#vulcan-centric

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You know, say what you want about the Vulcans, but they don’t believe in boring clothes. I have so many questions about the Vulcan School Boy Uniform. In no particular order:

-What do the girls wear? 

-Why boots instead of sandals?

-At what age do they transition to the adult robes? 

-Does this mean there are no overweight Vulcan kids? I guess not. Overeating would be illogical, right?

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So You Want to Go to Vulcan

Proper dining etiquette. It makes me think of T’Pol eating a crunchy breadstick with a knife and fork on Enterprise. 

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So You Want to Go To Vulcan

Shopping and Entertainment in Raal

Raal is the home of T’Pol (Star Trek: Enterprise)!

I loved this little blurb. Apparently I’m a super tacky tourist. I want my LLAP t-shirt, my fake Vulcan ears, my Lirpa letter opener, an IDIC Pendant, my Katra Colada, and a stuffed sehlat and le-matya each for me, my niece, and my nephew. I also want an unironic I <3 Vulcan t-shirt...

I’d never even considered “intimate” apparel and gifts on Vulcan. Yes, it’s imported from Risa, but it’s ON VULCAN. Also Risa is latin for laugh or smile, so the Vulcan store for intimate apparels is named “Barely smile”!

This is exactly the type of geeky stuff I would go see. They absolutely have to include this on the hop on, hop off tour. Pictures with the giant plomeek!

Wait... Spock opened a game room?!

This is the kind of nerdy thing I would totally go see. I’ve been to museums in 11 countries. I would totally make sure I saw the Zefram Cochrane’s jukebox given to Solkar as a token of human-Vulcan solidarity after First Contact.

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So You Want to Go to Vulcan

If you don’t get possessed by a random Katra, you might find yourself pulled into a Koon-ut-kal-if-fee or a “marriage or challenge” ceremony!

Also, is this Vulcan being challenged by a Gorn? What species is that?!

Should you manage to find yourself chosen as a Champion:

Ohmigawd, y’all! It’s the Jim Kirk Rules! Jim Kirk literally modernized the Vulcan Marriage Challenge:

 How often do outworlders get pulled into this? Is it more or less frequent than Katra Possession? This explanation is ELI 5 and I love it so much.

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Continuing our brochure browsing.

This made me laugh out loud. The Vulcans are like “Do not say we did not warn you.”

But alls well that ends well:

Should you find yourself in the providence of Kir. I want this road sign for my den...

And then there’s a random prison hotel. It caught my attention bc I was curious about Vulcan even having a prison bc the supplemental novels I’ve read indicate they don’t have a typical carceral system. But it turns out it was for outworlders who were unlucky enough to be captured on Vulcan pre-Reform. But now it’s a niche experience hotel!

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So You Want to Go to Vulcan!

I got a new book! This one is a travel guide to Vulcan. I loved the idea of this as soon as I saw it. I’m a traveler and I used to read these between customers when I worked at Border’s Books and Music back in college. Since then I’ve traveled to 11 different countries. I may only ever get to go to Vulcan in my dreams but it’s still fun to read about!

Cover Photo 

Book Blurb:

Just a gentle reminder for us... :(

The book starts out with a brief history of Vulcan. It’s very cool to read and recognize the various plots from the different series all the way through the end of Star Trek: Enterprise. There are several quotes from Spock as well as cameo quotes from Sarek, Saavik, and T’Pol.

From there, the book presents Vulcan by its various regions, including a detailed map sketch. First up is Shikhar, home of the Federation’s most famous Starfleet Officer.

One thing that caught my attention was nightlife. Shikhar is promoted as very IDIC friendly with lots of space for outworlders to cut loose. One of the venues for that is ShiKahraoke. Y’all... I LOVE THE IDEA OF VULCAN KARAOKE. That must be right after Pon Farr night at the Vulcan club.

Bit of an Easter Egg but apparently Quark expanded his Enterprise:

There will be more later! There’s nearly 300 pages in this guide!