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It is. I'm glad I shared this with you.

[his fingers slide up to brush through the man's hair. He's going to practice his optimism and just enjoy this moment. Being happy like this is so foreign and wonderful, he refuses to let himself ruin it]

So am I. [ He nuzzles a little against Victor's neck. ]

Not just the lab. About your brother too. [ His lips quirk into a slight smile. ] And you playing the violin.

[his lips also move into a smile] I haven't done that in a very long time. Singing or playing music. But I wanted to make you smile, so...

[he concludes with a shrug]

It's not that hard for you to make me smile, though.

[ Victor's sweet, thoughtful, a little romantic too... despite being a little out of depth here, he still manages pretty well. ]

You say that like the lack of difficulty would stop me from trying.

No, nor should it.

[ He pulls away, kissing Victor briefly. ] I like making you smile, too.

[he purrs against the man's lips, squeezing him close] You do it well.

Thank you. It's one of my many unique talents.

[ He winks playfully at Victor, grinning lopsidedly. ] So, if you're keeping your place like this, maybe we could head out, and I'll show you the Enterprise?

[ Since he'll want to come back here and dork around the lab, poking at things and taking pictures. ]

Yeah. I'm looking for a house anyway, so I'll just leave it like this. [and whoever inherits the place will get a surprise. He lights up, grinning]

Yes. I'd love to see it.

[and be a dork and poke around. He doesn't have a camera, but he'll sketch everything]

[ Jim nods and slowly untangles himself from Victor, catching his hands again. He looks the doctor up and down, eyebrow raising. ]

Do you want to change first, or...

[ Jim doesn't mind either way, but Victor does look like he literally just stepped out of the Frankenstein movie. ]

[he touches one of the buttons on his lab coat, smiling] Okay. Give me a minute.

[or a few minutes. Either way, he switches out to more modern clothes. He's left the top button undone, exposing a bit of his collar bone. Victor catches James's eyes, smiling]

Better?

[ Jim's breath catches a little in his throat when Victor steps back out in more modern clothes, grin widening as he makes his way over to him. ]

Much... much better.

[ A fingertip traces down the collar of his shirt, just barely grazing over his collarbone before pulling away. He reaches down for Victor's hand and tugs him along towards the door. ]

Come on, then. We gotta head out to the city center.

[he smiles, squeezing the man's hand and following. That brush of fingertips on his skin has him grinning like crazy. He built his lab for James and now he gets to see a space ship. This is the best date ever]

[ It certainly is exciting, and Jim's just as eager to show Victor the holoprojection of the Enterprise as he had been about seeing his lab. Weaving their fingers together, Jim leads the way downtown, a little closer to the hospital, finally stopping in front of a small, nondescript door with the Starfleet insignia on it.

Stepping inside, they'll find themselves on what looks like a corridor of the Enterprise-D. Jim leads them to the only door there, selecting the program he wants, then inputting his command code.

He glances at Victor, smiling excitedly. ] Ready?

[he pauses at the insignia. It's an interesting design and he memorizes it to put down on paper later.

His anticipation is very high by the time they get to that door. The excitement from James rubs off on him]

Absolutely.

[ Jim has his own pin insignia here in the Quarantine, actually, but he doesn't even realize he hasn't shown that to Victor yet. ]

Great. [ His eyes glint excitedly, and he finally opens the door. They step through and onto one of the corridors of his Enterprise. It's deserted save for the two of them. ]

[Victor pauses to gape. If his lab was a step into the past, this is a step into the future. He lifts a hand to run it across the wall. He knows that this isn't all of it, but it's still pretty amazing]

[ Jim knows it's a lot to take in for someone who isn't used to it, so he gives Victor a bit of time to ease into it. Eventually he steps closer, settling a hand on his back and gently guiding him along the hallway and towards the door leading out to the bridge. ]

[he lets James guide him along to the bride. He's probably going to get a crink in his neck from how he's trying to look at absolutely everything along the way]

You should close your eyes, [ He suggests with a smile. ] More impressive that way.

[ Once Victor does as he asks, Jim opens the door, carefully leading him into the bridge. He stops him right next to the Captain's chair, making sure the viewscreen is turned on and showing a view of what would be the space outside the ship. ]

Whenever you're ready.

[he quirks an eyebrow but does as he's told, closing his eyes and letting James lead him through the ship. He opens his eyes, and his jaw drops. He's looked up at the stars all the time, but this is different: they surround him.

His breath stops as he marvels, his hand on the captain's chair. Slowly he turns back to James]

I don't often say this, but I think it fits: this is awesome.

[ Jim smiles, eyes glinting with pure delight at Victor's reaction. He was expecting nothing short of awe and amazement, and he's absolutely not disappointed by the look on Victor's face. ]

Yes, yes it is.

[ He's proud of his baby, alright? Even if technically she's crashed in Altamid back home, and he's currently a shipless Captain. Details. ]

You can look around all you like.

[he starts wandering around, running his fingers over the screens and instruments. He feels like he stepped inside a science fiction movie. Eventually Victor makes his way back to James, reaching for the captain's hand]

So this place... It's the piece of your home you love the most, like my lab is for me. Is that right?

[ He smiles when Victor reaches for his hand at first, though his smile wavers at the question. He's missed his ship terribly, even before coming here. Granted, there's a new one being built, but Jim knows it would've been months before it was ready. ]

That's right, yes.

[he squeezes the man's hand, lifting his hand to brush across James's cheek]

Then I'm honored to be here.

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