Tuesday morning, while the tea brews…
[Spoilers, frivolous, kinda]
1. She can hear a mouth-breather beneath the sound of her room-mate’s desperate distracting chatter. He can’t think of a better place to hide than under a bed.
2. Reactions to Spock -
Kirk: who’s that pointy-eared bastard?
Uhura: hmm… the superintelligent yet lonesome alien-human hybrid is smokin’ hot!
3. We do not have to hear about Uhura’s childhood.
4. Reactions to Kirk -
Kirk: why, hello there, you sophisticated James-Dean-lookin’ farmboy rebel!
Uhura: ooooh, dearie dear.
5. Reactions to Uhura -
Uhura: Hm. Perhaps if I added another field of expertise to my toploaded brain and superb if over-exposed legs, that would be a good plan.
Kirk: Muuuuust maaaaaate!
Uhura: ooooh, dearie dear.
6. Romantic interest:
Uhura: Vulcan-human hybrid, vastly intelligent, loyal; a hero.
Kirk: green dorm-room chick.
7. Threat of violence: Good or Bad?
Kirk: Bring it on. I happen to have cheatcodes.
Uhura: Or we could try talking.
8. Reactions to authority:
Kirk: Orders are for lesser men!
Uhura: As long as you’re a good commander and in possession of all the data…
9. What it takes to persuade them to do the right thing:
Uhura: looks at the evidence, listens to both sides, choses truth over personal animosity or convenience even in the face of the potential disapproval of a superior officer.
Kirk: Time-travelling, universe-traversing genius with super-advanced blackhole-proof ship telepathically reveals emotional and intellectual truth of situation, explains entire human race in jeopardy.
10. Uhura is not at any time seen with two pieces of tissue paper up her nose.
