Lost in Translation
"It is my duty to report the ship's status."
"And it's my duty to treat the ship's captain. He's tired and in pain. You—"
"A captain does not abdicate his responsibility during recovery. Captain Kirk—"
"Fine. Go! It's your funeral."
"The captain has contracted a communicable disease?"
"Huh?"
"It is protocol to fully brief the first officer on the captain's condition."
"I did."
"Then why did you say 'It's your funeral?'"
"It's an expression, you— Just . . . Talk to him or don't, but leave me alone."
McCoy cursed Vulcan ignorance under his breath, apparently ignorant of the range of Vulcan hearing.
