Why did Kirk tell Gaila "That's weird"?

rbnn · June 10 2009, 04:00 AM

What exactly was Kirk responding to when he said "That's weird" after Gaila said "I love you"? I do not think he was responding to Gaila's comment.

SonicRanger · June 10 2009, 04:02 AM

Because sometimes a young man doesn't know what to say when a young woman says "I love you" to him... especially when he is sleeping with her to get access to the computer system that controls the Kobayashi Maru simulation.

Tribbles · June 10 2009, 04:04 AM

I kind of thought it was an odd response, too. Funny, and I understand what SonicRanger is saying, but I would expect more of a general, "Seriously? Um..." kind of reaction.

Creedence · June 10 2009, 04:16 AM

Well, Orions in Starfleet training would imply that, in this timeline, Kirk knows enough about Orion physiology to know sex with them is relatively safe. Can we same about when he bedded the green chick in ToS? He didn't know squat about their body structure. Assuming that coitus is achieved in a similar fashion as human capulation, how the hell did Kirk know she wouldn't lay her eggs in his nut sack? He could have had an Orion/human gestating between his testicles for 15-months for all he knew!

Just some of the random garbage that flits through my mind.

Mr. Laser Beam · June 10 2009, 04:19 AM

Creedence wrote:

Well, Orions in Starfleet training would imply that, in this timeline, Kirk knows enough about Orion physiology to know sex with them is relatively safe.

Yeah, I used to think Kirk said "that's weird" because he wouldn't believe Orion girls could ever love anyone, but obviously Gaila is a special case, her being in Starfleet and all that. She's obviously not the kind of slave girl we're used to seeing in Orion society. And she probably has to take meds to suppress her Orion pheromones as well.

SonicRanger · June 10 2009, 04:28 AM

Hmm, yes, perhaps he hit something weird and unexpected between her legs.

Mereope · June 10 2009, 04:51 AM

When he teased Uhura into telling her name, he said something like, "that's so weird, that was just the name I was going to pick".

I think he was about to do the same thing with Gaila, "that's so weird, that's just what I was going to say", but she cut him off before he got to the punch line. And then dear roomie walked in.

Roommatus interruptus...

Kpnuts · June 10 2009, 05:09 AM

Mereope wrote:

When he teased Uhura into telling her name, he said something like, "that's so weird, that was just the name I was going to pick".

I think he was about to do the same thing with Gaila, "that's so weird, that's just what I was going to say", but she cut him off before he got to the punch line. And then dear roomie walked in.

Roommatus interruptus...

No I don't think so *

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Guartho · June 10 2009, 05:09 AM

Creedence wrote:

Can we same about when he bedded the green chick in ToS?

When did that happen?

Silversmok3 · June 10 2009, 05:42 AM

Its good to know you guys get out often...NOT!lol.

Anyways,jokes aside,when a man beds a girl for sport the lady involved typically equates the sex to be 'love';and you can't say 'I love you' to a chick you're just sexing without,ahem,risking a severe blowback when the girl divines that you didn't mean it.Black Holes don't compare to that kind of scorn.

Which is why Kirk tried to evade the desired answer.He only suceeded in falling off a cliff,although not a literal one in that case.

miniglik · June 10 2009, 05:43 AM

No one else has done something similar? I'm a woman, and I've obviously never been a cocky male Starfleet cadet bedding a beautiful green chick, but in my dating days, I was always nonplussed by declarations of love from someone I didn't expect to give it and for whom I was not ready to bestow the same.

Usually, it resulted in some variation of, "uh. Okay. Thanks."

And even with the man I eventually married (and love fiercely to this day), the reaction was:
"Oh."

*Pause*
....

"I have to go."

Some people just find it weird.

nx1701g · June 10 2009, 05:46 AM

I've said "That's so weird" in response to that in the past (even during a one night stand when the girl said that). It could have been he was surprised, that's why I said it in response (especially, as said, during the one night stand).

RoJoHen · June 10 2009, 05:47 AM

I still believe he was completely in his own world and didn't really hear her. I think the "That's so weird" was him realizing he was banging a green chick.

Jeri · June 10 2009, 06:41 AM

rbnn wrote:

What exactly was Kirk responding to when he said "That's weird" after Gaila said "I love you"? I do not think he was responding to Gaila's comment.

I wonder, too; and I'm not seeing an answer here that rings a bell for me. I tend to agree that he's not listening to her, and it's something else.

I checked the novelization, and it's not in there either; it's a different conversation.

Newski · June 10 2009, 07:30 AM

Kirk was not responding the the statement, Rather, he looked at his finger, and noticed some green paint had rubbed off.

June 10 2009, 04:00 AM	#1
rbnn Lieutenant	Why did Kirk tell Gaila "That's weird"? What exactly was Kirk responding to when he said "That's weird" after Gaila said "I love you"? I do not think he was responding to Gaila's comment.

June 10 2009, 04:02 AM	#2
SonicRanger Rear Admiral Location: Sheffield, England	Re: Why did Kirk tell Gaila "That's weird"? Because sometimes a young man doesn't know what to say when a young woman says "I love you" to him... especially when he is sleeping with her to get access to the computer system that controls the Kobayashi Maru simulation. __________________ "STAR TREK is... Action - Adventure - Science Fiction." -- Gene Roddenberry, 1964, top of the first page of his original pitch and outline for Star Trek

June 10 2009, 04:04 AM	#3
Tribbles Commander Location: Tribbles are on the bridge, your lunch tray, everywhere-- and multiplying at an alarming rate!	Re: Why did Kirk tell Gaila "That's weird"? I kind of thought it was an odd response, too. Funny, and I understand what SonicRanger is saying, but I would expect more of a general, "Seriously? Um..." kind of reaction.

June 10 2009, 04:16 AM	#4
Creedence Lieutenant Commander Location: Eating a suitcase honeydew.	Re: Why did Kirk tell Gaila "That's weird"? Well, Orions in Starfleet training would imply that, in this timeline, Kirk knows enough about Orion physiology to know sex with them is relatively safe. Can we same about when he bedded the green chick in ToS? He didn't know squat about their body structure. Assuming that coitus is achieved in a similar fashion as human capulation, how the hell did Kirk know she wouldn't lay her eggs in his nut sack? He could have had an Orion/human gestating between his testicles for 15-months for all he knew! Just some of the random garbage that flits through my mind.

June 10 2009, 04:28 AM	#6
SonicRanger Rear Admiral Location: Sheffield, England	Re: Why did Kirk tell Gaila "That's weird"? Hmm, yes, perhaps he hit something weird and unexpected between her legs. __________________ "STAR TREK is... Action - Adventure - Science Fiction." -- Gene Roddenberry, 1964, top of the first page of his original pitch and outline for Star Trek

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June 10 2009, 04:51 AM	#7
Mereope Lieutenant Location: Tennessee	Re: Why did Kirk tell Gaila "That's weird"? When he teased Uhura into telling her name, he said something like, "that's so weird, that was just the name I was going to pick". I think he was about to do the same thing with Gaila, "that's so weird, that's just what I was going to say", but she cut him off before he got to the punch line. And then dear roomie walked in. *Roommatus interruptus...* __________________ Man is the best computer we can put aboard a spacecraft... and the only one that can be mass produced with unskilled labor.

June 10 2009, 05:42 AM	#10
Silversmok3 Commander	Re: Why did Kirk tell Gaila "That's weird"? Its good to know you guys get out often...NOT!lol. Anyways,jokes aside,when a man beds a girl for sport the lady involved typically equates the sex to be 'love';and you can't say 'I love you' to a chick you're just sexing without,ahem,risking a severe blowback when the girl divines that you didn't mean it.Black Holes don't compare to that kind of scorn. Which is why Kirk tried to evade the desired answer.He only suceeded in falling off a cliff,although not a literal one in that case. __________________ There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under Heaven:A time to heal, A time to break down, and a time to build up. -Ecclesiastes 3:3

June 10 2009, 05:43 AM	#11
miniglik Lieutenant Commander	Re: Why did Kirk tell Gaila "That's weird"? No one else has done something similar? I'm a woman, and I've obviously never been a cocky male Starfleet cadet bedding a beautiful green chick, but in my dating days, I was always nonplussed by declarations of love from someone I didn't expect to give it and for whom I was not ready to bestow the same. Usually, it resulted in some variation of, "uh. Okay. Thanks." And even with the man I eventually married (and love fiercely to this day), the reaction was: "Oh." Pause .... "I have to go." Some people just find it weird.

June 10 2009, 05:46 AM	#12
nx1701g Admiral Location: Aboard the Executor...	Re: Why did Kirk tell Gaila "That's weird"? I've said "That's so weird" in response to that in the past (even during a one night stand when the girl said that). It could have been he was surprised, that's why I said it in response (especially, as said, during the one night stand). __________________ Star Trek: The Continuing Voyages RPG - Recruiting New Players! The Terminator Chronicles - The Sarah Connor Chronicles Continue! Not Dead Yet.

June 10 2009, 05:47 AM	#13
RoJoHen Awesome Location: Wherever life takes me	Re: Why did Kirk tell Gaila "That's weird"? I still believe he was completely in his own world and didn't really hear her. I think the "That's so weird" was him realizing he was banging a green chick. __________________ I am the Quintessential Admiral. Get ready to grow your EQUINOX BEARD!

June 10 2009, 07:30 AM	#15
Newski Captain Location: Chicago	Re: Why did Kirk tell Gaila "That's weird"? Kirk was not responding the the statement, Rather, he looked at his finger, and noticed some green paint had rubbed off. __________________ www.twitter.com/halffishmovie www.halffishmovie.com www.myspace.com/half_fish