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[icanhaslogic]

[It's not exactly unusual to find one of the holodecks occupied. While they may have been par for the course for some of the station's occupants, they were certainly a novelty for others. Whatever the reason, there was usually someone looking for something that they couldn't get anywhere else on the station

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[vettecrasher]

[ It was easy enough to recognize the planet in the holodeck, he'd seen enough of it from the drill and when he was falling. The heat, however, was something he hadn't been expecting. It was brutal and made him cough just a bit as it hit him

[icanhaslogic]

[The noise before the sight alerted him to another presence, and a quick glance showed exactly who the visitor was. He held to the silence for as long as he could, but had to heave a mental sigh after a few moments- he wasn't going to be able to maintain it after all. There was that unspoken question in the other man's stance that all but demanded that the quiet be pulled down and surrendered.

So, slowly, he raised his head to make the appropriate eye contact and spoke softly. It carried and echoed in here anyway.]

Might I assist you, Captain?

[vettecrasher]

[ Taking that as his cue, Jim moved to sit down closer to Spock. He hadn't actually expected him to break his silence so quickly. But then again, in a place like this, it would be a bit hard to avoid the pestering and question asking Jim prized himself on at times.

He wasn't exactly sure what it was he'd come here for in the first place. Companionship sounded kind of cheesy and anything else he could think of was just a blatant lie, so he went with the next best thing. ]

Something bothering you?

[icanhaslogic]

[It would be impossible to determine for certain whether this was one of the copies present for that entire...ordeal, though the question did seem to point in that direction. It shouldn't really have been surprising that he had found him here, either. It wasn't as if he were trying to hide.]

I am...uncertain if that particular word applies.

[phonologic]

[ Spock was not the most open person but she had figured out the tells to know what was going on with him. The specifics were always vague things that needed an real explanation from him that was forced out only through clever queries and infinite patience, but the basic gist of his mood weren't difficult for her to pick up on.

That was until the incident with the Narada. Since then there were a few new moods added to the mix that she dare not question unless she was certain the it wouldn't just make things worse. After a while, though, she knew not prying would just make it all worse. Still, she didn't think he'd end up in a holosimulation of Vulcan

[icanhaslogic]

[The voice was startlingly loud in the silence- unmistakable even. And it only served to remind him that he hadn't spoken to her about anything that had happened. Maybe he had been aviding it, but he just hadn't. As far as he could tell, she had just left- twice- and left him on his own each time in this strange place. It wasn't her fault- he knew that- but somehow, seeing his other self only served to renforce that feeling of betrayal that he shouldn't have been feeling. She always seemed to disappear precisely when he needed her the most.

Maybe it was just the game that this place enjoyed playing. Perhaps it wasn't so benevolent as it seemed.

He raised his head at the sound of her voice and just stared for a few moments before he fought back the demons long enough to stand, straightening his uniform and brushing sand from it.]

Lieutenant. Do you require my assistance?

[phonologic]

[ This place was all new and strange to her; the idea of there being more than one of the same person, people from different times and universes apart from what she thought was the only one, all of it didn't really make much sense to her just yet. She wanted to assume that there were some constancy in this place, maybe having that would keep her a little sane. Maybe he could be that constant.

But then he reacted. His eyes deceived them as they always did and she saw a flicker of something. She wasn't really sure what it was and probably should have disregarded it but it made her want to turn and run out of the cave or call up the arch and exit the holodeck. The warm desert arm between them was feeling a little less like home. ]

Not exactly. I was just... curious. I saw the holodeck was occupied and haven't been in one this advance before. You seem busy though, I'll go.

[ She tried to maintain that air of composure as she nodded to him and turned to exit the cave. ]

[icanhaslogic]

[That was certainly not the reaction that he had expected. She was leaving. Again. Perhaps he was the common factor after all, though he couldn't see why. After all, all he had done was-

-die.

Obviously, he would need to change the approaches he had been using if he really wanted her to stay. Even if the logical thing to do would be to retreat, run away and hide, prevent the pain that would doubtless be the result of any effort on his part. At least pain was something. At least it wasn't empty.

He had to snatch at the offering quickly, though, before it vanished, even if it meant that subtle tone in his voice that gave away how desperately he needed her to stay.]

Not so busy. I have merely been contemplating...certain events.