[ There are things - such a vague word, but so encompassing, Spock can understand why individuals make use of the term - events and situations and emotions that can never be put into words. Spock knows this is so, even as the logical aspect of his mind rejects the idea that not everything can be expressed verbally.
This is one of those times for Jim. There is so much in his voice, emotion that Spock can discern, and it gives him pause; Jim, for all his unrestrained emotion, does not display these emotions so flagrantly on a normal basis.
He listens. Spock is capable of infinite patience, when it suits him, in specific situations, though it is not a normal state. So he listens to Jim talk, absorbs the words, and finally responds. ]
Jim. Show me.
[ It will be easier than talking, because Spock can hear the break in his voice, and knows what it means.
In another world, Starfleet might have been admirable. But this is their world, and Spock can no longer trust the Federation or Starfleet much. Not with the lies of Marcus, the blind eye all had turned toward him, the lies that keep coming up from times before. When did they start? But no, that is speculation and not something to which Spock is given. So instead, he focuses on Jim, shifting closer, hand raised. ]
Show me. [ He repeats it, as though it is necessary. ] It will go faster than attempting to talk.
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This is one of those times for Jim. There is so much in his voice, emotion that Spock can discern, and it gives him pause; Jim, for all his unrestrained emotion, does not display these emotions so flagrantly on a normal basis.
He listens. Spock is capable of infinite patience, when it suits him, in specific situations, though it is not a normal state. So he listens to Jim talk, absorbs the words, and finally responds. ]
Jim. Show me.
[ It will be easier than talking, because Spock can hear the break in his voice, and knows what it means.
In another world, Starfleet might have been admirable. But this is their world, and Spock can no longer trust the Federation or Starfleet much. Not with the lies of Marcus, the blind eye all had turned toward him, the lies that keep coming up from times before. When did they start? But no, that is speculation and not something to which Spock is given. So instead, he focuses on Jim, shifting closer, hand raised. ]
Show me. [ He repeats it, as though it is necessary. ] It will go faster than attempting to talk.