Reboot To The Head
After leaving the
USS Murgatroid, I have primarily kept to myself, avoiding any major starbases (not just
Starbase 668
) and planets for any length of time. Surak's Razor is stocked with all of the supplies I need, and I have all of my communications systems on listen-only status. It is because of the latter that I received some unexpected news recently.
When I had first arrived in this universe after escaping my own, I had briefly considered allying myself with the Romulan Star Empire, as I had more in common with them than I did with this universe's Vulcans. It is fortunate that I did not do so, and remained within the borders of the Federation (eventually allying myself with my analog in this universe, Captain
Storvik, after an unsuccessful attempt to join the Orion Syndicate), as I have just received word of the complete destruction of the planet Romulus by some form of unusually volatile supernova, which seems to contradict logic and the laws of the physics from what little I could gleam from the media reports. The Federation is also mourning the loss of Ambassador Spock, who is missing and presumed dead after a successful mission to eliminate the threat posed by the supernova before it could claim any more worlds. I find his obituaries fascinating, as the Spock in my universe is remembered and reviled as a traitor.
I still have no specific destination in mind, nor am I ready to return to the
USS Murgatroid yet. More solitude and meditation is required before I once again submerge myself in this completely alien (to me) Federation society.
The primary reason for the increased meditation, just as a side note, is that my levels of Vulcan testosterone-analog appear to be at dangerously high levels, possibly as a side-effect of the rapid-hair growth formula provided to me by Doctor
Mib Khan. The formula has also turned my hair bright yellow - I wonder if the same has happened to Captain
Storvik? In any event, I most likely have more experience keeping anger and aggression suppressed than he does, given my background. His emotional suppression exercises are more likely employed keeping fear and anxiety in check.