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[AKA to anyone who's not Ward or Resnik. Scotty's been pretty absent since Strela, not doing much in the way of socializing or... Okay, so he's been more or less completely absent ~~and not at all because the person at the keyboard continues to be brainfried from work~~ on account of being busy. He's not generally good at patient, but he's been trying. Biding his time, working to build a better understanding of Tranquility's engines and power grids. This venture may not have been entirely successful, given the fact that there's a lot that's off-limits. The fact that things are off-limits may not have stopped Scotty from trying to sneak a few peeks anyway.

Currently he's in his quarters, looking a bit disheveled. He's been working. When he speaks, he keeps his voice hushed, as though speaking too loudly is going to somehow mean that a) Ward and Resnik are going to overhear him through the walls of his quarters or b) sense that something's been encrypted against them and find a way to get through the encryption. There's a reason no sends Scotty on missions of extreme subterfuge.]

Is there anyone aboard this ship with prior experience in travelin' between dimensions? I've dabbled in multiversal theory myself, a bit, but without practical understandin'... [He shifts, casts a furtive glance toward his door.] Been considerin' the possibility o' buildin' a proper transporter. T'anyone unfamiliar with the concept, it's a way o' travelin' almost instantaneously from one location t'another. The question... Well. The questions are whether there's materials available, whether it'd be possible t'divert power from nonessential ship functions in order t'power it, if there'd even be way o' keepin' it secret from people who shouldn't know about it... [He pauses, and glances at the door again, like any minute someone's going to come bursting in to drag him away. All this talk of death lately has him a bit jumpy, though he's far too proud to admit it.] Purely as an academic exercise, o' course. Completely hypothetical, wouldn't dream o' actually tryin' it. It'd be entirely too risky.

[There are a lot of things Scotty is good at. Lying is not one of them.]

An' it'd especially be entirely too risky t'actually attempt workin' out transdimensional beamin'. Probably wouldn't even work, anyway. But there's no harm in thinkin' about it, aye? Purely hypothetically, o' course. [Pause.] But if anyone's got detailed information regardin' what happens in the ship's systems during a jump, it'd be appreciated if you'd be willin' t'share. Or any other information that might be relevant.

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Are you serious? Was any of that in English?

All of it, actually. [He grins, brief and worried.] I take it you're no' from the twenty-third century.

I'd say not. Although to be honest, the Scottish accent is as bad as the technobabble.

From my point o' view, I'm no' the one with the accent.

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[ traveling between dimensions brings only one thing to mind for Heather and her angry turtle face probably communicates exactly what she thinks of the idea ]

Why would you want to do that on purpose?

I don't belong here. None of us belong here. An' I'd reaaly, really like t'go home.

Is such a device possible where you come from?

The transporter bit, aye. No' sure about the transdimensiional bit yet.

And is it a common piece of technology?

Aye, it is. No' something you've got where you're from, then?

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I don't have much information about the Jump Drive... but I have a bit that might be useful.

[Scotty's not exactly talkin' greek to Isaac here, but instant teleportation? That's something he's not exactly known about.]

Teleportation's commonplace where you come from, then?

Teleportation's another word for it, I suppose. It's common, aye.

Been busy at work, I see.

[this is why Jim is glad to have Scotty on board. the guy thinks outside the box in a way other people just don't do; at least no engineers Kirk has ever met.]

Oh aye, sir. No' a clue if it'll work, but it's worth lookin' into.

I agree, we don't know when having a transporter might come in handy.

I'd trust it a hell of a lot more'n I trust those shuttles, if you'll pardon the language, sir.

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You appear unusually preoccupied by the hypothetical, Mister Scott.

You know me, Commander. Very keen on improvin' the mind. [Scotty, you fail at subtlety okay just stop trying.]

Naturally.

And does engineering provide you with similarly speculative staff?

Aye, there's a few who might be helpful.

I have... moderate experience in the field. [ pause ] Extensive moderate experience.

[ no. not right either. ]

Extensive extensive experience.

[ though not particularly in this body. ]

[have a grin. Scotty likes the sound of that.]

Oh, aye? What sort of experience?

Looking for an escape route, Scotty?

'Course no'. Just tryin' t'keep myself busy. [and if you believe that, Sulu, maybe you'd be interested in buying this bridge over here.]

[ don't worry scotty, sulu's momma didn't raise no fool ]

Too bad I still haven't figured out what you did with the warp. I could help you keep yourself busy if I had.

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