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[notanoptimist]

Who: Leonard McCoy and ota
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: on the Marsiva
When: Oct 29, morning

[McCoy has a blanket wrapped around his shoulders when the broadcast flips on; he's still cold, by God, and he's not above looking a bit silly in an effort to warm up. There's unoffensive music playing in the background and McCoy's eyebrow is fairly twitching in time to it.]

Two questions, for whoever's listening. [He's read everything he can get his hands on, but some things are better from people he can actually question. He holds up his index finger.] Where in the hell are we? I can't make heads or tells of what I'm seein' here.

[He holds up a second finger.] Where can I get a drink? Doesn't have to be good; it just has to burn.

[These are important things to know.]

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[dancingmd]

[Pro tip, Bones: the video feeds are open to the whole network, so it didn't take long for her to figure out who you are, even if you don't look exactly like the McCoy she met.

Then again, he was a hundred and twenty years old, so a lot can change in that time. Either way, she can't help but be a little excited that he's here, both because he was such an inspiration to her but also because Jim will be happy to have his best friend back.]

I see plenty of others have answered your questions already, but I ought to introduce myself, as I suspect we'll be seeing a lot of each other. I'm Dr. Beverly Crusher, of the USS Enterprise E and it's a pleasure to meet you Dr. McCoy, despite our circumstances.

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[notanoptimist]

[Pro tip noted, thank you very much. He's a little taken back by the smile, if only because he's pretty much literally just woken up on a ship he's never been on before... and then she tells him she's of the Enterprise E and he's just watched 1701 no letter attached destroyed.]

Well, hi. Dr. Crusher, you may need to repeat that. [He believes it, honest. He just may need to make sure he heard that right the first time.]

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[dancingmd]

[She responds with a soft chuckle.]

The Enterprise-E. The year is 2373 for me.

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[notanoptimist]

[McCoy rests his forehead in his hand for a moment and mutters something about temporal anamolies. When he looks up, the corner of his lips quirk upward. He's too tired for this.]

Fancy meeting you here, Dr. Beverly Crusher. How's life on the Enterprise?

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[dancingmd]

Well enough.

[She can't quite bring herself to totally lie but now is not the time to also spring the Borg on him.]

And you... are you coming from the same point in time as Jim or - ?

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[notanoptimist]

Thankfully, we're pretty close to each other, as far as that goes. That's not a complication I need in the least.

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[dancingmd]

[She lets out a sigh of relief.]

Good. I know he's really missed you.

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[notanoptimist]

[There's a touch of concern in his expression. You're talking about one of the better friends he's got, Beverly.] He's been all right?

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[dancingmd]

He's fine, I promise. I've been looking out for him.

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[notanoptimist]

Hasn't been easy on you, has he? [He knows the trials of looking out for James T. Kirk.]

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[dancingmd]

[She laughs.]

Oh no, he hasn't been too much trouble.

[Aside from calling Bashir an idiot and punching Hux, he's been pretty subdued.]

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[notanoptimist]

Savin' it all for me, huh? I'm touched. Really.

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[dancingmd]

Wouldn't want you to miss out on all the fun, now would we?

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[notanoptimist]

[The sigh is all McCoy, as is the eye-roll.] Can't imagine I would. I can just see him now, dragging me off into whatever he can find. It was nice knowin' ya.

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[dancingmd]

Ah, but now it'll be two against one you see. We stand a fairer chance.

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[notanoptimist]

Here's hoping. He's a stubborn one.

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[dancingmd]

Luckily I am too.

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[notanoptimist]

Pretty sure that's part of the job description.

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[dancingmd]

[Grin.] I believe command prefers to call it "tenacity."

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[notanoptimist]

Command has a way with words, now don't they?

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[dancingmd]

That they do.

["They," she says, as if she technically wasn't in command herself at headquarters before.]

In any case, for what it's worth, welcome aboard. If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them for you. I'm much more familiar with this place than I'd care to admit.

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[notanoptimist]

It's worth enough. I'd like to speak with you a bit about medical facilities here, at the very least. I'd like to know what I'm working with.

[He shifts the blanket on his shoulders.] Soon as I warm up, anyway.

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[dancingmd]

Of course. Equipment in general a little outdated, but nothing I haven't been able to work with.

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[notanoptimist]

[Cue an eyebrow raise.] Outdated for me or you?

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[dancingmd]

Both. It's closer to 21st century Earth than to either your century or mine.