genessia | A Much Needed Talk [CLOSED]

Who: Kirk and Spock
Where: Star Trekless House
When: Morning of December 10
What: The aftermath of the AU event
Other ~~for when I inevitably forget~~: Spock is back to his usual Vulcan self

[Spock had woken up this morning at Winter - with Winter - and while he fully remembers how he got there, he has zero idea what prompted him to act so differently for the past week. He's not quite sure what he's supposed to do now (or if Winter even actually likes him), but he knows one thing for sure: Kirk knows all about what was going on (he'd even encouraged him when he had to know something was up!), and he was very much unaffected by whatever it was that hit him and Winter both. So really the only thing to do is confront him about it to get all of the facts.

It's bright and early when he arrives back home. He's messed with his hair so it's not quite so human, but he's going to have to wash it to get all the product out of it if he wants to get it back to normal. He's not sure if Kirk is up, but he doesn't find himself caring. He loudly raps on the door 3 times.]

Jim, are you awake? I have a matter of utmost importance I need to discuss with you.

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[Well crap, he'd actually bought that. Winter had actually said that he hadn't made her uncomfortable so that's really not the bigger issue here.

Meaning he has no idea how to proceed and it would be a hell of a lot easier to keep calm if he hadn't just been through a week of emotional hell.]

We both stated that we had not been ourselves for the past week. I told her that I would not have progressed things as quickly were I me and that I hoped that I did not make her uncomfortable.

She claimed that I did not and that the blame was to be shared.

All of that sounds normal.

[The brows come back down. Which means that Spock is being intentionally evasive about the real issue here. Maybe Jim can prod it out of him. He's good at that.]

So is that the story you're going to go with, or are you going to be straight with me? Seriously, Spock, what's really going on here.

Nothing of importance; I am fine.

[Oof, that was a blunder if ever there were one. Contradicting his previous argument and using the word "fine," which he never uses. Gotta cover that up quick.]

Or rather, the issue does not concern you. [A beat.] I should go change.

[What a compelling argument. He's still in yesterday's clothes, after all.]

[Fine? The hell he is. He still can't figure out the issue that's got Spock as worked up as all this. It must be something pretty serious if even he's showing this much emotion--]

[...Oh. Ohhhhhhhhhh. Okay. He gets it now. That means prodding it out of him had been the wrong approach.]

Hold up, just...

[Instinctively he reaches for Spock's shoulder, but stops. No, don't touch the sensitive Vulcan, they hate that. His hands go up as if to show he's unarmed.]

...Take the day off. Catch your breath. I'll make sure they get a sub to cover your classes today. Sound good?

[Spock instinctively takes a step back when Kirk's hand comes up. In all the years they've known each other, he's never done that before. Yeah, he'd say his cover is officially blown.

Still, he opens his mouth to deny it, but honestly? He could really use the rest. In his normal state he would go to work anyway, but at this point he really needs to process things if talking to Kirk is putting him on edge. He hates admitting this weakness, but Kirk doesn't seem to be passing any judgement and he really does need to sort everything out so that he can deal with it, and the only way he can do that is some extensive meditation.

After a moment of internal deliberation, he gives a curt nod.]

Thank you, Jim.

[This will be his first day off in he doesn't even know how long.

Oh god, Kirk had let him go to work in his altered state, hadn't he? He'll have some explaining to do when he goes back.]

[Okay, good. This time Jim made the right call. Captain status reaffirmed.]

Don't mention it. And...sorry I didn't give you better advice. It was nice to see you happy for a change. Thought you deserved it.

[Who was he to mess that up? Irresponsible, he supposes, he wasn't counting on the aftermath being so severe. But for a Vulcan, he supposes it would be. He'll just have to do better in the future.]

[In the meantime, Mr. Kirk is going to have to disappoint a classful of eager college girls who were looking forward to Dr. Spock and his sexy new glasses.]

[Spock hadn't considered his happiness to be the motivator behind Kirk's decision to encourage him last week. It explained quite a bit, though he hadn't realized that Kirk thought that he was unhappy.]

Simply because I do not outwardly display it does not mean that I am not content here. While I would prefer to be back aboard the Enterprise, life here is adequate and I am learning much.

[He does feel a little bad for snapping at him now. He was just trying to be a real bro.]

[Not really what he meant, but if Spock isn't going to bring up Uhura, then Kirk's not going to rip open old wounds and toss salt on them. So he just nods faintly, yeah, totally, he gets it, real bro right here.]

Good. We're figuring this out, no matter how long it takes.

[He points at Spock, to show he's dedicated to this. He'd rather be back on the Enterprise too, but that doesn't mean he's ready to flop down and sulk until the spirits kick him out again.]

See you after classes.

[He ducks under the strap of his duffel bag and stuffs his house keys into his pocket before heading out.]

[Don't mess with his stuff while he's gone.]

A Much Needed Talk [CLOSED]

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