I do endeavor to be accurate, [ Spock appends, though it most naturally falls beneath the bluster that Tendi kicks up. If Spock is at all puzzled by the reactions sent his way (he isn't), it does not at ruffle his otherwise impassive affect. Moreover, the only part of it that shifts is the eyebrow that lifts to graze the curled edge of his bangs as his dark gaze settles on Jim.
And as Tendi continues, it is only the subtle hum of rumination that gathers at his end of the bond. That they should be studied isn't surprised, but he should wonder why beyond the content of their deep space mission. How long did they end up serving? Long enough for him to become Ambassador, it would seem. But, such deeper contemplations are not suited for the now. Not when Jim is elbowing him playfully and making jokes like that. And though he knows Jim does so in jest --
He leans into the connection between. In the absence of touch, Spock lays sincerity round and sweet along it.
Negative. Were it mine you failed to appear in, it should be considered a very poor fiction.
And it would be. Either way, as his attentions move again back to Tendi as she finishes her explanations, Spock merely inclines his head. It is a subtle gesture, as much as they most often are. His face settles once and again into a placid, silent mask. ]
Apologies are unnecessary where no offense is taken.
[ Said as simply as it is, there is no real way to protest it. He knows regulations as well as she does. He also knows he and Jim have spoken upon their own expectations to follow them and which extensively. Were he capable of feeling slighted (which he is, but he isn't), this particular revelation is not something he would find himself slighted by. It simply isn't, to borrow a Terran phrase, "personal." ]
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And as Tendi continues, it is only the subtle hum of rumination that gathers at his end of the bond. That they should be studied isn't surprised, but he should wonder why beyond the content of their deep space mission. How long did they end up serving? Long enough for him to become Ambassador, it would seem. But, such deeper contemplations are not suited for the now. Not when Jim is elbowing him playfully and making jokes like that. And though he knows Jim does so in jest --
He leans into the connection between. In the absence of touch, Spock lays sincerity round and sweet along it.
Negative. Were it mine you failed to appear in, it should be considered a very poor fiction.
And it would be. Either way, as his attentions move again back to Tendi as she finishes her explanations, Spock merely inclines his head. It is a subtle gesture, as much as they most often are. His face settles once and again into a placid, silent mask. ]
Apologies are unnecessary where no offense is taken.
[ Said as simply as it is, there is no real way to protest it. He knows regulations as well as she does. He also knows he and Jim have spoken upon their own expectations to follow them and which extensively. Were he capable of feeling slighted (which he is, but he isn't), this particular revelation is not something he would find himself slighted by. It simply isn't, to borrow a Terran phrase, "personal." ]