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[dancingmd]

Who: Beverly Crusher
Broadcast: Video
Action: Iskaulit
When: Now!

[Hello Fleet, it's been a while since you all have seen this particular redhead's face on the network. Months, really, since she's made a public broadcast like this. She appears to be in a good mood, offering the fleet a smile, and even if her address is rather formal, her tone is warm and welcoming. Behind her is the greenhouse of the Iskaulit, with lots of tropical-looking plants and even what looks like fruit! Weird fruit! But fruit nonetheless.]

Good afternoon! For those of you who don't know me, I'm Dr. Beverly Crusher of the SS Blue Fish. I, along with Ino Yamanaka on the Three Twins, run the garden here on the Iskaulit. I've spoken with many of you who have expressed an interest in learning how to garden. In light of this, I've decided to offer classes of a sort... nothing too formal, just a weekly meeting where I can teach people the basics of taking care of plants in the environment of a starship. Though of course, if people want something more extensive, I'm more than happy to accommodate for that! But it seems best to start simple, see what people are most interested in. So, if this is something you think you'd like to be a part of or if you have any questions, you can either respond here or I'll be on the Iskaulit the rest of the afternoon should you prefer to talk in person.

Thank you for your attention!

[And Crusher out!]

Comments

[dancingmd]

[His hand on her arm brings her attention back to him, her gaze slowly moving from the flower to his hand to his face.]

I'm going back to one, you know. A war. Not... not right away, but soon. And I don't think there's anything I can do to stop it from happening.

[thezerothlaw]

There is the danger of one where I am from, as well. I've been working to prevent it, as well as I can.

[The ability to make small mental adjustments certainly helps sway political policies one way or another.]

It... worries me, that I am here.

[dancingmd]

Me too. I know that supposedly no time passes there while we are here, and Julian appears to confirm that but there is still always that doubt that they are lying to us.

[thezerothlaw]

I hope it's true. Then this becomes a mere inconvenience, rather than a serious concern.

[He shakes his head.]

Still, it's proving instructive.

[dancingmd]

Instructive? How so?

[thezerothlaw]

I've had the opportunity to learn much here that I don't believe I would have, otherwise. I likely would not have thought to try art. No one would have encouraged me to try to garden.

[dancingmd]

[That makes her smile with no small amount of satisfaction, for her part in that.]

And if we hadn't been brought here, we wouldn't have ever had the opportunity to meet one another. I don't regret that.

[Then she pokes him gently in the chest.]

Speaking of your art, when am I going to get to see some, hmm?

[thezerothlaw]

Knowing you has definitely been a unique and, I think, beneficial experience.

[That means he likes you, Beverly.]

I didn't bring any of my finished attempts with me, though of course you're welcome to see them at any time.

[dancingmd]

[Aww she likes you too (As if that wasn't patently obvious already)!]

What have you been working on so far?

[thezerothlaw]

Mostly I have been working on "still life" depictions. I've also tried a little bit of portraiture of those I have known in the past.

[dancingmd]

Elijah and Giskard?

[thezerothlaw]

Indeed, among others.

[A lot of Elijah and Giskard, to be honest.]

It seemed a... natural place to begin.

[dancingmd]

Of course. It's important to have those reminders of home, like my letters.

[thezerothlaw]

[That... isn't quite it, not for him.]

I remember them perfectly well. They were significant, however. I have found comfort in revisiting those memories.

[dancingmd]

See? You're putting your emotions into your art, not simply replicating what you've seen.

[thezerothlaw]

[He gives her a curious look.]

Does this truly fall under that categorization, do you think?

[dancingmd]

I do. Why wouldn't it?

[thezerothlaw]

It's merely... I had not thought of it in that way. It seemed to me that I was merely remembering.

[He shakes his head.]

[dancingmd]

But there's something of you in there too, something of your feelings for them.

[thezerothlaw]

No, you are correct.

[He thinks so. It's difficult to say.]

I merely hadn't considered it. To draw something based on a memory implies in itself that the memory is important.

[dancingmd]

Exactly.

[She smiles and takes his hand again.]

Not that there is anything really exact about art... it's one of those things that's rather hard to define, but you know it when you see it.

[thezerothlaw]

I'll have to take your word for it.

[Because he doesn't know it when he sees it. Art remains a mysteriously human thing, like intuition and tastebuds.]

But I can accept your definition.

[dancingmd]

As long as you are getting something out of it, that's what matters. I'm glad it has proven to be of some comfort to you.

[thezerothlaw]

It has been... instructive, certainly. Interesting. I will show you when there is a moment, if you wish.

[dancingmd]

I would very much like to see them. And if you wanted, you could bring your supplies here... the gardens would make for very good still lifes, I should think.

[She considers the plants for a minute.]

And you know, it might be helpful to have a visual botanical record of what's here.