Spock tried, too

Role finding

Sure Pavel's greatest role model was Mr Spock. But Mr Spock going ahead and stealing a starship? Not so much. Rumors were swirling on why they were going to hellgaurd. Some theorized that Spock was going there to retrieve a long lost sister or long lost brother that was kept there by a Romulan colonist who happened to be a scientist who had been close friends with Sarek. It was extra ridiculous asides to the idea that Jim was back and was in danger. That was absurd. Jim was dead, dead, dead as they came. He remembered the funeral service the Enterprise crew had. Spock notably absent while their replacements were on the bridge. McCoy's face was emotional. Staring out the observation deck. A party that was held and organized by Mr Scott with some help from Hikaru. The loss had been felt then but it didn't stop them from serving star fleet and finding new worlds. Saving other peoples lives. Hikaru was in the arboretum when Captain Spock entered. Spock's hands were locked behind his back. Hikaru looked over noticing the stiffness in the ma's posture while he sat on the edge of a barrier to the plants. Zonnia was among the plant life.

"Mr Spock," Hikaru greeted the captain.

Spock looked up toward the man gently touching the petals to the plant.

"Mr Sulu," Spock said.

"Would you like to take one of these flowers?" Hikaru asked.

"Negative," Spock said. "I came here for the nostalgia." His hand slowly came to the leaf.

"Ahhh," Hikaru said. "Suppose you are not going to turn the Enterprise over to me, again."

Hikaru had a nervous laugh as the Vulcan tilted his head and he relaxed at the familiar withering glare.

"You are highly illogical as always, Commander Sulu," Spock said.

"You like humanity's logic, Captain," Hikaru said. "Why else come back to the Enterprise if you still resent that?" why was the human so happy to see the Vulcan? It is quite irrational when the Vulcan had done nothing of great importance to earn that liking. "That is illogical in Vulcan standards if I say so myself."

"The needs of the many outweigh the need of the one," Spock said.

"So you got interested into the colonists," Hikaru said, clipping a Zonnia off with a pair of scissors. He held it out for the Vulcan.

"I do not need the flower," Spock said.

"Take it," Hikaru said. "I meant to have a batch at the funeral service... Jim loved it, and he loved you more than the world, frankly he planned ahead to have a huge batch of them grown when the five year mission ended to represent you. So he said." Hikaru elaborated as Spock reluctantly took the Zonnia. The little flower was laid on his green hands. He smelled the sweet, soothing aroma from the flower. It reminded him of Jim. He felt pain from his chest, gentle, small pain. Emotional pain, logically. "Too bad there was a glitch in the water systems a week before it happened."

"Commander," Spock said. "I must apologize for stealing your ship."

"No need to," Hikaru said. "I am actually glad that we are going on a space trip again." Spock raised his eyebrow.

"Space trip?" Spock inquired.

"Sorry that came out wrong," Hikaru said. "I meant away mission. Saving the day again as a family."

"I was not aware you viewed the crew as a family," Spock said.

"You and Jim were like parents," Hikaru said. "McCoy was like the uncle who meant well. Pavel was the little brother. Christine and Nyota were the loving aunts who made sure everyone was okay. And Scotty is like a grandpa to all the kids. " The man smiled fondly at the memory that was crossing his mind. "Has your time off made you better?"