[video] yet another pretend-this-is-several-hours-post-jump post

[reversedpolarity]

[Hello, ship. Have a Scotsman. A Scotsman who is no longer covered in goo, has had plenty of time getting more familiar than he'd like with the ship's towels, and is feeling marginally better for having had a shower and getting dressed.

Anyone with an ounce of common sense would be wary of using an unknown communications device to contact an unknown group of people who may or may not be responsible for the waking-up-in-goo fiasco, but Scotty's never exactly been known for his common sense.]

I don't suppose anyone'd be interested in tellin' me what's goin' on. [Do you see this angry pout? Do you?] An' if you're no' interested in tellin' me what's goin' on, would you mind directin' me t'the nearest source of a good stiff drink? [Because demanding alcohol from your captors is sure to work, Scotty.]

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Aye, sir. [He nods slightly, before switching over to an encrypted transmission.]

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What can you tell me about the Chief Engineer? I hear he's... [Pardon him while he tries to work out how to say this diplomatically, under the assumption that secure transmissions might not be as secure as he'd like.] I've no' heard much good about him.

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[goldshirt]

Resnik's a tough shell to crack, I can tell you that much. She'll be willing to give you a tour if you can get a hold of her, but for the amount of time she spends in Engineering we don't see much of her.

[a beat.] I wouldn't count on her assistance Mr. Scott.

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[...Oh. She. Alright, then.]

Aye, well, you know how it is, y'get t'workin' an' lose track o' the time... [Pause. Paaause.] But that's no' exactly what you mean, is it?

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[goldshirt]

Not quite, no.

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[reversedpolarity]

Aye, I didn't think so.

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[goldshirt]

It's safe to say that for the most part, we're on our own, Mr. Scott. Get to know your unwilling crew members, that's the only advice I can give you right now.

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Aye, sir. [He doesn't want to ask, but...] How long have you been here?

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[goldshirt]

[blue eyes lift to find Scotty's, and there's a fraction of a pause before he speaks.]

Eight months.

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[His brow furrows at that. If Kirk's not managed to find a way home in eight months, how much hope does that leave him? Although there's something else to consider, too.]

You were still on the Enterprise when I got pulled here. Time dilation between dimensions, d'you think?

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[goldshirt]

Gotta be, Sulu, Uhura and McCoy told me the same thing and they arrived maybe one or two jumps before you.

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An' how long until time catches up an' we're discovered missin', I wonder.

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[goldshirt]

We have no way of knowing.

[because for all they know, it could have happened already]

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They'll search. When they know we've gone. Maybe... [Maybe, through their combined efforts, they can figure something out. Find that way home.]

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[goldshirt]

[Jim nods.]

Why don't you head down to engineering, Scotty? I'll catch up with you later.

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[reversedpolarity]

Aye, sir.

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[goldshirt]

Keep in touch.

Kirk out.