I wasn't talking about 'eliminating' him. He's a psychopath and a war criminal, and he needs to be brought to justice. Starfleet will not tolerate war-mongering, we are a peace-keeping and exploratory armada.
[The resolve in his tone is sharp as a whip-crack. For all that he's been disillusioned about the Fleet lately, he still believes in her ideals as much as possible. And he'll uphold those ideals, despite everything.]
I can't guarantee other people won't antagonize you. You aren't exactly easy to get along with. But I'll see to it my people don't, and we'll... work on the rest. You have a right to defend yourself, what you do not have is the right to manipulate someone into giving you a reason to defend yourself.
[Because he fucking knows you, okay?]
And yeah. About that. Do you really think that these people are ready to face this 'entity'? Half the people here are civilians or kids who've never even been in a fight. You have no idea what this creature's capable of, Khan.
[YEAH HE MAD ABOUT THAT. Jim gives him an utterly irritated look and doesn't even bother leashing the annoyance, and then he waves a hand.]
If you want to talk to the Emperor, myself or Spock will accompany you. We're the ones with diplomatic training. I'm not sure 'I come in peace' is even in your vocabulary.
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[The resolve in his tone is sharp as a whip-crack. For all that he's been disillusioned about the Fleet lately, he still believes in her ideals as much as possible. And he'll uphold those ideals, despite everything.]
I can't guarantee other people won't antagonize you. You aren't exactly easy to get along with. But I'll see to it my people don't, and we'll... work on the rest. You have a right to defend yourself, what you do not have is the right to manipulate someone into giving you a reason to defend yourself.
[Because he fucking knows you, okay?]
And yeah. About that. Do you really think that these people are ready to face this 'entity'? Half the people here are civilians or kids who've never even been in a fight. You have no idea what this creature's capable of, Khan.
[YEAH HE MAD ABOUT THAT. Jim gives him an utterly irritated look and doesn't even bother leashing the annoyance, and then he waves a hand.]
If you want to talk to the Emperor, myself or Spock will accompany you. We're the ones with diplomatic training. I'm not sure 'I come in peace' is even in your vocabulary.