075 | [Voice]

[with_discipline]

[Open, but filtered AWAY from the Borg Queen and O'Brien]

[So T'Pol is really bad at small talk. Really, really bad. She tends to need a few minutes just to figure out what to say, because it's awkward. So there's a few seconds of silence, because on some level she can't believe she's actually bothering.]

I'm - curious. Most take individuality for granted; I hope I'll be forgiven when I say humans particularly so. On Vulcan, individuality is honored and respected, to an extent, but even on Earth, there are those who would give up a portion of their identity as an individual in order to be a part of something. It is, I believe, more than a 'mob mentality.'[She's throwing in human phrases with less and less hesitation lately, but it still sounds kind of. weird.]'

I would like to know what the majority of you find an acceptable cause for one to give up his or her individual identity. [And that sounds terribly awkward, because she's thought about this plenty, and it's really just an almost desperate hope for new answers.]

[Private to Data]

What can you tell me of the Ba'ku?

[Private to the EMH]

[She actually sounds almost impatient.] Have you made preparations?


((OOC: Slightly backdated to earlier today. T'Pol's been acting off because her daughter died about this time a year ago for her. So recklessness and idle chatter, yay! :|))

Comments

[Private | Voice]

[empirical_data]

Then perhaps you ought to consider asking for an alternative inmate before you make a decision that might endanger the safety of the ship. I believe she should be made to feel emotion, which you pointedly avoid.

[Private | Voice]

[with_discipline]

I won't allow her to endanger this ship.

[Private | Voice]

[empirical_data]

I do not believe you would willingly, no.

[Private | Voice]

[with_discipline]

[She's actually vaguely angry about that, but she knows there's no logical reason for her to express that ever, so. It's a moment while she swallows that down.]

She feels emotion. How - what would you suggest making her feel?

[Private | Voice]

[empirical_data]

What has she felt so far beyond fondness for the Collective?

[Private | Voice]

[with_discipline]

Superiority. I believe...smugness. Perhaps frustration, though I'm uncertain.