Spock was still attempting to control himself within the boundaries of his own mind. Thoughts and emotions, intertwined and at this point inseparable, washed forward and receded like a violent tide, almost painful in both the rush and the mass. When it pulled back again, he spoke.
"What point is there to provide a chance for its sentience?" His eyes focused down at the table, fingers still tight together. "This is neither the time nor place for applied philosophy, especially when the potential consequences are unacceptable."
His gaze then flickered up to his counterpart. "Additionally, should it be peaceful to us and surrender in turn--as according to the morals you have attempted to impart--Starfleet cannot maintain her form as it currently exists. If it is not destroyed, then it will be dismantled from the inside until it is in pieces to be studied.
"That is, of course, assuming that the Fleet does not destroy the Narada at first sight." An illogical waste of time overall. Surely they could recognize that?
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Date: 2010-01-31 06:34 pm (UTC)"What point is there to provide a chance for its sentience?" His eyes focused down at the table, fingers still tight together. "This is neither the time nor place for applied philosophy, especially when the potential consequences are unacceptable."
His gaze then flickered up to his counterpart. "Additionally, should it be peaceful to us and surrender in turn--as according to the morals you have attempted to impart--Starfleet cannot maintain her form as it currently exists. If it is not destroyed, then it will be dismantled from the inside until it is in pieces to be studied.
"That is, of course, assuming that the Fleet does not destroy the Narada at first sight." An illogical waste of time overall. Surely they could recognize that?