USS ENTERPRISE, 2268

Spock described the odd effects of having deliberately ingested the Scalosian water.

"Just as quickly as Doctor McCoy and Nurse Chapel became as statues to me, my perspective shifted. I was immobile to their blurs. As I first saw Scalosians around a corner, I felt myself become immobile once again, first to them, then to the crewmembers, and oddly, even to myself. I was gravely concerned, at least initially, about becoming permanently immobile in all three zones."

McCoy's scowl was all but inevitable.

"In English, Spock?"

Spock attempted to do just that.

"At first I was afraid I was petrified..."