"I do have a bias," he admitted. "Based, yes, on my short time in your universe." As well as Spock's memories of the melds, memories he was not going to divulge. "That time was long enough to tell me, for instance, how many officers rise through the ranks. To tell me what is valued in a leader. I don't think it's at all unreasonable to consider what I learned grounds for caution. I do think it's unreasonable to apply it broadly, and without exception, to everyone." He smiled again. "Which is why I'm here. I prefer to deal in courtesy and diplomacy, but not at the cost of lives. Yours, mine, or my peoples'."
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Date: 2009-09-02 11:22 pm (UTC)"I do have a bias," he admitted. "Based, yes, on my short time in your universe." As well as Spock's memories of the melds, memories he was not going to divulge. "That time was long enough to tell me, for instance, how many officers rise through the ranks. To tell me what is valued in a leader. I don't think it's at all unreasonable to consider what I learned grounds for caution. I do think it's unreasonable to apply it broadly, and without exception, to everyone." He smiled again. "Which is why I'm here. I prefer to deal in courtesy and diplomacy, but not at the cost of lives. Yours, mine, or my peoples'."