"Hence the illogical nature of deception. And why I do not practice it."
He had made no move to threaten or to bluster. Secure, then, in his abilities and position. Bored but patient. No Kirk had ever been patient but Spock had spent more than 11 years with another version of this man.
The similarities, beyond the physical, were obvious to him. Keen eyes that saw more than they should, and an iron mind.
"I will share a thing with you, freely given, to assure you I am ruled by logic in this matter, rather than emotion: I have, without hesitation, advised my captain to kill. Life is precious yet the good of the many outweighs the good of a single life. Yet I have not advised such a course in this case. I am waiting to see what you will demonstrate of yourself."
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Date: 2009-08-14 01:08 pm (UTC)He had made no move to threaten or to bluster. Secure, then, in his abilities and position. Bored but patient. No Kirk had ever been patient but Spock had spent more than 11 years with another version of this man.
The similarities, beyond the physical, were obvious to him. Keen eyes that saw more than they should, and an iron mind.
"I will share a thing with you, freely given, to assure you I am ruled by logic in this matter, rather than emotion: I have, without hesitation, advised my captain to kill. Life is precious yet the good of the many outweighs the good of a single life. Yet I have not advised such a course in this case. I am waiting to see what you will demonstrate of yourself."