trektags:nyotasinthesky:Let me speak Klingon!#whoa #that defiance #i’m thinking of that tng episode
trektags:nyotasinthesky:Let me speak Klingon!#whoa #that defiance #i’m thinking of that tng episode where picard and data go to romulus to search for spock #(lotta that going around) #a century earlier the 1701 sends uhura down to klingon #to ascertain whether the tides of war are roaring against terra #(spock looks the most anxious he ever has — spends hours regailing her with the facts and behaviors of klingons #until finally she places a finger over his lips and just says ‘i’m going to be fine’ #he can’t help himself; facts continue to slip out in the days leading up #jim finally assigns him to assist with something down in the cargo bay #uhura looks upon him gratefully; they split a muffin later and jim says with wide eyes everything spock tries to say with logic) #of course uhura kills it #plays the part of the diasporic klingon perfectly #her combat is fucking fantastic — she clears a room of aggressive males in four minutes flat #(‘we should spar someday’ kirk says first upon her return — barely containing his glee) #(‘you sure you would survive it?’ she replies breathlessly) #(jim has no reply) #and god damn it — she speaks klingon #it turns out that the klingons don’t give two shakes about terra just then #but uhura received two klingon marriage proposals #unparalleled respect and a healthy dose of mild fear from the rest of the crew #and almost three days of perfect silence from spock #who apart from removing the klingon facial prosthetic from her as quickly as possible and accompanying her to sickbay #does not seem to know what to say #only reaches out for her at unusual moments #and eventually softens when she recites him a vulcan poem quietly when they’re alone in the lift #to remind him that she’s still here — still her — still with him. #(jim offers to punch spock in the face again in the interim — uhura threatens to punch him if he tries and that’s a real threat innit) (tags via historianisms) -- source link
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