dusting off an old journal

[abrightspot]

Not that I don't appreciate the effort but... was there a point behind this? It isn't as if Tom is even around anymore. Or much of my crew at all.

a seven would be nice though

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[godelsolution]

There's a Seven where I'm at...

[abrightspot]

I- well, that's good news, I think. Do you know her well?

[godelsolution]

Well enough. She's pretty interesting to talk to. She told me about the Borg.

[abrightspot]

Oh, I'm so sorry. I hope they didn't give you nightmares.

[godelsolution]

No more than the ones I usually have about killer robots, no.

[abrightspot]

Yeah, wait, I mean... I don't have killer robot dreams or anything, but I understand.

[godelsolution]

You have nightmares?

[abrightspot]

Well, yes. Doesn't everyone?

[Something about living on a lost starship for several years of his life, facing situations that could possibly be worse than death at a moments notice.

Harry wouldn't have traded the experience for anything in the world, but it certainly came with it's fair share of stresses.]

[godelsolution]

I suppose there might be a lucky, happy few that don't.

[abrightspot]

Probably best if they don't know what they're missing out on. ..I'm sorry, I haven't even introduced myself. I'm Harry.

[godelsolution]

Yeah, that's true. Hi, Harry I'm Allison.

[abrightspot]

It's nice to meet you. That sounds so strange to say. How about this, what's it like at that place you're at? The one with Seven?

[godelsolution]

It's pretty interesting. We're all there voluntarily, settlers of a sort. Kinda like an old-west town in space. With technology from all sorts of different timelines, depending on what people have brought with them, and what our benefactors provided for us.

[abrightspot]

That reminds me of a holovid I played once. Sounds fun, or fun and challenging, I guess.

..benefactors?

[godelsolution]

Kind of a bit of both. And a chance to start over for some of us, I guess.

Aliens, I guess. They sort of sponsored the place.

[abrightspot]

That's good, for those that need to start over. ..and you? I mean, what do you do there? Not do you need a fresh start, that would be a little rude of me.

And now I'm babbling again. Sorry.

[godelsolution]

Don't be sorry! I work at the clinic, on the nursing staff. The Doctor, your doctor actually I think, was training me, but he's gone back to Earth.

you rang?

[unkindness]

I have seen some of the others, in passing.

yes and i'd like to place an order for borg delivery :D

[abrightspot]

That's encouraging. Not that I'm really looking to have an impromptu ship reunion, it is nice to know that people are doing well for themselves, somewhere.

hold the drones, I'm guessing? :3

[unkindness]

I am unsure as to where. I have seen far more individuals from the universe parallel to our own.

[Well, parallel and kinda sideways, seeing as how it's the past.]

[abrightspot]

I think they are the reason I'm still around, actually.

[unkindness]

Myself as well.

[Might sound kind of annoyed by that.]

Considering the divergent nature of our histories, that makes little sense. I suppose very few things about this situation does.

[abrightspot]

Sometimes I wonder if our own timeline will continue. Which sounds strange, because obviously- it's not negated or anything.

[unkindness]

Which is curious in itself, considering our own experiences with divergent timelines.

[She's not supposed to talk about the one, at least.]

It was implied that our interferences eliminated the other potential timelines, was it not?

[She knows that was the case when the Relativity made her run around through time getting killed and resetting shit to prevent Voyager from getting blown up.]

[abrightspot]

Thank you, Seven. That is a whole pandora's box of guilt that I wasn't expecting to open today. [It said softly though, Harry couldn't raise his voice to her even if he was inclined to be temperamental, which he isn't.

Usually I try not to think about the ripples we've made in time. I suppose it must be the same for them.

[unkindness]

I have interfered as well, I was not necessarily alluding to your actions.

[She didn't mean to make you sadface :C she gets uncomfortable when you look like a kicked puppy okay.

Also that probably is not going to make him feel much better.]

You should not feel guilty for anything.

[abrightspot]

The majority of our ship's crew could technically be considered accountable for our... adventures. [But they were celebrated instead. Some days Harry thinks they deserved one, and some days the other.]

Moving forward should be the goal now. Though I don't know if I'd be able to enjoy having my own ship without- [Without you, but also everyone else too.] the whole voyager family.

[unkindness]

[Aww, baby doll. Seven's head tilts slightly.]

If you were to have your own command, it would preclude everyone being present--Captain Janeway would have her own command, if not a promotion. It is likely Commander Chakotay would as well.

[Your pragmatism probably is not making him feel better, Sev.]

[abrightspot]

Well, yes, and- [It's always been a dream of his to be Captain. The glimpses of it through other timelines have only made that desire more intense.] they deserve every promotion they can get.

Still, it would be nice to have a familiar face. [A beat.] You know, if I were to have my own command, I could use a First Officer with your skills.

[unkindness]

[Eyebrow.]

For that, I would require a Starfleet commission, which I do not have.

[...that and do you really want Seven as your First Officer, considering how stubborn she is and her tendency to flagrantly disregard orders, the Prime Directive, or both?]

...however, it is a flattering suggestion.

[abrightspot]

Yeah, sorry, it was just an idea. [Sheepishly, Harry will have to remember to keep his daydreams confined to his own mind.

Though, for the record, he does think she'd make a fantastic officer, if she wanted to.]

Where do you see yourself going onto?

[unkindness]

[Either the best or the worst ever, really. There's no room for middle ground there.]

I...do not know.

[Really, she doesn't. Life plans kinda don't happen when you spend most of it as a Borg drone. It worked well enough on Voyager, where she had skills she could utilize, talents to offer, but Starfleet is full of rules and regulations and she doesn't quite know where she fits.]

[abrightspot]

There are civilian science vessels that would be lucky to have you. [His tone really reflects the belief that anyone who gets Seven's time and attention is lucky to have it.]

I guess having that many options can be difficult though. [It was easy for Harry, he couldn't imagine he'd be happy in any life outside of Starfleet.]

[unkindness]

I expect a civilian crew may not be as accommodating as our crew has been.

[Of course they'd be lucky. But they might not see it that way. She can be hard to get along with, after all--even without the fear of the Borg mucking with people's perceptions of her.]

[directives]

I wouldn't be so quick to say that, Ensign.

[abrightspot]

Captain. If you're here, well, I guess that's the important part. [Harry is being entirely sincere. Not like how that would sound from certain other-piloting types.]