"Indeed," Spock agrees, speaking up for the first time in several minutes. "It is greatly disrespectful, both to the captain, and to the others who have lost their lives."

"Yeah, well, that's the news for you," McCoy grumbles. He looks down at the comatose captain, a sad sort of look on his face. "Don't you worry about that though, Jim. Spock's taking care of writing the letters for you."