Ghost In The MachineChapter 16:I don't understand it,For you it's a breeze,Little by littleYou've brought me to my knees.o0oFor the rest of the short journey, McCoy restrained his sarcasm to the minimum and allowed Spock to take the lead, giving him space to reflect in peace. "Have you been paying attention, Spock? Know where we are?"They had just ventured out of an elevator that had dropped to their present location like a stone. The elevator ride might have disorientated him, no doubt the doctor's intention; however, Spock had taken meticulous care to concentrate on the almost subliminal sounds of the lift as it passed each floor on the way down.
Ghost In The MachineChapter 15 :Don't you know I can't take it?I'm not going to make itI call your name but you're not thereI don't weep at nightI call your name.o0oThey walked the corridors of Castle Cloud in a silence, broken only when they passed some area or other that McCoy identified."This is the holographic theatre. Ryhanen apparently has a horde of virtual reality programmers writing interactive scenarios. Once through the doors, you can do anything or go anywhere, visit a coral reef on Earth, explore the subterranean caverns on New Paris, even climb Vulcan's Langon Mountain range, though why anyone, apart from a Vulcan, should want to is
A Logical ExplanationSpock surfaced in stages from the depths of meditative trance. He raised his head from contemplation of steeped fingers to focus on the silhouetted outline of his one-time student and ward, Saavik.One winged brow flared upward.Limned in the warm amber radiance of the asenarah lantern that hung by its silver-linked chain from the cloister roof, she stood framed by the sheltered colonnade's pilastered entrance. Apparently lost in thought, she stared out over the dusky reaches of theShiKahrii villa's extensive gardens. It seemed she was oblivious to his presence there.Spock watched her in silence for some seconds before softly clearing his