#stsnw

Listen, I understand why they had Spock clarify WHICH ancestor he was talking about, and it was in fact relevant to the Holodeck episode at hand, but I firmly believe that as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's descendant that Spock would absolutely know that Doyle HATED Sherlock Holmes and take great pains to never bring the character up, EVER.

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Kirk: "The game is afoot, gentlemen!"

Spock: "I'm not familiar with that phrase, Captain."

McCoy: "What? The single most beloved character in human history? How?"

Spock: "Well, my ancestor DID do some hobby writing, but I know him better as a scientist."

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While we're at it, if Spock DOES bring Doyle up, have it be in reference his work with Harry Houdini trying to prove the existence of the afterlife. Have him wax poetic (Vulcan poetry, let's not go crazy) about Doyle and Houdini inspiring him to remain a scientist after his rejection of the Vulcan Science Academy, and encourages him to think outside the box of normal logical parameters, which has always helped him in his duties on the Enterprise.

AND THEN

Make it related to a mystery of the week.

Spock: . . . I may have some relevant information about these beings in one of my ancestor's old notebooks, Captain.

Pike: You mean about the fairies that are harassing this border colony along the Klingon frontier?

THIS IS NOT A DRILL THIS IS NOT A DRILL Y'ALL IT'S OUT IT'S OUT IT'S OUT SCOTTY DO NOT HURT MY BOY PLEASE PLEASE BEG AND PLEAD STAR TREK DON'T FUCK ME OVER