Morning on the Starship Enterprise

by Rosepixie

A series of very short stories about characters from Star Trek: The Original Series in the morning. There is very little plot, but it is safe to assume that the stories all take place on the same morning, so small connections may become evident. I have no current plans to expand any of these, but may continue to add more of them over time.

1. Spock

The alarm went off at precisely 0700 hours and buzzed exactly twice before Spock turned it off. He rose from his bed and stepped into his adjoining fresher to relieve himself. It was blessedly quiet.

In near-perfect silence, Spock moved deliberately around the main living space lighting evenly placed candles and incense. When everything was just right he sank into a traditional Vulcan meditation pose and began going through the meditation exercises that he practiced every morning. He found his morning meditation to be an almost critical part of his day while on the Enterprise. The ship was a welcome place to be and he valued his time serving on board, but the crew was almost entirely humans. Being surrounded by so much barely-checked emotion could be very wearing.

Spock considered his solitary morning rituals to be essential to his days in Starfleet. The solitude and routine were extremely soothing and helped him prepare to cope with the busy chaos that so often characterized life aboard the ship. As long as his morning routine and meditation was able to happen undisturbed, he found that the stress of serving among the disorder of a human crew was bearable - almost enjoyable in its way.

After his meditations were complete, Spock rose and put out the candles and incense. He took a shower lasting exactly three minutes and twenty-seven seconds long, dried himself off, and dressed in a clean, pressed uniform.

With a satisfied nod to his perfectly ordered quarters, Spock headed out to join the rest of the Enterprise crew.