[video]

[jirk]

[Jim's sitting in his suite, wearing his command golds, looking serious as a heart attack. He's leaning forward, one hand braced against the armrest of his chair, the other fiddling with something on the console. Satisfied, he leans back more fully and nods once to the camera.]

Okay, let's get the introductions out of the way first. Name's Jim, Jim Kirk. Captain of the USS Enterprise. I serve in Starfleet in the year 2259 - Starfleet being a space-based armada focused on peaceful exploration and the discovery of new forms of life in the universe.

[There's a slight quirk to his brow, he coughs and then continues with all due charisma,]

I know there's people out there that've been here longer than I have, so I'm asking for your help - and the assistance of anyone willing. We know we're here to fight something, some of you know what and why. While I can understand the reasoning behind keeping that information to allies, I'd like to stress the fact that we're all in this together, regardless of worlds, races or creeds. This isn't something we can or should fight blind. So I'm proposing a broader alliance, a centralized repository of information, and the consideration of a unified front to face whatever's coming.

Additionally, I'm interested in the martial capabilities of the landed foreigners, any contingency plans that have been put in place to deal with the situations we're potentially facing here, and the sorts of scenarios that've been dealt with in the past.

[He exhales a little more sharply than necessary, and then he gives the camera a brief, two-fingered salute.]

Kirk out.



[and edited in after the fact, private to Kyle Rayner.]

We should talk.

Comments

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[jirk]

They don't seem too keen on sharing information.

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[wintershepherd]

I know but if it's a waste of time
then at least it's my time and not someone else's.
I don't have anything else to offer
sorry.

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[jirk]

I didn't say it was a bad idea, don't be so hard on yourself. Good luck, and let me know if you need anything, all right?

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[wintershepherd]

not meaning to be. I'm still not great with typing.
i just meant that people who are smart or who can fight
should do those things if that's where they're most needed.
if I do i'll send it through text since you can't hear me.

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[jirk]

Lost your voice?

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[wintershepherd]

my voice works fine and so does the console camera.
it's more of a user interface problem.

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[jirk]

Come again?

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[wintershepherd]

you couldn't see or hear me when it was on video.
it happens. not many spirits where you're from I guess?
you sound like you're from a sciency place like on tv.

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[jirk]

[Well then.]

Spirits, huh? Can't say we do.

'Sciency'. Something like that.

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[wintershepherd]

don't worry, I'll make up for it.
snowball to the back of the head or something like that

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[jirk]

[eyebrow up.]

I thought spirits wandered around in bedsheets and went 'boo' a lot.

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[wintershepherd]

wrong kind of spirit.
but seriously?
that's old school and not of the cool variety

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[jirk]

There's other kinds?

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[wintershepherd]

the ones with "of". spirit of
and then insert whatever you want.

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[jirk]

Pomegranates.

[Literally the first thing that came to mind, okay? With a line like 'insert anything you want' you should be grateful for the unwitting censorship!!!]

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[wintershepherd]

that'd be marzyana probably. she's a harvest spirit.
if you'd said apples that'd be johnny! he's a great guy, we're friends kind of.

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[jirk]

[Wait, what? Seriously?]

Ok. Space?

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[wintershepherd]

you don't even wanna go there, buddy.
North told me the Man in the Moon is an alien
and the Moon was his spaceship before it broke down.
I'm a spirit and even I'M not sure he wasn't drunk on eggnog.

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[jirk]

['North'+'eggnog'+this kid's entire storybook...]

North what?

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[wintershepherd]

Nicholas St North.
wait for it...

yeah that one.

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[jirk]

That is a seriously unfortunate name.

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[wintershepherd]

are you kidding? it's an awesome name.
way better than his current one.
and definitely more hip than Bunny's
but don't tell him I said that.

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[jirk]

Bunny.

[Oh my god what's happening what's going on h e l p.]

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[wintershepherd]

hey now your console is broken
it's stuck repeating things I'm typing

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[jirk]

Sorry, does 'incredulity' not translate over text?