.004 - video

[captain_jtkirk]

I don't think these things are malfunctioning at all but if it's just an excuse to roll call, then I'm Captain James T. Kirk. My friends call me Jim.

[He tips the communicator to the side, and there's Spock. Looking stoic as always.]

And that's Spock. Don't worry kids, he always looks like that. He won't bite.

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spamjack

[captain_jtkirk]

What are you whispering about over there?

[It's weird, Spock. It feels like secrets.]

RUDE

[logistical]

[Without missing a beat-] I am attempting to gauge the status of the ship.

YOU'RE RUDE

[captain_jtkirk]

And is there a particular reason why you are trying to hide that from me?

I GET IT FROM YOU

[logistical]

I incorrectly assumed you would be interested in the technical details.

[And he simply deletes the conversation. No need for Kirk to know any of this until Spock has sorted it all out.]

SUCCESSSSS

[captain_jtkirk]

[Kirk rolls his eyes a little.]

So? How is she?

DAMMIT MAN

[logistical]

A few minor repairs. It appears you were... enthusiastic in a recent altercation, but we were ultimately victorious.

[This tone is completely deadpan.]

[captain_jtkirk]

Enthusiastic, how? Everyone else is telling me I'm knocked out.

[logistical]

It is your enthusiasm that leads to those situations, is it not?

[That might be a tiny bit teasing.]

[captain_jtkirk]

[Kirk laughs.]

Yeah, that's true.

[logistical]

Our mission will be a success, it seems.

[He puts his hands behind his back and walks over to the communicator to see who else will be responding. That stoic veneer isn't going to break. Not right now.]

[captain_jtkirk]

[Kirk grins, totally unaware of the news that Spock received from Sulu. That his death is less than a year away.]

Of course it is. It's us.