Spock receives a mystery card, thinks it’s from Kirk, but it’s not.
This is exactly the way it should have happened:
Jim and Spock get wasted and Jim discovers spontaneous bonding,
which precipitates an unintended cultural exchange.
This is exactly the way it should have happened:
Spock must bond with Jim in order to save his life,
which precipitates an unintended cultural exchange—
Spock thought no one was looking.
Spock must bond with Jim in order to save his life,
an incident during a disastrous shore leave when
Spock thought no one was looking.
Some things are inevitable.
Spock receives a mystery card, thinks it’s from Kirk, but it’s not.
The last thing Jim wants is telepathic proof that Spock hates him—
some things are inevitable—
and Chekov never means to eavesdrop.