October 24, 2020
Interview with Rome II - Part 7 of 9
As Steve Fisch and I get the scripts ready to sell Rome's Revolution as a streaming series, he asked me for a lot of background information that I did not have. So I took some time out to interview Rome and Rei. Rome was very talkative so I had to break up her interview into two parts. Here is the second half of Rome's interview, part 1 of 9.
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Rome: Because everyone now knows that this life is all we have. Once we ascend, we become part of the whole. So the only thing you can do here in this world is live your life to the fullest here, during your one and only lifetime. Everyone is the better for knowing.
Perry: I suppose. Those are two, rather large accomplishments.
(Rome nods)
Rome: Yes. And he and Lupe built the First Contact Academy. That’s been critical in helping us reach out to other species.
Perry: So Lupe. That is her major accomplishment?
Rome: No. You are aware that Lupe prevented the Shell War from breaking out into a full-fledged Armageddon.
Perry: I’m only familiar with it at the most superficial level. What did she do?
Rome: She went behind, what was then enemy lines and established contact with the peaceful minority. She and my grandson Rory were instrumental in convincing them that the two Unions were better off together as friends rather than adversaries.
Perry: Wow. You put that together with your accomplishments and those of your family tree… You really are both figuratively and literally the mother of our civilization.
(Rome blushes)
Rome: I don’t know about that but I am the mother of two beautiful children. And grandchildren.
Perry: Speaking of which, you mentioned during our last interview, you were not supposed to become a parent.
Rome: Right. The Overmind of Earth was in charge of deciding that. And that was to be my destiny or not to be, to be childless. But those days are over. No more. Certainly not here on Deucado. Everyone has the freedom to do as they please, including having children. One caveat, though.
Perry: What?
Rome: When I say people are free to do as they please, that doesn’t mean they can bring harm to others. If we’ve done nothing else, bringing a sense of responsibility and accountability to all living beings, I would hope that would be our legacy.
Perry: Did you ever aspire to fame? To have that legacy?
Rome: Of course not. Had Rei not shown up, I would have served out my time at Tabit, returned to Earth and one day died along with everyone else. He changed the course of history.
Perry: I understand that. But given what you’ve done here. Don’t you think that was your destiny?
Rome: Not those things but if I look at it in the broadest of terms, I suppose what I have done here on Deucado is what I was supposed to have done all along. I look back on my training as a data archivist. I look at my time spent with Rei, to learn from him. I guess you could say that in the absence of other obstacles, I was destined to be a teacher and a librarian. To aggregate knowledge and make it accessible to others.
Tomorrow, part 8
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