personal log stardate -309902.9622970572

[universaltranslator]

[accidental video]
[There's a heart on Uhura's nightstand. An actual, physical heart. An actual, physical, Vulcan heart, if we're going to get precise about it. Uhura doesn't know about it yet.

Her alarm goes off and she reaches blearily to turn it off. But instead of finding her alarm, her hand lands on the warm, sticky heart. Her eyes fly open and she sits straight up in bed.]

What the hell?!?!


[Now she does.]


[voice message to the police]

[Her voice is a little shaky but otherwise calm.]

Somebody's heart is in my bedroom. I don't know if this part of a curse or someone's sick idea of a joke.

Comments

video;

[beyourarmy]

[Setsuna holds up his heart, then points to it. Sure, his is candy, but there are all different sorts on the network today. He's starting to think it's just some odd curse. Still....]

video;

[universaltranslator]

You have candy. [How is that supposed to help?]

video;

[beyourarmy]

[He shakes his head. No, that's not it.]

video;

[universaltranslator]

Then what is it?

video;

[beyourarmy]

[He smacks his own head with frustration - fortunately the hand NOT holding the candy heart - then tries to soundlessly explain. There's no sound, and if one tried to read his lips, it would be impossible, the movements not fitting any words.]

video;

[universaltranslator]

[She doesn't know Setsuna well, but she's pretty sure he wouldn't play games with her. Still, she can't help a frustrated groan.]

This isn't helping.

video;

[beyourarmy]

[He puts his head in his hand, feeling like an idiot. This is not going well. He just nods to her - she's right.]

video;

[universaltranslator]

Can you get someone who can talk?

video;

[beyourarmy]

[Normally that would be a yes, but.... Well, he's not sure how to explain things to anyone else.]

[Instead he just sends a link to the conversation she had with Justin, replaying their voices. He's with the police, and it's already been handled, so they're good here? He hopes that much is obvious, at least.]

video;

[universaltranslator]

Thank you.

video;

[beyourarmy]

[He waves his hand with a sheepish smile. In this case, he hadn't done anything. But at least things were being taken care of.]

video

[spotlighted]

You mean you actually got a real one?

video

[universaltranslator]

I can't be sure without running some kind of analysis but...I think so.

video

[spotlighted]

Okay, this just went from a practical joke to downright disturbing.

video

[universaltranslator]

It's probably a curse. They can get a little messed up.

[Seriously messed.]

Are you new here?

video

[spotlighted]

Well, I can see why people were warning me about them. Until this, what I'd seen of them were pretty harmless.

Yes, I just got here a few days ago. Name's Ruby.

video

[universaltranslator]

This isn't even the worst of them.

It's nice to meet you. I'm Nyota.

video

[spotlighted]

My first one was those tiny hippos the other day. I suppose there was some foolish part of me that hoped they'd all be like that.

It's good to meet you too, Nyota. What sort of name's that, if you don't mind my asking?

video

[universaltranslator]

...my first name?

video

[spotlighted]

Oh I know that, I just meant that it sounds a little unusual. And very pretty, I might add.

video

[universaltranslator]

[She quirks an eyebrow but comments no further.]

Thank you. I haven't met many Rubies myself.

video

[spotlighted]

Well then, we're both one of a kind, and that's always the way I've liked things.

video

[universaltranslator]

[That gets a bit of a laugh out of Uhura.]

Yeah, I guess we are.

voice;

[othersdie]

I'm with the police.

It's likely a curse, but someone can come out to collect the heart if you'd like.

voice;

[universaltranslator]

I would appreciate that.

Have other people gotten hearts too?

voice;

[othersdie]

Not quite like that.

voice;

[universaltranslator]

[A bit of a shuddering breath]

What are the odds that this isn't a curse?

voice;

[othersdie]

Slim. Organs don't typically show up until after a murder has been reported.

[It takes him a moment to realize that that's not the most reassuring thing he could have said.]

And, considering the nature of today's curse...

voice;

[universaltranslator]

What is today's curse?

voice;

[othersdie]

Symbolic representations of our hearts, I assume, but someone could have taken this as an opportunity to distribute real hearts.

[Things like that happen. Well, and there's the insanity going on that's not related to hearts...]

May I have your name and address, please?

voice;

[universaltranslator]

[That thought makes her a little queasy.]

Nyota Uhura. [Insert address here]

voice;

[othersdie]

Thank you, Ms. Uhura. I'll-- [send someone out shortly? Who's he kidding, he'll be fetching the heart himself] --be there soon.

voice;

[universaltranslator]

Thank you, officer.

[othersdie]

[Since Justin isn't tied up in any business having to do with the riot, he takes one of the coolers from the lab and fetches the heart.]

[ooc: Action/handwave, I'm cool with either? If handwave, then Justin would have immediately commented on the fact that the heart isn't human. IDK if Uhura would recognize it for what it is...]

[universaltranslator]

[Handwave? :D? ♥]

[punchedhitler]

Someone else's?

[He sounds exhausted]

[universaltranslator]

Mine's beating too fast to be missing.

[Despite her own anxiety, she hears the exhaustion in his voice.]

Are you all right?

[punchedhitler]

Trying to get this mess under control.

[universaltranslator]

Did a lot people get hearts?

[punchedhitler]

Mostly I'm worried about rioting.

[universaltranslator]

Of course. [The heart threw her off so much, she'd completely forgotten about the riots & chaos.] I'm sorry. I didn't mean to put more on your plate.