[ His captain is a disarming man and Spock has witnessed this firsthand in his interactions with previous acquaintances, dearest companions, and strangers unaccustomed to his ways. He has also experienced the effects himself.
As he is now, reading two simple sentences he has never seen spelled out before and yet feel intimately familiar.
It takes him a full conscious second of thought to realize the reason is that he's been waiting for them for years, occasionally daring to apply the philosophy of IDIC to his own situation but never bold enough to demand entry into a society where his place has been earned. ]
Thank you, Jim.
[ A response that on the surface is simple and downplayed, but Kirk will recognize it as anything but. It's a refusal to entertain the defenses he conjures for his people's own bigotry towards him, it's an acceptance of a human norm, and it's an intentional usage of the man's first name because barriers are unwelcome after that sentiment. ]
(a "simple" word of thanks this isn't. for spock, these three words and the emotions behind them are the precarious overhang and the sheer cliff beneath it respectively. it's a visual, textual representation of the astounding amount of trust spock—dear friend and brother—places in him.
if it weren't followed up by a smart remark, tempting a pinched smile and resulting breath of amusement out of him, he might've sought him out in an attempt to spend the rest of the day in his company. there's still a chance of that, but he's sated for now and undeniably pleased with their current conversation.)
[ He knows, without a doubt, that it is, even before Jim has responded.
Just as it had been his to correct Kirk's misconceptions about himself and to attempt to brush away any doubts. Even at such a distance, even without touch or extended conversation, he cannot doubt that they've achieved some form of Synchrony even through as little as this. ]
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As he is now, reading two simple sentences he has never seen spelled out before and yet feel intimately familiar.
It takes him a full conscious second of thought to realize the reason is that he's been waiting for them for years, occasionally daring to apply the philosophy of IDIC to his own situation but never bold enough to demand entry into a society where his place has been earned. ]
Thank you, Jim.
[ A response that on the surface is simple and downplayed, but Kirk will recognize it as anything but. It's a refusal to entertain the defenses he conjures for his people's own bigotry towards him, it's an acceptance of a human norm, and it's an intentional usage of the man's first name because barriers are unwelcome after that sentiment. ]
For your compliments on my efficiency.
[ And, even, a joke. ]
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if it weren't followed up by a smart remark, tempting a pinched smile and resulting breath of amusement out of him, he might've sought him out in an attempt to spend the rest of the day in his company. there's still a chance of that, but he's sated for now and undeniably pleased with their current conversation.)
It's my genuine pleasure.
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Just as it had been his to correct Kirk's misconceptions about himself and to attempt to brush away any doubts. Even at such a distance, even without touch or extended conversation, he cannot doubt that they've achieved some form of Synchrony even through as little as this. ]
I will see you back at the house, Captain.