Spock wonders who is most out of place: a Romulan - he thinks, but does not speak, the Federation nomenclature for her people - on board a Starfleet vessel, or a Starfleet officer on the right ship, but of the wrong generation?
"Then that answers my question, Commander," he announces, giving voice to his thoughts. "I am Spock of the USS Enterprise, granted, but you have the advantage of over 140 accumulated years of intergalactic history and diplomacy between my time and yours."
The server returns to check if Spock has decided on a beverage. He asks for valerian tea, mirroring his companion's sober tastes.
"May I ask - if I am not testing your patience or monopolising the conversation - how relations stand between our respective cultures in your time?"
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"Then that answers my question, Commander," he announces, giving voice to his thoughts. "I am Spock of the USS Enterprise, granted, but you have the advantage of over 140 accumulated years of intergalactic history and diplomacy between my time and yours."
The server returns to check if Spock has decided on a beverage. He asks for valerian tea, mirroring his companion's sober tastes.
"May I ask - if I am not testing your patience or monopolising the conversation - how relations stand between our respective cultures in your time?"