Vulcan Lies
e. elusive's prompt(s): Gundam Wing/Star Trek, Kirk/Duo, further adventures of Kirk and Duo together
"Lie to me." Duo dares, while Jim only watches.
Spock is expressionless, but he does blink – if only mildly. Not as if Duo hasn't been at this for hours, and has passed from being mildly irrupting, illogical, to an annoyance he wants to throttle. His hands are relaxed, it is only his pulse that would give him away – but surely Duo would not see that.
"It would serve no purpose." Spock rebuffs, going about his work. Jim doesn't know if he is really working, or only pretending. Spock is the only one – the rest of the crew deck has long since given up and given into watching Duo's work – he is doing what he does best, Jim thinks. He is a master, or seems to be, for he does not give up against Spock, who has glared, and yet Duo goes on undaunted.
"Sure it would, you need to learn to lie to survive in space, go on – give it a try!" Duo is urging, with a shooing motion: a blank look and another blink. It would be enough to make a lesser man throw up his hands and groan. Duo only bounces, full still of enthusiasm for his topic of choice.
"Here, like this – uhm: Capt. Kirk sleeps with pajamas on." Duo's leer toward the mentioned man makes clear that no such thing is true. Spock raises an eyebrow at the Captain, his expression – almost – amused. Certainly it's something. Where Duo is exuberant in his emotions, Spock is someone subtle about them.
Jim Kirk only shrugs, smirking at the lie, almost daring Spock to say otherwise – he alone would know between the three on the crew deck.
"This is irrelevant information." Spock allows, and Duo holds up a finger in protest.
"Ah, ah, but if there were, say, a emergency – now everyone knows that if Capt. Kirk needs to be woke by a call, to do it video closed, or you'll get a eyeful: information relevant!" The dangerous glint in Duo's eyes promises that eyeful may be more then the Captain's body, but may be a fist. The crew makes quick note of it.
As if Duo has said the word "quiet" in the E.R. – the Enterprise blare warnings, beeps, and every crew member frantically turns their attention to the ship and space: as they are meant to.
Duo sees the half smile cross Spock's face - his laughter is louder then the Enterprise's false-warnings, filling up the tense fear, uneasily, the crew laughs as well, when the blaring ceases.
"Vulcan's may lie when necessary." Spock says most blandly, in response to Duo's still ringing laughter. It is Jim Kirk who rolls his eyes.