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“Bones! Bones! Guess who just signed up for a medical class! This is going to be so awesome; you’ve got to take it too!” Jim burst into their shared dorm with a shit-eating grin. Leonard grabbed the PADD out of his hand.
“Jim, hate to break this to you, that is not a medical class”
“It IS, it totally is! I was in the medbay – “
Leonard narrowed his eyes at Jim, scanning for any possible problem.
“ – Don’t give me that look, Bones, Cupcake was a little overbaked today. No big deal – you should have seen him when I was done with him – “
Leonard reached up and rubbed his temple thinking, “that boy had no sense of self-preservation” out loud starting his protests, “Jim –“
“Not now, Bones, the medbay’s nothin’. So, there I was, dermal regenerator working it’s magic and these two smoking hotties walked by talking about how they had to take this class for their major – see, it is a medical class, it’s –required- and everything –“
“For nurses Jim – “
“Still. Medical. - and did I mention they were smokin’ hot? So I checked the class, and the class registrar is all girls. Girls, Bones, you know, two legs and curves from head to toe – “
“Jim, I know what girls are –“
“And so I thought to myself, these ladies need James T. Kirk in their life, and James T. Kirk needs an elective credit”
Leonard rolled his eyes, muttering under his breath, “James T. Kirk needs another psych eval if he’s going to keep talking in third person –"
“Heard that Bones; Quit interrupting. Anyways, after I registered I thought, gee, who do I know in the medical track that I could totally share this once in a lifetime experience with? And then it occurred to me – my bestie Bones!”
“I’m the only friend you have, medical track or not,” Leonard mumbled.
“Don’t be like that Bones. So that’s why I hacked into the system and signed you up. You’re welcome.”
“Now wait a minute Jim- “
“Not hearing it, Bones! Well, I’ve got to run, you can thank me later, “ Jim smirked and as quick as he burst into their room, he was gone. Leonard sighed, “Dammit Jim, I’m a doctor and I do not need ‘Neuromuscular Relaxation’”
Away from the residential area, in the heart of Starfleet academy, Khan looked down at the PADD in his hands trying not to react to the Admiral across the desk from him. Looking at the PADD didn’t help though, clear on the screen was his teaching schedule for the next semester and his eyes couldn’t help but focus on his class, his only class for the semester. So conveniently left until the last minute so there would be no way for him to request a transfer or make other arrangements.
“Problem, Mr. Harrison?” came the smug voice from across the desk.
Khan straightened up and narrowed his eyes at Admiral Marcus.
“No, sir, no problem at all. If that will be all - “ Khan knew it would infuriate him if he asked that with the calmness he really didn’t feel. Admiral Marcus turned red before barking out a dismissal.
Khan walked out the door as calmly as possible. Once he was sure Marcus wouldn’t see him, he allowed himself to frown. “What kind of asinine joke is this? I have advanced degrees across multiple disciplines, I have superior genes which allow me to comprehend and execute ideas at such a high level that he could never even comprehend. So why the hell is he assigning me this class?”
Khan was halfway to his office before he determined that it would be a better use of his energy to go to the gym. He had some issues to work out.