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Who: Fenris and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Tourist
When: 1st

[It's been a pretty crappy month for Fenris, most of it his own doing. He'd been hoping September might at least find some semblance of normalcy again. A little quiet and calm to collect himself once more. He should have known better- Atroma is very good at making sure that sort of thing absolutely does not happen.]

Kirk is asleep, and will not wake, so I assume this is Atroma's doing. I will do my best to take care of the Tourist until he wakes, but I will need some help running the Space Bar until Nami returns to us. It will be rather tricky to manage the two.

[He might not sleep well, but he still needs to try and DO that. Plus he absolutely does not trust Atroma to not do something awful while Kirk sleeps. Given everyone's weird nightmares recently, he'd put good coin on something awful happening, in fact. It's his job to make sure no one dies horribly or the Tourist gets set on fire in Kirk's absence, and it's one of the few jobs he'll actually take seriously.]

Thank you, for any aid you can give.

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[As irritating as that would be, Chekov isn't afraid of memory loss. Partly because Kirk would still know him, partly because he has forgotten everything three times already in the time Chekov has spent in ~~games~~ other universes. It's routine.]

Very. Did he tell you that he came back from the dead once?

I-

[Fenris blinks, then sits back, confused. ]

No. I think he skipped that story.

Ah. Well. He did, and he came back.

[Back to looking awkwardly to the console. Come on, Pavel, you know how to be a real human who doesn't wreck conversations.]

...Which isn't so strange here, really. Many people I have talked to have died at least once. I did as well--not at home, though. At home, the captain is the only person I know of who has done that.

So he...returned from the death back home?

[HOW THE HELL, KIRK? ]

How in the Maker's name did he even manage that? Did he just charm himself out of death's grasp?

[HE COULD BELIEVE IT. ]

That would be more believable than what happened.

[He probably shouldn't be sharing this. Oh well!]

He was revived using the blood of a genetically-engineered superhuman. I will not pretend to understand how this was possible.

I certainly would have believed that.

[If anyone could charm death, it'd be James Kirk.]

Oh. That's...rather bizarre. Does this mean he is now technically immortal?

[Considering all of the other times he should probably have died, Jim might very well be doing that.]

I have no idea, but I'm doubtful. I think that the doctor would worry less about him if that was the case.

Ah yes, McCoy. True, he would probably be much more relaxed if that were the case.

[Still, it sounds too much like blood magic for his comfort.]

And he suffered no adverse effects?

Maybe not much more. He doesn't seem capable of being relaxed.

Not to my knowledge, no, but that is something that I doubt he would share with me.

[Even after years of serving together (and, more recently, traipsing about a planet together), there's still a distance between Pavel and Jim. Or at least a perceived distance on Pavel's end. His tendency to refer to the captain by title might have given that one away.]

Not a bad trait to have. He will likely never be taken off guard.

[Much harder to stab someone, like that. Fenris cants his head, frowning. ]

No? I assumed you were something of his confidant.

I hope that he is never in a situation where his wariness is tested like that.

[McCoy is a lot more likely to do the stabbing, but with hyposprays instead of knives. He's a vicious man.]

You did? [Chekov is visibly surprised.] No, no... the doctor is a confidant, maybe Commander Spock sometimes. I'm not certain what I am. He tries to not make me worry about him.

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As do I.

[That's a surprise to him. ]

Strange. He seems to value your input more than perhaps you realise.

[Fenris, are you just saying this to make him feel better because Kirk and Kitty are both in comas and life is the worst ~~but not as bad as it will be with the planet-dying thing and all~~?]

I would like to believe that. [And, maybe a bit hopefully:] Do you really think that he does?

[Don't be silly, Pavel, Fenris never says ANYTHING just to make someone feel better. He's only good at horrible bluntness. ]

I do, I have seen nothing to make me think otherwise.

[This is some of the nicest horrible bluntness ever.]

Then thank you for sharing this observation. [He'll try to be more confident in his status as a confidant once Kirk inevitably wakes up.] And look, you have been captain for one day and already you're improving the morale of your crew.

[Fenris lets out a low chuckle.]

Perhaps. Though I hope Kirk awakes soon- I have no desire to keep the job forever.

You say that now. You may become too attached to the larger bed and free arcade game to relinquish the title once the captain is awake.

You see right through me. I will absolutely miss the free arcade game. I have no idea how I will live without it once Kirk wakes up. There will be an empty place in my life that I fear nothing will ever fill again.

[He can sleep in the big bed any time he likes, of course. ]

[Is this actual joking? Is that what this is?]

Yours is a tragic situation, Fenris, and I don't envy you.

[There is a good chance that this is actually happening. ]

It truly is, but I would not wish the burden upon anyone else. It would be too cruel.

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