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[ Sighing as he drops in a new leather chair (not a word from you, crew), Jim looks like he's thoroughly making up for a month of hectic near-death experiences, wrapped in a woolly cardigan and one of those yellow tops he can't quite get out of the habit of buying. For anyone from his world, he's gone for an eerily close approximation of Captain Kirk. Except he's still just Jim when he speaks, the echo of his command bleeding through from last month when he had to actively step up to be a Big Damn Hero. Enough of that for now. The only thing he wants in mortal peril any time soon is the morning toast from his amazing lack of cookery skills. ]

Back where I come from, there's this log that I do as the captain that serves as the official documentation of, well, whatever my ship's up to. You always put the stardate, but I haven't been doing that here because we're temporally displaced and there's no point. [ He picks up a PADD (a transparent iPad, by all 21st century accounts) to scroll through what appears to people watching the video as backwards, bright blue writing. ] I forgot that the other night after the celebrations and apparently, while drunk off my ass, tried to make up for this. I'd like to share it with you.

[ Clearing his throat, he reads: ] Captain Awesome's Log, stardate This Is Hilarious Tequila. I am very suspicious of skeletons.

So, yeah, that beauty's staying in there forever, I can't wait for the admiralty to get a load of it one day. [ Dropping the PADD onto his lap, Jim scoots back on his chair to get comfy, arms crossing as he folds his legs. ] Speaking of parties, if you want to come over here on the fifth to celebrate Bonfire Night, you're welcome to do so. I'm gonna grab some fireworks and set them off on the roof when it gets dark but then we'll be heading back into the apartment for food and beers and music, the usual. I don't know that much about the date itself, it kind of died off back on the Earth I know so if there's a tradition I'm forgetting, fill me in. Everyone's invited, I don't actually know a lot of you so this is a good chance to rectify that without the City trying to squash us. Back at Starfleet Academy, when there were too many people crammed into the dorm parties we spilled out into the corridor, I guess we'll do that again here. It was how we all got to know each other and relax around exams. [ What else is he forgetting? Damn, it's been a while since he played host. Rubbing a freshly shaved chin, Jim pulls a face. ] If you don't mind crashing on the floor, we could probably fit ten people in the main room if you get to wasted to drive. That's not meant as incentive, I'm just saying.

House rules are: don't break anything, don't be a dick, the bedroom is a cloakroom and I get to kick your ass if I find you in there otherwise, don't screw around with fireworks unless I'm there and bring your own alcohol. I'm not made of money in this dimension.

Alright, you've got a couple of days to figure out whether you can make it to the house party. Reply to this broadcast and let me know what's going on. Kirk out.

[ Sitting up to turn off the communicator, Jim gives an informal salute. ]

( OOC: OPEN PARTY LOG OVER HEEERE )

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[ maybe he won't get a word from his crew, but he receives an eyeroll and head shake from the other starfleet captain present in the city. sometimes, kirk's like a brightly-colored pheasant that can't help but put his plumage on display while he preens. ]

I'm sure Starfleet Command will appreciate you salvaging it for them. [ thankfully, she's never felt the inebriated need to contribute to her logs while drunk off her ass. another shake of her head. ]

If I save anything from this experience, that's it. That's the final memory I want.

[ Laughing where he slouches, he cocks his head at her. ]

Tell me you're coming over on Bonfire Night.

[ good to know they have the same chair posture. she slouches in hers when she isn't sitting upright while engaged in battle. and five years without an admiral trolling the ship's corridors or stepping foot in her ready room has her putting her boots up on her desk as she pleases. she's terrible at times, really. no room to talk, this one. ]

Boldly remembered as a drunkard captain. [ tease tease. ]

...something tells me I'll be coming over whether I plan on attending or not. [ the woes of living next door. hello thin walls and noise levels. ]

At least I'll be remembered as having fun, that's the main thing.

[ Slouchy captains, ahw yeah. Perk of the job. ]

It'll be a good chance to get to know new people, that's the main reason I wanted to hold a party. Better if there are more allies floating around than enemies, especially if You-Know-Who slimes his way back into the City. Oh! I was supposed to ask if you'd mind meeting Lydia Martin in person, she works at the labs.

While I'll go down in history as someone who lived her life by the book and had no fun, ever. [ never let it be said that she's incapable of poking fun at herself. she's well aware of how much of a stick in the mud she can be. ]

No, I don't think I have that pleasure yet. [ she quirks a brow at him. ] Is this your way of trying to lure me to your party?

I think you're fun, Kathryn. We'll fight the stigma together if anyone gets the wrong idea. No surrender.

[ He shrugs. ]

You don't have to meet her, I think she'd have made a pretty good science officer if she'd been born in our worlds, though. She's dying to get to know other people on her academic level around here.

[ there's almost -- almost -- a remark about how he should tell that to her crew, but it's swallowed before it even has time to make it to make it to her tongue. (no fun is her choice. that's her choice. the distance is her choice. it's the right choice is never the easy one, etc.) ]

I didn't say I didn't want to. You're the one using this young woman as the bait on the hook of your reel, Jim.

[ can't deny that he's got her attention. ]

Her academic level?

I'm not — gaaagh, hey, I told her she could meet with you and ask about using some of our tech. She already messed with some of it in Chekov's lab, anyway.

On whose authority?

[ chekov may've given up on the prime directive after being here for some time, but janeway's been alone in the delta quadrant for the past five years and still has a firm grip on those regulations. she won't let go of them so easily. it's going to take more than a curse plagued city to get her to stop being starfleet to her core -- something that will one day help to make her one hell of an admiral. ]

On mine.

[ He doesn't offer any excuses. They would only complicate the lie, but he's clearly taking responsibility. He'll shoulder the brunt of her bad mood. ]

[ covering for chekov earns him a pair of crossed arms and a look of disappointment she doesn't bother to hide. she thought they were on the same page when it came to this, and now-- kathryn shakes her head, purses her lips, stands a little straighter. ]

And just what compelled you to authorize this?

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Khan was around, I had bigger problems.

[ Which is true, technically. It'll do. ]

[ she's been cross with his doctor before, but this is perhaps the first time she's been annoyed with him in the four months she's been here. ]

Bigger problems or not, I thought you had better judgement than that.

I realize what a pain in the ass I am, ma'am. All I can do now is apologize.

[ rubs a temple, sighs. ]

I expect you to exercise more discretion in the future, Captain.

[ she doesn't enjoy having to go into command mode with someone she's grown so close to, but she's not one to shy away from her place and playing her part for the sake of personal attachments. she demoted tom and threw him in the brig for a month for disobeying orders, even thought she's always had a soft spot for admiral paris' son. ]

Of course. [ He gives an agreeable nod, not about to drag it out. He doesn't like arguing with Kathryn either, it's simply preferable to Chekov getting an earful when the kid's already been through so much. ] I hope this doesn't mean you won't be coming along on the fifth.

I'll see what I can do about putting in an appearance.

[ she'll be there. she's just not happy at the moment. :( ]

Okay. [ Won't push, won't pussshhhh. ] See you around, Kathryn.

[ Because he refuses to end with a 'Captain', before cutting the feed. ]

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