I get up at unreliable times, so you ought to arrive with the food at 5 or 6 am to be safe. Takes me a while to get out of bed, too. Maybe 7 or 8 am...
Nothing that is designed to increase your discomfort, but rather the opposite.
The captain has not told me as such, but it is my belief that he aims to ensure all of your preferred meals are accounted for by the synthesizer. It is preferable that your environment here closely mimics that of your home.
( frequently comorbid in their line of work, and spock's level requires that knowledge. still, credit where credit is due. all he knows is how to fight.
a waste of an iq, his comrades used to tell him. )
[ Others would find it flattering, to be questioned so much by an esteemed guest aboard the Federation's flagship. Should he, as well? Perhaps acceptance of the interest as a compliment is not illogical. ]
I estimate a 92.58% likelihood that I will be asked to accompany you. In the meantime, I have some questions of my own.
Any ship could have been requested to aid you and your people, but I have heard you specifically asked for the Enterprise. Can you explain your reasoning?
( a textbook answer, the kind given in interviews and exchanged as a nicety. )
I know your captain and his first officer. They're solid, and they've got good instincts. I don't know you.
My people are xenophobic, they distrust anything outside of what they've been raised to believe. I need diplomats, but there's a real threat negotiations will break down. In the event of a firefight, only the best will cut it. No itchy trigger fingers, no one weak in the knees. Professionals.
That goes for the talks, too.
I've never heard anyone talk his way out of a bad situation faster than Christopher Pike. Have you?
You say your people experience the narrowing of perspective that accompanies bigotries, but you minimize your own role in also distrusting what you do not know. It is one thing to laud Captain Pike and Commander Chin-Riley. It is quite another to imply that Starfleet's other long-standing crews might possess "itchy trigger fingers".
Nevertheless, we are here. And Captain Pike is a successful negotiator. [ Coming from the son of a very questionable ambassador. ]
I trust that you have detailed the potential threat in full to the captain.
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( first his students now this guy )
I get up at unreliable times, so you ought to arrive with the food at 5 or 6 am to be safe. Takes me a while to get out of bed, too. Maybe 7 or 8 am...
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As for the timing of your meals, this is not needed information. You are continuing with the incorrect assumption that I will be feeding you.
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More importantly, I suspect the real reason you're asking is ready and you're willing to share.
Let's hear it.
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[ ... ]
Captain Pike asked me to personally gather the information.
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So, you were just saying that. About this being scientific.
Well, you can tell Chris I'm a guest, but I don't need special treatment. He should know how military types are.
( starfleet is military, as loath as some of them are to admit it. his duties, however, extend well beyond that. )
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Similarly, though it is not built for diplomacy, it hosts a number of facilities for such purpose. One thing can be many things.
I do not expect that he will waver on ensuring your comfort.
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I'm not as stubborn as you or him, though, so you have me beat.
What am I in for?
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The captain has not told me as such, but it is my belief that he aims to ensure all of your preferred meals are accounted for by the synthesizer. It is preferable that your environment here closely mimics that of your home.
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( sounds pretentious.............. )
Are you programming it, or should I expect someone else?
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[ He takes a moment to
calibrateconsider. ]If it is indeed his intent, I can ensure that I am the one to perform the needed upgrades should you require them.
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( frequently comorbid in their line of work, and spock's level requires that knowledge. still, credit where credit is due. all he knows is how to fight.
a waste of an iq, his comrades used to tell him. )
Are you joining us on the mission?
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[ Others would find it flattering, to be questioned so much by an esteemed guest aboard the Federation's flagship. Should he, as well? Perhaps acceptance of the interest as a compliment is not illogical. ]
I estimate a 92.58% likelihood that I will be asked to accompany you. In the meantime, I have some questions of my own.
Any ship could have been requested to aid you and your people, but I have heard you specifically asked for the Enterprise. Can you explain your reasoning?
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( a textbook answer, the kind given in interviews and exchanged as a nicety. )
I know your captain and his first officer. They're solid, and they've got good instincts. I don't know you.
My people are xenophobic, they distrust anything outside of what they've been raised to believe. I need diplomats, but there's a real threat negotiations will break down. In the event of a firefight, only the best will cut it. No itchy trigger fingers, no one weak in the knees. Professionals.
That goes for the talks, too.
I've never heard anyone talk his way out of a bad situation faster than Christopher Pike. Have you?
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Nevertheless, we are here. And Captain Pike is a successful negotiator. [ Coming from the son of a very questionable ambassador. ]
I trust that you have detailed the potential threat in full to the captain.