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respondedinkind · 4 months

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closed starter for @bloodstainedstar

Khan's plan to smugge his crew into safety by putting them into the very weapons he had designed had failed on him; Just when he'd thought he could do it, that everything would go according to plan, the promise of a better future so close he could taste it on the tip of his tongue...

...He'd been discovered by one of Marcus men, and that man had managed to notify the Admiral about his intentions before Khan's hands had brought an end to the unfortunate one's life.

The mentioned one is dead now, yes, but security is onto him and Khan has no other choice but to escape alone, without his people, the ones he holds most dear - because if he doesn't, he will end up being stripped and tied to a biobed, turned into a slab of meat that gives all it has for Marcus to use for his own, sick plans to start a Klingon war.

As much as it pains him, the thought of leaving without the men and women he'd promised to protect - he runs, leaves, manages to steal a shuttle and, somehow, ends up in space. Time feels like a bit of a blur, so Khan doesn't recall every single moment that has happened - he's here, and he has to make some new plans---

---But then, something else happens.

Suddenly, the Universe... opens up in front of him. Quite literally so, as if it tears itself apart, causing blue eyes to widen at the foreign sight. Khan has never seen something like this and he's stunned by the sight, lips parting...

That's when everything happens in such a quick succession that it's hard for even his superior brain to keep up; A white light appears, swallows him, his shuttle shakes and a thousand warning alerts pop up, vanish, pop up before all of the systems are failing. Khan blinks and squints, squeezes his eyes shut at a sudden G-force causing bile to rise inside his throat---

---And then, like that, his shuttle is falling toward another planet that looks remarkably similar to Earth.

What...?

Khan, still confused by everything that has just happened, scrambles to try and get the systems back online but to no avail. The continent grows with the seconds that pass and he gets closer, closer, closer; His shuttle is briefly picked up by a current of wind, it seems, allows it to sail a bit but it's still very much about to crash-land in the middle of what seems to be a rather big city - part of him wonders if no one is actually noticing the aircraft falling like this, if, perhaps, he's too fast for any defense system to react.

He does know, though, that he needs to leave this vessel before he'll hit something with it - bright irises scan what he can see from his position and he makes a split-second-decision he isn't too sure about whether he'll regret it or not.

But, he actually opens the door to his right and---

---Jumps.

The shuttle continues to fly without him, lands somewhere a but further away while Khan flies through the air, toward what appears to be a rooftop of a bulding; He curls his body, lands with his shoulder first and rolls himself off this way, but the impact is still quite rough. He rolls and rolls and rolls, the force of his movement pulling him along - and he manages to hold onto the edge of the building at the very last second before he falls, fingers grabbing onto the stone as he dangles off the side.

Blinking, gasping, Khan needs a second to process this, the whole of what has just happened; He groans, then pulls himself up and back on top of the roof, still catching his breath while allowing his gaze to roam as he crouches there...

...Where the fuck is he? It looks like earth from what he can tell. But... This city is unfamiliar to him.

#bloodstainedstar #Verse -> MCU(Adapted)#(THERE WE GO)

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frogblast-the-ventcore · 4 months

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USS Sorcerer (NCC-9670-B), Arlington-class long-range fast dreadnought:

(Arlington-class reference art via @MarcSherwood8 on Twitter)

The Arlington-class dreadnought USS Sorcerer (NCC-9670-B) started her life as an Odyssey-class dreadnought, one of the sister ships of the USS Enterprise-F. Like her famous sister, the Sorcerer was heavily damaged in the 2411 Battle of Midnight, the climactic battle of the Iconian War, fought above Earth. The Sorcerer lay in spacedock above Mars for several years as subsequent events redirected Federation shipbuilding towards new endeavors. Finally beginning reconstruction in 2412, she saw several planned refit suggestions come and go - first, she was to be rebuilt to Odyssey-class standard, then to the upgraded Yorktown-class refit, then the upgunned Lexington-class subclass of the Yorktown-class. Finally, in 2414, it was decided that the Sorcerer would become the second in the newly designed Arlington-class of long-range fast-response dreadnoughts, to spearhead a new Federation effort to explore the Gamma Quadrant alongside the Federation's allies in the Klingon Empire, Romulan Republic, Tzenkethi Coalition, and the newly peaceful Dominion, as well as follow up on issues related to the Hur'q Crisis of 2411. Under the command of Captain Yanute, the vessel was relaunched on January 1, 2416, the 5th anniversary of the Battle of Midnight.

The Arlington-class long-range fast dreadnought:

As a descendant of the Odyssey-class, the Arlington is one of the largest ships ever built by the Federation; the subclass measures 1041.5 meters long, 385.22 meters at the beam, with a draught of over 200 meters, and a mass of over 7.25 million metric tons. With a crew of over 900, space for a full Starfleet Marine Corps battalion of 800+ members, and an embarked air wing of 400 personnel, the immense long-range vessel is thusly provided with a laundry list of amenities ranging from an internal promenade/mall, a dozen holodecks, two arboretums, two internal pool/sauna complexes, three main social lounges, and dozens of observation areas.

Able to maintain quantum slipstream travel for a full six hours, the Arlington-class combines its impressive speed with some of the heaviest firepower ever added to a Federation vessel. Boasting 29 MkXV phaser arrays, 4 light and 4 heavy MkXV pulsed phaser cannons, and a whopping 14 multipurpose torpedo/probe launch tubes. These tubes are capable of fully automated loading of the full Federation probe range, as well as photon, quantum, and transphasic torpedoes, the latter-most only available in limited quantities due to weapons limitation treaties.

In addition, the Arlington-class carries over the Lexington-class's phaser spinal lance, capable of devastating damage against vessels even larger than the Arlington. The phaser lance has been colloquially nicknamed the "Wave Motion Gun" by Lexington- and Arlington-class crew members, as it's immense energy discharge resembles that of a similarly devastating weapon from a late 20th century Earth science fiction franchise.

The Arlington also plays host and mother ship to an Eagle-class light "parasite" escort, itself a formidable and agile vessel, armed with multiple phaser arrays, four phaser cannons, and four torpedo tubes. A full wing of 60 Federation Aerospace Force Valkyrie aerospace fighters, falling under the command of the vessels' Commander Air Group, rounds out the vessels' firepower.

Defenses consist of a quadruple-layer hyper-capacitor-based metaphasic shield array, a full meter of albative armor, and a full suite of phaser- and microtorpedo-based CIWS systems; the Arlington is also fitted for but not with a Nanotech Molecular Ablative Generator field array, based on technology from an alternate 25th century.

#star trek #star trek fanfiction #uss sorcerer #crew manifest

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procrastinatorproject · 5 months

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From the Star Trek ask game:

48. Name a song or music genre you think each of the la Sirena holo squad would like.

I don't really listen to a lot of music, so I can't talk too much about specific songs or 20th/21st century genres. Fortunately, this is Star Trek, so I get to be creative 😁😁😁

Emil: I mean, if you've read my fic, you know my Emil listens to all kinds of opera and likes to sing it, too! Doesn't have to be Klingon opera, either. He once spent a delightful afternooon being taught the finer points of Bynar coloratura by Xyr (the star tenor Rios hooked up with one time and whom Emil has a crush on admires).

When it's not opera, Emil probably listens to various forms of jazz, about which he has Very Strong Opinions. (Of course, he would never go so far as to, say, have a protracted argument with someone on Federation hypernet message boards about the merits of warp-shift-amplifiers on Tellarite slop jazz, but in his defense, cargo runs really do get very boring sometimes when you don't want to risk turning off and not being there when your captain gets himself shot again......)

Ian: He'd say Scottish folk music as a matter of pride, but he also unironically loves it! He has a vast repository of sheet music for historic tunes set for various instruments and always keeps an eye out for new talent from Scotland or Caldos Colony that might be worth keeping an eye on. He does play the bagpipes himself, too, though usually only when nobody from te non-holographic crew is on board. He has also been known to lead a rousing round of sea shanties every now and again.

Other than that, he also enjoys really experimental genres. There was an unfortunate incident a few months ago where Ian was listening to a new album from an underground spectral punk band while he did engine maintenance. He was sure he wouldn't be bothering anyone, because the music wasn't in the audible spectrum for humans and only Rios and Agnes were on board at the time. About twenty minutes into the record, he got a very salty message from Emil, asking him to please stop playing music that could cause crippling migraines and ruptured ear drums in his patients...

Enoch: Enoch is all for the Federation equivalent of top 40 radio. He sometimes sneaks onto the holodeck to watch concert-transmissions from the latest Andorian pop princess or Bajoran singer-songwriter. When he's sitting watch on the bridge on the rare occasions Rios is asleep (not that he needs to be there, the computer would activate him, if his services were required, but it feels right to physically keep an eye on things, you know?) he'll often tune in to the biggest music broadcasts to keep up with new music and concert dates.

Enoch also has a knack for finding the exact song, musician, or current trend that is most likely to piss off Rios and to then fall in love with it completely. He claims it's entirely coincidental, and Emil has seriously considered writing a psychology paper about this phenomenon and what it might say about the origins of musical taste and aversion. Emil and Agnes have spent many an hour sipping tea together, watching with rapt attention as Enoch and Rios yell at each other about the "Taylor Swift Revival"-Revival Band and what is or isn't sacrilege to force poor Sirena to play through her speakers. (The rumour that there was popcorn consumed with the tea is pure slander, though!)

Emmet: Emmet has the great advantage that he does not give a fuck what anyone thinks of him or his taste in music. He has had phases where he'd be listening to metal and grunge at top volume (usually only in his head, though occasionally he'd "accidentally" blast it over the ship's speakers). But he also enjoys all kinds of classical and historical music and has listened to every genre of punk known to the Federation's audio libraries.

Then there was a memorable week where he got so into Trill's childrens music that Steward had to ask Ian to block the sound files, because the inane ear worms were starting to infect the other EH's over their shared neural pathways, and Rios had threatened that the next holo humming the tune to "Where are you wriggling little worm?" would be scrubbed from the system.

But Emmet's secret joy, the music he doesn't really tell the others about or ever listens to where anyone can hear, are whale songs. He knows the songs of roughly two thousand different species, both from Earth Whales and other aquatic mammals that communicate in similar fashions. He even has a few very rare recordings of space whale calls, and nobody has dared to ask what he had to do to get his hands on those.

Steward: Steward, on the other hand, cares A Lot what people think about his musical tastes. He would like to be sohpisticated and classy, and enjoy opera and jazz as much as Emil and the captain, or have some deep cultural ties to a genre of music he enjoys, like Ian. But alas, he finds it heart to really get into any of that. He has found himself tapping his foot and nodding along to some of the catchcy stuff Enoch often puts on when Rios is asleep, but he knows that's not really dignified and worries he might seem uncultured if people know he enjoys top 40 radio. (Raffi has called him a snob on more than one occasion, and he knows he'll have to do some deep thinking to overcome some of the biases his creators endowed him with, because he has come to realize his interpretation of "hospitality" differs quite a bit from what they seem to have been envisioning.)

He would really like to learn to play the guitar. He can play a lot of different instruments and his singing voice is exquisitely trained, but the guitar is one of those blindspots he was left with, after Rios's deletions to the holos' memories. Steward knows that Rios can play incredibly well himself and keeps a real, hand-crafted guitar in secure storage for the extremely rare occasions Rios has been in the mood to play. The EHH has dropped a lot of less-than-sublte hints around Agnes recently and hopes she might be able to coax Rios into getting back to a hobby he once loved.

Steward himself dreams of a time when they'll all be sitting around a campfire on the holodeck, or maybe in the open cargo bay with sand from the beach they landed on blowing up the loading ramp, and him playing the guitar as they all sing campfire songs and make smores and stockbrot.

Until then, he is going to make sure Sirena's access to the various Federation audio libraries is always running smoothly, the holodeck is perfectly calibrated and stocked to cater to everyone's needs, and their various music collections are kept in whatever way is most fitting to the individual crew member, holographic or otherwise. Because he is in charge of the welfare of every soul La Sirena, and if that means occasionally reassuring Emmet (or Rios) that he definitely s the only one besides Steward who knows about the collection of whale songs and reassuring him nobody will ever find out he likes to fall asleep to them, or helping Emil or Enoch workshop another fan letter or scathing blog post, or running simulations on Ian's latest music genres to make sure they won't wilt the botniculas, then that's all the music he needs.

This was fun! I was gonna apologize for the length of this, but then I doubt you mind, do you? 😁

Thank you so much for the opportunity to write about my favourite gaggle of hyper-competent idiots and their various exploits! This was a great way to do some worldbuilding and micro-fic-writing even when full ficlets seem out of reach, and I'm realy grateful for the inspiration!

If anyone else wants to know more: Send Me Star Trek Asks 💗 (Or alternatively: send me holo-asks! I'm alsways delighted to write stuff like this!)

#star trek la sirena #star trek picard #holo squad #emil (emh)#enoch (enh)#steward (ehh)#mister hospitality (ehh)#emmet (eth)#ian (eeh)#cristobal rios #agnes jurati #raffi musiker #(briefly)#i love all of them SO MUCH!!!!#music #ask mem #@song-spero #seriously: thank you for this!!

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staringdownabarrel · 1 year

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I think one of the most frustrating thing about Worf's arrival on DS9 is how Alexander just wasn't there.

Part of Worf's arc in the later seasons of TNG was that while he wasn't really anyone's idea of a capable parent, he was at least trying. He was trying to teach Alexander about his heritage (something most parents do), and he was at least trying to improve their relationship. One of the most genuinely progressive things about TNG's later seasons, something that's still progressive thirty years later, is that Worf was actively going to therapy with his child.

All of this culminated in Firstborn, where Worf comes to a grudging acceptance that Alexander isn't going to be the ideal Klingon he'd like. In fact, after meeting Future!Alexander, he's even proud that he'd choose to embrace elements of his human heritage over his Klingon one.

This was completely undone in DS9. The Way of the Warrior wasn't just Worf's entrance on DS9; it's also a reset of his character. Instead of continuing Worf's arc with Alexander, a story where a child with mixed heritage really comes to choose how he's going to combine his two heritages into a fully formed identity, they instead choose to go down the path of presenting Worf as the absent parent.

This was a mistake for two reasons. One is that it forces the Worf-Alexander dynamic into a thematic rehash of how they'd been on TNG. Instead of continuing to grow this dynamic, it remains a rocky one.

While Worf's entrance to DS9 came in season four, Alexander's came two years later in season six. In Sons and Daughters, Alexander has joined the Klingon Defense Forces and is serving on the Rotarran. While in Firstborn, it's clear that there's room for the Worf-Alexander dynamic to improve, in Sons and Daughters, they're clearly alienated from each other and Alexander considers it a burnt bridge.

I feel like this wasn't a natural piece of character development for Alexander. His entire shtick was that he'd rather embrace his humanity at the expense of his Klingon heritage. The idea that he might join the Klingon Defense Force when he can barely hold a bat'leth is a questionable idea at best.

I think his alienation from his father would have been more likely to lead to him joining Starfleet in some capacity, or even finding some kind of civilian science or exploration mission to be a part of. It should have led to a further rejection of his Klingon heritage, not a half-assed attempt to embrace it for attention.

Even on TNG, it was quite clear that they only ever wanted Alexander to be a once-in-a-while character, not an every episode character. That's why he's only in eight or nine TNG episodes, despite the Worf-Alexander dynamic being one of the most commented aspect of Worf's character. This is something they wanted to carry over to DS9.

I feel like having a story where Worf has to go get him out of trouble because the civilian expedition he was on got into some sort of problem would have been an equally compelling story, given the general direction the DS9 writers wanted to go down. It would have made a lot more sense given the overall dynamic and Alexander's character in general.

However, I feel like the more interesting choice would have been to have Alexander to come to DS9 with Worf. That would have allowed for a further development of that dynamic that was starting to develop in TNG's Firstborn.

It also would have allowed for an interesting contrast with the dynamic between the two Siskos. Ben Sisko is genuinely a good parent. To him, the core ideas of parenting are simple: as long as he's present for Jake and takes an active interest in his life, he's already a long way down the right track. He's also had a long time to adjust to what a good work-life balance looks like when it comes to raising his son.

That's never been the case for Worf. While Ben Sisko is such a good parent it sometimes seems as if he was born for it, Worf wasn't. Having kids was clearly never a part of his life plan, especially under the circumstances he had Alexander. While he does get better towards the end of TNG, it's something he's actively had to work at. He is trying, but the spark for parenthood that Ben Sisko has just isn't there in Worf.

So having this dynamic where different parenting styles are represented and how one parent can thrive while another struggles would have been an interesting one. I think it also would have allowed for a more in depth look at how losing a parent, especially in tragic circumstances can mark a person. For Jake, it could be something he learns to grow around because he always had a strong support system in his life, while for Alexander, it could sometimes consume him because his support system has often been on shakier ground.

This would have been an incredibly interesting dynamic. Plenty of people have parents who are as good at it as Ben Sisko, and plenty have parents who are basically absentee parents like Worf was in DS9. Most people's parents exist somewhere inbetween those two extremes though. Rom's an example of one of these inbetween points, and I think it would have been good to show Worf as one of the inbetween points, too.

It also would have been interesting because both Worf and Ben Sisko are at a similar point in their careers when they first come onboard DS9. Sisko was considering resigning in Emissary because he'd grown disillusioned with service in Starfleet; Worf was considering resigning in The Way of the Warrior because he'd become unsure of his commitment to Starfleet since the destruction of the Enterprise.

This too would have been an interesting way to have Sisko and Worf mirror each other. While Sisko is completely at ease as a commanding officer by this point in the show, Worf was still relatively green in a command position; only having served as a department head prior to this.

At least they fully committed to this aspect of the dynamic. Alongside everything else, DS9 had episodes like Rules of Engagement, which explored what kind of early issues Worf would have as a commanding officer down the line.

In a lot of ways, the treatment of Alexander on DS9 is a microcosm for my issue with how Worf was treated on DS9.

Some of this is just because it wasn't just Alexander's development that got derailed because Worf rolled up. Jadzia Dax's development got derailed, too.

While in the early seasons of DS9, Jadzia gets some great episodes dedicated to her such as Invasive Procedures and Equilibrium, episodes like this dry up after Worf arrives. Most of the Jadzia-centric episodes between season four and the end of season six aren't truly Jadzia-centric; they're Jadzia-Worf drama episodes. Sure, she does get some character development and moments to shine, such as commanding the Defiant during the early episodes of season six, but these are overshadowed by the fact that Worf continues to get episodes based around him alone.

This is a problem that isn't rectified until Ezri Dax comes onto the show. Ezri gets quite a few episodes dedicated to her--in fact, she may even get more than Jadzia had in seasons four through six. This makes Field of Fire, an episode which could have easily been a Jadzia episode in an earlier season, even more noticeable.

Some of the issue is also that so much of Worf's character development on DS9 is a thematic rehash of the development he had on TNG. His father and son drama with Alexander is only one aspect of this.

In season four of DS9, he gains a lover (Jadzia), much like he had in TNG's K'Ehyler, but later loses them (TNG: Reunion, DS9: Tears of the Prophet). He loses his honour in the eyes of the Klingon Empire (TNG: Sins of the Father, DS9: The Way of the Warrior), only to regain it during a time of war (TNG: Redemption Pts. I and II, DS9: Soldiers of the Empire). Worf is also instrumental to the transfer of power from one Chancellor to the next (TNG: Reunion, DS9: Tacking Into the Wind). Both shows feature Worf having various religious experiences, too.

And yeah sure, plenty of people argue that Worf's arc in DS9 is more interesting, but I feel like a lot of that is probably coming from a place where they just prefer more heavily story arced shows in general. For someone like that, DS9 is always going to be preferable to a mostly episodic show like TNG.

To be fair, I do like that DS9 takes more time to go into more depth about these character beats than TNG did. I still would have preferred it if they'd tried to go for a cleaner break from TNG and take his character in a new direction rather than do a thematic rehash of basically every major point of his character development. I think it's even more unfortunate because the DS9 writers were probably acutely aware of what they were doing because most of them had also been TNG writers.

Stuff like this is why I think bringing Worf onto DS9 was a mistake. They had an opportunity to really do something interesting with his character, but instead they chose to rehash the old character arc but with some new spin. While it did make sense to do that and for the most part it was fine, I think there were also some issues with it that I don't think get discussed that often.

It's not like they didn't have the opportunity to go down this path. As I mentioned earlier, episodes like Rules of Engagement show that there was definitely room to explore what kind of commanding officer Worf might eventually turn into. This would have been an interesting path to explore more deeply because while TNG did take a good hard look at Worf the tactical officer, it never really explored Worf the commanding officer.

It also would have presented another mirror for Ben Sisko. While Gul Dukat was kind of a mirror for him in the sense that Sisko was a highly moral officer with strong moral convictions while Dukat was slimier with few true moral convictions beyond securing his own position, Worf could have been a mirror in the sense that while Sisko was deeply secure in his command style and position, Worf often wasn't.

Still, just a thought.

#star trek #star trek deep space nine #star trek ds9 #ds9 #deep space nine #rant

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walkingstackofbooks · 6 months

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DS9 4x17 Rules of Engagement thoughts (I’m re-watching, so beware spoilers for future episodes!) [9 July ‘23]

Worf having nightmares makes his possible quip in Rejoined that Klingons dream about "things that would send cold chills down your spine and wake you in the middle of the night" less funny. That's a traumatic experience thing, Worf, not a Klingon thing.

I didn't think Klingons cared about civilians overly much. (edit: my memory was of Odo telling Bashir in Way of the Warrior "Don't count on that blue uniform to protect you. In the heat of battle, Klingons aren't very choosy about their targets." Which isn't exactly civilian-specific but also close enough that this outrage feels very manufactured. Plus they attacked DS9 not knowing about the number of civilians on the station.)

Sisko has the shortest skant, no?

The Klingon lawyer just outright stating the Klingons' ulterior motives in the case: "When Worf is extradited, the Federation will be forced to admit that one of its officers committed a massacre. That will put you on the defensive throughout the quadrant. And while you're busy trying to repair a badly damaged reputation, we'll find ourselves with certain opportunities."

"We can't put a man's heart on trial!" Sisko's outrage.

Ohhh I've just remembered how much second hand embarrassment there is in this episode...

"May I enter this file into evidence? Or do you have something to hide?" Ughhhhh, that's such a twisted way to do it

The way Quark's is filmed XD

"You have told me one thing - you're worried." Sisko's A++ analysis... but knowing what comes next I don't know if that was a set-up to make Sisko more confident.

Ughhhh, I'm cringing already as the attorney makes Worf feel unKlingon

Why is the Vulcan judge not stopping the Advocate more forcefully?

Sisko's exasperated eyeroll when Worf takes the Advocate down...

"Constable?" "Good news." Finally

"Care to step onto my battlefield?" Oh, it's gonna get good now Sisko's leading it.

"Miraculously, everyone survived!" I live for the way Sisko presents

"Tell me, Advocate, isn't it possible?" As always, Sisko is electric

"I should not have accepted the mission." "I'm glad you realise that. That was your first mistake. What was your second?" Take him down, Sisko

"But I do not feel like celebrating." "Part of being a captain is knowing when to smile, make the troops happy even when it's the last thing in the world you want to do. Because they're your troops and you have to take care of them." "Life is a great deal more complicated in this red uniform."

I don't have a great deal to add to this one. Sisko is incredible. Worf is at his worst. 🤷‍♀️ I really like the way the interviews and flashback were done, though.

#DS9 4x17 #DS9 Rules of Engagement #andi watches ds9 #WSB

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grandgrief · 10 months

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[ Biology ] 🔍👀 very interested to hear what synthetic mutant entails for Nero 👀

AMBASSADOR QUESTIONS

Glad you asked! : ) I'm still hammering out how it works in an original setting and how I might adapt it to others, so I'll start with what I had for a Star Trek AU (and this is a good intro before I get to other Ambassador meme asks). It's as much an episode idea (Any of the 24th century shows, TNG/DS9/VOY/LDS "Template") as it is a character backstory:

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Nero cleared his throat. He could recite this sort of thing like an encyclopedia. Irked some, delighted others.

"Templates were an experiment conducted by a group of independent researchers, who found funding from investors in the Ferengi Trade Alliance by playing into the notion it was the "dawn of a new workforce," possessed of all the best qualities of known lifeforms, but with none of their attachment to a larger culture."

"Bodies were synthetic in some fashion. Theories persist about lab-grown flesh or carapaces and whatnot, bioplastics (sometimes with hints of alloy added on retroactively to industrial or security focused Templates). They would be treated with concentrated amounts of chemical formulas/radiation therapy/etc. in order to induce randomized traits, using existing lifeforms as a baseline."

A slight pause to offer footnotes.

"*Afterwards these synthetic mutants would be allowed to pursue employment, own land/starships, the works. Anything to keep off factions like the Federation from accusing them of enslaving sentient beings. At least, at first. They were often regarded officially as rare and exotic alien life from obscure worlds, and given devices to verify them as such if scanned by medical tricorders."

Nero himself was considered a jackpot, resembling traits-- but not 100% genetically matching some of the Alpha Quadrant's more prominent humanoids. He was often compared to Klingons for his redundant secondary organs, and his psionic inclinations to Vulcans or the Betazoids, usually to help pitch him as an investment for an innovative new employee.

"... But eventually, the Starfleet and Klingon Defense Force were made aware of the true origins of the Templates after a conspiracy involving several-- minus their imposed camouflage. The Ferengi investors denied culpability and the scientists responsible fled, pretty much certain that Federation courts would legally bury them-- or literally in the Klingon Empire's case, for participating in genetic engineering and a mess of violations of the rights of new lifeforms."

"On a psychological level, after being received by other factions/cultures like the Federation, many Templates experienced existential grief due to the idea they had no true heritage, and only existed for labor. Some still flock to one another however, attempting to forge their own communities throughout inhabited space..."

#[ooc] off air #[headcanons] stop and ponder #outofthiisworld #[ask] subspace chatter

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colnerys · 2 years

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lemme throw a tldr here — it’s just me ranting abt how much i hate dick berman and what he did to kira. also in terms of this blog i will have the divergences to stay more faithful to what nana visitor wanted vs what’s actually portrayed. anyways.

okay, i know i’ve been complaining about this a lot lately but in my defense, i’m also actively rewatching ds/9. full disclosure: i love w.or.f a lot. i relate deeply to his narrative of not feeling quite klingon and not fitting in with humans (the diaspora allegory hits y’all) but i really hate how he was introduced in ds9 as a way to directly undermine kira’s authority, and narratively, you can see him beginning to replace her in the place of the friend group.

starting s4, you really start to see kira hanging out with dax, julian, and even miles waaaay less than she did in the previous season. instead, she’s replaced by w0rf most of the time —— as if they can’t have more than one “outsider” trying to integrate in the group. to top that off, he’s given the position of being defiant’s executive officer even though kira was the XO since the defiant was brought onto the show. in fact, it’s not even given much thought to it. you don’t see sisko talking to kira about the transition, you don’t see kira’s reaction to it. no, he’s just given that position despite the fact that kira has more experience with the ship, that kira knows the kinks of the defiant, and that kira has the most professional synergy with the engineering team (at least, at that point in canon).

this makes me think about how nana visitor had anxieties and reservations about bringing w0rf onto ds9 because she didn’t want him to replace kira. w0rf was brought onto ds9 to bring up ratings, and it’s very obvious in retrospect too when we think about how worf’s life on ds9 is never brought up again after the show ended.

on top of all that, they “physically” softened kira up. this is something we know happened because it was to please the men viewing the show, and the women who’re so into policing other women for not being “feminine” enough. not only do they change her uniform drastically — it’s just her’s too! other bajoran militia members still have their utilitarian uniforms! they have shoulder pads, belts, realistic boots for people who work on their feet all day whilst kira’s wearing fucking booties with heels all because nana visitor “walked like john wayne”

paying close attention, i see them pushing kira away from her friends and pushing her more towards o/do as if to subtly set them up for a romance plot. to top that off, she has more notable interactions with fucking DUKAT than she does with dax, who we’re supposed to believe is her best friend. the same DAX who provided her with a sounding board of reason (ie. look at “duet - 1x18″). this is also the season where dukat begins to SHAMELESSLY and RELENTLESSLY hit on her, harass her even more than he already does. oh and the cherry on top? she’s paired with shakaar, who was most definitely a grown ass adult man that met her when nerys was a literal child. the obvious inclination of pairing kira with all these men who are significantly older than her starting this season is, as we know, a common and incredibly misogynistic hollywood trope.

the producer, executive, writer who we shall not name being the main driving force of why kira was changed the way she was makes it hard to ignore the misogyny that drove this change. it’s not what nana wanted, but it was something she had to compromise on because she loved kira. still, i cannot help but to think about the amount of gross storylines that kira’s been thrown into / almost thrown into (ie. romance with .... du....kat)

whilst nana absolutely killed it at kira and did all she could to protect the integrity of her character, she was 100% a victim of 90′s misogyny and in some ways, even homophobia (bc never forget nana and terry wanted kiradax canon :))

#* 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓 : ooc #ask to tag /#UHHH yeah we have bick derman here

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cosmicluci · 2 years

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Star High. Stand-in for Starfleet. The classes are colour-coded and equivalent to Medical, Science, Command, Operations, and Section 31. They're the main characters of the story.

The Imperial Defense Academy of Kronos. Stand-in for the Klingon Defense Force. They're the main antagonists in the beginning, lead by the middle girl, until she and the main character manage to patch things up and become friends.

The Romulan Star School. Stand-in for the Romulan Star Empire. The two are the second antagonists in the story. The twins are experts in infiltration, and are adversaries to the other two schools' girls, until they finally find common ground and come together.

Bort Learning Matrix. Stand-in for the Borg Collective. The final and biggest villain in the story, and a danger to all the other schools. An international network of oppressive schools, that destroys the students' personalities, and wants to incorporate the other schools into its system, lead by the ominous Borg Principal.

So, I wanted to draw Star Trek as a High School Anime. Might have gone a bit far, and created a whole plot in my mind. Might also at some point draw scenes from this anime which I wish existed.

#cosmicluci #digital art #fan art #star trek #star trek fanart #star trek art #anime #anime aesthetic #anime style #i wish this was a thing #starfleet #klingon #romulans #borg #high school anime #anime high school #high school

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specificiumray · 2 years

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I love Star Trek DS9 but I can definitely see how compared to TNG it might still paint a dull, uninviting image of the Klingons. And also Worf himself ends up as a conservative foil to the rest of the cast. Which isn’t impossible but it feels like a lot of what Worf went through in the past got rolled back. Jadzia Dax, for as much as I enjoyed their interactions does kind of get relegated a lot to helping him loosen up.

They do kind of touch on the cultural clash following his duties to Starfleet and the Klingon Defense Force but the Dominion War just does not lend itself to the wider horizons TNG offered. There’s exploration of personal identities, internal politics, corruption, reform, and more lovingly mundane aspects of the culture explored past the surface and beyond just warfare, from food and songs to religious faith and the bonds of family.

Worf’s struggles appear at first to be choosing one side over another, but every storyline of his ended on a point of reconciliation between them: It’s his Starfleet service that makes him value a Klingon society that practices what it preaches, and likewise it is the passion of Klingon ideals that gives him an integrity as a crewmate Starfleet would never have cultivated if it didn’t welcome him.

I suppose a Watsonian in-canon point could be made that DS9 Worf was disillusioned with the Klingon Empire’s hypocrisy and corruption (even after he helped bring it to light) and his responsibilities as a commander as the years go by. Doylist IRL perspective, we know Michael Dorn loves playing as Worf and was plenty eager to jump back in on Trek-- so they worked him in as much as they could since he showed up mid-way into the overall series.

#Donk Talk

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whirligig-girl · 1 year

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Image ID: Digital drawing of a grim, dimly lit scene. A glittery pink slimegirl with an additional set of arms coming out of her torso. Her four hands are balled into fists, and set to her sides to make her seem large and imposing. She wears a dark maroon uniform with metal shoulder coverings; the uniform of the Klingon Defense Force. She has Klingon-like forehead ridges and long hair going down to her chest. She is standing in a dimly lit corridor with reddish lighting. She is looking forward with a slight smile, half lidded with furrowed brows, as if mischevious or evil. End Image ID.

Say qaqIHneS to Lieutenant Be'Iw, Daughter of Kozin, House of Re'kta'.

(pronounced “BEH-ʔew” literally "Blood Woman" in Klingon. So-named due to her resemblance to Klingon blood.)

Be’Iw’s backstory:

Be’Iw was born on Mellanus, the homeworld of Eaurp Guz and Murph Prodigy. She was abducted as a juvenile slime worm from by a Zaldan captain who wanted a 'souvenir'. (In fairness, the captain thought she was just an animal, and didn't recognize that she was a baby--but it sure seems like he ought to have checked!) On his travels back to Zaldan space, the ship was ambushed by Klingons, who pillaged the ship and took the slime worm. The slime worm was eventually sold to Klingon scientists.

Because of her glittery pink color, she was at first called 'Iwghargh (blood worm; a sort of a pun), but when it became clear she was actually a child, she was called Puq'Iw, meaning "Blood Child." The Klingon scientists were cruel and cold, all except one: Kozin, a mother who had lost her child to a rare illness. Kozin ran away with Puq'Iw and raised her in secret. When she was old enough to express gender, she started calling herself Be'Iw. ("Blood Girl")

Kozin wanted Be'Iw to get an education, to have a life outside of her secluded home in the backwaters of Qo'noS, and to express her strength and energy in a way that was less destructive than the outlets she had available to her. When Be'Iw was 8, Kozin enrolled her in a school. The Klingon scientists almost immediately got wind of this, and chaos ensued. In order to maintain custody of her child--indeed, in order for her child to be given the legal right to Klingon citizenship, it ended up that Kozin would have to duel Dr. Chak'lo. When it seemed that Kozin was about to lose, Be'Iw jumped in to save the day, and literally fought for her rights, and she was victorious!

From that day on, Be'Iw was trained to be a warrior--but her scientist mother made sure she would get an adequate education in sciences and engineering as well.Be'Iw was a warrior during the Dominion War. Many were intensely mistrustful of her--she could easily be a changeling hiding in plain sight. But she fought with honor and was loyal to the empire, so when the war was over she was promoted quickly.

There are many Klingon warriors who remain skeptical of her capabilities and allegiance, but it would be unwise to make too much of a fuss about it where she can hear you.

#Klingon #Slimegirl #Star Trek #Original Character

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ecurai · 2 years

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If it weren’t for the imminent danger and the absolute certainty of J’mpok having her murdered in her cell, Ael would have given VERY serious thought to surrendering herself to Federation custody before willingly turning cannons on the Enterprise. For all her issues with Starfleet--she doesn’t have to like them to have faith in their willingness to give her a truly fair trial.

(If there had been a Republic fleet on hand--and this is the part she can’t really think past, because she can’t be certain--if she’d been in that battle, would Jarok have believed her? Would it have mattered?)

(Would Ael, who could hardly bear to fire on Enterprise let alone the Khitomer, have been able to rain starfire down on the Lleiset?)

But the thing is--the thing about Romulan trials, traditionally, and I think it’s very likely that the Republic follows the same laws because they’re so engrained into the culture, into the Romulan concept of honor--

In Romulan trials, the burden of proof is on the defendant.

Ideally, this is because--according to the law--in order to bring anyone to trial in the first place, you must already have presented compelling enough evidence to merit a conviction unless there’s anything the court didn’t already know. If the evidence is circumstantial or vague, you don’t get to traumatize someone--to tarnish their reputation or insult their honor--by dragging them into a public trial and humiliating them with charges. And if someone brings false charges, and you’re able to prove it by providing an alibi or demonstrating that your evidence was incomplete, the prosecution receives the maximum potential penalty for the charges brought against you. It’s a mechanism to discourage abuse of the courts

Obviously, in practice this just resulted in a lot of kangaroo courts and corruption. But more importantly, Ael doesn’t have solid, incontrovertible proof of her innocence. And her concept of a “fair trial” is that it’s public, recorded, and she’s given ample time and resources to prepare, and ample time to present the argument in her own defense without interruption or the prosecution being allowed to interrupt and poison the well.

And that isn’t good enough. The evidence that she fired on J’mpok’s forces and not the Mo’kai ships is plentiful; the evidence that she had good reason was destroyed.

A fair trial, by Federation law, presumes her innocence (at least of treason against the Alliance) unless it can be proven that she’s lying about believing she had no choice--it’d be a hard uphill battle because, again, she DEFINITELY shot the hell out of the Enterprise--but even convincing the court that she believed she had no choice would be enough to save her life. Of course Shon warns her sternly to stand down.

A fair trial by Klingon law would, among other things, probably offer her a trial by combat; it would mostly consist of giving her a chance to speak her piece, rally the crowd. It would at least allow her the opportunity to tell the story from her perspective and, hopefully, sway some hearts and minds by at least making herself appear more sympathetic. Of course since J’mpok himself would be the one judging her it’s pointless--but Kagran doesn’t know that, and thinks Ael is at best misinformed and that a sincere apology and explanation will turn the Chancellor to respect her for doing what she thought was honorable.

A fair trial, by Romulan tradition, ends in the summary execution of her entire crew. There’s no way out of it.

Ael can’t even asked to be judged by her own people.

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dan6085 · 1 year

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Top 10 places in the Star Trek saga, along with details about each location:

1. Earth: Earth is the birthplace of humanity and the headquarters of the United Federation of Planets. It has a population of over 9 billion people and is home to numerous species, including humans, Vulcans, Andorians, and Betazoids. The air is breathable and the climate is diverse, ranging from arctic regions to tropical rainforests. Earth is a hub of technological innovation and has created some of the most advanced technologies in the galaxy, including warp drive and replicators.

2. Vulcan: Vulcan is the homeworld of the Vulcan species, known for their logic and stoicism. The planet has a thin atmosphere and a harsh desert landscape, with frequent sandstorms. Despite the harsh conditions, the Vulcans have developed advanced technology and are known for their expertise in warp propulsion and astrophysics.

3. Qo'noS (Kronos): Qo'noS is the homeworld of the Klingon Empire and has a population of over 5 billion Klingons. The planet has a dense, oxygen-rich atmosphere and a variety of environments, including deserts, forests, and oceans. The Klingons are a warrior culture and have developed advanced weapons and warships, although they also value honor and ritual.

4. Romulus: Romulus is the homeworld of the Romulan Star Empire and has a population of over18 billion Romulans. The planet has a thin atmosphere and a harsh, rocky landscape, with frequent seismic activity. The Romulans are known for their secrecy and distrust of outsiders, and have developed advanced cloaking technology for their ships.

5. Ferenginar: Ferenginar is the homeworld of the Ferengi species, known for their love of profit and commerce. The planet has a dense, humid atmosphere and a swampy landscape, with frequent rain. The Ferengi are known for their expertise in business and trade, and have developed advanced financial technologies and weaponry.

6. Bajor: Bajor is a planet in the Bajoran system and was occupied by the Cardassian Union for many years before gaining independence. The planet has a breathable atmosphere and a diverse climate, with temperate forests, arid deserts, and snowy mountains. The Bajorans are a spiritual people and have developed advanced technology for their religion, as well as for space travel and defense.

7. Andoria: Andoria is the homeworld of the Andorian species, known for their blue skin and antennae. The planet has a breathable atmosphere and a cold, icy landscape, with frequent snowstorms. The Andorians are a militaristic culture and have developed advanced weapons and spacecraft, as well as expertise in cryogenics and sub-zero environments.

8. Risa: Risa is a pleasure planet known for its tropical climate and scenic beaches. The planet has abreathable atmosphere and is home to numerous resorts and entertainment venues. The Risians are known for their relaxed and hedonistic lifestyle, and have developed advanced technologies for entertainment, relaxation, and rejuvenation.

9. Cardassia Prime: Cardassia Prime is the homeworld of the Cardassian Union and has a population of over 8 billion Cardassians. The planet has a breathable atmosphere and a variety of environments, including forests, deserts, and mountains. The Cardassians are a militaristic culture and have developed advanced technology for their military and security forces, as well as for their government and industry.

10. Delta Quadrant: The Delta Quadrant is a region of space located far from the Federation, and is home to numerous species and civilizations, including the Borg, the Kazon, and the Hirogen. The Delta Quadrant is known for its dangerous and unpredictable nature, with numerous spatial anomalies and hostile entities. Despite the dangers, the Delta Quadrant is also home to numerous advanced civilizations and technologies, including the Vaadwaur and the Voth.

It's difficult to say which of these places has the most advanced technology, as each location has its own unique areas of expertise and technological advancements. For example, Earth is known for its pioneering work in warp drive and replicator technology, while the Vulcans are experts in astrophysics and have developed advanced sensor technology. The Klingons are renowned for their weapons and warships, while the Romulans have developed advanced cloaking technology. The Ferengi are masters of commerce and have created advanced financial technologies, while the Bajorans have developed advanced technology for their religion and space travel. The Star Trek universe is full of advanced technologies and innovative ideas, and each location has its own unique contributions to the overall technological landscape.

Overall, the Star Trek saga is full of diverse and fascinating places, each with their own unique inhabitants, populations, air conditions, and technologies. From the bustling metropolis of Earth to the icy wastes of Andoria, there is no shortage of amazing locations to explore in this vast and complex universe.

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