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[captain_jtkirk]

[So Kirk has some very questionable survival instincts and hit on Ivy so she turned around and pheromoned him into thinking that everyone is stalking him. No one really is but you won't be able to convince him of that.]


Don't you people have anything better to do besides follow someone around and break into their room?

[Edited in like an hour later, this is a different voice. It's Spock's. He's killed incapacitated Kirk for a little while.]

The Captain is currently unavailable. Please direct your inquiries towards me.

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[bodilesswarrior]

[If Barbara looks blatantly amused it's because she is.]

Not thinking with the right head, was he.

[logistical]

[What? Oh, metaphor.]

In a manner of speaking.

[bodilesswarrior]

[The smirk softens, a little.] Good thing he has someone looking out for him.

Was he able to tell you what happened, exactly?

[Private]

[logistical]

[Spock locks the feed.]

No. He is currently unconscious.

[Private]

[bodilesswarrior]

Well, that's better than some options. Hopefully his memory will be intact when he wakes up.

How good is he at learning his lesson?

[Private]

[logistical]

It will. [Beat.] What is the lesson to be learnt here?

[All things considered, Kirk does know when to back off. He's good with people.]

[Private]

[bodilesswarrior]

"Don't flirt with everyone you meet"?

[Private]

[logistical]

I'm afraid that is a little too much to ask for.

[Private]

[bodilesswarrior]

Maybe we should try shock therapy.

[Private]

[logistical]

I have been considering it myself.

[A beat, joking aside-]

Barbara, you have been aboard for some time, are you acquainted with Poison Ivy?

[Private]

[bodilesswarrior]

I do. She's from my world, actually.

That's a big reason I'm giving Jim [when did she get on a first name basis with captain kirk] the benefit of the doubt. Ivy has a hair trigger and she's not fond of men as a general rule.

[Private]

[logistical]

[That does not go unnoticed, but Spock is honestly really relieved somebody in the female population doesn't want to punch Kirk.]

Do you possess an antidote to the pheromones or know where one can be manufactured?

[Private]

[bodilesswarrior]

I've synthesized an antidote before, but I'd need a sample.

[Private]

[logistical]

If this is a common occurrence, is there not a continuous supply?

[Someone may be slightly ticked.]

[Private]

[bodilesswarrior]

It's not that common, at least for a while now. Ivy keeps to herself, most of the time.

But a ready supply isn't a bad idea.

[Private]

[logistical]

Would it be more logical to approach Dr. Banner, or yourself, for the antidotes?

[Private]

[bodilesswarrior]

[Barbara taps her chin.]

I'd ask Banner first. I have experience making it, but he should be apprised regardless.

And he might have those samples.

[Private]

[logistical]

Is there anything else I should be aware of when interacting with Ms. Ivy?

[Private]

[bodilesswarrior]

She's completely amoral. She won't hesitate to kill you if she thinks she has a reason.

[Private]

[logistical]

Your statements are contradictory. If she was amoral she would not require a reason. This suggests that her thought process is merely highly different from yours, or mine. [Which, to him, isn't a reason to dislike someone. Well. Not much, anyway.]

[Private]

[bodilesswarrior]

[Barbara considers that, for a moment, before nodding.] That's true. I guess a better word would be...self-absorbed. She doesn't care about how her actions affect others, generally speaking.

[A fleeting, fond sort of smile.] But even she has her exceptions.

[Private]

[logistical]

[A very slight tilt of his head. Curiosity.]

What might those exceptions be?