Didn't Kirk & Sulu identify themselves to the guards at the start? So why does that desk jockey talk so rudely to Sulu who is a Commander? It's out of place except for the fact that the ST writers were in full-on ridiculous mode at this point.
shareSame clowns who gave Styles a riding crop.
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Bob the Builder and Hadji walk into a bar...
Or had him filing his nails. The whole point was to create this image of "Base-bound" Starfleet idiots as contrasted with our Enterprise heroes. Of course I never realized it at the time, but an effective writing device.
shareSulu was wearing civilian clothing and flashed his Starfleet ID to the other guard, the large one behind the desk figured he was some flamey Yeoman with no high rank.
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