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[ today finds captain janeway hit with her very first curse. she's young again, standing at the threshold of change wherein a tragedy that has yet to occur will help drive her into the captain's chair. but for now, she's simply a scientist, a recent graduate of the academy who, from her perspective, has found herself sucked into some temporal anomaly while in the midst of her first assignment. at this point in her life, she's very dedicated to her field, and has no aspirations of setting her sights on command. in fact, when commander chakotay insisted that she'd one day be wearing red with four pips pinned to her collar, she laughed, because that's not her. maybe that's another kathryn janeway, one who doesn't mind being called by her first name,but it's certainly not the one who prefers to be called katie.

after being ordered out of her uniform, katie found a decent change of clothes, pocketed her combadge and grabbed the archaic device the commander had insisted was the primary means of communication in this place, and set out on a morning jog around the city. later in the afternoon, she'd stop for a breather in xanadu and pull out her older self's cell phone to fiddle with it some and ask the network a very important question. ]

Does anyone know where a girl can get a decent bowl of ice cream in this place?

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[Oddly enough, out of the three, Spock is the least likely to condemn their actions. Should he see logic behind the decision, it is not something he causes much fuss about. Jim provoked him to an almost homicidal rage, but there was purpose, and the man is now one of his dearest friends.]

[And he knows from personal experience how even the institution closest to his heart can betray them. Marcus did more than hurt their crew or unleash Khan, he undermined their faith in their own system.]

Please, make it.

[ being a starfleet captain demanded that kathryn condemn the maquis and view them as terrorists with harmful agendas in regards to both the cardassians and the federation. it made it hard for her to deal with her personal opinion of understanding, of being able to see reasoning and logic in the decision to turn one's back on the system and do what you felt necessary in order to protect your home from threats that weren't being dealt with otherwise. ]

Please don't tell anyone who I am. I know I'm supposed to be this captain and everything, but I don't remember it. And I've already got Commander Chakotay treating me like this person I know nothing about. I can't handle everyone doing that -- not yet.

[A pause. Well.. well. This hits too close to home (Ambassador Spock).]

You are Ensign Janeway, and no one else.

[Comfort. Not quite good at it.]

[ oh wow, it does. hello sudden feels ]

You don't think it's illogical to hide? [ vulcans. she doesn't understand them as well as she will later down the line. ]

[Plainly:] You are not hiding. As you have not yet made the decision or chosen the same path Captain Janeway has, it is reasonable to conclude that you are not exactly the same person.

[Beat.]

Allow me to illustrate: no doubt you are familiar with me in the position of an Ambassador, yet currently, I am still a Commander. It is not logical to assume Ambassador Spock and myself are precisely one and the same, and similarly between yourself and Captain Janeway.

[ okay, let's focus on the fact that you're not old like the ambassador she's seen give speeches and studied at the academy instead of the wrong gender -- of course, she knows the latter's a curse. the former's a factor in the time differentials between the varying timelines. as a quantum physicist, she understands that better than most. ]

So, you understand, then. Commander Chakotay wasn't as... [ she trails off, shakes her head and shrugs. ] I don't know, he seemed disappointed, somehow.

Yes.

[Perhaps more than others will.]

Unfortunately I do not understand human behaviour and thus cannot shed any light on the matter.

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video; starfleet comm

video; starfleet comm

video; starfleet comm

video; starfleet comm