Thank you everyone who read or reviewed the last conversation. You were all great. Thank you for keeping me writing.
Day 42: Happy April Fools' Day
From: Spock's_cuddlebunny
To: W_Kirk_wellness_Hills
Subject: Re: Thank you for your gift
Time arrived: 4/1/2260 0:23:01
Sorry, I didn't write back sooner. I think we're getting in the zone where these letters are taking five or more days to get here. Then yesterday I had to spend quality time doing deep space interviews with possible replacements for our teacher who would rather resign from Starfleet entirely, then deal with the teenagers any longer, as well as an assistant for me and my captain. Not fun.
I think we may have found a husband and wife assistant team that might work so we can have one each and help prevent someone else from dealing with the two bodies problem. It's always good to get back.
Unfortunately, the new teacher search is going not so well mostly because nobody wants to apply. I think tales of the brats of Enterprise have traveled far and wide on the Starfleet rumor mill. This should not surprise me at all. I am totally open for suggestions.
I'm glad that the cookie bouquet got to you before the dinner and you found it useful. I got something similar for Kevin earlier. I'm also glad I got the jumbo size so you could have leftovers. Sometimes you just need cookies.
Considering I get nauseous every time someone refers to me as the guy that saved Earth due to the fact I didn't save my mother-in-law, I understand how you feel. However, that doesn't take away the fact that you were a hero on that godforsaken planet. Maybe Sam didn't come home, but Liz and Kevin did and so many other people because of what you did.
You know how people always say if you were not there, things would've been a lot worse? Turns out, that's not exactly hyperbole. If you don't believe me, talk to Spock's grandfather or is it uncle? I can't remember the cover identity right now.
I know that is little comfort with Sam still being gone, but that's just the way life is. It's never fair and very often cruel, but there are moments of hope. We just have to keep holding onto those moments of hope.
Liz is the best. There's no question. I'm pretty sure she plans for everything.
Xxx
From: Spock's_cuddlebunny
To: Kevin KR
Time arrived: 4/1/2260 00:38:21
Subject: thank you for helping with Jo Jo
Sorry, baby brother, that I didn't write earlier, but I've been working on our teenager bully problem. Brilliant idea emailing the hubby. You kept your word, but did not necessarily keep the spirit of your word. I taught you so well baby. We decided to do a few more clubs and activities to provide them with something else to do.
Ashley 2 seems to be the most receptive. She is doing fencing and came to talk to me a couple of times, after Jo Jo reassured her that I am not a shady person.
Did you hear that I lost my captaincy because I'm an alcoholic? The rumor mill is working overtime and therefore is losing any shred of accuracy it ever had before. I guess everybody knows that mom's an alcoholic and they assumed that I followed in her footsteps. I don't even give a fuck. I have more important things to deal with like Ashley 2.
We have started our own mini support group for survivors of people who had "uncles" that touch the wrong body parts. Becky joined us. She's the wife of Admiral Marcus's daughter Carol. I think you guys met at one of the pre-launch mixers we had. I'm kind of surprised she's OK around me and Sulu, but it might be because she considers us both gay. I'm not going to correct her assumption if it makes her feel more comfortable.
Although I do find it weird that she doesn't know about your girlfriend's niece. She even heard the kitty cat twins' rumor. She thinks that they were male kitty cat twins, but she still knows about it, which means she should probably know about that. Everybody else on ship does. Personally, I'm surprised I haven't had to write up Sulu for stabbing people with his foil yet.
That's okay. Spock has made Josephine his special project which I'm OK with because I have four other teenagers to watch over. Also spending time with Josephine means spending more time with his BFF which makes him happy. The first couple of weeks they weren't able to hang out like before because being a captain is exhausting. I only see my husband as often as I do you because we're sleeping together.
You probably understand that because you're living with your girlfriend. I'm personally surprised we're not surveying ice planets right now because of that. How is the girlfriend? How are you holding up? Did you survive midterms successfully? I hate that they line up with the anniversary for you. Mom said the survivors' reunion went well and she stayed sober because your girlfriend is that great. Did she actually stay sober?
Anyway I'll keep you posted on progress. Okay, I'll let you know if I survived April Fools' Day tomorrow, or rather today since it's after midnight, with minimal damage. You know somebody is going to do something that's going to result in a felony. I already reinforced the firewalls on everything, especially the replicators. And all the drugs are on lockdown. I'm not dealing with this shit.
Xxxxx
From: kitten_loverJJMU
To: Kevin KR
Time arrived: 4/1/2260 07:03:34
Subject: Really, I'm okay.
Thanks for writing again, even though I didn't reply last time. I kind of wanted to wait a little while so I could give you good news. No one has stolen my PADD in the last week, so I guess that's progress. Yes I have pictures of the other teenagers, rubbing the decks. Uncle Jim may have shown me how to get into the cameras, but I'm not supposed to tell anybody that. So don't tell him that I told you that because Uncle Spock told him not to show us how to hack things. Although technically he told Uncle Jim not to teach the teenagers. I'm not a teenager yet so I don't think I count.
I am OK. Jeremy is actually working with me in class and Ashley 2 talked to me during fencing training last night. The fencing training has been good.
I have a few ideas for pranks for today, but I think most of them are on uncle Jim's do not do list. I'll let you know if we do anything. I'm not sure yet.
The only bad side is I'm going to have to write my aunt and I really don't want to. But if I want anything out of the snack door, I must. She regrets not getting me out of there earlier. That doesn't mean anything because she still didn't do anything. She also referred to mom Nyota as my stepmom.
Anyway, send more chocolate. I need more chocolate.
From: kitten_loverJJMU
To: Legal Queen of Atlanta
Time arrived: 4/1/2260 07:31:34
Subject: How is everything going?
I'm fine. Classes are getting better. I'm actually finding other activities like fencing to occupy my time. Mom Nyota is not my stepmom because one, she's not married to my dad and two, she signed the adoption papers last December. She is my mom and she's a lot better than the last one, and it's only been a few months. At least I won't have to worry about her getting so drunk that she wraps her car around a tree.
Thank you for checking in now that I'm someplace nice and safe. Why didn't you do that when I wasn't in a good place?
To be continued