[ Open ] No, I Don't Want to Build a Snowman

[universal_charm]

Who: Jim Kirk & You!
Broadcast: No
Action: Yes, Planetside
When: All Month Long

a: hot springs
What's the best thing about cold planets? Hot springs. The fact that they glowed was an intriguing bonus.

But when didn't have some sort of self-proclaimed mission or errand, or wasn't trying one of the restaurants, he could be found in the hot springs. He was certainly becoming a familiar face with those who ran the places, and the climb to the springs and back down was helping him work off his indulgences. If the springs have another features, like, say, massages, he might just partake of that too.

Essentially, he might as well be living at these places if he has to be planet side. Look, he can't just avoid the planet - that's boring. So he might as well make the most of it.

"Hey, decided to come and try it for yourself, huh? Well, I can assure you - the water feels just fine."

b: culinary adventures
If there is one thing Kirk truly does delight in when they come to a new planet, it's the chance to try the culinary delicacies of said planet. He does have to be a little careful considering his allergies and one never knew exactly what would trigger a new one. Or kill you. But hey! That's the fun risk of trying to new things, right?

So he can easily be found across different cafe's and restaurants on the planet, a variety of dishes and drinks to be tasted. If he sees anyone he knows, he'll likely call them over to join him, or insist they join him for a meal. He especially seems drawn to anything selling sweets. What can he say? He has a bit of a sweet tooth.

And thank god for hot drinks on a cold planet. All the hot drinks please. Even better if they're just a bit spiked. You know, for fun.

c: gift shopping
'Tis the season, as they say, and while he knows some of his friends on the ships might not partake of the "Christmas", he certainly does, and that means gifts. Which are always much, much harder to shop for than one might imagine. It's not a math equation, or even a dissertation on the destruction of a certain space ship and the "lightning storm" in space that caused the event.

Nope, those were definitely easier than shopping for gifts. Especially for a wedding gift, which felt equally impossible given whom he was shopping for.

But he was giving it a good go by the amount of bags he had in hand, brightly colored paper popping out of the tops or in brightly colored plastic bags themselves. He could honestly give someone a seizure for the amount of colors, and he made a bit of a sight trying to fit through doors to new shops.

Help a guy out?

d: wild card
Surprise me! Want to go play a sport? Go visit the tree together? Take a tour of the castle? Visit a bar? Anything else not listed? Let's do it!

Comments

[jolting]

Victor chuckled, but didn’t deny the assessment. He did have incredibly nice penmanship. “Sure, that’ll be easy enough. I could draw something on the card, too.” These were good ideas for his own wedding. He’d have to remember them when it was time.

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"Well, let's not push it too far. I think that might completely give it away," he huffed. "I very much suspect that you are a much finer hand at drawing than myself." He could sketch, but he was no artist. His journals often had quick outlines of shapes and general shading and color palettes, but they were nothing spectacular or even scientific. Just for his own memory and observation.

[jolting]

Victor found that to be an interesting comment. Since modesty wasn't really one of James's qualities, he had to assume that this version hadn't honed his artistic talents the way his James did. It was a small difference, but still one that proved they were indeed different people.

"I'll draw you something for Christmas, then, and you can see for yourself."

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No, he had not. He had never really considered himself artistic if he was honest - just enough for his own journaling and observations. He much preferred working with mechanical things, with building little toys and gadgets and lines of code. He hadn't gotten those masters degrees for nothing.

"Can I make requests or will you surprise me?"

[jolting]

Victor would've loved hearing about Jim's work with mechanics and gadgets. But he didn't know about it, so he stuck with their talk of art.

"I'll still surprise you, but I can take requests."

[universal_charm]

He smiled brightly and shook his head.

"No, no, surprise me this first time. Though don't be surprised if I come back with requests later."

[jolting]

"If you insist." He had a few ideas on what to draw for Jim, anyway. "Need help getting back to your ship with all these?"

[universal_charm]

"I wouldn't say no to the company," he chuckled. "Besides, you haven't gotten the tour of my ship yet, have you?"

[jolting]

"Not yet." He smiled over at the other. "Far be it for me to deny James T. Kirk the chance to show off his ship. And I'm honestly curious how different it will look from mine."

[universal_charm]

"She's a bit confusing at first, but eventually you learn all her curves," he smiled, and no it is not strange at all for him to talk so of his ship. But surely Victor knew that? "And I would be delighted to introduce you to her and treat you to a drink for your help."

[jolting]

He did know, which was why he listened to Jim with a smile on his face. "Sounds good. Let's go, then." He pressed forward, eager both for the drink and for a tour of Jim's ship.