• Infynis@midwest.social
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    9 months ago

    I would imagine he was using a slur they invented for Vulcans, probably combining meanings of colour and warmth, which the UT didn’t really understand, so it just spit out something kind of close

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      I’m picturing Hoshi telling everyone, “no, look, in his language, that means ‘able to absorb heat!’” and Travis is like, “yeah, whatever.”