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[eatabean_bedone]

[There is a pint-sized pain in the arse hanging about, climbing on things that he really shouldn't be climbing on, and generally being a mostly silent nuisance to honest, hard-working Scottish engineers who have terrible taste in non-uniform outfits.

He hasn't got much to say, but he'll just be over here being small and quiet and judging the mun for wanting to pull Scotty out again but having to wait until she can add icon space to her mirror!Scott account. That's right, Keenser's just the backup, and while he's not entirely happy about that, he can't really complain about being pulled out and dusted off and played again.]

[STID spoilers very much possible in the comments.]

Comments

[2ndchances]

[Well, he did wonder where the guy went when he didn't show up with Scotty on the Vengeance.]

So.

Did Scotty approve replacing the entire Warp Core like I asked him to or am I going to need to get him drunk first? [First order of business since getting better? Get a new Warp Core. One that won't get misaligned . Never mind it's a bit morbid to have the thing on his ship.]

[eatabean_bedone]

[Oh please, like Keenser would go traipsing off to who knows where with Scotty following coordinates he memorized while drunk.

Actually Scotty has a bad habit of leaving him behind. DELTA VEGA, ANOYONE? But noooo, Scotty resigns and expects him to come along too? Make up your mind, Scotty, you bastard.]

New core unnecessary. [Keenser, after what happened to her, a whole new ship was probably necessary.]

[2ndchances]

Oh yes, it is. [And they're not replacing the Enterprise. He bled died for that ship. He lost it once, not going to lose it again.

He'll pull a trick from his dad's hat if it means saving his crew but nope, never leaving his ship. Except for going planet-side.]

[eatabean_bedone]

[And like hell would Scotty be in any way happy with a whole new ship. Keenser has to listen to enough incomprehensible ranting when she gets refitted. A whole new ship would probably give Scotty a heart attack, let's face it.]

Can fix current core. [A couple rad suits, some neutron cream a few extra parts to stabilize her so she doesn't get misaligned again, and she'll be good as new.]

[2ndchances]

We're getting a new one. [Don't push him, Keenser. He's Captain. What he says goes. Or it should, anyway.]

Brand spanking new and just waiting to be broken in. [...] Er, used.

[eatabean_bedone]

[Alright, alright, Captain Bossy-Pants. (Hey, if Scotty can make up nicknames for Kirk, so can Keenser, right?) But he has one condition.]

Not let Chekov break again. [Not that it was Chekov's fault, but let's face it, if Scotty had still been on board he probably would've found and fixed that leak before it had time to do serious damage.]

[2ndchances]

[Hey now.]

Chekov was the only guy qualified! [That he knew of anyway.] What you wanted me to just promote some Ensign to do Scotty's job?

I don't think so.

[eatabean_bedone]

Scotty not only engineer on ship. [Seriously, there's a whole engine room full of them.]

[2ndchances]

No, but he's the only one I trust as Chief. [And is insane enough to go along with Kirk's impossible needs.]

Besides Chekov, that is.

[eatabean_bedone]

[Congratulations, sir, you have won a blank (possibly slightly judgemental, it's hard to tell with Keenser sometimes) stare, because really. The Chief before Scotty was Olson, who likewise was a crazy bastard. Engineering is full of crazy bastards, and Chekov was the craziest bastard you could think of?]