[ Spock is definitely going to try, don't worry. If he and Bones can abstain from ripping each other's heads off on the bridge, he can handle this.

As for right now, he has to furrow his brow and physically not say the words, "we broke the prime directive." Because they did. Somehow. Again. ]

I will look further into this theory. Regardless of the why, we can assume that events will not suddenly begin to calm. However, if we can ascertain a pattern, perhaps the people of this planet can better prepare themselves for conflict in the future.

[ A pause... ] Would you like to accompany me during the data collection? Thus far, I plan to revisit each moon- [ Yes, revisit. ] -and travel to each city, including the recently discovered ruins I spoke of earlier.