" I nodded, rubbing my chin thoughtfully." I nodded, rubbing my chin thoughtfully. "Dave, include 'Karza'." "You're sure?" "It's my work. The three works here are all peaceful, pastoral, alive. 'Karza' is a rarity for me, a very dark and distressing subject. If we're going to show these people what I'm like, we may as well show them all of it." "I'll have a duplicate made and moved over here as soon as possible." I nodded. "Dave, what sort of things do you plan on having me do while the tourists are here?" "I figured I'd have the 'droids talk about themselves and their impressions of others. I have been watching you and yours for nearly nine hundred years, Ken; I know how you all feel about each other." "What about... oh, politics? Or sex?" "For politics I'll have the conversation steer away from controversial subjects. If the inquiry gets pressed, I'll say 'I really don't want to talk about it'"-- he said that in my voice, very nicely-- "Or I'll defer to what I know of your opinion on the subject, if I feel confident with it, with a heavy preference for 'no comments.' As for sex, I do know your opinion of the subject. But as I said, I doubt 'you'll' be having any." "Poor 'droid. All of my work and none of my play. |