Rome's Library, V2.0

Now that the Ark Lords had been defeated and the Darwin group had been shipped off to Helome, there was nothing more do do than to try and get life back to a semblance of normalcy. Since Rei had already built what he considered the ideal libary, there wasn't much point in building it radically differently. The only thing he realized after have used the first version was that he overlooked giving Rome a food preparation area for when Aason was visiting or Rome was working late. He rectified that in Library V2.0:

     Rei stood in the doorway, leaning against the doorframe, as Rome tested the sparkling workstation in her newly rebuilt research lab. The room itself was nearly identical to the previous version with the exception of a small kitchenette that was now built into one corner. Sounds of laughter rang down the hallway as Aason and Junior played under the watchful eye of Aason’s grandparents.
     Rome was putting in an outline of all that they had discovered over the last two months. It would take a long time to fully document the incredibly rich amount of information they had acquired but the details could be fleshed out another day. At last she pressed an icon and the viewscreen shut down.
     “I am satisfied,” Rome announced. “The interface to our new OMCOM works perfectly. I will start my real documentation tomorrow. Thank you for being so patient, mau emir.”
     “You are welcome,” Rei said, straightening up. “But this time around, I’m kind of hoping you won’t stir up yet another interstellar plot to exterminate mankind.”
     Rome laughed cynically. “It was not my intention this time or any of the times before that.” Rome looked off into the distance then turned back to Rei. “Do you remember when we were returning here from Earth with my parents? When you taught us how to make a toast?” she asked.
     “Sure,” Rei answered.
     “Oh yeah,” Rei said, raising another imaginary glass. “I’ll drink to that. But remember what got you into this in the first place. Hell hath no fury like a woman bored.”
Rome cocked her head. “What does that mean?”
     “It means be careful what you wish for.”
     Rome shook her head.
     “Forget it,” Rei said. “It’s just me being silly. Let’s gather up the family, go home and have a nice dinner.” He walked over to where she was sitting and held his hand out to her.
     “Agreed,” Rome said, arising from her chair. After surveying the room one last time, she reached for her husband.
     As they turned toward the door, a whoosh and a pop announced the appearance of MINIMCOM’s livetar.

As you recall, I spent quite of bit of time setting up a safe haven for OMCOM well below the surface of the first Library. I also made sure the mini-nukes leave no residue opening up the way tfor Rei to build the new library on the exact same spot as the first. So what does MINIMCOM have to add? We'll find out tomorrow.