[ Log Entry 001 | Audio] In Which There Is Much Confusion

[captain_jtk]

[The communicator clicks on and a man's voice comes through, loud, clear, and confident.]

Kirk to Enterprise, Kirk to Enterprise... come in, Enterprise!

...

Damn.

[Shuffleshuffle. There's the osund of someone flipping open something. His voice is a bit more distant now, like he's speaking into something else.]

Captain's log, Stardate: unknown. Location

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[hylian_courage]

Who are you talking to?

[captain_jtk]

I've been trying... to contact my ship.

[hylian_courage]

Your ship? Like another boat?

[captain_jtk]

Ahahaha!

No, son. I'm talking about my starship.

[hylian_courage]

"Starship"? So that's different from a boat?

[captain_jtk]

A starship travels through space. Among the stars. Haven't you ever seen a starship before?

[hylian_courage]

You... mean....

IN THE SKY?

[captain_jtk]

In space. Beyond the atmosphere.

[hylian_courage]

....That's AMAZING! You've got to be kidding!

[captain_jtk]

No. I'm a Captain of one such Starship. It's called the... Enterprise.

[hylian_courage]

"The... Enterprise." It sounds so cool.

What's the sky like?!

[captain_jtk]

Well, we call it "space", for when we travel between... planets and stars. It's... fascinating, to borrow a word from Mr. Spock.

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[hylian_courage]

 

[hylian_courage]

How can you go to stars? They're tiny. Wouldn't you run them over with a giant boat like that?

[captain_jtk]

Stars only look tiny from the planet's surface. In reality, they're... giant balls of fire. Chemical reactions, pumping out heat and energy. Very much like our own sun.

[hylian_courage]

[Frowns.]

Um... really? Okay.

[He doesn't really get it.]