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They were halfway to the bar when the news came through.Shiri had managed to convince Jim to go to the bar with them, but hadn’t managed to extract him from his Starfleet uniform. They were in the middle of a long commentary on the ridiculousness of this fashion choice when the high alert bell sounded, stopping them both in their tracks.“Attention all Starbase 15 personnel: This is Admiral Park speaking. "We have just received word from Starfleet Command that yesterday afternoon the crew of the USS Discovery lost their lives when the ship was destroyed in the course of her mission. This is a great tragedy…”What if one of the many reasons Jim Kirk is insanely committed to his crew is that he lost his best friend and the best officer he knew?