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@yourbuerokrat2 and wonderful @centipede-rain Concept idea
>Season 1, episode 1. Q judges Picard's team. Q says the captain is impertinent and disrespectful. As an apology, he should immediately start kissing and licking Q's shoes with public respect. Otherwise, his team will suffer even more.
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First, Q stretches out his foot and waves the tip of his toe in front of Picard's face. He remains silent for a long time with his eyes closed. Then, gently, timidly, he touches him lips to the black skin.
A satisfied smile touches the moody curve of Q's lips. He lowers his foot lower, forcing Picard to get down on one knee. And then he puts it on the floor altogether.
Picard is having trouble breathing. He feels his face burning with humiliation. The captain's uniform doesn't have a stiff collar, but it feels like something is constricting his throat. And his lungs felt like they were in a vice.
An inner instinct tells him that it is better to appease the deity in advance, without waiting for a disgruntled foot twitching.
Picard gets down on his knees and bends his head, touching his cheek to the cold floor. It makes it easier to lick the sides of shoes, not just the toe. The latter became shiny and wet from the captain's zeal.
«All people have the right to life, freedom and happiness»
«Все люди имеют право на жизнь, свободу и счастье»
Eng: I watched an episode of TNG and read the name "Sakharov" on the shuttle. I am from Russia, and I am pleased to see positive references in Western culture. Vicky confirmed my suspicions: According to Star Trek Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., p. 426, the Sakharov was named for "Russian nuclear scientist and peace advocate Andre Sakharov (1921-1989)"
Andrei Sakharov is a Soviet theoretical physicist, academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences, public figure, dissident and human rights activist.
One of the creators of the first Soviet hydrogen bomb. People's Deputy of the USSR, author of the draft constitution The Union of Soviet Republics of Europe and Asia. The winner Nobel Peace Prize in 1975.
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Since the late 1950s, he has actively advocated for the cessation of nuclear weapons testing. A.D. Sakharov expressed his attitude to the question of the justification of possible victims of nuclear tests and, more broadly, human sacrifices in the name of the future in general as follows:
"…Pavlov [the state security general] once told me: — There is a life-and-death struggle going on in the world between the forces of imperialism and communism. The future of humanity, the fate and happiness of tens of billions of people over the centuries depend on the outcome of this struggle. To win this fight, we must be strong. If our work, our trials, add strength to this struggle, and this is extremely true, then no sacrifice of trials, no sacrifice at all, can make a difference here.
Was it insane demagoguery or was Pavlov sincere? It seems to me that there was an element of both demagoguery and sincerity. Something else is more important. I am convinced that such arithmetic is fundamentally wrong. We know too little about the laws of history, the future is unpredictable, and we are not gods. We, each of us, in every case, both "small" and "big", must proceed from specific moral criteria, and not the abstract arithmetic of history. Moral criteria categorically dictate to us — thou shalt not kill!"
Rus: Я смотрела эпизод ТНГ и прочитала название "Сахаров" на шаттле. Я из России, и мне приятно видеть положительные отсылки в западной культуре. Вики подтвердила мои догадки: Согласно энциклопедии «Звездный путь» , 3-е изд., стр. 426, « Сахаров» был назван в честь « российского ученого -атомщика и сторонника мира Андрея Сахарова (1921-1989)»
Андре́й Са́харов — советский физик-теоретик, академик АН СССР, общественный деятель, диссидент и правозащитник.
Один из создателей первой советской водородной бомбы. Народный депутат СССР, автор проекта конституции Союза Советских Республик Европы и Азии. Лауреат Нобелевской премии мира за 1975 год.
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С конца 1950-х годов он активно выступал за прекращение испытаний ядерного оружия. Своё отношение к вопросу об оправданности возможных жертв ядерных испытаний и — шире — вообще человеческих жертв во имя будущего А. Д. Сахаров выразил так:
«…Павлов [генерал госбезопасности] как-то сказал мне: — Сейчас в мире идёт борьба не на жизнь, а на смерть между силами империализма и коммунизма. От исхода этой борьбы зависит будущее человечества, судьба, счастье десятков миллиардов людей на протяжении столетий. Чтобы победить в этой борьбе, мы должны быть сильными. Если наша работа, наши испытания прибавляют силы в этой борьбе, а это в высшей степени так, то никакие жертвы испытаний, никакие жертвы вообще не могут иметь тут значения. Была ли это безумная демагогия или Павлов был искренен? Мне кажется, что был элемент и демагогии, и искренности. Важней другое. Я убеждён, что такая арифметика неправомерна принципиально. Мы слишком мало знаем о законах истории, будущее непредсказуемо, а мы — не боги. Мы, каждый из нас, в каждом деле, и в „малом“, и в „большом“, должны исходить из конкретных нравственных критериев, а не абстрактной арифметики истории. Нравственные же критерии категорически диктуют нам — не убий!»
Star Trek TNG Episode 17
Thoughts
I thought Wesley’s jumpers were bad, I spoke too soon. He actually got the better deal. those poor kids outfits.
be gay, do crime, but don’t kidnap children please, thank you.
ok these kids are pretty cute though.
That kid hugging Picard is braver than everyone on that ship. I said it.
Picard hugging that kid is the most character development I have seen from a captain. period.
Star Trek TNG Episode 16
Thoughts
I was like “why did they put makeup on this man to make him look older, why not cast an old man?”
(Then, this is what they think an 85 year old looks like in the future? ok star trek.)
So he gets younger as they remove the layers of make up. yup. get it. touché star trek, touché.
his wife is super sweet. she deserves better.
Ah the folly of the elderly, am I right kids?
Trying to forse myself to draw
Yes that is the noteworthy font, my handwriting sucks. Don’t judge.
JULIAN BASHIR and DATA
in STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - 6.16 BIRTHRIGHT
