They were back on the bridge. Kirk was now pretty sure that the ribbon thing worked for finding soul mates. Most of the pairs he'd seen were couples already. However he was determined to find out who had the other silver ribbon.
Maybe, Kirk thought, maybe it is whomever he borrowed the dress from the other day. He'd ask him.
"Spock," He called to him, "Y'know the other day, when you were in the dress, you said your uniform was in the wash. Why'd you put it all in the wash at the same time?"
Spock pretended not to hear him and messaged Pavlusha, Help Vulcans cannot lie.
She replied quickly, Say that I can tell the story better and I'll make it up.
"I believe Pavlusha is better at recounting this story, "Spock stated.
"Vell he inwited me ower for a rematch at chess and after a few games ve decided to stop and Spock suggested ve do some painting. It vas going vell until I knocked one of pots of paint and it splashed onto all Spock's uniforms, because cupboard door vas open. So I lent him my science uniform," Pavlusha lied, she was quite pleased with how believable it sounded.
"Okay," Kirk replied slightly disappointed, he'd hoped Spock had stopped in someone's room and borrowed it then.
Then he had an idea. He messaged Spock and Pavlusha, in a group conversation. Heyy you two. Does Spock have the simple red, yellow, green and blue in paint? And does he have a lot? I have a plan. (All Kirks will be bold an italic. Spock will be bold and Pavlusha italic like previously.)
Yeah to both.
What is your plan Jim?
You'll find out later. Both meet me in mess room seven, wear old clothes that can get messed up. Spock bring those four coloured paints.
Aye Jim. What time?
1830
Aye Jim, see you then.
Aye Jim.

Pavlusha had dressed in an old pair of shorts and a vest top, she didn't wear them often. Spock had chosen some Terran clothes he'd acquired at the Academy, some three-quarter shorts and a t-shirt. Kirk was in shorts as well with leggings underneath and a long-sleeved t-shirt. He knew what he'd planned.
They all met up at 1830 Spock and Pavlusha had both replicated paint and taken it. Kirk had a rather old Terran game, from the mid-twentieth century. It was named Twister and consisted of a plastic mat with four dots in each of the four colours, red, blue, yellow and green, and a spinner. He'd put a bigger plastic mat on the floor underneath it and put some paint one each dot of the same colour.
"Have you worked out my plan yet?" He asked the two.
"I assume we are to play the game," Spock remarked.
"You are correct," Jim responded, "It's called Twister. You spin the spinner and do what it says," He span it, right food red. He placed his right foot in the red paint on one dot. "Who wants to be next?"
"I vill," Pavlusha smiled, she span it and got left hand green,
It was Spock's turn now. Left foot yellow. They carried on and managed to get their hands and feet a wide range of colours as the paint mixed.
Kirk knew it was only a matter of time before one of them fell and with how tangled up they were if one fell they'd all fall.
What they hadn't accounted for was a hostile Peggonian ship to aim photon torpedoes at them. When Ensign Lawrence ran in shouting for the Captain it shocked all of them. Causing Kirk, who was top of the jumble, to lose balance knocking them all into the left over paint on the board.
"What is it Lawrence?" Kirk asked, rather annoyed.
"A Peggonian ship is threatening to fire at us. The three of you are needed on the Bridge," Lawrence explained.
They wiped the paint off of their feet and headed to the bridge.

"Good God. What did ya do?" McCoy exclaimed, as they entered.
"I'll explain later Bones, at the moment we need to avoid getting shot," Kirk replied.
"Incoming transmition," Uhura shouted.
"Put it on the screen," Kirk smiled.
Peggonians were pretty humanoid in facial appearances, the thing that set them apart were their four arms.
"Hello I am Emperor Karl, of the Peggonian ship Pina. We do not want to fire at you," The Peggonian announced.
"I'm Captain James T. Kirk, of the Federation ship Enterprise. If you do not want to fire why are you aiming photon torpedoes at us?"
"You are not allowed any closer to the planet Peggonia," Emperor Karl informed them, "The Queen has ordered no visitors until after the royal baby is born. The torpedoes are for if you do not agree to stay away."
"We do not wish to be fired upon so we shall stay away. Do you know when the royal baby will be born?" Kirk responded.
"It is due in three months and seven days," Emperor Karl replied.
"We will be sure to stay away until then. Thank you for being polite about this matter," Kirk answered.
The Peggonian ship cut transmissions and flew off.
"Can I go back to what I was doing now?" Kirk asked the room.
McCoy who had been at the conn sent him on his way. Pavlusha and Spock left too and pretty soon they were back playing Twister.