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They got the good staying awake drugs where you're from?

[1701]

It's all coffee and practice.

[ No drugs required. Jim's willpower can fuel him back from the fucking dead.

Anyway uh well this is now potentially awkward, as he doesn't have anything to talk about, it's just that they were living together for four months annnnnddd

:/ ???? what do ]

If you feel like staying up some more, it's probably best there's at least one person on the bridge at all hours, just in case our friend does anything funny.

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Asking me out on a date, Mr Kirk?

[ that's a yes, anyway. ]

[1701]

I was asking you out on a tedious crew shift, potentially by yourself, but I'd be happy to adjust to a date.

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You're really selling it.

[1701]

Unfortunate, these side effects of volunteering for position of authority.

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Very.

[1701]

And yet, authority suits you.

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You like it when I boss you around, huh?

[1701]

I like how you're like when you're bossing me around.

[ Look, that makes sense. ]

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[ it does, actually, but is she going to acknowledge that ]

There's a difference?

[1701]

It's not about difference, it's about specification.

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Splitting hairs, sugarpants?

[1701]

Absolutely not. And thank you, I know I'm very sweet. [ Even as his voice dips down into unattractive sleep-deprived roughness for a bit. ]

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Mh, yeah, you are.

[ sleep deprivation; dutch pretends not to know her ]

[1701]

So let's get lunch.

[ Work date. C'mon. Egg sandwiches and coffee or something. ]

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You're buying. [ never mind that it's free. ]