#star trek tng scenarios

[spockvarietyhour]

Star Trek The Next Generation "Contagion" & Star Trek Picard "No Win Scenario" requested by @frontier001

[steakout-05]

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[bumblingbabooshka]

What I Say: I'm fine. What I Mean: There was a Star Trek Novel in which Tuvok and Jack Crusher (Beverely's Husband) have to go undercover in a bathhouse that they think is a brothel to get information out of a potential lead and because of a series of hijinks at one point must come to terms with the fact that they're definitely going to have to go into the boss's private room completely naked and might have to go even further than that to get the info they truly need. They were ready to go all in on that "I'm not gay but a mission's a mission" life.

Transcripts under the cut

[Image 1:

“We’re here to meet someone,” he said. “I was told that a Melacron named Pudris Barrh enjoyed visiting this establishment.” The alien smiled. “Oh, I see…you’re one of Barrh’s boys,” she remarked with a knowing lilt. Barrh’s boys? Crusher asked himself. What did she mean by that? He experienced a moment of alarm but kept his composure.

“If you can get past Old Scowly there,” the female continued, “you can join Barrh at his pleasures if you like." She raised a long slender arm and pointed to a gilded door to her right.] [Image 2:

“I don’t know for certain what kind of establishment this is,” said the commander, “but I can make a pretty good guess.”

“Unfortunately,” the Vulcan whispered back with sincere and undisguised revulsion, “so can I.”

"Still, we may have to go along with it.” Crusher regarded Tuvok. “Would that…pose a problem?”  “Naturally,” the Vulcan replied.

The commander grunted. “I was afraid you would say that.”

“And knowing what I do of human marriage customs,” said Tuvok, “I would imagine it would pose a problem for you as well.”

Crusher looked lost “Maybe we could just play along for some of it…for the sake of-”

“My master will see you now,” said Old Scowly. He had reappeared before the Vulcan knew it. “You may enter through the changing room, remove your clothes, and join Pudris Barrh at his pleasures.”] [Image 3:

As it happened, Tuvok wasn’t happy either. If he didn’t know better, he would have said that the uncomfortable sensation in the pit of his stomach was apprehension. Of course, that was impossible. His control over his emotions was impeccable. And yet the sensation remained.

“There must be another way,” said Crusher. “There is no other way,” the Vulcan told him. “This is the situation in which your plan has placed us.” He knew his words sounded biting, but he didn’t wish any of them back.

The human ran his hands through his thick, dark hair. “Damn it,” he said, “If Beverely ever…” “Find out about this?” the ensign suggested.

Frowning, Crusher nodded. “But as you say, there’s no other option open to us. I guess we’ll just deal with whatever comes as best we can.” He grunted. “The things we do for king and country.”] [Image 4:

When the air cleared for a moment - a byproduct of their entrance - the Vulcan was able to get a better look at their host. He was rather corpulent for a Melacron, it seemed, and more pale-looking than most.

As thick, sludgy ripples made their slow way outward from Barrh’s generous torso, he waved to Tuvok and Crusher. “Please, gentlemen, join me. We’ve not met yet, but there are few better places to get to know someone than in The House of Comfort!”

[Crusher] and Tuvok exchanged a quick glance. Taking a deep breath, the human walked up to the carpeted stairs and placed first one foot, then the other, into the hot, liquid muck.

The ensign had little choice but to follow suit. He assured himself, as he sank up to his chest in the thick, surprisingly pleasant-smelling stuff, that there was realy no logical reason T’Pel ever had to become acquainted with this misadventure.

Besides, he reflected, there was quite a good chance that the majority of his and Crusher’s actions would be classified. He had to confess that he found some comfort in the prospect.]

Bonus:

Tuvok and Crusher apparently both go home and tell their wives about this experience. I don't know if we learn of T'Pel's reaction but Beverely apparently thinks its hilarious!

[noodlecontinuum]

what would you do if your boss spent 6+ hours alone in a shuttlecraft with an immortal entity and you assumed his life was in danger that whole time but then you guys all meet up at the bar and he looks totally fine and he says this to said immortal entity?

but also,

what would you do if your close friend whom you love came in to your bar with an immortal asshole that you hate, and you say how much he sucks, and then he insults you, and calls you "this creature", and then you almost have a wizard fight with him right there in your bar, and THEN your good friend immediately says this to said immortal asshole?

[div-divington]

screaming

[marxistgnome]

In celebration of the fucked up lizard baby episode that is threshold here is what i think some other star trek captains would do in that situation:

Captain Kirk: hed also leave them there and piss off in the enterprise cos thats what happens in every episode no matter what went on but i think hed acknowledge it a little more than janeway did. Like once they delizarded him thered be a moment on the bridge where he makes an offhand comment like "well i always wanted children" to the horror of everyone present (yes in this scenario and all following salamander m-preg is involved)

Captain Picard: once he got delizarded there would be alot of deliberation over what to do all of it DEEPLY awkward and eventually it would be decided that theyd construct some sort of scientific observation/nature reserve situation so they could keep an eye in the lizard babies. Occasionally when theyre in that area of space picard drops in to check on them. Just kind of crouches by their pool and stands up really quickly if someone walks in on him

Captain Sisko: absolutely NO CHANCE of him leaving those lizards behind. Benjamin "oooo a baby" Sisko does not care that his childrens are lizards he thinks theyre absolutely adorable and loves them just the same. He brings them back to the station and everyones kinda like uhhhh are u sure and hes like yes! :D and eventually everyone just accepts it. He makes them an enclosure with a pool in it and takes them to baseball games in a 3 tier pram

[rexscanonwife]

I can tell already it’s gonna be a bit of a learning curve trying to draw Data, but a worthy one!! :’3 I also kinda wanted to get this out before season 2 of tbb drops tomorrow and Rex completely overshadows everyone, Data deserves a little time to shine!

[yourbuerokrat2]

Q: Great news, mon capitaine. Through various attempts of convincing the rest of my siblings, I got the Continuum to celebrate a more secular version of your human holiday called ‘christmas. 

They even agreed to give me a christmas present’. 

Take a wild guess, what I wished for. 

[stellarred]

One thing in TNG that disappointed me was that for all the attempts to seduce and pursue Picard, Q really left a lot of openings for another person to come in and have a romance with Picard.

For as in love with Picard as he was, Q, in my opinion, did not work hard enough to safeguard his love interest from becoming someone else's.

Why did Q let Beverly have so many early morning teas together? Why was there a Neela Daren, an Anji, anyway?

Q could've "lost" Picard almost at any given time in TNG.

I think Q should've tried harder, frankly. You fall in love with a person, you gotta secure your territory if you're serious about them, right? Enough to give the relationship a chance. I'm not suggesting being possessive here, but if your love interest is extremely attractive and already being sought after, there are ample opportunities for this person's head to be turned by someone else.

Picard and Q were, for lack of a better word, "foes"--more so from Picard's perspective, but Q has the **advantage of being omnipotent **.

Use what you've got, Q! Work those powers! Are you going to let Beverly keep having these cozy, little tea breakfasts together?! What is wrong with you?

Scenario that should've been:

Picard meets Beverly for early morning tea several times. It's pleasant and relaxing.

But, it's Q in disguise.

Beverly is actually snoozing like a baby away in her quarters, courtesy of Q. She will wake up, get ready for her shift, and thanks to Q, she "remembers " having tea with Jean-Luc that morning. And Q of course, has made sure that her stomach is full from consuming tea and croissants.

Ah, the things Q could've and SHOULD'VE done!!!

[hard-times-paramore]

Data with the Detroit Become Human LED, scribbled on my phone by yours truly.

[proverbialschoolmarm]

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[lostyesterday]

*As in, an episode where the holodeck is the primary setting and focus of the episode. I didn’t include episodes like Take me Out to the Holosuite where the holodeck isn’t central to the story. I also didn’t include It’s Only a Paper Moon, since the tone of that episode is so wildly different from a typical Holodeck episode.

[fand0mina]

It made me think of Tapestry as well and how even back then it would have been a great idea to show Picard, Beverly and Jack. I think maybe him and Jack weren't really friends until they both were on the Stargazer.

Holy moly that new episode of Picard.

My highlights:

Threading the flashback of Picard talking to the cadets throughout the episode juxtaposed with present Jack saying he's happy being alone and doesn't need anything from Picard then BAM, the final kicker of seeing Jack at the bar. And that look of a broken little kid who just heard his father say he didn't care about having a family. Damn. That's why they had to get an experienced actor for the part, there's some serious baggage to heft.

Shaw. I'm liking this guy. He's still a jerk but a broken and smart jerk and I like those.

Finally a tender moment between Riker and Troi (I do desperately await the moment Deanna, Geordi, and Worf find out Beverly and Picard have a kid).

After years of some horrendous, downright silly sounding technobabble from the new shows, we finally got some that sounds believable and has logical connection (I suspect there's an Okuda behind this).

Picard actually taking command and acting like a commander.

Beverly figuring things out on her own because that's just who she is.

Picard and Jack implicitly trusting her plan immediately.

Beverly using the power of friendship to coax Riker out of his (valid) fear prison.

Cute lil space jelly fish babies.

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH JACK WHY IS HE "THE ASSET" WHAT ARE HIS VISIONS AND WHY ARE THEY SO SCARY?? Consider me... as the kids say... invested.

My one small gripe was establishing that OG Jack Crusher was at the academy with Picard. It opens up a weird, undefined can of worms, timeline wise. TNG was vague with Jack's details so it's not canon breaking but now I wish the two friends in "Tapestry" had been Beverly and Jack.

[wrathkitty]

Story/Series Masterlist

Hellooo! Thanks for stumbling onto this. My fandoms primarily are The Mandalorian and Star Trek: TNG, but there's also The Last of Us, Avengers, Portal 2, and The Good Place. I try to stick as closely to the original source material as possible, I know the canon and the characters, and probably throw in more Easter eggs and other blink-and-you'll-miss-it references than I should.

If you're one for strong and snarky Readers/OFCs (here there be swearing), slow burns (envision a glacier), angst (it's a good kind of pain), and humor (lulz), then this is probably a good place to come waste some time. 👻

* Current works in progress *

Short Debts Make Long Friends - (The Mandalorian; Din Djarin/Reader)

An over-educated, underpaid millennial finally gets to go on her first adventure. 1.6k kudos on Ao3. POV Mando and Reader.

Why Don't You Sit Right Down and Stay Awhile - One-shots from "Short Debts" that admittedly are the walking definition of 'crack treated seriously'

- Can Your Helmet Play Elevator Music? - Oh, This is Much Worse- ...It was a Custom Piece

Completed stories:

Hello, My Dear - (Star Trek: TNG; Reader/Q)

Stories of the life and times of Q and his mortal more-than-just-a-friend, Ensign Reader. Because being omnipotent doesn’t mean a thing when it comes to relationships. POV Q and Reader.

As Q Like It - One-shots from "Hello, My Dear," which primarily remain within in TNG but also wander into Voyager and other territories, but none beyond the Neutral Zone

- Shoo, Q! - TNG; Lower Decks; POV Ensign - Does the Other Party In This Scenario Go By Some Form of Epithet, Identification, or Nomenclature? - TNG; POV Data - You Have Three Choices - TNG; POV Q - That Wasn't the Actual Question - TNG; POV Reader - Do I Always Have to Have a Reason to Stop By? - TNG; POV Reader - I Haven't the Vaguest Idea of What You're Talking About - TNG, POV Q - Silver Q - Picard, POV Q

To My Brother, Thor, Whom I Slept With - (Avengers; Loki & Thor)

One-shots about the shenanigans of a young Loki and Thor, and why the young princes of Asgard are the best birth control ever. Primarily Loki's POV, but also occasionally POV Odin and Frigga regretting their choices)

- Great Aunt Snotra's Funeral- A Midnight Lesson in the Current Events of Midgard - The People vs. The Brothers Odinson, or That Time Loki Thought It Was a Bright Idea to Appear on Daytime TV - One Flew Over the Ravens' Nest (Even the Gods Can Be - Psychoanalyzed)

Come Downstairs and Say Hello - (Portal 2; Chell/Wheatley)

With Wheatley in tow, Chell might as well write "DISPENSE PRODUCT HERE" on her shirt and throw herself in front of a turret...but she can't leave him behind, either. POV Chell, Wheatley, and GLaDOS.

Other works in progress that I don't have the heart to admit to myself are probably on permanent hiatus:

Bang, Zoom, Straight to the Moon - (The Last of Us; Joel/OFC)

Joel has been more than happy to let Ellie sabotage his love life since their arrival in Jackson, but all bets are off after she learns that the town’s most recent arrival is a former astronaut. The new gal is smart, single, pretty, and good with a gun. And she’s gone to mother *fucking* space. Joel POV.

Lucky Denver Mint - (Logan Lucky; Clyde Logan/OFC)

The stars over Boone County never looked brighter than the night a pretty astrophysicist walked into Clyde Logan’s bar. Clyde POV.

The Sleazy Place - (The Good Place)

The possibility of Michael never making into the Good Place is why Janet [literally] reassemble the Soul Squad - and what they owe Michael is why Eleanor doesn't hesitate to team up with her friends one last time to try and save their favorite former fire-squid. Eleanor POV. ...She just needs to finish that margarita first.

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[assassinbugs]

these are "who would you wanna be swapped with" not "who can you act like the most convincingly" polls!! i said pretending to be the other person SHENANIGANS, not life or death scenario! you don't need to be able to actually act like them, smh

there are "pretending to be the other person" shenanigans happening ofc

other versions: Lower Decks, SNW, Discovery, DS9, Voyager, TNG

[fate-motif]

i’ll finish this little detour into hell i took by making a crusher brothers fic with a retrospective.

so jack crusher jr. has all the hallmarks of a mary sue. he’s a handsome, cheeky, scrappy, english pretty boy, the children of two beloved characters for the franchise, who’s also inherited some gnarly dark side powers that reveal deep emotional wounds within. he ends up nearly dooming the franchise, causing millions of deaths, and not only does he not face consequences, we’re implicitly told his parents greased the wheels for him to move up the ladder until in one year he’s made to ensign on the federation flagship. opinion’s pretty split on him, from what i can see. it depends on whether or not you liked the season. if you didn’t, especially because you could saw it as a pretty lame attempt at glorifying the good old days, chances are you think jack fucking sucks. that’s me, actually. i think jack fucking sucks. which is interesting, because i didn’t hate him at first. but let’s leave jack aside for the moment.

wesley crusher also has all the hallmarks of a mary sue. he’s a handsome, sweet, lovable pretty boy, a child genius who gets to have unwarranted access to work on a starship for no reason except that the captain is close friends with his mother and they have it on good authority that wesley is super special and needs to be nurtured. his antics were not as catastrophic as jack’s, partly because tng was formulated more like a motw episodic scenario, but several times, wesley makes mistakes that endanger the people around him and he just gets a pass, and still gets to apply to starfleet like his mixed record on enterprise wouldn’t be a red mark against him. opinion’s pretty split on him, too, nowadays. it depends on whether or not you watched the show in real time or maybe growing up, and you had to suffer the writers get the most interesting ideas about him wrong over and over again. but i’ve seen a trend in a lot of younger fans that wesley’s not that bad. usually, propping themselves up with some of his best episodes across seven seasons and with empathy for a child character. time’s been kind to wesley.

what’s to say time isn’t going to be kind to jack? elaboration under the cut.

i can’t know that. a lot of reappraisals for fictional characters stem from social forces beyond our ability to foresee, and in wesley’s case i think it’s very relevant to talk about how commonplace gifted kid burnout has become. there’s also the infinitesimal chance that future star trek projects will include jack and portray him outside of the glowing light of nostalgia that picard s3 showered him with.

i think the difference is that wesley had a lot of opportunities to show his depth. not all of them were taken, but some of them were. like, the first duty is one of tng’s most beloved episodes. jack had one plotline, whose vision i distinctly disagree with (no, the world will not be saved by enshrining the past and idolizing the old), and whose execution threw so many other beloved characters under the bus.

i don’t want star trek legacy for many reasons, and even against my interest to see jack crusher become a more well-rounded character that took advantage of many questions that could be asked from the setup of who he is. but if jack crusher appears again, hopefully not as a main character, i won’t be against it. i’ve demonstrated that there’s potential in him to follow through with. it just requires creative writers that can be objective about the lived experiences of characters from all walks of life, and who aren’t following an agenda of trying to put the past on a pedestal. star trek is in short supply of those, but they’ve been seen. in lower decks, in prodigy. not holding my breath about it, though.