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"It's more fun than it sounds," Lalita says brightly, sliding his arm around Isabella's waist and kissing her on the cheek.

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"I always did worry about you all alone in deep space," frets Renée.

"There is no need to worry, Mother."
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"Yes, and now she's not all alone anymore," says Lalita. "She has her - " he pauses deliberately, then finishes, "boyfriend."

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"Well, let's get you both home, shall we, it's just a few minutes by subway," says Renée, and she leads them through the shuttleport to the elevator to the subway platform. "Tell me what you've been up to, you don't write nearly often enough."

"Lalita has been teaching me Klingon," offers Isabella.

"Oh, say something in Klingon!"

"This is a sentence in Klingon," recites Isabella obligingly.
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Lalita giggles.

"I love you," he says to Isabella, in Klingon.
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"What are you saying?" asks Renée as they board the subway, clapping her hands with amusement.

"I said, 'this is a sentence in Klingon'," says Isabella.
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"And I," says Lalita, hugging Isabella again, "said 'I love you'."

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"I thought that might be it but I wasn't sure," Isabella murmurs.

"Awwwwww," says Renée.
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Lalita gives his girlfriend a kiss.

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Public display of affection!

"So there has been a fair amount of Klingon opera aboard the Prometheus," says Isabella when the display has concluded. "It is growing on me."
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"It's beautiful," says Lalita. "I'm glad you like it."

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"You know, I don't think I've ever heard a Klingon opera," muses Renée.

"Perhaps while we are here that can be remedied."
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Lalita laughs.

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"But you will have to explain to me what everything means," says Renée.

"I'll do the best I can, and where my knowledge is still spotty, Lalita will be able," replies Isabella.

The subway arrives at their stop, and out they go.
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"A lot of it's about people killing each other over power or honour or both," says Lalita. "Sometimes they do it for love instead, just to switch it up."

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"That sounds very... violent," says Renée.

"So is a fair amount of Earth fiction," Isabella points out.
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"Especially the old stuff," says Lalita, nodding.

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"I suppose that's true," sighs Renée. "It's so much easier to judge, when it's from somewhere else, isn't it?"

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"Always."

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Here is Renée's house! It is little and cute and there are roses growing around it in six colors.

"Welcome home, Bella."

"Thank you, Mother."
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"Your house is adorable," Lalita exclaims.

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"Thank you!" laughs Renée. "I try to make it, you know, inviting." She pats a rose blossom as they pass through the yard into the building.

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"It's cute! It suits you."

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Inside, Renée has apparently anticipated guestly hunger; there's a crumb cake and a brewing pot of tea on the coffee table. She picks up the teapot and starts pouring. "I know how Isabella takes hers; Lalita?"

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"It varies," he says. "Today, with nothing."

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