#i don't think i could possibly despise another human as strongly as i despise him

[khezuonhead]

stewing in the absolute and pure loathing i feel for my brother atm

[cptnjeanlucpicard]

Another message from Admiral J

Captain Picard,

I come bearing good news. The first good news is that the Ferengi no longer sells merchandise with your image on it. Apparently he got a short but strongly worded message from an anonymous source that caused him to reevaluate his business idea. When asked to elaborate the Fengi only replied with a smile and said, I quote, 'How does a famous human saying go? Possession makes ninth tenth of the law for a reason. And I was selling stuff about someone now very much taken.' You can imagine all of our confusion since you have yet to report any changed personal details. Well, peope who knew you more closely were not confused considering you are a rather private man. Still, if the 'anonymous source' is who I think it is than a short notice to Command migh, just might, have been appropriate.

What did end up causing confusion and surprise even to those in Starfleet headquarters who contact you more regularly was that your file got updated in regards to your marital status. Without any personal request or filled paperwork from your side. Now, you know that secret marriages and weddings are generally forbidden. Especially if said secret marriage is between a higher ranked member of Starfleet and a member of a species that is neither classified as hostile nor friendly.

Now, the second good news: At first there were discussions about a possible disciplinary action, but then I together with some of the other Admirals came to the conclusion that this was probably just a misunderstanding. No one likes to fill out the long, complicated and to be quite frank boring paper work that comes with marrying a member from a non-human species. Believe me, I spent an entire week just to fill out my paperwork after I married due to my partner being Klingon. And since your partner has the ability to just ... change around private files and our entire data base as they please (by the way, could you please tell your Q not do this) they must have simply done this as a way to spare you from paperwork that they know you don't like.

So, in the name of Command, Starfleet and the Federation as a whole I am honored to congratulate you on your marriage. You will find the usual wedding gifts materialize on your ship in a couple of days.

Personally, I was glad to read that you took my advice in being friendlier towards an entity I had previously thought of as rather dangerous and that it resulted in such a nice happy ending for you two.

Wishing you a long and happy marriage

Admiral J

*Picard nearly hits his head on the table several times out of frustration as he reads the message. He already despises the idea of people prying into his personal life, but Starfleet Command?? It's mortifying.*

*Despite this, Picard tries to type out a message that is as cordial as he can muster. If he is to deliver the illusion of a happy marriage, he must get into the role.*

Admiral J,

Good to hear from you again. I am glad to hear the ferengi is no longer selling merchandise of my face, although I will have to speak to Q over his methods of putting an end to such endeavours.

On the subject of Q meddling with the files--I will be sure to inform him that he is not to do something like that again. He is unfamiliar with the concept of marriage entirely, and I will try my best to ensure nothing of this sort happens again.

*Here, Picard is very tempted to put something along the lines of "and please just stop talking about my personal life forever, thanks" but he refrains.*

Don't hesitate to contact me again if you wish to talk.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard

*He supposes this is as good a message as any and sends it. Admiral J is nice enough, even if they do not understand the situation at all.*