just a roman candle, you can wear your sandals

[inwents]

CHARACTERS: Sulu and Chekov
LOCATION: Holodecks. Hell yeah.
WARNINGS: Swords? idek.
SUMMARY: Sulu teaches Chekov how to fence. Sort of. With a broom.



[Holodecks are an interesting concept to Chekov. He understands the principles involved, of course, and when you consider the concept of replicators, it really isn't too much of a stretch to assume that such would be possible, given the right equipment and presets. Still, a system which intuitively creates an environment based off a relatively vague program and allows its participants to interact and influence environmental changes? Well, suffice it to say he'd be intrigued even if Sulu hadn't offered fencing lessons.

When he arrives at the proper room, he peers around, taking in the boring, gun metal grey of the compartment walls. It's underwhelming on its own, but perhaps that's part of the experience.]

Hallo? Lieutenant?

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[leaps]

[ sulu's out of practice. or rather, it feels like he's out of practice. he went out into the ship and when he came back he hadn't picked his sword back up. these days, his whole focus is on the day to day, on controlling his hands long enough to get through a shift, then the next shift, then the next.

it's not a perfect plan, but it's what he has. getting back on the horse isn't really in the cards, but he just needs--

he wants to feel like himself again. and teaching chekov is one of the best ways he knows how to do that. and so, here they are. sulu's stolen two brooms from the roombas because there's a distinct lack of supplies and no one's starting out with an actual sword. ]

You don't need to call me Lieutenant on our down time, you know.

[ whatta greeting. ]

[inwents]

[Chekov practically jumps at Sulu's voice, eyebrows lifting in surprise along with the rest of him. He recovers quickly, nodding emphatically, even if he doesn't actually agree. Formalities are ingrained, after all, and despite the lack of general command structure here, especially compared to what he's used to, it's still habit and he's not sure he can just... Not.]

Ah-- Yes, sir!

[He's struggling for something else to say, when he spots the brooms and heaves a sigh of relief.]

Oh good! I vas vorried ve'd be using swords.

[leaps]

[ in the beginning sulu hadn't either. but somewhere along the line it just. it slipped a little. maybe during the month when they'd all fallen into each other's dreams, when the three of them had stood on vulcan and it had exploded around them. maybe that was when things had started crumbling. sulu couldn't put a finger on it. he hadn't been paying close enough attention.

at the time, he hadn't figured he'd be staying here for very long. ]

Not yet. When you get your footing with the brooms I'll scrounge up some swords for us.

[ not that sulu's sure where to look for that, but he's got time to consider it. ]