“Caleb?” The intercomm signalled. “Father?” Replied Caleb. “Caleb, you must come to the bridge.” Caleb hesitated. Tranquilities bridge, where the captain resided, a place unfamiliar to Caleb. A small ship, the tranquility boasted every modern advantage when it first left the dominion of man to venture into the deep. Small advance, expensive, but something Caleb, son of the great Emeric was never really meant to be on. Caleb was simply a pawn in his fathers game, and so, Caleb spent many hours gaming with his friends on the holodeck. Too far for light to travel, of course Caleb’s friends were artificial intelligence, and for the most part, the games were his ‘friends’ lives. “Yes father”, Caleb answered out loud, knowing the intercom’s ai would understand the intention and convey the words to his father.