Total Eclipse of the Tourist

[takingkarabusiness]

Who: Touristos and friends
Broadcast: as needed
Action: Tourist/wherever friends are found
When: August

[ One may have noticed the mood around The Universe's Most Hospitable Ship has been somber and quiet as of late, despite the super swank new system. Feel free to drop by unannounced, call in, or just drop a line! ]

Comments

[universal_charm]

_{[ Maybe Bones has rubbed off a little on him. And in his absence, well, he has to step up a bit more doesn't he? He glanced up at the question, quiet a moment as he gave it some thought. ]}

I can say there are a few. Not many, but a few.

[candothat]

[Well... if it makes Kirk feel better to fuss a little in the doctor's absence, then Chekov will allow it.]

When?

[universal_charm]

_{[ He reached for Chekov's hand again to apply the towel. ]}

When not giving up is essentially giving yourself a new wound every day, however shallow, and keeping all the others open too.

[candothat]

[He looks down and thinks about this.]

Then there must have been times when you gave up.

[universal_charm]

_{[ He made a soft sound, gently petting Chekov's towel-covered hand. ]}

I gave up hoping my brother would come back. I gave up hoping my mother would stay on Earth with any amount of permanence. I gave up thinking I had to be my father.

[candothat]

[He really brought this conversation to a bad place, didn't he?]

Those seem like difficult things to give up... although you have succeeded in being as brave as your father, I think.

...I'm sorry for making you talk about this.

[universal_charm]

_{[ He shook his head. ]}

It's all right. If I can't talk to you about these things, how can I expect you to be able to talk to me about them?

[candothat]

[If Kirk was willing to answer Chekov's questions and reveal such personal things to him, then Pavel owes him the same. Family does mean trusting each other.]

I think that I need to give up hoping that I will find someone who will stay with me.