[It takes a few moments before Spock answers, and he may not even remember the answer at first. When he finally does speak, it's prettty obvious that he's trying to make sure that it stays English.]
[ having at least determined that Spock's soul isn't in danger of exploding at the moment, Kid is now more frustrated than anything. a human soul, and he would probably know what was going on already. but a Vulcan soul, it's all over the place, it won't pin down on one thing which is troubling, and very... well, not how Kid would've imagined a soul already obsessed with logic
[The contact almost hurt in a way that was purely mental as all of the chaos he'd been trying to avoid broke loose.
It had started with the slow disappearance of crew members from the city, Nyota--
He should have seen it coming. There were only so many of them and it was only a matter of time before he was left--
--alone. Six billion of his people had died, he had been removed from any place resembling sanity, and the music that had been unbearable before was now too much for him to fight. He was the last. There was no reason to--
He pulled away from the contact, somewhat violently contacting a wall in the process.]
[ the enormity of it doesn't scare Kid; doesn't swallow up his senses and drown everything else out. but he's worried about what he sees inside Spock, feels like the man's toeing the line between despair and something much darker
but under those things is a very real, very human taste of fear and abandonment... one that raises something of a protective instinct in Kid, makes him want to fix the imbalance ]
[It is very obviously hard for Spock to focus on anything being said--between departures and the Harmony, the control that he used to take such pride in has shattered.]
[ Kid sits down where Spock had been just a moment ago, where the broken lyre had fallen onto the floor. He patiently begins unsnarling the strings and collecting the fragments that had broken off. ]
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[ and he's trying not to twitch, trying so hard ]
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...it was...ki- accidental.
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reaches out to Spock again ]
I won't hurt you.
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Stop.
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It had started with the slow disappearance of crew members from the city, Nyota--
He should have seen it coming. There were only so many of them and it was only a matter of time before he was left--
--alone. Six billion of his people had died, he had been removed from any place resembling sanity, and the music that had been unbearable before was now too much for him to fight. He was the last. There was no reason to--
He pulled away from the contact, somewhat violently contacting a wall in the process.]
Don't.
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but under those things is a very real, very human taste of fear and abandonment... one that raises something of a protective instinct in Kid, makes him want to fix the imbalance ]
Stop trying to be a machine.
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I-I...
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