On his first day on the Enterprise, Spock and Number One get stuck in a turbolift and question each other.
On his first day aboard the USS Enterprise, a young Ensign Spock is greeted by his new superior, Number One, and the two become trapped when their turbolift breaks down. While they wait for repairs, the curious Spock peppers her with questions, and the reserved first officer gradually opens up. They bond over being outsiders and over the effort it takes to keep their true natures in check.
The wait ends in a duet of a Gilbert and Sullivan patter song from The Pirates of Penzance, which Spock enjoys more than a Vulcan should, and Number One advises him to keep that strangeness to himself. Written by Michael Chabon and directed by Mark Pellington, the short reunited Ethan Peck and Rebecca Romijn after Discovery's second season, with Anson Mount appearing as Pike, and it anticipated the series Strange New Worlds.