...

[excelsiors]

It's not that this isn't flattering. I just don't trust anyone else to fulfill my duties on the Enterprise while I'm gone to... wherever it is you decide to send me.

You don't even have a clue yet, do you?

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[hischair]

Most places operate through temporal anomalies, you'd return with a second to spare. No to encourage you to jump ship, Mr. Sulu, but. Well, there it is.

[excelsiors]

All due respect, Captain, but that's not a bet I'm willing to make. Given the choice, that is.

[hischair]

Nor would I expect you to. Believe me when I say that I'd much rather have you back on board my ship, taking care of her.

[excelsiors]

Don't let Mr. Scott hear you say that. He thinks what they have is special.

[hischair]

Why do you think I don't visit engineering very often?

[ Mmmmhm. ]

[candozat]

Zis is ze same problem my mundane is hawing also, lieutenant. But keptin Kirk and Doctor McCoy are zere--perhaps zere will be ze rest of ze crew of the enterprise where you go? [ Chekov optimism activate! ]

[excelsiors]

You sure you want to be wrangling the two of them, Chekov?

_{( That sounds like a horrible idea. )}

[candozat]

Nyet, I would rather hawe Commander Spock handle zose two. But as it is only ze zree of us, zere is nothing I can do. [ Wince. He's going to wind up panicking like an idiot, he knows. ] Where ewer you go, are you going to make sure there are others from the Enterprise zere?

[excelsiors]

The Commander would either keep them in line or make things worse.

Don't know if I'll get to make that call. But it'd be nice. Since we're supposed to be exploring new worlds _{( universes? )} together.

[candozat]

[ That's a good point. For all of Chekov's whizkid-ry, he never looked at it like that! ]

Perhaps if your mun allows it, you should join Keptin Kirk and Doctor McCoy and I?

[warpflight]

Do you figure they 'ave any plan or they're just running headlong into these things like they've just come home guttered after graduatin' Ensigns?

[excelsiors]

I'd bet on the second option, Mr. Scott.

[warpflight]

... that's not t'say that getting guttered after graduation isn't a time-honoured Starfleet tradition but! It does nae when it's the ones pullin' the strings as it were.

[excelsiors]

There's a reason it's not a tradition of drunk Admirals, I think.

_{( Sagely nodding. )}

[warpflight]

Now that would a rap of a party, a bunch of pips all grandin' each other.

[ glancing around to make sure there don't to be any in earshot ]

So you're planning to go somewhere w'out the Enterprise?

[your_logic_is_impeccable]

I would also prefer that the Enterprise keep her helmsman.

[excelsiors]

Was that a compliment, Commander?

[your_logic_is_impeccable]

Lieutenant I am only pointing out that it would be difficult to replace you with someone of equal skill.

[excelsiors]

Saying I have skill is a compliment, sir.

[your_logic_is_impeccable]

I will not prevent you from looking at the situation from that perspective.

[slapdash]

With any luck, you may discover another alternate universe.

[ It's possible, isn't it? ]

[excelsiors]

I'd like to stick to the one we've got, if at all possible, Captain.

[slapdash]

I know the feeling, Mr. Sulu.

But, if you can't, remember that exploring other worlds is part of what we do.

[excelsiors]

"Where no one has gone before." I'm aware, sir.

_{( And possibly just a little excited by the prospect. Or a lot excited. )}

[slapdash]

Just look at it like that, then.

If you do happen to leave us. Which will be a damn shame because no one handles the Enterprise like you do.