Star Trek

Feelings - was that why Kirk asked him to smile more?

Spock thought for a moment. "A deal will be exchanged between you and me." The kid waited curiously for his next sentence.

The adult said, "I won't tell Dr. McCoy about your sneaking out of Tribble from the lab, and you..." he blinked, "will keep this meeting a secret."

"Deal?" Loynes stretched out his little hand clenched into a fist, raised his little finger, and waited for him.

Spock knew the gesture, on Earth he represented the promise.Maybe no one on this ship has taught the little Vulcan girl not to touch fingers casually, but the trust and cheerfulness in her eyes is so innocent that Spock can't refuse.What's more, this agreement means a lot to him.

The adult bent down, and also stretched out his thumb, gently hooking up with the child's.

"make a deal."

Spock returned to the bedroom with two questions still weighing him down.

In the brief skin-to-skin contact with Loynes, he couldn't feel whether the child had a genetic resonance with him, and he couldn't even feel her connection-the kind with the parents. Spock recalls the girl piloting the Tribbles with ease, and she does have a high and special telepathy: she can grow alone without the outside world.Simply put, she doesn't need a link.

Another fact that made him even more distressed was that PonFarr itself was an accident three years ago, and this accident actually spawned a bigger accident.If Loynes was really the result of that primal urge, why didn't Kirk tell him?

More importantly - what should he do?

55. 【Spirk】Citrus and lemon

His little pointed ears escaped again.

After issuing the Enterprise version of the Amber Alert, Kirk returned to the room dejectedly, thinking about the little guy who didn't know where he was right now, giving him a headache.He groaned in pain, covered his eyes and fell back on the bed.Obviously, the blood of Vulcan's logic is flowing in his body, but he always does something unexpected-is it a problem with his education?

He suddenly began to understand a little bit why Mrs. McCoy insisted on raising Joanna by himself: if the little girl grew up with the doctor, oh my god, a shrunken, female version of the old bone who can curse—he laughed at his imagination, Then he realized with regret that now was not the right time.

When he dug up the tiny, dying little Loynes from the rubble two years ago, and made the decision to adopt her in just a week, he didn't expect that the little girl would cause him so much trouble in the future: sure enough As McCoy said, shouldn't he be raising another in his twenties when he's still a half-grown child?

Of course, that doesn't mean he regrets keeping the little Vulcan girl instead of sending her to New Vulcan.Even after arguing with McCoy for days and then having to hide from the generals, it was worth it, Loynes was one of the best beings in his life, she was sweet and flawless, a real sharpie Ear elves.

Yep, his pixie was pissed off again.

Kirk's body sank down, and suddenly felt that something was wrong: his room should not be so soft—according to the theory of "hard bed boards are good for children's physical development" handed down from the ancient East by Old Bones, he The room selected for Little Pointy Ears is equipped with a mattress that is most suitable for the development of children of this age. Sometimes it is so hard that he wakes up with backache the next day, but Loynes adapts well.so soft...

He sat up in a jerk, looked around, there were almost no decorations, only a captain's hat was placed on the table upright——

This is his original room.His captain's cabin.

Yes, the one that connected him and Spock in a bathroom.

It's been a long time since he's been in this room, since Spock went to New Vulcan and he had a little girl.This room would bring back some not... so bright memories for him.

He shuddered softly at the thought of Spock.Three years later, they could finally stand on the same ship, on the same deck, look at the same vast universe, and once again be the best pair of Starfleet partners, he was satisfied enough.The inexplicable and ambiguous feelings he had for this Vulcan friend should just stay in that chaotic PonFarr.

A few days ago, the little girl had a cold, and the Vulcan doctor who came here worriedly asked him if he wanted to explain the existence of Loynes to Spock; indeed, after the Nero incident, no matter whether they were related or not, every Vulcan is very important to his compatriots. They are all very precious.

But Kirk always has doubts, he is afraid that he can't explain clearly, Spock misunderstood the little guy as the result of Pon Farr—yes, James T. Kirk, one of the most diplomatic captains in the Federation, sometimes expresses himself Caton in front of the first officer.

So he dropped the idea.

He and Spock are friends, and only friends. From a Vulcan point of view, maybe three years later the relationship is not as close as he and the rest of the crew, and the fact that he adopted a little thing may not be as close as Spock at all. not interested.

He didn't have to tell Spock.It's a waste of time and illogical.

Kirk always has countless jobs as a captain, and it is impossible for him to arrange a single crew member to take care of Loynes, so the little girl breaks out of the ship whenever she has a chance; for a two-year-old child, she It seems too intellectually curious and too energetic.

Fortunately, Loynes has been growing here since they dug them out of the ruins, and no one doesn't know her.The captain made a decree for this, and any crew member who catches Pointy Ears and can "repatriate her safely to the bridge" will be rewarded: salary, vacation, or something else (someone asks for Kirk's autographed photo) , and someone trades it for a sabbatical with the girl he loves).

After staying in a familiar yet unfamiliar room for a long time, and using PADD to complete some boring paperwork, the "Enterprise Edition Amber Alert" finally came to an end: the escaped elf was finally caught again.

Kirk picked up the communication, thinking about how to deal with the little guy this time: not to be soft, but to be tough.I don't know if McCoy will strongly support the idea of ​​not eating ice cream for five days and must eat celery?

"Okay, Lieutenant." He calculated quickly in his mind, "Thank you, I'll be right there."

Kirk hurried to the bridge, thinking that if Chekov would take the credit this time, he might agree to let the young Russians stock up on vodka.

But when the elevator doors opened, he froze—

In front of the viewing window, in front of the helmsman's seat and the pilot's seat, the tall and straight blue-shirted crew member standing with Loynes in his arms watching the universe and stars outside the window, who else could it be if not his Vulcan first officer?

Kirk's heart skipped a beat.He did briefly contemplate meeting Spock on the bridge after he'd been paged by Chekov, but since it was beta shift and Spock was supposed to be on rest, he quickly put that thought behind him.

But the term "encounter on a narrow road" must have been derived from thousands of experiences of the predecessors.Life is full of things that you don't want to happen, and things that happen more and more.

He thought about it, and comforted himself: He didn't do anything wrong, first, he abducted a child of an endangered race, and second, he was not pregnant with Spock's child, packed up his belongings and ran away, what is he afraid of now?

JamesT.Kirk should never be frank.

He subconsciously adjusted the corners of his clothes and walked into the bridge. Chekov's Keptin on the Brige hadn't finished yet, and the helmsman on duty was about to stand up from the captain's chair. Kirk waved his hand to signal them not to be interrupted by him, and continued with the work at hand.

"Spock." Kirk put his hands behind his back, trying not to pat the first officer of Vulcan's shoulder too familiarly and affectionately like greeting people on Earth, "You are here."

"Obvious facts, Captain." Spock turned around with Loynes in his arms. A tinge of jealousy crept into Kirk's heart: the difference in physical strength between Vulcans and Earthlings was so obvious that he could already feel the difference in weight between a two-year-old and a two-month-old, while Spock seemed to be lifting a stuffed doll with ease.

"Daddy!" The little girl's eyes were filled with the joy of seeing her father - she didn't have any regrets about mobilizing people to find her. Loynes still has one arm around Spock's neck, the other hand and half of his body leaning toward him: "Hold?"

Kirk temporarily put aside the conversation with the older Vulcan, and concentrated on educating the younger ones.He still had his hands behind his back, trying to make himself look more majestic: "No."

"why?"

"You're two and a half, remember? You're a big kid."

"2.27," Loynes corrected.

"It doesn't matter," Kirk asked. "Are you a big kid?"

little girl