Martin K(nife) Blackwood (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
curriculum_fictae) wrote2018-05-24 08:36 pm
curriculum_fictae) wrote2018-05-24 08:36 pm
STAR TREK AU
[ Another day, another mission on the USS Magnus. Martin Blackwood is - well -
He's always stressed out, but he's been doubly stressed out since, you know, his boss died and his entirely incompetent arse wound up in said boss's shoes. How the hell did he even get in this situation? Why is he like this?
Well. He knows the answer to one of those questions.
He's in the medbay, mumbling to himself, trying to convince himself (and his assistants. god, he has assistants) he knows what he's doing. ]
It's fine, it's fine, surely there wont' be any issues on the mission today, I'll have worked myself up over nothing --
[ Right when a certain someone gets dragged in. ]
He's always stressed out, but he's been doubly stressed out since, you know, his boss died and his entirely incompetent arse wound up in said boss's shoes. How the hell did he even get in this situation? Why is he like this?
Well. He knows the answer to one of those questions.
He's in the medbay, mumbling to himself, trying to convince himself (and his assistants. god, he has assistants) he knows what he's doing. ]
It's fine, it's fine, surely there wont' be any issues on the mission today, I'll have worked myself up over nothing --
[ Right when a certain someone gets dragged in. ]
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[ He gulps a bit. ]
It's ... it was that planet with the plague happening. D'you remember?
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[He... thinks he knows. But he wants to hope it isn't the case.]
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[A beat.
Wait.]
You aren't.... I mean, you weren't infected were you?
[Should he be concerned????]
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No! No, I - that's how I ended up in Medical, you know? I gave myself a million scans to confirm, and it was easier to do that while wearing a medical uniform, and ... and here I am.
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But he's also staring like he's trying to see if you really are infected. Because you could've lied on your records for that too, okay.]
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[ He sure could have! Martin stares at Jon, taking a moment to realize what must be going through his head. ]
No! N-no, I didn’t lie! Everything looked fine!
[ Assuming he read the scans right. Which… well. ]
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[Does he.]
It's just - I had no idea you were from there. What about your family? Friends?
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No friends. And Mum ... Mum died.
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[What does he say to that. That isn't... Emotional. Shit he's got to get a better handle on those pesky emotions.]
That is unfortunate.
[Nailed it.]
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Yes. Yes, it is unfortunate. And now you know the whole story.
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Yes, I do. Thank you for telling me.
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Why don't you tell me about yourself now. Since you've heard all of mine.
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[He's done so well avoiding a lot of things, and Tim prods him enough as it is. Sasha got whatever information she wanted her own way. But actually talking... Not like they can go anywhere else..
He hunkers down a bit on the bed, clearly displeased.]
I'm half Vulcan, and. I went to the academy, and was hand picked for this ship and this mission.
[That's plenty.]
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That tells me nothing.
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You know my home and some of our biology and culture, you know if I was handpicked then I was top of my class which means I'm smart and talented. [Jon.] As a captain, I also have good leadership and communication skills. [Jon.] It tells you plenty.
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Yes, and I could have guessed all of that just by looking at you.
[ A beat. ]
Also, what kind of captain completely fails to notice a stowaway from a plague planet, hmm?
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One who assumes all on board are accounted for and certified, so he had no reason to look.
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