Jim was silent for a moment, troubled. His relationship with Spock complicated things, and he was still working out how much and how much it should. He needed to know he could separate emotion from duty.
"Revenge, for him, would be illogical. He's still Spock, but ruthless in his survival. And when I presented another alternative, a course more in line with the logic of our worlds, he listened. He seemed receptive to the idea that he could change things from within. No, I don't think he would seek revenge. Guns blazing isn't his style.
"What I cannot predict is Pike. I never knew him, you know. I mean my version. I can't say what he'd convince Spock of, with so much influence over him. I can't say what he'd want. I certainly don't want a revolving door between the universes; we only got back because the ion storm was still going and we had a narrow window and precise calculations. But if both sides need to work together, there is no door. We lock it once Pike is gone."
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"Revenge, for him, would be illogical. He's still Spock, but ruthless in his survival. And when I presented another alternative, a course more in line with the logic of our worlds, he listened. He seemed receptive to the idea that he could change things from within. No, I don't think he would seek revenge. Guns blazing isn't his style.
"What I cannot predict is Pike. I never knew him, you know. I mean my version. I can't say what he'd convince Spock of, with so much influence over him. I can't say what he'd want. I certainly don't want a revolving door between the universes; we only got back because the ion storm was still going and we had a narrow window and precise calculations. But if both sides need to work together, there is no door. We lock it once Pike is gone."