USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D my beloved

Star Trek: the Gayest Generation

The core of Star Trek is optimism about the future, and this is why one of the quiet, ongoing themes of every show is adults spending their free time engaging in table top games, pretend play, sports, music, art, and other hobbies. No matter what crazy space conflict or reality-warping improbability they've gotten wrapped up in, someone is still running around, pretending they're robin hood. Someone is painting a sunset. A pair of friends are playing cards. A group has formed a chamber ensemble. This is utopia.

it used to bother me that all the art in star trek was really mediocre. the paintings are banal and poorly executed. the music was bland. the games were all sort of slow and lame. but like. now it seems really nice, actually? now im jealous. these are comfortable happy people who are on their umpteenth hobby. they don't need to excel at leisure. is she *good* at painting sunsets? what a weird and sad thing to ask. she was happy to spend her evening painting a sunset. she had the time for it. i wish i did.

Picard always pulling his shirt down cause he's actually readjusting his binder. It's really annoying but he can't get surgery cause that'd mean Bev sees him naked (mortifying)