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[200765]

Ariana May Finch
25
Medical Officer
'Earth number two'
Captain Kirk

..........I stretched my injured leg a few times, wincing as the pain increased. At the moment, I didn't want to put too much pressure on the leg so I remained sitting on the rock, watching Captain Kirk as he called up to the Enterprise. My eyes widened as I realized that no one was replying, only silence was coming from the other end of the communicator. It was the same as what had happened at the lake where the monsters first attacked, no one from the Enterprise responded. Flinching slightly as the captain slammed the communicator down, I turned my attention to the strips of cloth left. It would be best to wrap them up into two rolls—one for the captain and one for myself just in case we got separated and got injured again.
..........As I started to pick up the makeshift bandages and dividing them into two piles, the captain started to tell the full story about him cheating on the test. I couldn't keep the smile off my face. It was amusing to hear of the things the captain had did when he was in the Academy. Back when i was there too, I had heard some stories of Captain Kirk's adventures. I had never thought that I would be working on the same ship as the amazing crew that fought the Romulans. When John Harrison—Khan, as I later found out—crashed into Earth was all over the news, you had to be living under a rock to not know that the Enterprise crew captured the criminal.
..........My fingers were on autopilot as I rolled up the bandages. I had done that so many times before that they knew what to do without me consciously thinking about it. Once I was done, I placed the two rolls next to each other on the rock before standing up and stretching slightly, mindful of the leg wound. "All right then," I said in reply to what the captain said. "Should we go and look for food and water before it turns dark? It won't do us any good to be dehydrated and starving if we needed to escape from the monsters again."

(Aww, well I hope you feel better in time for the show! I'm really sorry for the slow response, I started track and that takes up a lot of time. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! By the way, what would you like to happen next in the roleplay? Should they just wait?)

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☄ Mood: Worried
"Its been almost a year now,
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xxx I tried to keep myself from showing the pain that had been rushing through my arm. It could not be half as bad as the snag on her leg, those creatures can sure do some damage if they choose. I have a feeling that this one attack wont be the last that we see of them. I still am shocked that the ship did not sense their presence. Its not like there is few of them either, there was a whole pack of them that came charging up the hill as soon as one of them had spotted us. this planet is large enough for hoards and hoards of them to be hiding out among the hills and burrowed under the ground (If they are inclined to do such things in the first place). Really, venturing up to this cave was taking a huge risk. There could be a whole colony of them nested near hear watching us, or maybe hibernating and just awaiting to wake up.
xxx I was glad that the Nurse seemed to be enjoying the story, I hadn't told anyone else for the fear of news getting to Spock and he transferring it into a report. I cannot trust him with that sort of thing anymore, he tends to be a little too honest when it comes to the blurry line of bending the truth so that I wont get in as much trouble as I am supposed to be in. I have a feeling she wont go around telling everyone that I had cheated on an Academy test, besides it was years ago. What would they do now, get me to take it again? Get me demoted? It was just a first aid test anyways, nothing too detrimental. I am sure that after the stuff I had picked up from the whiteboard Bones often left lying around I would be able to pass no problem now. Besides, I could have cheated on something like a major exam. Which I had often thought about, but never actually did. I can be immoral but I am not that Immoral.
xxx She had also brought up the need for us to get some kind of food and water source. It would be dangerous for us to travel around with the injuries that we possessed, especially after just being treated with some kind of a solution. I let out the deep breath that I had been holding. "A valid point, but we are both in no condition to venture out there. It would be better if we were to wait until nightfall. We might have less of a change of getting spotted and more of a chance to escape using hiding tactics instead of relying on speed and agility." It was really the only solution to the problem that I could immediately think of. I checked my belt, phaser, communicator and a few other things. I managed to bring a small flask of brandy and yet I didn't think to grab a bottle of water in case I got myself stranded here. "There might be something in this cave, but there is also a chance that it could be something that we don't want to meet up with" I finally finished.

(Aaah, I am so sorry this is so so very late. I haven't had much free time and writers block has decided to kick in. Again, I am so sorry.
Probably? They could swap stories or something for a while. I also had a thought, what if they found some kind of a nest that the creatures had made? It would probably be abandoned, but it might be cool if they found an abandoned egg or something that the creatures left behind. )

[200765]

Ariana May Finch
25
Medical Officer
'Earth number two'
Captain Kirk

..........I limped over to the opening of the cave and looked across the mountainside for any movement. Ever since the creatures attacked, I had been feeling on edge even though we had gotten away from them and found a place to stay temporarily. Seeing nothing to take note of, I moved back into the cave and sat back down on a flat stone.
..........The captain replied to my concerns about food and water and I realized that his solution was the safest one. It would be the safest one as long as there were no nocturnal creatures on the planet. Seeing as the creatures that attacked us before seemed like a mutated version of Earth-like animals, it was possible for there to be nocturnal animal hybrids around. But I said nothing, deciding to push that idea to the back of my mind for now. I would just have to watch the sky when we went out at night. "Yes, sir. It looks like we have a few hours left before it gets dark."
..........As the captain checked the items he had on his person, I picked one of the two bandage rolls and handed it to him. "Please keep this with you in case we get separated. I'm sure that you have the skills to bandage up any wounds you might get, despite you cheating on a medical test," I said with a small attempt to tease the captain. I took my own roll of bandages and secured it on my belt before I checked my phaser. It had cooled down quite a lot but its power had gone down a bit. I estimated that it could go through five to six more fights as large as the last one we had before it lost power completely.

(I'm sorry I took so long too. I had trouble coming up with what to write, and with tests it was getting difficult. I hope you had a good Christmas (if you celebrate it) and that you'll enjoy the rest of the holidays! That sounds good, they can share stories for a few hours and leave when the sun sets. They could find the nest as they search for food, or they can find it later on.)

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"Its been almost a year now,
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xxx Some part of me said that the commend that I was about to make was inappropriate given the circumstances but the remainder of me told myself that it was completely fine. I needed to lighten up the mood anyways, I let out a deep sigh before looking over at the small things that she had given me. "Wanna bet?" I asked the playful tones finally coming out in my voice which had been cold for most of this undertaking. "I'd say that rather than these being of use Id end up getting myself tangled up in them as though they were a pair of... Headphones" I finished as I watched the nurse limp to the other end of the cave hopefully finding somewhere else to sit down. Maybe It was being insensitive considering our situation... Maybe I should have held off on what I had said till a little later or something.
xxx Quickly trying to forget about my stupid comment I shoved the bandages into the pocket that was inside of my jacket before closing it again. I regretted my choice as all the heat that my body had conserved had disappeared and a chill ran down my back. I sat down again distancing myself from her. I felt like I needed to say something, I just didn't know where to begin. Considering that we had to have both been at the academy at one time or another I may as well ask her about that. There is no harm in it, most people either have stories of them staying up late and studying for tests that the ended up failing. Inwardly causing me to have to conceal the rage that began to come from the pit of my stomach. It was just one stupid simulation, Spock was right, I need to let it go. He even said himself that I was right a little after I had achieved my status from Captain Pike.
xxx Back onto thinking about conversation starters, I may as well ask her about her experience at the academy. Its something we have in common and I told a story about cheating on a medical exam so I may as well. I was always curious about what the medical program was like considering I usually helped Bones study most of the time. "So..." I began my tone of voice shifting to more serious. "What about you? Do anything wild and crazy while you were at the academy?" There you go Jim, a good place to start. We may be stuck here for a while anyways, so lets get the conversational ball rolling.

(That is totally fine. I have been creatively drained as well over the last little while ((So many scripts to write, so little time!)) Thank you! I hope you had an amazing Christmas as well! Sounds like a plan!)

[200765]

Ariana May Finch
25
Medical Officer
'Earth number two'
Captain Kirk

..........As I eased myself onto a stone, I heard the captain's comment and couldn't help but smile, though I said nothing in reply. I tucked my phaser back into my belt and unsheathed one of my knives, deciding that there was no harm in going through all of my belongings. There was a bit of blood from the creatures before on one of the blades. Bending over, I wiped the knife on dirt floor and got most of the blood off. The blood that had dried would have to be washed off with water later. Sheathing my knife, I heard the captain ask me a question.
.........."Hmm..." I hummed, trying to gather my thoughts. My years at the academy were what I considered fairly normal. I wasn't a very exciting person and I just did my best to pass the tests that were given. "I didn't really do anything 'wild' or 'crazy'. I mean, I was just an average recruit." Thinking back to my last year at the academy, I recalled a funny yet somewhat gross experience that happened at a party close to graduation. I could feel my mouth turning up into a smile at the memory. "My friends and I went to a party close to when we were going to graduate. We had been there for an hour or so when a few younger recruits come over to us. We talked to them and they seemed nice at first, but once the alcohol got in their system, they became really flirty." I paused to take a breath, glancing over at Captain Kirk to see if he was listening. The story I was telling probably wasn't that interesting to him, but it was one experience that stood out since it got me in trouble. "My friends and I tried to get them to leave us alone but they wouldn't listen. I got up and socked one guy in the gut. When his friends turned to me and started yelling at me, I pushed one guy into the first one I punched, both of them falling on the floor. Then when the guy I punched tried to get up, he doubled over and threw up all over the one I pushed." I laughed, throwing my head back at the memory of the guys' expressions. "Oh my goodness, his face. He looked hilarious surprised and covered in puke!"
..........I calmed down a little, recalling what happened after. "One of the guys reported us to the instructors at the academy, saying that we had assaulted them. My friends were more of a troublemaker than I was so they couldn't afford to get into trouble so close to graduation. I told the instructor that I was the one who punched a guy, but only for self defense. The instructor probably favored the guy so I got into trouble. I got the instructor back by rigging the door so when he walked into the classroom, a bag of flour fell on his head. Class was cancelled that day, I was ecstatic. That...scoundrel... got what he deserved. Please pardon my language, though scoundrel probably is too light of a term to call him by." Ending my story, I looked at Captain Kirk before laughing sheepishly, running one hand along my red hair which had started to come out of its braid. Great. I think I started to ramble on a little... I untangled my hair and started to re-braid it again as I waited for his response. "Sorry, sir, I wasn't boring you, was I?"

(I hope all your shows went along smoothly. Apologies for the slow reply. If you manage to get a post up sometime this week (though you definitely don't need to), I have a short week and don't have as much to do so I should be able to reply quickly.)

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"Its been almost a year now,
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xxx I leaned in and listened to her story. It was not hard to imagine something like that happening as parties were something that was normal on the weekends at the academy. Although I do sometimes get other stories from other people that had different experiences, but as long as you knew the right people you would be able to get in on the action. Being the person that I was during my days at the academy I usually got invited to most parties, even the freshmen after my first year would try to get me to show up so that they could have a chance at boosting their popularity. I dragged Bones with me as well, he hated every single party that we went to complaining about the people to the music. He made everything so much more... Dull. I felt like that was not a strong enough word for how much more boring he used to make very single social event that I was invited too. Ce-la-Vis, he was the only friend that I actually had while at the academy as the others only stayed around for a little while before they marched out of my life in one way or another.
xxx She talked about her friends a lot and how close that she was with everyone in her academy class. Honestly I wish that I had gotten closer to the people that I had graduated with, the only one (Which I suppose doesn't count) was Bones. Who already had training as a Doctor but needed to be introduced to a whole plethora of other things. More thing that he just complained about. Even when at the library he complained about all the new alien viruses that had been discovered during that year that had been just added to the textbook. The only other people that I was close to in my class at some point were mad at me, I had hurt Galia. I suppose that I had brought that upon myself. I had betrayed her and she had every right to not accept my apology. Even after her outstanding performance on the Farragut, she was going to be reassigned to the Enterprise but refused all because of me. My crew is lacking a very talented computer specialist all because of my stupid childish choices. I didn't need to pass the Kobiachi Maru, it was a matter of pride that had gotten in the way causing me to loose one of the only friends that I had at the academy.
xxxOnce her story was finished I snapped out of my slightly dazed phase. I was still listening and caught the whole story but I still felt as though I should have been paying more attention instead of getting myself all worked up into a pity party about how my days at the academy had forced me to push everyone away from me who couldn't handle the childish rebellion that I held up with pride back then. I am glad that I managed to get that slapped right out of me when my ship almost got destroyed because of going against what my orders were. I Shook my head when she said the thing about potentially boring me. "No, it was interesting. Im glad that you at least didn't get into a bunch of trouble." I then thought about the part that she had mentioned about the instructor . "Oh and I feel like I should be thanking you for adding a little bit of flour to that instructor, I was supposed to have an exam under his supervision that day which was postpones when he called the day off without enough notice to get another supervisor. Very much like my previous self, I hadn't studied and the few other days allowed me to skim past that test with just enough to make it through that class." I smiled a little at the memory. it was nice knowing that I had passed. "I was never good with Xenolinguistics" I huffed in the memory. I sure do wish that I had payed more attention, having to use a universal translator is just embarrassing.

(They did, thanks! No its totally fine, things happen. Ive had a crazy week myself with trying to write a bunch of papers and help some of my friends with editing. So my muse has been all over the place.)

[200765]

Ariana May Finch
25
Medical Officer
'Earth number two'
Captain Kirk

..........I finished braiding my hair and tied the end with a hair tie. Looking to the captain, I noticed that he seemed lost in thought with a faraway look in his eyes that made me wonder if he was re-living some memories. The captain started talking about the instructor I had dumped flour on, making me smile and laugh a little. "It is always my pleasure to help someone out of a tough situation, even though they didn't have to be in that situation in the first place." I made it obvious that I was teasing. This certainly was not the time to get upset at each other when we were the only two people in this area. "I don't fancy Xenolinguistics classes myself," I said, laughing a little. "And having that instructor teach us didn't increase my interest in that class."
..........It was silent for a few moments and I was still. Learning about my captain was very interesting but I was restless, unused to doing nothing for long amounts of time. I looked at the view outside the cave. The sun was gradually dipping lower and lower in the sky, making the few clouds turn golden in the light. It would be nighttime soon. We would go to look for water and food then, hoping that the darkness would protect us from daytime predators. But there were always nocturnal creatures to think about... I shuddered at the thought then pushed that idea to the back of my mind.
..........Wanting to think about something else, I sighed quietly and leaned back so that the top of the stone cave was the only thing I could see. "On your visits to other planets, have you ever been stuck in a situation like this?" I certainly never had; I was always on the ship while others went down to an undiscovered planet. The planets that I did step out of the starship were the ones that were civilized planets that the Federation had already been in contact with. Being stranded with no communication to the Enterprise made me edgy and nervous.

(Ooh, okay, that's good! I'm glad the semester is over so it'll be a little while until my next tests and exams.)

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xxx I felt a smile curl over my features a little bit, I thought that I was the only one that felt that way about Xenolinguistics. Apparently I was wrong, most of my crew seemed to understand it in one way or another. At least most of the people that I talk too on a daily basis. It was strange how so many were comfortable with it and able to pick up on a language so easily learning it within a few years. Now the people who were able to pick it up within a year always impressed me. "Im glad, most people I talk too seemed to do well in the class" I moved around a little more trying to get relatively comfortable. I may as well make an effort when I am going to be stuck here for a little bit longer.
xxx The sun was beginning to sink down behind the mountains the longer that we had waited. Hopefully there is nothing out here that is nocturnal. Maybe even those things will fall asleep eventually, if they don't we are going to be in trouble. It would be even harder to spot them in the darkness with the dark colour of their spines. I shook the thought from my head. They are only out during the day, they will shy away like the little cowards that they are as soon as night hits. Yea, that is exactly what is going to happen. We will find a way out of this, no matter what happens. I will get her to safety, even if it means my own life.
xxx I heard her comment and thought about it for a second. It was a very loaded question considering our circumstance and the fact that we could be stuck here for a while. We are supposed to be en-route to another planetoid not too far form here in two days. Wait-scratch that- make that one day considering this day is almost over. I am sure that Spock will try to get someone down here to find us before that time is up, but he will be itching to leave as he usually is when it comes to following regulation. Even though the captain may be missing on some forsaken planet he could not risk the mission going south. We have been trying to cultivate peace between the Federation and this planetoid who's name currently escapes me for a little while now and not being on time as we had previously said that we would could land us in hot water. I wish to avoid that, as does my executive officer, but there might be a difficult choice ahead for him if he is not able to find us in that time.
xxxSpock wont leave me here, he will not desert me and Nurse Finch on this planet with these monsters He knows what is down here as well as I. He probably fought them off with Bones while making his way back to the ship, I am sure that the good Doctor wont allow him to leave with the ship anyways without me on board. I suppose that he will also want the Nurse back as well. Assuming that he knows her better than I do. I finally decided to answer her question after giving my answer some though. I turned to look at her realizing how the amber glow illuminated her features, it was almost like fire was radiating from her eyes the only outlet being her auburn hair. "Well, its happened before. Once to be exact" I stopped there. "It was with a much larger group and we were able to find shelter with some of the native people on the planet." I then saw that she was worried, this must be her first off-planet expedition to a place that the Federation has not made contact with. "We will be found, I can assure you that Nurse Finch" I kept my voice low and calming. Or at least I was attempting too anyways.

(It is! Thats good to hear, its always nice when you finish a semester and can take a little breather before beginning again)

[200765]

Ariana May Finch
25
Medical Officer
'Earth number two'
Captain Kirk

..........I shifted on the rock so that I was facing the Captain as I watched him think for a long moment about his answer. As he thought, I thought about how he had acted so far. He certainly didn't seem as nervous as I felt, though he could be hiding it. The captain started talking, explaining his previous stranding experience.
..........I noticed that he was trying to assure me that things would be all right. I certainly hoped that we would be found soon. After all, the Enterprise was supposed to be heading to another planet soon, and it would not be very good if the ship was behind schedule. “Yes, sir,” I replied.
..........As I turned my gaze back to outside the cave, I watch the colors of the sky turn to a dark blue. This planet reminded me of Earth in some ways. Just at the thought of my home planet, I could feel my chest tighten a bit. I took a deep breath to clear my mind of thoughts of Earth. It would be better to focus on getting off this planet first. And to do that, we would have to make sure we had the necessities to survive. We needed water at least, and food if we could find any. “Captain, should we be heading out now?”

(I'm really sorry that it's so short, I'm having a hard time coming up with what to write. ): Writer's block is so frustrating...)

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xxxI felt a cold shudder run down my back. She actually called me Sir, I am sure that I have heard it many times before but honestly this was the first time that It has ever sunk in. I am the youngest Captain in the fleet and so most people just address me as 'Captain' or 'Jim' depending on who is talking, most sticking with the Captain option as it seems much more fitting. I only looked down at the ground a little as I let it sink in, sure I was in command but when one called me 'sir' I feel a lot older than I actually am. I have been told that one is only is as old as they feel, but when it actually hits you that someone has called you 'sir' you don't really know how to react. I feel as though I will have to get used to it after a little while. I guess it will only get more and more normalized in my mind, but I know that I have been called that before. I guess it just went over my head, like most other things.
xxx I finally took in a deep breath as I turned to look outside, my cluttered thoughts finally rushing out of the cave. They seemed to disappear with the sun that had just finished sinking behind the small mountain range (I am guessing small from what I can see from here but there is no way that I can know for sure). My eyes scanned around suspicion beginning to build in the pit of my stomach. There could be something worse out there during the night that make those things have to hide from them in their 'dens' if they have any. Either that or there is a chance that those that are on the ship will be able to find us and we will make our way off of this planet before we get the chance to be able to see whatever is on this planet. I have a feeling like this is one of those times where it is now or never, its either we leave now and face whatever is out there or we wait for the creatures to find us. Or I could be completely wrong and there could not be a single thing out in the wilderness that we have to fear.
xxx I finally turned back to my companion seeing the soft glow from one of the three moons that circled this planet giving her complexion an airy look to it. She looked like she was born in moonlight it imbuing every single atom of her being. But what was I thinking, I cannot think about flirtation when both of our lives are on the line. I can hope that the both of us will be able to make it off of this planet but if push comes to shove and I need to give myself to save her I will be willing to do so. When I finally stopped gawking at the nurse and trying to battle against my own thoughts I nodded agreeing with what she had said. We did need to leave sooner or later, why not take the bull by the horns. "Alright, lets get going" I agreed as I stood up feeling a little bit light headed. I looked over at the wound on my shoulder seeing that the rag was soaked over a little bit with blood from the cleaned wound. I don't think that it is doing too well, but I won't mention it to Nurse Finch. I can't bother worrying her about me, I have had so much worse. I think that a little scratch on the arm will be alright. It was cleaned and disinfected, it can only be having issues clotting. It will be fine.
xxx I then decided that I needed to address the fact that she had called me sir before it grows on me and just ends up bothering me so much that its the only thing that I can think about. I figured that I should reaffirm her calling me Captain but I feel as though that is a little bit too... Condescending. I think that since the two of us are going to be stuck on this planet for a little while that we are going to need to spend more time together, and with her calling me Captain all the time it is bound to get more uncomfortable. I am still not used to my command even though its almost been a year and a half, its almost like all of this is a dream and I am going to wake up in my trash of an apartment back at Iowa. I will return to a world where I wanted to prove to the world that I was better than all of them, where I was so very wrong. I was so bitter from the way that I had been treated I suppose it was only logical for me to act out in the way that I did. "And you can call me Jim" I felt a small smile creep onto my features.

(that is totally fine, We all get writers block and its the most annoying thing in the world. If you would like, we can discuss the immediate plot a little bit. It might help generate some muse if you want to try something other than just hoping it will go away. But if time is what you need that is alright as well.)