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[ The vouchers on offer have been put to good use. Witness one Vulcan wrapped up in a couple of high-neck, long-sleeved sweaters where he sits in front of the screen. There's no way of regulating the temperature as accurately as he could on the Enterprise, so the curtains are also drawn to stave off the encroaching cold and, in the comfort of his own abode, he's donned a thick cardigan that looks like a customized blanket. ~~Winter, nngh.~~ So while Spock looks a lot fluffier, his tone is just as businesslike as usual. ]

Many of the foreign recipes I am familiar with have little bearing on the available ingredients in the market and as such may not be employed here. I would be grateful for suggestions on supplemental dishes and am willing to provide recompense for any assistance provided. On a different note, if there are any individuals with an inclination toward telepathy, I am curious as to whether any of them know where it would be most opportune to try and establish a meld with the turtle. That said, they would be welcome to participate in a psychic foray being made. I was told that this has never been attempted by a great number of minds and find the unexplored concept fascinating.

I am familiar with the weight of a great many consciousnesses and amenable to hosting temporary mental immersion with others.

[ In other words, Spock is happy to be the Red Ranger in a group setting where other minds might need to rely on him for direction or support. He goes on, lifting a hand-written stack of notes off his lap. ]

Ellie, I have compiled more information concerning space and attached a short questionnaire to serve as your homework. Please contact me at your earliest convenience to collect your personalized astronomy file.

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First, I will be compiling a list of side-effects and possible contingency plans. I do not wish to place others in undue danger. Are you willing to wait for me to finish this within the ensuing weeks?

Assuming I am not inexplicably removed from Keelai in the interm, as I have heard can be the case, I have no issues with allotting you sufficient time to prepare your experimentation process.

I am gratified to hear it.

My name is Spock, Commander of the USS Enterprise. I do not believe we have met.

[Surprisingly, there was recognition in her eyes upon hearing his name.]

No, we have not. However, I have been given your name by a colleague of yours. He highly recommended our meeting, for reasons I am still somewhat curious about.

You may call me Aya.

Greetings, Aya. Which colleague was this?

A Doctor McCoy.

He informed me of your status as--and I wrote--a "walking computer" and implied our meeting would have something to do with the amicable relationship between carbohydrate food items and churned, fermented lactate.

[ Oh, goodness. ]

That is the kindest comparison he has ever given me. [ Hmph to you, McCoy. ] The doctor is intimidated by my eidetic memory and very likely felt the same way concerning your efficient nature. I, however, find it most refreshing. Almost Vulcan.

Actually, my physical form was based on that of a female originating from the now dead planet Volkreig. Not Vulcan. And my 'birth' occurred on Oa.

[Also not Vulcan.]

That is interesting. I was paying you a compliment, however. It is in the nature of some species to do this when they approve of another.

I see.

In that case, I wish to express my gratitude for the compliment. I can tell from your choice of phrasing that you take great pride in the existence and attributes of your species.

Pride is meaningless, I simply value the logic which remains the reason for my species' existence. With it, I can ascertain that you are a worthwhile acquaintance because of fewer emotional needs.

[Ironically, it was this claim that caused her lips to very subtly tug downward.]

I am fully capable of experiencing emotions. [She actually has scientific proof of this. No, really.]

Do you wish to?

[ How odd! She seems so efficient. ]

I have found no reason not to.

[Emotional and efficient, excuse you Mr. Vulcan Pride. A multi-tasker.]

Emotions are detrimental factors.

[ Can't help but point that out. ]

In what way?

[Not so much an argument as a further request for explanation. ~~As of her current canon point~~ Aya had never found her feelings to so strongly affect her mission that she or anyone else was put at a higher risk than otherwise.]

[...okay, maybe except for that one incident with the Manhunters. But that was a highly unique scenario that neither she nor anyone could have predicted.]

Emotions should not be favored over logic. To do so puts individuals at risk when the needs of the many must outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.

You are presuming I am deliberately favoring one over the other.

I presume nothing. I am inferring based on observations of visual cues of displeasure at having to point out that you do indeed feel emotion. That, and it remains a general statement; I do not know you well enough to make anything else.

I have never denied being able to feel.

However, the fact that I am saddened by the loss and separation of those whom I have come to be very familiar with does not change the fact that I am still fully capable of performing at optimal efficiency at this time.

I am gratified to hear it.

Why?

There is no reason for me not to want you performing at optimum levels.

[She considered this notion for a moment.]

You believe I may be of assistance to you in some way. [LOGIC]

I have given no excessive thought to the matter, I simply have no sustained motive to wish you ill.

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