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[reversedpolarity]

Just a few more adjustments to the transporters and I believe they'll be fully functional in regards to transdimensional beaming. I apologize if I've seemed a bit absent as of late - between catching up on the paperwork left over from the virus and working on this project I've been a bit busy. If I've missed anything, would anyone care to fill me in?

Comments

[andthehat]

--And that's an absolutely lovely hairdo miss. Hm? [ turns around to look at Scotty ] Yes! I did.

[reversedpolarity]

Thing is, Captain, he's on duty at the moment, an' it'll be a while before he can leave the bridge. If you want tae hang around a bit...

[What can he do to keep Jack occupied?]

...how about a drink?

[andthehat]

I take it the answer to my next question will be 'No, Jack you can't go on the bridge.' Drinks it is. Lead the way, Scotty.

[reversedpolarity]

Got it in one. C'mon, then. Drinks. Still got a bit o' that rum you sent me.

[andthehat]

Didn't finish it~?

[reversedpolarity]

What, the whole bottle? 'Course not. Got tae save it, yeah? Make it last. When you live on a starship, Captain, gettin' your hands on any sort o' booze... Shore leave's few an' far between, see.

[andthehat]

How far exactly?

[reversedpolarity]

Depends. Whether there's a place tae stop off, what sort o' missions we've been on lately. Been a while since our last one, though. Could use another, I can tell you that much.

[andthehat]

Missions! What's your favorite mission?

[reversedpolarity]

Don't see a lot o' action planetside, me. Spend most o' my time in the engine room.

[andthehat]

Engine rooms get action, right?


What's in an engine room?

[reversedpolarity]

The engine. An' we're not goin' there, we're havin' drinks in my quarters.

[andthehat]

Drinks and THEN we go see the engine.

[reversedpolarity]

We'll see. Drinks first.

[andthehat]

Drinks during!

[reversedpolarity]

No. Definitely not.

[andthehat]

Aw...

[reversedpolarity]

You can have some o' that rum, Captain, but only if you leave my engine room alone while we're drinkin'.

[andthehat]

What if I have rum and then look at the room without touching anything~?

[reversedpolarity]

Alright, but only if you promise not tae touch anything. She's sensitive, my lass. Doesn't like people she doesn't know touchin' her.

[andthehat]

I understand completely!

[reversedpolarity]

[He nods, and then stops, shifting his weight just a bit.]

...engine room first, then?

[andthehat]

I thought we were getting rum first? ...Or there's rum on the WAY to the engine room. Or quite possibly in the engine room.

[reversedpolarity]

Nah, we'll do rum after. Can't appreciate her properly if you've been drinkin'.

[andthehat]

... [ Giving him a look like Scotty made absolutely no sense just now. ]