The story is set during Spock’s last year at Starfleet Academy. References to Vulcan’s Glory by D.C. Fontana (I borrowed Caitlin Barry from that one) and The Entropy Effect by Vonda McIntyre, but nothing very important.

Betas: SLWatson, Verenna

Editor: Lil black dog. Thank you, Cuppy, for supplying me with ammunition for my eternal struggle with the English language. To quote T’Pau, this fight is to the death. Meaning obviously that I will either succeed in killing it or die trying. ;-)