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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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tea_earlgreyhot
2013-02-17 03:10 pm UTC (link)

Oh I'd much rather be in complete control of my faculties, thank you. [The mistletoe bots had left him with a sour taste in his mouth and since then he'd been very much on edge. Of course, back on the Enterprise he would have gone to the bridge or Ten-Forward, both with magnificent views of their current solar system, a sight that promised that things were ever in a state of flux, that if he was feeling uncomfortable, there would soon be something else to focus on. Here there is no such thing.

Before Seven can get too far, Jean-Luc speaks again as if he didn't notices that she had attempted to walk away.] There are no stars.

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borg
2013-02-17 07:35 pm UTC (link)

[ she understands that well and nods to show that she respects that decision and would have kept walking, if not for his remark. halting, seven lifts her eyes to the sky and - nothing. there is nothing out there that is an indication of anything. no constellations, no nebulas, no stars encircled by dozens of planets that couldn't be seen from this distance by the naked eye. for someone whose home has always been space, not seeing stars is suddenly...

well, depressing. ] Do you miss them? The stars.

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	action; tea_earlgreyhot 2013-02-17 08:55 pm UTC (link)
	[He'd noticed it before, the lack of stars. But there were moments when their absence was more prominent than the others. Like right now. It was depressing, yes. It was unnerving. And Jean-Luc felt very much out of control and he didn't like that feeling at all.] Very much so, yes. As I'm certain you do as well. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; borg 2013-02-18 06:38 pm UTC (link)
	I have spent my entire life aboard space fairing vessels. [ the raven, borg ships, and finally voyager. ] An absence of stars is... [ disconcerting. uncomfortable. ] odd, yet ultimately irrelevant. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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tea_earlgreyhot
2013-02-19 09:03 pm UTC (link)

Irrelevant in the grand scheme, perhaps. But for me it is very much relevant, Seven.

[Jean-Luc had not spent his entire life on a space ship. Most of it, yes. But as a young boy he had dreamed of them, wished on them, sought them out and chased after them. And now... their absence made him very uncomfortable.]

In what do you find comfort, Seven? When you feel restless or frustrated, what do you turn to?

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	action; borg 2013-02-22 01:43 am UTC (link)
	Aboard Voyager, I would find a task that needed to be completed and see to its completion or recalibrate the sensor array. [ pause, hesitation-- ] I used to play kadis-kot with Ensign Wildman's daughter, Naomi, or assist in her lessons. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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tea_earlgreyhot
2013-02-23 09:24 pm UTC (link)

Hmmm… [He hums thoughtfully, his lips twisting into somewhat of an amused grin at the picture of Seven in the company of children. And then even more so at the idea that perhaps she might be better with children than he will ever be. Of course, he had his moments, but usually they were only when forced.] When I first took command of the Enterprise, I was completely against the idea of families, much less children, on board. I felt they had no place aboard a ship of exploration given the possible scenarios we might run into. I have… over the years softened to the idea, although not completely. Never completely.

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