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[winscenario]

Hello to everyone. My name is James T. Kirk, to those of you I haven't met yet.

[ The background of his room is neat and tidy, and so is he. He looks much more like himself now, particularly after a few nights of fairly decent sleep, and some time to get his thoughts back in order about the end of that mission. Anyway, this isn't necessarily a social message, so he moves along. ]

Back in my world, I'm Captain of a starship, and I'm very used to space travel, and just generally living in space. It's not too dissimilar from how things are on this station, all things considered.

I realize there are a lot of people here who aren't familiar with space travel, or only are familiar with the concept itself, mostly from movies and stories. But we are all here, for a seemingly indeterminate amount of time, and I believe it's critical that everyone on this station has at least the most basic knowledge of the science behind space travel, and how to adapt your life to space.

I know many of you are still recovering from our first mission, [ He says, tone more solemn. ] And I understand if some of you don't want to have to worry about more things yet. That's fine, we all need our own time to get our heads back on straight. But we really don't know how long this lull might last, and while we all should use that time to do some R&R, we might not have much time to further adapt to our predicament before we're thrown into another unpredictable situation.

That said, I'm going to set up some classes. We're starting with basics, and if more people want to join in later, I can look into starting a second class from that basic level again. For now it's nothing concrete or defined. I'm setting up a first session tomorrow at 2PM, at the mess hall. I'll be there for a few hours for those who want to come by, ask questions, share what you might've learned here so far with the rest of the group.

Others who are familiar with space travel and want to join me as tutors, I'll happily accept the help. If there's enough interest, I'll look into actual structured lessons, teaching materials, and a decent place on the station to hold these lessons. So if this is something you might be interested in, please let me know here, of just show up tomorrow. [ He smiles. ] I'll be glad to see you there.

[ With that he leans over to end the feed, not without a parting greeting and a small salute. ] Kirk out.


(( ooc: since I'm probably not putting up a log for this first lesson, feel free to go for action during the lesson the following day by having your character pop by! ))

Comments

[winscenario]

Ah. [ He chuckles a little at that. ] Showing off was never my intention. And yes, please do. Whoever has any knowledge of space travel, I'd love for them to join me.

[spoilers]

[ She answers with a low chuckle of her own. ] Maybe that's a natural skill of its own.

I've spent most of my life in space. And the rest of it travelling through time.

[winscenario]

Why, thank you. Always good to know I'm naturally full of myself.

[ He kids, of course. ]

Well, time travel is a whole other thing entirely. Tends to give me a headache. I'll leave that one to you if it ever comes up.

[spoilers]

It isn't the worst quality.

In my experience, they often went hand-in-hand. The trouble you can get into arriving on the right planet in the wrong year.

[ Trouble that might not always be unintentional. ]

[winscenario]

Sounds like an even bigger headache than the ones I'm dealing with. I've had one tangential experience with time travel and honestly, I'm good.

[ For the rest of his life. Literally. Please let him live in his linear timeline, he'll be very happy for it. ]

[spoilers]

Oh, you're missing out. [ There's a soft, delighted chuckle. ]

So you spent all your time cooped up on a ship, living one day after the next?

[winscenario]

You make it sound horribly tedious, when you put it like that, [ He says, teasing. ]

I lived on Earth for a good portion of my life, actually. My mom and I moved to a colony briefly while I was younger, she was a scientist and it was her new post. Then we got back to Earth, and I joined Starfleet Academy when I was twenty-two. Now, I travel from place to place, visiting different planets and stations during our mission. Granted, we have long stretches of time where we're just traveling, but there's always plenty to keep us entertained, both inside and outside the ship.

[spoilers]

[ With amusement, ] You mean it isn't?

[ If they're sharing, she supposes she can return the favor. To a degree. ]

I also spent awhile on Earth. I guess you could say I grew up there, in a sense. I went to university in an entirely different century, on the moon. Most of the years after were spent chasing my husband across time and space. We caught up with each other occasionally, including a very memorable night on Darillium. One stretch of linear time I wouldn't mind repeating. My time ended in The Library, and it also began again, until my arrival here.

[winscenario]

Not to me. I find it very exciting, actually.

[ But yes, he can imagine it must sound very monotonous and repetitive to someone who time travels regularly. ]

See, that all twists my head around, [ He laughs lightly. ] But I get it, sort of. I think. Different kinds of adventures we've had, I feel like.

[spoilers]

Life's always more fun when it's exciting.

[ A philosophy she'd lived (and died) by. But then, she'd always known she had to squeeze as much living as she could into what time she had, and she'd always felt her time winding down. ]

It's all perfectly straightforward, sweetie. [ But she laughs, too. ] I suppose I do have something of an unfair advantage, having lived it.

[ Being a child of Time. A little of both. ]

We could always compare stories.

[winscenario]

There is absolutely nothing about the jumbled mess that is time travel that's straightforward. Not to your average boring human living on a linear timeline.

[ AKA him. She would see it differently, of course, but it's all down to experience after all. ]

If you'd like, I'm always up for sharing stories. I'd love to hear some of yours. That is, if you have the time. [ Ha ha. He's hilarious. ]

[spoilers]

[ She simply hums in acquiescence. ]

You know, for the first time in ages, I have as much time as I want.

[winscenario]

Strange to hear you put it that way, but you're not wrong. Especially in your case.

[ He can only imagine how weird it must be for her, though. ]

I'll be looking forward to seeing you at the lessons, then.

[spoilers]

[ She isn't racing an emptying hourglass, nor is she caught in the timeless construct of The Library. There's just time, stretching forward, with an unclear endpoint. For the first time in her life, she feels like she might be able to stop running. And he thinks it sounds strange. ]

I wouldn't miss it.