82.) Twilight*
Among the bulletin boards that decorated the mess hall, there was one that was dedicated solely to a list of banned items. A list that Bones had seen fit to start after the Twilight fiasco.
During his second month as Captain, Jim had assigned a list of books for the crew to read. They didn't have to read all of them, they just needed to read at least one. Jim had done so to give the entire crew something they could talk about that wasn't related to work. It was meant to help break the ice.
In theory, it was a great idea. It was even partially successful. If the Twilight series hadn't been part of the list, Bones would have congratulated Jim on a job well done, but it was on the list.
For two weeks, the crew was at war. It wasn't just Team Edward against Team Jacob, there was Team Switzerland as well as Team Volturi. There was also the Swan Hate Club, not to mention the Edward Diggory/Cedric Cullen conspiracy.
It was viscous, bloody, and utterly chaotic. All of it would come to an end one morning when Bones walked into the mess hall only to find Chekov in the middle of a game of tug-a-war. Uhura was saying something about joining Team Edward while Sulu was arguing for Team Jacob.
That day, the entire crew learned to fear Bones and his hypos.
Written: 8-22-2011
Word Count: 238