[ Spock is not a playful person by nature, but it might simply be that the playfulness of Vulcans is defined differently from that of humans. This certainly feels playful, even by human standards.

He manages to dodge a few of her wrapper-missiles but just as many hit him. Soon enough, they have amassed a pile of wrappers around them. ]

And do both medical patients and children need the obvious pointed out to them that often? Or is that a particular trait of your own?

[ It would not surprise if it were a combination of both. ]

Perhaps it is not, but I do have it on good record that I handle it admirably.