Side Game: Dystopia

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In the world you are entering, there is a Federation. There is an Enterprise. There is even a Captain Kirk.

But in this world, they are not as you know them.

George Lowther, 27, is the captain of the pirate ship known throughout the galaxy as the Enterprise. Of course, he's not the real George Lowther, and neither was the man before him, a fellow called Chris Pike. They're in the process of trading the identity, so Pike can retire, having made his fortune. The new Lowther, real name James T. Kirk, has hired on a crew, and they're off on their first voyage, affiliated with the Federation of Interstellar Pirates.

So. How's the crew doing? And, of course, who's fucking?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Rand, Janice
Recipient: Lowther, George

Yes, not being around you namely.

I'll try. But I'm not doing it because you told me to.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Lowther, George
Recipient: Pike, Christopher

Shocking. You actually care?

Well. You deserve it.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Lowther, George
Recipient: McCoy, Leonard

What if I don't want to wait?

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Lowther, George
Recipient: Rand, Janice

Yes, yes, I'm a pain. We know.

Okay. Good.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Pike, Christopher
Recipient: Lowther, George

Yes, I damn well care.

Thanks for the support.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Rand, Janice
Recipient: Lowther, George

Just making sure you haven't forgotten. That is my job you know.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: McCoy, Leonard
Recipient: Lowther, George

What are you 12? Shift's done in 20. You can wait.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Lowther, George
Recipient: Pike, Christopher

Why? It's not like you love her.

You've had a lot of good turns, you want me to feel sorry that you're stuck with me?

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Lowther, George
Recipient: Rand, Janice

Oh, is it?

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Lowther, George
Recipient: McCoy, Leonard

I like looking at you is all.

We still on for dinner?

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Rand, Janice
Recipient: Lowther, George

Yep. It's in my job description. Here, I'll quote it for you:

"Janice Rand's official position on the grand pirate ship Enterprise is to make sure that George Lowther (and his entire crew) knows he is an idiot and that no one likes him at all times."

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Pike, Christopher
Recipient: Lowther, George

She's still a friend, and I witnessed some of the hell she went through back then.

I'm not stuck with you nor do I object to that point. I just object to the idea that I deserve the universe's hate.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: McCoy, Leonard
Recipient: Lowther, George

Go find something shiny to stare at instead.

Yeah, yeah we can still do dinner.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Lowther, George
Recipient: Rand, Janice

I don't remember writing that.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Lowther, George
Recipient: Pike, Christopher

I don't wanna talk about this anymore.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Rand, Janice
Recipient: Lowther, George

You don't have to remember writing it to make it true.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Lowther, George
Recipient: McCoy, Leonard

Okay. Later.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Pike, Christopher
Recipient: Lowther, George

Alright. We can be done.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Lowther, George
Recipient: Rand, Janice

Okay, sure.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: McCoy, Leonard
Recipient: Lowther, George

Yeah, later. I'll come on by.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Lowther, George
Recipient: Pike, Christopher

Good.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Rand, Janice
Recipient: Lowther, George

No snappy retort? Are you sure you're feeling alright? Maybe you should get Doctor McCoy to look at you again?

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Lowther, George
Recipient: Rand, Janice

I'm sulking, Go on your date.

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Rand, Janice
Recipient: Lowther, George

Who cockblocked you and what can I do about it?

[(Anonymous)]

Sender: Lowther, George
Recipient: Rand, Janice

No one. It's an old wound. Just flares up on occasion.

Look, I don't love my mother and I don't feel bad about it. She never did anything that needed doing. Not for me. And yet, at the same time, I look at Pike sometimes and I think of a world, a Universe where he married my mom and they raised me and I was well-adjusted. I tend to get a little morose about it. Now, go to your thing. I have a dinner.