You, my friend, are beyond fantastic. Thank you for all that. I looked at the timelines, too, and read the bios but there were some details they just didn't clear up explicitly. I could've assumed/derived them from the timeline, but thanks for spelling it out. Wouldn't want to get my facts wrong from the start.
Ooh, what a great detail about Spock being the first and only Vulcan in Starfleet. I know the decision caused a rift with his dad, but what a feat. And yes, it would absolutely make sense to make him first officer of the Enterprise once Kirk took command, for all your reasons and also because, well, no one knows the Enterprise better.
Also, since you'd know the answer, what is the difference in duty between a Commander and Captain? Obviously the latter is a higher rank, but you'd think both of their job descriptions would be to... command.
Can I now squee about the fact that once their paths crossed, besides being a working partnership destined to become Starfleet legend, they only ever partook of Starfleet business together? Because I am, quite loudly.
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Date: September 6th, 2004 07:23 pm (UTC)Ooh, what a great detail about Spock being the first and only Vulcan in Starfleet. I know the decision caused a rift with his dad, but what a feat. And yes, it would absolutely make sense to make him first officer of the Enterprise once Kirk took command, for all your reasons and also because, well, no one knows the Enterprise better.
Also, since you'd know the answer, what is the difference in duty between a Commander and Captain? Obviously the latter is a higher rank, but you'd think both of their job descriptions would be to... command.
Can I now squee about the fact that once their paths crossed, besides being a working partnership destined to become Starfleet legend, they only ever partook of Starfleet business together? Because I am, quite loudly.