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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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The fact you have opted for an anonymous method of communication suggests you feel threatened and believe yourself a source of consternation for said individuals. I have spoken with one of them and believe their primary objective is not to promote nefarious intentions but, similarly to my own, to find a way home. There is a 13% chance you will believe this, but I feel it necessary to mention all the same.

I am collecting information on those who have tried and failed in their interactions with the turtle. You are mistaken, however, as with so much evidence pointing to the possible harm of those involved I am unwilling to risk their safety.

Why have you taken the moniker Monet? Is it because you are expressing your impressionist views first and feel this is a progressive manner of communication when you do not, in fact, know me? Or are you a fan of his work? I am curious.

[... Damian's even less impressed with the lack of reading comprehension, there. He clearly typed ones, meaning Spock himself and Monet St. Croix, not as a signature. That sort of puts far less credibility to the rest of everything typed out.]

[And as to Khan's malicious intents, he has certainly shown them clearly enough, here, and if anyone believes otherwise, they're absolutely naive.]

[ Damian clearly needs to address his messages a lot clearer to this Vulcan, as Spock has no inclination to show this to anyone who doesn't notice it of their own accord. Technically, it's in response to his own post and not to his conversation with the lady in question and, well, technicalities forever. For his own part, he finds the lack of a reply most foolish after stating his inclination to communicate the turtle has waned. Similarly, he assumes the anon can't read or is simply angry at having missed several other salient discussions. ]

[ Yeah, well, Damian sees no reason to have Spock's good opinion - not worth it, to him, and he's dismissed him as important for anything constructive. And, yes, he actually has followed the discussions, in fact. He's only seen a stubborn person who's refusing to acknowledge that other peoples experience - people, plural! - has any validity. (Though the anger assumption is true - it's always true with Damian, if not for the reasons Spock thinks.) ]

[ ... plus, Damian knows what Asti would be willing to do. Like he said, the only ones hurt by the effort would be the ones making it, Asti wouldn't let anyone else come to harm from it, if he can help it. It's the other reason for not arguing further - if Spock and Monet want to cause harm to themselves, they're the only ones who'll be learning their lesson. No further consequences; no reason for him to get too involved. ]

[ Honestly, if he knew the boy at all then he'd inform him being stubborn is a very illogical problem and that is probably the root of Damian's mental problems, just like McCoy's.

So it's for the best they're both being dismissive, welp. ]

[ Probably for the best. ]

[ And being stubborn in the face of the kind of facts THAT ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE NETWORK several times over? Is an even more illogical course of action. And that's what Spock's been doing. And shooting down Rictor, now, really. After all the other ~salient~ discussions. (nottalking) ]

[ Those facts are subject to being tampered with on an automated, public system which the unsavory individuals the anon is so twisted up about have direct access to, so it's not all that illogical at all to request direct audiences with survivors. Also, being rude is one flawless way to denote a lower level of intelligence, which Rictor is proving marvelously. (pokerface)!! ]

[ If it was only automated, maybe. Besides, Spock was asking for volunteers in the first place, not details or specifics. (If we're looking into technicalities.) He didn't even suggest that he'd welcome details of previous attempts, or that he'd want the people - three, maybe four - who've done it before to contact him. Really, really low-intelligence approach. ]

[ And Damian wasn't exactly directly rude to Spock. But if the glove fits... ]

[ Volunteers don't equate to asking for specifics, no, but he'd rather know what he has to work with before setting any gears in motion with inappropriate mental apparatus. Besides, mentioning his intentions ought to prove enough to draw out anyone with experience if their previous attempts were so awful, not only bleating protests. He finds those and indirectly bearing resemblance to idiots more than enough to suggest emotional responses, not logical ones.

Luckily Damian isn't the anon, as far as Spock knows, so he gets a free pass. The cover itself was cleverly employed! ]

[ Well, he might rather, but he made not even a hint about it. And, since none of the people who did make the contact have responded... he might want to rethink his approach's success. ]

[ And Robin usually does the anon text thing. ]

[ We coulda had it aaaaaall, rollin' in the deeeeeep ... ]

[ But you played it, you played it to the beat... ]

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