The Birth of the Holy City

[ The feed starts with Jim greeting the viewers with bright blue eyes and a smile. He’s at the farm, in what looks like an office he’s managed to put together, sitting at a desk with journals and various papers scattered across the surface. ]

Hello, Asgard. For those who don’t know me, I’m Captain James Kirk. That’s Klaus Hargreeves over there.

[ He motions behind him, to where Klaus is busy… doing something or other in the background. Klaus abandons whatever he’s doing to approach the desk and greet their viewers properly. ]

Hey, hi, hello! [ An enthusiastic fingergunning motion with the hand not holding a pen. ] So, I was talking to a friend of mine, uh, however long ago about how we really need something to tell the days apart. Like, obviously, we already know when it’s daytime and nighttime, even without having to go back to our godhauses during the latter, but we don’t… have anything like a calendar?

Which is why we’re here. [ Klaus twirls the writing utensil between his fingers then points it toward Jim, evidently quite pleased with their progress already. ] Working together on something to help all of us out in the long run.

Of course, we want your guys’ opinions of how we should go about this since not everybody’s worlds are the same. [ Another gesture toward his partner, that way Jim knows he can take the floor once he’s finished for the moment. ]

[ Jim nods along to Klaus’s explanation, waiting for him to finish to continue talking. ]

I realize this might seem pointless to some of you, but maybe not all. So what we’re curious about is what measures of time you use in your world, if any at all. I’ve noticed that most places measure it through hours, days, weeks, months and years, which is more or less how we do it where I’m from. It goes like this…

Sixty seconds makes up one minute, sixty minutes makes up one hour, and twenty-four hours makes up one day. Each week has seven days, and a month can have anywhere between twenty-eight and thirty-one days. A year has 365 or 366 days. However, space travel is fairly commonplace where I’m from, so we also use stardates, which is a more universal way to measure time across all planets that are either part of or allied with Federation space, or in some way related to the Federation.

I’m curious to hear about how everyone measures time where they’re from. If you have a calendar, and how it works. How long are your days and years, if you have them at all. And if you don’t measure time at all where you’re from, why is that? How do you keep track of events that happened, or events that will happen in the future? Or is time just a construct your species doesn’t adhere to in general?

[ Jim realizes he’s rambling like a nerd sssssoooo he shuts up to let Klaus get a word in if he wants to, and finish the announcement for the both of them. ]

As you can see, we’re both pretty excited about it! I think it’s safe to say, we’d ideally like to get something on the bracelets that’s easily accessible to everyone. [ He glances toward Jim for confirmation, somehow grinning even wider. ] Until then, [ A beat while he plucks up a piece of paper with haphazardly written numbers, ] it’ll be good ol’ reliable paper.

We can definitely ask the gods about making as many copies as necessary, I think. Pretty sure they won’t mind? If so, then no worries, we’ve got this. [ Their hands will certainly be tired afterward, but hey, worth it! ]

Thanks, as always, for your attention, you lovely people!

[ Jim greets the network with a warm, friendly smile. Clearly he's no stranger to these sorts of broadcasts, and even the solid holoscreen is something that he's very used to, which makes it much easier to adapt. ]

Hello, everyone. To those of you who don't know me, which is probably most of you, I'm Captain James T. Kirk. I've arrived fairly recently and I'm still finding my bearings and getting used to this place. It's all very different from what I'm used to, so it's taking a while.

Right now, I'm having trouble with one thing in particular, and I was wondering if anyone would be willing to help with that. See, where I'm from, we have this device called a replicator, which can be used to recycle all kinds of materials and replicate anything you might need. It's very commonly used to replicate food and produce, or even whole meals ready for consumption, for instance. Now, some people do still cook, but I live on board a starship, and we use replicators all the time to get our meals. I can't remember the last time I've cooked something.

[ A pause, then he adds sheepishly. ] ... actually, the only thing I've ever cooked was meat roasted over fire during a camping trip, and that was... a while ago. My point being, I-- don't know how to cook. But it doesn't look like I have many options around here, so I was wondering if a kind soul would be willing to teach me the basics, at the very least.

I don't have much to offer in return, but I can, uh... play chess, play the guitar, sing, and I know some basic hand-to-hand combat. Alternately, I could just share stories about things I've seen and done out there in space, with my crew. Or anything else you might want or need. I could even cook you a meal as thanks once I get the hang it.

[ A bright smile, and he salutes the holoscreen recording his message. ] Hit me up if you're interested. Kirk out.