@thekhanqueror "Mm-mm, nothin' in life is free. Ah don't give oot information fer nothin'."
Scotty folded his arms behind his back, almost childlike, as he beamed at the much taller man.
"Guess ye will ha' tae hang around tae find oot."
@thekhanqueror "Ah already know tha' - in fact, Mister Singh, ah already know a fair amount aboot yerself. All yer shenanigans in th' parallel dimension."
With his hands now more free from his shirt, Scotty flexed his arms out of habit to test his own motor skills.
"Ah migh' even ha' -
@thekhanqueror - or two inside."
The cyborg shrugged as he pulled his sleeve back over the prosthetic.
"An' what o' yer work, Singh? Sharin' is carin' - an' so far ye ha' neglected mah world. Fer shame."
@thekhanqueror Scotty tilted his head, deadpan.
"Wha' do ye think? Resistant tae heat an' cold, shock, phaser fire, water, chips, wi' 360 turn, more crushing pressure per square inch than a crocodile, can adjust it's own surface temperature, produce shock, an' there may be a tool -
@thekhanqueror - polished. Flesh coloured.
But the prosthetic deliberately embraced mechanic aesthetics. And the fit indicated that the machine went IN to Scotty's body, meaning that removal was likely a bastard.
"Ye can come closer."
@thekhanqueror - other arm, except made of resilient and versatile metals. There were fine lines that indicated panels lay beneath the surface, and plenty of miniscule screws and fixtures. This was clearly a multi-tool.
In appearance, the arm could easily have been smoother, and neater. More -
"Mm-mm, no. Ah don't fuck wi' yer vessel. Ah don't /cheat/ on mah Silver Lady. Ye will come play a' /mah/ house."
Meaning - he refused to visit Kirk's ship: the lesser version of HIS ship. It was below him.
"Aye, th' booze is better too."
Romulan. Klingon. Vulcan. -
“Reckless, but not stupid.”
Maybe a little stupid.
He grins back, following after him.
“We have a bar on our deck, too. Probably not as stocked, though.”
- either entirely turned around to take another corridor, or pushed themselves as close to the wall as possible to pass. And these ensigns were murderers. Terrorists. Pillagers. Colonisers. Bloodthirsty.
But Lieutenant Commander Scott was Daddy Cyborg. He had a reputation. -