video un:spock

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[ Spock is wearing a hat that he's likely been seen wearing around on either ship. It's a tricorn with shells affixed to it that seems very much in opposition to the way he otherwise carries himself. He's found that wearing the gifted hat is preferable to the commentary he's gotten about his ears when he goes without it. ]

Is anyone here aware of races or humanoid beings from this world with pointed ears? I seem to cause one particular crew member to have a very negative reaction to my appearance.

[ He pauses, as if he's just remembered he's wearing a completely ridiculous hat, and ducks his head to remove it. ]

I am confident that I can handle the man should he decide to attack me, but he did make what I believe to be an inebriated threat to my person, so I would recommend that anyone else take care if they have similar features to my own.

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I would like to be surprised, but that does sound like something he might do. He must have seen something in you.

[ Spock has served under him since he was an ensign. He trusts Captain Pike's judgment in the same way he trusts Number One's. They have earned their positions, but more importantly they have earned Spock's personal respect. ]

He has a unique talent for seeing the strengths of those around him.

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Your Number One was a little more surprised.

[ But then she was probably more surprised to hear of another version of Pike existing in his reality than anything else. Anyone who knew Pike well enough knew he was the kind of man who would see the true potential in anyone.

He doesn't even want to imagine what would be of him now if it weren't for that. ]

Guess he does, huh. [ He did. Jim smiles regardless, even if it might be just a little bit sad. ]

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I consider myself fortunate to serve under the both of them.

[ Where Captain Pike excels at seeing the strengths of his crew, Number one excels at seeing through the masks of others, not that Spock intends to warn anyone about that. He'd had no warnings, after all, and he'd come out of it with a lot of respect and admiration for her. ]

I have learned much about command from both of them, though I suspect my style would be more similar to hers.

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[ Jim smiles a little when Spock speaks of his command style. They've never really spoken much about how Jim's Spock does as his First Officer, but hearing Spock now makes him think that maybe he too has given some thought to that possibility. ]

Well, let me see more of her style in action and I can answer that for you.