"Good. He needs to have his assumptions challenged." Amanda gave Tyler a very slightly mischievous smile. "Vulcans are collectively brilliant, rational scientists, Mr. Durden. But they have trouble thinking outside the box. It's not that my son can't imagine new approaches, but he doesn't understand why you'd follow up on them. He's been told his whole life that logic and proven methodology is the only way. I wanted him to have the chance to be, well. Looser." Her smile turned a little sadder. "And no, I wouldn't expect he'd mention that he's half human and half Vulcan. He would deny it, but... it's made life difficult for him, sometimes."
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Date: 2009-10-04 12:02 am (UTC)