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Author's Notes

Something silly for the Christmas (all part of my Star Trek AU)

Pike

Sometimes I forget my wife is an alien, well at least part alien. Seria was born to a Caribbean mother and a Vulcan father in London, capital city of the Land of the Anglo-Saxons, aka England, officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Amazing this small nation has one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the Sol system, if not the Federation; hardly a true 'Anglo-Saxon' in sight, but plenty of blue, green, purple, brown, beige, and pink skinned beings. Human and otherwise. But it's not only her Vulcan heritage that reminds me she is not from the good ole U.S of A. Christmas dinner with mince pies? Come on! Who else but an alien, invented this obnoxious food? No wonder the British export the stuff offworld to Vulcan, it takes an alien to eat it!

Sarek

My new adun'a T'Ynise is only 22.7 per cent Terran, her other genetic heritage is Betazoid 26.3% and V'Tosh 51%. However she insists that the family observes two Terran holidays, Hanukkah and Christmas. The first in respect for my first wife Amanda Grayson, for which I am honoured and the second to reflect her own Terran heritage from her father's maternal clan. In order to increase the harmony in my home I complied to these seemingly illogical demands, but I am going to 'draw the line' as the humans say to wearing a paper hat from a pulled Christmas cracker for Last Meal, completely undressed. No matter what she who is my wife states, I do not accept that the latter is a Betazoid custom at all!

Uhura

I don't often think about Spock not being human, not really, his Vulcan heritage is a part of him and I love all his sweet, green parts. But sometimes he does things to remind me that he is logically special. I do agree with him that refusing to sing 'I'm dreaming of a white Christmas' makes sense for someone like him from a desert planet and someone like me from Kenya, no matter what Kirk says. But removing Christmas wrapping paper and folding it in neat squares with not one tear in sight! That's just too much!

T'Shira McCoy (OC)

There is a Terran saying, 'You have made your bed, so you must lie in it.' My clan Matriarch repeats this to me whenever I inform her of yet another illogical deed performed by my adun. There is truth to her words. So I am resting in the sleeping area of our quarters, wearing what Lt Marcus and Masters assures me is a Terran tradition for this time of the year. A translucent, short garment with mistletoe placed in strategic places covering my breasts and genital area. I have not uncovered such a tradition on the infonets but I defer to the expertise of my human colleagues. I have been assured this gift will enhance my marital bond. I will share the results with my clan matriarch…or perhaps not.

Carol Marcus

James Tiberius Kirk is as human as they come….but sometimes I do wonder if he has Orion blood. Refusing to eat Christmas pudding but leeringly offering to eat my Christmas pudding at the Enterprise holiday party. I blame Scotty for using Andorian ale in the eggnog.

Season's greetings to all writers, readers and reviewers! Spot the Christmas traditions!