voice testing, off to work, plz to forgive slowness!

[captainarcher]

I know you're uncertain about this. I'm uncertain, too. We're both older, more cynical, more... hurt, I suppose, by things we've seen.

But I'm not going to sit in your headspace doing nothing. Life is challenge, and without that you don't get the good parts.

Come on. Let's see what's out there.

Comments

[keepurshirtonlt]

Cap'n! Man, is it good ta see you!

[captainarcher]

[hint of a smile, shoulders relaxing]

Trip. I suspected you might be here.

[keepurshirtonlt]

[claps him on the shoulder]

You know me. Always where the action's at.

[captainarcher]

That's the spirit. How are you?

[agonybooth]

[At first, Malcolm is the closest he can to being happy because his captain but then the warning bells go off and he notices that this Archer's hair is all wrong and there's just something...off about him. So now he's wary, but still going to be respectful because what if he's wrong.]

Captain Archer, I didn't expect to see you in this place.

[throwoutthebook]

No. No no no. Go away. This isn't your Archer so go away!

[agonybooth]

I would have to be an idiot to not notice that, Commander, and I wouldn't leave just because you told me to. It's not as if I will cause any harm to him.

[translation: dealwithit.gif]

[throwoutthebook]

Yeah, I've seen your version of not causing any harm. Just crawl back under your rock.

[still cradling his arm protectively]

[captainarcher]

[wry grin, haven't quite noticed you're different yet]

Neither did I, Malcolm.

[agonybooth]

[This major has had some practice pretending to be his lieutenant self.]

Still, it is good to see you, sir. Will you be going anywhere?

[laughingalltheway]

Oh, ah, yes. Please do see what's out there. My my, from what I've heard, men like you live for the unknown. Oh, no need to fear, there's positively nothing that could go wrong while you're away. Perhaps a party will be in order when you come back, hmm? Wouldn't that be a pleasant surprise.

[captainarcher]

[eyes narrow]

Oh, I'm aware of the risks.

And you are?

[laughingalltheway]

Oh, me? Me? I'm the little surprise, you see, the little wild card that you never really truly wanted to slip into the deck.

[ He grins wide. ]

I'm the Joker.

[tactical_alert]

A lot of misery seems to be out there, sir. If you'll forgive the pessimistic tone of my observations.

[captainarcher]

[small grin] Malcolm.

Tell me what's happened to you.

[tactical_alert]

...Respectfully, sir, I'm not sure that's a list you really want to hear.

[with_discipline]

Uncertainty is a common emotion, here. [I.e. hello Captain, she hasn't missed you or anything. :c]

[captainarcher]

I'm beginning to learn that.

Hello, T'Pol.

[have a warm, delighted-to-see-you, captainly smile]

[with_discipline]

Captain. [And a little nod in return. Don't be fooled, she's really pleased to see him.]

You've picked an excellent location to start 'seeing what's out there.' [She's gotten used to borrowing Trip's phrases. They still sound strange to her, but she's more adept at using them now.

[shutthehellup]

['SUP ARCHER. Have a fifteen-foot-ish red and white robot peering down at you.]

Hey, you're a captain-type guy! Got a question for ya. How do you feel about having a bar on a ship?

[captainarcher]

[startled grin]

Hello up there! As in alcohol?

[shutthehellup]

Well... [He pauses, thinking over it for a moment.] Yeah, that'd be the equivalent. So yeah. Bar on an exploration ship.

Why do I do this, why?

[linguisttothestars]

...You don't look like the Jonathan Archer I know. [what is that uniform even?]

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[captainarcher]

Hoshi! Hello.

...ah. Really?

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[linguisttothestars]

Really. [walks around you looking interested] I've never seen this uniform before. What's it for?