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[mintjulep]

This is Leonard McCoy, Chief Medical Officer aboard the USS Enterprise. Bridge, do you copy?

[ There’s a man in science blue standing next to the fountain, looking cold and grumpy as he shakes his device. ]

Damn interference… Enterprise, this is McCoy. I don’t know what the hell happened with those infernal transporters, but I’m damn sure I ain’t where I’m supposed to be. Scott, can you hear me? Jim? Uhura? Sulu? Chekov? Chapel? Anyone?

… Spock?

[ Nothing, not even the hobgoblin. Dammit. ]

Right, well. Looks like I’ll try and blend in. Christmas music and all...

[ Except since his communicator couldn’t reach the Enterprise, it broadcasted his conversation to the entire city instead… ]

Comments

[mintjulep]

[ He's going to assume that was rhetorical. ] Time is weird, kid, as much as we like to think it isn't.

[outlive]

Fair enough. [he says, thinking of time-turners and such] Er - have you been able to find anyone you were looking for?

[mintjulep]

No. [ And damn but it'd be nice to see a familiar face right now. ] It's looking like it's just me.

[outlive]

[ :c ]

It might just be that they haven't seen you yet. Or someone may get here after you, I've heard it happens a lot.

[mintjulep]

Could be. If it's the first, they need to get their eyes examined.

I'd rather they didn't show up and just found a way to get me out of here.

[outlive]

Or they've not checked their communicator yet.

[Maybe a bit pointedly:] Yeah, I'd go out on a limb and reckon we'd all like that.

[mintjulep]

Could be. [ He doesn't sound convinced, though.

Just have a lineface for your sass, Harry. ]

[outlive]

[Teenage sass is how we roll here, Bones.]

Has anyone told you about the City, yet?

[mintjulep]

[ It's like being surrounded by Jim. ]

I've heard a few different things.

[outlive]

[Wow, Bones, someone might think you're trying to be unhelpful or something.]

I can't exactly tell you what you don't know already with an answer like that.

[mintjulep]

[ He's grumpy and you're a sassy kid. B( ]

I've been sent two guides, told about the damn ticking, and been told no one really knows what the hell is going on.

[outlive]

[DEAL WITH IT]

That about sums it up, then. Apparently some people calling themselves deities are the ones causing everything, from what I've heard.

[mintjulep]

[ 8((( ]

They have any proof as to their supposed divine nature?

[outlive]

Not that I've seen. Mind you, I suppose the fact that they can bring people here and inflict the curses is likely enough for some people.

[mintjulep]

Christmas music everywhere seems more like a prank than a curse.

[outlive]

Yeah, I thought that too until they started setting monsters on people and toying with their memories.

[mintjulep]

What sort of monsters? And how are they toying with memories?