Spock was aware of the man rising but refused to look away. To display weakness now would be a tactical error so he calmed the beat of his heart that had increased to see a Pike in such condition.
"Fascinating. I served a similar, perhaps identical, length with my own Captain Pike. The Spock of this universe was not so fortunate. This suggests, against the first impulse of analysis, that our two universes may be more closely aligned than my own with this one."
Now, now that Pike was standing. Spock relaxed his sharp focus on Pike's grey eyes and surveyed the height of him, a deliberate measuring.
"I do not desire enemies. Rather, I desire knowledge."
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Date: 2009-08-14 03:05 pm (UTC)"Fascinating. I served a similar, perhaps identical, length with my own Captain Pike. The Spock of this universe was not so fortunate. This suggests, against the first impulse of analysis, that our two universes may be more closely aligned than my own with this one."
Now, now that Pike was standing. Spock relaxed his sharp focus on Pike's grey eyes and surveyed the height of him, a deliberate measuring.
"I do not desire enemies. Rather, I desire knowledge."