His Tongue

Author's Note: Written for

watergal's Two-Minute Fic Challenge, here.

"You know, there are easier ways to go about this."

"Like what?" Kirk asked with some surprise, shuffling through his audio disks.

"Like... the Universal Translator, perhaps."

"Bones, that's cheating."

"It's practical," McCoy shrugged. "Besides, why learn Vulcan now?"

"Because... someday... I'd like to be able to pronounce my father-in-law's name!"