Writer's Block: Going the distance

[parked]

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I don't think moving to another city would uproot my entire life. But yeah, I would. I'd move a lot farther than a city, for that matter.

Wow, I don't even remember the last time I did one of these. It was... a long time ago. I haven't even been using his journal very often, which is sort of a shame. I actually got a little concerned because some of the viruses lately have been passing me by, and I wasn't sure if it was just plain luck or because the community was getting ready to forget about me. Seriously, I was freaking out because something strange wasn't happening to me. That's not what I'd call healthy.

I should probably make sure not to bring any of that up at the next psych evaluation.

Comments

[parked]

Probably about the usual things. They usually just ask to make sure the space madness hasn't set in.

[51stcentury]

I hope the service is treating you well enough to stave that off, at least. The space madness, that is. I know how it can get out there, sometimes.

[parked]

I think I'm doing pretty good at keeping it from getting to me. I've got friends all over the place, after all, and places to get away from it if I need to.

[51stcentury]

Mmm, yeah. I'd say that you're in a pretty good position, all things considered. Certainly more lucky than most.

[parked]

I like to think it's karma for something good I did in a past life or something.

[51stcentury]

Not sure that I believe in karma myself.

[parked]

I don't either, really. But sometimes it's good to pretend that good things were always meant to happen to you.

[51stcentury]

Spoken like a true optimist, there, Lieutenant.

[parked]

I think we can safely assume I am always an optimist, no matter what the situation.

[51stcentury]

An optimist, and as stubborn as they come. They certainly can't fault you for that on your psych eval. Well...not the optimist bit, anyway.

[parked]

Stubbornness and optimism are two incredibly favored traits in Starfleet. Especially on the Enterprise herself.

[51stcentury]

Mmm, from what I understand, she's the best ship there is out there. Stands to reason that the men stationed on her would be the most stubborn optimists there are.

[parked]

She is the best ship, no matter what universe we're talking about. Granted, you've probably seen more impressive ones, but I doubt they're as nice as she is.

[51stcentury]

Ah, well. That's open for debate. The TARDIS herself would probably have something to say about that argument, in the end.

[parked]

The TARDIS? I know I've heard that before.

[51stcentury]

The Doctor's ship. Time And Relative Dimension In Space, it stands for. Travels anywhere and anywhen in virtually the blink of an eye. Sentient ship. Like I said, she'd probably object to you putting another ship above her without even seeing her first.

[parked]

I'd hate to offend any ship, but I gotta admit, even with time travel, I don't know if she could hold a candle. But, what do I know? I have a pocket watch that time travels for me.

[51stcentury]

So you do. How's that working out for you, by the way? [Whether he means the pocket watch or something else, it isn't exactly clear]

You know his birthday's coming up in a month or so.

[parked]

I can't complain. It's going to be hard to one-up, though.

[51stcentury]

Yeah, it is. It's why I'm starting to think about it now, rather than...the week of.