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Negotiations - Ch 2

Author - Hoshi's Sis
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Negotiations

By Hoshi’s Sis

Rating: PG/13
Genre: Angst/Action/Adventure
Disclaimer: It all belongs to Paramount. No infringement intended.
Summary:

A/N: Takes place after they have left the Expanse at the end of Season 3, but before the Season 4 episode, “Home.”

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Chapter 2

Later that evening the sound of laughter could be heard ringing out of the captain’s ready room as the three officers exchanged humorous anecdotes and stories.

“...and then he climbed onto the bar, stripped off his shirt and began dancing away to the music, while waving his shirt in the air and singing at the top of voice…… ‘I’m too sexy for ma shirt, too sexy for ma shirt, so sexy it hurts…..’” laughed Captain Archer, while a very embarrassed Trip was doing his best impression of trying to hide his face and sink through the floor.

“Commander Tucker…… I always thought you were the type to have a good time but I had no idea you were such an animal,” laughed Shran as he refilled everyone’s glasses once more.

“Hey it’s not fair! You’re giving a very slated and false impression of me,” whined Trip, as his face became redder by the second. “I was very young, impressionable and easily lead.”

“What do you mean, easily lead?” chuckled Archer.

“I’ll have you know that I didn’t know what the inside of a bar looked like before I started to hang out with you and A.J,” explained Trip as he tried to put on an innocent and naïve face.

“Cough, Bullshit, Cough,” laughed Archer, then, “Hey, watch it!” as Trip teasingly threw a pillow at him.

“Okay maybe I am exaggerating, but that night I was celebrating joining the Warp 5 project, and stupidly I allowed you and A.J. to introduce me to the delights of Tequila-- which you then got me blotto with.”

“What’s Tequila?” asked Shran.

“A powerful drink that has a hell of a kick,” explain Archer, “Zephran Cochran always told my dad that no engineer could join his project without an initiation first – hence Trip’s tequila induction,” laughed Archer as they all chinked their glasses together. “Unfortunately he got so plastered after only a couple of drinks, he ended up on the bar giving us quite a show.”

“Hey….. it took a lot more than a couple, a lot more,” insisted Trip, much to Archer’s amusement.

“You’ll have to introduce me to this tequila, pink-skin……. It sounds my kind of drink.”

“I don’t know Shran,” replied Archer, “it’s not got a patch on this Andorian ale of yours, but hey, after the conference I’ll grab a bottle and give you a taster.”

“After three days of dealing with the likes of Soval, pink skin,” chuckled Shran, “I’m going to need a lot more than one measly bottle.”

This brought another round of laughter from all around.

“Well I hate to be the party pooper, but I’ve gotta go. I promised T’Pol that I would go over Engineering’s crew evaluations with her,” said Trip as he stood up.

“Can’t it wait?” asked Archer.

“She seems to want to get them done before the conference starts. Anyway she promised me dinner as well to make up for it.”

“Oh…… I get it now………,” teased Archer with a wink in Shran’s direction. “This seems like a ruse so she can get you all to her self in her quarters. Music in the background………”

“Very logical,” teased Shran, playing along with the ruse, “dinner, candlelight…”

“It’s not what ya think, we’re just friends………” explained Trip quickly, sounding a tad defensive, “The candle light and music are only there for meditation and relaxation purposes……...”

“Arrrggghhhh ha,” laughed Archer and Shran, “Gotcha? I bet she wears silk jammies as well.”

That was it, Trip’s face flushed up like a Christmas tree, causing another round of laughter and teasing all round. “I’m off, I’m not gonna stand around and be an object for your amusement.”

“Trip…….!” exclaimed Archer, “we’re only teasing, we don’t mean it.”

Trip nodded his head in acknowledgment, smiled, then walked out.

Archer and Shran both looked at each and laughed, “He is so smitten,” they both said before chinking their glasses for another round of drinks.

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The next morning as Shran followed Archer into the mess for a private breakfast, they noticed Commander Tucker sitting down at one of the table tucking into a plate of scrambled eggs, hash’s, bacon and beans.

“Looks like that paper work was pretty strenuous,” teased Shran as they sat down at his table with a drink.

“Not gonna work,” said Trip.

“What isn’t going to work?” asked Archer.

“Me rising to the bait,” replied Trip with a raise of his eyebrows as he sipped his coffee.

“Damn, that’s spoilt my fun for the next hour,” chuckled Archer.

“Go find some other gullible sonofabitch; this one inn’t playing,” said Trip. “Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve been working the night shift for the last four hours and I’m starving.”

“Oh well, Shran, it looks like we’ll have to find someone else to annoy.”

“Too bad,” replied Shran rather cagily, “I was going to make up for it by offering a full tour of my ship.”

“Tour, did you say tour,” answered Trip suddenly, “does that involve your engine room?”

“I believe I said the word full,” said Shran with a smirk.

“Well dip your fly, fella’s, and bait away,” smiled Trip. “How’s twenty minutes do ya?”

“I’ll inform Lieutenant Seldar to meet you in the shuttle bay, Commander and not to skimp on the minor details.”

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Half a dozen of you have made comments

Alright, great beginning with Shran, Archer and Trip! I love Shran and would love to see more fan fiction about him! Hopefully you will include Shran in most of your upcoming chapters!

This was funny! Trip, dancing on the bar, singing "I'm too sexy for my shirt"! LOL Still one of my favorite vids. :)

i was soooo lookin forward to seeing some trip/t'pol stuff. how bout in the next chapter? maybe we can see just what they did between the 2 times of trip being with archer and shran...?

I've enjoyed reading it, go on, it is very good !

I loved Shran and Archer teasing Trip, that was so funny. And hot damn, he really *is* too sexy for his shirt! Ali D :~)

Tee hee! I love this, Shran is great! Keep it coming, please!