Sam Kirk

#ltnsingh. indie and selective la'an noonien - singh of star trek : strange new worlds. written by steph.

his legacy is genocide, torture, and me.

" ---Clearly, being that the situation is ---as you say--- worse, it would be illogical to express that anything about it is all right. "

Such a contradictory statement seems so typically and unerringly human. So too, was the brash retelling of her fiancé ( swept up in a maelstrom of newly-surfaced emotion ) sparing no effort to threaten violence upon the Lieutenant. T'Pring gives pause, finding little justification in Sam's words.

"You know, you wouldn't be the first person to accuse me of being illogical."

Under most circumstances, Sam might say that Spock not being himself wasn't necessarily a bad thing. But for one thing this was Spock's fiance, and she probably got along with him a good deal better than Sam did (he could only hope). And for another thing, hell, given the way Spock had been acting, he did kind of miss the typical passive aggression--at least over the aggressive aggression.

He smiles at her, trying to show her that he's sympathetic to the situation, even if maybe he could've worded it better. "Look, I don't know the whole situation, and I can't say I know Spock all that well, but... I've heard rumors. And, apropos of nothing, I can tell you that I could list every single time my dad didn't show up to something that was important to me right off the top of my head, going all the way back to a science fair when I was seven. It can make a person act out of character, in my experience."

Parents, Children, and Family Sentences, Vol. 1

(Sentences for parents, children, and family in general. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"You can't protect me all my life."

"I sometimes expect too much of you."

"You have to look out for family, even when they disappoint you."

"Any family would fall apart if they couldn't agree to differ."

"I'm going to be a dad!"

"Would you believe that I've never been a godparent before?"

"I don't know the first thing about babies!"

"You don't disrespect me in this house. Do you understand me?"

"When did you become so mature?"

"I know what it's like. When I was your age, I also thought I was in love with someone."

"I thought I taught you better than that."

"You know I love you more than anything in the world."

"Ask yourself; when you were a boy, could anyone have parented you?"

"She's family and I have to love her, of course, but how can I? She's never let me."

"Do you consider that an appropriate way to speak to a child in your care?"

"Once you're an adult, you can do as you please."

"Have you got a girl in there?"

"When you love someone, you always make up in the end."

"You must think of the family! Think of your father's reputation!"

"You know how I feel about children. They’re mewling little monsters"

"Do not take that tone with me!"

"And what time do you call this?"

"So, what's this delicate matter you need to discuss? You're not in trouble, are you?"

"I expected better from you."

"Do as you're told."

"I will never allow any harm to come to you. Not ever."

"I'm so impressed. I really thought you'd be all thumbs at this fatherhood business."

"For you, I'd risk anything."

"Family is all we have in the end."

"I don't know how I'm going to cope with a baby again at my age."

"You know how it is. Work and families; one of them inevitably suffers. "

"I've always been willing to go to great lengths to protect my family."

"I see myself in you."

"Your family should make an effort."

"That was very rude. You know better than to stare at people."

"You shame us all. You shame the family name."