CAPTAIN'S LOG. 06.

[captains]

Stardate 2258.237. Have sent several communications to Starfleet Command to the effect that there are no easy or affordable sources of Dilithium from our current position, however we are yet to receive a reply. Our routine debriefings have also gone unanswered; Communications has been put on twenty-four hour alert, much to Lieutenant Uhura's

Comments

[arsenic_alone]

I'm pretty sure that if I didn't find some way to get tickets to THAT show, Chase would stow away on the beam up. Assuming you're not shuttling people back and forth.

Looking a lot younger than the movies, by the way. It's rather an improvement.

[captains]

Depends on how we schedule this stuff. Shuttles are expensive, but an inexperienced beaming can be pretty dangerous, even if I've got some of the best guys in the biz working for me.

Movies, huh? Well, I'm not gonna turn down a compliment like that.

[arsenic_alone]

Well, drop an announcement when you figure that out so I can stop restraining Chase.

... You haven't dug them out of the history files yet? Seven total. And one television series, since the animated one shouldn't have existed. Couple about the captains following you, too. You're a lecherous hump when you get older, according to those.

[captains]

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[arsenic_alone]

Just calling them like I see them, Captain. It didn't really seem to do you any good, either. There was... once or twice, but then they either tried to kill you or they wanted relationships which you seemed to have an aversion to. Tended to pretty thoroughly alienate your female audience, too.

[captains]

Well, ten thousand apologies to my female audience if I wasn't aware my life was on their viewscreen. Can't work out if you're three fries short or if Desai is just majorly fucked up.

[arsenic_alone]

Facts are facts. You deserve fair warning that your actions probably will (or did? This time warp is twisted.) show up on the silver screen.

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You still have french fries?

[captains]

What's a French fry? It's just a saying. Means I think you're crazy.

[arsenic_alone]

It's a saying in this century too. Comes from fast food meals. French fries are strips of potato fried in oil and covered in salt. The full saying is "You're a few fries short of a Happy Meal", a Happy meal being a selection of foods in a smiling box for children, including french fries. You might be able to get the kitchen to materialize you some.

[captains]

Believe me when I say our replicators aren't hi-qual enough to handle "materializing" fried anything. I might try and buy some next time I'm planetside, though.

[arsenic_alone]

Depending on where you get them, they can be decent. If you want the real experience I suggest Mc Donald's or Burger King.

[captains]

Okay, so I just looked those up, and d'you know how many McDonalds there are in this city? Why would we even need that many? History is so insane.

[arsenic_alone]

Sounds about right. It really doesn't surprise me that the fat corporate morons want a monopoly on fast food in other worlds too. Tch. They're just out to leech as much money as possible from the enthralled masses.

[captains]

...Yeah, okay, I'm way out of my depth in this conversation. I mean, "using money" is still a little weird to me, let alone uh, transnational corporate gain.

[demonslay]

I'll just add it to your tab.

[arsenic_alone]

At least you have the balls to recognize and admit it, unlike some people I know. You people just sort of work for the love of the job, right? When we get to that point in society, there will be much rejoicing. Until then, however, we petty shmucks demand recompense for our goods and services.