[ Poe was, until he started proving he was intelligent and not intimidated by her, just a student in her classes. Spock finds the majority of her students to be unremarkable. Adequate for enrollment into Starfleet and training to be perfectly average scientists on a starship or working in the labs that the Federation has around the galaxy. Few actually manage to impress her; of the ones that do, fewer even know what to do with that.
Vulcans like very few people. Loathe to admit liking anyone or anything, they still cannot deny the bonds of family and friends. They have just taken to showing their appreciation and esteem for individuals in methods that many do not seem to interpret as something approaching the human understanding of like.
Having him in class has made the days somewhat more tolerable. It is not that Spock dislikes teachings - that implies too much emotion to ever be accurate, but she is often vexed by her students. To have someone who finds such visible enjoyment in her lessons has made Spock strive to be an even better teacher in turn, and when they meet during her office hours and even after those hours are over, Spock finds his company... intriguing.
Learning has always come easily to Spock, not simply because she is a Vulcan. It made grasping Yavinese rather simple and though Spock has no need of the language, having a greater understanding of a different part of the Galaxy had been useful. Seeing someone so genuinely happy to not only be in her presence but to have an opportunity to share that which is important to them had been illogical but came to be even more important than the benefits.
Which is why she has ceased complaining when he simply walks into her office, after that brief knock. Instead, she simply continues what she is in the midst of doing - composing a report regarding one of her latest experiments - until he sets the plate down. Forced to turn her attention to Poe, she sets aside her PADD. ]
You did not need to perform such an action, Cadet. [ But still, it is rude to refuse a gift, and she reaches for one of the cookies, bringing it to her nose to inhale the scent, making note of the different notes. Satisfied there is no chocolate in it, she takes a bite, eyebrow rising at the combination of flavors. ] They are not as sweet as many traditional Terran cookies.
sorry this took me so long friend
Vulcans like very few people. Loathe to admit liking anyone or anything, they still cannot deny the bonds of family and friends. They have just taken to showing their appreciation and esteem for individuals in methods that many do not seem to interpret as something approaching the human understanding of like.
Having him in class has made the days somewhat more tolerable. It is not that Spock dislikes teachings - that implies too much emotion to ever be accurate, but she is often vexed by her students. To have someone who finds such visible enjoyment in her lessons has made Spock strive to be an even better teacher in turn, and when they meet during her office hours and even after those hours are over, Spock finds his company... intriguing.
Learning has always come easily to Spock, not simply because she is a Vulcan. It made grasping Yavinese rather simple and though Spock has no need of the language, having a greater understanding of a different part of the Galaxy had been useful. Seeing someone so genuinely happy to not only be in her presence but to have an opportunity to share that which is important to them had been illogical but came to be even more important than the benefits.
Which is why she has ceased complaining when he simply walks into her office, after that brief knock. Instead, she simply continues what she is in the midst of doing - composing a report regarding one of her latest experiments - until he sets the plate down. Forced to turn her attention to Poe, she sets aside her PADD. ]
You did not need to perform such an action, Cadet. [ But still, it is rude to refuse a gift, and she reaches for one of the cookies, bringing it to her nose to inhale the scent, making note of the different notes. Satisfied there is no chocolate in it, she takes a bite, eyebrow rising at the combination of flavors. ] They are not as sweet as many traditional Terran cookies.