And met another version of yourself while you were at it? That sounds incredible.
I was too, and I am glad to see you again now. Though, I confess at the time I didn't understand your attempts at flirting. I assure you I'll be more aware this time.
[ What's better than a twinsisterclone?? Very little. Like, cold beer and not melting the ship hitting warp 12 rank higher.
And, well. ]
I don't know who's got the worse end of that, honestly, because I have it on good, repeated authority that I flirt with all the subtlety and grace of a cabinet full of delicate objects being hurled down a flight of stairs.
I wonder what an alternate version of myself might be like, though my time here has given me some ideas. It is odd to meet people who know you, but not you.
( Bruce and Steve are the only ones that knew her from the same world. it was strange to hear the actions of another version of herself. surely odder to meet one, though. )
As someone that's experienced flirting more akin to the delicacy of a giraffe ballet dancing in a tornado, it wasn't quite so bad.
( he was about the 8th man she'd ever had a full conversation with, he'd have had to hit her with the broad side of a barn in the way of flirtation for her to notice.
still, men's egos being what they are, she'll let him believe that. )
I see. A man of your stature surely takes such rules quite seriously.
( is it hard to note sarcasm over text? BUT HEY maybe he has grown up a little from the version she'd known. she will just have to see for herself. )
( in a manner of speaking, so has she. what does it say about her that it took more like a hundred years??? whoops )
I think that many rules are made for a reason, yet some still merit being broken. I suppose it is up to each of us where we stand on that particular spectrum.
[ It says she's got more time to work with than a human. ]
Pushing boundaries and challenging rules is how societies and other collective entities evolve, become more fair, and grow, I think. Having the ability to do so, even when you're content with the rules as they are, is vital.
[ To be fair, it's been a while. Even the incursion on the Romulan Neutral Zone he forced shortly before coming here ended up being cleared as a necessity before he had to defend himself; turns out he's captain material after all, who'd have thought. ]
Say hi to me in person sometime. I imagine you're one of the only people who isn't going to mistake me for Steve.
[ Since he's put two and two together, and is guessing Diana knows the other man well enough not to be fooled. ]
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Date: 2018-04-15 02:06 am (UTC)I was too, and I am glad to see you again now. Though, I confess at the time I didn't understand your attempts at flirting. I assure you I'll be more aware this time.
( is this an invitation... or a warning..... )
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Date: 2018-04-16 06:32 am (UTC)[ What's better than a twinsisterclone?? Very little. Like, cold beer and not melting the ship hitting warp 12 rank higher.
And, well. ]
I don't know who's got the worse end of that, honestly, because I have it on good, repeated authority that I flirt with all the subtlety and grace of a cabinet full of delicate objects being hurled down a flight of stairs.
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Date: 2018-04-17 12:18 am (UTC)( Bruce and Steve are the only ones that knew her from the same world. it was strange to hear the actions of another version of herself. surely odder to meet one, though. )
As someone that's experienced flirting more akin to the delicacy of a giraffe ballet dancing in a tornado, it wasn't quite so bad.
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Date: 2018-04-17 05:03 am (UTC)[ Jim could ruminate about the elder Spock or he could just talk about flirting, because her next text has him smiling, a little.
(There's plenty of time later to give himself shit over being the Wrong Kirk.) ]
Oh yeah? Might not have been me, then, if he had any smooth moves. I'm more of a giraffe guy.
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Date: 2018-04-17 10:40 pm (UTC)( ouch. she says it with love, though........ )
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Date: 2018-04-17 10:52 pm (UTC)[ No ouch detected. ]
You won't have to dodge anything clumsy. Fraternization rules for commanding officers have put me out of the habit.
[ You know, mostly. ]
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Date: 2018-04-18 01:00 am (UTC)still, men's egos being what they are, she'll let him believe that. )
I see. A man of your stature surely takes such rules quite seriously.
( is it hard to note sarcasm over text? BUT HEY maybe he has grown up a little from the version she'd known. she will just have to see for herself. )
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Date: 2018-04-18 01:17 am (UTC)Rules and I have a sordid history, but time comes for us all one way or the other.
[ Which is an only mildly cryptic way of saying he Went Through Some Shit and grew the fuck up. ]
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Date: 2018-04-19 02:40 am (UTC)I think that many rules are made for a reason, yet some still merit being broken. I suppose it is up to each of us where we stand on that particular spectrum.
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Date: 2018-04-19 03:23 am (UTC)Pushing boundaries and challenging rules is how societies and other collective entities evolve, become more fair, and grow, I think. Having the ability to do so, even when you're content with the rules as they are, is vital.
That's also what I tell the admiralty, yes.
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Date: 2018-04-25 01:59 am (UTC)( not judging. more amused than anything. )
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Date: 2018-04-25 02:17 am (UTC)[ To be fair, it's been a while. Even the incursion on the Romulan Neutral Zone he forced shortly before coming here ended up being cleared as a necessity before he had to defend himself; turns out he's captain material after all, who'd have thought. ]
Say hi to me in person sometime. I imagine you're one of the only people who isn't going to mistake me for Steve.
[ Since he's put two and two together, and is guessing Diana knows the other man well enough not to be fooled. ]
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Date: 2018-04-25 02:42 am (UTC)( he doesn't have a picture to go on, but she figures he can put those together, too. )
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Date: 2018-04-25 03:20 am (UTC)no subject
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