[ He doesn't need more surprises, he tells himself, but he also doesn't need more reminders of what he may be giving up if he completes his mission here. The respect he feels for McCoy is hard-won, but it is there. He has saved them all countless times from injury and illness, all while insulting them for winding up in his care in the first place. Jim alone would be dead at least half a dozen times over and Spock can admit (to himself) that the man is a very good doctor. ]
I was under the impression I would be among strangers here.
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[ He doesn't need more surprises, he tells himself, but he also doesn't need more reminders of what he may be giving up if he completes his mission here. The respect he feels for McCoy is hard-won, but it is there. He has saved them all countless times from injury and illness, all while insulting them for winding up in his care in the first place. Jim alone would be dead at least half a dozen times over and Spock can admit (to himself) that the man is a very good doctor. ]
I was under the impression I would be among strangers here.