"Nero was actively seeking the destruction of Earth. Jim offered him mercy. Nero refused it. In that moment, in that situation, the options were limited. Self-defense was predominant. The entire situation is horrific and regrettable. I admit to wishing Nero dead. I wish, further, that he'd never come here. Never split off the timeline to one where I grew up without a father, where Spock lost his mother and planet in one feel swoop. But it's done now. And now, in this moment, with the Narada offering no immediate threat and showing signs of change, with Nero's second in command doing the same, with Nero wounded, their destruction would be murder."
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Date: 2009-11-23 04:57 pm (UTC)Jim had thought about this already.
"Nero was actively seeking the destruction of Earth. Jim offered him mercy. Nero refused it. In that moment, in that situation, the options were limited. Self-defense was predominant. The entire situation is horrific and regrettable. I admit to wishing Nero dead. I wish, further, that he'd never come here. Never split off the timeline to one where I grew up without a father, where Spock lost his mother and planet in one feel swoop. But it's done now. And now, in this moment, with the Narada offering no immediate threat and showing signs of change, with Nero's second in command doing the same, with Nero wounded, their destruction would be murder."