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little funny fic
was reminded of the pandemic today (nearly 5 years since the first recorded case… good lord how time flies) and the election has me a bit (very) jittery, so I figured might as well make some fanfic, it might get my mind off of kt
so without further ado, my really dumb idea that I might expand upon later
what if the squad were stuck on deployment when future covid struck?
written in my notes app so far styling and spelling and stuff are probably terrible but I’m tired
AL:150, 16th of December 2380
Semperternity:
AL SIGINT division camera 725:
A gremp in a grubby coat wanders into frame, he locks eyes with a portly Terran and they swap paper bags. The human looks inside and walks off.
The gremp opens the bag, removes a cut of raw meat, and yawns. It then rubs its eyes.
18th of December 2380:
Aurora Legion Field hospital patient report 726437:
Species: Gremp
Ailment: unknown
Symptoms: Persistent cough, fever, nausea, loss of taste and smell.
Treatment: Painkillers (Tylenol 100mg).
Mucus samples sent to lab for testing.
19th of December 2380:
AL neutral zone primary medical laboratory report:
Sample number 283636:
Common cold: negative
Influenza: negative
Lystergia: negative
Other respiratory viruses: negative
Notes: I ran these tests multiple times. Whatever this thing is I haven’t seen it before. Tests indicate it can infect at least 10 different species of sentients.
Quarantine the subject immediately.
January 4th 2381:
Current semperternity case count: 284.
Tyler: My fancy new cybernetic eye really saves me so much trouble sometimes. I can sit in my dorm and read the news while sipping my coffee, saves me from having to get the physical copies from down in the cafeteria.
The legion is bumping up resources being sent to semperternity, I heard some whispers about a new virus or something? I have mission with the squad to deliver some medtech out that way later today.
March 12 2381:
Current total case count: 1,002,933
Current cases in the legion: 726
Scar:
My first thought when they sent us out to a listening post for an easier mission was “this will suck”. Imagine my surprise when our deployment is extended from 20 days to 20 weeks at the earliest because of this new virus, Covid-80 or something. Came out of semperternity and theirs big worry it’s some kinda of Rahaam offshoot, cause ya know, of course, once in a century pandemic just after a once in an aeon weed uprising. Just what we needed.
The one benefit is that I get to room with fin for the foreseeable future…. I hope the walls are thick.
Auri:
Time is once again laughing at me. The memories of the last pandemic I had to live through are still fresh. I never got over seeing New York that empty… such a freaky sight. Now I’m stuck in another one… yay? They kept the old naming scheme though, I had Covid-53 but now we have Covid-80. Very futuristic. But now me and the rest of the squad are stuck out in the boondocks on a rinky dink station for the next looooooooooooong while.
Maybe I can finally get everyone to watch the Lord of the Rings movies…
March 21 2381:
Current total cases: 1,103,833,936
Cases in the legion: 2,026
Tyler:
I enjoy reading about history, and I have nothing but free time given my… current situation.. so I’ve started reading the histories of pandemics in the past. I read about the crippling effects of the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1919, of the far reaching social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the political change from the Ghentpox. I’ve called in a favor with an old friend currently working in the labs, and I’m seeing the numbers: I don’t think this will let up any time soon.
I might have to call in some favors, or some company, or both. I fiddle with the Syldrathi Blade on the table, and I make a call.
Finian:
Don’t get me wrong, sharing a bunk with Scarlett jones is quite possible the 2nd best thing to ever happen to me, the only thing better being dating her in the first place, but between her and the lack of zero G I’m barely able to walk. I might have to convince her to share my quarters on the Zero.
Anyways, I’m bored out of my skull, I’m only here for emergency repairs, so I have nothing to do on the average day beyond screwing around with whatever scrap electronics I can find. My Exosuit now has: a second bottom opener, an emergency oxygen system, a gremlin and the EM hardening to resist it in a special power mode, Solar charging, a Maker Damned Cupholder. I and genuinely running out of things to do. Maybe I should make something for Scarlett….
April 2nd 2381:
Total cases: 1,356,736,378
Cases in the legion: 7362
Kal:
I have come to understand why my culture emphasizes time to be alone and time being away from one’s Besh’mai. Without that, we would all spend all our days simply lying in bed with our beloveds. I have had amble opportunity to do so, and my heart aches when I think of when this will all be over.
I wake up with my Besh’mai next to me, we eat breakfast together, we play the card games Scar organizes together, we watch the pirated holovid movies finian has together. My heart is full to bursting with joy. Even my words here cannot describe it, for how does one describe a rainbow to a blind man? How does one describe an orchestra to a deaf man?. I can say this much, it is true peace to have her here, and I thank the ghosts of syldra for smiling at me so.
Saedii:
My shuttle was the last vessel to leave new syldra. I received special admission to travel from the Galactic Health organization. Gone are the days where my mighty ship sailed the void with no care for such organizations, but such things must be put aside to rebuild a culture.
I arrived at the backwater station after 16 hours of folding. Tyler Jones had personally invited me here, and though I loathed to admit it, I missed his company. I guide my personal shuttle into the docking bay, next to that hideous ship that I had planted a tracker on what was only months ago. And what long months they were. From officially organizing the reintegration (NOT surrender) treaty of the unbroken into sydrathi society to reorganizing the warbreed away back into a part of the whole, I had scarce time to catch my breath
Part two coming sometime maybe
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Little Lilip facts n trivia
Like most Vorta, she has relatively weak eyesight, yet excellent hearing. Meanwhile, they are not immune to poisons, and they have an actual sense of taste. (both literally, and aesthetically)
They can play the guitar, and likes to play in bands in the holodeck. Actually, Lilip also plays the keyboard, drums, flute, and viola.
Has zero connection to the Dominion, including having no unyielding loyalty to the Founders due to the fact their Vorta genes were found incomplete and rather degraded, so a lot of the purposeful engineering was lost when they were revitalized.
On a similar note, she has a strong sense of smell similar to Caitians, given that those make up a decent chunk of her genetic coding.
Lilip was born in 2346. She was found by the Enterprise in 2366, and ended up moving to DS9 in 2371 to find out more about the wormhole to the Gamma Quadrant, especially in the hopes of finding out more about her people.
By the time of the 2380s, Lilip ended up going off on her own in a small, one man ship about the size of a runabout. She travels around various spaceship wreckages and collects junk and cleans up debris to make space a bit less of a junkyard.
Her dearest friends are Data, Deanna, Geordi, Garak, Bashir, and Keiko!
Lilip is aroace, but people mistake them as having crushes or dating someone quite a lot due to how genuinely affectionate they are.
On another note though, Lilip’s optimistic personality is usually a mask they put on to hide how lonely and sad they truly are. Their affection is genuine, yes, but their mind is a bully.
Tends to drink rather excessively, and is prone to drunken panic attacks. They are not working on it.
Doesn’t sleep in her own quarters that much, and instead tries to sleep cuddled next to someone else in their quarters. Lilip has such a desperate need for physical contact, and being alone at night makes them anxious.
Afraid of heights, yet loves to climb all over people. There are only three people she refuses to climb— William Riker, Jake Sisko, and Julian Bashir. Tall bitches are too much for a 4’11” lemur cat.
As much of a sweet tooth she is, Lilip’s favorite food is actually Klingon Gagh of any variety!
Contrary to what one may think, Lilip isn’t an official Starfleet Officer. It is because they’re a great xenobiologist that they landed a role in the sciences department on the Enterprise. Their expertise in their studies made them rather valuable on DS9 to study the various species from the Gamma Quadrant, but again, they’re only a civilian. Their uniform and pip when they were on the Enterprise was a formality at most, and was abandoned in favor of a black turtleneck after a few years.
#star trek#star trek oc#vorta#vorta oc#lilip#cruising says things#was gonna draw a little doodle but I can’t draw today so take this anyway ✌️#anyway I really like this oc and wanna talk about her all the time hehe
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Me again. Odd question. What do you think the casual clothing of the main characters in Lower Decks would be like. I think Tendi would be interested in Earth clothes “This makes a change from all that space pirate crap.”. I still stand by my HC that Rutherford has a lot of black and yellow clothes and that he wears black flipflops. What about you? What do you think? I’m just curious. I wonder if we’ll see it on screen someday.
you made the mistake of getting me to draw what I, a person with zero fashion sense, would imagine casual fashion to be in the 2380s. I think by @jayrockin‘s standards, Rutherford counts as a Goblin.
Boimler and Mariner aren’t as interesting. Boimler wears a white button down shirt with black shoulders which evokes 90s trek uniform shoulders and khaki pants with too many pockets to make up for the lack of pockets on starfleet uniforms, and I have no idea what Beckett wears casually but it probably involves some kinda cool jacket.
(Anyway i already did rutherford and tendi in actual modern casual clothes in my lower decks but something’s wrong edits series.)
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Well, since you're looking for prompts...
Zila, sometimes, gets too overwhelmed by cultural shock and the fact that she doesn't know if the squad is even alive+not succeding at preventing Cats death.
In these moments she completely shuts down or, sometimes, can't really get out of bed
Nari and the Betraskan founder get really worried about this
Yay me for restarting my chrome window midway through writing this and losing half of it. Enjoy
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2210
They were at the point where Raya had just given up for the day and had her head firmly planted on the Kim-Madran's dining room table. This wasn't an uncommon occurrence, and Nari almost wanted to join her, but she needed to get this Squad structure sorted before she collapsed in exhaustion and forgot everything Zila had told her about it. Her wife loved her but explaining something for the 20th time would grind on anyone’s nerves.
"How the fuck are we meant to do this, Kim?" Raya says with a groan, banging her head on the table one last time before looking up. Raya was a typical Betraskan in her colouring and Nari's internalised biases had initially made it difficult to get along, but there was something that Nari had trusted in the soft gold of Raya’s contact lenses, and so far the Betraskan had not let her down. Nari sighed and propped a knee up on the chair she was sitting on and started twisting her wedding ring absently.
"What do you mean, de Seel?" She asks and Raya sighed.
"This," she gestured to the table, where their plans and blueprints and drawings and uniglass prototypes were piled high. "It feels like it will never work. Our people are just as at war now as they were when you roped me into this plan of yours. Us meeting up is basically treason and I know you and Zila are fine with that, but you have the kids to think about. And Zila kills herself over this all being perfect every day that it's worrying and it's just... how is this ever supposed to work?" Raya says and lays her head back to the table.
Nari frowns. She appreciates Raya as a friend and fellow revolutionary, but the Betraskan very rarely hoped for things. Unfortunately, this time, she was making valid points. They were being treasonous and Nari did have to think about her children every time Raya came to see them. And she could never not notice how hard her wife works. Zila had almost as many frown lines as laugh lines nowadays, her mind constantly working over more and more formulas to fix the things that went wrong, correction, will go wrong in 2380.
Namely, the death of Cat Brannock.
It was the only piece of the puzzle holding her back from completing Magellan's Ouroboros Protocol coding and Nari watched as it ate at her every day. It hurt her to see Zila hurting over it, hoping to change the outcome she lived through once already.
"It'll work. Zila has it all mapped out," she says and Raya raises her head again, a frown deep in her forehead. Long before Raya and Nari considered themselves friends, Zila had been the one to push them together. As such, Raya had an immense soft spot for Zila and worried about her almost as much as Nari did.
"Speaking of my favourite Terran, how's she doing?" Raya asks and Nari shrugs, rubbing her forehead.
"I'm worried about her. She's been a bit burnt out about everything lately. She still can't crack the Zero problem, she doesn’t have the processing power she needs on our computers, so creating the final code for Magellan in annoying her, and Ilio moved out last week, so she's missing having the kids around too. Everything is just so hectic, which I guess is nothing new, but I have no idea how to help her bear the weight," Raya nods, a line forming at her brow.
“I think you just have to be there for her,” she says, right as her watch beeps. “I have to go. You should go give your wife a hug,” Nari nods and then the Betraskan is gone, the airlock door hissing as she went. Nari listened for the sound of Raya’s pod detaching before she stood and tapped the button on the table that folded the Aurora Legion plans into a secure internal compartment.
She heads towards the back of their ship, where Zila's office was, but found the room empty, which had her frowning. She turned to check in their bedroom next and almost missed the curls poking out from underneath their covers. She closed the door behind her and kicked off her boots as she approached the bed, where Zila was. Zila only looked up when Nari slid under the covers with her.
“Hey,” Nari said, gently wrapping her arms around her wife’s waist and pulling her closer, brushing the stray curls away from Zila’s eyes. “What’s going through that head of yours, love?” Zila sighs in response, a heavy thing that makes Nari feel all the weight of what her wife bears.
“I can’t save Cat, I don’t even know if I can save the rest of them,” she says, tears filling her eyes as she buries her head in Nari’s chest. Nari sighs softly, the motion ruffling one of Zila’s curls.
“Zila, you’ve done every calculation you can, you’ve thought of every outcome, you’ve run every simulation. At some point you need to forgive yourself for the things you can’t help,” she says, gently, running a soothing hand through the ends of her curls.
“I know. It’s just awful. How is there nothing I can do to stop it?” she says, muffled into Nari’s collarbone. Nari had no answer for that, so she just held her wife tighter for a little while until she could find something close to the right words.
“They’ll be okay. Your squad will get through it, you know they will,” she whispers, hoping that the words help her. “And you never have to bear this weight alone. You have me, and Raya and the kids too. We all know how hard you work and we are all here, so don’t feel like you have to keep it all in all the time.” They had had this conversation too many times to count and Zila rarely internalised it, but Nari would never stop reminding her that she is loved and supported and treasured.
“Nari?” Zila says, tilting her head so that she could press her lips to Nari’s neck.
“Yes, Zila?” She says, turning to look into her wife’s eyes. Over thirty years together and Nari will never get over how lovestruck she gets from those eyes. Zila bumps their foreheads together gently and breathes out, some of the tension going with it.
“Thank you,” Zila whispers. A million unspoken things pass between them and Nari presses a kiss to Zila’s forehead.
���All in a day’s work, my love.”
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Post-canon Garashir Novels Masterlist
This is a list of post-canon Star Trek novels depicting the lives of Garak and Bashir after the events of Deep Space Nine. I’ve included the approximate dates during which the events of each book occurs, and I’ve added a short blurb. I haven’t read all of these (yet), so I did my best to summarize without spoiling, but there are spoilers in the blubs. The title of each novel links to the Memory Beta article, and there are way more spoilers there. If you see this in a reblog, check this link for any updates. Enjoy!
Thank you to whomever assembled all of these novels in one place! You can find them here to download. There’s a handy text file that tells you the chronological order for the books. I used that doc to build out this list.
A Stitch in Time by Andrew J. Robinson 2376 — Garak’s memoir, written by Garak.
Gateways: Doors Into Chaos by Robert Greenberger 2370s — Picard contacts Garak for help. (It’s literally one scene in an otherwise badly written book. You can honestly give this a miss.)
The Brave and the Bold: The Final Artifact by Keith R.A. DeCandido 2151-2376 — Garak is mentioned by Lwaxana Troi as seeking Federation aid for Cardassia. (Garak is only referenced; Ambassador Troi refers to him as “Eli Gark” and calls him a toad. It’s a paragraph. That’s literally it. You can give this a miss, too.)
Section 31: Abyss by Jeffrey Lang & David Weddle April 2376 — Bashir thwarts a Khan-wannabe; he stops an attack on a Romulan-protected Cardassian colony.
Cathedral by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels July 2376 — Bashir stops being genetically enhanced for a bit. In a minor subplot, Garak helps a vedek find a missing orb.
Unity by S.D. Perry September 2376 — Garak returns to DS9 to see Ziyal’s paintings be displayed. Bashir is fighting homicidal parasites. (Garak is there for like 5 paragraphs at the end, and he only speaks to Ro Laren.)
Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Cardassia by Una McCormack December 2376 — Garak’s doing cool stuff on Cardassia. Miles O’Brien is there.
Fearful Symmetry by Olivia Woods 2377 — Bashir gets in touch with Garak to find out wtf was up with that whole Kira/Iliana Ghemor thing.
The Never-Ending Sacrifice by Una McCormack 2378 (2370-78) — This is mostly about Rugal (DS9 s02e05: Cardassians), but Garak shows up kinda big at the end as Cardassian ambassador to the UFP.
"The Calling" in Prophecy and Change by Andrew J. Robinson 2380 — Uh... there’s just a whole lot of Garak happening on Cardassia.
Mere Mortals by David Mack 2168-2381 — There’s a lot happening here, but there’s a little bit where Garak goes to Earth to talk about the Borg.
Typhon Pact: Zero Sum Game by David Mack 2382 — Bashir gets a gf (Sarina Douglas), thinks about joining Starfleet intelligence.
Typhon Pact: Plagues of Night by David R. George III 2383 — DS9 is destroyed.
Typhon Pact: Raise the Dawn by David R. George III 2383-84 — Bashir suspects Sarina in the destruction of DS9.
Typhon Pact: Brinkmanship by Una McCormack 2383 — Garak hangs out with the UFP president.
The Fall: Revelation and Dust by David R. George III 2385 — The new DS9 is opened. The UFP president is assassinated.
The Fall: The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack 2385 — A lot is happening on Cardassia. Someone tries to assassinate Garak. There’s a lot of Cardassian political intrigue. Garak becomes Cardassian president.
The Fall: A Ceremony of Losses by David Mack 2385 — Bashir breaks the law to save the Andorians from extinction.
The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice by James Swallow 2385 — Someone tries to kill Bashir; he’s granted sanctuary on Andoria.
The Fall: Peaceable Kingdoms by Dayton Ward 2385 — Cardassian, Andorian, and UFP political intrigue.
The Missing by Una McCormack 2385 — Garak being president.
Section 31: Disavowed by David Mack 2386 — Bashir and Sarina go on a Mirror Universe adventure.
Section 31: Control by David Mack 2386 — Bashir, Sarina, and Data and Lal for some reason, are hanging out on Cardassia with Garak. Even the wikia says Garak is jealous of Sarina haha.
Enigma Tales by Una McCormack 2386 — Garak keeps being president. Parmak and Bashir live at his residence. (He’s got a thing for idealist doctors.)
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Episode 9 Easter Eggs & References
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This Star Trek: Lower Decks article contains spoilers for Episode 9. You can read our review here.
If you started watching new Star Trek in the past ten years, that means your introduction to the franchise might have been the J.J. Abrams reboot films. From 2005 to 2017, there wasn’t any new Trek on TV, making the movies the only representatives of new stories set in the Final Frontier. This was also true for a big chunk of the 80s, before The Next Generation debuted in 1987. Arguably, without the success of the Trek films — either in the ‘80s or in the ‘00s — subsequent renaissances of Trek on TV wouldn’t have been possible. The latest episode Star Trek: Lower Decks is fully aware of this fact, and in episode 9 of season 1 — “Crisis Point” — the show tips its hat to the larger-than-life cinematic voyages of Starfleet.
Along the way, there are references to all 13 Star Trek feature films, at least two versions of Star Trek that were never made, and one iconic shout-out to Aliens. Here’s all the Easter eggs and references we caught in Lower Decks episode 9, “Crisis Point.”
They’re eating those guys!
The lizard aliens Mariner is trying to liberate seem to be oppressed by an alien that looks suspiciously like an Antican. In the TNG episode “Lonely Among Us,” the Anticans were self-described carnivores who kind of looked like dogs. In that episode, the Anticans were rivals with a reptilian-like species called the Selay. These lizard people don’t look like the Selay, but the reference seems clear.
This is the ‘80s!
Mariner complains about how she doesn’t need therapy because “this is the eighties!” She’s right! Lower Decks takes place in 2380 and depending on how much time has passed in Season 1, we might be in 2381. This also seems like a reference to the fact that even though we think of TNG as a ‘90s show, it debuted in 1987.
Mariner’s therapist is Paul F. Tompkins
The bird-like therapist (maybe an Aurelian?) is played by Paul F. Tompkins. In our universe, Tompkins is the co-host of the current official Star Trek Podcast; The Pod Directive, along with Tawny Newsome, the voice of Becket Mariner.
Da Vinci on the Holodeck
When Mariner enters the holodeck, Tendi, Boimler, and Rutherford are all shooting skeet with Leonardo da Vinci. This references da Vinci’s appearances as a holodeck character on Star Trek: Voyager, as played by Jonathan Rhys-Davies. However, this is also, possibly a reference to an unused script idea for a TNG feature film that was never made. Because this entire episode is about movie-versions of Trek, it seems possible that this is a slight nod to a script called Star Trek: Renaissance, which was developed shortly before First Contact became the second TNG film. In that unfilmed script, Data would have traveled back in time and become da Vinci’s apprentice. Really!
Boimler’s simulated crew
Boimler creating an entire holographic version of the Cerritos crew has several precedents, but the most on-the-nose episode being reference is probably the Voyager episode “Worst Case Scenario.” In that one, Tuvok created a holonovel that simulated a situation in which the Maquis tried to retake the USS Voyager. The simulation even meant that Tom Paris encountered his holographic self at one point, which is exactly what happens with Mariner later in the episode.
Opening credits
The opening credits to Mariner’s “movie,” are mostly reminiscent of the opening credits to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, although the warping streaks behind the letters recall a brief title style used by The Next Generation during the season 5. The way the letters are flying past the Lower Deckers might reference the opening credits to the original Christopher Reeve-starring Superman film from 1978.
“You were kind of a Xon, to be honest”
Mariner says that in her movie, Boimler would be “kind of a Xon,” and that he might not make the final cut. This references David Gautreaux’s Vulcan character Xon, from the unmade ‘70s series Star Trek Phase II. Xon was intended as a kind of replacement for Spock because, at that time, it was unclear if Leonard Nimoy would return for the role. David Gautreaux does appear in Star Trek: The Motion Picture as a human named Commander Branch.
Artistic license
When the Cerritos is sent to track down a mysterious imposter starship, Boimler says “If this was actually happening, they’d send the Enterprise, but you know, artistic license.” This references the Enterprise itself, obviously, but also the idea that in several Trek movies, the Enterprise is bizarrely the only ship available to respond to a distress call or strange situation. In The Wrath of Khan, the Enterprise is sent on a dangerous mission involving a top-secret project. In Generations, the Enterprise-B is the “only ship in range” to assist refugee ships caught in an energy ribbon. In both cases, it feels odd that the Enterprise is the only ship that can help out, but you know, artistic license.
The long approach via shuttlecraft
Think it took a long time for the shuttlecraft to land on the Cerritos? This is an extended joke that references the loooong wordless scene in The Motion Picture in which Kirk and Scotty lovingly stare at the newly refitted Enterprise until, eventually, docking and getting on the ship. In TMP, the reason why Kirk and Scotty make the long approach via shuttlecraft (rather than just beaming over) is that the transporters aren’t actually working. But, in subsequent Treks, from TNG’s “All Good Things…” to “Caretaker” in Voyager, people tend to take shuttles to get onto big starships, even if it makes zero sense. Perhaps the only scene like this that makes actual sense (other than TMP) was in the first episode of Enterprise. In 2151, the transporters weren’t reliable!
Lens flare
The bridge of the Cerritos is bathed in lens flare, referencing the extensive use of this camera technique in the J.J Abrams-directed, 2009 Star Trek reboot film.
Warp Me!
Captain Freeman saying “Warp Me!” references her workshopping a catchphrase in the earlier Lower Decks episode, “Envoys.” In that episode, she wondered if “It’s Warp Time!” was a good thing to say before ordering the ship into warp.
The “movie” warp speed effect
When the Cerritos jumps into warp, the effect is way more bombastic than on the show. This references the warping effect in Star Trek Into Darkness, but also the rainbow warp speed effect from Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
“Our revels now are ended”
As Vindicta, Mariner says “Hell is empty and the devils are here” and also, “Our revels now are ended.” Ransom asks, “Is she quoting The Tempest?” The answer is yes, which not only references The Tempest by William Shakespeare but also the fact that General Chang (Christopher Plummer) said “Our revels now are ended, Kirk!” as he was attacking the Enterprise in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. More recently, Picard quoted The Tempest during Data’s “death” in the season finale of Star Trek: Picard, “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2.”
Mariner’s energy weapon
The super-destructive phaser used by Vindicta/Mariner has a similar vaporizing effect as lasers used in the TNG “As Loud as a Whisper.”
The pah-wraiths and Jax’s giant phaser
In the Cerritos bar, Jax says “When you get to hell, tell the pah-wraiths that Jax sent you; special delivery from Bajor!” The pah-wraiths are the “evil” versions of the Bajorian prophets, which first appeared in the DS9 episode “The Assignment.” Jax’s giant phaser seems to be a reference to a huge weapon Guinan busted-out in the bar in the TNG episode “Night Terrors.” The design of this phaser rifle also seems a lot like one of the giant weapons used by Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch) in Star Trek Into Darkness.
The Pirates Orions
Tendi pushes back against the stereotype that all Orions are pirates and slavers. The Orions were first established in TOS episodes “The Cage,” and “Whom Gods Destroy,” and later in the TAS episode “The Pirates of Orion.” It wasn’t until the Enterprise episode “Bound” when it was revealed that certain Orion “slaves” were actually manipulating their “masters” to create an illusion of who has the real power. Tendi isn’t the first Orion we’ve seen serving in Starfleet — Uhura’s roommate Galia (Rachel Nichols) Star Trek 2009 was Orion — but it’s never been fully explained the relationship between the Orions and the Federation. In TOS, TAS and in the Short Treks episode “The Escape Artist,” we get the general idea that every aspect of Orion society is connected to crime and pirating. Tendi points out this isn’t true, and that some Orions haven’t been pirates for “over five years!” So, it sounds like some kind of Orion reform happened in 2375!
The destruction of the Cerritos
When the Cerritos burns up in the atmosphere of the planet, the effect is similar to the way the Enterprise burned up in the atmosphere of the Genesis planet in Star Trek III: The Search For Spock. But, when the saucer crashes on the planet’s surface, that references the saucer crash of the Enterprise-D in Star Trek: Generations. The Enterprise’s saucer also crashes on the surface of a planet in Star Trek Beyond.
Weird movie beaming
Rutherford says he uses a “a rapid repeating transport sequence” to beam the entire crew to safety. Billups is utterly confused as to how this is possible, and Rutherford says “No, it’s a movie you can beam whatever- you can do all sorts of beaming stuff in a movie!” This references several times that beaming tech in Trek film has been downright miraculous, as opposed to the slightly more reasonable beaming in TV series. In Star Trek: Generation, Scotty is able to beam 47 people off of one ship with a touch of a button. In Star Trek (2009) Spock helps Kirk and Scotty beam from a planet and onto a moving ship traveling at warp. In Star Trek Beyond, Scotty converts a cargo transporter so it can beam up dozens of people at the same time. In The Voyage Home the crew beam up some humpback whales. You get it.
Get off my mom, you bitch!
Holographic Mariner’s battlecry against Vindicta is not a Trek reference! This line is a reference to the climax of Alien in which Ripley said “Get away from her, you bitch!”
Toby Targ on Halloween
Mariner apparently dressed as “Toby the Targ” when she was a kid for Halloween. A targ is a type of Klingon pet that kind of looks like a dog crossed with a pig. The educational children’s character “Toby the Targ,” comes from Voyager. B’Elanna Torres owned a plush Toby the Targ, and the Doctor was familiar with the publisher of the “Toby the Targ ” stories, Broht & Forrester.
Rickety catwalk
Throughout the episode Mariner is obsessed with having a fight on a “rickety catwalk.” This probably references the ending of Star Trek: Generations, in which Kirk and Picard fight Dr. Soren on a series of rickety catwalks. But, Riker and his duplicate, Thomas Riker, also have a big confrontation on a rickety catwalk in the TNG episode “Second Chances.”
Do you like turtle necks or just standard uniforms?
Boimler absent-mindedly asks Captain Freeman if she likes “turtlenecks or just standard uniforms.” This seems to indicate that the DS9-style turtleneck uniforms might still be in service in some parts of Starfleet in 2380. Either that, or Boimler is wishing those uniforms could make a comeback.
Mariner is buried in rocks
Captain Freeman buries the body of the holographic Mariner in a strange grave made of rocks. This references the ending of Star Trek; Generations, where Picard buries Kirk in the exact same way. Why did Picard not wait to have Kirk’s body taken back to a starship? Why would Freeman have her daughter buried on a random planet? It’s a movie! Don’t ask questions!
Vindicta’s return
Before being shot by da Vinci, Vindicta rises out of a photon torpedo tube. This references the ending of The Wrath of Khan, which shows that Spock’s casket landed on the Genesis Planet. During the filming of the The Wrath, this scene was actually filmed at the last minute, and was overseen by Robert Sallin because director Nicholas Meyer was opposed to hinting that Spock was still alive. In other words, the photon torpedo casket was a small retcon inside of The Wrath of Khan, which is why it’s fitting to have it as the coda in this episode. Just when you think it’s over — somebody’s gonna rise from the dead.
Da Vinci shooting Vindicta with a shotgun could be reference to the very first episode of Enterprise — “Broken Bow” — when a farmer shoots a Klingon with a shotgun in the first scene.
Signatures at the end
At the very end, all four of the Lower Deckers sign their names in spacey blue ink across a starfield. This references the ending of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country in which all seven cast members of the original series sign their names over the ending credits. This concept is interestingly used for the ending of Avengers: Endgame, probably because Marvel president Kevin Feige is a self-professed Star Trek fan. So, is this a reference to the TOS crew and the Avengers? It’s an episode of Lower Decks, so it seems like you can totally have it both ways.
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Jay Kristoff, Amy Kaufman: Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle #1) |Lara

From the internationally bestselling authors of THE ILLUMINAE FILES comes an epic new science fiction adventure.
The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch…
A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasm
A sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmates
A smart-ass techwiz with the galaxy’s biggest chip on his shoulder
An alien warrior with anger management issues
A tomboy pilot who’s totally not into him, in case you were wondering
And Ty’s squad isn’t even his biggest problem—that’d be Aurora Jie-Lin O’Malley, the girl he’s just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler’s squad of losers, discipline-cases and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy.
They're not the heroes we deserve. They're just the ones we could find. Nobody panic.
Aurora Rising is the first book in Kaufman and Kristoff’s science-fiction YA trilogy called The Aurora Cycle. It's 2380 and Aurora Jie-Lin O’Malley (I know, there’s a lot of Aurora’s, but don’t worry you’ll catch it all up xd) has just woke up from cryo-sleep two hundred and thirty-seven years later than she should have. Namely, she and her family were supposed to be part of the colonization program from earth to Octavia – one of the newfound planets in the Milky Way. The last thing she remembers was a fight with her dad after which followed a huge explosion after which she remembers absolutely nothing. She was saved by Tyler Jones – Aurora Academy’s star student and captain to be. Aurora serves as an intergalactic peace force between different species of the system. Terrans – as people from the Earth. Betraskans – who are another alien race people from earth came across. Sydralathi – ancient, elf-like creatures, with porcelain white skin and pointy ears whose lifespan can last up to several hundred years.
Aurora starts having visions and showing glimpses of telekinetic powers as a side effect of her long time spent in the Fold. She is taken by the Terran government and starts having suspicions about their good intentions, just in time as Tyler gets his new squad and, as well, starts seeing things aren’t as they seem.
This has been one hell of a book-surprise. I’ve really expected to be heavily disappointed after Kaufman and Kristoff’s Illuminae series, which I kind of hate, and I thought “How could I like another sci-fi series written by the same authors I didn’t like before?”. But it turned out, Aurora Rising has an entirely different story to tell. I loved everything about this book, from plot to breathtaking world-building, but characters are the ones that truly made me fall for this book.
Tyler Jonson is Aurora Academy’s most promising student who has been working his ass off for years to become an Alpha. He’s the leader everyone wants to follow: brave, firm and compassionate, with tactical knowledge that could win wars. Tyler is pretty much nothing more than a hot love interest and a leader that keeps this insane squad together, but I still like him.
Scarlett – Tyler’s badass twin sister who is positioned as Ace in their team (person who is in charge of negotiations and talking, they know a lot of languages and are usually good with people). Scarlett is a sarcastic badass, with hidden depths that not many people can see, flirty and shallow at first, but a real fighter inside.
Cat is my favorite by far from everyone in this squad. Female pilot aka Zero, the best one you could find in the Milky Way. I just can’t get over her love and complicated relationship with Tyler that is followed by blind loyalty and unremarkable determination. I really loved her and *spoiler* the crew leaving her ended me, so I really need Tyler to come back for her.
Kal is a 19-year-old Sydralathi who can’t seem to fit anywhere. I rather liked him (especially cause Aurora called him Legolas xd) until all that mates-pull-shit started going on. I don’t really see what do YA authors have against nicely developed romance without shit like destiny and love on the first sight, but okay. I don’t particularly care for either of them, especially since Aurora is probably the most annoying character the world has ever seen.
Finian and Fila are the two remaining squad members and I really can’t remember anything significant about them, probably because I didn’t like them, or care. Finian is probably there to raise crews sarcasm rate and serve as Scar’s love interest, and Fila just fixes things so that would be it.
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Sten Hugo Hiller - 627184: Mountain Climbing Mecha Combat #1443
(By Sten Hugo Hiller - 627184) Mountain Climbing Mecha Combat #1443 Brought to you by ANN Highlighting the October 3369 Banshee Chrono The Gaming Authorities decreed this was a time for the 30 ton Banshee to shine. No other models would be allowed to fight on the eight highest tops (on K9 they had an unlimited event). And to make sure we paid attention, they made it a Chrono to boot. NOT an idea I apreciated. There were still plenty of raiding forces from the Clarke Federation around, and while the Banshee`s are really good Mechs for their weight, putting them up against Huge-BFMs is close to murder. On the other hand, it could have been worse. When the lighter Elite models are choosen for such events, the number of Mechs avialible to the great majority of the Commanders is somewhere between low and zero. So putting the few Mechs they have into the main formation will only dilute the combat power to a small degree, not almost remove it as would be the case if they had to bring full formations of say Red Ants to the mountains. As for us, the two Banshee`s we have took the place of a couple Cyclops and we went to the mountains. None of the opponents had stripped down to Banshee`s only, and quite a few of them didnt seem to have any at all. So we managed to mostly stay an the high-yield spots, but as others had more Banshee`s we ended up in the second line when the prizes were awarded. Those who stood in the first line were: Div 1 402+ (27 Commanders): Ben Rail, Knights of Avalon (+22450) 2: Sal Vezzosi Jr 3: Shawn Wretham 4: Were Wolf 5: Sherriff Leary Wretham 6: Jeff Haas 7: Chong Chin 8: Lewis Reed 9: Chad Leon Baker 10: Gary Muenzel Div 2 -401 (8 Commanders): George Warren, O.s.c. (+4940) Div 3 -312 (20 Commanders): Roman Himmelhan, Death`s Collectors (+2060) Div 4 -197 (20 Commanders): Jason Pedracini, Northwind Dragons (+12320) Div 5 -142 (9 Commanders): Grego, B.S.L.R. (+34770) Div 6 -116 (15 Commanders): Polly Waffle, Mad Scientist.7 (+12530) Div 7 -90 (17 Commanders): Brick House, Ronins 2 (+28830) Div 8 -61 (13 Commanders): Scottie Scott, Ronins 2 (+13140) Div 9 -36 (22 Commanders): Map Chapp, Major Steel (+35880) In this event, only two Bronzes (one in div 3 and one in div 8) was awarded to Commanders who might have had pure Banshee formations. Total Contestants: 151 Total medals claimed: 120 (of 135 possible) Compared to the previous (Megazome) event, the number of contestants was reduced by nine. This, -and a certain imbalance between the tops, resulted in a total of fifteen unclaimed Bronzes (from three tops) that later had to be returned for resmelting. Highest score achieved in this event was on K9 where Map Chapp from Major Steel held the top for all the 120 scorerounds and claimed a whooping 150 000 points. He also had the biggest gap to the runner up, and won by more than 35 000. Lowest score needed for a medal was 15 840 for a Bronze on K8. Four Golds were won by margins (well) in excess of 15 000, but we also had two Golds decided by margins below 5000. Question then is if the margins were lower when it came to the rest of the prizes? To find out we examine the differences between the medal tiers in this event: ..Silver to Bronze....Bronze to nothing Div 1 ....19840......…….....2380 Div 2 ....15500...…..............N/A Div 3 .........170...…............2100 Div 4 ....11220...…............3520 Div 5 .........280...…..............N/A Div 6 ....10800...…..............N/A Div 7 ....13820...…............7360 Div 8 ....19910...…..............N/A Div 9 ........820...…..............180 At least for the Silvers, most of the walls were pretty impressive. On the other hand, three of the Silvers and one of the five contested Bronzes were decided by margins below 1000, in a couple cases even by less than 200. When the scores are that close, who signed up first might well have been the deciding factor. Something to keep in mind when another Chrono comes along. This event saw Ronins 2 bringing home a double Gold after triumphing on K7 and K8. None of the unaligned Commanders managed to claim a Gold this time either, but we had one repeat winner: Roman Himmelhan of Death`s Collectors on K3. Upcoming event: 10 Red tons Here we get an event where only the 10 ton Red Ants will be legal.

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Author Honesty Hour
I was tagged by @docharleythegeekqueen. Dang it Harley! Stop making me talk about myself!
1. Which is the imagine you’re most proud of?
This is a tie, I think. One is Hush Little Baby, as it contains zero dialogue and was harder to write than I thought it would be. The other is Small Battles, as I was nervous due to the subject matter.
2. Which is your least favorite?
I don’t have a least favorite. They are all special to me or one reason or another.
3. If you were to recommend one to read to your mom?
Um, okay. So my mother is somewhat prudish. She did buy my novel, but will probably never read it. From my ML...maybe Christmas Traditions, since it is all about my family.
4. Which one would you consider re-writing?
I think I would actually rewrite The Convention Connection as it is quite jumbled. The POV changes and I cringe when I look back on the early chapters. However, I am in love with the story, so I wouldn’t change much.
5. Biggest regret in an imagine?
None. I am a firm believer that if I am going to regret posting it, I shouldn’t. Are there some that I wish were better? Yes. But no regrets.
6. Biggest success with an imagine?
I think Small Battles is the winner here. It didn’t have the most notes, but I think it spoke to a lot of people and the comments were heart felt and mean so much to me.
7. Your imagine with the most notes?
On The Ropes (chapter 1) hit 360.
8. Your imagine with the least notes
It’s a tie: You Have My Word (a Gil x Nicole AU) and Streets of Fire (pt 1, a Dean x OFC series) at 15 each. I know people don’t want to read OC’s but I won’t stop writing them. #StopOCImpartiality
9. What do you think makes a good imagine? Tips?
Write for you. If it is something you want to read, then do it. If other people like it, great, but don’t let that determine your worth. (I really need to take my own advice).
10. When’s the next update on your works?
I have Streets of Fire, pt 2, coming today (Sunday 1/14), A Study In Love pt 3 on Tuesday (1/16) and a Wayward Sisters (pt 2 to THIS) on Friday (1/19).
11. Number of followers before you started writing and after?
I had about three (3) followers when I released my first series, Shotgun Rider on September 8, 2016. Today, January 14, 2018, I am at 2380.
THE WRITER
1. Which character do you love writing for?
Dean and Jensen will always be my babies. I find them so easy to write for that when in doubt, that is what you are going to get from me. I also enjoy writing Sam and Jared.
2. Which character do you dislike writing for?
I cannot write Cas to save my life. I find writing Misha a little easier, but still mostly a disaster. I do not write Gabriel, Lucifer, Meg. You can check this post for more info.
3. What’s your favorite AU to write for?
My favorite AU that I have written was Boxer!Dean x Cop!Reader, On The Ropes.
4. What’s your least favorite AU to write for?
I have not written many AU’s, but looking at my Bingo Card, I will say that Pirate!AU, Kingdom!AU, Aristocrat!AU, are probably the ones I am looking forward to the least.
5. What do you hope never gets requested?
Lucifer.
6. What do you wish was requested more?
I am always pleased when I get a new request and I love seeing what other people want. I don’t get a ton of requests and I do have a variety or Jensen and Jared. It is all good.
7. Thoughts on writing Smut/POC/Curvy/MxM/FxF?
Dudes, I totally love reading and writing smut. You can find it mixed in with my ML, but if you are looking for uninterrupted smut, check out my Smut Apocalypse master list.
We tend to lean towards what we know. I am a white woman, so that is usually what I will write, but I do have one POC, an OC named Callie. You can find her here in Spectator Sports.
As for MxM, I have a couple of drabbles (can also be found on my SAML), Destiel and Wincest. I also wrote a small series for Valentine’s Day (2017); The Story of Us that is all MxM, written specifically for @thegreatficmaster.
I also have some FxF (again, see Spectator Sports), and This Changes Everything, which has some FxF action, with a lot of Sam.
8. Which account is your biggest inspiration in writing?
There are so many amazing bloggers that I follow. Some of my loves are: @iwantthedean, @bringmesomepie56, @thing-you-do-with-that-thing, @just-a-touch-of-sass-and-fandoms, @winchesterprincessbride, @deanssweetheart23, @luci-in-trenchcoats. The list is long AF and I cannot list them all here.
But the two blogs that I think I have learned the most from are @just-another-busy-fangirl (my bestie, my beta, my everything) and @blacktithe7 (Erin’s writing is perfection. It makes me feel things and makes me want to be a better writer.)
9. How long have you been an imagine writer for?
My first piece was written Labor Day weekend 2016, so just about 16 months.
10. Any upcoming secret works?
I do not have anything ‘secret’ in the works. My queue is full through February 20, but no real secrets.
I could tag hundreds, but I am going to concentrate on a few only: @crispychrissy @hannahindie @pinknerdpanda @natasha-cole @deanssweetheart23 @luci-in-trenchcoats
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A Visual Thesis on S&P 500
I will be using various technical analysis methods to arrive at a view on the S&P 500 Index. The methods used will range from systematic (rules based system) to discretionary (seat of the pants) based system where the view is totally subjective.
So lets begin our journey by painting a broad picture on the S&P 500 Index by focusing first on some of the more systematic models, some of which are proprietary and then later in the presentation we will morph towards a more discretionary assessment to establish a view. We begin with a simple trend following system. A cross from below the volatility channel resulting in a close above results in Buy Signal while a cross from above the volatility channel resulting in a close below results in a Sell Signal.

The chart above indicates that the S&P 500 remains very much in Buy Mode since November 9th.
The next chart below looks at the Advance Decline line and the Advance Decline Volume line with the S&P 500 Index. A technical analyst usually looks for subtle divergences between the Index and the indicators however on the chart below we see no signs for concern as all the lines are trending higher.

I have built a variety of indicators that I have named Risk Allocator Models (RA) for lack of a better term but in a way they measure risk and they help an investor mitigate or add risk at what are usually opportune times. I have modelled them in a visual manner to make the signals seem more intuitive. These RA models are displayed below as histograms with a move above zero indicating a BUY Signal and a move below zero indicating a SELL Signal.



So the RA models in the charts above confirm a bullish thesis if one is looking at the charts from a rules based perspective. However while we continue to look at this market non subjectively lets look at some charts that do not seem as bullish.

The chart above using an RA model that has given me some of the best Buy and Sell Signals at market bottoms and tops respectively has surprisingly been in Sell Mode since January 6th 2017 and hence has missed out on about 3-4 percent upside.
This next chart below has an indicator in the lower panel that gives us Buy signals and the occasional Sell signal when the indicator moves outside the price band. The last signal given is a Buy signal however the indicator is showing some signs of exhaustion which could see a possibility of a repeat of 2011.

Lets move on to more discretionary methods of technical analysis and we will start off with a Point and Figure Chart which has almost become a rare form of charting at least within the institutional community.

There are two price projections from the near term chart which suggest a range between 2270-2390 from the lower reversal pattern and a projection of 2270-2380 from the higher consolidation pattern. These are guidelines and currently we are close to breaching the upper range of the projection for both counts.
Another more controversial and even more subjective form of technical analysis is Elliott Wave theory. Below is a weekly chart of the S&P 500 with the Elliott Wave counts labelled accordingly.
Before we drill down further to the daily chart, I would like to draw your attention to degree of the count from Wave 4. I believe the impulse wave pattern from wave 4 in 2016 currently in progress is just forming Wave (1) of Wave 5.
The pattern on the daily chart suggests that we are very close to completing wave 5 of Wave (1) of Wave 5. So if we are close to completion of wave 5 what is our price target ??
Our price target as can be seen on the intraday chart is a cluster of resistance we see at 2378-2382 with an important level at 2384.51. These levels actually coincide with the Point and Figure targets mentioned earlier. So it might be a good time to take some precaution as the magnitude of the correction could result in a 5-7% correction.
So this brings us to a fairly important question as to why I believe this impulse pattern post Brexit is just Wave (1) of Wave 5. The primary reason would be the magnitude of the move from Wave 4 has been modest. There is a second reason why I feel this market will eventually go higher and for that we will go back to a longer term point and figure chart.

As I have to do these counts on the Point and Figure chart manually you may not be able to see the targets quite clearly but the horizontal point and figure projection above points to a target range of 2798 - 2913.
So to summarize we will stay long term bullish on this market although we are near term very cautious expecting a 5-7% correction imminently.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Episode 5 – All the Easter Eggs and References
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This article contains spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks episode 5.
This episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks pays tribute to the oldest Trek monster of them all, slips in a few overt references to Enterprise, and even gives us a Geordi La Forge teddy bear.
Although Star Trek Day isn’t until next week, on September 8, Star Trek: Lower Decks is paying tribute to the first aired Trek episode of all time by stuffing its latest episode with more references to the franchise than its ever done before. Yes, somehow, “Cupid’s Errant Arrow,” seems to have more shout-outs and callbacks than all the other episodes of Lower Decks combined. We’re not sure if this is true, or whether some clever spacetime compression is at work, but this episode seemed a lot like a Captain Kirk sundae, with Trip Tucker sprinkles, and a side helping of a Will Riker burger. Yeah, two of those jokes are actually from this episode!
Here are all the Easter eggs, references, and shout-outs we caught in Star Trek: Lower Decks episode 5, “Cupid’s Errant Arrow.”
As real as a hopped-up Q on Captain Picard Day
Boimler says his new girlfriend Barb is “as real as a hopped-up Q on Captain Picard Day.” This references Q, of course, both the character played by John De Lancie in TNG, DS9, and Voyager. But, it also references the species of the Q Continuum in general.
“Captain Picard Day,” comes from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Pegasus,” and is generally agreed to be June 16th on our calendar. This is the second Captain Picard Day reference in from a new Trek series in 2020. In the first episode of Picard, “Remembrance,” Jean-Luc saw his Captain Picard Day banner — made by children on the Enterprise 1701-D, in his personal archive.
Love on the holodeck
When Mariner accuses Boimler of having holodeck girlfriends, he protests, saying “I don’t do that anymore.” Characters on Star Trek, specifically The Next Generation, have a long history of falling in love with holograms.
Reginald Barclay was probably the biggest offender here, and, in “Hollow Pursuits,” he made two holographic recreations of Deanna Troi.
Geordi fell in love with a hologram of Dr. Leah Brahams in the episode “Booby Trap,” and Riker nearly fell in love with Minuet in “11001001.”
Later in the episode, Barb says she believed the Mariner was a “rogue holodeck character,” which could also be a reference to “11001001,” since Minuet’s job was to keep Picard and Riker distracted while the Bynars messed with the Enterprise.
But, when we think of rogue holodeck characters, we generally think of Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes episodes “Elementary, My Dear Data” and “Ship in a Bottle.” Boimler referenced the holographic Moriarty just last week in the Lower Decks episode “Moist Vessel.”
Geordi La Forge Teddy Bear
While waiting to meet Barb, Boimler is clearly holding a teddy bear meant to remind us of Geordi La Forge. Does the bear’s uniform match the TNG era? Or should we not worry about the teddy bear’s uniform?
Phylosian
Mariner offers to set-up Boimler with a “Phylosian,” who works on the Cerritos, and mentions
“she seems like a nice plant person.” Phylosians are plant people. This race of plant-based aliens originated an episode of The Animated Series called “The Infinite Vulcan.”
Is Barb a Time Lord?
While catching up with Boimler, Barb says that in a previous mission she had to “reverse the polarity and reboot the time stream.” Variants of the phrase “reverse the polarity of the neutron flow,” is a catchphrase usually associated with the Doctor from Doctor Who. It (mostly) originates during the 1970s Third Doctor era of Jon Pertwee, specifically the episodes “The Terror of the Autons,” “The Daemons,” and “The Sea Devils.”
That said, the phrase “reverse the polarity,” exists throughout all eras of Trek, starting with the TOS episode “Who Mourns for Adonais?” all the way through the Enterprise episode “Harbinger.”
Barb claiming she “rebooted the time stream,” is also a common Trek trope, and can be traced all the way back to TOS episodes like “Tomorrow Is Yesterday,” and “City On the Edge Of Forever.”
1920s Chicago
Barb’s reference to being stuck in 1920’s Chicago references the TOS episode “A Piece of the Action,” where the crew encounters an entire planet of 1920’s mobsters. However, in that episode, there was zero time travel, just a planet of alien mobster imitators.
Hunky Trek dudes
Intimidated the “hot hunk” named Jet, Boimler says “That guy is like a Kirk sundae with Trip Tucker sprinkles.” Obviously, this references Captain James T. Kirk and the chief engineer of the Enterprise NX-01, Charles “Trip” Tucker.
Starfleet relationships ending very badly.
Mariner says that “When a Starfleet relationship seems too good to be true, then RED ALERT, it probably is.” Then she launches into a litany of examples.
“She’s an alien who is going to eat you” Most aliens in Trek don’t actually eat people, but aliens who suck out the life force of people they’re pretending to date are fairly common. For example, in the DS9 episode “The Muse,” Jake Sisko is having his energy drained by a creature who is pretending to be an older woman who loves him but is really draining his life force.
“Or a Romulan Spy” This probably references the Romulan spy T’Pel from the episode “Data’s Day,” though nobody was trying to date her. In Picard, Agnes Jurati was an unwitting Romulan spy, though it’s unclear if the Lower Decks writing team knew about that when this episode was completed.
“Or a Salt Succubus” Ha! This is the big one. In the first aired Trek episode ever, “The Man Trap,” the shapeshifting M-113 lifeform pretends to be McCoy’s old girlfriend Nancy Crater but also turns into a variety of other attractive people and attempts to seduce several crewmembers, and even, in the guise of a hunky dude, makes a pass at Uhura. (Note: Uhura is the only person who didn’t fall for the salt vampire’s bullshit.)
“Or an Android” In TOS, Nurse Chapel falls in love with a secret android duplicate of her old boyfriend Roger Korby in the episode, “What Are Little Girls Made Of?” And, in the TOS episode “Requiem for Methuselah,” Kirk falls in love with Rayna, who is also a secret android.
“Or a Changeling” There are a lot of people who fall in love with shapeshifters in Star Trek, but saying “a Changeling,” probably refers to the actual species of “Changelings” from Deep Space Nine, of which, Odo is the most famous.
“Or one of those sexy people in rompers who murder you just for going on the grass” This references the episode “Justice,” in which Wesley falls in some grass and is nearly murdered by scantily clad people who were previously flirting with everyone.
DS9/ old uniform flashback
Mariner’s flashback to her time on the USS Quito seems to take place while the ship is docked at Deep Space Nine. Notably, the crew does not appear to actually be drinking on the space station, but rather, on their own ship. Because this flashback takes place prior to 2280, Mariner and her shipmates are wearing the later-era Starfleet uniforms with the grey shoulders, first introduced in Star Trek: First Contact. For more about what this all might mean, read our deep dive into this flashback scene here.
Mariner’s conspiracy chart
There are probably more Easter eggs in this scene than the entire show combined, but let’s do our best! Mariner has several pictures of several Trek aliens displayed, and she mentions some of them, but others are just kind of there. Here’s what we spotted.
“Barb’s not a Dauphin!” Mariner points to a picture of a furry alien called a Dauphin, which comes from the TNG episode “The Dauphin,” in which Wesley Crusher’s new girlfriend is revealed to be a furry shape-shifting monster with claws.
A picture of Lal, Data’s first daughter. In one corner, there seems to be an image of the android Lal, before she had decided on her gender and species. This version of Lal exists in the teaser of the TNG episode “The Offspring,”
“She could be a Suliban!” Mariner mentions the Suliban, which are time-traveling shapeshifting aliens that plagued the crew of the NX-01 Enterprise, starting with “Broken Bow.”
The Bynars: The purple-headed Bynars from “11001001,” are also pictured. This means that Mariner is entertaining the theory that Barb is a holodeck character, too. Just like the aforementioned, Minuet.
Seska: Mariner talks about undercover Cardassians for a second, and we see a picture of someone who looks like Seska. In Star Trek: Voyager, Seska was a Bajoran crewmember who turned out to really be a Cardassian spy. Her goal was to get close to Chakotay and to send secrets about the Maquis to the Cardassians. Seska was revealed to be a spy in the episode “State of Flux.”
Duras sisters: The Klingon traitors Lursa and B’Etor seem to be pictured here, too. At this point, in 2380, the Duras sisters have been dead for nine years. They died in Star Trek Generations when the Enterprise destroyed their Bird-of-Prey. That said, maybe they managed to escape?
Transporter clone: Mariner has a picture of two Barbs standing next to each other in the transporter. This references various transporter duplicates throughout Star Trek. The most famous examples are Kirks’ transporter duplicate in the TOS episode “The Enemy Within,” and Riker’s transporter duplicate in the TNG episode “Second Chances.”
M-113 Salt Vampire: Mariner has a very prominent picture of the M-113 creature in its natural state. This is actually the second time this creature from “The Man Trap,” has appeared in animated form. Very briefly, the M-113 creature was depicted at the beginning of the animated Short Treks episode “Empriah and Dot.”
Humpback Whales: Mariner has a huge picture of a humpback whale. This must reference Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home in which the crew goes back in time to bring whales into the future. What does that have to do with Mariner’s theory? She’s worried about time travel? Does she think Barb is actually Dr. Gillian Taylor? Well, considering that Barb is voiced by actress Gillian Jacobs, it seems possible that this is a reference to Gillian Taylor (Catherine Hicks), the marine biologist who traveled from the 20th century and into the 23rd.
An Andorian named Jennifer
While running through the corridors, Mariner pushes an Andorian out of her way and says dismissively, “Jennifer!” Is it weird that an Andorian has the name, Jennifer? Well, maybe not. In Voyager, a young Ktarians girl, Naomi Wildman, had the name, well “Naomi.”
Breen Infiltrator
Barb says she briefly thought Mariner was a Breen Infiltrator. The Breen were a rarely-seen, but often mentioned alien enemy of the Federation in TNG and DS9. During the Dominion War, the Breen actually were the ones who led the Dominion attack on Earth.
The Breen weren’t seen in canon until the fourth season DS9 episode “Indiscretion.” Throughout all their appearances, the Breen appeared entirely inside of “refrigeration suits,” and no one has ever seen what they actually look like. Meaning, the idea of a Breen Infiltrator is inherently hilarious because they could, in theory, look like anything under those helmets.
Parasite and Pheromones
When it is eventually revealed that there is a parasite connected to Boimler, there could be a small reference here to the TNG episode “Conspiracy,” in which Picard discovers several members of Starfleet Command have little bug parasites controlling them.
At the same time, the idea that an alien could have pheromones so strong that other humanoids find them irresistible vaguely recalls Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The backstory Ilia is that she is a Deltan, a species of humanoids who produce pheromones so strong that most people can’t resist. This is why she says “my oath of celibacy is on record.” She’s letting Kirk know that she’s not going to seduce everyone for her own gain, even though she totally could.
Calibrate the Dyson’s Sphere
Ron Docent (played by Matt Walsh) bemoans his various responsibilities on the USS Vancouver, specifically having to “calibrate the Dyson’s Sphere.” In Trek canon, as far as we know, there is only one Dyson’s Sphere, the one discovered by the Enterprise in the TNG episode “Relics.”
The password was “Riker”
Tendi correctly guesses that Docent uses the password “Riker.” This seems to imply that Riker is famous and well-liked enough in 2380, that he’s a common password. In canon, Riker is in command of the USS Titan during the events of Lower Decks.
Interestingly, if we go by the Picard timeline, Thad Riker, Will, and Deanna’s first child, will be born in 2381, which means, there’s a good chance that during the events of this episode, Deanna Troi is pregnant. Could the Troi-Rikers be buddies with Ron Docent? Is that why he choose “Riker” as his password?
We may or may not see the Troi-Rikers in a future episode of Lower Decks, but for now, you’ll have to excuse me. I need to change my password.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Episode 2 Easter Eggs & References
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This Star Trek: Lower Decks article contains spoilers for Episode 2.
With its second episode, Star Trek: Lower Decks has shown no sign of slowing down on the endless supply of Easter eggs and deep cuts. Just like with Episode 1, catching everything in an episode of Lower Decks might require you to have the ability to slow down time, just like the Scalosian in the TOS episode, “Wink of an Eye.” But, we don’t have that ability, so we have to rely on our memories and ugly bags of mostly water human bodies which happen to contain the wetware of our brains. In other words, we don’t have Rutherford’s cyber enhancement to help us out.
In Lower Decks episode 2, “Envoys,” Mariner and Boimler go on a hilarious mission together while Rutherford tries to figure out his true purpose in life. Along the way, some of the most famous aliens in all of Trek are referenced, and at least one alien you haven’t thought of in a long time. From a hilarious Wrath of Khan reference to a tour of Klingon cuisine to a very deep cut from one episode of TNG, here are all the Easter eggs and Trekkie references we caught in “Envoys.”
Transdimensional energy creatures
In the very first scene, Mariner and Tendi are accosted by a mouthy orb of pure energy. Mariner is excited about meeting “one of those transdimensional energy creatures,” and when it starts issuing demands, she knows just what to do with it. This kind of “energy ball” alien could reference a similar type of lifeform from the TOS episode “Day of the Dove.” The creature also mentions that it will “feed on fear,” which seems to reference a similar non-corporal lifeform from the TOS episode “Wolf in the Fold.”
Discovery Spore Alien reference
After Mariner shirks the alien down to size, it seems to get itself embedded in the uniform of Captain Freeman. This could reference a small spore alien that was embedded in Tilly’s uniform in Discovery season 1, only to remerge in season 2, pretending to be Tilly’s old junior high friend, May.
“It’s warp time!”
Captain Freeman mentions she wants a cool catchphrase to signal when the Cerritos goes into warp. Obviously, Picard’s catchphrase “Engage,” is the most famous of these kinds of things, even if it was first uttered by Captain Pike in “The Cage.” In Trek 2009 Pike said “Punch It” before going into warp, in a kind of overt Han Solo/Lando Calrissian reference. In Discovery, Pike says “Hit It.”
Castro on the Enterprise
The Lower Decks gang briefly talks about someone named Castro who apparently served on the Enterprise for “like a minute.” Relevantly, at this time, in 2380, Picard is still in command of the Enterprise-E albeit without Riker and Troi. As far as we can tell, “Castro” has never been mentioned or seen in TNG or any of the films before now.
“All Klingon names have an apostrophe for some reason”
This observation about Klingon names is obviously not entirely true. In fact, most of the early Klingons — Kor, Koloth, Kang or even Worf — do not have apostrophes in their names. The preponderance of apostrophes in Klingon names likely begins with the TNG episode “Heart of Glory,” in which we learn there is K’Tinga class Klingon ship, and met a Klingon named K’Nera.
Getting married in a dress uniform
Mariner gives Boimler grief about the fact that he’s wearing a more formal dress uniform by saying, “Nice dress uniform. You getting married after this.” In TNG and Voyager, a dress uniform often appeared in wedding episodes, notably in “Data’s Day.” The dress uniform in Lower Decks is seeming incongruous with the mostly white dress uniforms worn by the Enterprise crew in Nemesis, just a year prior in 2379. That said, the uniforms of the Cerritos already represent a throwback vibe to the TNG uniforms than anything seen in the TNG films.
Blast shield
The shuttlecraft Yosemite has a blast shield. We know it goes up and it goes down. We don’t really know what it does. However, like the sand joke in episode 1, this might be another moment where Lower Decks is throwing in a Star Wars reference. The phrase “Blast shield” is used to describe the part of Luke Skywalker’s helmet that obscures his vision in A New Hope.
Mariner is dreaming about Khan
While Mariner is napping on the shuttle, we catch her murmuring “Buried alive, marooned for eternity.” When she wakes up she says, “I keep having this awesome dream!” She is dreaming about Khan’s famous speech in The Wrath of Khan when he tells Kirk, “I shall leave you as you left me..marooned for all eternity at the center of a dead planet…buried alive…buried alive!” This speech, naturally, is followed by Kirk bellowing “KHAAAAN!!!”
Blood wine, Gagh and Raktajino
This episode makes quick references to Bloodwine (which Mariner and the Klingon envoy drink), Gagh (when Mariner says “the man wants hot worms!”) and Klingon coffee, better known as Raktajino. Gagh originates in the TNG episode “A Matter of Honor,” in which Riker has to eat the still-live serpent worms to prove he’s a badass. Bloodwine also originates in “A Matter of Honor,” though throughout the entire franchise it’s still never been made clear if there is actual blood in the Bloodwine. The most recent reference to Bloodwine was in Discovery Season 2 when Jet Reno referred to the Klingons as “The guys who drink Bloodwine.” Raktajino, meanwhile, originates on DS9, starting with the episode “Dax.”
“Little Qo’nos”
When translated into English, one of the signs (written in Klingon) actually reads “Little Qo’nos,” which makes sense since Mariner called this area of the planet “the Klingon district.” Qo’nos is the homeworld of the Klingon Empire, though the name wasn’t actually revealed until Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. It is sometimes spelled “Kronos.”
Court Martialed
Boimler worries that he and Mariner will be court-martialed for losing track of the shuttlecraft, to which Mariner replies, “don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.” The formal process of court-martial does not necessarily mean one will get kicked out of Starfleet. Both Kirk and Spock were court-martialed in TOS, in the episodes “Court Martial,” and “The Menagerie,” respectively. Apparently, Mariner has been court-martialed, too. This gives her something else in common with TNG favorite, Ensign Ro.
The Khitomer Accords
Boimler is also worried that he and Mariner are “violating the Kitohmer Accords.” This references the general peace treaties between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. These peace talks began in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, roughly in the year 2293. However, because the Enterprise-C was destroyed near Khitomer in 2344, there seems to have been more than one incarnation of the Khitomer Accords.
Section 31 power walk
Boimler mentions Section 31 as he performs his absurd energy-conserving speed- walk. Because Boimler is only an Ensign, this makes it seem like Section 31 is common knowledge in 2380. In the DS9 era (mostly 2370s) Section, 31 was still top-secret.
Klingon food cart owner has a Mek’Leth
When Mariner and Boimler ask the Klingon who runs a food kiosk about the location of the general, she pulls a Mek’Leth on them. This small, curved Klingon blade was introduced as Worf’s second weapon of choice in the DS9 episode “The Way of the Warrior.” That said, it is most remembered for Worf using it on Borg in zero gravity in the film First Contact.
Kaelon II aliens from TNG’s “Half a Life”
If the distinctive blue and black jumpsuits, combined with veiny foreheads seemed vaguely familiar, that’s because these aliens were seen in exactly one episode of TNG. Mariner mentions that the stares from these aliens make it seem like they’ve never seen a Starfleet uniform. Boimler responds, “Well, they are Kaelons and Kaelons are notoriously isolationist.” In the TNG episode “Half a Life,” we learn that part of the reason why the Kaelons are so closed off from the rest of the galaxy is that they force people over 50 to commit ritual suicide. In “Half a Life,” Lwaxana Troi falls in love with a Kaelon man, only to realize that he’ll be dead very soon.
Retro Klingon disruptors
In a glass case in the Klingon marketplace, there are several old school Klingon disruptors, seemingly for sale. These are straight from TOS, specifically the kind seen in “Errand of Mercy.”
“Warm hot joystick in your hand”
Commander Ransom mentions a “warm hot joystick,” in reference to being on the bridge. This seems like he’s talking about the “manual steering column,” which Riker used to fly the Enterprise in Star Trek: Insurrection. Relative to Lower Decks, that tech is probably fairly new.
Janeway protocol
When Ransom mentions using the “Janeway protocol,” he acts like Rutherford should know what he’s talking about. In truth, we have no idea what the Janeway protocol is other than it references Captain Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager. However, because this holodeck simulation involved temporal rift, it seems possible Ransom is suggesting Rutherford should have tried to use time travel to reset everything. (Janeway does this in both “Year of Hell” and “Endgame.”) That said, Ransom shouldn’t know Janeway used time travel to reset everything, so maybe that’s not it. Chronologically, at this point, Janeway is an Admiral at Starfleet. Or, at least she was the year prior, in Star Trek: Nemesis.
Risa references
One district Mariner and Boimler find themselves in seems to be a knock-off the planet Risa. There’s a giant statue of a horga’hn, and when Boimler is flirted-with, the term “jamaharon” is mentioned. All of this originates in the TNG episode “Captain’s Holiday.” In that episode, Picard vacations on Risa and learns that displaying a statue of a horga’hn means you seek “jamaharon,” which basically just means you want sex.
“I am for you”
The alien woman who tries to plant her eggs in Boimler also seems to read his thoughts and essentially, become what he needs in order to lure him to his doom. This could reference the TOS episode “That Which Survives,” in which Losira (Lee Meriweather) says “I am for you, James T. Kirk” before she kills whoever’s name she has just said.
“In the name of the Prophets!”
Lt. Shaxs is a Bajoran, so when he says “In the name of the Prophets!” it seems to indicate he’s a religious Bajoran. Lower Decks takes place after the finale of DS9, so it seems possible that Bajorians in Starfeelt are even more devout, specifically because their Messiah — Ben Sisko — not only helped end the Dominion War, but also, went to live with the literal Prophets.
A Simulation to learn about defeat
Shaxs tells Rutherford that the “Shmorgishborg” simulation was designed to be unwinnable and to teach people about defeat. This references the idea of The Kobayashi Maru—”the No Win Scenario”—in The Wrath of Khan.
“Shmorgishborg”
The joke “Shmorgishborg” is a play on the word “smorgasbord,” which usually refers to a fancy buffet. The word derives from the Swedish word “smörgåsbord.” In First Contact, when Picard first tells 21st-century resident Lily about the Borg, she replies, “Sounds Swedish.”
Founding members of the Federation
Mariner tries to give Boimler some advice about Andorians, and he replies, “Andorians were a founding member of the Federation, you want to tell me about Tellarties too!” This references the idea that Anodrians and Tellarites are some of the earliest of Trek’s alien species. Both races were first introduced in “Journey To Babel,” and later in the Enterprise episode “United,” the 22nd-century origins of the Human-Tellarite-Anodrian alliances are made clear.
Vendorian shapeshifter
Without a doubt, the deepest cut in the episode. Boimler and Mariner briefly encounter a tentacled Vendorian, a shapeshifting alien that was first seen in a 1973 episode of The Animated Series called “The Survivor.” In that episode, the Vendorian ended-up being helpful and saving the crew. In this case, not so much.
Ferengi throwback
Although the Ferengi who confronts Boimler and Mariner is eventually revealed to be a pretty nice guy, the overt reference here is to the over-the-top way the Ferengi behaved in their very first appearance in the TNG episode “The Last Outpost.” From the fur outfit to the “hand thing,” this Ferengi is designed to evoke our 1987 memory of how absurd these guys first looked. When Mariner says she thinks he’s a Bolian, it’s an obvious tip to the audience that she’s lying. Boilans are the blue-skinned folks who, are perhaps best represented by Mr. Mot, the barber on the Enterprise-D in TNG.
But. In terms of this portrayal of the Ferengi. Go back to “The Last Outpost,” and look for the “hand thing.” The recreation here is spot-on.
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