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[straightontilmorning]

From the corridors outside sickbay came the sounds of feet hitting the floor wetly, one slightly louder and on a time delay, indicating either a limp or one boot taller than the other.

Which it was became acutely obvious when the door to Sickbay slid open and revealed one James Kirk, remarkably resembling a drowned rat, soaked from head to toe. Somehow, about half of her shirt disappeared in various places, but don't worry - the layer of mud she's coated in does a fair job of hiding anything top-secret.

And one boot was missing, in case you wondered. To add to the mystery, Jim carried a pink ball of fluff resembling a kitten that she put down on the Sickbay floor as soon as she came through the doors, and, yes - her arms were slightly covered in light scratches.

"Don't ask."

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[kirk-it.livejournal.com]

She tossed a cheery grin his way - slightly forced, admittedly, but she had a long day.

"I'm fine."

Beat.

"Do you, by any chance, want a cat?"

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"You better be," he muttered. As he stood there with his back to the rest of the med bay, he rested a hand over her forearm carefully. His little way of satisfying the need he had to be there, and touch her.

"Not especially, no." But he had a feeling he'd just ended up with one.

[kirk-it.livejournal.com]

"All superficial wounds, Bones. Do you have any names for cats?"

That was entirely possible. She couldn't keep an eye on it all the time, after all.

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"I don't, no. Why do I have the distinct feeling that I've adopted a cat?" because he knew her game. But neither could he - he's a Doctor, damnit!

[kirk-it.livejournal.com]

"I wouldn't make you adopt a cat, Bones."

And she was shocked, shocked that he thought so.

"I think she's stuck in kitten stage permanently."

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"So you won't make me adopt a cat, but you'll make me adopt a kitten, I'm sure," because he knew that it was all a matter of wording with her sometimes.

[kirk-it.livejournal.com]

"Something like that."

D'awww, she got the brainy type.

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"You do realise that I'm a Doctor, and too busy for that, don't you?" he honestly doubted she understood just how busy he could get sometimes. Doctor on a ship this big was always doing something! Usually standing on the bridge harassing her, but still.

[kirk-it.livejournal.com]

"Well, I can't take care of her, and I can't send her ,i>back."

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"Maybe Christine would like her," because with her being a woman, surely she automatically wanted something fluffy, right?

[kirk-it.livejournal.com]

Because Jim was a woman, and she automatically liked fluffy.

"Maybe."

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"Your enthusiasm for that idea is overwhelming," he might just have to brace himself for how overwhelming it was.