narrowing, "What's so funny?" Orion struggled to control himself,
"You: you haven't changed one bit." Tyr shook his head, muttering.
Mark's
wrist-com bleeped. He looked at it, then turned to Dylan, "I'm sorry, but I
have to go: we have a cargo to load. You are all welcome to come have a look
round my ship if you like." Dylan nodded, smiling, "That would be
nice. Andromeda, tell Beka and Trance that we've been invited over to the
Shoulder of Orion, and if they want to come they should meet us at the
airlock." The hologram nodded and blinked out. Tyr crossed his arms;
"I'll stay here and keep an eye on our `guest'." Dylan shrugged,
"That's up to you." He led the others out of command.
Back in
the conduit, Harper and Mary lay on the deck, smiling. Mary propped herself up
on one arm, "Well Seamus, you really are good with your hands." Harper
blushed, "You're not that bad yourself." He turned to look her in the
eye, "Why me?" Mary looked down at him, "As is: why not someone
else?" Harper nodded. Mary brushed a strand of hair from across her face,
"Well, you make me laugh, you're smart, very good with your hands, and
you're not that bad looking." She kissed him, "I'm willing to bet that
your quarters are more comfortable than this. Let's go"
Tyr sat
in the pilots chair, brooding, "Of all the people to choose from:
Harper?" Andromeda's hologram appeared before him, "I take it you are
referring to Miss McCoy by that statement?" Tyr nodded, "She has
Kodiak DNA in her. Do you have any idea what the chances of two carriers of my
prides DNA meeting like this is?" Andromeda's image appeared on the main
screen, "10-trillion, 47-billion." Tyr raised a hand to stop her,
"I was speaking figuratively. Has she no-idea how important it is to keep
that DNA alive?" Andromeda smirked, "Well, well, well Mr Anasazi, I do
believe you are jealous of Harper." Andromeda's hologram smiled, "Oh
he's jealous all right." Tyr seat bolt upright, "Engage privacy
mode!"
Andromeda
giggled as she disappeared.