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James T. Kirk absolutely loves marketplaces.

It's not necessarily because he's looking for anything, per se, although he does often keep an eye out for interesting books to add to his collection, or maybe a bottle of some kind of exotic alcohol, or some kind of pointless alien gizmo with which to annoy Spock with its purposeless existence. No, he just loves the sheer diversity each bazaar brings to the table.

No two markets have ever been alike, in his experience. Sure, it's not quite as exciting and mysterious as exploring deep space, but it's something of a microcosm of the same, all sorts of goods and cultures thrown into close quarters, and one never knows what one might find just down the street.

His shipboard gold uniform may stand out a bit in the crowd as he meanders along, a faint smile on his face as he leans in to examine someone's wares on display, just enjoying being out and about in the fresh air.

[OOC: Retconning Jim eating bacon in this thread. Hadn't fully considered some of the elements in his backstory at the time.]

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((I've seen the first two reboot films, so I had a pretty clear idea of where your Jim fell in the timeline. I haven't seen the latest film, though, so anything from that I'd be in the dark about.

I'm absolutely up for shore leave shenanigans, if you'd like to set the scene sometime.))

[[Third film takes place three years into the five-year mission, so it'll be a while before there might be any potential spoilers in play, fortunately.

I will definitely keep the shore leave idea in mind!]

((I've never been one to mind spoilers--indeed, spoilers in roleplay have gotten me into quite a few fandoms I otherwise never would've touched. Just laying out the limits of my own knowledge.

Looking forward to it!))

[True enough!

I'll let you know if I get any more ideas in the meantime. It's too bad Jim won't be medically allowed to get violent throughout the near future, or he might ask for another warrior therapy session.]

((Hey, what happens in the Nexus stays in the Nexus. It's not like Samus is going to tell his doctors.))

[That is also true. He's had his actions come back to bite him in the ass in a big way several times lately though, so he's wary of going off the rails again at the moment.]

((Fair enough. When he's up for another round, she'll be there.))