#vulcanposting

back on my purple tones grind

Pre-Surakian Vulcan

We used to do that a lot then memory loss walked in… I really should re-learn Vulcan conlang and calligraphy.

For ex. I was so down with the Enterprise storyline when it was just "Vulcans are engaging in morally questionable espionage." That was fun. That was believable. That didn't make them feel like they're increasingly turning into just humans with pointy ears, in-universe AND in story function.

Meditate. Quiet your mind, they say. Does that really work? Do other Vulcans ever get to the point where they have no thoughts? Or do they just have one thought over and over? Maybe they do that and then it turns meaningless the way a word loses its meaning if you hear it twenty five times in a row. Can I do that? My foot hurts. I am a Vulcan, there is no pain. What if I said "there is no pain" over and over until it became meaningless? Would that make the thoughts go away or would it just make the pain get worse? Quiet your thoughts. Quiet your body. Don't fidget. Why is this so hard for me to learn? Every other Vulcan can do it. Or what if they can't? What if everyone is pretending this works because Surak said it was a good idea but actually no one knows how to do it and they're all faking it? No, that's illogical. My nose itches. Teacher says if I figure out how to do this I can make itching and pain go away completely. I just have to figure out how to have no thoughts. Or just one thought. What if I had 2? I could cycle them. Would that work? How does having no thoughts help you control pain and itching anyway, that's illogical! Wouldn't you have to at least have the thought "I want to control the pain"? This is why I'm never going to be a good Vulcan. Maybe I should move off planet when I grow up. Find a colony of humans. I bet they wouldn't even be able to tell I don't know how to meditate.

tail saavik… yay