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[universaltranslator]

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[Uhura gives the camera a tight-lipped smile. She's dressed in an obnoxious red, white, and blue sweater, with an obscenely big American flagpin, and...holy shit, is that an eagle on her shoulder, trying to eat her hair?]

In honor of today's curse, I'll be offering free lessons on Earth's history, with a special focus on the era of the American Empire.

[Because bitch, she knows why this eagle is here and City you are not as cute as you think you are.]

I hope nobody's allergic to birds.


[ooc: She's at the Welcome Center for anyone who wants to action!]

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[candothat]

[He's trying not to smile too much. It's not Uhura's fault that she's in that sweater, surely.]

I never knew you were so patriotic, Uhura.

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[universaltranslator]

[Ha. Ha. Ha. Chekov. You're so cute.]

I love my country. The United States of America? Is not my country.

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[candothat]

[Yes, he is. That's why you don't want to kill him, Uhura.]

What is your country?

[She doesn't have an accent and the topic of home has never come up between them (which does not keep Chekov from referencing Russia whenever he can). It strikes him, briefly, that he knows very little about her.]

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[universaltranslator]

I'm from the Republic of Mozambique. It's down by the Indian Ocean, in Southeast Africa.

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[candothat]

What is the Republic of Mozambique like? Is it warm?

[He makes a face at her.]

More importantly, were you going to tell me that your first name is Nyota, or is that a secret still?

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[universaltranslator]

Compared to Russia? [teasing grin]

It's not a secret, unless the captain shows up.

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[candothat]

Compared to San Fransisco, maybe. I know that everywhere is supposedly warmer than Russia.

[Russians probably invented cold weather.]

You dislike him very strongly.

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[universaltranslator]

[She sighs a little.]

He's a brilliant leader. But he's also an entitled jerk who's used to getting what he wants. I refuse to be a part of that.

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[candothat]

I cannot disagree with any of that. [wryly] I believe he ruined my chance to become the youngest captain in Starfleet history.

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[universaltranslator]

Oh?

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[candothat]

Oh, yes. If I want to beat him, I will need to single-handedly save Earth at least once.

[He's joking, but he's probably not wrong.]

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[universaltranslator]

I wouldn't bet against you.

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[candothat]

[Chekov is not a modest human, but he is fatally realistic in some regards. Still, who can politely disagree with such a compliment?]

Nyota? I do want to hear what your country is like, someday.