[ because she never really has fun. she tried, in those early years, to sit back and enjoy the holodeck, but she could never really get into the programs. even her beloved da vinci simulation lost it's charm after a while. fun was now sitting in her quarters during a rare moment of quiet time, curled up in the big chair before the viewport with a good book she wasn't even close to finishing.
reaping the benefits of this curse instead of focusing on all the downsides of it wasn't going to stop her from working on a way out. nor was letting her hair down and allowing herself to be just kathryn now and then. especially since it was doubtful she'd have the opportunity to do so again once they were home free and she was captain of a starship again. ]
I'd say keep it, but you don't exactly need it. [ she takes it from him, turning the weapon over in her hands. ] I gave this Kirk. My first official bending of the rules — not breaking, just... skirting around them without snapping any of the ties that bind. He was unarmed and useless to me dead. Arming him was a necessity.
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[ because she never really has fun. she tried, in those early years, to sit back and enjoy the holodeck, but she could never really get into the programs. even her beloved da vinci simulation lost it's charm after a while. fun was now sitting in her quarters during a rare moment of quiet time, curled up in the big chair before the viewport with a good book she wasn't even close to finishing.
reaping the benefits of this curse instead of focusing on all the downsides of it wasn't going to stop her from working on a way out. nor was letting her hair down and allowing herself to be just kathryn now and then. especially since it was doubtful she'd have the opportunity to do so again once they were home free and she was captain of a starship again. ]
I'd say keep it, but you don't exactly need it. [ she takes it from him, turning the weapon over in her hands. ] I gave this Kirk. My first official bending of the rules — not breaking, just... skirting around them without snapping any of the ties that bind. He was unarmed and useless to me dead. Arming him was a necessity.