Babylon 5: The Gathering Page #2

and no more.

Bio-maintenance here is still adjusting

the atmosphere for his living quarters.

Pretty thick stuff.

High levels of methane, sulfur...

...CO2.

What about their psychology?

Customs? Social order?

How far do they go on the first date?

We'll play it by ear.

When Ambassador Kosh arrives,

we'll have representatives...

...from all four of the major

alien governments on board.

This is what we've been working toward

from day one.

Let's not mess it up now.

Yes.

Message, Commander.

Ambassador Delenn needs to see you.

She says she's in the garden.

On my way.

Now entering Green Level.

Please standby.

Ambassador Delenn.

I've seen you here before.

Almost every other day.

If you don't mind my asking, what-

Notice the waves,

each moving in its own order.

Predictable.

Unchanging.

But drop in a single stone

and see how the pattern changes.

Everything around it is altered.

This is from your world?

It's a Japanese stone garden.

Since we need so much land

for hydroponic crops...

...and oxygen reclamation,

setting this aside was tough.

One of the designers called it

"a pool for Zen skinny-dipping. "

All you can do is think about doing it.

I am glad it is here.

On my world there are books...

...thousands of pages,

about the power of one mind...

...to change the universe.

But none say it as clearly as this.

In two days, Ambassador Kosh arrives.

I look forward to meeting a Vorlon.

I've heard much about them

that is strange.

Such as?

Do you not have files on the Vorlons?

Absolutely.

Very large files.

There's nothing in them, of course.

How much do you have?

More than you, it would seem.

Naturally, it's all classified.

Naturally.

Here is a copy of everything I have.

It may be of use.

If anyone asks, say it fell from the sky.

I imagine I will be quite astonished

by this breech of security.

Why?

The war between us

has been over for almost 10 years...

...but there are still people

on either side who'd hang both of us...

- ... for this kind of-

- Commander...

...you know everything

about your stone garden...

...but clearly...

...you have not spent nearly enough time

looking at it.

Good day.

- What is it?

- We've got an energy surge at jump point.

There aren't any more ships due until...

Put it on screen.

Vortex active. Confirm incoming ship.

Damn. That's a Vorlon ship, all right.

Ambassador Kosh. Two days early.

I knew he'd pull something like this.

Security isn't ready, we're not in place...

...all because he wants to play mysterious

and catch us off guard.

Get me the Commander. Fast.

And let's hope nothing else goes wrong.

- About time.

- Sorry. I was delayed.

Patch incoming signal.

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