Imagine Sarek

rosaxx50 said: Amanda and Sarek, a moment of perfect understanding

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Diplomacy was not a natural field for the people of Vulcan, whose carefully cultivated reserve and rationality could all too easily strike members of other species as arrogance, disinterest, and disdain (and in truth, too many of his compatriots did believe themselves superior to those who did not follow Surak’s teachings, nor share their various physical strengths), but patience and hospitality were also virtues honed and polished by sun and sand, and Sarek had long since realized how much he did not know: he therefore endeavored to listen more than he spoke.

Occasionally, however, even his patience ran dry.

"If we had taken a drink every time Ambassador Darura and Premier Envoy Tlipf started jockeying for social precedence, I believe I would have died of alcohol poisoning less than six hours into the opening session," Amanda murmured into his ear as the two diplomats in question once again disrupted the Federation’s internal trade conference with a petty argument.

"I am beginning to wonder if that might be a preferable fate to enduring another three days of their presence," Sarek answered, letting his lips brush against the delicate rim of his wife’s ear.

Amanda laid her hands flat on the edge of the table and widened her eyes in manufactured shock. “A genuine, verifiable joke! Be still my heart.”

"I learned from a generous and patient teacher," Sarek said. He touched his fingers to the back of her hand, and stood. The sudden motion drew the attention of the room toward him, away from Darura and Tlipf. "If my respected colleagues from Senita and Akp permit," he said, nodding formally to each in turn, "I suggest setting aside the article currently under discussion and moving on, since it seems we all agree on the basic provisos. The issues between their worlds are perhaps best dealt with on a bilateral basis, when they can devote their full time and attention to the matter."

The majority of his colleagues hastily voiced their agreement and the aide in charge of the viewscreen shifted the display to the next paragraph of the proposed treaty. At the far end of the room, Darura and Tlipf subsided in confusion. “Thank you,” Sarek said. “The next point relates to the right of free passage and its interaction with the transport of cargos that are interdicted on some but not all Federation worlds. All in favor of opening the floor to discussion?”

Through their open bond, he could feel Amanda’s smile like a hidden spring in the desert.

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poor data didn’t get the memo.

Bonus:

In the first movie the film makers chose to honor the original cast members that had passed - DeForest Kelley, aka Leonard McCoy and James Doohan aka Montgomery Scott.

They did this with James Doohan’s son dressed as an engineer and having a cameo with the ‘new’ Scotty, and by hiring Karl Urban to play McCoy. (if you think his portrayal of McCoy was anything but a love letter to Deforest and McCoy, you are wrong. Leonard Nimoy says so) Both Karl and Simon have spoken very positively and graciously about their predecessors.

Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, the actress that played Christine Chapel died prior to the release of the reboot, but after it had been filmed. Because of the timing I was ok with her not being recognized or honored the way DeForest Kelley and James Doohan had. There was always the next movie right?

This is how they choose to ‘honor’ Majel Barrett-Roddenberry.

And this is not an attempt to take anything away from DeForest Kelley and James Doohan, or to down play their contributions to their iconic roles. They each played their character over many, many years and over several series- in TOS, TAS, movies and each had an episode of ST:TNG. But I would just like to point out a few things about Majel Barrett-Roddenberry.

Copy/pasted from memory alpha:

Barrett was the only performer to have had a role on all of the Star Trek series – usually not as a character but as the voice of the various computers used throughout the series. She also supplied the voice of the Enterprise computer in five of the Star Trek films- spanning all three film series (Original Series, The Next Generation Series, and the Alternate Reality Series).

Her most frequent portrayal in Star Trek, besides the computer, was that of Nurse (later Doctor) Christine Chapel on Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, and in two of the films. She also voiced M’Ress and several other characters on The Animated Series and later played Betazoid Ambassador Lwaxana Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Her first filmed appearance was in Star Trek: The Original Series pilot episode “The Cage” as Number One.

So to sum up:

Series that she performed in: every fucking one

Characters she played:

Only the voice of every federation Computer (that’s all…)

Number One

Christine Chapel

M’Ress

Lwaxana Troi (daughter of the Fifth House of Betazed, the Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, and Heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed)

And the best (only) way they could think to honor Majel was this.

Really? This is the best they could do?