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a-most-beloved-fool · 3 days ago

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fic wherein some of the TOS crew is being questioned by an entity who seems to think that the best way to take (and keep) control of the enterprise is to ensure Kirk's cooperation by figuring out which girl he's in love with and using her as collateral. The entity has got a truth compulsion thing on Kirk and keeps asking him things, forcing Kirk to answer, but... well.

ENTITY: You're in love with a woman. Who is she?

KIRK: I'm not.

ENTITY: Sure you are. You're James T. Kirk. You're always in love with a woman. Fine, if you won't answer that, then who's the most beautiful woman on the Enterprise?

KIRK: There are many beautiful women in my crew. I don't know if I could pick a most beautiful, though. I don't think about that when we're working. I'm their captain; it would be inappropriate.

ENTITY: Give me a real answer! It's a simple question! Who's the most beautiful person on-

KIRK, INTERRUPTING: Spock.

ENTITY: ... what?

KIRK, BLUSHING: Uhm. isaidspock.

#the confused entity makes the mistake of asking why and a mortified kirk is compelled into a LONG explanation of spock's many appeals #uhura is in the corner eating popcorn as she watches poor kirk forced into waxing poetic about spock's cheekbones #chekov did not know that there were so many ways to compliment someone's eyes. he's taking notes.#o course the longest section isn't even about spock's physical appearance it's about his scientific curiosity (which kirk is enamored with)#beginner mistakes on the entity's part: never use gendered language if you aren't certain #extremely half baked fic ideas #free to a good home #star trek #tos #star trek tos #spirk #james t kirk #jim kirk #spock #fic ideas #this one is silly

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