Thank you to everybody who read or reviewed the last conversation. You are all great.
So you're getting this today because my parents are arriving tomorrow (I still have more cleaning to do). If things go well I may update again next Wednesday otherwise it will be November 4.
Day 4: Email your brother
From: Simmons-ChanEX
To: Jim_Kirk-Spock
Subject: You should probably consider better soundproofing for your quarters
time arrived: 2/21/2260 00:00:01
So, somehow it got to my sister that your new next-door neighbor can hear you screwing your husband. Thankfully this bit of information was not shared with my boyfriend because that would just be traumatizing for him.
By the way, you probably should write your brother so he knows that you're alive. He's been jittery the last few days. This is the first time you've been back on the job in space since you died. I don't think he can deal with watching his family die again. That sort of stuff really fucks with you long term.
From: Number_one_Pike
To: Jim_Spock-Kirk
Time sent: 2/21/2260 00:00:01
Subject: Re: Being the first officer is like herding cats.
Herding cats is a specialty of all first officers. It is probably worse because you have actual teenagers on board. Okay, you had teenagers last time, but I have a feeling that your navigator was better behaved. You think they could at least, wait a week to break into the distillery on board the ship.
Yes, I know what your engineering department is doing. Good luck trying to get them not to do it. Seriously, can't they just grow cannabis in the greenhouse like all the other ships? We did the best brownies. Also, the ship is less likely to blow up, you know, if nobody tries to smoke it.
At this point I should probably ask you if your ship still has teenagers or if Josephine Uhura-McCoy is the only one left? I hope the pilot program is successful because I think that it would be good for families to be on ships again, but I'll be honest, they gave you a tough group. But truthfully, I think you may be the only one who can handle these teenagers because you're a lot more like these kids than you realize.
Despite the challenges, I'm kind of glad that you're going back and getting to do the first officer experience because the next time you are a Captain, I think you'll be better for it. It's a different job, but you'll get the hang of it eventually and I'm here if you have questions. I also think you're right about Spock not sleeping. It is your responsibility as first officer to make sure that your Captain doesn't drop dead of exhaustion. We frowned upon that in the first officer club.
From: Jim_Spock-Kirk
To: Number one Pike
Time sent: 2/21/2260 12:21:01
Subject: Re: Being the first officer is like herding cats.
I'm trying, but I make no promises. I'm starting to realize how much of a workaholic I'm married to. I think Carol may kill him because Spock re-did half of her report. I'm trying to mitigate with the help of her wife, but this may not go well.
Also, I am so glad I decided to email that to your private accounts and now I know to make sure all traces of this disappear off the Enterprise email server. See by going straight to being a Captain, I totally missed cannabis brownie time. When Spock gets home, I'm so asking him if he participated in cannabis brownie parties.
We still have teenagers, for the moment at least. Three of the five are going to be scrubbing decks with literal toothbrushes for the next two weeks, but they're still here. Should I be concerned that I am the only one on the ship that has been arrested more?
Maybe things will get better now that classes have started. I hope so at least. Then again, I had to remind my navigator this morning that just because he is only two years older than one of our new dependent minors does not mean it's okay for her to flirt with him. He needs to shut that down now.
I kind of want to worship at Spock's feet for having to deal with this all last year. It's a different job yet just as stressful as the last one. I am surrounded by whiny children and not all of them are actual minors. I kid you not, a fight broke out this morning in the cafeteria for reasons unknown, and I'm still trying to figure out what the hell happened. I hate writing disciplinary forms and its just day 4.
Also, somehow, I think the gossip may be worse on a ship then it was in the Academy, at least this year anyway. I mean, Enterprise always had a decent/vicious rumor mill, but I don't remember it being this bad last year, at least not until after I died. Maybe most people know better than to say stuff like that in front of their captain, but forget to not say those things in listening distance of his husband. And maybe I didn't care because I'm kind of used to people talking about me at this point. Of course, they're bringing Spock into it now, and that just pisses me off. Seriously, do not talk shit about my husband.
Although that's kind of nice compared to what they're saying about Demora and Jo Jo. They're being so nasty. The baby's too young and thankfully light years away, but I'm sure Jo Jo heard half of it and I know her therapist heard a lot of it. Sometimes I hate people.
Okay, I should cut this venting session short because I probably ought to eat something before lunch is over. I should probably tell my husband these things, but I want to give him some time to adjust to the new job before I burden him with too much emotional bullshit.
From: Jim_Kirk-Spock
To: Simmons-ChanEX
Subject: Re: You should probably consider better soundproofing for your quarters
Time sent: 2/21/2260 12:54:26
Okay, I convince Scotty to upgrade the Captain suite to include sound dampening capabilities. Also, apparently there's now a no shower sex rule.
I promise I will email Kevin soon. Maybe right after I send this email. Jo Jo is calling. Apparently, they locked the instructor in turbolift six during lunch. This is like punishment for all the ridiculous and somewhat illegal things I did before my 22 birthday.
To be continued.