The Vulcan Hello Line-by-Line

[May 20]

SAREK: So many years, and still you allow emotional considerations to impede your logic.

 

[Orac]

Burnham: They inform my logic. I need your help.

 

[May 20]

SAREK: I assume the timing of the call was not coincidental. The quadrant reports a new star in the sky. What have you done out there, on the edge of Federation space?

 

[Athena28]

BURNHAM: We've encountered the Klingons.

 

[Orac]

Sarek: How rare to meet one's own demons in the flesh.

 

[Athena28]

BURNHAM: I killed one.

 

[May 20]

SAREK: In light of the fact that they killed your parents, some might think that only fair. However, if a death was necessary, I am satisfied it was not yours. I'm most certain you did not call me for emotional solace.

 

[Orac]

Burnham: We're facing off. No fire has been exchanged. But they didn't turn on their beacon until Starfleet was on its way to our position. I think they're summoning more of their kind.

 

[May 20]

SAREK: An odd proposition given that their Empire has been in disarray for generations. But you are describing something out of the ordinary. Restraint in the face of conflict. When a civilization acts in opposition to its instincts, it may be under the influence of something, or someone, new. Great unifiers are few and far between, but they do come. Often such leaders will need a profound cause for their followers to rally around.

 

[Orac]

Burnham: A war.

 

[May 20]

SAREK: Be very careful that your assumptions are not being driven by your past.

 

[Orac]

Burnham: This isn't about what happened, Sarek. It's what's happening now. How did the Vulcans achieve diplomatic relations with the Klingons?

 

[Athena28]

SAREK: That is a solution particular to us. One cannot assume it would work on a ship commanded by humans.

 

[May 20]

BURNHAM: Sarek, please.

 

[Athena28]

SAREK: I caution you, be considered with how you use this information. You cannot save lives that have already been lost.

 

[May 20]

BURNHAM: Tell me. How did you keep the Klingons at bay?

 

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[Bridge]

GEORGIOU: Engineering, report.

 

[Athena28]

WEEDON: Internal damage, negative. Core is 100%.

 

[Orac]

Burnham: Captain, we have to fire on them. Hit that ship with everything we've got.

 

[May 20]

GEORGIOU: Absolutely not. They haven't powered weapons. They don't appear to pose an imminent threat.