Hmmm....
In ALIEN: Manticore I address the fate of the Deacon, and have some scenes that I have to re-work as I need to keep them in, but want them to be as distinctly seperate from the scene being discussed between David and the Neomorph as is possible.
POSSIBLE SPOILER:
It is NOT going to be some 'hearts and flowers' scene, I assure you. The Deacon does NOT get 'adopted' as a pet or such.
However it does expand (slightly) on the Deacon's nature and intelligence level/ability to relate to other lifeforms in a non-hostile manner.
It is one of three scenes that build off each other in progression.
The Deacon will not be interacting with a Human, nor with a Synthetic.
One scene involves an Alien, the bonafide, biomechanical Big Chap.
The scene with the Alien somewhat ties in to the nature of a Hindu goddess.