That was the first thing that came to my mind, though.
When what should have been the first thing was that I could now have Bleary Chris and Nathan dress in the same outfit, and how horrified Zach would be. Or how hysterical he would find it. Or both.
“Captain’s Log, Stardate 2263.02. Today is our 966th day in deep space – A little under three years into our five year mission. The more time we spend out here, the harder it is to tell where one day ends and the next one begins. It can be a challenge to feel grounded, when even the gravity is artificial.
But while we do what we can to make it feel like home, the crew, as always, continues to act admirably despite the rigors of our extended stay here in outer space, the personal sacrifices they made. We continue to search for new lifeforms in order to establish firm diplomatic ties. Our extended time in uncharted territory has stretched the ship’s mechanical capacities but fortunately our engineering department, led by Mr. Scott, is more than up to the job. The ship aside, prolonged cohabitation has definitely had effects on the interpersonal dynamics. Some experiences for the better and some for the worse. As for me, things have started to feel a little episodic. The farther out we go, the more I find myself wondering what it is we are trying to accomplish. But if the universe is truly endless, then are we not striving for something forever out of reach? The Enterprise is scheduled for re-provisioning stop at Yorktown, the Federation’s newest, most advanced starbase. Perhaps a break from routine will offer up some respite from the mysteries of the unknown.”
and Spock Prime died:
On the same day that Kirk made allusions to shifting ‘interpersonal dynamics’ and gave voice to feeling lost, disconnected and without purpose was the same day Spock Prime died.
What if that day, or the night before, what if that was the day after shift, Spock met the Captain to play chess, and he noticed the captain was having an alcoholic beverage, and on asking why, Jim responded that he just felt a little odd today and wanted to relax. And things with Nyota have not been ideal, Spock has also felt stressed in a way meditation has not helped, so why not. Instead of getting tea, he replicates hot chocolate. And so they drink, and play chess, and talk around everything, and then as they reset the board, their fingers accidentally touch and they both feel something, and it’s the weirdest, most palpable sense of simultaneous loss of self and being found at the same time.
Spock is a scientist, curious and thoughtful, and Jim is lonely, so lonely, and still reckless, still willing to leap without looking, even at 30. One thing leads to another that night.
They’d been drinking. It wouldn’t happen again. They’re both professionals, and anyway, they have a mission to complete. So they are cordial, they are polite, and they will pretend it didn’t feel like the closest thing to home either of them had ever known.
Argh! I wish they would fix the replies thing to actually give notifications. Sorry! >_<
I’m glad you think so! Honestly, sometimes I wish we DID know Q’s real name so it would make writing easier. But I do love seeing what different writers come up with for him. 🙂 Hehe, I do like the idea of the teasing.
I’ll probably stick with Ethan when it’s just the two of them because then there really isn’t a reason for Danny to call him Q, is there? We’ll see how it plays out!
In honor of the 1998 flick having reached the same age as its protagonist, here is a list enumerating 17 things the film does differently that make Ever After a true princess among cinder-girls.
Love love love this film, and everything in this article is true. Tho they left out…
18. Danielle is told by the gypsies that she can have anything she can carry…so she puts the prince over her shoulder and starts carrying him away, saving his life (and impressing the gypsies enough to make them all friends).
19. Justice in punishment. Those who wronged her by making her a servant in her own home are forced into being servants.
20. Use of Loreena McKennitt in the trailer. What could be more 90s?
To me he feels more like a farmer who abandoned his fields for the big city to pursue his dream of becoming an author, but he misses the outdoors so now wears overalls in public, and occasionally chews on some straw while staring into the middle distance – though he mostly wears his sunglasses to hide the Pain in his eyes. He’s seen things since he left Oklahoma – things he can’t even entrust to the little Moleskine he wears over his heart.
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