All about T'Pol

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  1. Commander Mel

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    This is kind of an odd question but I'm gonna throw it out there. Did anyone ever wonder what T'pol smells like? I mean everyone has a unique scent of some kind.

    I imagine she smells like:

    A) Nothing at all.

    B) Clean, like some form of soap.

    C) Some sort of light perfume, such as a sweet or flowery scent, like lavender.
     
  2. I am Surak

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    A very interesting question that I also have pondered before. In the first episodes it is mentioned that she needs to mask the human scent as Vulcans find it revolting.
    Ergo she does not smell "human"
    I would think that human scent is a combination of all our secretions however miniscule they are up to the famous old people smell.
    So the question arises. What is the Vulcan urinary tract like? How do they sweat if at all, saliva - tons of it? Vaginal secretions? Tears? Earwax?
    How much of all this is documented in trek lore?
    But now that I have ruined our image of T'Pol and reduced her to a bunch of glands on two lovely feet I want to finish with this.

    In my dreams there is a sweet flowery scent that fills my entire universe as she gets closer and whispers " I find you agreeable Surak"
     
  3. Commander Mel

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    Well in that case one may as well ask what Vulcans smell like in general. I wasn't really going to such an in depth scale, but it is interesting to find someone who is as interested in some of the most obscure scientific facts of Trek as I am.

    One thing I can gather ( and mind you I am working from some assumptions based entirely on observation here) is that T'pol can't smell too different from us. The crew has no reaction to her scent. (Lets just skip the "writers never thought about it." argument for now.) Now this could be because they don't care, or more likely, that their sense of smell simply can't detect enough of a difference to actually acknowledge it.

    Also T'pol later pointed out, that she had become used to the human odor, but that it was difficult to mask. We probably don't smell too bad to Vulcans, so much as our odor is probably more pungent than anything.

    Speaking of which, from a Vulcan perspective, and what I know about Human biology, we probably exhibit a strong a strong/ pungent musk odor to them. (Much like the way a Red-tailed fox smells to us.)

    Given that it seems they are put off by how pungent our odor is, I gather Vulcan's don't exhibit such strong odors. My guess is she probably doesn't have a very strong scent and would probably smell more like nothing to us. (Maybe something akin to sawdust.)

    However all of this is based on circumstance, inference, and extrapolation based on and assumed context. So I could be way off.

    I probably should have worded my original question differently. I was referring to her scent based on what you think her personal grooming preferences are. I.E. Does she smell like nothing, soap, or some kind of light fragrance?

    Personally, I too believe that she smells sweetly of flowers. It just seems to suit her.
     
  4. I am Surak

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    On the bridge I would think her scent is neutral or a tiny bit soap fresh. In her quarters she always lights candles for meditation. Maybe the flowery scent we both imagine comes from those candles?
     
  5. Commander Mel

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    Maybe, Flowery scents, are often really pleasant but never overbearing, a reserved scent. That seems fitting for T'pol. I imagine she has flower scented soap, I'm thinking lavender. :)
     
  6. Gaith

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    Well, the logical answer would be "Gaith's old t-shirts".


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  7. I am Surak

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    Can you recommend the Veal dinner Gaith?
     
  8. HopefulRomantic

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    I once described T'Pol as smelling faintly of candles and chamomile. :)
     
  9. gblews

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    In one of the first of the Ent novels there is a scene where Archer is injured and is then helped up from the floor by T'Pol. Archer describes her scent in the scene as slightly "lemon lime" -- FWIW.
     
  10. I am Surak

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    I find it interesting that we all assume that T'Pol has a pleasant scent about her.
    To me that is only logical as T'Pol told Trip that Vulcans do appreciate beauty.

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  11. teacake

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    We have proof that her scent is notable:

    THOLOS: (to T'Pol) Most Vulcans smell of dust, but you're different.
    TUCKER: Something sure smells.
    THOLOS: Did you say something, pink skin?

    The Andorian Incident
     
  12. Commander Mel

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    I think I read that one. That does make sense for her. :)
     
  13. Gaith

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    :confused: :)
     
  14. Captain Rob

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    I have a shampoo that sort of smells like bubblegum. Maybe she smells like that. Her hair should smell like bubblegum and her skin should smell like Victoria's Secret Angel lotion. Great stuff for massages.
     
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    After encountering, after a space-time rift, this man...

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    ...T'Pol smells of lilac.
     
  16. Commander Mel

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    I find it interesting that we all assume that T'Pol has a pleasant scent about her.
    To me that is only logical as T'Pol told Trip that Vulcans do appreciate beauty.



    I AM Surak
    : I agree, it does seem only logical that T'pol would prefer to have a pleasant scent about her, moreover a scent of something natural, like flowers. We seem to be on the same page in general regarding T'pol. Seriously do you have a collections of T'pol images somewhere? I'm suffering from a shortage myself lol.

    Captain Rob: Bubble gum eh? ( I have a conditioner that makes my hair smell like coconut and almonds, the ladies love it.) I'm curious, why do you think her hair smells of bubble gum? What does this Angel lotion smell like?

    DAYoung: I like the lilac idea, but your post confused me?
     
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  18. Commander Mel

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    The context continues to elude me,
     
  19. DAYoung

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    I was suggesting that, having met Worf in his early Medieval pimp suit, T'Pol would swiftly become intimate with the rakish Klingon.
     
  20. teacake

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    My eyes!