thisisamusebox | for ZEX, it's time to par-tay

for ZEX, it's time to par-tay

[standing at the bar, yanking on the collar of this damn dress uniform]

[reeeeeeally hoping these Thraddash people don't approach me, surely there're enough interesting people around here that I can just get convivially drunk with Scotty and ZEX and Uhura]

[I can see Jim in the corner being all charming and shit, and there're a couple more being entertained by Chekov and Gaila, excellent, maybe I can get out of this formal reception with my sanity relatively intact]

[then a gravelly voice behind me says he'll buy me a drink]

[...turning]

Ah. Um. Thanks, I guess. I'm Leonard McCoy.

[he says he knows]

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Do not be upset.

Nearly four.

...crap.

[sighs, settles down again]

Could be worse, I guess. You mind if I stay here until it's time to get ready? I'll take something for the residual alcohol then.

Not at all. I feel at fault. Is there anything to be done now? Water?

[the lightest, laziest of smacks on your leg]

Not your fault at all. Hell, you saved my ass. Yeah, I probably better.

[Sighs amiably enough and goes to get some water]

Thanks.

Really.

For everything.

Thank you for trusting me to not do anything too fantastically stupid. I did not realize until after that Starfleet diplomats possibly do not fight as often as Armada or Alliance ones do.

[shrugs] I don't think you had much choice. And if you hadn't, I would've been dragged off.

[sigh, still not at ease with the whole powerlessness thing]

[Kinda gets that]

In any other arena, this would not have been necessary. They are... mmmm. Not as intellectually advanced? Is that the phrase for generally stupid? I have met some exceptions, but--what I am saying is that you would have danced circles around them were it not nearing their season.

[Offers water.]