Thank you to everybody who read or reviewed the last set of emails. I always appreciate your feedback.

Apologies for this chapter being late. This past weekend was Awesome Con a.k.a. my local comic book convention. I got to meet Simon Pegg this weekend. During the panel someone did ask about the possibility of another KTL movie. Pegg doesn't believe it's impossible, so I'm glad one of us is hopeful.

Day 412: Just checking in

From: Saavik of New Vulcan

To: kitten_loverJJMU

Time arrived: 04/05/2261 00:00:01

Subject: Just checking in.

I thought I would send a separate note to see how you were doing today despite CCing you on my message to Peter yesterday. Besides, some things should not be discussed in a group email. I am sure the revelation that your grandfather was potentially responsible for your biological mother's death was difficult for you to reconcile. I hope you have the adequate support and time to process.

Do you have any additional information? Were they able to confirm the judge was responsible? I am sure the uncertainty is causing you further stress. Sometimes, not knowing is worse than finding out something terrible. At least having answers can give you closure; sometimes, that is all you can achieve.

Anyway, I hope you did get your own sundae bar. I really enjoyed mine. I am trying to talk the ambassador into doing it again with just us and Zoe sometime. He says it is too much for just three individuals.

We are sending you another survival kit filled with art supplies and various Vulcan snacks. Primarily those that my brother prefers. I have even included some of the leftover sleepover supplies. You can make your own sleep mask complete with gemstones and glitter. There is a 50-50 probability that you will not receive the gifts until we see you in Yorktown, but the thought counts. I am sure we will bring other supplies with us.

Are there any particular snacks from New Vulcan that you want? I know we do not have the Oreos you favor, but there are other excellent Vulcan baked goods that I know you love. Do you want more of the sober lemon bars?

I am looking forward to seeing you next month. Although because of that I found out I have to take my exams early. It's okay because I love spending more time with my friends. Although I'm glad I have more friends that are not on Enterprise. Additional sleepover pictures are attached, mainly of the ambassador attempting to make his own sleep mask. He's still upset about all the glitter. Okay, maybe he did veto manicures because he was afraid of ruining the carpets.

Xxx

From: kitten_loverJJMU

To: Saavik of New Vulcan

Time sent: 04/05/2261 21:34:57

Subject: Re: Just checking in.

Thanks for checking in and sending a separate message. I appreciate it. There are some things I don't want to talk about in a joint response with Peter, and the new investigation into my mom's death is one of those things. You're well aware of what happened to his aunt, and I do not want to remind him of that unnecessarily. I'm avoiding discussing the investigation with him, including in letter form. Don't worry, you got a lengthy response from Peter. (I think we must be getting further away from New Vulcan because this letter took an extra day to get here. Although maybe you wrote it late in the day.)

I appreciate you reaching out nonetheless. I'm looking forward to the next survival kit. I always need more non-replicator snacks. (I just realized I'm going to have to ask Grandma Kirk for Oreos.) Also, I want to make my own sleep mask. I have no idea when we'll get it. We might already be in Yorktown by the time we get our next mail shipment. We only get outside supplies when we visit star bases since we are mostly exploring uncharted space. (I have theories about why the New Vulcan colony is in the middle of uncharted space and it involves Great Grandpa.)

Although mom is planning a sleepover for May 1, so maybe we'll get a provision shipment before then. We're doing a sleepover to commemorate the third anniversary of losing Vulcan. You're well aware it's not a good day here. The sleepover will help boost morale. It's good not to be alone; we all need some help. Although I hope I am not forced to invite Reyes. It could just be us and the Ashley's, but I would hate to leave out the Chris's. Chris 2 and Ashley 1 have my respect for their April Fools' Day pranks on Reyes. Pictures included. Both girls are grounded for the next three weeks but feel it was entirely worth it.

I'm kind of a mess right now, but I'm doing my best. It will probably be worse when I do my deposition in two weeks. I pray we lose long range communications capabilities for a week or two to put off the deposition a little longer. At the same time, I do want it out of the way before we get near the anniversary of her death. The whole thing being near the anniversary of Amanda's death is enough for me. Obviously, I've been spending a lot of time in therapy.

Anyway, here are a bunch of pictures of my latest paintings. I've been doing much more than usual because it helps me release my emotions. Let me know if there's any that you want and I'll save them for you when we meet in Yorktown.

PS: Yes, I want more lemon bars. Mom wants the other type of lemon bars but it's inappropriate for me to ask you for those for her. Also, I want the Blondie's and the Carmel tort. I would love one of the fruit torts, but it doesn't travel well.

To be continued…