captain's log | video

[goldshirt]

[the video clicks on to Kirk standing in the armory, communicator held level with his face. his expression, though not hostile, certainly holds something unyielding in it. right now, Jim is every bit a starship captain, ready to go to bat for his ship. even if this ship wasn't theirs, as the pirates have been so quick to declare, it was the place they were forced to call home. they have enough trouble as it is without these guys coming in and thinking they can take whatever the want, and to Kirk- the people on this ship might as well be his own. they haven't heard from Ward or Resnik, last they'd heard they were missing. The pirates have said otherwise, but considering their line of work Jim isn't inclined to believe much of what they say.]

Captain Laurens, my name is Jim Kirk.

I'm sure you've noticed the people of this ship don't take being boarded and threatened lightly. We know why you're here, but we can't allow you to clear out our stores when we need them ourselves. I think we both want to avoid as much bloodshed as possible. I'm inviting you to come forward for negotiations.

[he's aware it's a long shot, that these guys aren't going to want to negotiate, but half of this is for Kirk to find out first hand out how they'll respond and where their movements might take them. They need to take back the ship and to do that, they need to find out where those pirates are. The pings he sends out don't ask for a response, but their meaning is clear: report in, we're going to move out.]

PING :: ENTERPRISE ENCRYPTION :: ALERT

PING :: GUNNERY ENCRYPTION :: ALERT

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[elvenking]

Mae garnen. [He doesn't care if Kirk doesn't know what it means yet. He'll tell him later, or the kid can look it up. But he's proud of him, taking the role of the generous benefactor rather than the political equal. Equal negotiations with criminals is foolish. But to take charge and offer mercy either shows power or feigns overconfidence, both of which are useful impressions to give. Much better delivery than the hot air others have been blowing at these guys, too. It might serve to lure them out, if only to lord their obvious power over these squatting upstarts.] You would serve as quite the diplomat, Jim Kirk. It is not your fault they do not listen.

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[goldshirt]

I've always been told I'm too much of a hot head.

[but he'd be lying if he wasn't a little pleased; outside of debates in the Academy, he hasn't had much chance to exercise those muscles. Nero didn't count, if not only because that situation was essentially the same as this one.

minus the black hole.]

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[elvenking]

I have known very fine hotheads in my time, and they made effective enough kings and captains. Often they were willing to act at the opportune moment when cooler heads were busy thinking.

[His father and Isildur, the latter being more successful at using his hotheadedness to his advantage. How many others would have picked up a broken sword to fight the the greatest evil power in the world?

Though the Elvenking has the advantage of knowing what Kirk is up to here. He doesn't expect negotiations to happen any more than the next person, but some hoops have to be jumped through and some appearances have to be established. Fortunately, the discord of the civilians on board only serves to assist in establishing the desired appearance.]

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[goldshirt]

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

[and he says that without sarcasm, because as snarky as Jim can be, he does appreciate the support. without support, he wouldn't be a captain. he'd volunteered to do this, after all, because he's the best candidate for it. looking young and brash sure had it's perks, at times.]