Interview with Rome I - Part 1 of 17

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 the interview into two parts. Rei was a bit more concise. So here is the first Rome interview, part 1 of 17.
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Interview with Rome on the day of her retirement as Provost of the University of Deucado and Director of the Library of Life outside of New Ark City. Upon her retirement, the positions were split into two separate posts. The new Provost of the University is a Deucadon named Libby. She is the daughter of Bukky and Helana. Bukky was the leader of the Deucadons when they first emerged from their underground city. The new Director of the Library is Perry Chung, son of Paul and April Chung, two of the original colonists from the Ark II. We met him briefly in the book Rome’s Evolution. Perry is the one conducting the interview.
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Perry: Thank you so much for sitting down with me and making this recording.
Rome: I’m still not sure why we’re doing this. I’ve already contributed everything I have to the Library and the University.
Perry: You certainly have but I was thinking more about you, to record your personal story. For future generations. After all, you and your husband are the two most important people to have ever come to Deucado, let alone what you did for Earth and all mankind.
(Rome blushes)
Rome: I’m not sure about that but it’s OK. We can do this.
Perry: Thank you. (Perry turns aside) You are recording this, right?
Library OMCOM: Affirmative
Perry: OK. Let’s start. (He looks down at his tablet). I don’t think this has ever been noted. When and where were you born?
Rome: I was born on Tiosemi, the second day of the second week of Tiomas, the second month of the year in 1349 PR, 3430 AD on the Essessoni calendar.
Perry: 2-2-2. That’s considered a lucky birthday, isn’t it?
Rome: The mandasurte believe so. The Vuduri, of course, don’t believe in luck.
Perry: And where were you born?
Rome: I was born on Earth, in place called Wailea, on the island of Mowei, Havei. Your parents would have called it Maui, a part of Hawaii.
Perry: That is where your parents were from?
Rome: My father, yes. He is a native. My mother was from I-cimaci. Are you familiar with Earth’s geography?
Perry: Of course. I have spent a lot of time here absorbing the materials you’ve collected.
(Rome nods)
Rome: Yes, I know. That was just one of the many reasons that you were selected for this post.

Tomorrow, part 2