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My people have been given the run of the City Labs via my authority, Captain James Kirk of the USS Enterprise, at the discretion of the anonymous faction that rid the City of its former captors.

That means anyone who wants to get some actual work done can report here to sign up for the Starfleet Program. Physicists, engineers, sciences, medicine if you're interested in expanding your field — all the sections are going to be geared toward improving our technology and getting us out of here. I've had a look around and for twenty-first century restrictions, it's not too bad. Let me know who you are and what you specialize in, so I can keep track of who's going to be coming and going from the facility. You don't have to be a member of Starfleet to sign up for a job, but it's not exactly light work and if you're not a fan of doing things the hard way, I wouldn't bother. We might have to try building our own equipment from scratch, for that matter.

Oh, and does anyone know where I can get a cheap motorcycle from? Thanks. Also, Stiles, I've got some free time if you do.

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Hey, I'd like to meet up with you when you're free. I need to go over a couple of things with you about the City, I'd rather do it in person.

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[jsyk, Captain, stalking your conversations with the fine folks of the City is very entertaining.]

I can meet with you whenever you are available, sir.

And also, about a motorcycle--you might ask Saya Wallace. She works with old motor vehicles.

[ It's the Academy all over again. ]

Thanks, Chekov. I'm helping a kid out with his self-defense right now, but I'll be free before taking Captain Janeway to dinner. Can I drop by yours for an hour?

Yes, that--yes, sir. I will warn Nyota.

[Not making any comments about Kirk taking Janeway to dinner. Nope. Not a one.]

'Warn'?

[ Wut, that sounds like he did something wrong with her and wow, Jim's pretty sure he hasn't. ]

[Maybe Jim hasn't noticed that Uhura isn't in his fanclub. ...Or maybe she is in his fanclub and Chekov is still a year behind. Whatever.]

Poor word choice, Captain. Would you like to discuss this Starfleet program?

[ He likes Uhura a lot, recalls how she asked him how he was right after the Enterprise was assigned a military operation and he hadn't had time to check his own reflection. They've been through so much he'd rather it didn't boil down to petty squabbling as much these days. ]

No, uh. Well, yeah, I got the City Labs access for you guys to do your thing and so Spock wouldn't complain if he turned up back here. Make the most of the facilities, is my advice.

But I wanted to talk to you about something a little more personal, if you wouldn't mind.

Something personal?

[He would clearly be more comfortable talking about science.]

I'll talk about it when I get to yours. Do you have somewhere private we could go?

I can take the Impala out; we can go anywhere in the City.

You have a Chevrolet Impala? Chekov, that's badass.

Yes, made in 1967! Dean Winchester left her to me. Do you know how to drive cars like this?

I had a car like that when I was a kid. My dad's, a red 1965 Corvette Stingray convertible.

I wouldn't know about Corvettes, sir, but it is very like the Chaika that my uncle owns. Soviet car.

[Classic cars are a Russian invention, etc]

You can drive the Impala if you promise not to damage her.

I wouldn't want to give you separation anxiety ... but I could really use it just for tonight, if that's alright.

You could always order me to give you the keys, Captain.

It's yours, I'm not going to pull a dick move like that.

That is one of the reasons I like you. Yes, of course you can borrow her. [For your dinner date with Janeway.]

Heh. [ Scratching his head. Chekov, you sneaky tester. ] Thanks. I'll be over soon, we can carry this on then. Okay?

Aye, Captain.

[ Ending the comm-link, the next time he sees Chekov will be a couple of hours on as he walks to his crew's estranged house, gaze ticking over it curiously. This isn't going to be easy and he'd rather not be here, but as Bones said ... protocol, etc. It's Jim's duty and he signed up for it.

He raps sharply on the door. ]

[The magical house (and it is magic, regardless of what Kirk might think) is, for all intents and purposes, rather ordinary-looking, and the Impala, clean and polished to a shine, is parked out front.

Chekov answers the door before Kirk has an opportunity to knock twice.]

Hello, Captain. Would you like to come in, or do you want to see the car?

Hi. Uh, let's head inside. [ Small-talk for the moment thankfully has common ground as he nods back to the car. ] She's beautiful, I can tell that much from here.

[For the moment? No, the small-talk is going to last until Kirk needs to leave. Chekov holds the door open for his captain.] She is! And when she's running, she's even more beautiful. I thought that there was something wrong with the engine, the first time, because it was so loud.

[ Chekov, pls. ]

I'll be gentle with her later, Command grunt honor. Look, ah. Can we sit somewhere private?

[He deflates as it becomes clear that Kirk probably isn't going to be distracted and waves the captain into the living room. The room looks like some kind of unholy combination of mechanical slaughterhouse and astronavigation lab; gutted electronics and poorly-drawn (but meticulously accurate) starcharts litter most available surfaces.]

This will be private. Nyota is working still.

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