As he listened to Irina speak, several thoughts arose in Spock's mind. The first was a realization. Often he had wondered if his childhood would have been easier if he had grown up on Earth with children who acknowledged and used their emotional side. But as Irina explained, it was the very nature of children to test and to question things that were foreign and that they did not understand. While Spock was both human and Vulcan, he bared the triats of both species but fully belonged to neither. Because of his upbringing, he tended to behave in a way that was much more Vulcan but their was no denying his genes. The human features he posessed made themself evident whenever he was feeling a spike in any emotion whether it be anger or happiness. For the entire legnth of his existance he had been ashamed of having such emotion because he'd viewed them as a weakness. But it was then he realised to be ashamed of his emotions would mean being ashamed of what made him human and he never wanted to be like that.
Everything Irina had said made perfect sense to him and he was grateful to have gone out and met her that day. He was learning from her, learning from an Earthling nearly half his age! And yet... she was so wise, so experienced, with such a well-rounded knowledge and practical out-look on the universe it not only surprised the Commander but it impressed him. He sat there, watching her speak, attentive as ever to everything she said but completely captivated not only by the content of her speech but the delivery. The second set of thoughts that weaved it's way through Spock's mind was how kind, gentle and nurturing Reena appeared with her sweet smile and her pale, milky skin. Her bright red hair shone in the yellow light of the room with the glow of an orangey halo around her head. She was beautiful, like staring out at the sunrise on a warm summers morning and for the first time since Uhura left the Enterprise, Spock was glad that Reena was there as her replacement. He stared at her for several minutes with his head turned slightly and both sets of his long slender fingers clasped gently around his cup.