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who: Jim Kirk & close CR
what: a small get-together, and Jim introducing Victor to his friends
when: April 20th
where: a holosuite simulation of the Enterprise
warnings: none expected!

[ Jim's been in the Quarantine for a year now. Plenty of time to make connections, and establish a solid circle of friends that he cares for, trusts and relies on.

Granted, nothing's perfect. Plenty of people have come and gone. A number of names come to mind, too many people who left that he misses dearly. But the people he has here now, he cherishes them immensely. They're important to him, and some of them he'd almost consider family.

And Victor has mentioned more than once that he'd like to meet his friends. Jim's not keeping their relationship secret by any means, and after a month of going steady, he knows for sure how important Victor is to him, and that he'll be an important part of his life for as long as they're both in the Quarantine. So, it seems like the perfect time to set up a little get-together and invite his friends so he can introduce them to Victor.

Finding a place is a little tricky at first, because his loft is still inaccessible due to the flood, and it's not like he's gonna ask Victor to do it at his place. Beverly offers the perfect suggestion, though, and so Jim sets up one of the holosuites with his Enterprise program. Once arriving at the holosuites downtown and stepping inside, everyone will get to walk through a few of the various corridors of his ship, but the simulation is still fairly limited, and there's only so many areas one can visit. The small party itself is happening on the bridge, which would likely be the most inadequate location if this happened to be the real Enterprise. Seen as it isn't, though, no harm done.

There are a few snacks and sweets for people to help themselves to, plenty of drinks to go around (alcoholic and otherwise), and Jim has gone with a selection of old pop and rock music to be playing quietly in the background. It's not much, but it's really a very informal thing. His main purpose here —and he'll be going around the party making sure it happens— is to introduce Victor to his friends. ]

(( ooc: I'll be going around tossing Jim at people, possibly with Victor tagging along, but everyone's more than free to take this as an open log, so set up your own starters and tag around to your heart's content! ))

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I didn't really go to high school, but yeah. It's apparently a thing in most places.

Apparently, though I don’t understand why.

[ A shrug] There are things you can learn from texts or by doing them yourself.

I'm not sure, either. Storybrooke does fine without one. [That's because until recently, no kid was hold enough to fall under the high school range]

That's just school. I'm guessing you didn't have one where you're from?

No, there wasn't one. Depending on the planet, people learn by working--or if you're lucky to leave, you maybe able to go to an area that offers such things.

Hard to believe, but you do tend to learn more from practice than theory.

How did you get into fixing ships?

Exactly. [Or if your livelihood depended on it.]

Didn't start out fixing ships. I was a scavenger before. Had to. [She says it casually, but there is a bit of distance in her voice. Not a great thing to talk about, but not bad either. It's part of her history--how she came to be who she was now.]

Learned what parts were valuable and how much food I could get for them. Started tinkering with things, learning how to make things work again through trial and error.

So it was a progression sort of thing. Still, that's pretty impressive that you went from scrapper to mechanic just by tinkering around. Not everyone has that kind of skill.

Well...progression motivated by survival. You got paid more if your items were in working condition, or if you made them into someone new.

That sounds like a harsh, but very effective way of learning. I feel it’s something you end up enjoying, that’s even better.

Harsh is an understatement.

[Cruel was what it was, but she didn't want to get into it. Though, there was no use in hiding the bitter tone in her voice.]

It provided something else to focus on rather than the situation. It...eventually became fun, once I treated it as a puzzle that I wanted to solve.

I like that. It’s the same with me: if I think of something in terms of science, it’s more enjoyable.

Then aside from science, what else do you like to do? [And aside from spending time with Jim.]

Reading, puzzles, playing chess, building models, drawing, cooking. All kinds of things.

Models?

[That kind of piqued her interest a little.]

Models of buildings or..?

[Or other things? She doesn't know, but she is a bit curious to find out. As for cooking, it made her realize that she never actually saw Jim cook. They always did take out meals or something along those lines.]

Just cooking? Or cooking and baking? I haven't done much in either area.

Models of planes, cars, ships... Our space ships aren’t nearly as advanced as the Enterprise, but I like those models, too.

Sure. Baking, cooking, barbecue. I find it relaxing.

Sounds like you have a bit of a theme going on. How long does it normally take to finish one?

[She's only seen one in passing, and it was in a store and looked intriguing, but she never put one together.]

I tried to bake a cake once--a small one, and it wasn't as relaxing as you made it sound. The measurements were....confusing.

Depends. I try to pick the most complex ones, but I used to have insomnia and so I’d end up doing them to pass the time. It take so me longer these days since I have less free time.

I imagine they are for a first-timer. You get the hang of it after a while.

Used to? What changed?

[Because, there are nights where she can't sleep. She can't get her mind to wind down and meditating can help, but not enough for her to get sleep.]

We'll see, I haven't tried anything like that. It's been a few months, but I don't have a reason to bake.

James. It's easier for me to relax with him around.

[He nods in understanding] I guess I wouldn't either if I didn't have a young girl in the house. And James has a sweet tooth, too.

Ah, I thought you meant something else. [Because, of course James helped him relax. Being around someone you like--someone that likes you back and to have something that meaningful would calm anyone down. At least that's what Rey thinks.

Though, the mention of a young girl makes her nod her head a little, trying to recall if Jim ever mentioned anything like that. It didn't quite ring a bell for her, but maybe the alcohol was making it hard to recall that specific information.]

Does he ask you to bake constantly or only when both of them want something sweet?

I try to keep things at a healthy middle. We cook together when we can, but sweets only once in a while as a treat.

[That only brings go mind Jim asking or maybe pleading with something sweet, and the thought of him doing that is enough to make her chuckle.] That sounds nice--though, I imagine it might be hard to say to both of them when they're asking you to bake something sweet.

It can be sometimes, but since they’re the ones cooking too, I don’t mind it as much.

[A pause, and his lips move up in a smile] Are you wanting me to make you something?

Me? No, no. [There's a shake of her head and a faint smile coming across her face.]

I was just curious, since I only see Jim at work or when we're running together. [Or movie nights, which may be far and few between, which was fine.]

I guess you guys keep pretty busy, huh? Do you enjoy working with him?

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