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[Chekov knows that he shouldn't be surprised when his failed attempts to contact Captain Kirk lead him to the Hall of the Missing and, ultimately, the realization that the majority of the remaining crew of the Enterprise is no longer in the City. Disappearances frequently happen in groups. Spock, Kirk, McCoy, Uhura... most of them had come and gone before this, too. Chekov really should know better than to be surprised. Kirk might be able to bend the rules at home, but it was foolish to hope, even for a moment, that he would be capable of doing the same in the City.

It's tempting to stay off of the network and immerse himself in a project, but his crewmates were well-liked and it's only right to keep the friends they have made informed.]

Captain Kirk, Doctor McCoy, and Lieutenant Uhura are no longer in the City.

[Brief, formal, to-the-point. Unfortunately, one other party needs to be contacted.]


[Starfleet Comm Frequency // Unhackable]

Lieutenant Sulu and I are now the only officers of the Enterprise in the City.

[In other words: your orders, Captain Janeway?]


[ooc: The great Trexodus is upon us. Open to action in any of the places Chekov might usually be found--the cottage, the laboratories, you name it.]

Comments

[fingersnapping]

How unusual.

[ He seems to think about it for a moment. ]

No, I don't get it.

[directives]

You can be happy for someone and still miss them.

[ were she to depart as unexpectedly as the crew of the enterprise, wouldn't that be the case? ]

[fingersnapping]

Well I suppose...yes, of course. [ He considers her - briefly - but most of his thoughts are of his distance from his son, and perhaps his powers. ] But a wake is still a party, isn't it? A gathering, a celebration--a shindig. Isn't this the same thing?

[directives]

[ his son, her ship — absences felt in spite of being grateful that they were not trapped here with them. ]

You're not throwing a party.

[fingersnapping]

Fine, fine, no parties. [ But he will cheer Chekov up somehow... In fact, he should make a token compliance right about now. ] That would probably count as meddling, wouldn't it?

[directives]

Yes.

[ she's not even 100% sure what he's thinking of doing, but chances are, it's meddling. ]

[fingersnapping]

Aye, Captain!

[ It doesn't help that he growls it with a certain provocativeness, like he just convinced her to agree to a date. ]

[directives]

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