Interview with Rome I - Part 2 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 2 of 17.
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Perry: And I am honored because it. But getting back to you. I-cimaci is halfway around the world from Havei. How did your parents meet?
(Rome looks off into the distance)
Perry: Rome, I am familiar with your background. I’m not asking these questions to pry but to memorialize every element of your life so that future generations can know you as well as I do. And the people of Deucado do now. But that won’t always be the case.
Rome: I understand. But…
Perry: Please.
Rome: Very well. My father was a mandasurte scientist named Fridone.
Perry: Is he still alive? You said the word was.
(Rome nods)
Rome: I‘m happy to report that both of my parents are still alive. They are getting on in years but we will still have some time together. That’s one of the reasons why I decided it was time to step down. So I could be with them, to take care of them.
Perry: I understand. You were saying, he was a scientist.
Rome: Yes, he was a very good one. He was one of the architects of the worldwide fishing fleet here on Deucado. I’m very proud of him for that.
Perry: I knew that. But what did he do on Earth?
Rome: On Earth he studied migration patterns of many species of fish over the years. Sustainability was of paramount importance.
Perry: And your mother?
Rome: My mother was in the animal husbandry sector. As you know, Vuduri don’t normally speak and my mother was born with a strong voice so that was her lot in life. When she came here, she helped establish the imported bison herd on the central threadgrass plains. I’m equally as proud of her as I am of my father.
Perry: Of course. But back on Earth, how did they meet?
(Rome takes a breath)
Rome: The Vuduri and therefore the Overmind, cannot lie because there are no barriers to their thoughts. However, they’re very good at keeping secrets simply by burying the information within their minds. Back then, the Overmind had reason to believe that MASAL might still be alive, almost two centuries after he supposedly was destroyed. And even if MASAL was truly gone, the 24th chromosome was beginning to produce the two phenotypes of the Onsiras. The Overmind decided to create a eugenics program to test whether this trend could be reversed. The Overmind also deduced that if the program was a success, it would flush out either MASAL or the agents of MASAL and the Vuduri would be able to end the threat forever. The Overmind called the program Slayer, meaning the end result should have been the final and true destruction of MASAL and his plans. I am a product of that program. The Overmind put my parents together.

Tomorrow, part 3