Unofficial Debriefing
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madimpossibledreamerIt's important that Kirk lets them all in on what's going on before they're being chased by death ships or genetic dictators.
Geizen (Ensign Jerilyn Giezen; she’s 19) exists because that white-haired lady on the bridge deserved a name and to actually do something.
Spock gets up from the chair, and Kirk’s about to protest that he’s not actually taking the conn or on duty, he’s just up here to debrief them all, until he notices that his First Officer is actually wandering around with what is probably a bug-checker, so he swallows that down instead.
“Real subtle, all of you,” he tells them, mock disappointed. Absolutely none of them seem intimidated, which is fair, given that he’s not actually trying too hard. “Just figured the gossip club might want a little actual answers for once.”
“Where’s the fun in that, Captain?” Uhura teases him, and god seriously these are his crew and he wouldn’t change any of it for the world.
“Change of pace, mostly?” he suggests, which makes her laugh, so that’s something. Spock nods at him and returns to the chair, so it seems like he’s good to go. “By now you’ve seen the new orders. We’re picking up Doctor McCoy from Vega Colony. Not sure if they told you this, too, but we’re on call for backing up the Genesis Project.”
“That’s the doctor that served on the Enterprise before. The one whose eyes and hands you were writing poetry about?” Scotty realizes, and hell he knew he’d let his guard down too much at that party.
Well, okay, this wasn’t where he was planning on going first, originally, but if that’s the way they wanna play it, he’ll play along. “Don’t scare him off. I mean it.” He gives each of them a good stare. Even the screen where Scotty’s actually watching from, because Uhura figured he didn’t want to repeat any of this and patched him in without even being asked. Only Chekov doesn’t pretend to be innocent, mostly only because he actually manages it.
Spock meets his eyes with a mild look, adding an eyebrow for good measure.
“I’m not too worried about you, Spock. This is a general announcement and I expect all of you to pass the word on where it counts. I don’t want to mess this up, and we could pretty easily if any of us come on too strong.” They can be a...kind of intense bunch of people. “We definitely need to not come off like a cult or something, so be friendly, but don’t assume he’s just going to stay with us. Let him come to his own conclusions.”
“We don’t want to make it harder, Keptin,” Chekov agrees with the same enthusiasm he does everything, and even Geizen nods along.
“If he does stay, were you thinking of replacing me?” M’benga asks.
Kirk swallows and nods. “Ultimately, yeah. Much as I’ve really enjoyed serving with you. I figured if he’s cool with staying on you might want to actually help out with the Genesis Project. From what I’ve read, they’ve got the actual ‘making the planet’ part down right, but they’re still working on introducing life afterward.”
The doctor just nods like it’s the answer he’d been expecting. Kirk’s feeling just a little too overwhelmed to bother being upset if that was a test or something.
Okay, time for the harder stuff. “As for the Genesis Project, couple things you should all know. Section 31 exists; they’re, as Carol Marcus just put it, black ops, so the kind of things the Federation can’t openly acknowledge. They were probably wanting to repurpose it to wipe out whole planets after she’d gotten a few of the other projects done.” It’s the only thing he can think they’d use it for, and he sees the same horror and determination in their eyes, too. Still, he has to give them the choice. “This is probably more dangerous than anything we’ve ever done before, so if any of you want out, I get it.”
“More dangerous than Nero?” The navigator, Velasco, sounds incredulous, but takes a deep breath when Kirk just meets all of their eyes seriously.
“I signed up to do some good in the world. This isn’t going to scare me off,” Geizen tells him honestly. Not fearlessly; she’s definitely got some fear in her eyes, but bravely. They all follow suit, even Velasco, who’s still probably the most nervous.
“We’ve set this up to try to protect Carol Marcus, the director of the project, from her father, who apparently runs Section 31.” There’s no real good way to put this delicately, but at least everyone here knows about him and his heritage. “Turns out I drunkenly slept with her in the Academy and we’ve got a kid.”
Chekov, adorably, is scrunching up his face like he’s trying to figure out who the ‘bad guy’ is in that escapade and why it isn’t Kirk.
He might as well clear that up. “It’s a mistake we both made, but if she’s happy with the kid that’s fine. I do need to warn her about...cambion stuff.”
“Sounds like you have your hands full,” Sulu remarks.
Spock quickly follows that up with “We will, of course, assist in any way we can.”
He smiles. “Thanks, all of you.” Time for him to head back to his room and maybe start getting ready for their pickup. “As you were.”
Geizen (Ensign Jerilyn Giezen; she’s 19) exists because that white-haired lady on the bridge deserved a name and to actually do something.
Main Points:
Star Trek (the 2009!movie verse) Cambion AU (New Genesis)
Summary: Kirk lets his crew in on what's going on.
Word Count: 980
Rating: Gen
Spock gets up from the chair, and Kirk’s about to protest that he’s not actually taking the conn or on duty, he’s just up here to debrief them all, until he notices that his First Officer is actually wandering around with what is probably a bug-checker, so he swallows that down instead.
“Real subtle, all of you,” he tells them, mock disappointed. Absolutely none of them seem intimidated, which is fair, given that he’s not actually trying too hard. “Just figured the gossip club might want a little actual answers for once.”
“Where’s the fun in that, Captain?” Uhura teases him, and god seriously these are his crew and he wouldn’t change any of it for the world.
“Change of pace, mostly?” he suggests, which makes her laugh, so that’s something. Spock nods at him and returns to the chair, so it seems like he’s good to go. “By now you’ve seen the new orders. We’re picking up Doctor McCoy from Vega Colony. Not sure if they told you this, too, but we’re on call for backing up the Genesis Project.”
“That’s the doctor that served on the Enterprise before. The one whose eyes and hands you were writing poetry about?” Scotty realizes, and hell he knew he’d let his guard down too much at that party.
Well, okay, this wasn’t where he was planning on going first, originally, but if that’s the way they wanna play it, he’ll play along. “Don’t scare him off. I mean it.” He gives each of them a good stare. Even the screen where Scotty’s actually watching from, because Uhura figured he didn’t want to repeat any of this and patched him in without even being asked. Only Chekov doesn’t pretend to be innocent, mostly only because he actually manages it.
Spock meets his eyes with a mild look, adding an eyebrow for good measure.
“I’m not too worried about you, Spock. This is a general announcement and I expect all of you to pass the word on where it counts. I don’t want to mess this up, and we could pretty easily if any of us come on too strong.” They can be a...kind of intense bunch of people. “We definitely need to not come off like a cult or something, so be friendly, but don’t assume he’s just going to stay with us. Let him come to his own conclusions.”
“We don’t want to make it harder, Keptin,” Chekov agrees with the same enthusiasm he does everything, and even Geizen nods along.
“If he does stay, were you thinking of replacing me?” M’benga asks.
Kirk swallows and nods. “Ultimately, yeah. Much as I’ve really enjoyed serving with you. I figured if he’s cool with staying on you might want to actually help out with the Genesis Project. From what I’ve read, they’ve got the actual ‘making the planet’ part down right, but they’re still working on introducing life afterward.”
The doctor just nods like it’s the answer he’d been expecting. Kirk’s feeling just a little too overwhelmed to bother being upset if that was a test or something.
Okay, time for the harder stuff. “As for the Genesis Project, couple things you should all know. Section 31 exists; they’re, as Carol Marcus just put it, black ops, so the kind of things the Federation can’t openly acknowledge. They were probably wanting to repurpose it to wipe out whole planets after she’d gotten a few of the other projects done.” It’s the only thing he can think they’d use it for, and he sees the same horror and determination in their eyes, too. Still, he has to give them the choice. “This is probably more dangerous than anything we’ve ever done before, so if any of you want out, I get it.”
“More dangerous than Nero?” The navigator, Velasco, sounds incredulous, but takes a deep breath when Kirk just meets all of their eyes seriously.
“I signed up to do some good in the world. This isn’t going to scare me off,” Geizen tells him honestly. Not fearlessly; she’s definitely got some fear in her eyes, but bravely. They all follow suit, even Velasco, who’s still probably the most nervous.
“We’ve set this up to try to protect Carol Marcus, the director of the project, from her father, who apparently runs Section 31.” There’s no real good way to put this delicately, but at least everyone here knows about him and his heritage. “Turns out I drunkenly slept with her in the Academy and we’ve got a kid.”
Chekov, adorably, is scrunching up his face like he’s trying to figure out who the ‘bad guy’ is in that escapade and why it isn’t Kirk.
He might as well clear that up. “It’s a mistake we both made, but if she’s happy with the kid that’s fine. I do need to warn her about...cambion stuff.”
“Sounds like you have your hands full,” Sulu remarks.
Spock quickly follows that up with “We will, of course, assist in any way we can.”
He smiles. “Thanks, all of you.” Time for him to head back to his room and maybe start getting ready for their pickup. “As you were.”
