( open ) the day is bright and fair

[winscenario]

who: James T. Kirk & YOU!
what: general out and about for the month.
when: August (please specify when during the month you're tagging him!)
where: all over
warnings: none for the moment; will edit if need be


I ▹ PERIMETER GUARD ▹ SHUTTLE WORK

[ After the mission, getting the shuttle up and running, not to mention cleaning her up all nice and proper so she's ready for use again, is Jim's priority, and it's a project he throws himself into with vested interest and dedication. While the shuttle still works, there's a lot that needs repairing or even outright replacing, not to mention the overall old and worn aspect of both the interior and the exterior.

Despite this, Jim looks excited rather than bothered or tired, as he fumbles around the makeshift shuttle bay set up at the perimeter guard. Sounds of clinking and clattering around come from the area, and he can be found throughout the month working on several different aspects of the shuttle, from control panels to the shuttle exterior— repainting the outside completely, installing a more complete and advanced navigation system and flight controls, or he may just be found disappearing halfway into one of the panels beneath the dashboard, fumbling around with wiring and circuitry. If he hears someone approaching, he'll stick an arm out, gesturing vaguely towards a pen-shaped handheld device. ]

Hand me that laser cutter over there?

II ▹ CITY STREETS & OUTSKIRTS ▹ BIKE RIDE

[ In the midst of what starts to feel like a very good month, Jim gets a really nice surprise one of the days he gets to the perimeter guard: there, waiting for him, is an all too familiar bike— not just any bike either, but a peculiar engraving on the side of the leather seat lets him know that this exact bike used to belong to his father.

It's only natural that he takes especially good care of it, tuning it up and cleaning it until it's spotless and shiny, then promptly takes it out for a few spins during the next few weeks. From the city center to the outskirts where he won't find nearly as much traffic, he can be found just about anywhere, both riding the bike or taking a break somewhere, leaning comfortably against the seat as he sips on some juice or enjoys a tasty ice cream. Feel free to approach or even ask him to take you for a ride, if you happen to know him (or even if you don't, really). ]

III ▹ COMMUNAL APARTMENTS ▹ MOVING

[ Another change in Jim's life happens to be something he and Bones had been talking about, and finally now they've managed to find a place they both like and can afford (not that money's a problem for them, with both earning well and saving up the majority of what they earn). During the first two weeks of the month especially, Jim will be spending some time boxing up things and getting them ready for the move. They don't have a whole lot in their apartment here, and some of the lighter boxes he chooses to carry to their new home on his own. He'll smile at anyone he crosses paths with, daring to offer playfully to people he happens to know. ]

I'll accept a helping hand, if you've got the time.

IV ▹ ANYWHERE ▹ WILDCARD

[ Jim is nothing if not both active and sociable, so throughout the month it's not difficult to find him in several spots, be them bars and coffeeshops, parks, grocery stores, and even the hospital when he's coming over to meet up with Bones.

He also feels the shift of the city when the strange outbreak sweeps the Quarantine and causes some random cases of memory loss. It is, sadly, something he's not unfamiliar with, but more than his insight on their mission beyond the walls and sharing some details he happens to remember, he finds himself overall useless in finding a resolution or a cure. He will, however, try to help anyone who happens to be affected by the outbreak. ]

Comments

[realimperfect]

I think I've given enough of those in the past few months to Daedalus alone. [ Granted, Donov and Daedalus probably deserved them a bit more than poor Bones. The good doctor just didn't know who he was getting involved with back on the Eluvio, and here... even if he hadn't remembered her, he and Kirk had already endeared themselves on her and there was no backpedaling from there. Well.. maybe, but they both would have had to have done some convincing.

Either way, she's glad for the offered ride back - she's beginning to feel her oats a little bit, thanks to a long while of being sick and lacking decent rest it feels as though it's time to settle in for the night or at least take a nap, and a nod follows in short order. ]

I'll try, at any rate, if only to let you avoid the minor inconvenience of having to track down someone else who will deal with you.

For now, though, I think a little rest on my couch would do me the most good.

[winscenario]

[ For better or worse, Bones does have some practice in handling rash and hotheaded people who will leap into danger without thinking twice of it. Jim is a repeat offender in that aspect, but really, plenty of people on their crew are like that. Most aren't quite as dramatic as Jim, but even Spock, who's supposed to be the embodiment of logic and complete lack of emotion, is just as given to flights of rashness and impulsiveness. ]

Hey, it's no minor inconvenience. I'll never find anyone like Bones again, he's a catch. [ Also, you know, he spoils Jim rotten and he loves that. ]

Alright, then. I'll drop you off at your place. [ He takes his seat on the bike again, nodding behind him. ] Hop on.

[realimperfect]

Well, people are generally a bit too unique to replace in full, but, I'm sure you'd have no trouble catching anyone else if there was ever a need. [ That's her own weird version of a compliment, here, but in reality there's no way she'd encourage him to move on. If anything, she'd probably kick him (literally or figuratively) back to Bones if there was ever a need. In all reality Re-L's never been one to become involved with other people's problems, couple's problems, but...

Well, to be fair, there wasn't a lot of that in her home dome anyway. ]

I'd appreciate it. [ She settles behind him again, adjusting a little bit to make sure she's situated well enough to not feel off balance. Her arms weave their way back around him in short order, resisting a tired urge to rest her chin somewhere to try and doze - ]

I can't wait until I feel normal again, honestly. That has to be the worst part of all of this.

[winscenario]

Maybe so, but they wouldn't be Bones. [ And Jim has never been one to take substitutes in his life; he certainly wouldn't in this particular case. He loves Bones and he can't even think about moving on, for better or worse. Because here, he knows all too well how either or both of them might leave from one day to the next, but he knows that won't change how he feels.

Revving up the engine, he lets out a laugh at her last words. ] Oh, trust me, Re-L. You may be a lot of things, but you're definitely not normal.

[ He means it as a compliment, of course. Once he's sure she's holding onto him properly, he kicks up the stand, then starts them fast down the road and back towards the city center. ]

[realimperfect]

Mmn.. I know what you mean. [ Just as she could spend time with other people, but none were exactly what she knew she was probably looking for. Either way, it's not worth bringing up in front of Jim, talking about things that deep right about now would be nothing but trouble. She's a bit tired and worn, which is why the thought to agree in such a way even occurred, but now...

Well, she's probably going to just keep her mouth shut. ]

I don't know whether to thank you or punch you. But... Considering you're driving I'll refrain either way.