[voice;; monday afternoon]

[barelydead]

Hi. [ _{he's not sure what to say, so he goes with regulation; he clears his throat, his tone going official.} ]

My name is James T. Kirk, and I'm Captain of the Federation starship USS Enterprise, [ _{he falters:} ] not that that... really matters here, I guess. [ _{a half-hearted attempt to return to sounding official:} ] I got here- "woke up" --roughly two nights ago, and, [ _{and it falls apart.} ] I've gotta say, for a city in the middle of what was reportedly a bountiful forest, I'm feeling underwhelmed by the cuisine here. Is there any place around here to get something good? I'll eat just about anything, I just [ _{he laughs quietly.} ] ...can't cook. I can hunt if I have to, but I'd rather go with someone until I learn the basic lay of the land.

Mm, and while I'm here, I need to get a job or something or I'm going to go insane, so if anyone needs a fully-trained starship captain...? I'm your man.

Thanks. [ _{awkwardly, because he's not sure how to end this transmission:} ] Kirk out.

Comments

[Audio]

[tallymarks]

[Have a baffled female voice.] They'll feed you at the Flop. It's nothing fancy, but it's usually quite decent.

[barelydead]

Yeah, I know that. I'm looking for things like restaurants, cafes, maybe -- maybe -- some place that does take out. I don't know what I'm going to do when I move out and I'm not going to make those guys feed me when I move out.

[tallymarks]

You could ask someone to teach you how to cook.

[Beat.]

If you like fish chowder or raptor steaks, I can give you directions to a few spots, but I do most of my shopping from the market near the town hall.

[barelydead]

Uhh.. Yeah, I could... do that.

[ _{and then he perks up a bit:} ] I'll try anything once. Lay it on me.

[Text/Video]

[frostedoverland]

[The video is on, shaking a little as though someone was holding it but nothing is probably seen if Kirk doesn't believe!]

How is a space captain unable to cook food?

[barelydead]

[ _{he stares at the empty video for a moment.} ]

i dont have to cook because we have replicators.

[ _{he usually doesn't have to type manually either.} ]

[frostedoverland]

[Yeah, get used to it. He just wants to see when/if someone sees him or not.]

Even at home?

[Video]

[anomaliiiiies]

Starship captain? Oh! That is so cool. I think someone is going to chime in with ideas for food and a place to stay.

My name is Jane Foster, and I'm an astrophysicist. It's a pretty standard way to arrive here, waking up in the ship.

[voice ==> video]

[barelydead]

[ _{he chuckles a little, turning over to video to smile.} ]

Yep, starship captain. Of the flagship, even. [ _SWAGGIN ] I have a place to stay and everything, I just don't want to keep relying on these guys once I'm up on my feet.

[ video]

[anomaliiiiies]

[well that's attractive, there. She might would be interested in him if she didn't have Thor, though his smile sort of reminded her of Thor. Peculiar.]

Oh! The flagship? I'm impressed. And good, you're taken care of, even though you do seem to need a little extra training. You did arrive at a really good time, though. When I first came here, it was a little apocalyptic. Now it's recovering apocalypse with some much needed tech upgrades. We had a small time shift and well, the timeline changed events.

[ text ]

[memoryguardian]

[ It's the voice, naturally, that draws her attention at first. She quickly realizes that it's not Jack but still can't help but ask- ]

Starship? That sounds fascinating!

[ The only 'starships' she's ever known of are, quite literally, ships made out of stars that people used to ride across the galaxy. ]

I wish I could help you more about some food but I'm afraid that's something I'm not very familiar with. [ The perks of not having to eat. ]

[barelydead]

its pretty cool yeah.

youre not familiar with food?

[memoryguardian]

Oh, no, I mean-- Not the food here, anyway.

I don't need to eat, after all.

[ Because that's totally not weird at all, right? ]

[voice; locked]

[hypospraying]

Captain. [She sounds surprised.] This is Nurse Chapel. You should have said something earlier instead of experiencing the poor quality food.

[barelydead]

Nurse Chapel!

[ _{that name sounds familiar. she knows him or something, that's pretty obvious- he wonders if she works on the ship.} ]

I wasn't aware you were here. I know Bones is around somewhere but I haven't seen him for more than maybe six minutes at a time, so I figured I was just on my own.

[hypospraying]

His work does keep him busy. I take it you're staying at the Flop? As for jobs, you could probably get a job transporting goods or helping the Outer Authorities with security.

[audio]

[galacticheroine]

There's unfortunately not a huge call for starship captains on a planet where the only starship is the derelict mess you woke up in.

I've been working with the local sheriff's office, a lot of the training seems to transfer. You're Doctor McCoy's captain, aren't you? I think he's mentioned a Kirk. I'm Commander Shepard, Alliance Navy.

[barelydead]

Yeah, but we're trained to do all sorts of different things, so. [ _{a beat.} ] I would be B- Doctor McCoy's captain, yeah. The Enterprise, right?

[galacticheroine]

That's good. You're gonna need that diverse training.

I think that's the name of the ship he gave me.

[damn_it_jim]

Underwhelemed by the cuisine? Why, that's downright dainty of you phrasing it like that, Jim.

[Rule #425436: Always take the piss out of your friends where appropriate. Bones is at the hospital by his backdrop, and looking entertained.]

There are a couple taverns in the market district if you're looking for them. Still wouldn't call if five stars, but you seriously can't cook? I thought you just stole my leftovers at the Academy because you have a questionable sense of personal boundaries.

[barelydead]

[ _snort. ]

That's me, the dainty one. No, I can't cook. Why would I know how to cook? Do you know how?

[damn_it_jim]

I was married, Jim. Women like it when you cook. It makes things special.

[Which doesn't mean to say that he had much time for it, or, as it turns out, for the marriage in general, hence the past tense, but Kirk doesn't need to know that.]

Besides, you're the damned genius intellect. It's nothing more than applied chemistry.

Voice

[kettchmeifyoucan]

There's actually a remarkable amount of work these days for people completely unsuited to civilian life. Nothing quite like starship captaining though.

[barelydead]

Yeah, I noticed. Seems the only actual ship around here is the one I stumbled out of.

--I'm not completely unsuited to it, I just. [ _{tend to get shitfaced drunk and not do much else.} ] Would prefer to consider my options before resigning myself to that.

[kettchmeifyoucan]

Do you fly? The Authorities are always looking people to fly hovercraft patrols.

[An idea he's almost used to]