((Sorry I didn't reply sooner, I don't think I got a notification. They must be borked again. With your permission, then, I'll have Samus wrap it up. She and Jim are both pretty good at considering the angles, and it's been a nice, close game.))

*Not that Samus would know, but Jim Kirk without a social life? His later years at the academy must have been a social marathon to make up for the lost time, right?*

Mm. What did you study independently?

*Angle chosen, she leans down and launches the cue ball on its course, sinking one stripe, two stripes, and the eight ball, with the cue rolling to a stop with a quiet click against Jim's remaining solid.*