- Ethari is working in his shop when someone bursts through his door and frantically tells him that one of the flowers resurfaced (good)
- Alternately, Ethari walking by the pond to check on Rayla’s flower only to see that Runaan’s is afloat again somehow (also good)
- Ethari panicking about how this is possible, Runaan has been dead for two years, and is so very unsure of what to do (definite)
- Maybe Ethari decides to build a tracking device from the flower (bcus its connected to Runaan) and sets out to find him (ideal, but unlikely)
- Maybe he quickly builds a shadowhawk to send to him a message, asking if he really is alive (good)
- Maybe the opposite is true, Ethari receives a shadowhawk from Runaan telling him he's alive and coming home (better)
- Maybe all Ethari can do is wait, and the reunion only happens post-Aaravos shenanigans (not a fan of this one)
- When they finally reunite, after all this time, it will be tearful, heartwarming, and Runaan WILL say "I promised to return your heart to you." (A MUST. WRITERS, DON’T FAIL US NOW)
makes me a little sad when star trek ignores IDIC. like. vulcans are logical. that is true. But 'logical', for vulcans, does not amount to 'without compassion,' and it definitely doesn't amount to 'racial superiority.' Belief in 'infinite diversity in infinite combinations' should NOT result in the weird racist/speciest stuff we're getting in some of the newer treks. It does make sense that some vulcans are discriminatory. They're still flawed. But that should not be common or expected, like it seems to be in SNW. If it is, then it's a race of hypocrites, which. doesn't seem very true to Star Trek's message.
I think TOS Spock does a pretty good job of embodying this. Not always, it was the 60s, after all, but mostly. He was often trying to find non-violent routes, and get by without killing - even if they were in danger or had already been attacked. (See: the mugato, and the horta (until Kirk was the one in danger, lmao. t'hy'la > IDIC), the Gorn ship). Kirk, in his eulogy, calls him the most human soul he's ever known, and I've always read that as Kirk calling out Spock's overwhelming compassion.
It's just so much more interesting when Vulcans get to be radically compassionate. I want them to believe that everything and everyone has value. I want them to respect all ways of being. I want them to find ways for even very non-humanoid aliens to exist unfettered in society. I want them to see hybrids and think that it's amazing. Also, like, disability rep. I want Vulcans to have The Most Accessible Planet and available resources because they want everyone to feel accepted and valued. It makes for better characters and more interesting stories.