Date: 01 Aug 2014 05:25 Title: Fever Dreams
Ah, I like the way this is written. The format change was a bit of a surprise, but pleasantly so. I like the melding (Vulcan term) of Spock’s memories from months ago and his present day interactions. Lauren clearly makes Spock remember his lost love and that’s why he’s so against her, but she’s also his best hope.
It seems like Spock’s disease was given to him deliberately, though what he’s guilty of is a question all its own. What could someone blackmail him for? It seems to be something he did with computers, but that’s just a guess.
Lauren moving in was a good move for her, but one that’s going to lead to more arguments. Spock doesn’t like to be hovered over and Lauren’s presence will feel exactly like that for him I think. His frustration, his anger at himself, his acceptance that he will die is all too apparent and sad to see.
True to form, Spock and Lauren do come into conflict (though they definitely have a little thing going on). But her brother Larry is right: she needs to let Spock deal with this his way and she needs to stop forcing things. (I like Larry a lot, the fact that he’s a priest and totally cool with that).
And the end … was that Larry giving Spock his last rites? Great ending, whatever it was.
Author's Response:
Yes, Spock is slipping in and out, mixing the present with the past. He is nearing the end.
Larry would not be giving Spock last rites, since Spock is not Catholic. But I am sure that the priest prayed for him...and for his sister who is having such a difficult time dealing with all of this.