You and me are a bit opposite then. I wanted nothing to do with Star Fleet for a long time, even though both my parents and my step-dad were Fleet.
[ He shook his head and looked at his glass. ]
Actually, it took a bet to make my join up. This captain, in a bar. Picked me up off the ground after I had my ass handed to me, tissues stuffed up my nose. He bet me I could make captain in four years, like my dad, and I told him three. And now -
[ A shrug and another laugh, taking a long sip of his drink. ]
Truth be told, I don't want it to ever feel right, you know? I want to be uncomfortable, just enough to keep reminding me there's a home I have to get back to someday.
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You and me are a bit opposite then. I wanted nothing to do with Star Fleet for a long time, even though both my parents and my step-dad were Fleet.
[ He shook his head and looked at his glass. ]
Actually, it took a bet to make my join up. This captain, in a bar. Picked me up off the ground after I had my ass handed to me, tissues stuffed up my nose. He bet me I could make captain in four years, like my dad, and I told him three. And now -
[ A shrug and another laugh, taking a long sip of his drink. ]
Truth be told, I don't want it to ever feel right, you know? I want to be uncomfortable, just enough to keep reminding me there's a home I have to get back to someday.