The bridge all listened as the other Kirk's voice replied; there were even more shocked faces at that. Down at the helm and nav, Sulu and Chekov exchanged glances. On the upper deck, even DeSalle turned to watch. Uhura listened intently; some of the message was garbled, but again she pulled a communications miracle and cleared it up.
Scotty bowed his head, thoughtfully, back to pacing again. But after a moment, he stopped. "Send this back, Lieutenant, if ye could?"
"Ready."
"Captain Kirk: Given the nature o' the temporal distortion, ye may have better luck pulling our McCoy back to yer ship than tryin' to send our Kirk and Spock back here. Less people, less risk. I dinna remember much o' what happened while I was over there, but I should have left notes and yer own chief should be able to piece together what I was doin'. Ye may be able to have him get a lock on through the subspace relay we jury rigged here to communicate, if we equip our McCoy with a high-band communicator, but until our sensors are repaired, we willna be able to pull him back. It's still a mighty risk, but less risky than tryin' to beam two than one."
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Scotty bowed his head, thoughtfully, back to pacing again. But after a moment, he stopped. "Send this back, Lieutenant, if ye could?"
"Ready."
"Captain Kirk: Given the nature o' the temporal distortion, ye may have better luck pulling our McCoy back to yer ship than tryin' to send our Kirk and Spock back here. Less people, less risk. I dinna remember much o' what happened while I was over there, but I should have left notes and yer own chief should be able to piece together what I was doin'. Ye may be able to have him get a lock on through the subspace relay we jury rigged here to communicate, if we equip our McCoy with a high-band communicator, but until our sensors are repaired, we willna be able to pull him back. It's still a mighty risk, but less risky than tryin' to beam two than one."