Captain Mackenzie Calhoun

Will do. Excalibur out.

*Once the transmission ended, he took his place in the command chair.*

Helm, set a course for Defiant's coordinates. Maximum warp.

"Aye, sir!"

*The Excalibur zipped off toward the system.*

We're on our way, Captain Kira.

*Calhoun responded.*

Defiant, this is the USS Excalibur. What do you need?

Are you fucking kidding me?!

He had to because of the Treaty of Algeron.

I am too. She was grateful that I got her out of there.

I had a few adventures. One I had was destroying an illegal cloaking device that Picard handed over to the Romulans. I also rescued an Orion slave girl from a crime lord.

Okay. It was a lot for me to adjust back when I came back, and I was away for just three years. Well, I did work for SI during that time, but we won't get into that...

Hopefully.

I'm glad to hear that. Did you adjust back alright?

Yeah, I get it. You've...been through a lot there.

That's good. Other members of the crew treating you alright?

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Hey Robin, Selar told me you're back in Starfleet and assigned here. How've you been?

No problem.

You always have been, Selar.

I'm glad to know that.

I know I'm the cause of it. One of the causes, anyway.

That's good.

I'm sure she does...

*Calhoun suddenly felt ashamed of himself. No matter what, Soleta was still the mother of his child. He wasn't sure if he felt for her what she had felt for him, but he did care about her.*

Oh...okay. It doesn't bother me.

Just managing?

How is she doing? I haven't seen or heard from her since she left the Excalibur twenty years ago.

She does. We decided to open our relationship recently. I don't know if she's found another partner yet.

Yeah, she's very embarrassed, and I was too. I'm just glad Liz doesn't hold it against me.

Legally, my kinsman, but biologically, my son. It's complicated. When I was still M'k'n'zy of Calhoun, my Xyon's mother, Catrine, invoked the debt-child custom of my people to conceive an heir to her dead husband. It's like the old custom of levirate marriage in some ancient Earth cultures.

Sure.

Yeah, I understand. Whenever I have to be away from Liz, I do find it hard to focus on my duties as Captain of the Excalibur.

They're well. Moke's still in Starfleet, but he transferred off the Excalibur. Xyon comes and goes. And there's my child with Soleta I haven't even met yet.

Robin's here? I'll have to let her know I'm visiting.

That's good to hear. I understand missing family. I do miss my sons.

So I've heard.

I'm well, and everyone on the Excalibur is well too. How are things for you here?

Hello, Selar. It's been a while. I didn't expect it either, but I've heard a lot about this station and wanted to pay a visit.