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[smartass_captain]

What's the worst that could happen?

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[whistles_loudly]

You're kidding, right?

[smartass_captain]

Come on. It'll work, trust me.

[The face of a man who is very much having a 'captain, NO' idea.]

[whistles_loudly]

[He can feel the headache starting already]

I never liked that phrase coming from you at The Academy, and I like it even less now.

[traansient]

...are you asking metaphorically to ensure that everything goes to hell, or do you actually want to know?

[smartass_captain]

I've found if I prepare for the worst, things usually turn out better. So I should probably know what the worst is, right?

[w_zimmerman]

I know a woman who once asked herself that very same question. Answer turned out to be "you'll end up immortal and alone and your boyfriend will become Jack the Ripper". In that light, it turns out to be a much more loaded question than you'd think...

[smartass_captain]

Yeah well, time travelling Romulans completely rewrote the universe and also destroyed Vulcan already so...

I'm kind of inclined to believe we've peaked over here in terms of vastly improbable awfulness.

[w_zimmerman]

See, from where I'm sitting, a statement like that is kind of tempting fate. It can always get weirder and more awful...

[volumeone]

Question like that can end badly or awesomely.

[smartass_captain]

Clearly you understand why I feel the need to gamble for 'awesomely'.

[volumeone]

I have a general idea, yeah.

But I'm assuming "awesomely" doesn't happen all that much.

[doneworse]

We get caught in a timeloop. Not really my idea of how to spend the weekend.

[smartass_captain]

I really really dislike time travel the more I hear about it.

[Even if he owes his current life to an event born of it.]

[notanoptimist]

Do not even ask that question.

[smartass_captain]

Look, Spock's already gone over it with me. It'll be fine, Bones. Trust me.

I'll be back before you know it.

[attackpatternbattista]

Do you really want to tempt fate, dear? Because that's exactly how you tempt fate.

[smartass_captain]

I'm beginning to think you people don't trust my judgement.

[notinfrontoftheklingons]

The security system could be triggered within the planet's protective shield, igniting the atmosphere and killing every living thing on the surface.

[smartass_captain]

We've been over this, that's why we--wait.

[When? How? The fuck]

Spock...?

[chooses_to_feel]

The fact that you feel the need to ask the question means you already know the answer.

[smartass_captain]

I know, but Bones has been getting on my every last nerve for a week and watching his eye twitch when I ask that is ten kinds of satisfying right now.

[exactwords]

There's only one way to find out.

Best not to say it, though. Might give the universe ideas.

[smartass_captain]

If the Universe is sentient and somehow has the detail to focus in on one life in its multitude is planning, there's no hope no matter how much I've prepared for this.


Also, a terrifying prospect.

[rogueinladysclothing]

I'm not sure, but I'm curious to see what the multiverse spits back at you.

[ She grins openly at him. ]

Let me know how it goes for you?

[smartass_captain]

This is all mine this time. Answering a distress signal, going in for an emergency evac.

[The captain grins back, arms folded. As if he'd show any kind of hesitation in front of his frenemy.]

Keep the multiverse out of trouble for me in the meantime?