Vorik

In the fictional Star Trek universe, Ensign Vorik is a Vulcan male who serves aboard the USS Voyager as a highly qualified engineer.

Ensign Vorik underwent his first pon farr on stardate 50537 while Voyager was stranded in the Delta Quadrant. Approximately 75 000 lightyears from his arranged mate, Vorik declared kunat so'lik with his superior officer, Lt. Torres. Unfortunately, she declined his declaration. Vorik was forced to search for alternative ways to resolve his pon farr, but he found no releif from a holographic mate or meditation. As a last resort, he initiated a telepathic mating bond, referred to as the plak tow, with Lt. Torres which triggered her own Klingon mating instincts. To ultimately resolve this plak tow, Vorik and Lt. Torres engaged in combat. Upon completion of their fight, Vorik's pon farr was resolved, and he was able to return to normal duty. Neither Vorik nor Lt. Torres were harmed during the course of his pon farr.

While Voyager crossed Devore space in 2375, Vorik was one of several telepathic crew members who were suspended in the transporter patern buffer in order to avoid detection by the Devore inspections.

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