Samuel got the cue, and followed just a few moments behind Matt. He was not
sure what this conversation was to be about, and thinking of it brought him out
of the festive distraction and into a decidedly more serious mind set.
He entered the room, noteing the security detail was making sure that they were
not disturbed, and locked the door behind them.
Turning to face the Doc, "That looks tasty.", Samuel said refering to the
cognac.
sure what this conversation was to be about, and thinking of it brought him out
of the festive distraction and into a decidedly more serious mind set.
He entered the room, noteing the security detail was making sure that they were
not disturbed, and locked the door behind them.
Turning to face the Doc, "That looks tasty.", Samuel said refering to the
cognac.
"Evaporates in your mouth," Matt promised him. 'It should. It's three hundred years old." He lifted the snifter to his nose and swirled it a bit, letting his hand's heat warm the liquid. It really did smell good. Even better than the first bottle to have come out of this crate.
Matt waited for Samuel to have a seat. "This isn't a bad talk, Samuel," Matt told him by way of reassurance. "At least, I surely hope you don't take it that way."
(eh?)
"I'm sure you've noticed, though you've been too polite to remark upon, how quickly I have healed from my injuries during the attack at your son's funeral."
(anything?)
"The truth is, Sam, that I died that day."
(eh?)
"I mean, I really did die. It's not documented anywhere, because Mary Basco knows, as does Carrhae, and they were the only two with me from the time my life functions ceased until they began again."
(anything?)
Matt took a small sip of his cognac. It really *did* evaporate on the tongue. "There's no way to break this kind of news gently, so I'll just blurt it out. I was born in what is now County Shannon in Ireland, as close as I can determine, in 326 AD. Well, CE now, for common era. After nearly two millenia of the old term, I'm having trouble with CE, let alone stardates. I'm an Immortal, though to be honest, that term isn't entirely accurate. I can be killed, it's just damned difficult to do so."
(let's get this far before I go any further, eh?)
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Randy
Randy
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