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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5423309/1/A-Star-to-Steer-Her-By Step by Step]]'' is a ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fanfic written by KCS Scribbler.

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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5423309/1/A-Star-to-Steer-Her-By Step by Step]]'' is a ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fanfic written by KCS Scribbler.Creator/{{KCS}}.
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5423309/1/A-Star-to-Steer-Her-By Step by Step]]'' is a ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fanfic written by KCS Scribbler.

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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5423309/1/A-Star-to-Steer-Her-By Step by Step]]'' is a ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fanfic written by KCS Scribbler.
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* ExactWords: Spock reminds [=McCoy=] that he said to "get [Kirk] off the bridge", not to bring him to Sickbay.
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* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: [=McCoy=] tells Kirk that he is "a doctor, not a miracle worker."
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In the middle of a run, Kirk comes down with the flu. Initially, the captain tries to power through, but his faithful First Officer and doctor are not about to let him exhaust himself.

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In the middle of a run, trip, Kirk comes down with the flu. Initially, the captain tries to power through, but his faithful First Officer and doctor are not about to let him exhaust himself.
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In the middle of a medicine run, Kirk comes down with the flu. Initially, the captain tries to power through, but his faithful First Officer and doctor are not about to let him exhaust himself.

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In the middle of a medicine run, Kirk comes down with the flu. Initially, the captain tries to power through, but his faithful First Officer and doctor are not about to let him exhaust himself.

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!!This fanfic contains the following tropes:

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!!This fanfic contains includes examples of the following tropes:tropes:
* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: Spock tells [=McCoy=] that "[the ship] needed to be unable to receive any further communications" from the admiralty before he could get Kirk off the bridge. Kirk asks him if he means that "You and Scotty sabotaged the comm system so [the admiral] won't realize [he's] not up there." Spock denies it.



* ExpospeakGag: Spock tells [=McCoy=] that "[the ship] needed to be unable to receive any further communications" from the admiralty before he could get Kirk off the bridge. Kirk asks him if he means that "You and Scotty sabotaged the comm system so [the admiral] won't realize [he's] not up there."



* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: See ExpospeakGag. Spock purposely uses big words to respond, knowing that "there is no way [Kirk's] brain is going to follow that right now."

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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: See ExpospeakGag.BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord. Spock purposely uses big words to respond, knowing that "there is no way [Kirk's] brain is going to follow that right now."
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-->It's fortunate, he thinks fuzzily,just before dreams usher him away, that Fate decided to present one mostly-deserving captain with two such trustworthy subordinates-and-friends. Oh, who is he kidding. He is a very lucky man, and he knows it.

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-->It's fortunate, he thinks fuzzily,just fuzzily, just before dreams usher him away, that Fate decided to present one mostly-deserving captain with two such trustworthy subordinates-and-friends. Oh, who is he kidding. He is a very lucky man, and he knows it.

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* InsistentTerminology: Kirk insists throughout the fic that he does not believe in luck, until the ending lines.
-->It's fortunate, he thinks fuzzily,just before dreams usher him away, that Fate decided to present one mostly-deserving captain with two such trustworthy subordinates-and-friends. Oh, who is he kidding. He is a very lucky man, and he knows it.



* SlippingAMickey: [=McCoy=] drugs Kirk's soup and drink to make sure he gets some sleep. He gets a double whammy because he actually drank both.

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* SlippingAMickey: [=McCoy=] drugs Kirk's soup and drink to make sure he gets some sleep. He gets a double whammy because he actually unexpectedly drank both.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Spock, per the norm. Kirk even refers to one of his comments as a "Vulcan burn."

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* DeadpanSnarker: Spock, per the norm. Kirk even refers to one of his comments as a "Vulcan "[[TheStoic Vulcan]] burn."
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* IllKillYou: Kirk tells [=McCoy=] that he "will kill [him] in [his] sleep" after the doctor admits that he "put [Spock] up" to giving him the soup.
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* SlippingAMickey: [=McCoy=] drugs Kirk's soup and drink to make sure he gets some sleep. He gets a double whammy because he actually drank both.
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* ContinuityNod: Kirk mentions [[Recap/StarTrekS2E1AmokTime the time Spock threw some plomeek soup against the wall]].
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-->I do not show favoritism among my subordinates, [[TheMcCoy Doctor]], as that is both against Starfleet regulation and, in addition, quite illogical. Also, were I to for some undisclosed reason to show favoritism, it would most certainly not be towards ''you.''
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''Step by Step'' is a ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fanfic written by KCS Scribbler.

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''Step ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5423309/1/A-Star-to-Steer-Her-By Step by Step'' Step]]'' is a ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fanfic written by KCS Scribbler.
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''Step by Step'' is a ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fanfic written by KCS Scribbler.

In the middle of a medicine run, Kirk comes down with the flu. Initially, the captain tries to power through, but his faithful First Officer and doctor are not about to let him exhaust himself.

!!This fanfic contains the following tropes:
* DeadpanSnarker: Spock, per the norm. Kirk even refers to one of his comments as a "Vulcan burn."
* ExpospeakGag: Spock tells [=McCoy=] that "[the ship] needed to be unable to receive any further communications" from the admiralty before he could get Kirk off the bridge. Kirk asks him if he means that "You and Scotty sabotaged the comm system so [the admiral] won't realize [he's] not up there."
* {{Fainting}}: Kirk can barely keep himself upright after Spock drags him off the bridge, and before he can get into bed, he loses consciousness. Fortunately, Spock is there to catch him.
* ForeignQueasine: Spock presents Kirk with some plomeek soup he made. While Kirk manages to hide it from him, he finds it absolutely sickening. [=McCoy=] tells Spock that "that stuff's not compatible with human taste receptors."
* HurtComfortFic: Spock and [=McCoy=] have to take care of Kirk when he gets sick.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: The admirals will not let Kirk leave the bridge until the mission is complete, even though he's so sick that sitting up and staying awake is a struggle.
* SickEpisode: The whole fic is about Kirk coming down with one of the few illnesses futuristic medicine can't cure.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: See ExpospeakGag. Spock purposely uses big words to respond, knowing that "there is no way [Kirk's] brain is going to follow that right now."
* WorkingThroughTheCold: Kirk attempts to stay on the bridge as per orders, even though he is sick as a dog.

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