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[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. ]

[excelsiors]

Because you couldn't stand to be that far away from the bridge? _{( The most serious expression. )}

[hischair]

[ USS Sass, more like. ]

If I get get a ready room put in next to the bridge, you'll be glad to know I'll never leave either. Constantly there. Watching. Listening.

[excelsiors]

That level of dedication might be bordering on unhealthy. Sir.

[hischair]

A man has his vices, Mr. Sulu. Don't condemn him.

[excelsiors]

Just pointing them out.

[hischair]

Fortunately I've got you pointed at a viewscreen most of the time so I'm not under your scrutiny, otherwise I'm not sure how I'd hold up.

[excelsiors]

The stars also happen to be a better view, most of the time.

[hischair]

Can't say otherwise and nor would I want to, not when they're about to save my life.

[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. )}

[excelsiors]

How's that?

[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?

[hischair]

"Magic".

[ You can hear the air-quotes in his unimpressed voice, let alone see their worth in rolling eyes. ]

There's a plague about to hit the world we've recently been marooned on. At any rate, talk of magic aside, the only cure is going to be extracting someones essence and acting it out for them. [ His arms fold and Jim raises his brows. ] Guess who got the romantic and impossible notion of stars.

[excelsiors]

_{( Don't laugh at the captain don't laugh at the captain don't laugh at the captain )}

You have to admit, it's fitting.

[hischair]

[ u lil shit, sulu. ]

I'm not sure that's the word Bones would use.

[ Overworked good country doctor being told magic will fix his patients. If Jim wasn't going to be dying again, he'd stay the fuck out of dodge. ]

[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.

[excelsiors]

_{( He loves you, Jim. Really. )}

Now I'm trying to decide whether he'd use a very technical term, or a very colorful curse.

[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?

[hischair]

[ He loves you too, Hik. Misses have a helm to plonk you and Chekov at. ]

I'd put my money on him hyphenating both. Anyway, enough about me. How're you?

[excelsiors]

_{( Sulu can add the common sense to your amazing genius, bro. :|b )}

Maybe. Where are you, anyway?