On Vulcan, Captain Kirk and Commander Spock enjoyed a leisurely hike through Sarek's extensive collection of rare and diverse alien cacti. The winding path of pebbles took them through snaking agaves and towering saguaros, as well as native species.Later, that night under cool cotton sheets, Kirk was imbued with a botanically inspired playfulness. "This must be one of those succulent desert plants," he murmured in deadpan. "It's green, smooth, firm, and fleshy... and I can suck out the sticky white fluid inside to sustain my--"
Spock calculated that kissing was preferable to suffering through the remainder of that sentence.