Post by lucymalta on Mar 31, 2009 7:20:48 GMT -10
So - A new chapter - a new thread.. What a day I've had... New horse in the stable.... Riding in the parade and escort duty at the races...... A girls work is never done....
Mind you - now I get the best bit... Home with my daughter, dinner and a DVD....
Enjoy...
Lucy
Chap 30
Horatio sighed. Unable to take the shy glances and admiring looks any more, he had begun to investigate the customs of courtship within the humanoid races, totally confusing himself. Why did there have to be so many rituals and contradictions?
Data had assisted him a little, “I once developed a relationship with someone on the Enterprise. Jenna was a lovely person, but in the end she terminated the liaison.”
Horatio was curious, “Why?”
“Her previous relationship was with a man who was unable to express his feelings for her, then she turned to me. Ultimately we failed as a couple as I am completely incapable of any kind of emotion.”
Horatio thought for a moment, “So finding a mate among the human race is not only about producing children?”
Data c.ocked his head to one side, “From what I have been able to determine, many couples are intimate without ever producing children – the bond formed is an emotional one between male and female, indicating a deep level of love and trust. It is only when a couple share a deep bond that they may discuss the possibility of children. In many other instances, sharing intimacy is a form of pleasure unique to the species.”
“You have spoken of ‘renewal’ among your people Horatio, I would be interested in finding out what it means, maybe we can draw some conclusions that will help you.”
The Ambassador thought for a moment. “Renewal is necessary among my people; the energy that made up our bodies is constantly moving and flowing around. At times, the energy would build up; threatening to overwhelm us, the only way to remain in balance would be through renewal.”
“There were two recognised forms of ‘renewal’, joining of energies to produce a new member of our race and ‘sharing’ or ‘combining’ of energies. Over the last 100 years, most renewal has been through sharing or combining, due to the fact that our planet was going to be destroyed. No-one wanted to bring forth a new form at such a difficult time.”
“Sharing of energy was always common, many of us were specialists, so to learn about something new, we would exchange energy with another to learn. This method was also used to strengthen someone whose energy was weak – a donation of power if you like from the stronger individual to the weaker.”
“Combining of energies is something that we’ve only been doing for the last few generations – mainly to prevent knowledge from being lost. Two weak energies would join together to create a single stronger entity.”
Data nodded his head slightly, intrigued by the idea, “It explains why you have so much information left after all this time.”
“And why our population declined so quickly.” Horatio sighed, even having all the technical information at hand gave him the theory, but he was not convinced it would help him. In fact, it only made the situation worse; he had absolutely no idea where to start.
Thanking Data for his help, the Ambassador made his way back to his quarters deep in thought. He needed help, but who to ask? Worf had informed him that Klingon relationships were often tempestuous as well as passionate, both male and female seeking to challenge their mate. Geordi had hesitated, not wanting to give any advice at all.
Will had suggested first trying to find out what he himself would require in a relationship – and what he would be prepared to sacrifice to make that relationship work, but that had not helped either.
Entering his quarters, he once again sank down on his sofa, the person best qualified to talk about the emotional aspects of a relationship was the Counsellor, but for some reason he found himself unwilling to discuss such a topic with her.
He paused and corrected himself, he could probably discuss the topic with Counsellor Deanna Troi, but not Ehliena, partly because she had put a little space between them once more and, in addition, the thought of discussing the subject with her made him feel quite uncomfortable himself, though he couldn’t quite understand the reason for it.
Pacing around his room gave him an idea, within a few moments he was on his way to 10 Forward.
Mind you - now I get the best bit... Home with my daughter, dinner and a DVD....
Enjoy...
Lucy
Chap 30
Horatio sighed. Unable to take the shy glances and admiring looks any more, he had begun to investigate the customs of courtship within the humanoid races, totally confusing himself. Why did there have to be so many rituals and contradictions?
Data had assisted him a little, “I once developed a relationship with someone on the Enterprise. Jenna was a lovely person, but in the end she terminated the liaison.”
Horatio was curious, “Why?”
“Her previous relationship was with a man who was unable to express his feelings for her, then she turned to me. Ultimately we failed as a couple as I am completely incapable of any kind of emotion.”
Horatio thought for a moment, “So finding a mate among the human race is not only about producing children?”
Data c.ocked his head to one side, “From what I have been able to determine, many couples are intimate without ever producing children – the bond formed is an emotional one between male and female, indicating a deep level of love and trust. It is only when a couple share a deep bond that they may discuss the possibility of children. In many other instances, sharing intimacy is a form of pleasure unique to the species.”
“You have spoken of ‘renewal’ among your people Horatio, I would be interested in finding out what it means, maybe we can draw some conclusions that will help you.”
The Ambassador thought for a moment. “Renewal is necessary among my people; the energy that made up our bodies is constantly moving and flowing around. At times, the energy would build up; threatening to overwhelm us, the only way to remain in balance would be through renewal.”
“There were two recognised forms of ‘renewal’, joining of energies to produce a new member of our race and ‘sharing’ or ‘combining’ of energies. Over the last 100 years, most renewal has been through sharing or combining, due to the fact that our planet was going to be destroyed. No-one wanted to bring forth a new form at such a difficult time.”
“Sharing of energy was always common, many of us were specialists, so to learn about something new, we would exchange energy with another to learn. This method was also used to strengthen someone whose energy was weak – a donation of power if you like from the stronger individual to the weaker.”
“Combining of energies is something that we’ve only been doing for the last few generations – mainly to prevent knowledge from being lost. Two weak energies would join together to create a single stronger entity.”
Data nodded his head slightly, intrigued by the idea, “It explains why you have so much information left after all this time.”
“And why our population declined so quickly.” Horatio sighed, even having all the technical information at hand gave him the theory, but he was not convinced it would help him. In fact, it only made the situation worse; he had absolutely no idea where to start.
Thanking Data for his help, the Ambassador made his way back to his quarters deep in thought. He needed help, but who to ask? Worf had informed him that Klingon relationships were often tempestuous as well as passionate, both male and female seeking to challenge their mate. Geordi had hesitated, not wanting to give any advice at all.
Will had suggested first trying to find out what he himself would require in a relationship – and what he would be prepared to sacrifice to make that relationship work, but that had not helped either.
Entering his quarters, he once again sank down on his sofa, the person best qualified to talk about the emotional aspects of a relationship was the Counsellor, but for some reason he found himself unwilling to discuss such a topic with her.
He paused and corrected himself, he could probably discuss the topic with Counsellor Deanna Troi, but not Ehliena, partly because she had put a little space between them once more and, in addition, the thought of discussing the subject with her made him feel quite uncomfortable himself, though he couldn’t quite understand the reason for it.
Pacing around his room gave him an idea, within a few moments he was on his way to 10 Forward.