[voice]

[brittlebait]

Carolyn, I've got Sulu's shuttle duties covered.

[That's all he's saying.

Man, he feels like a dick, and he hates feeling like a dick. He was even going to sort of apologize to Sulu when they woke up from the jump, too.

Only Sulu didn't wake up.]

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audio;

[suddenlycaptain]

[ She knows that feel, buddy. ]

Might need you to cover more than that. I'm pulling double in engineering and he's not the only one asleep.

[ Pause. ]

He'll wake up.

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[brittlebait]

Let's not do the blind optimism thing, okay?

I'll pick up any slack. [Joker's handled more duties with less help. It's not for forever, at least.]

audio;

[suddenlycaptain]

This has happened before. They woke up.

[ It's not entirely blind. Besides, Carolyn's not one for optimism. She just... sort of needs it to be true, right now. ]

Knew I could count on you. Thinking maintenance is going to be a priority over repairs this month.

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[brittlebait]

I'm not gonna bother with the ones with hull damage then. [Since he wouldn't be of much use on those jobs anyway.]

Looks like Sulu's just has some minor electrical damage inside, on one or two of the subsidiary circuits. I could tape that shit together and it would work fine. [Shop talk is easier than talking about feelings.] Mine...I don't know. I think there's a leak in one of the fuel seals somewhere but it's hard to tell when you can't...y'know, use any fuel. Either way, onboard diagnostics are just giving me a general error. Which is helpful.

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[suddenlycaptain]

Transfer the fuel to a different cell and find a substitute. [ You could piss in it to see if it leaks for all she cares. ... well, as long as it was cleaned up. ] I've got a couple navigation consoles that need to be recalibrated sitting out, if you feel extra motivated.

Does it feel a little warmer than usual down there at all?

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[brittlebait]

[Joker leans back in the pilot chair and props his comm up on the controls. His face lights up orange as he taps some notes into his omnitool.]

I haven't had to put on my mittens lately, if that's what you're asking. [So yeah, it has.] Why?

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[suddenlycaptain]

Numbers are a little irregular.

[ There's a pensive frown twisting at her mouth, slipping into her voice. ]

Shouldn't be anything to worry about right now, but this ship has a way of making solutions simply disappear. Let me know if it gets any worse.

audio;

[brittlebait]

Roger that.

audio;

[suddenlycaptain]

Have fun.

audio;

[brittlebait]

Sure. Enjoy your caffeine IV.

audio;

[suddenlycaptain]

I always do.

[ She doesn't sleep well. It's a thing. ]