"I don't want to believe that," he said. "But I'm forced to consider the possibility, under the circumstances. And if he can be this ruthless when it comes to his own captain, I'm not sure what it means for anyone else." He thought for a moment. "I understand your Spock's reaction. Can you hold him, anyway, until I have a chance to talk to mine? He's spoken at length with the acting captain. Melded with him. Hell, if Spock isn't back soon, I'll talk to him myself. Just... let me investigate."
If it really was as Pike was saying, Jim feared for the young Spock as much as he feared him. More, perhaps. It meant something was terribly wrong, because that was not the Spock he knew.
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Date: 2009-10-15 06:15 pm (UTC)"I don't want to believe that," he said. "But I'm forced to consider the possibility, under the circumstances. And if he can be this ruthless when it comes to his own captain, I'm not sure what it means for anyone else." He thought for a moment. "I understand your Spock's reaction. Can you hold him, anyway, until I have a chance to talk to mine? He's spoken at length with the acting captain. Melded with him. Hell, if Spock isn't back soon, I'll talk to him myself. Just... let me investigate."
If it really was as Pike was saying, Jim feared for the young Spock as much as he feared him. More, perhaps. It meant something was terribly wrong, because that was not the Spock he knew.