Interview with Rome I - Part 17 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, the final part, part 17 of 17.
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Rome: Yes. The plan worked out. Mostly. I had to gear up my courage and give the Onsira speech to the world. At first, I had what Rei called stage fright. Nonetheless, I did it. Except the Stareaters arrived just as I was speaking. Everyone passed out including me. OMCOM or his projection produced a T-suppressor just in time but it was my perfect son, not even a week old, who served as a communicator and contacted the Stareater. We reached an accord and the Earth was saved.
(Perry looks down at his tablet)
Perry: I’m so sorry but we have to stop now. I have a staff meeting and I’m late already. This has been just too fascinating but I’m stuck.
Rome: It’s OK. My voice is getting tired anyway. I’ve talked enough as it is.
Perry: No, not nearly enough. Can we please schedule another time to continue our discussion?
Rome: Of course.
(Perry closes his tablet and stands up. He extends his hand to Rome who shakes it firmly).
Perry: Rome, one last thing. I have to know. Whatever became of your cat?
Rome: Skodla? Oh, my dear, dear Skodla. When he was just a kitten, he came down with a very high fever. My mother thought he was going to die. But he recovered. He grew and he grew and he grew. He was very big cat. When Rei first met him, he said he was so big he needed his own ZIP code, whatever that means. Skodla was fine. My mother took care of him while I was away at Tabit. I had sent her a letter telling her that I was most likely not coming back to Earth and that I wanted her to come to Deucado. In another life, that is probably what would have happened but because of the crisis, Rei and I had to return to Earth. After we were banished to Havei, we were permitted to stop at my mother’s home and pick him up. He came with us to Deucado and lived out his years on our beautiful world. When Aason was in Heaven, he met Skodla’s spirit and he is still there, waiting for us. He was a wonderful cat.
Perry: That is such a nice story. Look. I’ll contact you in a few days and we’ll try and conclude this. Although with the stories you have to tell, I don’t know if one more session would even be enough.
Rome: There’s no rush. I’m not going anywhere.
(Perry starts to leave the room)
Rome: Perry, please take care of my Library. It is very important not just to me but to all of mankind and the other species that come here.
(Perry raises his free hand)
Perry: I will. I promise.

Note: after Rei's interview, I will give you the second half of Rome's interview