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[doctor_mccoy]

[ Audio kicks in before the feed does, only for a few seconds and with it comes the dull buzz of distant voices and lazy not-quite-bustle of a restaurant, a diner perhaps, which becomes clearer with the slanted view of a waitresses elbow as she passes, and the florescent lights above.  The NV is propped up (properly).   The man is disheveled, exhausted, but god knows he's probably been awake since he arrived late last night, but then who could sleep after that? ]

"You're kiddin' me right now...." 

[At least the coffee he has clutched between his hands is probably helping, or just fueling his already exasperated bewilderment of the entire situation.  Thankfully no one knows him enough to recognize that the sardonic expression on his face is just the little sputtering fuse on it's way to the dynamite.]

"Sorry I ducked out of the welcoming parade, aloha's and floral leis aren't exactly my thing."  [That's dripping sarcasm boys and girls, because by aloha's he means "monsters" and by parade he means what the hell just happened? ]

"I'm guessing my road to enlightenment is paved with questions, so if anyone can spare a minute to fill me in on what exactly is going on here that wasn't covered in the vacation brochure, I'd be obliged."

[Don't expect him to show much appreciation, but he'd really like to fill in the blanks.   Oh and feel free to join him in the diner, but expect to pay, seems he left his wallet in the 23rd century.]

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[doctor_mccoy]

Oh it's a race now? It couldn't have been by much, you were on the bridge for Alpha shift just yesterday.

[Just keep it up there, guy-smiley, it's nice to see a familiar face, not that he'd ever admit to it.]

Sourcream I guess... what are you now, Julia Child? [Wait, why the hell were they talking about potatoes!?]

[endowedcaptain]

C'mon, don't tell me people have skipped out on the time paradox point of interest. Might sound crazy, but I've been here almost six months now.

[Jim pointedly raises an eyebrow as he moves to the sink, setting his NV down beside it before starting to wash off several potatoes.] You're lucky I've been here that long, else you'd have to actually cook for yourself.

[doctor_mccoy]

Well I get that people are dragged here from different points in time, but I would assume the same anomaly would have effected us both simultaneously...

[His head hurts, but he's been sitting here piecing this crap together all day.]

Wait, just us right? Or are you hiding the rest of the crew in some sort of shanty town?

[He doesn't know the exact address of the diner, but the GPS should theoretically be working enough to send his coordination over with a few key strokes.]

[endowedcaptain]

I haven't been able to figure out how it works, but trust me. This island opens up space-time rifts wherever it damn well pleases. [He dries his hands off before turning to his NV, booting up one of his programmed apps.]

Nah, you an' me are the only Starfleet personnel in the city. [Still focused on his NV, he's careful not to look amused.] I did adopt a miniature Vulcan, though. [And there are some directions being sent your way, Bones. They ought to direct you right to Jim's little apartment.]

[doctor_mccoy]

Wonderful. [drawn out miserably.]

And I'm not even going to ask... should I even ask?

[And he'll be right over as soon as he finishes his ninth cup of coffee, you'd better have bourbon on hand.]

I'll be over in a tic.

[endowedcaptain]

[Oh how he missed you.] Y'know, nobody does the "self-suffering" voice quite so well as you.

[Bourbon? In a house with a small child? ...Yeah okay he might have some stashed away.]

Great. Then there's no need to even ask, you'll see soon enough.