This week's prompts were photos. The prompt was: Kirk/Ensemble – Brightly Colored Flowers
The Brightness of the Day
Jim Kirk enjoys the rush of adrenaline the accompanies a mission and the challenge of solving problems as seconds tick away ever closer to trouble. He feels the rush of pride as he watches his crew overcome any obstacle placed in their path to pull off even the most difficult assignments and the only paperwork he actually enjoys doing is that in which he can commend his people and give them the recognition they deserve.
Despite this, however, Kirk is also learning to appreciate the missions that turn out, well... boring. From an adrenaline-junkie command-officer perspective, that is.
The missions when Uhura can spend hours with the locals, perfecting her grasp of slang and culture and Sulu can take clippings of the local flora and plan which one's he'll attempt to pair with known plants to create new hybrid species. Where Scotty won't be taking his life in his hands to try out local delicacies and when even Bones loosens his collar a bit and bitches marginally less about all the unknown toxins they're likely encountering with every breath.
Yeah, the occasional dull errand is worth it for everyone.
He'll relax in the extensive garden of the local governor for another hour before beaming back to the Enterprise to relieve Spock and Chekov so they, too, can enjoy a brief leave before they head back out into the black, and into danger once again.
Yeah, Kirk likes the rush, true, but that rush has taught him the value of tranquility.