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Kirk went rummaging through his desk the moment Landel mentioned the "reward" in the drawer, but unless "Portal Ring" was some obtuse term for the metal circle which held the two keys which locked his drawer and the door to their room, there wasn't anything worth noting. (Although he had forgotten about the power packs in there, and quickly
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Knock knock, hello Mr. Alien! Carter bounced eagerly on the balls of his feet, waiting to be admitted.
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ZEX got himself dressed as Kirk took his leave, and he spent a few moments just enjoying his uniform. It never ceased to soothe him at night - something real from his world, something permanent. It may have been altered to fit him, but it was still proof that he was who he thought he was. He'd take what he could get at this point.
A shame that his Captain hadn't contacted him after all... he'd been foolish to believe that he'd come back after all.
A knock at his door caught his attention, and he went to go open it. Perhaps his thoughts had called him back to him? But no, it was Carter, of course it was Carter. His Captain was dead, after all.
"Hello again," ZEX said, trying to smile.
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Carter set his radio and flashlight on the bed nearby so he could keep his hands free and not drop things all over the place like he'd been doing on the way here. He held up the book as if it was some important treasure he'd just found.
"Look at this!" he said eagerly, and waited expectantly for ZEX to respond.
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"Yes, this is my official uniform." ZEX ran his hands over his medals... they felt strange to his human fingers, but at least he knew them. "I may be retired, but I always feel more at home with it on." One of the few things here from the galaxy as he knew it, after all.
ZEX blinked, curious, as Carter held up the book. "What do you have there, human?"
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