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Jean-Luc Picard (tea_earlgreyhot) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-02-16 19:46:00

Current mood:	uncomfortable
Entry tags:	buffy summers, data, jean-luc picard, lacus clyne, rose tyler, seven of nine

[ day 206 ] action :: open
[It’s very late at night in the prison, if anyone is still awake or out and about. Were anyone to pass through Sector 0 they might find an older gentleman in his Starfleet uniform sitting on a bench in the recreation area. He’s quiet and still, somewhat unassuming. He might even be mistaken for peaceful from far away. But were anyone to come closer, they’d find that he has somewhat of a perplexed look on his face, troubled or thoughtful perhaps. And his gaze is turned up to the top of the dome. Obviously he’s not as peaceful as it might initially seem.]

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thirdcriterion
2013-02-17 02:30 am UTC (link)

[ Data hasn't been utilizing his dream program much in the facility - he has too many other things to occupy his time with, though he's rapidly becoming well-acquainted with the feeling of frustration as one investigative avenue after another provides him with little in the way of conclusive information. Of course, that means that he's not shutting down his cognitive processes to achieve the android equivalent of sleep, which means he's up at any given hour.

Which is why he comes across the Captain. He approaches, studying Picard's expression with a hint of concern as he does so, before inquiring softly: ]

Captain?

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tea_earlgreyhot
2013-02-17 03:19 am UTC (link)

[Jean-Luc is so intent on the roof of the dome that he's let his guard down. He doesn't see or hear or even sense the approaching android. So when he hears the familiarity of his title, he sits up a little straighter, squares his shoulders a bit, and looks through the darkness in the direction of the voice, already knowing he'll find Data at the other end of it.]

Ah. Data. I would ask if you were having trouble sleeping as well, but... [Instead, he opts for something else.] Out for a midnight stroll?

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thirdcriterion
2013-02-18 12:08 am UTC (link)

[ He gives a slight nod in response as he approaches to within a few feet, remaining standing to the side of the bench. ]

There are certain differences in observing the dome during the night, as opposed to the day.

[ Not that there's been anything new. The current point of his focus, and naturally his top priority, is the Captain's welfare. Difficulty sleeping is often tied to preoccupation, for humans - you don't observe behavior for as long as he has and not pick that up. ]

Sir - if I may inquire, is something troubling you?

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tea_earlgreyhot
2013-02-19 08:56 pm UTC (link)

[For all of Data's study of humanity, and for all of his knowledge of humanity, it still caught Jean-Luc just a little bit by surprise when Data happened to show such insight. And he hoped that Data would always surprise him in such a way. For as Data learned and understood, Jean-Luc felt as if he did as well.]

Yes, Data. I suppose it is troubling, the realization that there are no stars. Of course, logically I knew this. But knowing something and paying attention to the fact that it is so are two entirely different things, are they not?

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thirdcriterion
2013-02-19 10:20 pm UTC (link)

[ It always does come with a small moment of satisfaction - a satisfaction he can feel, now - when he is correct in his theories about the moods of those around him. Of course, the Captain's words are far more important than his own small accomplishment, and he considers them for a quiet moment, a brow quirked as he nods slowly. ]

Then observing the absence of stars underscores your intellectual awareness of the situation.

[ And he considers their examination of the Phoenix for him, one of the more recent instances he has attempted to understand. ]

It makes it... "more real"?

[ He glances up himself, considering it, and frowns as he studies the darkness. ]

	shadow_step 2013-02-19 05:19 am UTC (link)
	[And being in sector Zero you may find this guy prowling around or sitting in a tree. In fact he happens to be lounging on a branch over Picard's head currently.] (Reply to this) (Thread)

	shadow_step 2013-02-19 09:14 pm UTC (link)
	[He doesn't drop from his perch, far too content up here. His green eyes reflect light, blinking down at the star fleet captain.] You look like something right out of Galaxy Quest. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tea_earlgreyhot 2013-02-19 09:32 pm UTC (link)
	[Of all the replies he'd thought he might hear? That was not one of them, and only served as a confusion.] What? A quest in which galaxy exactly? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)