The BLTS Archive - Ship Tales
Try, Try Again 
by Cait N. (caitn@bellsouth.net)

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Copyright: October 2007

Author's Note: Written for Slasherfem in the asceml "Ship Tales"
challenge.

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Picard sat at the desk in his ready room, going over quarterly crew
evaluations. It was a testament to his self-control that the bright
flash of light and sudden appearance of another person in the room
didn't faze him at all. "I'm not going to the Halloween party, Q," he
said without looking up.

"But I have the most exquisite costume picked out for you, Jean- Luc."
Q snapped his fingers and quicker than he could blink, Picard was
decked in a fluorescent orange pumpkin outfit.

"No."

"Think of the treats we'll get. The tricks I can play." He grinned
widely.

"No."

"You hate the costume?" Another snap of the fingers and the pumpkin
was replaced by a black cat suit, complete with whiskers and long
tail.

"Still no."

With a heavy sigh, Q snapped his fingers yet again.

A very naked Picard put down the padd he'd been holding and glared at
Q.

"Well," Q shrugged, losing his own clothes with another snap of his
fingers, "if you won't go to the party with me, we'll just have to
celebrate by ourselves.

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The End