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"Jim's got nine lives, but something tells me that's one too few."
"There are usually fairly logical explanations behind what you assume is attributable to superstition, Doctor. Your ongoing instance that something preternatural is occurring with the captain is borderline offensive to those of us apprised of rational faculties."
"Who pissed in the vulcans tea this morning?"
"..Lucy?"
"Captain- you're awake. The doctor informed us you would remain unconscious for several more hours.”
"Oh good, sleeping beauty's awake. Do you know how much hallucinogenic crap we had to vaccuum suction out of your lungs? Seriously Jim- Spock's right. Why do you always pull this larger-than-life houdini shit? You performing for an audience? This kind of quackery is going to get you killed. In fact, it's a goddamn miracle it hasn't already."
"Bones-"
"Don't give me the 'I'm sorry' with a side of baby blues horseshit. Maybe you have the rest of the crew eating it up, but neither of us actually believe an iota of it. Now I know you have more than two brain cells lodged in there so what is it? You got a death wish or something?"
"Doctor, it was not his-"
"Shut up."
"Alright, fine. So maybe I do have a death wish, Bones. Is that what you want to hear?"
"No, its not, actually. In fact, that better NOT be what I'm hearing, or Spock’s going to wake up with a big fat promotion on his desk tomorrow."
"There's nothing I can tell you that won't get my ass canned except I ‘apologize’ and I won't do it again but you don’t wanna hear it-"
"Yeah, because that's bullshit! So what is it? Where's the secret stash of LSD you're high on that makes you think you're immortal? That's it isn't it? You got some delusional god complex? Lemme give you a dose of reality kid, all the bodies that drop, they come to me. And you're no different from the rest of them."
"Yeah, well I fail to see how whether I end up in one of those has got anything to do with you, Bones. Like you said, Spock would just wind up with a big fat promotion on his desk the next morning."
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“Doctor, if you could possibly revoke the quarentine protocols in the medical bay. I do not believe my presence here is strictly req-”
"Not likely, Spock. Not until I get some answers."
"Okay, okay fine. You win. You want an explanation? Here it is."
"I'm all ears."
"You know, when I ran my dad's-- Frank's car off the quarry cliffs, how I said I wanted someone to stop me? I just wanted to hear his voice just once, you know. Even.. even if it was the last thing I'd hear."
"Not to sound callous Jim, but I'm assuming there's a next part to this explanation? Or are you telling me you've taken up a career as a stunt devil because your old man bit the dust?"
"Well.. the truth is that I did. I heard his voice, Bones."
"What are you trying to say, Jim?"
"I'm saying I heard my father's voice as the car was revving off the edge of the cliff.”
"Well.. what did it say?”
"To get out of the car."
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d hear. It was a hell of a bluff I made, one that I didn't think he'd call."
"Jesus, Bones. Are you trying to swipe someone's nose off with that clipboard?"
About that. Do you know what this is? Its your medical chart. Says here you nearly died. Six times. Why am I not even surprised.
