Goddess Kremblor

"it's a deal,"

Janeway: continuously faces multiple Q and even at one point has 3 Q before her in the same trial garb Picard had to deal with

I love that Trek is like "what if we just make Janeway go through Kirk and Picard stuff but like double it?"

Q: to late to ask Jean Luc

Kathryn: I do not have time for this

Q: to late, Junior is coming to visit

Q Jr: immediately causes chaos, drops a comment about liking Aunt Kathy but her not having Q powers, continues to cause chaos

Janeway with Tuvok: I'm the only one allowed to cause chaos on my ship

Tuvok: He is encroaching upon our territory

Janeway: coffee black

The Computer: make it yourself

Can you imagine the Starfleet officers during that time? The one handling his reinstatement paperwork just signing off like "who ticked off this Vulcan and are we okay?"

The tactics course instructor welcoming their next class only to look up and see a Vulcan there and having a "oh, okay. That's what we are doing now" moment

The next instructor got sent a message about Tuvok and thought it was a joke. Only for Tuvok to walk in and is like "it's not a joke. Maybe a prank?"

Anyways, my point is there is a lot of quarters on Voyager. I pulled up the blueprints once and actually counted before because I was curious. They likely keep some empty specifically for guests and diplomats. However, given the situation many that are usually doubled up as is probably aren't any more. Maybe a few, simply to conserve power, but reasonable Voyager actually has the space for their 140 to have their own quarters. This ship can hold - per memory beta - 200 people. Which we do see in Voyager that it does hold more. Even in this episode alone it is carrying two ships worth of people.

The doubling up MAKES sense in this episode. My concern is ... The way it's done. It seems to be more a joke so Neelix can make a mess out for Tuvok's space (yet again disrespecting Tuvok - don't get me wrong I love Neelix and Tuvok friendship just hate the way the show constantly has Neelix ignore Tuvok's comfort, space, and boundaries).

Not to mention the moment doubling up is brought up you are telling me that Tuvok, Chakotay, and Janeway wouldn't have all gotten themselves on the list because they are very much aware of the logic of leading by example. And then proceeded to just .... Toss the three of themselves into the Captains quarters? Chakotay then would have had B'Elanna and Tom move into his quarters as it's securely away from the other decks and easier to keep them from being exposed by accident during this time. Seven doesn't need to double up and for Neelix he would have actually gone to the Wildman's and seen if she be willing to have Neelix stay with her during that time. As he already helps to take care of Naomi and it would help to ensure Naomi has constant supervision during this time.

Like, Tom SAID the right things the moment they first see the image of their projected daughter. But for B'Elanna all she heard was her childhood. Where her being like her mother, her being to Klingon was a problem. Not just from her father but those around her. She was judged for it. She faced prejudices for it. And while Tom has never done that to her and has been a loving part of her life - a healing part - just as she has to his .... Its not always easy to deal with a new trigger. And that is what this is.

Having a child is new, all that comes with that is new. For me, I've yet to have one but I already question if I did it they'd inherit things from my family. From me. I could easily see myself slipping into what B'Elanna did if I was presented the image of my child with certain genetic traits. Now, none of them are physical for me but if we had the means to do what the EMH did and project the image then do a "also, your child has the genetic markers that indicate they likely will developed dementia as they age" I would likely immediately be all "okay can we remove those?"

Is it right? No. The episode isn't about what she did being right, it's about realizing this isn't easy for her. That everyone finding out with seconds made it harder and she didn't get to even process and deal. That having stuff thrown at her immediately and Tom then saying "just like her mother" sent her into a spiral. She had no time to actually hear "congratulations you're pregnant" then process that. Because the whole ship knew AS she was being told. She had no peace, no privacy with it. Then the curvature of the spine is the next day.