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Beverly | Dr. Beverly Crusher (beverlycrusher) wrote in toboldlyrpg,
@ 2017-08-02 21:58:00

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! enterprise, - holodeck, ^ log, beverly crusher | star trek: tng, jean-luc picard | star trek: tng

WHO: Jean-Luc Picard & Beverly Crusher
WHEN: Tuesday evening
WHERE: Holodeck 2
SUMMARY: Two old friends getting reacquainted, aka there was an hour open on the holodeck, and they want to check it out.
WARNINGS: n/a, probably
STATUS: closed, in progress

Adjusting to shipboard life was easier than expected. Even a century and change in the past the rhythms of life on board a starship weren’t terribly different than what she’d lived for the majority of her adult life. It was comforting in a way that seeing patients was, in the same way talking to Deanna over dinner was. And yet, Beverly found herself struggling emotionally. Wesley was only returned from his travels for a couple of years, and Beverly had spent only a fraction of that time with him. Her son was entirely grown up now, mature and wise in ways she’d never dreamed he could be.

And now, she was gone from him, indefinitely. Possibly forever. The career she had built was also gone, vanished in an instant and leaving her at sixes and sevens. This wasn’t her sickbay, wasn’t her responsibility, and she missed it. It had been a long time since she had been under another doctor’s command, and she had a feeling that she would be adjusting to the idea for awhile. In the meantime, though, there were patients, and paperwork, and making sure that she was trained in all the areas that regulations demanded.

Her shift was over; she’d submitted her paperwork, and for the first time in decades, Beverly had more time than she knew what to do with. It was good that she and Jean-Luc had made plans. Teaching people to dance was fun, and she enjoyed it, but it wasn’t exactly her ideal activity every day. An hour on the holodeck had become available, and she and Jean-Luc were scheduled to take advantage of it. She’d scanned the available programs earlier, and had one in mind.

He was waiting for her outside the doors to the holodeck. Beverly smiled her greeting, reaching to touch his shoulder briefly when she reached him. “Did I ever tell you about the time I taught Data to dance?”

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makeitso
2017-08-04 12:55 am UTC (link)

Beverly's arrival on the Enterprise had been something that Jean-Luc counted very good indeed. It had been interesting getting himself accustomed to a different time, and the pondering about how the Prime Directive applied when it was your own world, or at least, a version of it, and an earlier time. He caught himself frequently guarding words and trying to be certain he was not giving too much away, or perhaps damaging this timeline and this group of people despite his unexpected arrival. Thus it was that finding Beverly here had turned into something that was a bit of a relief. While they might not be from precisely the same moment in time, there was a shared history there - and just as he could with Riker, or even with Deanna, he could relax with Beverly.

So he was glad for the time open to spend with her as he reached the deck and offered a friendly greeting, pondering her question momentarily.

"I can't recall it if you have," he offered openly. "But I do hope you're going to share now that you've brought it up, because otherwise you're going to leave me wondering what happened. Data and dance are two words I don't think of as belonging together."

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beverlycrusher
2017-08-04 10:03 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, I will, as soon as we see what the Holodeck has in store for us," Beverly promised. She rubbed her hands together, and with a few taps on the interface next to the closed doors she pulled up a random dance program. "I've set it to 'surprise me' this time. If it works, we can try that again, or just see what's in store."

The doors to the holodeck swished open, and the sounds of a party drifted out. Laughter and music mingled. Beverly stepped inside, and looked around. The holodeck technology wasn't as advanced as what she was used to, naturally, but it was still very believable. A smiling man in a green military uniform opened a set of double doors, revealing the party inside. Dancers crowded the dancefloor, moving to the tune of an upbeat song.

Beverly smiled. "Will would enjoy this."

The crowd parted, revealing an open table. Beverly gestured towards it. "Over there." Once seated, she continued, "Just before Keiko and Miles O'Brien were married, Data asked me if I would teach him how to dance. So I said, sure, meet me in, oh... holodeck three, or something. He did, and since he hadn't specified what sort of dancing he wanted to learn, I assumed he meant tap. So I taught him to tap dance, and since he's an android, I didn't have to do much beyond show him what I was doing. Then he mentioned that he was planning to dance at the wedding, and I had to explain to hiim that tap dancing isn't the sort of dancing one does at weddings. Then I tried to teach him to waltz, and he couldn't do it. It turns out that he needed to watch my feet in order to learn how to dance correctly."

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makeitso
2017-08-13 06:00 pm UTC (link)

Jean-Luc stepped into the holodeck and glanced around with a smile. "Surprise me seems to have worked out well for us this time. Let us hope that next time it does not land us in a place where dancing would not be appropriate," he chuckled low. The party seemed to be well attended, but there would be plenty of room on the dance floor for him and Beverly to take up a place when we decided to do so.

"I suppose it makes sense that once he could see your feet he would be able to pick up on it relatively quickly," Jean-Luc mused. "It's interesting that he had such a difficulty with it, although perhaps not surprising. A waltz holds a good amount of human emotion in the movement, and that's something that would be difficult for Data to be able to pick up - it is not just movement. I suppose all dance has that emotion, but some the moves are equally important and more readily defined as the 'dance', if that makes sense. I take it that he was able to learn to dance correctly?" Jean-Luc looked over at her curiously.

It looked as if there was a bar on the other side, perhaps they could get a drink before they started dancing, or perhaps after. Regardless, it seemed as if it would be a good option for spending a few hours. Dancing, a drink, some conversation, and Jean-Luc was delighted to have the opportunity to do this with Beverly. It was good to have her here and the option to be available.

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