Aye, I've seen it needed. [ still not gonna be his cup of tea. or glass of whiskey. or whatever. look, metaphors. still: ] It didn't, did it? Color me surprised. [ he's not actually surprised, it's definitely a joke. but if she'd like to elaborate on the story at all, he's all ears. it sounds like a doozy.

scotty thinks about ambassador spock and his displacement and how things had gone for him (to his knowledge). still, that kind of thing doesn't sit well with him. he doesn't comment on it further though, letting the subject sit. he smiles, wry, and nods to her last statement. ]

If that isn't the truth. [ please don't tell him he gets stuck in a transporter buffer for seventy-five years, he will most definitely get a complex. ] Good to hear the familiarity, anyway. Montgomery Scott, USS Enterprise.