On mun's reaction to seeing Star Trek Beyond [possible spoilers]

[nuclear_wessel]

I am glad that you enjoyed the movie but I do not like Scotch. You know this. It was made by a little old lady in Leningrad. Why would I want to drink it? Scotty can have his little old lady drink.

[Someone's a little protective over his drink.]

He thinks it's a drink for a man? You know vodka is a drink for a real man.[He scoffed.]

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[smartass_captain]

So what you're saying is....you're glad I got it off your hands.

[nuclear_wessel]

Captain? Well......yes if you put it that way. [Wait.]

What do you mean, sir? Got it off my hands?

[smartass_captain]

Well I mean technically it was Bones' doing but.

It was damn good. Thank you for smuggling it aboard.

[nuclear_wessel]

...

Of course, sir. You're welcome. [Did he smuggle it aboard? He can't even remember.]

Scotty is the one who likes Scotch. You like it too?

[smartass_captain]

To be honest? I'll drink just about anything.

It's nice to have something from Earth once in a while though.

[nuclear_wessel]

Of course. I found it on a bar back on Earth. Of course I didn't drink it since I don't like it.

[He doesn't drink little old lady drinks.]

Maybe next time I shall smuggle aboard some vodka. Then you can try some of that and see the difference in quality.

[smartass_captain]

You know, it's weird talking to a version of you that didn't just get legal to buy drinks, but I can't say I'm disappointed.

Good man. I will no doubt have to be shown the error of my ways. I came form a backwater town in Iowa, so once you've had the worst, everything tastes pretty great.

[nuclear_wessel]

I am perfectly legal, Captain.

[He sounded mildly offended. Back in Russia everyone his age drank.]

Have you tried vodka before, sir?

[smartass_captain]

You know I have? But I probably haven't ever tried good vodka.

And Andorian varieties really don't hold a candle to the Earth labels.

[nuclear_wessel]

How about I drink some good vodka with you, sir?

It's always good to drink with others and not on your own.

[The Russian way.]

[smartass_captain]

[He grins. It's nice to be invited along to crew activities now and again. Sometimes he feels unapproachable as the one in command.]

I will neither confirm nor deny drinking on my own, Ensign. But I will take you up on that offer.

I'd also offer to reciprocate, but Iowa isn't exactly known for it's stunning distilleries of quality brew. Might recommend a few beers I'm partial to, though.

These two should get drunk XD

[nuclear_wessel]

I would be honoured, Captain.

[As in try and out drink you with the vodka and not get drunk.]

I have to warn you that I am not a light drinker, sir.

Lead the way!

[smartass_captain]

With all due respect and no intentions of sounding racist, Ensign. You're Russian. I didn't assume you would be a light drinker.

[Jim's always the first one drunk out of his friends anyway. Spock barely feels it ever and McCoy drinks like the Southern Doctor he is. He's used to it.]

Re: I shall!

[nuclear_wessel]

It's not racist at all, sir.

[Nope. He's actually pleased that Kirk thinks this way.]

We will see who can still stand after finishing the bottle.

going to see beyond tomorrow :)

[captainpike]

[eyebrow]

I certainly hope you are off duty, Ensign.

Re: have fun!

[nuclear_wessel]

Aye, sir. I am off duty of course.

[He wouldn't be drinking if he wasn't.]

[captainpike]

[a nod] As you were then.

[What was this Ensign's name again? Chankov....Chirpoff...?] If I may ask, how is vodka superior to scotch exactly? [Pike might be opening a can of worms with that question.]

[nuclear_wessel]

[Most can't say his name properly so you're not the first one.]

Because it is made in Russia. [Obviously.]

[captainpike]

[Walked into that one, he did.]

Technically it's made by the food synthesizers.

[nuclear_wessel]

Not the real vodka, sir. It is made in Russia in distilleries. The best is found in Moscow and Leningrad. [So there.]

The ship's vodka is good but does not compare to the real thing.

[captainpike]

True, I'll grant you the synthehols do tend to lose something compared to the real thing.

[Usually the captain was a martini drinker, him and Dr. Boyce.]

Still, better than the dehydrated food space explorers had to put up with.

[nanoprobes]

The taste of vodka is... Unpleasant.

[But, to be fair, ex-Borg can't handle their alcohol (or synthehol, for that matter).]

[nuclear_wessel]

It is not unpleasant.

[What was she? Some sort of robot lady?]

Why do you dislike it?

[nanoprobes]

Or you have adapted to its unpleasantness.

[She didn't expect to be asked why.]

It causes many species to become inebriated—quickly.