Reacquainting [OPEN, COMMAND CREW INVITED]

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Picard was in the Sensoriums. It wasn't an unusual spot to find him by any means, but unlike much of the time when he relaxed in a smoky jazz club, or walked along the streets of Old Chicago or New York, the captain was not dressed as Dixon Hill. He wasn't smoking or drinking, either. Instead, he simply stood on the bridge of the Enterprise, listening to old reports, Captain's and Senior Officers' logs, and even going so far as to recreate some of the memorable moments on the ship. Now wanting to try and use the hologram as some kind of emotional crutch, he even had the simulation make an artificial version of himself, playing through the events exactly as they'd occurred.

Taking a sip from his tea, the captain gazed out of the viewscreen to the expanse of space before him. It made for a very pretty picture, no doubt about it, but it was not why he was here. No, Picard had the unfortunate self-assigned duty of reacquainting himself with every case of temporal discrepancy and every judicial dispute and every interdimensional boondoggle the Enterprise and her crew had ever been involved in.

He did laugh, however, when he read the regulations and operating procedures for the Department of Temporal Investigations. He almost pitied them, having to deal with so many temporal disputes involving James Kirk.

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"Not everyone is a diplomat, though I consider my own diplomatic roles, especially my times serving during First Contact, to be among my proudest moments." Picard was earnest in his response, believing fully in the ideals of the Federation and Starfleet to which he'd sworn to defend.

"I get the feeling, however, that you're not as bad as you let on."

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"Well, a Jedi is traditionally a peacekeeper," Luke said, "So we do learn diplomacy, since to us fighting should always be a last resort after all attempts at negotiation have failed. But my sister was the one who really got the Republic back on its feet after the Empire fell."

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"Empire?" Picard asked, an eyebrow shifting at the statement.