April System Mingle

[thespaceopera]

Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: Possibly!
Action: April System
When: Month of April!


[Welcome to the Belt, a huge asteroid belt that's been terraformed for life. Here you can explore the different asteroids, become a rock star, race on some ATVs, enjoy not being underwater.

In other words, it's a mingle! Get in everyone!

> System Info ]

Comments

[candothat]

[Chekov likes working. It makes him feel useful, keeps him from thinking too much, and funds his personal quest to make sure the Tourist is stocked with food that doesn't come in the form of a protein gel. These things are very important to him.]

My salary is based on the number of hours that I work, not the number of shirts that I sell. [Note that he isn't refusing to come along.] Is there something that you need me for?

[universal_charm]

_{[ Sometimes you have to live outside of work Chekov. There is a saying about it even - all work and no play makes for a very dull boy. Or something like that. And they do have food that is not gel! You just sometimes have to work for it and cook it. ]}

I want to go on an adventure. I can't do that without one of my crew, now can I?

[candothat]

[He does not! His life outside of work involves a lot of hangups that he still hasn't talked to Kirk about and he likes avoiding those, thank you. ...And wait, is he being called dull here? Rude.]

I would advise against it, generally. [He's locking down the shirt stand, clearly ready to follow Kirk. As dutiful as he may be, Pavel can't very well say no to adventure.] What adventure are you thinking of?

[universal_charm]

_{[ You chose to work at a shirt stand on a new planet Chekov. Let that sink in. ]}

Just something. They have those ATV like riders. I thought we might rent some and go see what we can see. It's not quite the same as exploring a virgin planet, but it'll work for the moment.

_{[ Just ignoring the fact they could run into marauders. Classic Kirk. ]}

[candothat]

[Look, he just wants to flesh out his resume, pad his bank account, and occupy his time with something that's different and relatively safe. And being a space genius hasn't given him a lot of opportunities to work on his customer service skills, you know?]

There are wilder asteroids than this one. Still not virgin [or wirgin, depending on your accent] planets, and I don't think that they have the ATVs to use, so maybe less exciting. Have you been to any caves?

[universal_charm]

_{[ You don't join Star Fleet to work on customer service! ]}

Now that you mention it, no. But then, the caves don't seem the place to go alone. I've learned my lesson. But - now I have you with me, don't I?

_{[ He grinned at Chekov, and there was a touch of the wolf in that smile. ]}

[candothat]

[You also don't join Starfleet to live in other universes where Starfleet doesn't exist for years at a time! Let him live his professional life the way he needs to, Dad!]

You do, and nothing bad has ever happened in situations where it was only the two of us.

[Nothing bad that was their fault.]

So... yes to caves?

[universal_charm]

_{[ No, Dad knows what's best! Spread your wings and soar, son! ]}

Well... not usually, anyways. Look, let's not jinx this, all right?

_{[ The only way to make it worse would be to wear red shirts. Don't do that Chekov. ]}

But yes, yes to caves. Let's pick up a few supplies and we can ride out. You want to drive your own or piggy-back with me?