[A problem that involves math? Say no more! Chekov is quite happy to participate, no further details needed. (Although Kirk does give him some details: werewolf, calculating moon cycles, making a calendar.)
[ Kirk smiles when Biffy enters, raising a hand in greeting. ]
Not at all. We're both excited for the challenge.
[ He motioned to Chekov. ]
Sandalio, this is Pavel Chekov, a member of my crew here on the Tourist and also back in my own world, and a verifiable maths genius. Pavel, this Sandalio.
[ You have to leave a few surprises for people, Chekov. Can’t give it
all away up front! ]
Don’t worry. If anyone can figure it out, Chekov can.
[ He patted Chekov’s shoulder as he brought up a note taker on his
pad. ]
Okay, so what we need first is the month, day, and year as you know it. If
you only remember what day it was when you arrived that’s fine, we can plot
it out from that.
[Become friends with him and you're guaranteed to get some kind of nickname. But for now...]
It would be impolite to call you anything other than Mr. Chekov when we have only just met.
[He smiles warmly though.]
I can say that it is the moon cycles that cause me to go feral since I am a werewolf. However, I am not certain what moon my body is reacting to presently. I can say that it was before Christmas in 1895 when I was pulled here. As for my first cycle in this location, the full moon would have been March 1st which would mean the three days I was feral would have been February 28th, March 1st, and March 2nd.
[ Kirk made the notes as Biffy relayed the information, creating a
calendar and putting dots on the dates Biffy specified as well. He noted
the year and then looked to Chekov. ]
I don't think we have an exact date we're working with here, so I think it
might be worth it to calculate the next month in 1895 and then one based
off the last date we know of. Perhaps pick a few years in between.
[ He looked to Biffy. ]
We can come up with date ranges, and for the next couple of months we'll
need to check in with you on what is matching or what is getting close. But
this will get us started, which is good, and who knows - we might strike
gold, so to speak, just from this. But if nothing else, this is a good
first step in getting the accurate measurement towards creating you a
definite calendar.
[to Biffy:] Will you also let us know about any anomalies? It would be interesting to see if other celestial objects have an affect, and if our speed when drifting causes these changes to happen more frequently.
[Because who hasn't wondered if special relativity affects werewolf transformations?]
Something like that. Right now we're working on the assumption that you are aligned with the moon cycles of Earth in 1895 going on 1896. You haven't been here long enough for us to see if the lunar cycles of any planets we visit will also affect you, if there are indeed any lunar cycles at all.
That's why what we're giving you now is a predication. As time goes on and we can make records of when you're changing, we can more accurately predict when your change will come upon you.
[Like the one where werewolf cycles are linked to a specific Earth moon in a specific time in a specific universe, yeah. That's a big one.]
Creating a working calendar based on these assumptions will be easy. Maybe they will all be correct and being in a different time, in a different universe, and in proximity to a number of other moons while occasionally traveling faster than light will change nothing.
If nothing else, we'll all know more about lycanthropy in space within a few months' time.
Report to me? [He's amused by how formal and business-like this is. Maybe a little dismayed as well.] That would be useful, if it's no trouble to you to do so.
It's not an official project, but since we're both working on it, you can
report to both of us - whichever you can get ahold of first. We'll share
the data between us, so as long as one of us gets the data to input, it
will be fine.
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[He laughs a bit.]
Anyway, I do not mind. If you feel that he can help then I would be happy to have him there.
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He's better at math than I am, so he's a good person to check the results.
[ He smiles. ]
Let me see if I can get ahold of him. If he's free would could do it now, but if not I'll call you back to arrange a time.
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Hey, Sandalio. Chekov's free, so if you want to come over now that's fine.
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Not a problem. We'll see you in a bit then.
[ And he closes the connection so he can go fetch Chekov and they can both be waiting for Biffy when he arrives. ]
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Let's talk about lycanthropy.]
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Good evening. I must thank you both in advance for this. I really am so grateful.
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Not at all. We're both excited for the challenge.
[ He motioned to Chekov. ]
Sandalio, this is Pavel Chekov, a member of my crew here on the Tourist and also back in my own world, and a verifiable maths genius. Pavel, this Sandalio.
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It's good to meet you, Sandalio. [A glance at Kirk.] And thank you for the commendation, Captain.
[Although you do know that he's a genius in other fields, Kirk, right? Don't undersell him to new people.]
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A pleasure, Mr. Chekov. I put myself in your most capable hands for this. After all, mapping the skies has never been my particular area of expertise.
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[ You have to leave a few surprises for people, Chekov. Can’t give it all away up front! ]
Don’t worry. If anyone can figure it out, Chekov can.
[ He patted Chekov’s shoulder as he brought up a note taker on his pad. ]
Okay, so what we need first is the month, day, and year as you know it. If you only remember what day it was when you arrived that’s fine, we can plot it out from that.
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[Or if Sandalio comes up with a particularly good nickname, that's fair game too.]
We will also need to know what, specifically, causes the changes.
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It would be impolite to call you anything other than Mr. Chekov when we have only just met.
[He smiles warmly though.]
I can say that it is the moon cycles that cause me to go feral since I am a werewolf. However, I am not certain what moon my body is reacting to presently. I can say that it was before Christmas in 1895 when I was pulled here. As for my first cycle in this location, the full moon would have been March 1st which would mean the three days I was feral would have been February 28th, March 1st, and March 2nd.
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[ Kirk made the notes as Biffy relayed the information, creating a calendar and putting dots on the dates Biffy specified as well. He noted the year and then looked to Chekov. ]
I don't think we have an exact date we're working with here, so I think it might be worth it to calculate the next month in 1895 and then one based off the last date we know of. Perhaps pick a few years in between.
[ He looked to Biffy. ]
We can come up with date ranges, and for the next couple of months we'll need to check in with you on what is matching or what is getting close. But this will get us started, which is good, and who knows - we might strike gold, so to speak, just from this. But if nothing else, this is a good first step in getting the accurate measurement towards creating you a definite calendar.
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[to Biffy:] Will you also let us know about any anomalies? It would be interesting to see if other celestial objects have an affect, and if our speed when drifting causes these changes to happen more frequently.
[Because who hasn't wondered if special relativity affects werewolf transformations?]
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[Since...December is the last month 1895.]
Anomalies? Do you mean if you work out the mathematics to account for the timeline I come from only for my cycles to not line up with that?
[He just wants to be sure he's understanding correctly.]
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That's why what we're giving you now is a predication. As time goes on and we can make records of when you're changing, we can more accurately predict when your change will come upon you.
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[Like the one where werewolf cycles are linked to a specific Earth moon in a specific time in a specific universe, yeah. That's a big one.]
Creating a working calendar based on these assumptions will be easy. Maybe they will all be correct and being in a different time, in a different universe, and in proximity to a number of other moons while occasionally traveling faster than light will change nothing.
If nothing else, we'll all know more about lycanthropy in space within a few months' time.
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[ Kirk waved his hand. ]
It's not an official project, but since we're both working on it, you can report to both of us - whichever you can get ahold of first. We'll share the data between us, so as long as one of us gets the data to input, it will be fine.