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yourbuerokrat2 · 7 months ago

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Okay, but what if Q falls in love not with Picard directly but with the potential he holds as someone whom he wants to become his equal, playmate and lover?

Admiring his human but treating Picard like a sculpeur would treat a stone, thinking and knowing that underneath his cold and mortal/human surface is an art work needing to be freed from the useless exzess to become free.

Of course, Q has to be careful and it's going to take time, but once his Jean-Luc is free of his mortal coil and his 'useless exzess' (AGT script: 'worrying about Commander Riker's career, listening to Counsellor Troi's pedantic psychobabble, indulging Data in his witless exploration of humanity.') and after a few lessons, trials and games Q is going to turn Picard from a great human to a perfect Q.

#'per via de levare' was what Michelangelo called it #I think one of the interesting aspects of both romantic and platonic qcard #is that Q at one point starts considering himself a teacher to Picard #and in Tapestry he tries to teach Picard about himself and life #and in AGT it's about existence #and the way he talks dismissevly about Picards crew and then how proud he is in the end #also the ron moore quote about Q being in love with Picard and wanting to make him a Q #qcard #Jean-Luc Picard #Q star trek

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