Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site aecom.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!cmcl2!rna!rocky2!cucard!aecom!frdish From: frdish@aecom.UUCP Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: pon farr query Message-ID: <972@aecom.UUCP> Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 21:20:16 EST Article-I.D.: aecom.972 Posted: Tue Nov 27 21:20:16 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 07:46:39 EST References: <576@rayssd.UUCP> Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY Lines: 26 > > This may have come over the net already, so bear with me. > > During the series, when Spock goes through pon farr > ("Amok Time"?), he goes to great lengths to return to Vulcan, > otherwise he will *die*. Now, in STIII, there is no desire > to return to Vulcan. My question to the panel of experts is: > why doesn't Spock die since he cannot possibly get to Vulcan? > > I have a possible solution but I don't want to bias the > responses that will probably be more clever! Thanks. > > > Joe Barone, {allegra, decvax!brunix, ccieng5}!rayssd!m1b > Raytheon Co, Submarine Signal Div., Portsmouth, RI I don't think it was Vulcan that was so important to Spock, but the fact that T'Pring was on Vulcan. -- "It's either believe that, or else believe we're only characters in a series of stories being written by a couple of hacks who need the money." Larry Freund UUCP: {cucard,philabs,pegasus,esquire,rocky2,ihnp4}!aecom!frdish