The neglect of truth... [Active/Closed]

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Characters: Spock and James T. Kirk
Content: Spock reasserts his duties as a first officer.
Location: 23rd floor of the Bryant Park Hotel.
Time of day: Early in the mooooorning. Because Vulcans do not require much sleep.
Warnings: Stubbornness, Vulcan logic, Kirk logic, TBD.

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It would have been slightly awkward for anyone else to hold a conversation with a wooden door, interpreting the lack of invitation as a rebuff on the other party's part. For Spock, he simply tilted his head as he seemed to think about his response.

The Captain's tone was not unwelcoming in the least. While he had entertained the idea that the Captain would refuse to converse with him after the altercation of the day before, it appeared that his assumption was incorrect.

"I would like to request an audience with you," Spock started to respond, his tone of voice deliberately neutral. "Preferably face to face. I have reached a personal decision that I believe I must share with you."

Spock would not mention that the personal decision had required a full night's meditation to reach, Kirk's words unbalancing him more than he had initially thought.

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It was the moment that the door was opened and the Captain's face came into view that Spock was affected by a negligent spike of disquiet, the sensation strange and unsettling and swiftly suppressed. However, none of this was revealed on his face, his features remaining composed.

Spock found that it was unnecessary to address Kirk's solicitation that he break with regulation- unnecessary because he would not, except in the case of a dire emergency, breach it. The Captain would just have to contend with his etiquette.

The joke did indeed go right over Spock's head. His face tightened imperceptibly in bemusement. "I was not aware of any properties a coat hanger may possess that would allow it to repel visitors. Is this a new model I have yet to encounter?"

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"If you are unsure of what she is looking at, it would only be logical to ask." Spock did not see how living with doubts would be preferable to directly addressing the problem. After all, Kirk had no clear concrete fact that his mother was seeing Acting Captain George Kirk.

"If you consider the fact that your father was an accomplished man, it is not so surprising to have his former colleagues assess you in the same manner. It is possible that they are only curious as to what your full potential is. While such expectations can be unsettling, it could also be considered a compliment," Spock observed, providing his own brand of logic.

"However," Spock added, his softer than it was a moment ago, "I can assure you that you do not have to "take it" from me."

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"Humans are irrational." Spock stated that as if it was just a simple fact, no inflection present to betray his thoughts. He did not understand some of the choices they made, especially in regards to personal interaction.

It all seemed so unnecessary. Disorderedly complicated at the very least.

Spock angled his head in bemusement at the pause, uncertain as to why Kirk was intensely scrutinizing him. Kirk appeared to do so frequently, more so when he offered his opinion on personal conduct.

"It is of no concern. Of course, it is my expectation that you emulate your father in matters of regulation and conduct." If Kirk believed that being friends with Spock allowed him to escape Spock's insistence that he follow regulations, he was mistaken.