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Dr Leonard "Bones" McCoy ([personal profile] homeostatic) wrote in [community profile] westwhere 2022-06-06 08:56 pm (UTC)

( Her reaction isn't what he expects. To his credit, he keeps the 'Oh shit' out of his face, out of his eyes, snapping to professionalism as readily as he might a pair of gloves. That she doesn't know is surprising-- as the Enterprise limped her way home, they were in constant contact with the rest of the fleet, and a Commander typically meant a division head, or First Officer, and they definitely would have heard the tragic news.

Then again, she could be coming back from leave, or a hundred other possibilities, but news traveled fast in the Federation. )


Yesterday, ( He says it with the expectation of being understood, and then recalls meeting Jim earlier, the time discrepancy between them, and swiftly jettisons an explanation to ask instead: )

What year did you come from, Commander?

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