A Friendly Game of Chess [Closed]

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It had taken him a day or two to finally get the spare time, but Kirk had finally managed to get a decent recreation of the Enterprise's recreation room in the Sensoriums. Not that that was hard, considering Stacy could pluck the images from his memory. It was just as he remembered leaving it. Various games set up on different tables. Mats in one corner for sparring. Food replicators. Kirk himself sat at a table holding a 3-Dimensional chess board.. He had it prepared for a new game, white and black pieces facing each other across the board. He could remember the times he'd played spock - and lost. He'd won, too, of course. They were both excellent at the game in their own ways.

He'd invited his first officer to meet and talk  - they needed to, after all. This wasn't the Enterprise and the status quo currently didn't recognize Spock as anything but another crewmember. As loathe as he was to play favorites, Kirk wanted Spock as his XO or science officer. He was dependable. They knew each other. He was good at what he did.

With those thoughts brewing in his head, Kirk waited for his best friend to arrive.

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[captain-jtk.livejournal.com]

"The fact of the matter is I don't really have a first officer at the moment - no one to really fill that spot, if you understand." He considered the board carefully as he spoke. He had to be careful not to fall into one of Spock's traps. He was notorious for planning two or more moves in advance and more then once Kirk had walked right into a beautifully executed fork.

"I think they'd take it well - you know what you're doing, after all." He finally moved another piece. Let's see how Spock reacted to that.

[nerve-pincher.livejournal.com]

One eyebrow went up slightly at Kirk's move. Surprising. And forcing him to execute one of his contingency plans.

"Despite a few rather hot heads, most of those I have met so far seem to find you trustworthy," Spock acceded. "There is a chance that the few who voice their opinions most loudly and abrasively will sway others to their side, but it seems that your overall popularity transcends dimensions."

His lips may have twitched faintly.

[captain-jtk.livejournal.com]

Kirk leaned back in his chair with a grin. There's that dry wit he remembered. This was Spock and a sense of relief flooded through him. "Apparently so. I suppose I can't really help it all that much."