driftfleet | Captain's Log 03

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Captain's Log 03 - Science!

Who: Jim Kirk & You
Broadcast: YES
Action: For the Tourist, sure
When: Now

Good day everyone, this is Jim Kirk speaking, of the Tourist. If I could have your attention for one moment -

I have a request - I'm looking for someone who is good with chemical analysis of biological materials. Namely flora from the moon. My ship isn't equipped for an analysis and I'll be the first to admit that such analysis has never been my forte. I would like a partner in figuring out what chemicals, exactly, have affected the planet. I believe this is one of the first steps in helping the people here recover.

Feel free to contact me on this line or come to the Tourist and request to see me.

Thank you for you time. Kirk out.

_{[ ooc: I have gotten permission from the mods for this as well what chemicals would be discovered from the flora Kirk has been collecting. If you are interested in the analyzing, I will happily share that information :) ]}

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[a part of him feels really dumb for not knowing how this works, even if logically he knows he wouldn't in the first place. But he's the techy back home and now it's just strange]

Wait, you - touch it to - use it? You don't have to type in commands or use - what was it . . . a mouse?

_{[ It's okay, Hank, Kirk is sure you'll learn quickly. ]}

Exactly. The software reads your touches as the commands now - it does it for you based on a pre-set series of conditions. Your finger is essentially functioning as the mouse.

If it makes you feel better, I had a bit of trouble adjusting too. I'm used to talking to computers back home, with some minimal touching.

[he will. In the meantime, sorry he's getting nerd all over your datapad]

Talking to computers. [he repeats it with some level of awe] I, uh - where I'm from, you have to type commands in. And even then it's still a bit limited in what it can do. But I've used something a little more - advanced? Once, anyway.

[he played Tetris on a desktop and it blew his mind. But he is going to carefully poke at the datapad now to figure it out] This is amazing.

_{[ It's okay. It's kind of cute. ]}

Next time we go to a place that sells them, you should get yourself one. They're very handy, as you can tell.

_{[ He looked to him and grinned. ]}

You can even play games on this when you're not being scientific.

[it's not cute this is super serious, super serious tech learning]

They're - incredibly handy, yeah. I'll be keeping an eye out for them now.

—games? [his eyebrows furrow] Like - video games? [that's what they're called, right]

_{[ It's adorable, Hank. He'd flirt if you weren't, you know, Kara's ex.
]}

Hmmm-mmm. That's right. They got pretty sophisticated when this tech reached it's peak in my world, then they started transitioning into VR type games. Virtual reality, that is.

But between you and me, my favorite is tri-dimensional chess.

[he's not quite her ex. Also if you flirted with him he wouldn't realize it anyway.

He does perk up at the mention of virtual reality, though]

They make - oh wow, that's - that's incredible. I mean - virtual reality is - really, really new back home, the last I heard they were trying to make a three-dimensional map. [which blew his mind at the time, and now they have games? The future was awesome.

He grins and holds up a hand] Your secret's safe with me. Is it - like traditional chess? [he gestures down at the datapad] I played - I think it's called Tetris? On a computer once.

_{[ Relationships. So complicated. ]}

Oh, yeah, Tetris. That's an old retro game, but I like it. It's challenging. And tri-dimensional chess is similar to traditional, but it has three layers you play on, moving your pieces up and down for the capture. Once this situation is handled, you should come over to the Tourist. I built a board and pieces, so I can teach you to play if you like.

I'd love to learn. [who wouldn't want to learn future chess] I'm pretty good at traditional chess - a friend of mine here plays it all the time, too.

Then it should be fun. Which friend? I'm always looking for other people to play with.

Charles Xavier, on the Heron.

Charles Xavier. I'll remember that.

But, back on track - your equipment?

Ah - right, equipment.

[he heads over to a particular side of the lab and gestures to what he has - the standard lab equipment as well as a microscope]

I don't know if this is any more or less than what you have on your ship, but it's been enough for me so far. As for results -

[piled nearby are a couple of notebooks, and he shifts through them before pulling one out and opening it. Inside, carefully written is a detailed explanation of each sample he has, it's chemical properties (if he recognizes them), and so forth. Oddly enough, also included are details explaining any genetic mutations he's found with notes comparing it to what he remembers from Earth]

_{[ It's not quite what he was hoping for, but never say never, right?
]}

Different people can accomplish different things with the same tools.

_{[ Kirk takes the notebook and nods as he flips through it briefly. The
chemical makeup is interesting, like old fossil fuel chemical strains, and
PCPs. The genetic mutations notes are intriguing, though he had to wonder
about comparing them to Earth flora. Had there been some found here...?
]}

Let's go ahead and run what tests you can think of on my samples and compare to this. While we're waiting for results, we can review what you have and I can copy it over to my datapad. Sound good?

I'd be a pretty terrible scientist if I couldn't work with what I'm given.

[congrats Kirk that's about the only amount of pride he has in himself, and it's when it comes to his work]

Sounds good. [he looks a bit sheepish] Sorry it's all written out. I haven't quite embraced uh - some of the technology yet. [and old habits die hard, after all]

_{[ Seriously, what is with some of you scientist types and not having
any self confidence? ]}

No, it's fine. I actually appreciate it - makes it feel more personal.

_{[ He leans against a wall and begins to flip through the book, making
soft sounds as he read over the science. ]}

[it's a side effect of being a mutant]

That's a nice way to put it.

[but he turns back to his equipment to start running tests on the samples Kirk brought]

_{[ Blue is a lovely color, though, Hank. He would wear it if he wasn't
married to command yellow. He's quiet as Hank works, reading through his
notes, copying some down into his data pad, not wanting to disturb the
other as he didn't know the way he liked to work in his lab. ]}

[oh Jim, you'd be surprised how much work Hank can get done considering his usual distractions. He has a girlfriend who likes to just sit on him whenever she pleases, after all.

But on the flip side, he's a master of multitasking]

You - mentioned you had officers back home, right? What sort of work did you do?

Hmm? Oh, I'm the captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise, a star ship under the purview of Star Fleet. Our mission is to explore the universe, discovering new planets and people's, going where no man has gone before.

That's really impressive. [even if he already knew, he still sounds genuine because let's be real, it's super awesome] Have you seen a lot of planets and - would they be aliens or are there humans in other parts of space?

Aliens. Some species have humanoid structures like the Vulcan, but they aren't human. So far we haven't come across any genetically identical humans on other planets, but frankly I don't expect to.

Nor do I want to, honestly.

Why don't you want to, if I may ask?

Well, because to me that would make the universe less interesting to some extent. Every world is unique in its own way, so I like to hope that every world has evolved some other way from ourselves. To find another planet with genetically identical humanoids? It just seems a little boring, though I would hope that their culture is different from ours.

Plus, that makes humans a little less unique in the scheme of the universe. Which is really the more selfish reason.

That's . . . a really good answer. [a small smile] I don't think it's a selfish reason. Humans are pretty unique.

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