Everyone has a different definition of "strongarming." If you talk to someone like Apollo, the registration system in general is the government's over-assertion of power.
[Though Kirk agrees with Apollo, he also understands where the government is coming from, and why they might try to take advantage of the situation. Were he still fully human, he might be more sympathetic to their aims.
Thoughts of politics quickly fade away as Kirk is pleasantly surprised to learn that they're both referring to the same person. He of course picks up on the "cute" part of that sentence, and feels duty-bound to wingman for his missing friend, at least a little.]
Yup, same guy. I can't say that I'm surprised. Ben's got a good heart. [He always wants to make sure people are having a good time. Which is how he got talked into this thing.] Pretty hard to own it when I feel ridiculous in the first place.
[Says the guy who dresses like a bat at night for fun.]
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[Though Kirk agrees with Apollo, he also understands where the government is coming from, and why they might try to take advantage of the situation. Were he still fully human, he might be more sympathetic to their aims.
Thoughts of politics quickly fade away as Kirk is pleasantly surprised to learn that they're both referring to the same person. He of course picks up on the "cute" part of that sentence, and feels duty-bound to wingman for his missing friend, at least a little.]
Yup, same guy. I can't say that I'm surprised. Ben's got a good heart. [He always wants to make sure people are having a good time. Which is how he got talked into this thing.] Pretty hard to own it when I feel ridiculous in the first place.
[Says the guy who dresses like a bat at night for fun.]