Letters- # 4

Letters to Kov

by myst123

House of Tucker Summer 2003 Fan Fiction Contest
Category: Humor
Rating: G
Email: mystbbs@earthlink.net
Disclaimer: Star Trek situations, characters, and name are all owned by Paramount. This work is non-commercial, not for sale or profit, and may not be sold or reproduced for commercial purposes.

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Letter # 4, end of April 2152

We continue to have wild adventures out here, but things still seem to be OK. Somehow, we are keeping it together. The crew is working really well as a group, which helps make the tough times easier to get through.

When life isn’t throwing us a curve ball, Captain Archer invites various crew members to eat…to dine…with him. I’ve been asked on a few occasions. Sometimes the dinners are fun, sometimes tense, but always rewarding in terms of food and conversation. These are some of my favorite moments on Enterprise, when we socialize and discuss why we are out here. Food and talking – what more can a man ask for? (Well, a man can ask for more, but what more can a man ask for at dinner?)

Recently, though, T’Pol took the opportunity of one of these dinners to annoy us, or to pull the Vulcan equivalent of a fast one. We’ve finally learned to work together and are pretty good about communicating, which makes her behavior at the dinner Captain Archer held in her honor a bit puzzling. She did get into the spirit of the evening – even had a few sips of wine, which I swear went to her head. Suddenly she started babbling about a Vulcan ship crashing on Earth in the mid-20th century, resulting in Vulcans living among humans while waiting to be rescued. Those marooned worked in a bar, ate human food, and absorbed human culture. In the end, all but two (who died in the original crash) were rescued, with humans none the wiser. T’Pol assured us this event is common knowledge on Vulcan, but I found no reference to it in the infamous database. So was her story true? I just know she told us this to demonstrate how unobservant and naïve humans can be. She even implied Vulcans had stepped on the moon’s surface first, before humans, which really got me. When I called her on it, she dismissed the whole incident as a minor footnote. I’m sorry, Kov, nothing personal, but DAMN all Vulcans. Whatever pleasures we have they feel compelled to suck the joy right out of. I tell you, T’Pol isn’t happy (for a Vulcan) unless she has proved, for whatever reason her twisted mind concocts, that Vulcans are superior. In the end, she tried to backtrack and pretend she was telling us a ‘story,’ but I know she wanted to sow seeds of doubt in our minds about our heritage.

Tell me what you know about this event. Hell, I’ll go to Vulcan if I have to, to find out, desert planet or no!

Sorry to bitch so much, but just when I think all is moving forward T’Pol decides to make sure we know she isn’t one of us. She doesn’t like the one happy family atmosphere, apparently.

Enough! Sorry.

Unfortunately, no one has come forth with recommendations for movies or books about the moon. I know I told you I’d get you some titles, but movies and books don’t treat the moon poetically the way songs do. Space Cowboys does equate the desire to get to the moon with the fulfillment of a dream. Try that and let me know what you think.

You met Ruby? And she got married? I can’t believe it! Are you going back to the club? Ask her if her husband really did guess the names she picked out for her children when she was a kid – she’ll know what you mean (I hope). Also, I want to know what the names were. I want all the details.

“To get laid” means to have sex. In Vulcan terms, I guess that means relieving tensions and improving productivity. Why do you ask? Has someone offered you an opportunity?

Glad to hear your dad is back ‘home’ at the Vulcan compound. Take care of him and of yourself.

Later.

Trip.

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TBC

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AN: Sorry, Ali D., I have a hard enough time writing Trip’s letters! I don’t think I can do Kov as well. Vulcans are still very mysterious to me. I hope you will continue to read even though all the letters will be from Trip to Kov.

Thanks, Ali D. and Aquila, for your kind feedback.

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Two folks have made comments

Not to worry, Trip's letters are great and you write them so well. I loved this. And that was a neat idea having Trip ask Kov about that story. It would be cool to know what his reply was and that could come about in Trip's next letter (or not) as you see fit. Perhaps put a whole new spin on things. Or maybe Kov simply doesn't know? Thanks for another great letter, keep writing! Ali D :~)

These letters are such fun. I can picture Trip sitting in his quarters, harmonica in his hand, playing occasionally as he ponders what to say next.

And I'm happy to supply Kov's answers in my own head as I read, so please continue from Trip's p.o.v.