[ Michael relays a stardate that places her in late 2257; just during the events surrounding the appearances of the Red Angel to Spock, and his arrival on Discovery to help them work out the mystery surrounding her signals. ]
Are you still aboard the Discovery?
[ As far as she knows, they're messaging from opposite ends of the ship. ]
I will tell you what I can while still adhering to the Temporal Prime Directive. Nero was a Romulan who was witness to a great tragedy of his people. Enraged, he travelled back to an alternate timeline through a black hole and altered the course of the galaxy from that point forward. I am of that altered universe and, I suspect, you are of the original, what we have come to call the "Prime" universe.
One more query, if you will permit: Does Vulcan still exist?
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Michael, your sister.
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I do not have a sister.
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[ He can't see her, of course, but she's got her jaw dropped in shock. She'd thought they'd worked through the worst of their disagreements. ]
Would you prefer I called myself your foster sister? Is that the problem?
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It is not a question of terminology. You simply remain a mystery to me.
What is your current stardate?
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Are you still aboard the Discovery?
[ As far as she knows, they're messaging from opposite ends of the ship. ]
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No. I'm on the Enterprise. We are approximately three years apart and, I believe, of entirely different timelines.
Does the name 'Nero' mean anything to you, Michael?
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One more query, if you will permit: Does Vulcan still exist?
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Yes, it is.
We do not have a temporal prime directive where I am from.
Perhaps we should.
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You said before you were my 'foster' sister? How did that come about?
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We were bound to one another after he performed a mind-meld, so the powers that be allowed him and Amanda to take me in.