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[mouth_breather]

[It's only been a few days, so Kirk hasn't given up on his daily routine. Wake up, head outside, tap at his comm badge. It chirps.]

Scotty, come in.

[Nothing. Another tap, another chirp.]

Could sure use a pick up right about now.

[Still nothing. One more tap.]

Spock.

[NO ONE IS THERE, KIRK. He tips his head back, staring up at the sky. Yeah, he kind of expected as much, given that this whole song and dance didn't work the last two times either. But he's still got to try. He hunches a little as a cold wind seems to slice right through him, then turns to walk briskly down the street. Maybe he'll put some of that money to use and buy a decent coat and some winter clothes.]

Comments

[flocks_angel]

It matters...trust me.

[Dean has so far been the only person she's been honest about it with and he had to earn that. Kirk found out by lucky chance as far as she's concerned.]

[She raises a skeptical brow.]

...What did they mix him with?

[mouth_breather]

I don't think they mixed with anything. It's just their race.

[Technically, Spock is half-human, but he looks so damn Vulcan that no one could ever know unless they were told.]

Guess that's not the case in your world, huh?

[flocks_angel]

[Landing back on a branch in the tree, she shook her head. She wasn't volunteering anything though.]

That's weird.

And he's not with you?

[mouth_breather]

Nah.

[He gives his head a faint shake.]

Hasn't woken up here, so out of the crew I command, it's just me so far.

[She still seems a little wary, and he can respect that.]

Jim Kirk, by the way.

[flocks_angel]

[Watching him warily, Angel seems content to stay where she is and study him.

He doesn't seem like a threat so that's something.]

Angel.

[A name that was more than fitting for her.]

[mouth_breather]

Angel, huh? That's a pretty name.

[He's not sure if he should coax her down or not. The thugs seem to be gone, at least, but she's probably safer up there and out of reach than with him.]

That was pretty brave, standing up to those guys like that.

[flocks_angel]

They aren't so tough. The only scary ones haven't been around lately.

[Considering Bison and his goons couldn't fly yet, she felt safe in the air. But Jackie had been terrifying.]

You got the worse of it though.

[mouth_breather]

This?

[He brushes a thumb over a swollen spot on his cheek. It hurts like hell, but he just sniffs.]

Nah. This kind of thing used to happen a lot back home. Bar fights and all.

[He's grown up since then...at least, he likes to think so...but he does seem to be a magnet for taking a pounding.]

[flocks_angel]

[She doesn't mean to dip, but sometimes it happens. She sees a flash of a bar fight, then talking with an older man...she didn't understand it all, but she knew enough.]

You got another chance, didn't you. To leave home and start fresh...must be nice.

[mouth_breather]

[Kirk doesn't quite get it. As far as he knows, she's talking about his presence in Genessia.]

If you call being hijacked off of your ship and stranded on a strange planet, I guess. Sure, why not.