Despite the years Burnham had spent aboard the Shenzhou, she still felt alienated from its predominantly human crew and their emotional decision-making. Weary of her constant isolation, she had investigated the viability of a transfer to the Starship Intrepid, which now had an all-Vulcan crew. That query had backfired, of course. The commander of the Intrepid had made clear she would not be welcome aboard, no matter how much she insisted on identifying herself as “culturally Vulcan.” Unwelcome among the people she understood, she found herself condemned to serve in exile among people who would
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