That sounds like you and Dr. McCoy, a little--not that I think those superstitions are meaningful.

[Black paint first, for the sky. He doesn't look at Kirk, since painting ceilings is serious business and requires his full attention.]

Then Gemini, to start. That's my favorite. [Pavel frowns thoughtfully.] It may, if I guessed the meaning correctly. I have done stranger things during curses... I fought a monster in the sewer, made up an elaborate plan to get revenge, learned to take care of a horse, hacked into a computer that served as a cat's brain. I admit that the last one wasn't done during a curse. Oh--I have had two wives, also. Temporarily.