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Day 66
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Complete silence followed Spock as he descended the ladder. He paused, for the briefest moment as he glanced at the empty hole that used to be the door’s lock, then walked into the hallway.
The Enterprise had waited until he was in the hall before speaking. Spock could hear their murmurs while he waited for the elevator, and willingly chose not to pick up on Jane’s words.
He missed Uhura. It wasn’t easy for Spock to admit, even to himself, but he missed her incredibly. Humans as a species have overcome significant obstacles, including xenophobia. Their acceptance of various races and ethnicities had pushed human civilization to be more tolerant of those who are different — to treat them not as the other. But as the Commander observed, even in Starfleet, such human graciousness seemed to only extend to other humans.
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Complete silence followed Spock as he descended the ladder. He paused, for the briefest moment as he glanced at the empty hole that used to be the door’s lock, then walked into the hallway.
The Enterprise had waited until he was in the hall before speaking. Spock could hear their murmurs while he waited for the elevator, and willingly chose not to pick up on Jane’s words.
He missed Uhura. It wasn’t easy for Spock to admit, even to himself, but he missed her incredibly. Humans as a species have overcome significant obstacles, including xenophobia. Their acceptance of various races and ethnicities had pushed human civilization to be more tolerant of those who are different — to treat them not as the other. But as the Commander observed, even in Starfleet, such human graciousness seemed to only extend to other humans.
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