Log 002 | Video + Action - Can't Kick Those Old Habits

[universal_charm]

Who: Jim Kirk & Anyone
Broadcast: Yes, fleet-wide
Action: On the space station
When: Feb. 14 (or any other day you want to work out for the action)

[ Video ]

Okay, so I think I have the money situation figured out here.

We get money by being popular on this "show" and being "ranked" -

_{[ Can everyone hear his continued disbelief of this load of crap they are being fed, but fine he's playing along for the time being. ]}

But we can also get it on the station by offering to do work. Am I right? Which, by the way, just seems like it's adding insult to injury.

So aside from my making a cardboard sign and tacking it up in the space station, I'll set it out here too - I'm generally good with technology and fixing things in general, so if you ever need anything fixed I'm more than happy to get whatever it is you need running again for a fair price.

And if anyone has a recommendation on someplace to get good, cheap clothes on this station, I'd appreciate it. And real food.

_{[ He can only live so long between his uniform and the gray jumpsuit and replicated food items. That buffet on the Blue Fish ruined him to early. There are limits. ]}

[ Action ]

<sub>[ As he said, he made his way down to the space station to see if he can drum up some business and start earning some cash. He hates being a free loader or being put on charity - he just hates being non-useful in general and he's terrible at sitting around and doing nothing. Besides, job hunting might also come with info hunting, so it's two birds with one stone in a sense. So off to find a job and some food that hasn't been replicated. It never tasted the same, no matter how much the product might say otherwise.

One really should not be surprised to see him chatting someone up, male, female, green, tailed, scaled ,or otherwise. It might be equally common for him to be getting slapped, and there's about a 65% chance of catching him in the midst of a bar fight if you find him later in the evening, or leaving in the company of someone. He did mention he had a reputation to keep up, and everyone needed some outlet for dealing with their situation. This was his.

He will try not to look to chagrinned making his way back to the ships come the morning though... ]

[ ooc: feel free to hit him up anywhere on the station as he will literally be going around every inch of it. And by all means, be the one being hit on, or just interrupt his night/morning because he's made poor life choices somewhere along the way! ]</sub>

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[universal_charm]

I'm supposed to believe that from the guy who just knocked a woman out, rummaged through her purse, and stole something from her?

_{[ Really, Sasuke, this is not the way to make a case for yourself, and his eyes remain hard and unconvinced. His fists clench, and while he was not one for violence usually, when it was necessary, he used it. ]}

You're going to have to work on your sales pitch when you want people to let you go and not call the police.

[eyeforaneye]

[ He actually glances up the length of the street then back to Kirk, debating. ]

'Retrieved'. I didn't steal anything, I retrieved it. Perhaps you should check to see if you're missing any belongings already yourself; you were sat next to her for quite some time and it seems she has a penchant for sticky fingers.

[universal_charm]

Again, not very convincing given the circumstances. The only one who's stolen anything so far is you, along with assault and battery.

_{[ He makes no move to check himself and instead holds out his hand. ]}

Give it back and we'll just say this didn't happen, all right?

[eyeforaneye]

... you're going to regret this later if she stole from you and you neglected to retrieve it when you had a good opportunity. [ Just saying, man, just saying. Spock and Bones would've checked. ]

That isn't happening, however; I didn't waste this much time for nothing.

[universal_charm]

_{[ No, Bones would have been tending to the woman Sasuke just assaulted and Kirk was fairly certain Spock would be debating what to do considering if what Sasuke said was true then they had both just broken the law. Vulcans and their logic. ]}

I've had much worse days if that's even true. You're not really grasping the idea that you're not very believable in this situation are you?

_{[ If Sasuke ran he wouldn't pursue. The woman would come first, after all. ]}

If it was a waste of time why do you care if you keep it? Like I said, just give it back and nothing gets reported to the authorities and we all continue to have a nice evening.

_{[ Well, less nice, he had to take a girl to the medic now, thanks Sasuke. ]}

[eyeforaneye]

[ Fair point, Bones is a doctor, not an opportunist. Damn it, Jim. ]

I care because it's the only recompense I have for that lost time. [ Which was spent watching you flirt for two hours and waiting for you to exit the building. but we'll set that to the side for now. ]

You're calling me a liar and I'm suggesting you check to see if she's stolen from you in order to prove that I'm not. View this logically.

[universal_charm]

I am viewing it logically. Regardless of you telling the truth or not, it doesn't negate the fact you've done wrong too. Besides, can you honestly offer proof that the thing you've been asked to retrieve is actually the belonging of the one who asked for it?

_{[ He kept holding out his hand. ]}

So do the honest thing and give it back. If what your client is saying is true, why hasn't be gone to the authorities here to retrieve it? In case you haven't noticed, she isn't exactly subtle and there's plenty of cameras and other devices around here they could use to track her. If you ask me, there's something fishy about that.

_{[ He smiled at him. ]}

But that's just me viewing this logically.

[eyeforaneye]

[ Touché, but-- ]

I'm assuming the man who hired me hasn't gone to the authorities because whatever is in this case is illegal. I'd prefer to know as little about it as possible, but I have no moral qualms with stealing from a thief. I'm just interested in getting paid.

[ There's a pause wherein he considers Kirk's outstretched hand and then the body on the ground, again, aware that he should just be on his way and yet he wants to make his point. ]

She's unharmed, regardless. I was precise.

[universal_charm]

And you're all right with that? That's how you want to live your life?

_{[ He frowns at his words though, the anger flaring in those blue eyes. ]}

It hardly matters if you were precise or not. You harmed her - she's unconscious. If I had not been here, you would have done the same thing, no? Left her body for someone else to find, someone who might not be so considerate and take her to get medical treatment.

If you ask me, in a battle of morals, you're on the losing end of this, buddy.

[eyeforaneye]

[ Out of all the things that he's done prior to this moment Sasuke did not expect this particular crime to be the one involving a call to action for reviewing his life choices. Interesting. He almost doesn't know what to do with the accusation, staring at Kirk a little questioningly. ]

... I know. [ It's said so simply. ] I never claimed otherwise.

You're free to be the paragon of morality between the two of us, I just thought that I would stop long enough to explain what was happening to you before I left. Next time I'll remember that it's just more trouble.

[universal_charm]

_{[ Take every opportunity, yes? Besides, as far as Kirk was concerned, this was the perfect moment to try and appeal to the better part of Sasuke. Regardless of the woman's sins, she hadn't done anything to him, and he hated seeing good people getting put down. He was a believer in right and in justice, after all. ]}

Next time maybe you shouldn't do this, just like right now you should give back what you stole.

_{[ Which would be the point when he dropped down and spun around in a sharp kick. Oh yes, all those practice during his recovery had not gone to waste. ]}

[eyeforaneye]

[ The better part of Sasuke is roughly the size of a pea but hey, he's trying, even if this woman is not a good person. Not that he can prove it.

All the same Sasuke actually opens his mouth to respond when Kirk goes on the offensive, admittedly not expecting it but if his reflexes and years of shinobi training failed him just because of that he'd have to lock himself away in his room and never again emerge. His dodge is immediate, jumping over that leg and back as well to put more distance between the two of them. ]

Tch--

You're not a very good listener, are you? [ About as good -- or as stubborn -- as Sasuke himself. ] You don't want to start this.

[universal_charm]

_{[ Are they going to have to wait for Christmas for your heart to grow two sizes?}

_{He had hoped that might catch the other off guard, but the guy was good and dodged. He obviously had skill, and Kirk wasn't much one for a fight (outside of a bar), not to mention the girl was right there. He couldn't leave her, or rather he wouldn't, but he felt a bit better forcing the man back from her. He didn't think Sasuke would do anything more to her, but one never knew. After all, he had knocked her out without any regard for her welfare once he had gotten what he wanted. ]}

I think someone should. I can't say I feel right letting you simply waltz around the station knocking people out and stealing from them.

[eyeforaneye]

[ It'll be way longer than Christmas; it's already approaching its max threshold period. ]

In that case you're better off not ladening yourself with the responsibility. I'm going to do what I'm going to do and you can do what you're going to do. She suffered retaliation after first committing a crime herself.

[ One he illustrates by again removing that case, looking it over just to be certain it's indeed what he wants. ]

I was gentler than anyone else would've been.

[universal_charm]

_{[ It's okay, the Grinch's basically broke the little monitor in the cartoon. There's room yet, he's sure. ]}

I guess that's the problem with trying to be a good man. We have a problem just letting someone get away with something. And again - there's here-say.

_{[ He doesn't go for the case again, not wanting to incite a potential attack on the girl or getting to far from here and something else happening. A life was more important than the object, after all. ]}

I think you and I have a very different definition of 'gentle'.