#naomi watches ds9

[naomiknight-17]

I love Quark and Odo's back-and-forth so fucking much. Throwing so much shade it's incredible anyone can see a foot in front of them

[fullmetal-angelgrace]

very strange reference to have in the dragon prince, when they're in scumport one of the merchants is selling 'self sealing stem bolts' i couldn't even place where it was from, just that it sounded familiar, but it's a deep space 9 reference!! wild!

[procrastinatorproject]

29, 39, and 40 for the Star Trek asks, please. ✨

Thank you so much for the questions!

29. Favourite and Least Favourite Episodes:

Ooooh, good question! Let's start with the negativity so we can end on a high note 😅

I... honestly would put most of Picard seasons 2 & 3 in the "least favourite" category 🙈 If I had to pinpoint some lowlights, it'd be "Fly Me to the Moon". It's not a bad episode in itself and in isolation, I might not mind it, but the two times I watched through season 2 in order, this was the episode where I found myself crying and/or shaking with rage and disappointment when it was over. Probably becuase it really drives home that they're serious about where they're going with this series I used to love and it's not somewhere I can follow.

Disregarding that... I have a terrible memory for this kind of thing 😅 And I guess it depends on what you mean by "least favourite".

I think one objective measure to use: I don't ever want to see the ENT mpreg episode again, where everyone acts like Trip Tucker having his bodily autonomy violated in a horrendous way is The Funniest Shit™. That has seared itself into my brain so much that when I was rewatching all of TNG, DS9, VOY, and ENT to take notes for the holo-tech database, it's actually the only episode I wanted to skip.

There are also some real bombs in season 1 of TNG, and some of the Ferengi episodes in DS9 are firmly on my "no thank you" list. But yeah, I think the involuntary mpreg takes the cake, honestly.

Now for the much funner part: There are SO MANY episodes I truly love! DS9's "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" and "Badda-Bing Badda Bang", PIC's "Broken Pieces", VOY's "Concerning Flight" (which is apparently controversial?), "Drive", "Bride of Chaotica!", also any VOY episode that has Naomi Wildmann in it...

There are also A Ton of Deep and Dramatic episodes I love, but from my instinctive answers I'm realizing that what draws me to an episode as a "favourite" is apparently "It's fun!" (and likely involves the holodeck? 🙈🤣) So yeah, if we're talking favourite, not best, it's probably something along these lines.

39. You have to relocate to a planet other than Earth, which do you choose?

Hm, that's a tough one. I feel like not that many planets readily spring to mind, so I'll have to really think about this.

It'd probably be near the centre of the Federation for that sweet, sweet post-capitalist utopia (and also because my family is presumably still on Earth and I want to be able to visit Very Frequently.

Vulcan is a big No, because my body does not function above 25° C🙈 I love snow and ice, though, so Andoria might be a real option (though not technically a planet, I guess 😋).

Beyond that, I'm honestly drawing a blank. I think I haven't seen enough TOS/TNG in a while, so I don't remember too many worlds they visited. But yeah, probably somewhere that's close to the Sol, close to the centre of the Federation, has good temperate-to-colder climate to live in... In the end, it would probably very much depend on why I'm relocating and whom with.

40. If you got a Trek inspired tattoo, what would it be?

Another tough one 😅 I don't have any tattoos and don't think I'll ever get any. For one, I'm way too scared of that kind of long-term commitment, but also my skin has Issues™ and I don't know how long a tattoo would look decent.

If I were to get one, though? Let's be honest, it would be some version of the Sirena logo. That little ship has shaped my life in ways more profound than I can even say. Sirena and her crew got me to write again after over a decade, gave me so, so, SO much joy, not to mention all the incredible, wonderful friends I foud along the way (that's you!)

I think for me, Sirena stands for found family, friendship, healing, creativity, allowing myself to feel joy in my nerdiness and head for new adventures. So yeah.

If not that, probably some variation of IDIC, either the symbol or the saying in Vulcan script 🤔

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[normcore-tertiary-character]

8 Shows to get to know me!

Thank you for tagging me @luckshiptoshore and @someguywife!

1) Star Trek

All Star Trek is lumped under one point on this list, just to leave room for anything else, lol. I watched Voyager with my mom as a kid and the first TV crush I remember having was on Naomi Wildman. Enterprise was the first Trek I watched of my own volition and I do still love the theme song. When I was ~18-19 I binged TOS and it built itself a place deep in my heart. K/S is my forever OTP. I am comfortable with the fact that I will lose fondness for someone who is adamant about having a wrong opinion about Kirk, including William Shatner. I also genuinely think DS9 is the best and most skillfully made Trek and I love it very much.

2) Xena: Warrior Princess

I was really into Xena as a kid. I wanted to be Gabrielle. My earliest memory of using a computer is favoriting a picture of Xena on my mom's work laptop. I rewatched it as an adult and fell even more in love with it. It's campy, is gay, it's goofy, it tackles serious topics, there's soulmates and reincarnation and so many doppelgangers and alternate universes. If someone accidentally says something I can relate to Xena I have to physically bite my tongue to distract myself from starting on it because I will not stop.

3) Teen Wolf

Something fundamental was broken within me because of Teen Wolf. It shaped me. Sterek4lyfe.

4) Our Flag Means Death

The show that brought me back to tumblr after a long absence and gave me something sweet and funny to obsess over after a pretty terrible break up I went through last year. This show has made steps to fixing what Teen Wolf broke in me, just having a show that is a gay romcom where all the romantic coding pays off.

5) Dead Like Me

Dead Like Me is just one of my favorite shows. It introduced me to Bryan Fuller as a producer and writer and I just really love the creative story as well as all the characters. I wish it had been able to run longer and really build out the characters and world more.

6) Farscape

Farscape absolutely fucks. Farscape is this shining beacon of amazing TV in my head. It's incredibly bizarre in ways I really like and manages to make that bizarreness a critical part of the storytelling. I will always campaign that more people should watch Farscape, it's so damn good.

7) The Simpsons

I didn't have cable as a kid and The Simpsons was a show that played two episodes every day, twice a day. I have seen every single episode of The Simpsons that aired before September of 2009 at least twice, and most of them many, many more times than that. I have several hundred episodes effectively memorized. I know so much 80s and 90s pop culture exclusively because of The Simpsons.

8) New Girl

New Girl is my go-to comfort show. I love sitcoms and low stake antics with lovable characters is peak sitcom vibes for me. I also think everyone has seen New Girl as much as I have and I will reference it like it's common knowledge. When someone acknowledges the reference with more than passing familiarity I will get weird about it.

[ineffablegods616]

So we were supposed to take this blatant manipulation of Janeway's love for Seven, to get her to see a different way out of their problem, as her being Her Mom....

I'm supposed to believe by Picard Canon, that she's just given up and abandoned Seven.

KATHRYN JANEWAY GAVE UP.

Do you hear the Delta Quadrant screaming?

Even worse.

She GAVE UP on Seven, of all people.

The one she walked into an assimilation chamber for. Faced off with The Queen MORE THAN ONCE. Went hard as fuck for every time she was slightly threatened. Destroyed an entire timeline, committed herself to breaking every law possible, TIME TRAVELLED, told herself to shut tf up and do as she's told, and then sacrificed herself to the Borg Queen. All to save HER.

Tell me you don't understand a character, who you didn't even bother to bring in, just used for a plot device, without telling me.

I actually haven't watched Picard. I'm sorry. I was immediately mad at it for the 'oh yeah Seven is queer, but no Janeway is HER MOM who ABANDONED HER you guys'.

We need More TNG stuff, because it didn't already get the bulk of what we gave the fandom...🙄

Bob forbid we could get a series, even combining DS9 and Voyager, in a 'what happened later' way. Voyager started on DS9.

I would love to see the crew back at DS9.

Reunion at Quarks!

Maybe we dick around and bring Sisko back *hand wavy shenanigans*

Look, we get some actual closure. Why would any of us tune in for this...

As everyone gets a chance to relay what they've gone thru the past 10-20 yrs, with people they may have not seen and/or worked with since Voyager or with new friends on DS9.

Tell stories of reacclimating to life after Voyager and after the war. The 'hey do you remember when?..' 'Did this happen with you when we got back? This was my experience. What during the war can we trauma bond with the DQ people' stories.

DS9 crew getting to know Voyager's officers can create a background on the two series continuity. Bring out deep cuts and cameo stories along the way. Bring a reason to bring their respective ships/crews to DS9. Not another war or disaster. Bring back the science and exploration Trekking. Admiral Janeway taking a small fleet of diplomatic and science vessels out from DS9. Nog is one of her Captains. Harry is another. Tom and B'Lanna jump for an adventure, after a few years of staying close to Sol System. With Miral and Naomi being members of Janeway's bridge officers. I'm putting Miral at Tactical and Naomi at Ops. Miral used the best of her parents talents, and Admiral GMA tutoring growing up, to become amazing at Tactical/Security. She was personally mentored by Tuvok in The Academy.

They have slipstream and make quick treks out from DS9 and back.

SEVEN OF NINE - STAR TREK: VOYAGER S5E11 Latent Image

[trojanteapot]

You can more or less tell whether a new character on an episode of Star Trek is going to be recurring or a one-off with this one simple rule:

If they are a reasonable or even cool person, they will be a recurring character.

If they are completely unhinged, they are a one-off.

The only exception seems to be Naomi Wildman's mother who was perfectly normal but the writers just forgot about her.

[sarah-lance]

tag 9 people you want to know better.

tagged by @daenerystragaryen and @yenneferdivengerberg, thank you 🤗

3 ships: Geralt x Yennefer (The Witcher), Sara x Ava (Lot), Jadzia x Worf (DS9)    

1st ever ship: I honestly don't remember, maybe Indy & Marion

last song: Iris by goo goo dolls

last movie:  The Gladiator

currently reading: Just started (and I mean the first couple of lines) His Majesty's Dragon from Temeraire series by Naomi Novik

currently watching: Wednesday

currently consuming: water

currently craving: chocolate chip cookies and a hot coffee

tagging (no pressure): @thequietesthing, @yennefleur, @witch-and-her-witcher, @captain-romanogers, @something-more, @violettduchess, @heytheredeann and anyone who wants to do it

[ezrisdax-archive]

Star Trek Aventine: Years after leaving DS9, Ezri Dax takes command of her own ship the USS: Aventine. Tasked with exploring the Gamma Quadrant she must continue on the mission an old friend left.

Crew members:

Captain Ezri Dax

Commander Galatea King (Betazoid played by Meagan Good)

CMO Richard Jabro (Risian played by Adam Beach)

Ensign Molly O’Brien (Note: promoted to Lieutenant Jr Grade end of season one)

Ensign Naomi Wildman (Note: promoted to Lieutenant Jr Grade end of season one)

Klingon Liason Alexander Rozhenko

Borg Expert Seven of Nine

Season One Guest stars:

Captain Harry Kim (x3 episodes)

Worf (x3 episodes)

Jake Sisko (x2 episodes)

Kira Nerys  (x2 episodes)

Kasidy Yates (x2 episodes)

Keiko O’Brien (x2 episode)

Lenara Kahn (x1 episode)

Nog (x1 episode)

Julian Bashir (x1 episode)

(netflix template here and episodes under cut, click to enlarge)

Lifetimes Part 1: Commander Ezri Dax is forced to take control of the USS Aventine when the Captain is killed in battle, using her past lives as experience she must get out of the Gamma Quadrant and back to the Alpha Quadrant before another war with the Dominion can break out.

Lifetimes Part 2: On being named Captain officially Ezri is told to put together a crew and heads back to Starfleet where she meets with Molly O'Brien and Naomi Wildman who tell her their concerns about a conspiracy that involves her previous Captain.

Destination: A distress call from the USS Rhode Island, Captained by Harry Kim, forces the USS Aventine to the Gamma Quadrant to investigate. Ensign Naomi Wildman finds a curious device near their warp drive and Captain Ezri worries they are being watched.

Over and Over: After returning from shore leave Ensign Molly O'Brien is forced to convince the crew they have been stuck in a temporal loop. Unknown to her she is not alone and must race to find the solution before the loop collapses in on itself.

Jamais Vu et Deja Vu: The Symbiosis Committee calls Ezri back to Trill to solve a fifty year old case involving a previous life. While there Ezri comes into contact with Lenara Kahn and struggles with past memories.

bonus ep not appearing on here:

Factions: The USS Avetine is sent to Bajor to help with negotiations regarding Bajors introduction to the Federation. Ezri is forced to navigate with both sides to come to a conclusion that can benefit both. While there she runs into old friends and crew.

[myrcella]

VOYAGER! and GOT!

star trek: voyager ☕

001 | Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:

Favorite character: captain kathryn m. janeway!!!!! ☕✨

Least Favorite character: fuck seska all my homies hate seska. glad her baby lived though

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): janeway/chakotay, seven/doctor, tom/b’elanna, tuvok/his wife

Character I find most attractive: i would Like to call janeway daddy....... just once...

Character I would marry: ^

Character I would be best friends with: i think me and mr tom paris would get along swimmingly because we’ve both got chaotic energy and would bond over “retro” aka the 50s. also I LOVE naomi wildman she is the cutestttt i will play kadis kot with u any time bean!! 🌱

A random thought: i really fuck heavy with janeway actually being bipolar. “year of hell” is my favourite two-parter ever and i think it’s the strongest showcase to support this headcanon, but i also can’t blame her at all because the conditions at the end are appalling.

An unpopular opinion: voyager is a really solid show and most of all it has almost the same vibes as tng, so to say it was underloved by fandom sucks. in my onion, all non-modern trek is a masterpiece. i’m far more invested in voyager than ds9... going against the grain hard here... but i’m not a fan of the 90s uniforms and how grey the palette ended up being. tng + rainbow colours look forever

My canon OTP: i don’t have any ;_; janeway & coffee xxx

Non-canon OTP: it actually breaks my heart to say that janeway/chakotay isn’t canon but at least they’re canon in the novels. winning once again. watching voyager as an adult it is absolutely nuts that there was such a framework of romantic tension and all these subtextual moments and whole ass episodes (resolutions, shattered, the fight, scorpion) devoted to their dynamic and yet...

Most badass character: janeway baby !!

Pairing I am not a fan of: seven/chakotay like most normal people

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): a lot of characters got shafted to put seven of nine in the forefront. i love seven of nine but i can totally understand why there was tension on set for this reason. later seasons became the seven show for sure. it pisses me off that everything star trek is about the abolishment of sexism, racism, homophobia etc yet behind the scenes it is all of course very alive--and seven was introduced purely to be eye-candy for the male audience. EUUUGH.

Favourite friendship: seven & tuvok is really cute and underappreciated! tom and harry are the absolute bromance of the delta quadrant. 

game of thrones 🐉

Favorite character: Cersei of the House Lannister, the First of Her Name, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms. at the exact same time:  Stannis of the House Baratheon, First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm

Least Favorite character: i hate robert baratheon (though the memes about bobby are funny af on reddit). i strongly dislike gregor clegane for obvious reasons, and ramsay bolton. ramsay is a very one-dimensional villain.

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): cersei/jaime, daenerys/jorah, stannis/melisandre, rhaegar/lyanna, tywin/joanna

Character I find most attractive: jaime lannister 😰😰

Character I would marry: i don’t care for jon as a character but he’s very Comforting. i feel like he’s the bloke in the bar that pretends to be your boyfriend to get a creepy guy off your back. and jorah mormont because bear daddy realness.

Character I would be best friends with: i would like olenna to be my grandma too and davos my grandpops

A random thought: essos > westeros which is exactly why i have 500 hours in the crusader kings ii mod for asoiaf--colonising the entire world as a refugee dragonlord is fun as hell and comes with weird events. i mean, you can play in mantarys, the infamously monstrous allegory of nuclear radiation and its fallout.

An unpopular opinion: i’m really tired of every mention of got being followed up with “season 8 was so shit”. aight i fucking get it. i’m not going to discount 8 years of hard work by the cast and crew, and how much energy i’ve invested into asoiaf. also jaime lannister was never meant to have a redemption arc. he was never going to be able to disengage himself from cersei i and i feel incredibly vindicated about this. ALSO my most unpopular opinion probably is that i love joffrey baratheon. what can i say i love trash

My canon OTP: jaime/cersei ;))) so glad they died together teehee 💘

Non-canon OTP: it hurts my heart again to say jorah/daenerys. emilia clarke’s chemistry with iain glen is balls to the wall thick as hell--and then there’s emilia with kit. it’s like drywall. you’re muh queen.

Most badass character: cersei, lyanna mormont, wylla manderly, arianne martell, ladies run the world

Pairing I am not a fan of: i hate jaime/brienne. i don’t like jonerys (always wished they had been platonic instead of romantic) and i don’t like jonsa. i don’t like arthur x lyanna and it makes me lol that it is pushed as a “better” ship for lyanna when the age difference is exactly the same as what she had with rhaegar. 

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): well, obviously, arianne martell wasn’t even given the decency of being mentioned in the show never mind a pivotal character, but we ain’t talking about that huh... + of course melisandre who was reduced to Nakey Ladey... i mean there’s multitudes but these are what i’m most offended by.

Favourite friendship: sam & jon are so wholesome ;___; sansa & tyrion... sansa & brienne...

[moocowmoocow]

I’m watching DS9 for the first time and now all I want is Dax, Kira, Naomi, Bobbie and Drummer to form a super elite team of something and Chrisjen sends them on missions and says things like “Don’t blow up another fucking moon.”

(Chrisjen would have a plot too!  I just have not thought this out very well.)

[naomiknight-17]

The most recent episodes of DS9 I've watched were Cardassians and Melora

Each of them made me extremely uncomfortable in different ways that I can't quite articulate. I really hope the next episode is more enjoyable

[fullmetal-angelgrace]

HE WAS LITERALLY LET ON THE MISSION TO BE A NUISANCE

[panic-flavored]

Get to Know Me Questions

I was asked by the lovely @vital-veriko to do this Get to Know Me thing, so here it is!

1. What is your full name?

Jessica Rowden

2. What is your nickname?

Jesse. (no one, NO ONE calls me Jessica.) online it’s Musa or Ostrich usually

3. What is your zodiac sign?  

Scorpio

4. What is your favorite book series?

oohhh hm. Honestly, the Wizard of Oz books by Frank Baum. It’s been a long time since I’ve read them but I just really love those weird old books

5. Do you believe in aliens or ghosts?

Aliens yes, (it’s more of a ‘I’m sure there is other intelligent life out there’ kind of thing, I don’t think they’re probing us or anything) ghosts ehhhhh not really (love the idea of them tho)

6. Who is your favorite author?

Jonathan Stroud / J.M. Barrie

7. What is your favorite radio station?

I’m gonna be real with you, I haven’t listened to the radio since I was a kid

8. What is your favorite flavor of anything?

Of anything?? ummmm probably chocolate

9. What word would you use often to describe something great or wonderful?

Amaaaazing

10. What is your current favorite song?

“Speechless” by Naomi Scott

11. What is your favorite word?

Do people have favorite words??

12. What was the last song you listened to?

probably “Speechless” by Naomi Scott lmao

13. What TV show would you recommend for everybody to watch?

Star Trek TNG/DS9

14. What is your favorite movie to watch when you’re feeling down?

I don’t usually watch movies when I’m feeling down... It’s weird but I typically  watch lets plays to cheer myself up. Undertale and horror games are my go-tos

15. Do you play video games?

Oh yes. Almost every day

16. What is your biggest fear?

Pregnancy, or dying early/violently

17. What is your best quality, in your opinion?

My ability to retain information

18. What is your worst quality, in your opinion?

Overthinking. EVERYTHING. Getting easily overwhelmed.

19. Do you like cats or dogs better?

I’m a dog trainer, so I pretty much have to say dogs. But cats are great too!

20. What is your favorite season?

Spring

21. Are you in a relationship?

married to my amazing husband for 13 years :)

22. What is something you miss from your childhood?

exploring. everything was an adventure, everything was so new and fascinating 

23. Who is your best friend?

@trash-cardassian

24. What is your eye color?

Brown

25. What is your hair color?

Brown

26. Who is someone you love?

my hubby! I love a lot of people tho tbh

27. Who is someone you trust?

I trust all of my friends, but obviously I trust my husband the most

28. Who is someone you think about often?

if you guessed ‘my husband’, you guessed right

29. Are you currently excited about/for something?

I just binged Good Omens, so I guess I’m back in Crowley/Aziraphale hell for a little while. But I’m still not over DBH even a little bit

30. What is your biggest obsession?

My current obsessions change like the seasons but my most aggressive one is probably Star Trek

31. What was your favorite TV show as a child?

Star Trek lol specifically Voyager

32. Who of the opposite gender can you tell anything to, if anyone?

*insert husband answer here*

33. Are you superstitious?

not really

34. Do you have any unusual phobias?

although I certainly don’t think it’s unusual, I suppose most people would find ‘fear of pregnancy’ to be a strange phobia.

35. Do you prefer to be in front of the camera or behind it?

BEHIND IT. Trying to get better about that.

36. What is your favorite hobby?

Writing & drawing

37. What was the last book you read?

“Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered” by Karen Kilgariff & Georgia Hardstark

38. What was the last movie you watched?

Aladdin (2019)

39. What musical instruments do you play, if any?

I used to play trombone, piano and clarinet when I was a kid

40. What is your favorite animal?

the majestic wolf! but I am also so weak for tortoises and elephants. and dolphins. and all animals really

41. What are your top 5 favorite Tumblr blogs that you follow?

oh gosh listen I don’t keep track of that stuff

42. What superpower do you wish you had?

invisibility

43. When and where do you feel most at peace?

calm evenings at home with my husband and fur babies

44. What makes you smile?

husband and fur babies! and anything gay

45. What sports do you play, if any?

I used to play basketball, volleyball and recreational football. Now a days I play tennis on occasion, whenever we can get out to a court

46. What is your favorite drink?

shirley temple, because I still have the taste buds of a child

47. When was the last time you wrote a hand-written letter or note to somebody?

oh gosh, I have no idea. Maybe in the last year or so to one of my clients.  

48. Are you afraid of heights?

Yep!

49. What is your biggest pet peeve?

One-uppers. 

50. Have you ever been to a concert?

Yep.

51. Are you vegan/vegetarian?

I was vegan for a while, it was awesome. I wouldn’t mind going back to that.

52. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?

First a paleontologist, then a vet, then a comic book artist. But mostly I just wanted to work with animals. Dream achieved! 

53. What fictional world would you like to live in?

POKEMONNNNN

54. What is something you worry about?

what is something that I, a person with anxiety and a tendency to overthink everything, worry about? HA

55. Are you scared of the dark?

Nope, I prefer it 

56. Do you like to sing?

Only for fun!

57. Have you ever skipped school?

OH yes. That’s pretty much how I spent my freshman year of highschool.

58. What is your favorite place on the planet?

in my own home with my family :)

59. Where would you like to live?

well, I’m not really picky but honestly I’d just love to get out of the US right about now

60. Do you have any pets?

Yes! A dog named Ayana, two cats, Genavieve and Jadzia, and a tortoise named Ozzy

61. Are you more of an early bird or a night owl?

night owl

62. Do you like sunrises or sunsets better?

well I’m never up for the sunrise so sunset I suppose

63. Do you know how to drive?

yes, but I don’t drive. Oh crap, more phobias I forgot about!

64. Do you prefer earbuds or headphones?

earbuds

65. Have you ever had braces?

nope

66. What is your favorite genre of music?

literally anything but country

67. Who is your hero?

I honestly don’t really have one. Maybe Jonathan Van Ness?

68. Do you read comic books?

Yep. well, I used to

69. What makes you the most angry?

Nazis, racists, misogynists. The state of the world right now.

70. Do you prefer to read on an electronic device or with a real book?

real book. Not for hipster reasons, I just have a lot of physical books and I accidentally keep buying more

71. What is your favorite subject in school?

Science, writing

72. Do you have any siblings?

nope

73. What was the last thing you bought?

A summer jacket. It’s so breezy!

74. How tall are you?

5′7

75. Can you cook?

I do almost every day!

76. What are three things that you love?

animals, sushi, true crime

77. What are three things that you hate?

trump, people who like trump, people who voted for trump

78. Do you have more female friends or more male friends?

throughout my life I’ve always had more male friends than female, I think right now it’s about the same

79. What is your sexual orientation?

ace/demi/bi

80. Where do you currently live?

Nebraska

81. Who was the last person you texted?

Funny story, I MEANT to text my husband but I accidentally texted one of my clients. So my client got sent a screenshot from the show ‘Lucifer’ with an all-caps caption about a Star Trek actor who I spotted in it. She was understandably confused. 

82. When was the last time you cried?

A week ago to the day, actually. Just general anxiety and self-loathing.

83. Who is your favorite YouTuber?

I know it isn’t a singular person but my favorite channel is Achievement Hunter

84. Do you like to take selfies?

sometimes

85. What is your favorite app?

??? people have favorite apps??

86. What is your relationship with your parent(s) like?

HA. I’ve never had a dad in my life and my mother was really, really cool when I was a kid and is really, really psycho now.

87. What is your favorite foreign accent?

Scottish

88. What is a place that you’ve never been to, but you want to visit?

Japan or Ireland

89. What is your favorite number?

91

90. Can you juggle?

nope

91. Are you religious?

nope

92. Do you find outer space of the deep ocean to be more interesting?

honestly? I am scared shitless of both (but probably space)

93. Do you consider yourself to be a daredevil?

oh HELL no lol

94. Are you allergic to anything?

not that I know of, but my mother is terribly allergic to bees and I’ve never been stung, so

95. Can you curl your tongue?

yep

96. Can you wiggle your ears?

yep

97. How often do you admit that you were wrong about something?

I used to be terrible at this, but in recent years I’ve become a lot more comfortable with the concept. I do it when necessary

98. Do you prefer the forest or the beach?

forest

99. What is your favorite piece of advice that anyone has ever given you?

ummmm I’m gonna be real with you, I have no idea. My mom really drilled into me to never let a man control me or do anything I wasn’t comfortable with, and because of that I more than likely avoided lots and lots of unpleasantness in my youth, so there’s that.

100. Are you a good liar?

Yes. When I was younger I loved to lie, almost to a sociopathic degree. It was so easy and people were so gullible, but at some point I grew a conscious, realized my actions had consequences and even more importantly, that I risked losing the trust of people I cared about, and stopped all that.

101. What is your Hogwarts House?

Gryffindor

102. Do you talk to yourself?

too often to be healthy, probably

103. Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

introvert, absolutely

104. Do you keep a journal/diary?

I try to

105. Do you believe in second chances?

of course

106. If you found a wallet full of money on the ground, what would you do?

take it to some person of authority that could find the owner, or contact the owner myself if there was contact info in the wallet

107. Do you believe that people are capable of change?

yes, but I don’t think it’s as common as some people claim

108. Are you ticklish?

yes

109. Have you ever been on a plane?

yes

110. Do you have any piercings?

I used to have two piercings in each ear. I’ve let them grow over

111. What fictional character do you wish was real?

literally too many to count. 

112. Do you have any tattoos?

noooo

113. What is the best decision that you’ve made in your life so far

when I was a kid I never did anything I didn’t want to do, and I was pretty good and identifying toxic/dangerous people, and I’m forever glad that I stuck to my guns

114. Do you believe in karma?

yes... and no? I don’t really see karma as some kind of spiritual force, I think that people shape their own karma by their decisions and lifestyles.

115. Do you wear glasses or contacts?

miraculously, no.

116. Do you want children?

that’s a BIIIIG no. Neither does my husband so I’m all set

117. Who is the smartest person you know?

Probably my friend Fiona, she’s just... a FOUNTAIN of crazy information and environmental science

118. What is your most embarrassing memory?

I have a few, none that I feel super comfortable sharing. 

119. Have you ever pulled an all-nighter?

oh yes

120. What color are most of you clothes?

I try to keep a varied color spectrum in my closet but I still end up with mostly blacks and greys

121. Do you like adventures?

heck yeah!

122. Have you ever been on TV?

once when I was a kid I was interviewed by the local news about ‘stranger danger’. I think I may have been on TV one other time but I don’t remember why

123. How old are you?

31

124. What is your favorite quote?

“I'm not young enough to know everything.” - J.M. Barrie

125. Do you prefer sweet or savory foods?

Depends on my mood, but I am pretty much addicted to desserts

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I’m tagging @vital-veriko, since this was all her idea! <3 

[shanie-the-toyaddict]

OK, remind me again in "Next Gen" what short of ship is Enterprise supposed to be? Because there are kids aboard who go to school which to my knowledge was never done on any other Trek show. And let's face it having kids aboard on a starship seems like a really bad idea since it means putting a lot people in unnecessary danger

I believe it's meant to be an exploration vessel. As the opening states, it's mission is to explore strange new worlds. And regarding the children, my impression of the kids on the vessel are that they are the children of the crewmembers who didn't have any other options but to take them along.

The entire reason Wesley was on the ship was that Picard had sent his father on a mission that killed him and he felt responsible. With Beverly on board as the ship's doctor, there was nowhere else for Wesley to go but aboard the Enterprise. Another one of the kids featured on the show, Worf's son Alexander, was also on board for similar reasons after his mother was killed. With nowhere else to go, Alexander stayed aboard the Enterprise.

Also, in Star Trek Voyager there were two prominent children aboard. Naomi Wildman, who was born aboard the ship after it got stuck in the delta quadrant (and therefore couldn't leave) and Icheb who was rescued from the Borg as a teen after his parents had basically sold him off to them. When Icheb was rescued, several other children were also rescued, but as soon as they could be found a new home, they were.

Finally, Deep Space 9 had many children on the station. Jake Sisko, the captain's son was one. Nog, the son of the Ferengi Rom, was also on board and was good friends with Jake. Those are the big two I'm aware of as I never really watched DS9.

Basically, there were indeed children on other shows. In every example that I know of, it's because their parents were aboard the vessel and they came along for the ride. No, it isn't the best scenario, being on a starship can be quite dangerous, but it's the preferred alternative to taking them away from their parent(s)

[bearmajors]

I was tagged by @thepavi​ !!! I love you Charlie thanks I’m actually going to do this meme this time

rules: choose any three fandoms (in random order) and answer the questions, then tag 10 people you want to know better

I choose: 

Shock Treatment

Star Trek: DS9

Star Trek: Voyager

these answers are long so continue reading below the cut!

the first character you loved:

LET’S SEE HMMM the first time I watched this movie I really found Bert entertaining I think? that was so long ago it’s hard to remember... I wouldn’t say I loved him though

OH DEFINITELY KIRA the first character I really really really felt strongly towards was Kira !!! and that happened extremely fast.

okay this is actually really funny the first time I watched Voyager was in 2015 believe it or not and I half payed attention to the first three seasons before giving up. and during that time I really liked Tuvok a lot? I was sad he didn’t get much screentime. I liked Harry as well but it wasn’t until my forreal 2017 rewatch that I actually fell in love with him lol

the character you never expected to love so much:

SDJKLAJDFSAD WELL UH I’m sure it’s obvious but BRAD. tbh. he’s my husband I love him with my whole terrible gay heart.

well !..... I honestly never thought I’d become SO attached to another crew besides the original series so like my answer is... everyone? I never expected DS9 to become my favorite show of all time... this crew is my family to be honest ! ! !

HARRY KIM!!! he’s so perfect omfg he’s definitely the highlight of the whole show !

the character you relate to the most:

hmm I guess Brad but it’s weird comparing myself to him because I . love him so much

I’d have to say I relate a lot to Odo but I’m not proud to say that

this is really not looking good for me but. Neelix... BUT NOT. HIS. TERRIBLE QUALITIES I mean later in the show when he’s really caring towards Naomi!!! I felt those scenes were really really really sweet and I really can relate to that ! also the episode Mortal Coil was so relatable that I bawled my eyes out. but anyways yeah I don’t like Neelix but those scenes. wow.

the character you’d slap:

I’d slap Farley hands down. evil man who I hate

Gul Dukat omfg I love when Kira throws that cup at him he deserves it so bad. I just rewatched Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night yesterday and was screeching the entire time. the audacity of it all...

I want to slap the EMH. right now. please just shut up.

three favorite characters (in order of preference):

BRAD MAJORS !!!!!!!!!, Janet, Betty. but seriously I love everyone this is really hard.

SISKO, KIRA, ... EVERYONE ELSE... how am I supposed to pick just three when they’re all my family

Harry Kim, B’Elanna, Janeway

a character you liked at first but don’t anymore:

hmm honestly I have no answer for this one. the only characters I dislike are Farley and Janet’s dad and I never liked them to begin with so : )

this is impossible I love everyone. I could never stop loving them.

I seriously loved EMH during the first. two seasons maybe. and now I resent every second of screentime he has PLEASE LET OTHER CHARACTERS DO THINGS. YOU’RE SO PRETENTIOUS AND RUDE ALL THE TIME.

three otps:

my number one OTP of all time is me/Brad because we’re married irl. Brad/Janet is cute too even if they’re straight. Betty/Oliver is like. funny I don’t ship it though or anything it’s just. a canon thing that’s cute

in general I actually don’t ship things that much at all...? like Bashir/Garak is genuinely canon and I love fanart of that but other than that... I have no ships!

the USS Voyager was not made for good relationships. in my opinion.

THIS WAS SO FUN THANKS FOR TAGGING ME I don’t. know who to tag tbh if you saw this feel free to go ahead and say I tagged you, be sure to @ me in the post I wanna see your answers!!!

[dork-empress]

I was tagged by @keelan-666

Rule: Tag ten followers you want to get to know better Name: Laura Gender: Woman  Star sign: Virgo Height: 5′6″ Sexuality: Romo Asexual

What image do you have as wallpaper:

I have an rotating wallpaper that changes every half hour. The images are: Mad Max Fury Road, My nebulawriter Icon, Hogwarts, Daenerys and her three dragons, CA:CW poster, Stark Family, Rey and BB8 Posters, DS9, Steven Universe, Lance, an armful of kittens, Voyager, Supergirl, Kaltenecker jumping over Coran, Voltron Paladins.

Have you ever had a crush on a teacher?

Uhhhhhhhhhh I really don’t think so.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Preferably staffed on a television writing team for a cool show that I like. Living with someone I get along with really well in a nice apartment. At least 2 cats.

If you could be anywhere else right now, where?

I......don’t know. a hotel with better pillows and a free breakfast?

What was your coolest Halloween costume?

Midna. Senior year of High School. I want to write a short film on that costume. 

What’s your favorite 90s show?

I mean DS9 is my favorite show and it was made in the 90′s, but i didn’t WATCH it in the 90′s.

Last kiss?

Mmm, ‘bout 2 years ago?

Have you ever been stood up?

Don’t think so. 

Have you ever been to Las Vegas?

The airport. Lots of slot machines, but they have those horizontal escalators or whatever the human sized grocery things are called.

Favourite pair of shoes?

Sandals. Gotta keep the toes free. 

Favourite fruit?

Apples! Honeycrisp if I can get them. 

Favourite book?

I haven’t read much in the last few years. I always go back to Gillengaria or “The Twelve Houses” series by Sharon Shinn, and “Temeraire” by Naomi Novik

Stupidest thing you’ve ever done?

I don’t know, but...first thing that springs to mind is a couple miscalculations around plans to getting to the airport. missed a plane once.

I tag @nerdy-cait05 @sunshineraccoon @altalemur @profoundplatypus @aceofalmonds @yellowmagicalgirl @ringsofdragons @pint-sized-queen @zamboni-whisperer @randomidiocyncrazies

I based some of this just based off who posted recently in my dash, no pressure, and means others who weren’t tagged are welcome to do it