Kirk was as close to the field now as he could safely come, the energy of it licking unpleasantly at the skin of his face as he stared coldly at Pike. He welcomed the harsh buzz of it, matching his rising emotions.
"I have already said I found Spock's actions unwarranted," he said. "If I could apologize for them, I would. But I find the nature of your 'defense' abhorrent. Spock would never have submitted to such a thing in his right mind. You took advantage, far beyond what any reasonable man might consider appropriate to defend yourself. You sank to humiliation and coercion. If you had done this to my Spock--if you had succeeded--you would be dead now. I would have been wrong to kill you, but I can't deny it.
"As it is, I came down here to see if you were a reasonable man. If you could demonstrate some understanding of how we live here, of what's acceptable behavior. I've offered amnesty to beings with worse crimes on their heads than you, provided both of us understand the context and the consequences. I see no such understanding or remorse from you. I had hoped to find otherwise."
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Date: 2009-09-06 03:56 pm (UTC)"I have already said I found Spock's actions unwarranted," he said. "If I could apologize for them, I would. But I find the nature of your 'defense' abhorrent. Spock would never have submitted to such a thing in his right mind. You took advantage, far beyond what any reasonable man might consider appropriate to defend yourself. You sank to humiliation and coercion. If you had done this to my Spock--if you had succeeded--you would be dead now. I would have been wrong to kill you, but I can't deny it.
"As it is, I came down here to see if you were a reasonable man. If you could demonstrate some understanding of how we live here, of what's acceptable behavior. I've offered amnesty to beings with worse crimes on their heads than you, provided both of us understand the context and the consequences. I see no such understanding or remorse from you. I had hoped to find otherwise."