I'm too cute to be authoritative. [He drinks and doesn't reach for more. Chekov would like to remain clear-headed, for the most part.] But I will remember this when I work on my debating skills.
Often? No. We will dock at the nearest station if a major repair must be done, or if a Federation presence is needed, or if we require supplies. Shore leave is irregular. Sometimes we are allowed off the ship at stations for several days, if no planets suitable for recreation are found. Usually ships remain near enough to Earth for schedules to be certain, but the Enterprise will be going on a five-year exploratory mission. Uncharted space, mostly, but not so far away from Federation space that we would be unable to reach a station if necessary.
[Pavel doesn't even know what Isaak's fishing for, so he's throwing out everything that crosses his mind. His thoughts aren't terribly organized. Most of his mental effort was channeled into his prepared arguments.]
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Often? No. We will dock at the nearest station if a major repair must be done, or if a Federation presence is needed, or if we require supplies. Shore leave is irregular. Sometimes we are allowed off the ship at stations for several days, if no planets suitable for recreation are found. Usually ships remain near enough to Earth for schedules to be certain, but the Enterprise will be going on a five-year exploratory mission. Uncharted space, mostly, but not so far away from Federation space that we would be unable to reach a station if necessary.
[Pavel doesn't even know what Isaak's fishing for, so he's throwing out everything that crosses his mind. His thoughts aren't terribly organized. Most of his mental effort was channeled into his prepared arguments.]