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[ Video ] Man Overboard

Who: Jim Kirk
Broadcast: Yes
Action: On the Tourist
When: Today/Now

_{[ When Kirk's image comes on the screen, he isn't his usual, happy, confident self. His face is more serious, seeming withdrawn and there is a tenseness in his jaw, as if he were grinding his teeth. He is silent for several seconds, looking as if he is gathering words, wondering how much to say.

Finally - ]}

I had hoped the reality would be different, but there's no denying it anymore.

For those who knew him and cared about him, or even if you didn't I suppose, Remy Lebeau has returned to home. I'm sorry to add to what seems like a stream of bad news.

_{[ The feed will cut shortly after that because what else is there to be said?

If you come around the Tourist, though, one can find Kirk in the gym, working up a sweat, practicing self-defense or running. He wasn't one to drink when upset - he was one to work until there wasn't enough energy to think anymore. ]}

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No.

[ He climbs onto his feet and touches Jim's cheek quietly. ]

Do you?

_{[ He leaned his head into the touch, turning his face and kissing his palm in thanks. ]}

I'm not sure, to be honest.

_{[ Times like this, he never did. Last time it had happened, there had been an immediate mission to distract him, but this? There was nothing. And nothing he could do. It twisted him inside. ]}

There is no certainty in our lives save for the footsteps we hear.

[ Leto touches the ring on his hand - Loki's ring. ]

Perhaps the better question is: what do you want?

Waxing philosophical on me?

_{[ He sees the touch, and of course he hasn't forgotten Leto's loss. ]}

Right now, or in the big picture?

Whichever you prefer. Though I imagine they both have a hand in how you feel right now.

Honestly, I just want - want to go home. I want to return to the Enterprise, and I want everyone here to come with me, so I can take them back to their own homes.

_{[ It was an egotistical and selfish wish, but he thought it all the
same. ]}

I don't want anyone to be lost.

We're not lost.

[ His tone is gentle. ]

And neither are you. Your Enterprise is still with you, even though it seems that you are parted.

_{[ He let out a warm breath against Leto's palm, breathing in his
scent. ]}

You're going philosophical on me, Leto.

_{[ There's a touch of amusement there, though. Shoe was on the other
foot now, wasn't it? ]}

Perhaps that is what you need. The steadiness of words.

[ Dany is gone, along with Anakin and Padme, another strange sense of loss but Leto can delegate. ]

So tell me more words.

_{[ He moved closer to him, needing the comfort of his presence and
touch as much as his words. ]}

What kind of words? That is a broad topic.

[ But he softens all the same. ] This is the second unique place I have visited. I have made friends. Lovers. Family. And I had to go home because that is where my destiny is.

But my memories carry me through. They remind me, they fulfill me. It seems dark, almost empty to cling to only that.

Yet, that is how our legacy remains a beacon. How legends of love aren't simply the act.

Ah, so our last discussion did get through to you somewhat, didn't it?

_{[ He moved into him, reaching out and wrapping his arms around this man whom he had shared such intimate moments with. He pressed his face into his neck, breathing in the dry, earth scent of him and took comfort in the physicality of him in that moment. ]}

I lose sight from time to time, but I am never hopeless.

[ Leto gently brushes his fingers over Jim's neck, soothing. ]

And it's the same for you.

No, you're right. The two of us, we're not the kind that can afford to do that, right?

_{[ He relaxed beneath his touch, needing it right now. In a place where people could just vanish, he needed the solidity of a warm body. ]}

You could always retire.

[ He's teasing, but his touches are light and firm, never too demanding or forceful. ]

I'm only thirty-one. Seems a bit premature, doesn't it?

In your line of work? Unlikely.

_{[ He took Leto's hand and pressed his lips to his knuckles. ]}

I'm not one for sitting behind a desk, I'm afraid.

[ His lips twitch. ]

Is anyone?

Oh, there has to be someone in the universe who loves paperwork. Otherwise, how would it all ever get filed?

_{[ It's easier to speak in jokes than it is to talk of his real
feelings, playing with Leto's fingers. ]}

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