I work with a Vulkan

[Nuzzolese]

Do you think it's possible for a person to have no feelings, no empathy, no emotions? I work with a new doctor here who does research and teaching primarily, rather than seeing patients, and I think he might either be a robot or an alien. I'm not sure.

He is the strangest person I've ever met. He never reacts to anything with more than a calm, complacent response. He doesn't seem to have any sense of humor at all. And I wish I could explain just how odd his entire manner is. He is always stiff and controlled, formal. I mean the part in his hair alone, is like an entire metaphor for severity.

I've heard of people with no empathy and no understanding of human interactions, but I thought they were either sociopaths or had some form of autism. And he can't be either one becuase he's obviously really smart and accomplished and sociopaths are supposed to be good at fooling people by being really charismatic.

It is illogical, but fascinating. I don't think he's human.

[Miho]

Or maybe he's just a disciplined person who separates work and pleasure.

[Nuzzolese]

I want to get inside his life and figure him out. His office is spotless. It has no indication of any kind of personal life. I tried, once to engage him in a conversation about something non-work related but I was so nervous, and he had this cold dead look in his eyes so I scrapped that plan. I think I'm going to follow him home one night.

[Helvete]

He probably hasn't always been like this. Maybe certain events in his life made him this way. It could just be easier for him.

And it's Vulcan, no K.

[TAL]

Yeah, "vulkan" is Swedish.

[paul jones]

He probably listens to Huey Lewis and the news