By design, yes. [ a moment of thought, brief but considering. ] My species is known for our private, insular nature. I am not the first of my species to join the organization we are both a part of, but I am certainly one of the first and am the only one currently. [ not to mention his parentage, which he won't discuss here, but he is the first vulcan-human hybrid to survive to adulthood. ]
My service record under my current captain and, in future, under Captain Kirk, is a divisive thing among my people. For myself, the Chief Medical Officer at my posting is the only doctor and, in turn, medical department in the organization with skill in treating my species. It was a pleasant surprise to learn that when he shifts his focus and posting, his replacement will likely also be aware of how to treat me medically, or will at least be amenable to learning.
[ that's.. well. not that strange a concept. mostly-private, insular species? check. black sheep among another people? check. it's not like loki's own circumstances, of course, but there are similarities.
though loki's childhood illnesses and difficulties had just been explained away as him being a strange child, perhaps a weak child. prone to magic, sensitive to the heat, never a warrior. there had been no jotun healer. even on jotunheim, frost giants live or die-- there had been no place there for a runt like loki. ]
I'll try not to pry, then, though I'm terribly curious about you and your people. [ after all, vulcans aren't part of his multiverse. spock's starfleet doesn't exist in any version of any timeline loki's seen, and anything new or novel is infinitely precious to him. ] I'm glad to hear your good opinion of Leonard, though. He's been lovely.
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My service record under my current captain and, in future, under Captain Kirk, is a divisive thing among my people. For myself, the Chief Medical Officer at my posting is the only doctor and, in turn, medical department in the organization with skill in treating my species. It was a pleasant surprise to learn that when he shifts his focus and posting, his replacement will likely also be aware of how to treat me medically, or will at least be amenable to learning.
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though loki's childhood illnesses and difficulties had just been explained away as him being a strange child, perhaps a weak child. prone to magic, sensitive to the heat, never a warrior. there had been no jotun healer. even on jotunheim, frost giants live or die-- there had been no place there for a runt like loki. ]
I'll try not to pry, then, though I'm terribly curious about you and your people. [ after all, vulcans aren't part of his multiverse. spock's starfleet doesn't exist in any version of any timeline loki's seen, and anything new or novel is infinitely precious to him. ] I'm glad to hear your good opinion of Leonard, though. He's been lovely.