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Dec 08, 2011 12:55

[ There's small click as the feed begins transmitting. Nothing shows up except staticky black, but there are muffled noises in the background that faintly resolve themselves into hurried words-two voices, one male, one female, pitched low. ]

-id this-

-ell is goin-

[ . . . ]

-et’s just … over with.

[ There’s a noise that might either be a ( Read more... )

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video; resnik (i think) in_three December 8 2011, 19:10:23 UTC

[Jim watches this particular feed critically. so these are their fearless leaders, are they? and, of course, they have no idea what's going on either. it's possible that they're lying, but for how unimpressed they look, he thinks this is unlikely. so if they really don't know what's going on, and data is going missing... it doesn't look good.

great.

he clicks on the video.]

Kirk here.

What's this spacetime technology you're using to jump?

video; archimedeia December 8 2011, 19:20:03 UTC

[ Oh, perfect. She'd known this question would crop up pretty early on, but it doesn't make answering it any less of a chore. ]

It's called a jump drive. Clarke's drive, if you want to get technical. Folds space and time around it in order to move from one point in the universe to another.

Basically, it creates wormholes.

[ Explaining the physics of the thing isn't going to be a piece of cake, so she's keeping it basic for now. ]

video; in_three December 8 2011, 19:25:03 UTC

[oh god no why why would you even this is a BAD IDEA. his mouth purses.]

Your ship creates singularities to jump through space and time to get around not only the galaxy, but the universe? [it's clear he doesn't like the sound of this at all.] Did you guys stop to think about the ramifications of that?

video; archimedeia December 8 2011, 19:33:44 UTC

You think we came up with this? [ Bish, please. ]

I'm sure the scientists back on Alexandria who put this thing together thought it through, with every possible outcome in mind, but it's not my concern. My concern is keeping this ship running.

video; in_three December 8 2011, 19:37:44 UTC

[okay, he's clearly getting ahead of himself, but he finds it a little worrisome if they don't know the tech more intimately than that. then again, he might be an over achiever.]

In my experience, jumping through wormholes doesn't always create the best possible outcome. [fucking Nero.] If you're ripping time and space like that on a regular basis, it's possible that somehow we've switched places with your crew. Was the ship damaged before her last jump?

video; archimedeia December 8 2011, 20:03:16 UTC

All systems were top form before the last jump. [ And as she failed to mention to the pointy-eared one down there: ] You arrived after our crew went missing, but not immediately. We've been operating this vessel with a skeleton crew for... I'd say about a month, give or take a few days.

video; in_three December 8 2011, 23:39:19 UTC

[well there goes that theory. unless the crew was taken because of a different jump. but even with his knowledge, it's something he'd have to talk with Spock over and they wouldn't be able to make any inferences without the ship's data. which, surprise surprise, they can't access. he sighs.]

Skeleton crew is a nice way of putting it if it was just the two of you. And it sounds like you've got a number of civilians around here, now. [which is never easy to deal with.]

I'm a commanding officer. I've got background in tactical, piloting, weapons, and engineering. [he's kind of an overachiever.]

[video] tranquiliorem December 9 2011, 04:57:28 UTC

I'm sure we'll find something for you to do.

[just stay away from his chair, kirk.]

[video] in_three December 9 2011, 04:59:52 UTC

[boy you best not be belittling him that chair looks mighty tantalizing.]

Tell me where to go. You might be surprised.

[but if you say the brig so help me...]

[video] tranquiliorem December 9 2011, 06:47:10 UTC

[don't tempt him.]

You said command, tactical, piloting, weaponry, and engineering?

[he's not calling you a liar. he's just. heavily implying that you're lying.]

[video] in_three December 9 2011, 07:05:55 UTC

I get bored easy.

[video] tranquiliorem December 9 2011, 07:41:48 UTC

Clearly.

[so deadpan]

Any preferences?

[video] in_three December 9 2011, 08:07:15 UTC

[yep, Jim can already tell they're going to get along famously. not.]

That depends on whether we're going to be busting into a firefight anytime soon.

[video] archimedeia December 11 2011, 01:13:36 UTC

[ Ugh, headache. Stop it, boys. ]

Just pick one, and we'll reassign as necessary.

[video] tranquiliorem December 11 2011, 01:16:06 UTC

[... HI MOM]

We're not anticipating any trouble any time soon.

[calling this region "populated space" is sort of an insult to populated space.]

[video] in_three December 11 2011, 06:18:53 UTC

[okay fine whatever.]

I can help in engineering or with trying to dig your data out of the system. [not that he's going to mention he's a hacker] Whatever you have less of with everyone reporting.

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