[Uh oh. Chekov doesn't know how this can end well.]
Yes, I am--Peter is my friend. [And Peter gets a shut-up-please-I'm-trying-to-save-you look as Chekov continues talking to Uhura.] I'm very sorry for whatever he may have done or said, but I think he is drunk [it's a safe guess] and his judgment is impaired. Also, he can be slightly strange, but he's from a significantly different culture than we are.
[That last part might not be true. Like Chekov knows what 21st century Nevada is like.]
action;
Yes, I am--Peter is my friend. [And Peter gets a shut-up-please-I'm-trying-to-save-you look as Chekov continues talking to Uhura.] I'm very sorry for whatever he may have done or said, but I think he is drunk [it's a safe guess] and his judgment is impaired. Also, he can be slightly strange, but he's from a significantly different culture than we are.
[That last part might not be true. Like Chekov knows what 21st century Nevada is like.]