"It did not have to happen at all," Kirk said harshly. "Whether or not Spock enjoyed it--and that is his business--he was not granted the decision. You took that away from him. I understand your temptation. I can even, to some extent, understand his. I understand the trust my Spock puts in you, even if it frightens me. But I cannot see that what you did was necessary. Nor does it allow for the possibility that Spock could ask for it again without suspecting it was your own influence suggesting it. You've bypassed anything I could consider consensual."
Jim didn't know what he'd hoped to gain from this. Some sense that he'd been correct in counseling Jim against execution. Some hope that Spock's evident fascination was warranted. Some course of action he himself could take to regain control over some aspect of his own life.
"I want you gone. Not simply for the safety of this ship, but because I sympathize with your plight. And I appreciate your command to your Spock. I only wish I could trust that your understanding of our world--and respect for our way of life--was sufficient to warrant your freedom."
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Date: 2009-09-06 04:38 pm (UTC)Jim didn't know what he'd hoped to gain from this. Some sense that he'd been correct in counseling Jim against execution. Some hope that Spock's evident fascination was warranted. Some course of action he himself could take to regain control over some aspect of his own life.
"I want you gone. Not simply for the safety of this ship, but because I sympathize with your plight. And I appreciate your command to your Spock. I only wish I could trust that your understanding of our world--and respect for our way of life--was sufficient to warrant your freedom."