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[ if three and a half years in the delta quadrant hasn't quashed her determination, this place sure as hell won't do the trick. she's bullheaded, and impossibly resilient. it drives her first officer crazy. ]

Captain, [ she corrects, reaching out to shake his hand. ] Captain Kathryn Janeway.

[Now there is nothing Rip can do to hide the grin that flashes across his face. True, such a rank doesn’t necessarily mean that she is the commander of a ship, but with that stubborn streak she’s already shown, the resourcefulness of using available technology to attempt to amplify her own, and something unspoken in her presence?

Rip stands quite certain that there is a vessel she helms.]

Unfortunately you’ll find that most people around here don’t appreciate formal titles, Captain. [Which rates as nothing more than a minor annoyance, but still one that will forever needle at Rip.] However, since you’ve offered yours:

[And because he has to see if she is somehow from the future of his own world.]

Captain Rip Hunter, of the Waverider.

To which they'll learn quickly that I don't take kindly to such informalities.

[ one. there is one person aboard her ship who calls her by her first name, and such an informal styling is never used when there are other sets of ears around to hear. it's a rare privilege that was granted to him under unusual circumstances, but the likelihood of her offering its use so casually is almost nil. ]

Waverider, [ she echoes, nodding. ] And just what sort of waves does your ship ride, Captain?

Well, I do indeed wish you luck, Captain.

[If nothing else, it would be interesting to see how she stands up against the mansion's general resistance to anything resembling formality.

There's no recognition of the ship name, so Rip stands doubtful that Katherine is associated with any organization the Time Masters may have managed to form after the destruction of the Vanishing Point. Still, he doesn't want to give away too much: there are things he's had to reveal simply by being here with a desire to go home, and Rip's intention is to stick to those details.]

Well, more metaphorical, really--although traversing through time isn't exactly a smooth process. [He's also taken note of the fact that she hasn't offered up the name of her own ship, what organization she's a Captain within, or anything else beyond her name and rank.

Fair's fair.]

And yourself? You don't strike me as the type who merely holds "Captain" as a title without some form of command to back it up.

[ her silence is less a refusal to surrender information -- though certainly a reasonable possibility, but the nature of this unique situation leaves her with more wiggle room than others would -- than it is quiet calculation. weighing her options, making a mental list of viable loopholes, of all the checks and balances. for while the temporal prime directive was vague at points, left open to interpretation due to the varying nature of that which it applied to, liberties were not to be taken lightly. ]

Oh, trust me, I'm aware. Time travel is a messy business, and I can't say I envy your position. Hopefully not as meddlesome as some of the examples in my own version of history have been.

[ looking at you, braxton. ]

I'm in command of a starship, yes, if that's what you're asking. The USS Voyager.

[Oh, he hardly sees it as a refusal. Such deliberation is hardly unfamiliar to him, as it’s a process he himself undertakes quite frequently. The potential alterations to the timeline are limitless in this world, and without the relative certainty provided by establishing that they are indeed from different universes (and even then, ones unlikely to cross over), it can be difficult to say just what can and cannot be deemed “safe” to share.]

Point of fact, the reason why I travel through time is to prevent aberrations caused by those who aren’t quite so careful when it comes to preserving history. [So the opposite of meddlesome, at least in theory. Rip cannot say with full honesty that he and his team haven’t caused some of those aberrations as well—although they do take care to fix them, at the very least.]

It is indeed. I’m trying to figure out if you might be from a point I would consider the future, in which case it would become rather prudent for me to stop asking questions. [Although the designation “USS” has fallen somewhat out of usage even by his time, so it’s likely she may not be.] Plus, I’ll admit I’m curious. You’ve got a position somewhat similar to mine, you’re not from the early 21st century or before, and you’re particularly technically adept. Perhaps not the rarest combination around here, but it’s enough for me to be glad to have run into you.

Forgive my skepticism, but I've had some experience with someone who claimed to do much the same. Someone who misinterpreted a situation and inadvertently made it worse, nearly costing me my ship and the lives of my crew.

[ sure, that timeline had been written over, but restoration her ship to its proper time and place did nothing to remove what they had endured. they remembered, both the away team that actually beamed down to the planet's surface and those who simply gazed down at a world they longed to get back to from the windows of their quarters.

it was an unnecessary cruelty she wasn't so easily forgiving of. (grudges: she can and will hold them.) ]

I doubt it is. Time travel isn't something we go looking to get involved in. [ not yet, anyway. apparently that's one of starfleet's primary directives by the time the 29th century rolls around. ] By the 2100s, we had already established contact with a number of alien species and were looking more to the stars than we were the past.

That's quite alright; I'm used to a bit of skepticism. [Concerning everything from time travel to trustworthiness. He won't deny that some of it is earned, but in this case, Rip stands sincere.] I'm also rather good at what I do, although I suppose there's no real way to assure you of that.

[Yet that hardly changes the fact that for over a decade, Rip had been one of the best of the Time Masters.

She offers up her opinion on the chances that they might be from the same universe, and Rip nods in agreement.] Then I also doubt it, which is quite good to know. Trying to avoid learning details about ones own future can make for rather stilted conversations, I'm afraid.

If you could, I imagine you would've already used your temporal talents to find a way out of this place, [ she points out. ] Then again, I imagine traditional -- if it can even be called such a thing -- techniques wouldn't apply to a place like this. I'd wager this realm exists in a pocket outside of space-time, in a dimension unto itself.

[ much like the q continuum. she's spent enough time in various representations of it to make the correlation. it's likely as difficult to leave wonderland as it was for voyager to enter the continuum, something they only accomplished by way of having a q present to orchestrate their entrance. ]

Good. That'll make collaborating and navigating around the Temporal Prime Directive much easier.

Oh, absolutely. Unfortunately whatever powers control this place didn't see fit to send me with my ship. [Which would have put Rip at a much better starting point than where he currently stands.] More to the point, it's all but impossible to pull the technology I'd require from the closets. There seems to be a rather hard limit on it; I wind up with models and toys rather than time drives.

[Because Rip has absolutely tried.

And that just scratches the surface, as Janeway herself speculates a moment latter.] Indeed. There is evidence, empirical though it may be, that when someone is returned to their original universe they go back to the exact point they'd been pulled from. Moreover, no one here appears to age; in particular there have been several teenagers who have been here reportedly for years, yet their development has simply stopped--as if time does not flow within this dimension.

[It's akin to the Vanishing Point, the realm where the Time Masters had headquartered on the edge of the timeline, and yet even more extreme even in those basic principles.]

Thankfully so, assuming the Temporal Prime Directive is the equivalent of doing no harm to the timeline. [The charge of the Time Masters, and one Rip still at least attempts to adhere to in spite of everything.]

[ nodding: ] Much like the Continuum.

[ she's tempted -- oh, is she tempted -- to try and get q's attention. yet, while she's not beyond seeking out the omnipotent's assistance, she'd rather wait and see what she was capable of on her own before admitting that she required his help. janeway would rather not be indebted to him, though she'd argue he's indebted to her at this point. (though some part of her doubts even he could find her here, for there are likely corners of the cosmos that not even it's most supreme beings can touch.) ]

General Order 157: Don't interfere and discuss your experiences with no one. [ there's more to it, but that's the general gist. don't get involved and keep your mouth shut. ]

Edited 2017-03-06 01:18 (UTC)

[Now that gets Rip's attention.] The Continuum?

[He's never heard of such a thing, but Janeway apparently has--and what's more, she finds it comparable to where they are now. Rip has never heard of anyone learning about the mechanics of time in Wonderland whose first response has been to hold it against their own similar experience.

It's likely too much to hope for, but still. Some things simply cannot be helped.]

Very similar then. It would seem like your organization understands enough about time travel to know how easily things can be altered if someone is careless.

[ now that they've established that they aren't from the same version of time, she can admit: ] Starfleet. More specifically, the United Federation of Planets.

[ as for the continuum, she remains silent, not as willing to talk about the q as she is the organization she represents. ]

I'll assume that's who you work for. [Because while Rip hasn't heard of them, it's got that official sounding quality that would grant someone the rank of Captain and place them in charge of a ship and a crew.

Of course, it makes the silence on the other part stand out all the more.]

I'm guessing there's some reason you're opting to stay silent about whatever this "Continuum" is?

In a sense, yes. [ though likely not in the traditional one, for work usually meant receiving payment for services, and the federation did away with the acquisition of wealth a long time ago. ]

Protocol, and a few personal reasons, if you must know. Namely the former. The latter can be endured, but adherence to the former is a must. I see no reason to elaborate, just know that it's a realm that reminds me of this one. Let's leave it at that for now.

[ at the top of her personal reasons: a strong desire not to deal with him right now. no need to add q and his puerile attempts at flirting with her to the list of things making her head pound. ]

[He nods, stepping away from her to busy himself with what he'd originally come into the kitchen for: preparing a cup of tea. Of course, not being rude he thinks up a kettle large enough to easily hold water for two, setting up the thing with quick and practiced motions.]

I suppose I can do so, assuming that it remains irrelevant. Believe me, Captain Janeway, you'll likely find few that understands the importance of preserving time so well as I.

[He doesn't mean to sound arrogant or to brag; it's simply a matter of fact in Rip's experience. The vast majority of people would choose heroics, while some able to turn away from those in need go too far, and instead find themselves willing to manipulate history to their own whims.

Rip's walked the fine line between for many years now. It's very much part of who he is.]

That said, you've already surmised that I alone don't hold the key to getting free of this dimension. I doubt you'll find you do either. No one person seems capable of it, regardless of their abilities or expertise.

[With the kettle set to heat, Rip reaches up into the cabinet again, this time for the assorted items one might expect be used to make a proper cup of tea.]

Cooperation is going to prove necessary. Not that you have to take my word for it, of course.

[Time, however, would lend credence to his claim.]

Would you care for a cup of tea?

[ and yet, that doesn't stop her from rolling her eyes the moment his back is to her. she's heard that line before. forgive her if she's doubtful of it -- of this entire situation. ]

I'm more of a coffee kind of gal, but in the absence off... [ that shrug of one still-bare shoulder, that's a yes. she'll concede to tea for a moment, even though the pounding in her head is screaming for the soothing black bitterness of coffee devoid of cream, sugar, and all other flavorings. ]

And I didn't say I did, but I don't give up easily. Regardless of whether or not others are willing to comply and work together on this project, I'm not settling in without a fight.

[Oh, is that how it is to be? Too bad Rip doesn't see it. He might offer some dry commentary on her disbelief--at least of him. The situation itself is, in fact, entirely insane. She's got every right to doubt that.

But there remains proof of it all around them. She mentions wanting coffee, and his lips twist into a momentary grin: some rivalries, it seems, would withstand the test of time and space alike.]

There isn't a true absence of it, or nearly anything else you could think up here. [Of course, Rip isn't going to be the one to wish for it. If the Captain is truly a scientist as she claims, then she'll no doubt appreciate the opportunity to experiment.] You just haven't wished for it yet.

[He glances over his shoulder at that, and yes, that would be an amused glint in his eyes--especially if she takes his comment as well as he expects her to.

That would be not well at all, for the record.]

"Whether or not others are wiling to comply?" [Yes, she'd continued on, but those are the words that has Rip specifically turning around to face her once more. He leans back against the counter, his arms folded across his front as he considers that this woman may be in for a harder time than even he has had to face.]

Oh, you are indeed a Captain--but you should keep in mind that the people here are not your crew. They are a varied and diverse set of captives who often won't care what brand of expertise you possess, nor will many of them be impressed by your rank.

They are often slow to trust, and cautious when it comes to just whom they cooperative with. [Granted, Rip is hardly a people person--but given Janeway's approach with him, he can't see her winning the trust of the population easily either.

"I don't see a reason to elaborate;" Rip has to wonder if this is what the others feel like when they talk to him.]

[ janeway shakes her head, a smirk slowly spreading onto her features as she plants her hands on her hips. ]

You have a very crude definition of what being a captain is, and I don't appreciate it being applied to myself. Nor do I like your assumption that I would force the hands of those who are unwilling to participate in whatever efforts I help to devise. That's their choice, one I wouldn't necessarily agree with, but would respect and defend nonetheless.

It’s less about force and more about expectation, actually.

[He glances at the kettle briefly, although it’s taking its time. That’s what he gets, he supposes, for opting for a more traditional route. Ah well.]

As for any offense, I do apologize. Please let me know where I’m wrong in my assessment: [He turns back towards her once more, loosely crossing his arms across his front.] You’re experienced, intelligent, likely more than capable of leading a group of people towards a common goal. You can think of solutions others might not see--[said with a nod towards the microwave]--but at the same time you don’t act without reason. Your risks are calculated, done with consideration towards the, ah, Temporal Prime Directive, as you called it? Likely other regulations and factors as well. You have perfectly good rationale behind what you do or don’t do, and what information you share and keep secret—and above all? You’re stubborn as hell, to put it bluntly.

[Maybe moreso than Rip—who in so many ways could have just been describing himself.]

Any of that not ring true to you?

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sooo any thoughts on apping Janeway for real? :D

i plan on it! just have to wait for work to calm down some >.o;

It's always work, man

this time of year is particularly hectic :c

hugs you'll make it though!

i always do! c: /hugs

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sooo any thoughts on apping Janeway for real? :D

i plan on it! just have to wait for work to calm down some >.o;

It's always work, man

this time of year is particularly hectic :c

*hugs* you'll make it though!

i always do! c: /hugs

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hugs you'll make it though!