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'You've reached the voice mail of Jim Kirk. If this is an emergency, hit the pound key to deliver your message via the speaker. As long as I've got my comm with me, I'll hear it. If this is about a class assignment, press one. If this is regarding the location of any of my crew, press two.
If this is Spock questioning my orders to relax every once in a while, wait for exactly 43 seconds, press your thumb to the screen, and speak the secret passwords: 'It's okay to relax every now and then because I trust my captain, as a friend, to know what's good for me.'
...
Did you do it? Now just press 2, it would have got you the same results.'
BEEP!
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Date: 2017-12-16 02:56 am (UTC)It's not that I'm just looking for flings. It's that I'm not going to abuse my position as captain by romancing my crew members, and I don't think I'd handle a long-distance five-plus-year relationship all that well.
[He's matured over the years. Granted, it's been gradual, but he isn't going to bang two Caitians at the same time anymore.]
[...Okay, well, he might if they approached him and offered, but it's not like he's running after anything in a skirt that smiles at him anymore.]
That said, it's probably too soon to get exclusive with her. Slow it down a bit, just enjoy spending time with her for now.
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Date: 2017-12-16 04:33 am (UTC)He frowns at Kirk's choice of words.]
Wait do you think that that's what it was between Uhura and I? An abuse of my power? Because if you don't then you shouldn't see a problem with dating a crew member. Starfleet doesn't forbid it.
[He shakes his head at the second part.]
No, I know enough not to rush into it and ask her to go steady with me tomorrow. I just want to make sure this isn't about, you know, primal urges. I know that's a common thing.
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Date: 2017-12-16 04:57 am (UTC)[He never thought he'd find the day where he missed Spock's rational thoughts and logic. Holy hell.]
No, calm your bangs. This has nothing to do with you and Uhura. I don't even know how long you were together before we were assigned to the Enterprise.
[Because they were both so damn tight-lipped about their relationship. He needs to get this conversation back on track.]
Yyyyeah...yeah, it's common. And probably a good idea not to get too primal.
[Because when this wears off, Kirk would NOT like to be strangled by Vulcan strength a second time.]
Wait at least a month for that, if you want this to be a serious relationship at some point.
[That should be safe.]
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Date: 2017-12-16 06:10 am (UTC)Exactly! You never thought anything bad of it when it was she and me, even though I outranked her before we boarded the Enterprise. Besides, we're not on the Enterprise now. No reason you couldn't see someone here.
[But back on point.]
A month seems reasonable. Allows for several dates to make sure that we actually gel well but not so many that we already feel as if we're in a relationship.
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Date: 2017-12-16 06:41 am (UTC)[He's idly reaching back and tracing a finger over the pattern of his headboard. See? That's how much he doesn't care about his own romances, even if they do dress up as Sexy Abraham Lincoln for Halloween.]
Anyway, sounds like you're on the right track. You good?
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Date: 2017-12-16 06:50 am (UTC)He nods his head and pulls himself to his feet.]
Yeah, I'm going to head to bed. Thanks for talking.
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Date: 2017-12-16 06:54 am (UTC)[Which is the weirdest part, come to think of it. They don't really sit down and talk like this. Ever. The closest they got to opening up to each other was Kirk forcing Spock to deal with the death of his mother and destruction of the planet Vulcan. This conversation has far fewer punches to the face, which Jim appreciates.]
[After a moment of thought, he jerks his chin.]
Spock. ...This was fun. We should do it more often.
['When you're back to normal' is the unspoken fragment.]
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Date: 2017-12-16 07:43 am (UTC)Spock looks down at him and actually genuinely smiles.]
I'd like that. I'd like that a lot.