All these new, shiny muses... Time for an old hat

[flyingbotanist]

While I am flattered by this, I will say that all you'll get out of me is name and rank.

Sulu, Hikaru. Captain. USS Excelsior. United Federation of Planets.

Now that we've got that out of the way, if I'm staying here, a cup of tea will not go amiss.

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[kirktastic]

[Brows right up.]

I'm Captain James Kirk of the USS Enterprise. ...and if you picked a name out of a hat to fake, you picked the wrong one.

[flyingbotanist]

Captain James...

[Oh. Oh.]

Well. This is a surprise.

[kirktastic]

A surprise?

[No way. He learned the first time around with Nero what that tone meant. His eyes narrow.]

How exactly do you know about me? [Or is this another fan of his sudden fame?]

[flyingbotanist]

I served with Captain Kirk... My Captain Kirk on the Enterprise and Enterprise-A as his helmsman... And friend.

Dax tempted me, but you actually got me to make him

[you_exist_here]

Captain Sulu... you're the last person who I expected to have draw me out of the Celestial Temple.

/bows

[flyingbotanist]

Glad to see I'm well-known.

/bows in return

[you_exist_here]

[small smile] Forgive me, I've been spending recent memory with a non-linear culture. So I have seen much but much hasn't happened yet. From my last linear memories it was 2375, and you are more than well known, you're damn near a legend.

[flyingbotanist]

Considering my last memories are of 2293, I'll say I've had plenty of time to become a legend.

A non-linear culture sounds fascinating, though.

[drlmccoy]

What the hell, Sulu? Transporter accident? one of your plants bit you?

[flyingbotanist]

[Another one, huh?]

No, not quite... [He studies you for a moment.] ...Bones? Is that you?

[drlmccoy]

[And out comes the tricorder and scanner]

I bet not quite. Need I remind you about the swelling of certain body parts that kept you from reporting to duty for at least three weeks?

[flyingbotanist]

[And the readings he'll get back is that he is Hikaru Sulu...Granted much older.]

The amount of times you've reminded me about things, Dr. McCoy, I have a hard tme remembering.

The "not quite" I refer to is more of an... under-exaggeration.

augh you make me miss playing old man sulu so much.

[maneuvers]

[ He's not an idiot. He's seen Spock talk to the alternate, older version of himself, and he can put two and two together.

That doesn't mean this isn't strange though. ]

Captain Sulu sure has a nice ring to it.

I aim to please.

[flyingbotanist]

[And don't think this isn't weird for him, either.]

It does, doesn't it? It comes with so many little perks, too.

[maneuvers]

Such as?

[ oh come on, future Hikaru, don't leave young Hikaru hanging. Imagining what they are is one thing, being told them is another entirely. ]

[flyingbotanist]

Well, your own quarters for one. I don't know how things are in the alternate universe, but until I got made Lieutenant, I had to share.

You never knew what type of roommate you'd get. Although one did give me a delightful specimen of Regalian Germanium.

[vintage_fine]

Sulu.

My god, it's a relief to see you.

[flyingbotanist]

Captain Kirk.

You remember me, right?

[vintage_fine]

Captain Sulu. How could I not?

[the_other_dr_mccoy]

Captain Sulu, sir! It's good to see you out and about.

[flyingbotanist]

Yes, it's good to be out. Although, I stand by what I said.

[the_other_dr_mccoy]

I'm glad to hear it, sir. They shouldn't try to get anything out of or force a Starfleet officer to do something against their will.

So about that tea, would you mind company?

[kirk_tng]

I doubt they're interested in your name and rank, Captain.

[flyingbotanist]

David...

[My. This place certainly does do miracles.]

Yes. Well. That will be all he's getting for now.

[kirk_tng]

As I understand it, they already know everything about us.