Epiphany

*Inara is shown staring out a picture window showing the voids of space*

Forever... Immortality... Patience...

All words I thought I understood, in fact I could have quoted you the definitions verbatim in several languages. But it wasn't until I was walking a beautiful, Gallente woman home that their true value, their substance, was realized. It's strange to think that a purple-haired Gallente former pop-singer was the one to open my eyes, however unintentionally it may have been.

I've been living by the idea that I'm immortal, I can do anything I wish to do, and should try everything at least once through eternity. And this is still true... but I don't have to do it now. With the rest of time to play with, I can be patient and wait centuries without any worries of growing too old to do things.

Sadly, this does mean I will have to wait some time before I'm able to find out what it is about Vince that turns certain women into drooling idiots. And I'm not sure if I've convinced Kelsy that she needs to join me for my evening exercises or not... she seemed quite interested, but leery for fear of angering Vincent. I will never understand it, holding yourself back from what you want or need simply because someone else wouldn't approve.

She holds quite a bit of promise herself, at this point I'm not sure which I'm looking forward to most. She told me herself that most of the reason she stayed in her singing career as long as she did was for power and money... I would have been hard pressed to have found a better reason to do something I wasn't enjoying.

*A chime comes from off camera and a door can be heard sliding open. A young Khanid woman in a sheer night gown enters and curls up against Inara, "When are you coming to bed? You were out late, and I can't sleep very good..." Inara just smiles and kisses the top of her head as she cuts the camera feed.*