.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.

Comments

[Private]

[logistical]

I assure you, sir, it was not.

[Little known fact about Spock: sometimes he has whims and they just happen to align with Kirk's 8D]

[Private]

[myshipfirst]

Then why are you there?

[Private]

[logistical]

I have been offered the continued safety of the ship and crew as my wages, should I succeed in aiding an unbalanced mind in functioning logically.

[Private]

[myshipfirst]

That sounds like a load of horseshit.

[Private]

[logistical]

I have conducted an investigation and our employer does not withhold wages.

[he's almost insulted you think he didn't think this through!!]

[Private]

[myshipfirst]

I trust you, Spock. It's just a little hard to wrap my head around.

[Private]

[logistical]

Indeed. Some of the phenomena I have encountered on board fall into that category.

[Private]

[myshipfirst]

Such as?

[Private]

[logistical]

Recently, many of the passengers spontaneously participated in an activity known as paintball.

[Private]

[myshipfirst]

...doesn't sound that mind-boggling.

[Private]

[logistical]

They did not appear to follow a common set of rules.

[there that's what's mind-boggling]

[Private]

[myshipfirst]

...were they just having fun?

[Private]

[logistical]

[A long pause.]

That... may have been the case.

[Private]

[myshipfirst]

[ lol Spock ]

And you rate this as more bewildering than an interdimensional prison with an omnipotent keeper?

[Private]

[logistical]

[oops]

I have no comment upon the matter.

[bewildering = feelings and he doesn't do those ok? ok.]

[Private]

[myshipfirst]

Sounds like a decent time.

Tell me about your inmate.

[Private]

[logistical]

I have been assigned to an artificial intelligence that is evolving into an emotional being.

[Private]

[myshipfirst]

[ He gives a low whistle. ]

You're guiding the emerging emotions of a being that's not used to having them.

Be careful, Spock.

[Private]

[logistical]

[And Spock just... pauses while that sinks in for him.]

I intend to be, sir.

[Private]

[myshipfirst]

I believe you will do your duty to the utmost.

But you've signed up for something that sounds like it'll need more than just going the extra mile. It'll make you examine yourself, too.

[Private]

[logistical]

[Spock inclines his head in a nod.]

It is welcome.

[Any help he can get managing himself, he'll take it.]

The Captain will also require my assistance.

[= 'Yes, I'm babysitting.']

[Private]

[myshipfirst]

No doubt. And who knows, he might be able to teach you a thing or two while he's at it.

[ He is ever-optimistic. ]

Don't forget to trust each other.

[Private]

[logistical]

[No idea what to say to that so hey, Vulcan salute.]

Live long, and prosper.

[Now to find the guy who killed you and make it stop B(]

[Private]

[myshipfirst]

[ He returns the traditional Vulcan response: ]

Peace, and long life.