captain_jtkirk | .068 - work work work

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(not) granting the green one favors

.068 - work work work

[Private to the Admiral]

Scale down Shego's powers back to the level they were at when she arrived here.

[Private to Shego]

I expect you'll be mad. So when you're done with that hissy fit, we can discuss how to get them back.

[Private to Spock]

[Have the longest, most awkward silence ever. And then Kirk just disconnects.]

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Get what back? What did you -

[Pause.]

Oh no you did not.

They're a privilege, not a right.

'They're a privilege, not a right'? Bite me. What the hell would you know about having your powers thrown around like it's totally meaningless, you smug, self-righteous - you - nngh -

[And then she screams incoherently and throws her recorder across the room. There's an impressive smashing sound and then the message abruptly stops. Hissy fit? Ayup.]

You're also dead, Shego and in prison, so yes. Your powers are a privilege. When you calm down we can talk about how you can earn them back.

[Dear Kirk, half an hour later later there is a still rather irate green woman at your door. What she is doing to your door cannot in good conscience be described as 'knocking'. There is slightly more force involved. Then she stops.]

"You've made your point, okay? I get it. You're an all-powerful freakin' deity, you can ruin my life on a whim and I shouldn't have been mean to you. I'm sorry. My heart is bleeding out here."

[Kirk is sighing all the way over from his desk to the door, which he opens and gives her a look like he would give a misbehaving child, if he... ever had any kids. Which he never plans to but that's irrelevant.]

"It has nothing to do with the fact that 'you were mean to me'. I gave you more of your powers because you were behaving well in the first place. Then you went and signed up to work for the first dictator you could find and you're not sorry for it. So your powers get taken away."

"Yeah, because the sheer brilliance of your Wardening should have made me a morally transformed individual by now, right?" She glared up at him. "Spare me, Cap'n. What do I do to get them back?"

"First of all, you can start by getting a real job. One that you think is demeaning and not worth your time."

"Jimmy, I don't think any of the jobs here are worth my time. So that doesn't narrow it down a whole lot. Also, knock it off with the 'first of all' and 'for starters' and whatever. A girl might start thinking you're just making this up as you go along."

Edited 2010-04-20 12:41 (UTC)

Jim shrugs a little bit. "Maybe I am," he answers. "Go work in the kitchen for a week. And no, before you ask, this isn't going to be a short process to get them back."

She looked away from him, scowling.

"I could've lied to you, y'know. Told you I'd fallen over the side, that I couldn't help what I did. Nobody saw me after the crash. You couldn't have proven I was lying."

"I could've taken away your hairdryer too, you know." Jim just watched her a moment.

"You'll get them back, you just have to work for them."

Her hands flared, but her disgust at the impotence of her current power made the glow flicker and fade almost immediately.

"Sure. Fine. Any other demands while I'm here?"

"Nope that should do it for now."

Captain, did you wish to speak with me?

[More awkward silence.]

... uh, no.

[He's just gonna skip right to the chase, b/c he has a feeling that's what this is about.]

If you would like to talk about the port, I suggest you do so.

Edited 2010-04-20 02:30 (UTC)

[FU VULCANS]

She told you?

Certainly. Lieutenant Uhura and I rarely keep secrets from one another.

That's a good practice to have.

Yes, it is.

So... yeah.

Captain, I am fully aware of the extent of your relationship with Nyota during the port.

Oh.

Do you want me to apologize for it?

[Surprisingly enough, he has to think about this for a minute.]

That will not be necessary.

[Kirk notices. :\]

Are you sure?

[And yet another long pause. He's really trying to take the high road with this.]

Many of us behaved in a manner that went against our normal behavior. An apology is not required.

[Stop it with the pausing you hobgoblin]

Your tone suggests otherwise.

Be that as it may, Captain, we cannot change what occurred.

Look, if you're mad just say it.

Very well. To say that I am mad is an understatement. However, such an emotion is unproductive and serves no real purpose. I am doing my best to put these feelings behind me.

For the record, I'm not really interested in Uhura that way. She's a friend and my Communications Officer and that's really all I need her to be.

Thank you for that clarification.

Are you all right?

Yeah, a little bruised but nothing I can't handle.

How're you doing?

The same, I think.

You'll let me know if you need anything, I assume.

Thank you for the adventure.

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[Private] I KNOW THIS IS ALL PRIVATE. So just assume she pinged him.

[Private] It's all good. I just couldn't think of anything public to say :c

[Private - Three days later] It's all good :D