losthunter | Be My Guest

Hunter is hosting a few guests at his Nexus apartment tonight. Hunter had been planning this night for awhile, ever since meeting some of the crew members of Jim's ship, getting to know them better, and then telling them about the Nexus. He has been busy planning for the evening, including grocery shopping for some home-made recipes, and finishing some art pieces that will be given as gifts.

Hunter has arranged so that the PINpoint portal is basically connected to his front door. His open concept kitchen and living room will be the first thing that his guests will see, once they arrive through the PINpoint portal. There is a small closet located to the left of the door where they can place any jackets.

The dining room in the living room has been set with all the dining places for his guests. He decided against placecards, since it is more freedom to allow his guests to choose their own seats. On the island in the kitchen is a large plate of vegetarian-friendly appetizers, which features Lavash bread topped with Guacamole and red bell peppers, alongside crescent rolls filled with Jalapeño, mushrooms and asparagus.

The open concept living room immediately flows into Hunter's art studio, where he has a few pieces still being created. There is a large set of French doors that leads out from the living room to an outdoor patio, where there is a rose garden outside. The every-spanning Nexus can be viewed from the patio balcony. Right now, the Nexus is showing the lakeside, where Hunter had first appeared when he had needed support the most.

There are a few closed doors along one wall, one of which that leads to the bathroom, and the other of which leads to Hunter's bedroom.

As Hunter chills some wine, and checks on his main course, he is pretty ready for his guests to arrive. He is feeling excited and happy to be a host.

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For both Jim and Spock, the climax of the film comes in the moment where Inigo duels and kills the six-fingered man. I want my father back, you son of a bitch. The line hangs between them, and though Jim lost a father and Spock lost a mother, it's incredibly easy to relate to that moment as children who avenged their parents by killing the same man. And though McCoy has no such person to blame for his own father's death, the line resonates with him, too.

The ending is satisfying, a nice romantic note to end on after the villainous Humperdinck is vanquished and Wesley and Buttercup are free to love one another. Spock is the first to speak his thoughts as the credits roll. "The plot was... quite illogical. But interesting."

Hunter laughs. Softly. "I'm afraid logical plots didn't really do well in theatres. Movie goers wanted to escape reality. They wanted a little fantasy."

"But, the same man who directed this film also had success with several movies that depicted both military and political stories."

"What about the actors?" Jim asked curiously. He thinks both Wesley and Buttercup were pretty hot, and he certainly wouldn't mind seeing more of them.

"The actress who played Buttercup had success in other films. She was excellent in Forrest Gump," Hunter has the film, in case the others are interested in continuing to see more movies.

"And she was also featured in a recent movie that had great success in theatres in my dimension."

"The actor who played Wesley had a funny role in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, a spoof of the Robin Hood tale. And then he went into other roles, that were more villainous. He too is still doing films."

Hunter definitely will be watching Robin Hood with Jim at another time. When his libido is returned.

"What is a... 'spoof'?" Spock asks, thoroughly unfamiliar with that word. Such an inherently silly-sounding word coming from the dignified Vulcan is enough to make McCoy hide a grin behind his hand.

"It is slang for parody. The movie is an over-the-top comedy, making fun of movies of that same genre."

"It is one of the classic parodies directed by Mel Brooks. I have many of his films, because they were just so great."

Hunter smiles. "Totally lacking logic. But funny."

"I see." As one might expect, Spock is not a huge fan of comedy, as he tends to overanalyze the jokes and his upbringing encourages him not to laugh. But the movie they just watched had other qualities that he was able to enjoy, so while this 'spoof' film that Hunter speaks of holds little interest for him, he's open to the idea of sharing another movie with Uhura at some point.

"I wonder how well the jokes translate after a few centuries," Uhura muses out loud. "If we haven't seen the movies they're parodying, we might miss something."

"While there are some jokes that you would only understand if you saw the original film, most of the Mel Brooks parodies can stand on their own."

"This one..." He puts Forrest Gump into the DVD player. "Is another great film on its own. Even though it stretches some historic facts."

The time period depicted in the movie is one that's fairly unfamiliar to both captain and crew, but there's generally enough clues to help them understand what's going on, if from a slightly different perspective. And once the credits roll, McCoy is the first one to speak up this time. "How much of that's historically 'stretched,' you said?"

[I have not actually seen Forrest Gump so handwaving...]

"The film is based off a book. And some of the political encounters in the movie... were never portrayed in the book." Hunter explains.

"So the book was more true to history?" Uhura asks. That makes sense to her; dramatizations often take liberties with fact to make things more exciting or emotional, even in their century.

"Well... the book took some exaggerations too. To be interesting to readers."

"There was no real person named Forrest Gump. But some of the events in the book and the film did happen to real people."

"If you've got a copy of the book, I'll have to borrow it sometime," Jim says. Hunter's already introduced him to several novels he'd never heard of, so what's one more?

"I can easily do that for you." Hunter smiles fondly at him.

Between dinner and two movies, it's gotten somewhat late. And while Jim is reluctant to call an end to their visit, he doesn't want to overstay their welcome. "This was great. We should definitely do it again sometime."

"You are all welcome at any time." He hates to see them go. It is nice spending time with good people.

"Thanks," McCoy says. He's still on the fence a bit as to how to feel about the whole magic thing, but Hunter is good folk in his book.

Uhura gives Hunter a friendly hug and a kiss on the cheek in farewell, while Spock simply raises his hand in the ta'al, the Vulcan salute. Jim's goodbye is a little more restrained than he'd be in private, but he still pulls Hunter close and gives him an affectionate kiss. "I'll call you later, if you don't call me first."

Hunter has to chuckle at the friendly hug and kiss from Uhura, because it is so kind of her. And he gladly will return the hug.

The ta'al makes him tilt his head in interest. One just knows he will be trying to figure out how to do that himself.

And the restrained, yet still affectionate kiss, still speaks volumes about how much Jim does care for him. "Sounds about fair."

Never let it be said that Jim doesn't appreciate his friends and chosen family. "See you around."

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