Though this may have come as a surprise to the young Vulcan, even in such a petulant state, but the distress and, dare he think, the grief was not lost on Kirk; the captain was sure infact that he didn't need a mind-meld to estimate just how much of a blow this must have been for him. But as a captain and concerned onlooker, he couldn't allow Spock to fall into such disrespectful behaviour. So he allowed Spock to pass and infact followed him slowly up towards the doors of the bridge before taking him firmly by the upper arm "You may not want to follow orders, or look upon me as captain, and that's just fine," he quietly started "But as long as you are on my ship you are my responsibility; and I will not tolerate such an attitude, Spock."
It could have been the circumstances, the knowledge of losing his best friend and officer and maybe even the fact that he had been 'replaced' of a sort by such a stoic, arrogant doppelganger that made Kirk feel what he felt and, more importantly say what he said "And just how is such a sorry replacement supposed to make me see that?"
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